Discovery Toy Party

I will be the first to admit I love to shop. My thinking is if I buy something for someone else it really is not shopping, its providing. I even love going to Walmart and buying shampoo and soap. Its just the thrill of buying something that I do not NEED but want. Am I a shop-a-holic? I don't think so, have you seen that movie? If I froze my credit card in a block of ice, I THINK it would stay there, unless.. No it would stay there.
The problem got worse when I had Gavin, do you know how much stuff these kids need? I love it. They cannot go without diapers, bottles, bath stuff, books, toys, crib blankets, stuffed animals, clothes, shoes, ipods, cellphones.. Well you get the idea. So when someone invites me to a Discovery Toy party, how could I say no? Catalog shopping for Gavin? I am there! Christmas IS coming up, so that validates a small shopping spree for him right? Its not like its a purse party or something (Oh god help me if there ever was one) But I am bringing a co-pilot with me, my mom. She is just as bad when it comes to buying things for Gavin, but she is allowed she is the Nana. As a parent I should have more self-restraint. But when Gavin gets that smie going and the little arms reach for something that is not THAT expensive I cave. Its awful. That kid could reach for a can of kitchen cleaner and I would buy it just to see him smile. I understand at some point I am going to have to learn to say no, otherwise he will always get what he wants and I do not want to raise one of those kids. But for right now, when he does not know what spoiling is, I am going to spoil him because I CAN!!!
So tonight, I will bring my check book, TRY not to spend to much and feel good because I am not spending money on myself.

Doggie No More

So, we got rid of our dogs over the weekend. If you know me you are probably rolling your eyes and saying "Ok, we get it you got rid of the dogs" Because whenever someone asks us how we are I have to go into a story about how we had to give our dogs a new home. Guilty? Perhaps a little but it was necessary. They are sweet dogs, they loved us, they loved Gavin (Well they put up with Gavin) and they were well mannered. But we didn't give them any love, the most love we gave them was a pat on the butt before they head outside all day. It was just to much for us. So yes, we are dogless. To be frank, looking back now it is like a sigh of relief. We still have Dedos, which to my husbands disgust will be with us for a long time.

As much as we are enjoying the peace and quiet we do miss them, they were part of our lives for so long it seems almost to quiet, but we will get used to it I am sure.

After we got rid of them through tears and snot Nick looked at me and goes "Gavin is going to forget how to say dog." Umm, what? I had to stop in my tracks right there, are there no more dogs in this world? Are there not a dog on every single commercial out there, he is niave, Gavin not saying dog is like me not wanting a Louis Vuitton purse, it will NEVER HAPPEN. So I got quite a good giggle out of that comment. Then he thought well Gavin is going to be depressed when the dogs are gone. When Gavin came home that day he came over and started playing where the dogs kennels were, he was like wahooooooo free space. So we can safetly say Gavin does not give two hoots about the dogs being gone. It just means more mommy and Gavin time. Enough said!