Sometimes slowing down is a good idea!

The world has been telling me to slow down the past few days. And for the most part I have listened(I know - so very UNLIKE me)

-First I got what I thought would be a minor cold, caught it from Cooper, he literally coughed 4 times and had a runny nose for a day. I have had a fever for off and on 3 days, cough like I have emphysema and in general am listless and not able to function as normal.

-Second we had a new phone system installed at work and today it logged me out of my phone about 100 times and lost my connection. I had no choice but to crawl through the workday

-Third my monitor for my work computer is pretty much non-funtional, when I say non functional I mean the tube is blown on it or something and the screen gets progressively blacker as the day goes on. I have notified tech support, however they are swamped with the silly phone problems. So again, I have no choice but to relax and wait it out.

WOW this is hard!

My Good Idea & My Bad Neighbor

2 totally non connected things to chat about - both make me laugh. If you are new to reading my blog or don't know me all that well, I like to crack myself up. I many times say things just to make myself laugh. It's great if other people think they are funny, but really I say these things for my own benefit. Yes - I am that selfish.

So my new great idea involves Lanolin and it happened out of necessity. Lanolin is super power lip balm. For whatever reason, my lips have been dry and cracked and gross for about a week. I was starting to become desperate, nothing was working to improve their condition. Finally I discovered my leftover bottle of Lanolin from when I was a nursing mom. I thought - what the hell and put some on my lips. Ta-Dah, they are repaired. You are welcome nursing moms everywhere, I have found another use for your Lanolin. I should start writing for Good Housekeeping.

Ah yes, the joys of neighbors, we seem to have some trashy luck in this department. Our newer neighbors in the duplex across the street started out okay. However they are incapable of containing their dog. The dog has left piles of evidence all over our yard this summer. I have been trying to corner the neighbor at the right moment to say, you seem real nice, but let me tell you, if I see the dog in our yard once more, I will be calling the cops. The dog especially likes to come over about 11pm and bark loudly right outside my window. So a few days ago Jeff & Cooper were playing outside and I leaned out the door to tell them dinner was ready or something and I see the neighbor walking towards Jeff. She calls out, "I really love your new landscaping." Jeff says thanks. She then continues with, "My dog peed on it." WHAT!?!?!?! Did you really just tell us your dog peed on our yard? And you don't feel bad about it? It's on woman!

Not really through with the blogging, I guess

Even though I have been beyond a slacker when it comes to blogging and have thought for many months about quitting completely, I can't throw in the towel quite yet. I have been thinking lately about all of the wonderful things I could use this blog to chronicle and track. So here is my laundry list:

1)Milestones from Cooper

2)My diet and exercise log

3) Mothers & More ideas & events

4)Gardening things I need someplace to centralize and be able to recall for next year

And this is just the tip of the iceberg, so since blogging is so valuable, I will have to restart. And truthfully, I have missed having such a wonderful platform for venting!

Is it really February already?

What happened to January? Just kidding I know - we celebrated my dad's 60th, Jeff's holiday party, I was in Milwaukee for the sales awards, we went out with our Mothers & More pals, Jeff started teaching confirmation classes, Cooper has hosted plenty of playdates & yesterday I hosted an Arbonne Spa party. So as usual, the days just fly by with tons of fun, friends and activity!

I am happy to report I have been working on my goals for the new year steadily. In fact I finished the book "Eat, Pray, Love" today and have already started my February book. Few books have inspired me as much as EPL, even though I feel as if everyone else read this book a year ago, this was the perfect time for me to pick it up. I needed to do something different with my life and this book has truly made it happen! I am even surprising myself with my reactions to people and situations lately. The inspiration continues all the way til the last line of the book:

"In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices."

Thank you Elizabeth Gilbert, I was skeptical when I saw you on Oprah, but now I am forever indebted.

What I love about 2009(thus far)

There's 3 things really:

#1) Cooper - this kid is freaking hilarious. He speaks Mandarin Chinese fluently and just runs around the house saying tons of stuff we can't understand. Beyond the Chinese there are some words sprinkled in, "UH-OH", which we seem to hear pretty often, "ByeBye", "Oh", and our favorites, "momma" & "dada". Cooper has also acquired some very interesting skills, he just started saying "MWAH" as he gives kisses, so if you say "MMMMWAH", he will run over to you and give you a kiss, at least that is what Jeff thought would happen as he was playing with Cooper and started making the MMMM sound. Cooper quickly scampered over to his daddy and slapped him right across the face. We are raising a comedian, I tell you, his timing is terrific!

