Kids Favorite Sayings...

Okay, so this is probably one of my favorite things to read on other people's blogs. The funniest sayings from my kids lately are:

Addison: "I don't want to wear this jean skirt... I hate how my bone sticks out." (Talking about her calves) :)

Taesun: Singing at the top of his lungs while shaking his bum, "Shake your boo-tie, shake your boo-tie!" (It's supposed to be Shake your groove thang, shake your groove thang... )

Jenna: At Addison's soccer practice- "You know why I love port-a-potties? Because you don't even have to flush!" Crazy girl!!

Introducing...Gloria!

The newest addition to our family... introducing Gloria aka "Taesun". The girls decided to dress up Taesun in an old dress of Jenna's. See for yourself... Rob is soooo not going to be happy!

Condo Sweet Condo!

Okay, so I know that the saying is, "Home sweet home," but this variation shows how EXCITED we are to be here! Immediately, Rob and I felt at home and happy. Not only happy, but relieved. No more yardwork, mowing the grass, gardening, or pool maintenance. We couldn't be happier! Also- you don't realize how much time you are spending cleaning a large home. I am amazed. I cleaned the condo in under 30 minutes today. No deep cleaning needed quite yet, so I vaccummed the whole condo, put away clean dishes, loaded the dishwasher, cleaned the kitchen, made 4 beds, picked up toys, and changed out the laundry. I wasn't even hustling!!! All I can say is "Aaaaaaah!" (That was a huge sigh of relief!)

Taking it from Old School to New School!!

This is my mom's old furniture set. She was born in 1951, so it is quite old. She passed it down to her first daughter, and we did the same. Thus, this is Addison's furniture. She shares some of it with her sister, Jenna. Typically, Addison has the dresser with the mirror and the nightstand and Jenna has the tall bureau and the toy chest. It has worked out well in past years, but it desperately needed a facelift. So- I decided that the purple accents had to go. The white was not covering up imperfections very well so we went with an antique cream color. The hardware we had tried to replace a while back and it is so old that the measurements between the screws were atypical and cost a fortune to replace. The plate behind the hardware was shot and needed repainted. I went for a black, shiny look. Overall- I think they turned out VERY WELL!! I LOVE the color scheme. Hopefully the girls have learned their lesson about stickers and will not continue using their dressers/furniture as their private sticker collections!!

Did I mention we're Korean?

Okay, so I'm not Korean, but my husband and kids are. Rob is full Korean and that makes my kids half-Korean. Their grandparents, "The Older Ro's," bought these authenitic Korean dressy clothes for them. The girls just LOVE their Korean outfits. Tae is more hesitant, but finds it interesting nonetheless. I thought I would post pictures of the kids trying on their Korean clothes before we packed them up. Addison is getting ready to pop out of hers. (The girl grows like a weed!!) I don't know how much longer I'll be able to get her squeezed into hers. (Mom and Dad Ro- maybe a good Christmas present??) Hope you enjoy them. We sure do!!

What's For Dinner?

What is for dinner at your house? Tonight, we tried Chicken Florentine with Farfalle by Bertolli. I could have made this myself, however, I was at Sams Club today and found a large bag for $11. I won't buy it again unless I really need a fast meal. My entire family ate it and loved it. (That's hard to achieve around here!) It has spinach in it and I really honestly thought that my kids would eat around the spinach. They actually ate it! I was psyched to see something that my kids like with spinach in it. I love spinach!! Anyway- if you have any great recipes out there, please share. A friend of mine introduced me to a few great websites... I thought I'd share them with you.

http://www.sisterscafe.com
http://www.mykitchencafe.com/
http://www.allrecipes.com/

These are all great sites with terrific recipes. Enjoy!! If you know of any, please comment and share.

New Bathroom

With a new condo comes new decorating. You know I'm happy!! I just LOVE decorating. It doesn't even matter what space I am working with. In this case- it is the main bathroom which also doubles as the kids bathroom. Now you see, I could have stuck with the "beach" theme that is currently in their bathroom, however, I found it boring and too unsophisticated for my liking. I went to "HomeGoods" today and fell in love with two shower curtains. I will post pics once everything is up and decorated. (We have to move in first!) Then I found a great rug, tumbler, toothbrush holder, toilet paper holder, hand towel holder, and all for under $60!! That includes 2 (count them...2) shower curtains!! So classy and elegant, yet fitting for the kids as well. I am just happy with the outcome. Moral of the story is: When I'm shopping/decorating- I'm the happiest. Is there something wrong with that? (Rob, don't answer!!)

Louisville Trip!!

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Louisville with a friend for a KY State PTA Conference. It was a good time with a lot of information to take in. I felt very blessed to have the business knowledge that I have at such a young age. Being at this conference made that very clear. I felt as though many of the women were older and not very business-minded. They are all terrific women who have sacrificed so much to volunteer their time on behalf of the children.

There were two things that I will take with me forever from this conference. One is my friendship with Carrie. We bonded and really got to know one another and became closer friends after spending so much time together. The other thing I took from the conference was my new friendships with the Erpenbeck gals!! I was excited to meet them and get to know them a bit better. I found my place in the new PTA. I am going to be helping out with fundraising at the PTA level as a co-chair of Ways and Means. I will be working with a really sweet woman named Vickie who has twins going into 2nd grade-just like Addison!! I can't wait to get started in my new position and get to feel out the board there.

Overall- a TERRIFIC trip!!!

Quiet house+bare walls= Happy Stacey

So- we are doing a pretty good job of packing, but the house is a wreck. I apologize ahead of time if you plan on coming over for any reason in the next 3 weeks. We move August 7-8 and are constantly tripping over boxes, misplacing packing tape, and forgetting the kids' activities. Whoops!! I leave for Louisville for a PTA Conference for the next three days in the morning. Today shall be interesting. I am attempting to clean up my boxes so Rob doesn't go insane while he's home watching the kids this weekend. Also- it is eerily quiet around here. I forgot how calm life could be without Palin- our golden retriever who recently found a new home. Goodness gracious- IT'S TOO QUIET!!! Sorry no new pictures lately by the way. I can't even find the camera in our mess of packing. The girls each had a friend come over yesterday for some swimming fun and they decided to dance to "Boom Boom Pow" by Black eyed Peas. I got them on video, so once I figure out how to upload it, I will. Seriously, sooooo funny!!! Last night, we took the kids to see Race to Witch Mountain at the cheap theatres. I couldn't believe how violent and kinda scary it was FOR KIDS!!! I was on the edge of my seat for most of it! I was scared it was going to cause nightmares for our kids. Although Tae ended up crawling in our bed in the middle of the night, I don't think it was due to the movie. Lucky us though!! Seriously- parents preview that one if you have little ones. Depending on the child, it may not be appropriate. AWESOME MOVIE THOUGH!!!