Red Flag? Nahhhhh

My love interest is gorgeous.  He has been married, has a couple of kids and he rocks.  That said, there are a couple of things that have given me pause:

1. He watches Glee
2. He watches American Idol
3. He watches Smash
4. He will not let me clip his nails/demands they be professionally manicured
5. He is a whiz with design and can trick a room out faster than I can make a decision.
6. He enjoys the theater and is a foodie.

If someone told me these things about their man, I would without hesitation say, "um, he's gay (or British)."

It's all very Hugh Jackman.  Aside from when he is playing Wolverine....clearly gay, and yet he is married with 5 kids and seems to have that straight side.

Am I just dating a Metro? Or do I need to acknowledge the flags?

Love,
Katie

I think we should get a dog

When I said this to my husband the other night he was stunned.  I have always said we will get one when our oldest is ten years old (two years from now).  But then I was thinking/saying...

"Why ten?  Ten is not going to take care of it.  I am going to take care of it.  And I have some time on my hands right now.  Who knows in two years?  I might be really busy with my art."  When I said that his eyes got really big and then he put his head down.

I'm thinking small starter dog because my four year old is afraid of all creatures (pigeons terrorize him).   And, I've always had outdoor dogs (California style) so we might all need a transition period before the big dog days.  Suggestions?

Love,
Kristen

I am crying in the pic because all of our dog's puppies were jumping on Rick and none were jumping on me.  Maybe I'm not ready?

Larry's birthday

Today is my dad's birthday so I'm going to take a moment, get off the couch, blow my nose and post a pic. Making my dad laugh was the best thing ever and he thought I was really good at it.

Love,
Kristen

Drawsomething

I was just getting the little maniacs to bed after their debut in Philly when my husband arrived home.  You know all I wanted to do was vent but he cleverly blindsided me with an app that I could not resist.  At least not in my state (comatose).  So our discussion of what is due me for the previous 32 hours (thinking spa day) is going to have to wait as we drew our night away!  Watch out if you want to get in a game with me because he said I was "drawsome!" and I kind of believe him.

Love,
Kristen
aka "superdum" on drawsomething

Spring break!

Yesterday I did something I've never done before.  I took a road trip with my friend and our collective six kids.  We went to Philly for a night at a hotel and a day at the zoo.  It was a bold move.  We knew what we were getting into.  But still.  Here are the stats of some of the things that could and did go awry.

Illegal jumps on the beds - 90
Times hotel room lights were turned on and off - 66
Three year old escape attempts - 5 (successful - 2)
Close calls with fire alarms - 4
Hotel doors slammed - 25
Average hours of sleep, children - 8
Average hours of sleep, adults - 4.5
Minutes of being on the other side of a three and four year old self locked in a hotel room - 8
Toilets clogged - 1
Sinks overflowed - 1
Carb centric meals (Philly pretzels) - all
Times I screamed "Stop running ahead!  I will never find you!" - 200
"Are you kidding me?" stares between me and my friend - lost count
Latent cases of diarrhea from gulping hotel pool water - 1 and counting

All in all I say success!

Love,
Kristen

Turn that frown upside down

The most boring yet common complaint about Los Angeles, is the traffic.  While going to see the love interest, there was an unbearable back-up coming out of my neighborhood.  I was getting uber-cranky and had come to a big intersection.  As I looked at the two men about to cross, I thought to myself, "I need to be happy and grateful, at least I'm not 'touched' or limping".  This one tiny little guy had a funky little haircut, a limp and was about as big as my pinkie. We made eye contact and he smiled, I smiled back....my crankiness was lifting.  Then suddenly a familiarity washed over me.  That is no Tiny Tim, that is ANTHONY KIEDIS!  Immediately I brought my hands up to make a heart over my chest to him.  He paused looked right into the windshield and did it back.

Tiny Tony, I love you.  I hope your foot feels better. Thank you for turning my frown upside down.

Love,
Katie

Emojis: Part Deux

As the Dums learn how to navigate their way around the Emoji screens, we've tried to find Emojis that represent each of us.  Although we didn't succeed in icons for ourselves, we did discover some celebrity Emojis:

Is it too soon?

Love,
Katie