#2) Mothers & More - I can not tell you what a blessing the GB Mothers & More group has been for me. If you are a GB mom and haven't checked out this group -- it is worth it, great support, fun events, playgroups for the kids, I could list about 100 things I have gained after becoming a member, join sooner rather than later, you won't be sorry. This is how I explain it to Jeff, "imagine you are a rookie in the NFL and you get to consult Brett Favre, John Elway, and Mike Ditka about your personal challenges any time you need something. Any question I have about parenting provides an instant 20 responses from ladies who have been through it before. LOVE IT!!!! It is a national group, so for my readers far and wide, google them in your area.

#3) Meditation, my new hobby, as inspired by reading "Eat, Pray, Love", I sleep better, I am able to relax in tough situations, I am able to zone out in boring situations, who knew I would EVER be meditating, and I am doing it everyday!

I hope 2009 is being as fabulous to you as it is to me - CHEERS!

One more thing I LOVE to do

How could I possibly forget my love of organizing things? I would like to also resolve to reorganize as many things as possible. I am sure this makes some people(like my mom) sick to their stomachs, but there is nothing like a project involving sorting, reorganizing and making things more efficient that makes me HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!

Today I reorganized the magnets & photos on our fridge - that thing was a MESS! And we are in the midst of toy swapping and reorganizing all over the house. It is FUN!

For the moms out there, I also got a great tip I wanted to share that we just started using. Organize all of those storybooks into different baskets for each room. This way the books are where they belong and you have a nice place to quickly get them back into when it is clean-up time. Super obvious, but still wonderful and helping my house look a lot nicer than it did with 300 books everywhere. Also, less tripping, stubbing your toe, and accidentally sliding across the floor on a book opportunities.

The Theme for 2009

I decided I needed a theme for 2009, especially after last night when Angie put us on the spot at her New Years Eve Party and had us sum up 2008 and say what we hoped for in 2009. I literally had NOTHING to say. And as we all know when I have nothing to say I usually say something dumb. So Ang, if you are reading this, please delete the video I made. And a HUGE thank you to Mike & Ang for hosting Jeff, CJ & I for a fabulous NYE celebration filled with scrumptious Chinese takeout, rockband and Barb's delicious pistachio cupcakes.

So, back to the theme, I may also need a theme song, (remember Ally McBeal?), but first I will start with a theme. I think I will go with Re-dedication to the things I LOVE doing besides being a wife and mommy. I don't want anyone to think I am going to stop changing diapers and making Jeff chicken potpie, but hey a sister needs to recharge the creative juices once in awhile. Here are the things I need to do more of:

#1)Workout

#2)Cook

#3)Blog(how lucky are you?!?!?)

#4)Craft

#5)Organize a girls weekend away for my other pals that need to recharge.(if you have ideas on this, email me!)

I am happy to report I spent a giant part of today cooking, first I made a cookies and cream cake spur of the moment, literally saw the picture in one of our cookbooks, and started baking. Totally worth it, Jeff declares it a potential birthday cake contender. Second I made a home made chicken club pizza with bacon, tomatoes, onions, chicken & Cheese, the sauce was literally just a smidge of mayo with lemon zest - SO GOOD!

Happy 2009 to you all!

The Whirlwind of the Holiday Season

WOW I think I am still recovering from what we are calling the Christmas Triatholon. It was an amazing time with my side of the family celebrating Christmas, it was just A LOT of celebrating. We are looking forward to a relaxing New Years Eve and New Years Day and hopefully I will get some time to redecorate this fabulous little blog and get ready for 2009!

Happy New Year to all my faithful readers!

All I want for Christmas is....

