He was just telling me something about school and then said “Remember that guy who invented the water gun?” HUH? WHAT? No, I don’t. He tells me it was at the museum with Jackson and Liam. WHAT? Oh, okay, the Museum of Science an Industry…but no, I don’t remember it. THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. So I google and yep, of course he was right. And once I read the blurb I remembered it. He does things like this ALL the time…and whenever I question him, it turns out he’s right.
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You just never know what saying YES will do.
😳Two years ago today I was inviting people to my LipSense party. Sara tried to convince me then to sign up but I didn’t. She tried again when I bought more LipSense. I didn’t. I think she asked me/hinted at it four? five? six? times before I finally jumped on board…and the rest is history. You just never know what saying YES will do. 💙
Probably just allergies.
Katie has had a cough on and off for awhile now so figured I’d take her in as well just in case. The doc said everything looked good so she guessed it was allergies.
Found this note at bedtime.
There was some “weather” happening (nothing any of us would consider worrisome) but Owen had to get up and turn his sound machine on…and leave us a note as if we wouldn’t hear the frogs and birds coming from his room.
I’ll pass on intestines in the future.
I went to visit a neighbor’s new baby and ended up being fed fresh homemade Cambodian spring rolls. I also tried a steamed bun, sticky rice with jackfruit, and intestine. I’ll take a pass on the intestine in the future but I did try it. 🤣
Date night!
Kids were going to parents night out and we were going out to dinner with friends!
Sharing our bounty!
We figured we’d eat some of the cake and share some with friends.
It really is beautiful. They do a great job decorating and wrapping.
But surprise! A hole where we hoped (assumed?) frosting would be. 😄
Plates to share…
Photo bomber!
Double wins at bingo!
Tonight was the school bingo event and we had a blast!
We invited friends, ate pizza and Bundt cakes for dinner, and Katie won two bingos!! One was even a red ticket which means she got to pick from the BIG gifts.
And look what we got…
A huge Bundt cake (which happened to be Confetti, her favorite flavor!) and a year’s supply of bundlets (one per month)!! WOOHOO!! Then she picked the loom bracelet for her second prize!!!
Perfect lunch. Margarita and a friend.
Not quite what I expected.
So this is what happens when you try to match your shirt and you THINK it is Lexie Beary but you haven’t worn it in so long you’ve forgotten it is NOT the color you thought so you add a dark color to fix it and then it’s too crazy dark so you add your favorite color and it’s still a little scary. I did end up wearing it to my morning event but decided to change it for the night event. 🥰
Awww. Sibling love.
Katie came to sit with Owen when she got home. (Ignore the mess, I was taking the pic from across the table so I didn’t disrupt the sweet moment.)
He swore he wasn’t tired.
Owen was home sick today (nothing major, just a slight temp) and he refused to try to take a nap (I’M NOT TIRED MOM!!) even though I told him to just rest. Imagine my surprise when I looked over to see this.
Can your lipstick do this?
🦷👄 It still amazes me that this lasts through multiple mouth x-rays, a full dental cleaning, a check-up, and a flouride treatment without being smeared across your face and coming off completely.
Just… Why? How can it be comfy?
Did you know this?
I was today years old when I learned you are supposed to use this spray every time you clean your glasses.
Why do I do what I do?
🧐Why? Why do I do what I do?
I joke that Tom said it was time for me to “get a job” and I didn’t want to do that so I did this to placate him. And while that was the truth at the beginning…things gradually changed. Now I have something that is 100% mine…and it allows me to be here for my kids, which, as they get older is actually more important to me. I want to be the house that everyone gathers at because it’s fun or comfortable or safe–and I don’t feel I can do that if I’m on someone else’s clock. So I made my OWN clock and it’s wonderful. Yes, sometimes working from home is a pain in the butt, but it’s still HOME… exactly where I want and need to be.
👨👩👧👦 So…why do I do what I do? I do it for these guys. This family that I love so much. This family that bears with me when I want to take a family portrait on a walk and it’s too damn sunny but they do it anyway. The family that supports each other no matter what. My goal last year was to earn enough for a Disney Cruise…and I did…so plans are now in motion. 🚢🙌
⏰ If you are ready to give up someone else’s clock or create your own, message me about how I can help. What would you do with an extra $300/month?
(We have a one-day event coming up Tuesday where you can learn all the details, ask any question, and hear stories or connect with people who you can relate to. PM me to join! You won’t regret it!)
DAMN Y’ALL. I’M FLABBERGASTED.
Can I talk to you for a second about my wattle? 🦃 I hate it, but I’ve considered it a badge of honor🎖for having lost 141# ⚖️ (now a bit less but let’s not go there in this post). 😂 But look what happened recently in just eight days?
DAMN Y’ALL. I’M FLABBERGASTED. I expected this to take at least a month or two IF IT EVEN WORKED. And it took days. DAYS Y’ALL.
(I’ve also been using it on my face but was so concentrated on watching for neck results that I didn’t take a direct face before shot. I’ve used it sporadically in the past but I’m determined to be religious about it going forward…because look at those results?!)
Sometimes they cuddle.
Our first smoked butt roast was amazing.
Kudos to Chef Tom who did the whole thing.
Lazy Saturday morning doing my job as a pillow.
First, she begs.
Then she lays.
Unicorn Lips
This is what happens when I try to work from bed.
I’m waiting for the Oxy to kick in so I can function today.
Thankfully she moved. 🙂
It’s boob squishing day!
It’s a minefield out there.
Someone doesn’t like to poop in the snow anymore. And someone has been neglecting his chores.
You’re staying… No you’re being discharged.
Tom texted me in the morning to say they were holding him another day… So I went to visit after the kids for on the bus…and while I was there they decided he was being discharged! After waiting since 7am to get the MRI results, the doc said it’s a torn nerve (and of course the doc came in during the five minutes I ran too check on another appointment). They said he doesn’t need IV drugs so they’re sending him home since there’s not much else they can do at the hospital. It is what it is. The meds will help with inflammation and pain and he gets an appointment with a pain clinic for a steroid shot. But that’s it. If it rips more it’s serious—like they told him if his lower extremities get numb to come in immediately. 😳🥺
Of course, it took about two hours to get discharged and then an unplanned 45 minutes to get the meds at the pharmacy, so I had to scurry to find friends to get the kids off the bus. But all ended well and he’s home now.
Bestie spa time.
Let’s just say we don’t have good backs in our house.
I threw my back out last week and Tom threw his out yesterday (reaching for something he dropped). He managed to hold out overnight until the kids went to school before going to the ER…
The typical drug routine didn’t work this time so long story short about five hours in (when his pain level was still at a 10) they ended up admitting him so they could do an MRI (the ER couldn’t administer it on their own for whatever reason).
I had to go home to eat lunch, pack his overnight bag, get the kids off the bus, and then we all went back for a picnic dinner and some cuddles.
He seemed a little better, but then he wasn’t moving. He said his pain was about a 3 laying there but any time he tried to move or stand it was a 10. He has an MRI scheduled for the morning so hopefully we will know more then.
Jealousy…or plotting.
It was a wee bit windy.
