We’ve had this bed here for awhile but she never wanted to use it. Then she discovered that the sun hits it…
Olive’s new sundog bed!
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Ruby Senesales to start 2022!
Monochromatic mom and daughter makeup
2022 Summer Makeup Trend — Monochromatic Makeup Looks!
Olive loves her purple monkey.
And a nap with Katie.
And a cuddle with Owen.
She missed the kids so she accepts me.
Her kids left her and she was whining at the door waiting for them to come home.
Sheb gave up on the kids and wanted me to pick her up and now look what’s happened. How am I supposed to get any work done now? P.S. I’m sitting at the kitchen table.
P.S. I’m sitting at the kitchen table. 😂
Nonchalant shoe chewing
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Official Covid Day 6—isolation over!
My Covid isolation is over! Now I get to mask in public for the rest of my time.
I feel about 98% healthy. No more morning headaches. No more cough. Just a tiny bit of phlegm and my voice isn’t back to normal yet.
I’m on library/Kindle book #9—time for something a little different after all my chick lit and mystery titles.
Official Covid Day 5 report
Feeling mostly good overall, just trying to rest (read and nap) because I still feel exhausted (but not sleepy tired) when I try to do things. I’m not complaining—it could be so much worse.
Olive’s favorite game!
It’s very cute but also very annoying when you really need to catch her.
And then it’s nappy time.
Official Covid Day 4 report
Library book update: I finished book #4, read a super quick short story #5, and am 8% through book #6.
I actually feel pretty good today. Covid has not made me sleepy tired (just physically exhausted) so I was up reading until 1:30am—but then I slept pretty well (even considering I was 95% stuffed up) until 9:30! It was too hot and humid to read outside so I’ve been inside. I still get the morning headache but Excedrin still works. My voice sounds crazy but otherwise I think I’m on the mend.
Same toy at 8 weeks vs 16 weeks!
I’d say she’s grown just a little bit.
Olive & the Outdoor Ottoman
She can finally jump up on her own and she likes resting up there.
And then she’s off. Still being cute.
And then a big nap back in the house.
Official Covid Day 3 report
I’m on library book 4. (I started and finished book 3, A Room Full of Bones, last night.)
If I didn’t know better, I’d think I just had a head cold. I’m stuffed up and I have phlegm. Still have the headache in the morning but Excedrin fixes that. Didn’t sleep great but I generally don’t. Overall I’m just TIRED and moving slow.
I’m excited (again) to be able to sit outside for a little bit—fresh air and a change of scenery. Plus I get to cuddle with Olive…
And watch her be cute and have fun in the yard. She loves laying on these inflatable sleds (for the waterslide).
The kids took a break from the slide to try and take Olive over to it. She made it to the side but hopped off once they set it down and tried to push her down the slide!
Official Covid Day 2 report
I slept pretty well. Woke up with a killer headache. Still have a random little cough and some phlegm. I guess I’m a little stuffed up, too. No fever. Really it just feels like being sick.
I’m thankful it’s not a billion degrees outside this morning so I can sit out here and read while the rest of the family is inside…but I already hear my bed calling me.
A few hours later…
Thankfully it’s not unbearable outside so I’m still on the porch. Different egg chair, though, for a bit different view.
And then this happened.
Well, it’s happened.
I tested positive this morning.
Thankfully it’s nothing too awful—a minor sore throat, a random cough, slight body aches (but that could just be me being old), and the worst is a nagging headache but it’s manageable with Excedrin. It really all just feels like an annoying cold. Vaccines and boosters for the win.
The kids feel fine. Tom has tested negative. And apparently dogs can get Covid so if I want to cuddle Olive I need to mask.
At least I have a cute cuddle buddy!
And Katie decided to get out Legos right here. For the first time ever.
Guess who’s learning to jump on the couch?
After a few fails, she finally got it!
THAT LITTLE FACE!
Anna headbanging with Olive
Olive was being very bitey and Anna was trying to flick her in the nose while avoiding the teeth. I managed to snap this action photo! It looks like they’re jamming to music!
Tell me you have a puppy without telling me you have a puppy.
Because this is what happens…
My first Strawberry Basil Margarita
Hubby made me a frozen strawberry basil margarita. It’s…odd. It’s not bad, but I can’t reconcile the Italian basil profile with the strawberry marg profile. I probably wouldn’t do it again…but I’m not complaining!
I love when she’s this cuddly.
Olive loves her boy!
Olive and the back yard bunny!
Olive saw her first bunny in the back yard! She was interested… temporarily.
My first Father’s Day without my dad.
My first Father’s Day without my dad around is a little more emotional than I thought it would be. Lin sent me these pics this morning.
I still can’t believe he’s gone. I still feel guilty I wasn’t there at the end. I still can’t believe he’s not going to be there for grandparent camp. Or see his grandkids graduate high school or get married.
Hug your friends and family. You never know when might be the last time you see them.
Olive’s first steak bone!
Soooo shreepy.
Sun dog is happy!
Still happy! She stayed liked this for about a half hour!
A Bar Mitzvah!
Enjoying a PERFECT pool day!
Great weather (after the horrible heat and humidity wave we had), a nice breeze, SEATS IN THE SHADE, friends (Anna and Kelly!), good music, peanut M&Ms, a cold beverage, and a library book!
And makeup that would stay on if I dared to go swimming — I did go in up to my neck as a starter!