I was driving yesterday and reflecting upon the many and when I say many, I mean literally hundreds of things we have to be thankful for this holiday season. I could try to list them all, but I don't think you really care about a sappy list at this point, here are the top 3:

1)We have a happy & healthy family

2)We both have excellent jobs

3)There are not many things out there in the universe that we want and don't already have

Here is what I can't figure out, at such a sentimental time of year, when it is EASY to think about all that is right in the world and be thankful for everything you have that others don't WHY DO MY IN LAWS have to torment us?!?!?!?! Mainly my husband, but you know that trickles down to me. I can't take it anymore. This is the rundown this year, we were waiting to get INVITED or for some one to make PLANS for the holidays that we could participate in. IT NEVER happened. Somehow it became our responsibility to plan the Christmas celebrations at both Jeff's mom & Jeff's dad's houses. Why - I am not real sure, since #1 - we don't live at either of those places and #2 - isn't this something that the PARENTS in the family usually coordinate? So we of course took the opportunity to name a date & time that work best for us. Which in my opinion is our prerogative, since no one else can PLAN ANYTHING EVEN WHEN IT IS OCCURRING AT THERE OWN F-N HOUSE. Here are the comments we have received back thus far, please note, I am not even exaggerating here, these are REAL, if you need explanations to put any of these in context, please feel free to call or email, I just LOVE talking about this, and finally, remember that we are traveling from Green Bay to Milwaukee with a 1 year old, we are making a round trip in one day which will end up being about 4 hours in the car and we have to go to 2 houses and celebrate with 2 separate families.

1)Why do you have to come to my house at 11am - I can't possibly prepare everything by then?

2)That date works for us - what time are you coming?

3)(Same person from comment 2, 2 days later) Not sure about that date, I will have to check and get back to you

4)It is really hard to do everything to get ready all by myself, are you sure we can't change the date?

5)(Same person from 2&3) I need an EXACT time you will be arriving

6)(you know who - AGAIN) We might have theatre tickets that day, I will have to let you know if it works

7)What?!?! This is on Cooper's Christmas list??? I don't want to get him any of these things!

8)I am sorry I accidentally invited our cousin who you are not comfortable being because she is a criminal, it won't be that big of a deal will it?

9)(same person again) I guess we will have to change our theatre tickets for the 20th, I guess it is okay if you guys come over

10)I AM SO SICK OF BEING SECOND CHOICE FOR EVERY HOLIDAY

11) What?!? You aren't coming because our cousin who might be in federal prison next year might also be there, well I don't want to ask her parents if she will have a furlough from house arrest that day, I don't want to make THEM feel bad. Can't you just get over it?

So, I guess all I want for Christmas is for our "celebration" with Jeff's side of the family to be OVER.

Casualties of Motherhood

Apparently carrying this darling baby for 9 months, worrying about their every breath, and completely dedicating yourself to their very being isn't enough. More of a sacrifice is needed. My sacrifice this weekend was a toe on my right foot. As I was gracefully scampering after a crying Cooper who had taken yet ANOTHER painful tumble across the floor in an attempt to climb onto Grandma & Grandpa's coffee table, I broke my second to last toe on my right foot. Over the weekend the toe was triple the normal size and a gorgeous purple & red shade. To add insult to injury, I believe my darling angel of a son has stepped on said toe about 3,000 times since I have broken it. This might be why I am NOT in a holiday mood.

To blog or not to blog - that is the question?!?!

Lately I have not been in the blogging mood and I have really been questioning whether or not I should keep posting or not. Many of my pals have been telling me to just get on MySpace. I just don't believe in MYSpace I guess. Perhaps I am old fashioned but I truly believe the people I want to be in touch with, I already am in touch with and the people I don't want to "find" after all these years can stay out there in cyberspace and LEAVE ME ALONE! I have given myself a January 1st deadline, by then I will know if blogging is worth it for me or if I should just give up and focus my time and attention on something more worthwhile.

Anyway - updates here, Thanksgiving was lovely, we were at my parents'. Cooper provides entertainment for everyone by running around and knocking over cans of soda onto the carpet when no one is looking. He also ate a TON of food, as everyone likes to feed him, sort of like a little lap dog or something. Perhaps he won't be our skinny Ethiopian baby for much longer with all the holidays coming up, we shall see. The day after Thanksgiving I was at Younkers for the 4am opening and IT WAS GREAT - I wasn't even buying gifts- I was just buying stuff for myself:) 2 pairs of shoes, 1 comforter, and 1 outfit for Cooper later, I went to Kohls and purchased more things for myself. I did get Grandma a scarf and my mom a calendar, but mostly, I bought things for myself. I love Christmas shopping(for myself).

