It was sunny and nice but the water was freezing (as expected). We all walked the shore and looked (somewhat successfully) for beach glass. The kids did go in the water a tiny bit but didn’t swim!
At the Eagle Harbor beach!
Year: 2021
I think Honey feels at home.
Wonky WiFi but look at this view!
We’ve had some WiFi issues at my parent’s house so hubby took a 3-hour round trip to pick up a new Google mesh router…so hopefully things are on the mend. But I have sunset views like this so it’s all good.
I’ve been waiting for this for two years!
We made it! Thimbleberry margaritas to go! I might have gotten a little too excited and bought two pitchers. It’s a good thing we had a bunch of stainless steel tumblers ready to go!
And we’re off on our two family vacation!
It lasted 13 days!
My Brazilian Blowout lasted 13 days before I washed it! I did have to use dry shampoo a little toward the end but still that’s the longest I’ve ever gone after a salon visit!
I was anxious about styling my hair myself—even knowing that the Brazilian would make it easier—because you can never do it as well. But it actually turned out really well!
Last day of 3rd and 6th grades!
They were remote for most of the year but both went back full time at the end (and both did much better)! Here’s looking ahead to more normal fourth and seventh grades!
Look at the furry photobomber!!
I mean, they had a star.
We were at Costco and saw that Tom’s and David’s favorite whiskey had a * on the price tag—which means they aren’t going to be carrying it anymore. It’s legit $10 less a bottle here so we picked up a few extra bottles.
I made the top 5 banner!
I’m not kidding when I say I hate the sun.
It was super sunny and hot at baseball —with no shade of course —so I was under our tent and an umbrella!
First day at the pool 2021
We got here at 4:30 and it’s still crazy busy and not many seats left in the shade. There’s not much social distancing going on except the people seated in the grass.
But sitting in the shade with the breeze blowing and knowing the kids are having fun and listening to happiness all around me makes my heart happy that we are actually able to be here.
Ice cream surprise!
Kim had stopped by with her boys to see if Katie wanted to go get ice cream with them (her oldest, Tommy, a first grader, has a crush on Katie and wanted to ask her). Katie had a friend over so Kim said she’d just go pick up some ice cream for everyone. So everyone enjoyed some ice cream on the porch!
Her youngest (and my birthday twin) was just living his best life!
I loves me some Honey Bear.
And I think she likes me a little bit!!
I went over to Anna’s for a walk and while I was waiting Honey came to visit me on the couch! She can be such a cuddle bug when she wants to be!
Tom did another handy thing today!
He built and installed two corner posts to hang a shade sail (and more party lights) from. Eventually we’ll get a bit bigger shade to cover the whole deck.
He was creative since regular 4x4s (and all lumber) is crazy expensive right now (plus they were all wonky) so he used steel beams covered in cheaper wood!
Happy Memorial Day
So I’m just hanging in my egg chair relaxing and waiting to head to a friend’s house for a BBQ. I’m glad it’s not 95° but it might be nice if it was at least sunny.
Oh and I might have done a crazy eye look… that actually turned out not too bad!
First, the before and after:
Then the before and after with no mascara and then with the amazing fake lashes… Lashes really add so much to a look—and even tone down crazy to make it look better!
And last but not least, the full look!
P.S. I’m on day six of the blowout!
TOO MUCH WOOD!
Tom was getting rid of some random wood pieces…and it got a little crazy.
First gazebo sleepover!
Before it gets too hot and/or buggy!
WHAAAAAT IS HAPPENING?!?!
These two have NEVER done this in 16 years. Charlie wasn’t ever mean but Bella obviously didn’t like her…so now that Charlie is gone, Bella is a totally different cat!
We got Katie’s Halloween costume.
This T-Rex costume has made me laugh out loud every time I’ve seen it while we’ve been trick-or-treating the past few years. So when I got the chance to grab one for Katie cheaply I did. It did not disappoint.
I love freebies for reaching my goals!
Just some Harmon Kardon headphones…
I LOVE having a handy hubby!
From little things like hanging light fixtures and fixing cabinet drawers to big things like building pantry shelves or building a table, he can do it all.
This was his most recent project — now that we’re in our forever home and Owen has been upgraded to a Queen bed, I wanted him to have a cool headboard. I found about what we wanted…and Tom built it!
Owen loves it!
And here’s some pics before the lights went on!
My snuggle buddy.
We seriously have a totally new cat.
Introducing a new friend to the infamous bar and the fire.
And while we were out here, her son (same grade as Owen but they never met before) was in playing with the kids!
Just under 10 minutes for this!
We haven’t had a Before and After in awhile.
Brazilian Day 2
I barely had to even brush it and it looks like this. I can’t wait to see how long I can make it last without washing—a regular blowout can last a week or so…and this is an extreme blowout!
Oh just another work achievement.
OMG my hair is to die for.
I have wanted a Brazilian Blowout for awhile now—it’s been a lot a lot a lot (!) of years since I had one and it just makes drying and straightening my hair so much easier (and it shouldn’t be as frizzy). It’s a lengthy (and therefore expensive) process so it’s not a regular thing…
The process? First a clarifying wash, then putting the solution on, then drying on low heat (not high) so you don’t burn the chemicals off too early (this took close to an hour I think), then a rinse, then a regular high heat blow dry, then going over every tiny bit with a flat iron. Yikes. I was there for just over three hours.
It’s so unbelievably soft and smooth and silky it’s just dreamy. (Of course when I wash it and style it myself it won’t look quite as good but in the meantime I am enjoying every second of it.)
The H wall is now a thing!
I’ve been wanting to do my H wall ever since we moved in but it always just seems so overwhelming.
When I did this at the last house I knew it was only temporary so I really didn’t care where things went on the wall and I would just put them up without much thought. But since this is our forever house I really don’t want to be changing things if I can help it so I wanted to make sure everything was perfect. And of course that leads to procrastination and anxiety.
Linda and I were supposed to do it the last time they were here but I just procrastinated. This trip she wanted to make sure we got something accomplished so…
It’s obviously not finished – the blue painter’s tape square is where that wooden H goes (that’s sitting on the buffet) once Tom is finished with it and makes a frame for it. And of course there’s space for more Hs that I run across.
So it’s getting there!!
A real friend lets you sit in her egg chair.
We were over for dinner and I was in a mood so Anna let me sit in the chair. And it was PERFECT.
