Miscellaneous And Fun/// Weekend Edition

The title of this post is a nod to my dear husband's valiant attempt to set us up on a very strict, very type A {um, type A.. cubed... to the 11th degree}, very adult budget.  Last year, we went to a financial planning sort of seminar... All I really remember about it is that the guy swore by keeping cash in envelopes.  

So, Will has set us up with virtual envelopes.  Lots of them..... If you're interested I'd be happy to tell you all about it,  but my eyeballs hurt seeing the word budget typed again.  But thank you Will, for all of the time and energy you've put into the B word.  

Isabel and I appreciate it very much and we thank you.   

{Especially because budget making is not exactly in my repertoire....}

Miscellaneous and Fun is the envelope where I get to do things like--- bid on Ebay items...buy flowers.... get a  manicure....buy paint... 

It's my  very good, very best envelope.

We had a miscellaneous and fun weekend too. 

I discovered how to spy on Izzy during naptime, and this was great.  I can't believe it took me so long to figure it out... Ever since we stayed with Katie and Derek a couple of weeks ago, who have a video monitor, I've been so curious to see what Isabel is doing when she's awake in her crib.  I hear plenty of noise-- babbling, pacifier hammering the crib, yelling, etc... But have been dying to see what she's actually doing.

{what's that little string on the doorknob you ask? oh, that's how we keep it closed for naptime.
 it's tied to the bannister.  door doesn't quite fit the doorframe. adds to the charm.}

There's a window over each doorway in our house.. It's an old house.  You can open and close these windows to let the air circulate in the very hot summertime.  I forget what they're called.  But they're also very good for spying. 

Below is the view from our spy window.

It was so interesting and cute and fun to watch and to see what she did when she was all by herself.  

She stood up, sat down//stood up, sat down... 

She tossed and turned, talked to herself, played with her bunnies, and watched her hand while she waved it through the crib bars.  

It was some primo baby cuteness. 

Just had to make sure she didn't see my head peeping over the breezeway.

 {? Is that what those windows are called ?}
Update: they are called transom windows.  Thank you Aunt Sue :) 

+ Tonight is the Oscars.  I've never really gotten into this, but do enjoy the gowns.  I also love following the Fug Girls {of Go Fug Yourself fame} as they live blog the show on NYMag.com. 

+ We're expecting more snow tomorrow.  This winter has been brutal, but I'm not complaining.  The snow days are such bonuses.  Ladies with toddlers, I hear are singing a different tune, and I feel for you friends.  This has to be the last snowstorm of the year... Yes?

+ You know that Hey Ho, Ho Hey song by the Lumineers??  Have you heard this duet cover of it??? 

{the girl singer and I went to the same summer camp, it was posted on their FB page.. :) }

+ Have you seen the Best Parenting Tweets that are posted on the Huff. Post Parents blog each week?  I kinda love 'em.  You'll probably LOL. Really OL.  And L.  Again.   

So how's that for Miscellaneous and Fun ??!  

X

Cassie

O Tannenbaum!

This weekend, we got our Christmas tree!  Fraser Fir, please and thank you.

The weather tried to stop us, but we're much too obstinate to let a few inches of snow keep us from our tree.  

Also, we needed to give Will the chance to be the big strong hero in his new Jeep ;)

 

XO, 

Cassie

This Guy

This blog wouldn't be complete without giving some recognition to my husband//baby daddy//best friend in the whole wide world// Though I've got NO IDEA where to start!// because he's really a many layered guy// {milles feuilles?? is that my SATC reference? ;) }  // Anyway, this guy, we'll call him Will {since that is his name}// Will is a teacher, a writer, a singer, a guitar player//  He is tough {he has a motorcycle! he builds things! he fixes things!} // And he is the hardest working guy you'll ever meet {lately, and I hate this, he has been going in to work every Saturday to be sure he stays caught up with his grad school work and work work}// He is an artiste! Just listen to one of his songs and you'll know what I mean {www.willhillmusic.com}//  He is not afraid to shed a tear over a sappy movie// Mainly because he can't help himself ... because he is a very sensitive soul, with lots of feeeelings {but they do not rival the sheer number and volume of mine- especially post-partem....} // he is unconditionally loyal to his loved ones, and demonstratively at that.  He loves tacos//French bulldogs// and containers// he takes his coffee iced, never hot// he wanted to be a professional basketball player when he grew up// he loves the ocean//he adores James Taylor// when we were first dating, he surprised me by decorating my apartment for Christmas {secretly though not creepily}// he doesn't eat pork but is a closet bacon taster {shhhh ;) } //

He is thoughtful, clever, silly {so so silly} and the most fun. And he is a wonderful daddy to our sweet Isabel, whom he loves dearly, like C R A Z Y.

So hey Will, we love YOU like C R A Z Y.

XO

Cassie