We had so much fun at the UTC Mocs basketball game last night. Before going to the game we had dinner at Pizza Hut. The pizza was good, once we got it. The first pizza that was ours was boxed up and sent to a carry out order. (Insert eye roll here.)

Once we got to the game, we were seated in the upper level. But because attendance is so low at the games, during one of the time outs they invited those of us in the upper level to come down and sit in the empty seats on the lower level.

Fuller did ok as a spectator. He really wanted to run around, which leads me to believe that when we go to the tournament we will be walking around the Georgia Dome a lot.

The game wasn’t that great, but the atmosphere was fun. The band was loud and jumping, the cheeleaders were jumping and loud. Fuller got into some of the noise- yelling “ahhhhhhhhhhh” when the Mocs were on defense.

I love to people watch at the games. But it was so much fun to see my family having fun. Good times were had by all.

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I used to drool over certain TV shows that would make over a room in 48 hours (or less!). It would all come together in such a way that it looked good (most of the time) and it was all down to the details. It wasn’t just about paint and furniture arrangements. There was art work and pictures, lighting, and baubles placed just so it all looked right.

Well, in our living room we have the paint. And it looks like soon we will have some grown up furniture to arrange next. Yes, I am going sofa shopping and then I get the pleasure of dragging Damon around town to see if he likes what I like.

We still have more to do to the room… everyone seems to think we need a clock in here. We have a clock on the stereo, but most people don’t see it. Maybe if we got some in your face grandfather clocks, then people will stop telling us we need a clock.

When I was a kid we took vacations, but nothing that was a consistent family thing. We did this big one month camping trip when we lived in Arizona . When we lived in New York we drove to the Outer Banks for a family reunion. (That was the year Hurricane Bob hit the Outer Banks- it was quite the way to start the reunion.) And I can’t forget the European trips we took when we lived in Germany- New Year’s in Italy, Christmas in England. They were all so memorable.

Well, D grew up a bit differently. They didn’t take a ton of vacations because they had the lake house when they needed to get away. But there are two trips that Damon remembers from his childhood.

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Fuller and I went on a playdate to the Creative Discovery Museum yesterday. We were invited by a mom at our church. Their family has a family plus one membership, so she shared with us!

The little girl, A, was born the same day as Fuller. We had a really fun time letting the kids play in the water and there was minimal bickering. Since A had been there several times, she knew what was up.

The museum was very crowded due to a few schools being there for field trips. One CDM employee suggested to us that we come in the afternoon, since they will be crowded like this almost everyday until fall. My friend replied that it wasn’t that big a deal and that the afternoon would interfere with nap times.

I dressed Fuller in orange thinking it would be easy to spot him if he got a ways away from me, but I was wrong. I think one of the schools asked kids to all dress in orange so that they would be easy to keep together. Fortunately no one tried to keep Fuller in their group based on my choice of clothing for him.

The kids enjoyed the water, the little yellow house, and the music area. Then Fuller started to melt down, which meant it was time to leave. He didn’t really think so, because he was ready to play in the water again, but I knew better.

I am thinking that for his third birthday we go ahead and get that membership. We had a lot of fun!

You know how some people are addicted to diet pills or food or alcohol or shopping? Well, it seems that I might have a little food addict in my house.

Fuller loves goldfish crackers. He wanted them for breakfast the other day, he wants them after he finishes breakfast, he wants them when he wakes up from his nap, he wants them for dinner. He wants goldfish crackers all the time.

I had to hide the box from his sight, but he still seems to know they are there. They are high up on a shelf and he tried to climb the shelf to get at them. I offer him other options, but he is insistent on the goldfish. If I forget and leave them on the kitchen island, he is sure to help himself.

I’ve spent time this week dealing with tantrums because he has been denied the crackers. I think Fuller is trying to make up for not eating during his illness, but I don’t think all those calories need to come from cheesey crackers shaped like aquatic life.

And I hope that one day is favorite food will be green peas, because a parent can dream.

I was talking to my mom on the phone the other day and she was shopping. While she was at the BX, chatting with me, she almost ran into a sofa. It was (as she described it), bigger than a love seat (which is what we have), leather, and a taupey color. Kind of like chocolate milk, I think she said. She said it was long enough to stretch out on and take a nap.

The price tag? $450. For a leather couch.

She looked closely at the tag and I was expecting to say it was something cheap like Powell Furniture, but apparently it has the Kathy Ireland name on it. (Doesn’t she make KMart clothes?)

I don’t really care about the brand name on my future sofa, but if it is leather, only $450, and a place Damon can take a nap? Well, I may have start doing some begging.