LOVE BEING A BIG SISTER....

ONE thing's for sure, I love being a big sister! There's something to be said for being born first:) It's like you right of passage has a purpose when you have a younger sibling. I always knew that Brian and I would have more kids, we wanted Aiden to have a sibling and knew she would be THE best big sister EVER!

Aiden now knows the "family tree", who belongs to who, who is married to who, who's mom is who, etc. She knows that "Uncle Chip" Is mommy's "little brother"...she still understands that concept even thought he is all grown up; but still falls under that little brother category:) She knows that Uncle Chip has a really nice girlfriend named Shannon (took him long enough:) and that usually where he is, she is! She loves that he throws her around and tickles her all around our apt....she loves that he takes her to the ice cream and candy store just to make her happy....she loves that he will hug and kiss her until she can hardly breathe, BUT most of all she loves him because he loves her so much! They have a very special relationship, and for that I am very thankful!

Here is a pic of the two of them taken yesterday while decorating the Christmas tree at our mom's! She LOVES her Uncle Chip SO much...just had to share!

HAPPY MONDAY!
XOXO
BTC

DIAPERS.COM WOO TO THE HOO

I MUST say, diapers.com and soap.com are THE best sites on the face of this planet! I am completely and totally obsessed with both...AND you do NOT need to be parents to take an interest in the sites, it sells SO much more than just that! I cannot even tell you how often I live on those sites....you can order anything from Melissa & Doug toys, to diapers to soap to

SO MUCH TO SAY, SO LITTLE TIME...

There are so many people I want to thank for allowing me, to be me! It sounds strange but once you are comfortable with who you are you don't really care what everyone else thinks (within reason). The best part of my blog is for me to be able to say whatever I want, its my outlet of all of my feelings..good AND bad...I am thankful to have the ability to write it all down....I say this to introduce my next paragraph...last night was filled with MANY emotions....

In todays world, there are still some really wacky people. Last night my entire family had dinner and visited the tree in Rockefeller center (sisters, bro, bro in law, nieces, nephew, etc.) It was a FANTASTIC evening, filled with lots of wine and lots of laughing! An interesting thing happened...standing in MY OWN city...we had an altercation with a very odd old man and his incredibly uneducated wife. Bottom line is he said some things that I did not even think were possible in this melting pot of a world. As the altercation became more and more heated and my brother and brother in laws were "taking care of the situation" the wife yelled back, "Black Bitch". NOW who exactly were they talking to my sister's and I were all there! HA BUT no for real, I could not image that in front of children, the NYC society and then some, this twisted man's wife yelled that out. I mean if we were standing in Texas at a rodeo MAYBE but in NYC? UNBELIEVABLE!

It's amazing that people like that still exist in this world, although my brother said it quite well to them last night, "Your type will eventually die out!" And he is right...the people that cannot except people for who they are not what they are, and continue to spread racism of any kind in this country...will hopefully become extinct. My photo caption is strong and straight to the point...apparently those people do still exist. If you know who you are, if you were the people that spent last night at Rockefeller center yelling exreme profanities about people's race, I would love for you to step forward so I can highlight your ass! I will always tell that story so people know who you are, without having to see your faces.

In any event, today I am trimming the tree with my girls and my man. There is nothing like the smell of Christmas in a home. It's something you can't quite describe you just have to know. A feeling of warmth and delight no matter what's going on in your life and in the world. I am ready to bring some cheer into our home.
I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend...for those who celebrate the festival of lights, HAPPY HANUKAH!

A very jaded....BTC
XOXO