The many faces of mask removal.
Author Archives: Jen
Spa morning with my boy!
One of the side benefits of working from home?
Random selfies during the day!
A full look with three LipSense colors!
I love it when you find THE perfect gift!!
My mom friends have been doing ninja porch drop offs with random gifts every so often (it’s hilarious what some will do to try and avoid the Ring)!! And I’ve been wanting to return the favors but just couldn’t come up with the right thing. Then I hit on these tumblers. It took awhile to decide on the perfect saying but once I found this one I knew that was it! (Piper Lou has great stuff and great deals, BTW.)
Needless to say we’re all looking forward to using them together again this summer!
It’s also time for gymnastics again!
Katie has been begging to go back to gymnastics class so when they finally opened, we had to go in to get her evaluated (since it’s been two years since she finished her class). She picked up most of it pretty quickly.
You learn something new every day!
Today I learned that some of my socks have definitive letters on them for (L)eft and (R)ight. Huh.
Owen’s first in-person day of 6th grade!
We had not planned to send the kids back to school but due to unforeseen circumstances, we changed our minds.
This is definitely not what we had anticipated for his first day of middle school but we’re rolling with it!
And waiting at the bus stop! Normally his stop would be in front of our house but with remote learning plus hybrid and whatnot, everything is abnormal.
The kids are swimming again!
The kids were super excited to get back to the pool! They haven’t been in lessons in over a year, but they both got right back into it like pros.
I think she wants new water.
Along for the ride!
We all decided to go out Pokemoning and I felt guilty about leaving Maggie so I bundled her up in a blanket and brought her with us. She loved it. She just curled up on my lap the whole time.
Legwork for Anna!
Anna is running for school board so asked for help passing out fliers. Angela and I did a few neighborhoods today—she drove and I delivered! I was surprised how tired I got!
This was our proof to her that we were actually doing it!
I am still surprised when my makeup looks good at bedtime.
My lazy co-worker!
I never tire of this cuddle.
She was asleep in Tom’s chair in the sun as I sat down on the couch with the blanket. Within 30 seconds she had popped her head up and came over to cuddle with me.
Unlikely nap buddies.
These were some goooood donuts.
Before and after.
But man are they filling!! The kids even got into sharing them—we cut each one into four so we can all try every one! (This is a special treat. They aren’t local… but we picked them up locally through DwellSocial.)
A little mask to start our day!
Owen decided he wanted to start clearing up his face so we’re doing all the things!
Look! The bearded man!!
Here’s something y’all may only see once in your lifetime so look closely…
Yes, that’s Tom Hudson in a beard. Since he’s done with work as a Marine, he doesn’t have to shave every day…so this happened. I kinda liked it so he kept it for a change of pace but then he had to go on base for his vaccine today so it had to come off. He was happy to get rid of it because he didn’t like it…but I made him let me at least take a picture.
And then he made me take one with him… With a naked face!
Maggie’s new sleep spot.
Maggie has been sleeping with Katie more often and this is how Tom found them this morning.
168% is more like it!
WOOHOO! This is the first day we’ve given power back to the grid! It really helps once all the snow and ice melts off the panels!
A Jackbox burn!
These were two awesome answers. Can you guess which won the majority vote?
Zoom!
Mom, so when I get older I’m gonna lose my eyesight?
I earned a spot in a coaching call!
A margarita spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and chili pepper?
It’s definitely not a favorite but it’s interesting.
Happy National Margarita Day 2021!
Enjoy a collage of me with lots of margaritas!
Look who’s in an Amazon listing?!
A friend found this when it was advertised as a special of the day! Just go check out this listing and then scroll through the photos!
Charlie hiding from Honey
We had brunch with Anna and David today and they brought their dog, Honey. She’s a great dog and we love her but she wants to play with Maggie and the cats and they want NO part of it. Charlie actually lasted fairly long in her bed but eventually she snuck up the stairs and just sat there. She RARELY goes upstairs so you know she wasn’t herself.
KitchenAid in the house!
So we’ve hated the Bosch dishwasher ever since we moved in. I mean it’s a decent dishwasher but the layout just didn’t work for us. Tom jokingly told me HELL NO WE’RE NOT SPENDING MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT ISN’T BROKEN. But it was bad. And I hated it. Every single day.
We knew the brand we wanted (ever since we bought a KitchenAid for our Jacksonville house) but Tom still gave me shit. But it eventually wore him down and he finally got on board and said we could get one when it went on sale—but in the middle of Covid no one had it! It was advertised but they weren’t in stock and you couldn’t order it. So I just kept checking. And then a few months later, Costco had a really good sale so I bought it immediately. It took two weeks but it was so worth it. It’s amazing. And Tom tells me every day how much he loves it.
I love it when I’m right.
There is a little learning curve to loading it but it’s already sooooo much better than the other one!
Crazy Hair Day
