It’s been very hard to find time to blog lately. I’m THAT busy. I’m also THAT tired because I’ve been working on a big project for CottageCountry.com. I’ve been staying up pretty much until Rascal wakes up every morning — 2am, which is also, apparently, the time the fun begins…. Between the tiredness and the busy-ness (I’ve got to get back to work, like, NOW, or it’ll be a 3am night, which may conflict with someone else’s li’l schedule), I’m gonna make this quick. I give you, Gorgeouses, a rundown of what’s been going on at the very busy Cheaty house (aside from the Project) — check it:
1. I’ve been planting. Spinach! I’m a bit of a loser, though, because I planted it two days ago and thought I saw spinach sprouting just today — alas, it was WEEDS. #duhh. Let’s be realistic here for a minute: the day spinach grows in my backyard, as a result of my square thumbs (did you know Megan Fox uses hand doubles in her films because she, too, has square thumbs, or “toe thumbs,” or whatever — but I say OWN IT, Megan!), is the day I quit Starbucks. There. #nothappening.

This photo was taken by THE MONKEY! Love!
2. We are spring cleaning. MAJOR spring cleaning….
3. Minden’s licking my yoga mat again. See?
What’s up with that? It’s totally clean. I never use that one. (Then again, this is the same cat who eats onions and spinach when nobody’s looking.) I put it out earlier because Rascal wanted to do Sun Salutations, complete with loud ujjayi breathing…. You should hear this guy do yoga. If I blindfolded you and led you into our living room during one of his sessions, you’d think you’d walked in on the great Iyengar himself….
There’s nothing like yoga in pajamas….
Can I have my mat back, now?
4. Josh threw out my boots. He literally smuggled them out of the house when he went to do an errand and threw them in a donation box. MY BOOTS. MINE. He hated them THAT MUCH, and he knows that I’m the type who wears winter boots well into May. I can’t for the life of me find a picture of them. They were black nylon “Elements” boots. This is the closest photo I could find of what they looked like….
Wahhh. Miss…!
7. This should be a post in itself, but I may not get around to another one ’til Thursday, so check it. Rascal, as you know, likes to start words he can’t pronounce with “f.” This has become increasingly hilarious, and, at times, problematic. Check it:
a) F*CK: truck;
b) FACKET: jacket (which, if said aloud, can be rather offensive in two ways);
c) FUSTIFATED: frustrated, as in “Mama, are you FUSTIFATED?” (*cough*);
d) FIFFY: filthy….
Rascal also likes to start “L” words with “Y”:
a) “Mama, I wan pay Sixth and Yadders“: Mama, I want to play Snakes and Ladders.
b) “Yook! Mama, YOOK!”: Look, Mama, LOOK!
c) “Mama, you yips smell yike YEMEN!”: Mama, your lips smell like LEMON.
Okay! Gotta go. This post took me way yonger than I fought it would…. And the cat’s giving me the stink eye….
Yuv!
xo Haley-O
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Lindsey said, April 5th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
You always make me laugh. Funneeeeeee. Busy is good for a while. I was 3am busy for weeks on end and now. Nada. Feast or freelance famine. A fine balance would be nice!
(Oy! to the cuteness or your kiddos!)
SciFi Dad said, April 6th, 2010 at 5:57 am
I hear the lemons in Yemen are wonderful this time of year.
My son currently replaces many beginning consonants with the “D” sound, so he’s always telling us about his DEET (feet), DUCK (truck), and the TD (tv).
.-= SciFi Dad´s last blog ..Christmas (No I’m Not Kidding) =-.
Jonathan said, April 6th, 2010 at 6:04 am
When I was growing up we had a cat that ate peas. Our kids love “attempting” to do Yoga – except theirs is more frenetic, idiotic, and borderline crazy than the real thing.
.-= Jonathan´s last blog ..A Few More =-.
Sandy said, April 6th, 2010 at 8:37 am
My little one also uses f…she says Fidahman (Spiderman) and Foon (Spoon). Those are my faves! If they weren’t so cute could we really deal with them at 3 am? (same thing over here!)
LAVENDULA said, April 6th, 2010 at 9:31 am
hahaha thats so funny! and adorable how rascal talks.sometimes i miss the days when stinkerbell did that ….now she just says funny stuff like s.e.x. means poo this said to her teenage sister.or mom i want a dora ice cream and i’m going to bite her one eye off and then she’ll be a zombie…haha fackett is my fave one up there! hope you get your yoga mat back xoxo
Jenifer said, April 6th, 2010 at 10:41 am
It must be the time of year…busy reins here too!
.-= Jenifer´s last blog ..Summer lovin’ and the forgettin’ is easy =-.
Marie-Christine said, April 6th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Oh that is all so cute!! The babies doing yoga (I know they’re not babies but, they’re just so cute, and I like babies!), the Rascal’s words, Minden licking your yoga mat (my cat licks shower curtains all the time… I guess they like the plastic taste, I don’t know…..). I hope your spinach grows to be big big big!!!
Nenette said, April 6th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
My son used to do that “Y” for “L” thing too! I loved it when he would say “yeyyow” for “yellow”.
My daughter replace “B” with “D”… as in ‘deside’ for ‘beside’ and ‘drush’ for ‘brush’.
Nothing too problematic.
.-= Nenette´s last blog ..the wall – part 2: "hands on the wheel! hands on the wheel!" =-.
Daethian said, April 8th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
That’s a boot? It looks like a lunch bag!
Ah the memories… my nephew used to have that same F for T issue. A fire truck would go by and he would yell “BIG F*CK BIG F*CK” epically funny to watch my sister nearly hyper ventilate.
.-= Daethian´s last blog ..I’m back! =-.
Teena in Toronto said, April 8th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Wow! You’ve been busy! I got tired just reading all that!
I don’t think I’m going to plant anything this year. I put my heart and soul into tomato plants the last couple of years with very little yield
Minden is so cute
.-= Teena in Toronto´s last blog ..Thursday workout =-.