Have you ever worked in an office? Have you ever worked in an office and had to open mail? Have you ever worked in an office, opened mail, and come across an envelope or paper with a questionable substance dried all over it? Nothing grosses me out more. I have often wondered how it is possible to make your mail look like it took a ride in a dumpster. Well now I know. I must humbly get down from my high horse and join the ranks of other skanky envelope/bill people.
It is no mystery that I am a total and utter clutz, in fact you can look at me any moment of the day and see that I am just inches from disaster. Ryan is constantly coming in and removing cords from odd spots around my body, I like to think I can multi-task while eating and drinking coffee….but no….no…no I can’t. Last week I was trying to put on makeup, check email and drink coffee. That is when it happened. All my nice little bills, paperwork, contracts were neatly organized in my “bill box” when my coffee cup decided to jump ship and plunged into my bill box, all over our wooden coffee table and the hardwood floors. In my horror I see Chloe just inches away, of course Charlotte took this opportunity to try and get some licks of coffee in before we banished her. It is one of those moments where your mind quickly prioritizes the order in which you need to rectify the situation. Ryan was kind enough not to say a word, just go get some rags and help me start the arduous task of cleaning up. I can only show you a few pictures because obviously there are important documents with coffee on them and private information…so you just have to imagine the scene.
These are the envelopes I decided to keep, the rest were soaked. Not to mention all my stamps and mailing labels….UGH!
So I am going to be THAT person. The one that causes the person who opens mail at all these different locations to shake their head in judgment and wonder what kind of trashy home my bills came from. I should tape a courtesy pair of rubber gloves to all the envelopes as a gesture of remorse.
Now onto some Chloe pictures, I haven’t exploited her in awhile. She is just one week away from being nine months, I will spare you my sorrowful tale about her growing up too soon. Let’s just check out her cuteness. My once calm and sedate baby is now an official wiggle worm who is determined to crawl EVERYWHERE and pull up on EVERYTHING. I do know enough to set my coffee cup down when retrieving her so don’t call Social Services on me.
Let’s start out with a full body shot. She has such a long torso and short chubby legs…rut roh….let’s hope she isn’t built like me! We are hoping clam diggers come back in or we are going to have to pack this little outfit up because it is too small.
She so has Ryan’s lips!
By a stroke of luck, the sun was coming in through the curtains today where she was playing and it created the most amazing light. I changed my settings on my camera so I didn’t have to edit these one bit.
I will leave you with a classic pose, one we are all familiar with…her poop face. I didn’t even catch her at her must determined pushes.
There, that should get you through the weekend.
well, since I’m so internet savvy and have finally set up bloglines, I get to be your first comment on this trashy post. At least the coffee spillage is an obvious stain unlike some other “questionable substances” I can think of.
on to Chloe, she is getting to be such a big girl! Her hair looks darker, too. It looks like she’s getting around pretty well with the crawling now, no stopping her!
This is the first time that I really see Ryan in her. All those pictures - she is daddy’s girl. She’s much prettier than him tho (sorry Ryan).
i agree…her hair is darker and so shiny! she’s beautiful. i want to squeeze her! she is definitely losing the baby fat and looking more like a little girl. i love the window sun pictures…gorgeous.
I think I might beat you in the clutz department. I spilled Diet Coke on my laptop a few months ago. Yes. Yes, I did.
Chloe’s PERFECT! And only a few weeks younger than Emily. It’s SUCH a fun age.
Love the pooping face too. Emily poops EVERY TIME I put her in her chair. I now call it the “pooping chair”
I cannot multi-task, or even task for that matter, without staining myself.
Also: I love Chloe’s chubs!
Do you ever get sick of people saying “Awesome photos!” and “Chloe is SOOOO cute!”? I hope not. Because…Awesome photos! And Chloe is SOOOO cute!
Really. Her hair is getting so thick and dark and luscious.
Kelly-don’t feel bad about spilling the coffee. Seth is ALWAYS watching out for me. Do you want to hear what I did last night??? I was determined to scrub the tub and also thought I could multi task, but I was horribly wrong. I was scrubbing the tub and wanted to soak the soap dish in the sink, so I push up the stopper in the sink and turn on the hot water and turn back to the tub and continued scrubbing. COMPLETELY forgetting to turn off the sink water. I turned around after my hard labor of scrubbing the tub (I hate doing this job) and realize the bathroom floor has was covered with over 1 inch of water EVERYWHERE. ON EVERYTHING! Seth cames running up asking WHAT AM I DOING b/c he could hear gushes of water from downstairs. After 10 towels later, extremely frizzy hair and a few new zits…I got the bathroom cleaned up. Way to go, Julie!
Thanks for the only five minutes of my day that I feel like smiling . You are magically funny to be able to transform my mood just like that! *snap* I soo enjoy your great personality and chloe’s cute enchanting face!
hahaha GIRRRRRRRRRRRRL. you gotta see my desk calendar at work. i’m looking at it now. 3 spills of coffee….wait….4. and this ain’t half bad. last months’ had coffee, soy sauce from when i was housing some sushi/edemame at my desk….along with other things that are not identifiable. so, i’m with you.
and chloe is changing SO much, kel! even from last MONTH when i saw you guys! she is looking so much like ryan now! holy cow! what a hottie tottie.
Chloe is precious! What awesome pictures with the natural light!
Speaking of questionable substances on bills…I sent a check in to my eye doctor. They never received it. So, I sent another one. The original one I sent finally made it and there was a stamp on it saying it had been damaged by the Postal service. I wish I had taken a picture. I am STILL wondering what was all over it! Nasty!
Yeah!! Klutz’s untie!! I totally relate…why does multi-tasking always end in disaster?!! Your stories are always so funny!!
And Chloe!! Wow…what a beauty! Especially with the Son shining on her!! God sure gave you a perfect moment didn’t He? She is so adorable!! We’ll never get tired of pics of her!!
First, I have to say…OMG! She is just so freakin adorable I can’t stand. I think she & my Ethan need to hook up! They have the same exersaucer, I think it’s fate. LOL
Secondly, I actually just awarded you the rockin girl blogger award on my blog. I didn’t realize you already got it. Your blog is one of my fav’s so I awarded all the best!
I applaud you in your trashy-ness… and I walk beside you in sending in dirty bills, oh yes.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these pics! The sunlight ones are especially amazing! Crafty mama you! Dare I ask what cam you play with when you’re not working?
For the most part my bills just go out with teeth marks and slobber all over them. Charlie loves paper goods and now likes to trasport things around the house in his mouth, resourceful eh?
Chloe is amazingly cute. I love the light in the last few photos, you captured such a beautiful moment. Oh and the poop face, we’ve captured a few great shots of that around here as well.
I’ve been known to mail bills with a coffee ring or two on them. At least your bills won’t be like all the boring clean ones, they’ll stand out!
I just have to add a “ditto” on the photos with Chloe in front of the window. Superb!