Complete and Total Plagiarism of Ideas

My friend Noelle keeps up a fantastic blog that I look at everyday to see if there are updates.  She is so creative with her posts, and they are always interesting.  She sometimes does posts in which she writes letters to random people and things, and I am totally stealing her creativeness and doing this myself today.  So thank you to Noelle for her creative spark...I have stolen ideas from you before, and I'm sure I will do so again.

Dear Kennedy,

Please get better.  It breaks my heart to see you sick and sneezing, and to be honest, sucking snot out of your nose is not on my favorites list.  I wish so much that I could explain to you that sleep helps you get better.

Your Mommy

Dear American Visions book,

How I wish that I didn't have to open you yet again to write a paper on Edward Hopper.  At least you have pretty pictures.

A Disgruntled, Ungraduated Student

Dear Lucy,

When are you going to understand that in order for me to throw your foil ball you have to bring it all the way back?  Half way is not going to cut it.  Even if you say please.

Lazy Girl

Dear chocolate cheesecake,

You were so yummy, but now you are gone.  I really don't want to wash that pan.

Chef in the Kitchen

Dear Costco,

I am so excited to go shopping today!  There are some items that we desperately need, and once we buy them from you, it will feel like we will never run out again.  Hallelujah.

Bulk Buyer

Dear Thanksgiving,

I wish you would come sooner.  I want to eat yummy food, make a pumpkin pie, and have people who want to play with Kennedy all the time around.  I want to meet Wyatt and see my family.  Come fast!

Impatient Eater

My Baby: The Genius

Lately, Kennedy has been letting us know that she hates the music we listen to in the car.  She gives us about 5 minutes, and then she begins to complain and complain until we turn on her music.  Her music consists of a) Baby Einstein CDs, which are basically classical music babyfied, and b) classical music.  Since my knowledge of classical music is somewhat limited, I asked my friend Nathan (who is basically a musical genius) what composers she might like.

One of the ones he suggested for her was Chopin, which I am excited about, because I really love his music.  So it looks like until further notice Brett and I will be expanding our horizons and becoming cultured with new classical music.

Brett and I both love music and always have, so I am happy to let her listen to whatever music makes her happy.  I love that she is interested in music!  And since she seems to love classical music and is such a wiggle worm, I think ballet classes will be just the thing when she is old enough!

She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy

Well, Brett doesn't have a tractor, but I still love him.  My friend Stephanie posted a husband tag the other day, and while I'm not going to tag anyone, I realized that I don't put much about Brett on here.  I thought that I would dedicate this one to him.

What is your husband's full name?  Brett Tyson Lee

How long have you been married?  2 years, 5 months

How long did you date?  6 months (yes, I know it's kind of short)

How old is he?  26

Who eats more sweets?  Well, that depends entirely on what it is.  On candy, he eats more.  On cakes, I eat more.  On cookies and brownies we're pretty equal.

Who said "I love you" first?  Brett.  And it was totally on accident.  But I didn't let him get out of it.  :o)

Who is taller?  Definitely Brett.  He's got 7 inches on me.

Who can sing better?  Neither.  We both love to sing.

Who is smarter?  Once again, neither.  He just likes different subjects than me, which exposes us both to things that we wouldn't normally explore for ourselves.

Who does the laundry?  Most of the time it's me, but sometimes (like right now) I get behind and then he helps me out.

Who pays the bills?  I send in the checks.  Anything that has to be paid over the phone he does.

Who mows the lawn?  Well, considering that we have no lawn, we both get out of that one.  Hopefully we will have a son one day.  :o)

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?  Brett.  I have slept on the same side of the bed my entire life, and Brett was nice enough to let me have it when we got married.

Who cooks dinner?  Once again, most of the time it's me.  Brett does cook very well though, and he's also really good about taking me out when either of us need it.

Who drives?  Always Brett when we're together.  I feel weird driving him around.

Who kissed who first?  He kissed me.  You'll have to ask if you want the story.  It's better not written down.

Who asked who out first?  He asked me on our first official date to a Jazz game.

Who wears the pants?  We actually do a pretty good job with being equal.

Brett, I love you so much and appreciate everything that you do for me and Kennedy!  You are the best husband and friend I could ever have asked for.

Go Vote!

And so can you!  If you haven't voted yet, please go!  Vote for President, vote for your local and state governments, vote for propositions.  Vote for everything!  And when you're done, take your "I Voted" sticker to Ben & Jerry's, Starbucks, and Krispy Kreme for free stuff!  I fully intend to take advantage of my free star shaped doughnut.  Exercise your right as an American to have a say in what happens to this country and to your state.

Christmas Candies

Ok, I know it's a little preemptive, but there weren't any Thanksgiving molds.  I started thinking that I wanted to try making some candies on Friday.  Brett's mom makes candies and he loves them, so I thought I would try my hand at it.  Considering that this was my first time doing it, I'm pretty proud of how they turned out.

They were a little bit time consuming, but I had a great time with them!  That detail work is what I'm good at.  I really needed a more precise brush because the one that came with the pack was a cheap plastic one and the bristles wouldn't stay together.  Some more colors would have been nice, but I made do with what I had.

I got all of the equipment from Michael's, and on recommendation from Maria Manitoken I am going to take the cake decorating class there in December or January.  I'm really excited for that because then I'll be able to make Kennedy an awesome cake for her birthday!

PS - Go vote tomorrow!  I am going early tomorrow morning.  If you are in California or are registered there, vote YES on Proposition 8!