Author Archives: Jen
Katie’s open house!
Last day of playgrounds with Papa and Grannie
Who knew she has gotten this good?! We are impressed!
When a friend asks if she can come over and play with makeup, you always say yes.
Heidi and I always manage to have a good time, and this was no different!
She’s wearing:
✨Base:
· Climate Control
· Dry Daytime Moisturizer
· SeneSerum-C
✨Face:
· Light Concealer
· Color Correcting Tinted Moisturizer Medium
· Fawn Advanced Anti-aging Foundation
· Natural Translucent Loose Power
✨Eyes:
· Moca Java Shimmer ShadowSense
· Sandstone Pearl ShadowSense
· Smoked Topaz ShadowSense (eyes and brows)
· Denim ShadowSense as liner
· Black LashSense
· EyeLuminator
✨Cheeks: Bronze BlushSense
✨Lips:
· Fleur de Lisa LipSense
· Silver Glitter Gloss
And then some KILLER fake lashes that I tried but were just absolutely insane on me.
This is me trying to pick a new business font.
It’s finally spring!
It was warm enough today to be outside without a coat! We uncovered the table and chairs and put the umbrella up!
A revisit of the Welcome to Illinois dinner.
From Jami:
So… back in February (cough cough), we had a dinner to welcome the Hudsons to IL. I finally got around to downloading my memory card this weekend. Oops.
Owen was the photographer on the group shot!
Day 2 of playgrounds with Grannie and Papa
Date night while the kids are at parents night out!
We took Papa and Grannie out for dinner and then they went home to pick up the kids!
Who doesn’t love a great Before & After?!
#fullsenegenceface #onetwolashes #datenight
Playgrounds with Grannie and Papa!
Grannie decided it would be fun to have a mini adventure with the kids and take them to a bunch of the local parks and playgrounds that we haven’t been to. So they made a list of all the parks then drew numbers to decide where to go! The kids LOVED it!!
Sitting down to work after date night…
She’s a weird one.
You had one job.
What clowns.
Oh yeah! Papa and Grannie are here on their way back from Florida…and they brought the kids clown noses. I love their serious faces in the first pic.
Snafus + glitches = wine
This is me after yet another day of excruciatingly annoying beind-the-scenes glitches and snafus. Who knew relaunching a business would be so stressful?! 🙂
Here’s one thing I was dealing with… Are you guys ready for a laugh? I requested a cartoon avatar from a designer at Fiverr and this is what he gave me. YIKES!
He pretty much didn’t follow ANY instruction I gave him other than I’m female with dark hair holding a margarita. I honestly think he forgot about it (he was past due) and when I called him on it, he grabbed the closest clip art that matched. It’s already been refunded, but I that means I have to start all over with someone else.
And another thing? My shipping company sends out BCC tracking notifications…except I wasn’t getting them. They simply told me they were going out fine and to check with my email provider. I did my own troubleshooting with a friend, we identified where the problem was, Google customer support confirmed it, so I got to go back to the shipping company and say “No, it IS on your end.” And oh yeah, my support request doesn’t show up anywhere in their online portal and no one can figure out why. (See, one little problem after another. Eventually they discovered the issue on their end but it took a week!) I’m very thankful for my friend Tori who is basically my go-to guru for anything graphics, design, or IT…or, hell, life! 🙂 She keeps me laughing through it all.
So tonight I’m trying a blueberry wine that Lin brought back from Florida…it’s not a margarita but it’s an interesting change of pace.
Blueberry muffin helpers!
Grannie brought a bunch of hand-picked blueberries from Florida so they made muffins! Grannie definitely has more patience in the kitchen with them than I do!!
I can relax now.
The last time I was at Sam’s Club, I noticed my margaritas were gone. I might have freaked out a bit.
But today I found them… We must have missed the tiny half aisle where they relocated them.
So now I can relax. 🙂
Tuesday date day!
Tom took the day off after his sleep study so we had a date afternoon and went out for lunch to a new place…
Afterward we hit a craft beer store and Tomgot his treat. I had a margarita with lunch so it was his turn. 🍺
Tom looks at beer while I look at beer names. This is my current favorite.
His second sleep study.
So Tom had his first sleep study a few weeks ago. His results?
You have tested positive for sleep apnea with an AHI of 17. The AHI is the average number of times per hour you stopped breathing during your sleep. A 5 or more is clinically significant; a 30 or more is severe. You are in a moderate category, so we would like to get you treated as soon as possible.
So he had to go back again. And he took a picture this time. 🙂
So now we wait for his machine to arrive. 🙂
April 15th. Are you kidding me?
I’ve missed this cuddle partner.
Unfortunately for both of us it’s time for me to get up and start working.
That’s not what I expected.
There’s nothing quite like hearing a scratching noise at the window, looking back, and seeing this. Yikes! The cat (sleeping in the bed) didn’t even realize what was happening.
This is how Owen empties the dryer.
This is a legit Intramural game.
I’m not quite sure what game it was, but another mom confirmed it was legit and they were supposed to be doing that. 🙂
Supportive school!
The kids have State testing coming up and these are some of the signs in the hallways. I love it.
And another random sign:
That’s how I feel, too.
Thank you, Charlie, for sitting your ass right on my Virginia Tax Return. That’s how I feel, too. (I have to file a $40 return to get $15 back.)
Surprise twinsies!
Katie put these leggings on today so I surprised hey by putting my matching ones on, too!
Kidisms 46
We were out and about and Katie saw the Menards sign and asked if we were going to Menards.
Tom: Yes, to save big money. [That’s their jingle.]
Katie: We don’t have big money.
Us, laughing: That’s true.
Katie: We have little money.
Dee, to Katie: What do you want to be when you grow up if you’re going to help animals since you like them so much?
Katie: I will help them as long as they don’t poop on me…
Me: Owen, go find your cleats for soccer practice tomorrow.
Owen: I don’t know where they are.
Me: That’s why I said to go find them.
Owen, whining: BUT I DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE!
Me: SO GO LOOK.
Owen, comes back with a shoe: Here. But I only found one.
Me: /smdh [shake my damn head]
I figured out why we haven’t seen spring yet!!
I still have my apple cider soap out. That’s a fall/winter scent. So today I switched it out for lilac. You’re welcome.