Friday continued with our newest family tradition - ringing bells for the Salvation Army, also at the mall. Cooper LOVED ringing the bell and literally running after people while ringing the bell. He was very good at luring people to donate. I was feeling really lucky as we were ringing bells and thinking about how nice it is to help out such a great charity, we will definitely make this an annual tradition. After we rang bells we carried on our other day after Thanksgiving tradition and went to Hooters for dinner. Hooters was the first restaurant Cooper ever went to in his entire life!

Tomorrow I plan to make a turkey and do a lot of sleeping!

How much can we accomplish in one weekend?

The answer for me is usually a lot! Here's the review of what was happening at the H-Haus:

Friday, my lovely sister Heidi volunteered to watch Cooper so we could have an actual date night. Jeff surprised me with a very extravagant night. We started at KoKo where Jeff loves to have cocktails. It was nice, my drink was a little yucky, but I should know better than to order martinis anymore, I just can't drink them. From KoKo we headed to Republic Chophouse, the newest most trendy Green Bay restaurant. It was delish: pretzel bread with cheese butter, bacon-wrapped scallops, french onion soup, a steak served with a shot of Jameson, some very good red wine from Chile, and Red Velvet Cake for dessert. I even felt like we were young and fun again.

Saturday, I headed out to UW-Green Bay for the Outstanding Student Award interviews, always nice to be there, did some shopping in the bookstore which is now located in the Union, then cruised through Walmart. Came home, had lunch with the boys, then headed to Barnes & Noble and JCPenny for some Christmas shopping. Finally stopped at the Kress library to pick up the December Mothers & More bookclub book.

Today, we cleaned the entire house, read the paper, paid bills, I did some reading, made a tie-blankie for my sister and made chicken with brown rice for dinner.

Also this weekend we started the holiday negotiation with Jeff's family, as usual, it is not easy, no on seems to be happy and Jeff already feels bad about an event that is a month away. I don't understand why everyone doesn't do it the way my family does, show-up, eat a lot, drink even more and play Catch Phrase while you are loaded. My plan is to bring a bottle of wine to each location, pretend like I am going to share it and then drink both bottles myself. And when I am serious about how the holidays are going to go I don't mess around. I do recall making the statement after one particularly horrible holiday session, "That's it, I am not going there next year, I will either be pregnant, have a newborn I can't travel with, or poison myself." And wouldn't you just know it, the next year Cooper was born. Before anyone can post a smart comment about getting knocked up to avoid the 09 holiday season, let me be clear - I will be poisoning myself in 09 NOT having a baby!

I am tired, I am cranky, and I am going to bed.

Too long - So Sorry!

Yes, it has been much too long since I last posted anything, so if anyone is still reading this blog I will be shocked. Here is what has been going on:

1)Cooper turned one & we had a fabulous party, if I ever have to upload pictures, I will share some
2)Cooper has learned how to walk and we continue to childproof around his latest skills
3)Cooper has a minor issue and will be having surgery next Tuesday(please keep him in your prayers)
4)I went to a craft show and decided that my fabulous cousin Adge & I need to start selling our knit items at craft shows, especially the gorgeous things she can make - SO MUCH nicer than the crap I saw at the show I was at
5)Work has been nuts and will probably be this way through the end of the year

And I decided to fill out one of these and just post it here instead of boring you all with the email:

