Toilet Paper Debate of '08...

Here we are back home from our lovely Oregon Coast vacation where we had many a campfire debate. So, I have one question for all of you smart internety peoples.

Which way should toilet paper be hung? So the open end is over the top or under?

Ok, I know it's 2 questions, but the second one is for clarificational purposes.

Discuss...

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From The Sarge...

Listen up troops, I'm running this base, so when I say "jump" you say, "how high? SIR!"



Y'got that?



Do I LOOK like I'm joking?

We are heading out for a week and a half of fun in the sun (actually, rain) on the Oregon Coast. Have a great week!

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Sugar & Spice...

...and everything nice, that's what little girls are made of.

Apparently I've been consuming A LOT of sweets, because we are having a baby girl! We we shocked to find out last week during our ultrasound that we will be parents of a girl. We thought it was a boy. We REALLY thought it was a boy. But no, the ultrasonographer gave us a 99.9% chance of a girl.

A sweet little baby girl.

Amanda's having a GIRL. See? I'm still in shock.

What will I do with a girl? I have NO idea what to expect. We are living in the land of boys. We thought our all access pass to boy land was one that was non-changeable and non-refundable. This baby girl will have 4 older boy cousins and an older brother to torment her.

She'd better be feisty.

I went out and bought the very first pink thing with flowers I could get my hands on. A cute five pack of onesies. Then my Mom and my Mother-In-Law went out and bought the very first girly things they could get their hands on.

I felt kind of lost in the baby girl section of the store, mostly because I have never been to the other side.

I kind of like the other side.

In honor of finding out that we will be welcoming a baby girl, I got bit. Meaning, I got bit by the sewing bug. I have long wanted to sew for a little girl. Dresses, skirts and rompers, "oh my"!

Here's what I whipped together this evening:

You can't tell from the pics, but it is an adorable denim with "jean-type" buttons down the back. I made the pattern off of a 9 month onesie, and left the back straps unsewn to fit when this little girl can wear it. I am guessing it will be perfect for next summer.

Lance about had a fit when I wondered out loud if Bubbalu could be my model.

I littered the floor of our bonus room with 10-15 fabric cuts awaiting my sewing machine and creativity to strike again.

Maybe the sewing bug will be in a biting mood during Bubbalu's nap time tomorrow...

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