"please, mommy!"

"don't give away this mattress to the salvation army people! it's my bounciest playmat!"

"...maybe if i just smear some boogers all over it, it'll be mine for good..."

"....and if the boogers don't work, i'll just pout!"

we are cleaning house, getting ready for the big move in a month...and despite what cadence may think about the effect of her smeared boogers and pretty little pouting on our decision making process, we are in fact giving away a mattress and boxspring, a dresser, a sofa and 10 boxes of clothes and books and household goods to the salvation army...if they can find us, that is...they were supposed to come on tuesday but couldn't find the address because the entrance to our apartment is not visible from the street...

...cadence is trying to pull her weight (as unsubstantial as that is) around here and is now being employed as our receptionist...we think she does a fantastic job! she's the perfect person to give the phone to if a telemarketer calls...

....so regarding our new neighbor, things sure quieted down lately...last weekend was total hell...THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP techno music echoing through our ceiling until past 1am on friday night and past 4:30 am on saturday night...i did end up writing a letter (not the one posted below, but one that was still firm AND with a cc: to management) and hand delivering it around midnight saturday...it didn't do any good that night, but there hasn't been much loud music up there since then...cadence was a bee-yatch for several days...we were all pretty sleep deprived around here...things are just getting back to normal, and i can't wait to get out of this building...don't get me wrong...you can't beat the location or the price for the space...but when you're a mommy to a little toddler, it's amazing how protective you become of your child's sleep...mainly because you know she'll be a little mini bee-yatch without it...

and take it from me, a 21-pound-2-and-a-half-foot-13-and-a-half-months-old mini bee-yatch is NOT to be dealt with lightly...