What is your occupation right now? Senior Account Manager - I sell stuff
What color are your socks right now? What socks?
What are you listening to right now? Silence, it's nice when Cooper is asleep
What was the last thing that you ate? Panera Turkey Artichoke panini
Can you drive a stick shift? Oh no
Last person you spoke to on the phone? Petra
do you like the person who sent this to you? Jill is wonderous
How old are you today? 24.5
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Golf or College Basketball
What is your favorite drink? Red Wine
Have you ever dyed your hair? Of course
Favorite food?Cheese, chicken & Chocolate
What is the last movie you watched? I am in the middle of No Reservations, it just takes me 6 weeks to watch one flipping movie
What cd have you listened most to lately? Wee Sing on the Road(try not to barf)
Favorite concert? Goo Goo Dolls with Bon Jovi OR Neil Diamond
Where will you spend Christmas this year? Hopefully just in Manitowoc & here
Is there something that you would do over? What? Probably be more emotionally available to others in MANY situations, I am working on it
Favorite day of the year? Cooper's birthday 10/20
How do you vent anger? I blog or write in my journal the things that are so secret I can't complain about them on my blog
What was your favorite toy as a child?Barbie or Fisher Price Lil People
What is your favorite season? Summer
Cherries or Blueberries? cherries
Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? if they need an excuse not to work - sure. If not no big deal
Who is the most likely to respond? Who ever fits the above criteria
Who is least likely to respond? Everyone
When was the last time you cried? When we found out Cooper has to have surgery
What is your most favorite possession? My wedding ring and Cooper, both are with me almost all the time
What is the most favorite gift you've ever given? Anything I have given Jeff that really surprised him, that he thought I would NEVER buy for him, most recently his batman watch
What is on the floor of your closet? shoes
If your favorite color no longer existed, what is your next favorite? pink
Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?Adge?
What did you do last night? took a field trip to Walgreens, then played with CJ
What are you most afraid of? Losing those I love
Favorite dog breed? Westie
Favorite day of the week? Friday
How many states have you lived in? 1
Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
What is your favorite flower? Gladiolas & hydrangeas

F- N, my new word of choice

About a month back during one of Cooper's long babbling sessions, I am, almost positive he said G*dDa*mit! He said it in the same tone of voice I am sure he has heard me say it thousands of times since he has been born and probably even a few thousand times before he was born. this caused me to panic, as I most certainly do not want to be putting an expletive in the good 'ole baby book as his first word. So we immediately put a ban on all swearing at our house, not that we speak like sailors around here or anything, but something that needed to happen before our darling little man starts flipping off traffic from the back patio.

I have one observation about NEVER swearing - it is F-N difficult! And there you can see why F-N is my new favorite word. It is 2 letters that help get me through the day. I was telling one of my customers about F-N the other day and he suggested using "clucking" in it's place. To me, that just sounds dorky, F-N is much cooler.

On another note, send good thoughts and prayers to our friends the Metz family, Natalie & Pete are in Hawaii right now & Pete is competing in the Iron Man today. He is a super dedicated athlete who is in such great shape it makes me want to get into better shape. But then McDonald's started Monopoly this week and crushed my dream of being a tri-athlete. So Pete, it's up to you! Check out his blog here: http://www.petemetz.blogspot.com

Have a good weekend!

Another Milestone to be VERY Proud of....

Lately Cooper is racking up the milestones Daddy is proud of. A few weeks back, he officially starting picking his nose. And ladies & gentlemen, once his finger is in the nostril, good luck getting it out of there!

Last evening we discovered that Cooper had another talent he was waiting for just the right moment to expose. Following his bath, he gets wrapped in a hooded towel and a bath towel and warmed up. Then he likes to throw the towels off dramatically and get away from mommy to revel in being naked prior to a diaper being put on. All was going well until Cooper crawled his naked butt over to his mail cart and decided to stand behind it. He pulled himself up and once in a very straight and tall standing position, he proceeded to PEE STANDING UP! I think Jeff got teary:)

Have a great week, I will be lysoling anything I think pee got near.

Things I love about Cooper

I haven't done a list blog lately so I thought this was the perfect topic since the best baby in the whole world is approaching his first birthday and seems to get more independent and more like a toddler everyday. Here is my list:

#1)The way you pretend to be shy with ladies and bury your head in my shoulder when a new lady smiles at you

#2)The way you will say,"HaHA" if I say it to you first

#3)Your constant motorboat noises

#4)The way you never give up when in a quest to get what you want(this definitely comes from me and will probably cause most of our arguments as you get older)

#5)The easy going way you let the other kids take whatever toys they want from you during playgroup and then the sneaky way you manage to capture them back without the other kids knowing

#6)Your giggle

#7)The way you help me yell at Daddy when I am right(which is every time I am yelling at him)

#8)The way you sleep just like a grown up and wriggle around until you are in the perfect position

#9)Your expression when we arrive at our destination and I get you out of the back of the car

#10)Your gray eyes

And the list just keeps going and going.

