A few good ones

I was messing around with my phone this morning, really frustrated with it, and I said, "This phone is a piece of junk." And for the next hour, Chloe was running around, laughing hysterically saying, "Mommy your phone is a PIECE OF JUNK!" She said, "Daddy gets home I tell him YOUR PHONE is a PIECE OF JUNK!" Followed by the repeating of, "I said PIECE OF JUNK!"

And one more good one. We went trick-or-treating at Daddy's office yesterday. Chloe had a blast, running around, gathering WAY too much candy for a 2-yr-old. She was wound up like a top. She went to bed an hour late last night, so I naively expected her to sleep an hour longer this morning. NOPE. She woke up at 6:45. When I went in her room to get her, she was sitting up, wide-eyed. She leaned in real close to my face and said, "We go Daddy's office and get candy one more time?! Can we, can we?!I get my costume on, OKAY?!"

"Smile, Chloe."

This is the face I was rewarded with when I asked Chloe to smile for a pic today.

My Halloween costume

I put on a pair of old red cords tonight, which are incredibly out of style. Chloe took one look at me and said, "That's your Halloween costume, Mommy?"

Warning. Sleep-deprived mom with raging PMS on the Loose.

Just a warning to everyone reading this: I am currently experiencing high levels of PMS. Consider yourself WARNED if you choose to engage me in a political conversation regarding Gay Rights or Roe v. Wade. It could get ugly.

And may God Have Mercy on the next person who tells me I resemble Sarah Palin.

Enough Said

Sick, teary, and tired

More new phrases

"Ummm. Let me just think about it."
"Nah. No tanks"
"STOP. Stay riiiight there."
"Mommy has baby boobies."
"I need to go to the store and get syrup."

Mommy's going out of town

It's hard to believe that Chloe is two and handful of months and I have NEVER gone out of town overnight without her. That said, I don't know how will I do tomorrow, as I leave her and Kevin and get on a plane to Atlanta for two days. I'm very anxious about it, but I know she is in good hands with Daddy. Not to mention, he is quite excited about having her all to himself for the weekend.

If I call any of you teary of the weekend, you will know why. Or...if I call any of you at 2am from a nightclub in Buckhead.

A few new phrases

"Mommy. I have a question. Where's my rock?"
"Mommy. Don't sing."
"Go to Old MacDonald's again? Can we? Can we?" (referring to her first trip to McDonald's)
"Have to go get it. Be riiiighhhht back."
"Yucky." when presented with her dinner.

Letter B Design Studio

I'm pleased to announce letterbdesign.com – a custom notes and design studio.

I've always loved creating stationery and invitation designs for friends and family. So now, in addition to my freelance design business, I'm offering personalized stationery and note card designs.

A few things Letter B has to offer:

• Custom Holiday Cards
• Custom Note Cards
• Birthday Invitations & Coordinating Thank You's
• Mommy Cards
• Birth Announcements
• Stickers and Gift Tags

Soon, Letter B will also offer resources for professional photographers such as layered Photoshop files and personalized stationery templates.

Check back frequently for new designs. Or if you have something else in mind, contact me for a more custom look. (Please note: if you allow Letter B to have exclusive rights to your original design, I will waive my custom design fee.)

Thanks for your support –
Erika

**A special thank you to all my friends and family who have been so supportive and helpful in my new adventure:

Kevin
Mom
Dad & Sue
Leslie
Jayne & Mark
Mindy
Jen
Janet
Melanie
and last but not least,
Rhonda