The Weekly Recap!

I've decided to add a weekly (or bi-weekly, or monthly, or a "whenever I freakin' feel like it) recurring blog post titled, "The Weekly Recap!" The point of this post is to gather up all the really trivial things that happen that aren't important enough for their own blog entry and stick them all together to make one meaningless post. This is the first post of it's kind. I hope it doesn't suck.

The Car Seat Situation-
Over the weekend, Joe installed a new car seat for our daughter, Quinn, in my car. It's the kind that will last her until she can sit in the car like a normal person without car seat assistance. I let her pick between a pink one and a blue one. She picked pink, like I didn't see that coming. This one is also special in that she sits facing forward. Her old car seat was relocated to Mitchell's spot in my car for his use and his old car seat, which is an infant carrier with base, will probably be sold for a few bucks on Craigslist (if I can get out all the sweat stains his extremely sweaty head left in it).



She even crosses her legs like a little adult!

Our first ride with Quinn in the new car seat was, well, let's just say it was educational! Since she now faces forward and can more easily see out of the windshield, she enjoys commenting on everything that happens while I'm driving. When we go up a hill, down a hill, take a turn, see stop lights, houses, mailmen, other cars, squirrels, rain, etc., I hear about it. She  knows a lot of words and isn't afraid to keep a running commentary. It's only mildly annoying and I wish on every shooting star that I see that she'll get over it and grow out of it really quickly!!

Movies & TV-
"Pompeii" - It wasn't all that great. The story line was pretty thin, the acting wasn't all that great. The only good thing about the movie was some of the effects. 
"I, Frankenstein" - Gave up about 25 minutes in because it was so terrible.
"Utopia" - Only a few episodes in. It leaves a lot to be desired. I was hoping it would be more about the ins and outs of farming, construction, setting up government, schools, etc., but it mostly seems to be about naked people and fighting.
"Forever" - Love it! Only 2 episodes in and I'd recommend it to anyone. It's really interesting. I hope it doesn't get canceled.

Life-
We finally let the kids ride in the huge kid car grocery cart. Normally, we just take 2 carts and put one kid per cart. It's helpful because we both shop at different paces. But Quinn begged. It actually wasn't too bad and neither tried to escape.

My two little fire fighters driving in their shopping carts.

I also bought a new pair of shoes. I own a lot of shoes, so I really didn't *need* another pair of shoes, but I really love animal prints. I have a pair of faux snakeskin wedges that I love, but they're open toed, so I can only wear them in the summer. It'll be nice to have an animal print to get me through the winter! Plus, they were only $12.74. I could not say no!

40% off in store, plus another 15% for being awesome?! Yes, please!