Finally a DECENT idea

Of course news of the financial bailout plan and our economy is EVERYWHERE. Even as some one who typically avoids the TV news, I can not seem to escape info about who is accountable for it not passing yesterday. My husband heard some radio host yesterday who had a PERFECT idea. Instead of the government doling out cash to financial institutions, and whomever else needs their help, what would happen if they distributed the 700 billion(please don't get upset if my numbers are wrong, I truly don't care about these details and do no research prior to writing) to all of the US citizens. They did the math and it would end up being about 500k per citizen. Seriously, if I had 500k, my financial worries would be over, we would have no debt, our family's college funds would be established, and we would be spending $$ like crazy. As you can see, this is just what the economy needs.

I know my fingers are crossed that this will happen!

Don't Mess With an Angie

I have said this before and I will say it again, Don't mess with me! I am not sure what gives some people the idea that they can screw with me and not suffer any consequences. Pretty sure you can tell I am talking about something specific which I will now sound off about.

The moron(if you want her name, just email me and I will give it to you so you can avoid the completely unprofessional behavior I have endured this week) who was watching our son decided this week she wanted to bump us(after only 6 visits) to watch another child who was a close family friend. Now if she wanted to do this, she should have said, "I am so sorry, but I really need to help my friend out, if I give you 2 weeks notice would you be able to make other arrangements for Cooper?" Instead I am not sure what she did to him yesterday, however I had to pick him up early because he wouldn't stop crying. I am 100% positive she was not attending to him properly in order to make him cry, therefore giving her a reason to call me to pick him up. Cooper has never cried for no reason, NEVER! So I picked him up and could tell he was rattled. With some extra TLC and a long cuddle with Nanny Maggie today, we are hoping he will be back to himself by this weeked.

Here is why this idiot should have never messed with me:

#1) I have put her on a Do NOT Use list with my local mothers group that has over 100 members

#2) I will be telling everyone I know about this(in Green Bay I think I probably have about 200 personal contacts)

#3)They will be telling everyone they know

#4)I will personally make sure this person is contacted by the State in terms of licensing

Alright, I feel better now, everyone, please have a Happy Thursday!

Christmas - I can't wait!!!!

Perhaps it is because I truly LOVE shopping for ANYTHING, but I seriously can not get the holidays off my mind these days. And yes, I know it is September 16th. I do have a happy little formula to make sure I am truly able to enjoy the holiday season to the fullest and not get stressed. First, I never shop for presents after Thanksgiving. I seriously have already started my shopping and will finish the week before Thanksgiving. Then the weekend after Thanksgiving, I can take my sweet time decorating the house. After that I spend all the weekends of December leisurely wrapping gifts, baking and going to holiday parties. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

This year seems to be even more exciting shopping-wise because there are toys to be purchased for Cooper AND Connor AND Baby Luke. I was talking to Kim today and she advised that she had just picked up a 3 ft tall talking dinosaur over lunch for Connor. So I am not the only retail junky already firing up the engines on the holiday season!!!!

I will have to keep everyone posted with my deals and steals of the season - I think Fleetfarm Toyland opens in a few weeks, it will be my first stop for toys!

So Much to Say So Much to Say

Where to start? I think this will be a bit of a blog smorgasbord.

First, I will start with my favorite new blog to read and advise you my friends to go check it out as well:

http://www.mccainblogette.com/

Also, I haven't given props to my girl and fellow laid back mommy Angie O. lately. This lady has taken motherhood by storm. Her boy, Luke is seriously one of the most adorable babykins I have ever seen in my life. Here is the most recent picture I have of the two of them. I am absolutely thrilled to get to raise our boys together and know that Warrior and Crash will soon be getting into mountains of trouble together.

I also have some mommy musings to share. I have recently started to think that Cooper needed to do more, see more and in general be exposed to more kids. Just today he started swim class, which seems to completely mystify him. I have also been thinking I should be in a regular playgroup rotation and perhaps get him involved in some sort of music class. Then I read an article about just letting your kids play and not scheduling so many experiences for them. Which is great, a stingy mom like me is glad one of his favorite things to do is look out the window and spot big trucks!

Finally, I would like to highly recommend that if you live in the Green Bay Area and haven't checked out Butterfly Books- you are TOTALLY missing out! It is a WONDERFUL store and their story times are GREAT!