Sandoogans' Log

I've been trying to decide what to do for my birthday well, since my last birthday. I personally love my birthday. I think of it as my own personal holiday. I think I've mentioned this before. When I was younger I was way worse when it came to my birthday. My answering machine would have birthday songs, I would leave messages reminding people my birthday was coming up and I was never shy of telling people what I wanted for my birthday. Actually I'm still not shy about that. I'm more than happy to tell you what I want when asked and sometimes even when I'm not. For my upcoming birthday (my birthday is in February) I've decided I want to go to New Orleans. I've never been and have always wanted to go. I feel there is so much history to see and I just imagine it as an awesome place to party. I'm not sure if this is going to happen but I'm hoping it will. After all it is my birthday. I just have one question, who's coming with me?

The cowboy and my mommy dearest. My mommy dearest cracks me up sometimes. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this but, she can be very dramatic at times. My sister and I often refer to her as "Albert" a character from one of my favorite movies "The Birdcage". If you haven't seen it you must! For Sam's birthday we decided to make it a family day and take her to Disneyland. My mom was totally stoked being that she hadn't been in quite sometime and she was finally getting her Disney pass. We all have one except my dad, he's not big on the whole amusement park thing. Since Sam's actual birthday landed on a Thursday our Disneyland trip turned out to be perfect! No lines, no crowds and not too hot. For some reason that day most of the characters were out. Not that we were complaining. One of our faves is Woody. We all love Toy Story so it was very exciting to see the cowboy. I think he was on his way to a show because he seemed to be in a rush.

Newborn 1 year old 2 years old Wow! You are officially 2 years old. Time sure has gone by fast. Everyone warned me about it so I kind of expected it, what they didn't warn me about were the memories seeming like a distant dream. I still try to remember my thoughts and feelings of being a new mother and I can remember bits and pieces of it. I can remember how excited I was bringing you home. I couldn't wait to see you in your crib. You looked so tiny and cute. I just loved staring at you. I remember the little things but I wish I could remember every single moment I've had with you so far. I know you're going to grow up and obviously I expect it. I just don't want to forget my thoughts and feelings of each day and episode of your life. Your little quirks, funny faces and tantrums. I want to remember it all! Obviously that will be difficult but I will do my best to keep it in the memory banks. Happy birthday Samantha. You are my world. My everything. I l