She still doesn’t like her wet food so once in awhile she tries for human food. Today it was animal crackers.
She’s desperate for other food.
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#dollypartonchallenge
Okay I’ll play along with the #dollypartonchallenge—the sad thing is I really didn’t have any good “business attire” photos for Linked In or Tinder-esque photos of the 8,590 pics on my phone. How is that even possible?! Oh yeah, I’m a SAHM who never really needs to wear business clothes and I don’t need pics for trying to find a date or hookup. (And the pics I have for my husband I certainly am not sharing on social media! 😂)
Reading with Charlie
I’m claiming a parenting win.
Typical dinner scene: Katie automatically says she doesn’t like what we’re having and we tell her she needs to at least try it…then usually she doesn’t like it and we have a talk about how you don’t need to love everything but if it’s okay you can still eat it. She hates that and argues and whines and refuses to eat whatever.
Fast forward to last night. Owen was eating lime corn chips. She whines that she doesn’t like them. A few minutes later she’s eating them and Tom and I say “But you don’t like them!” And she matter-of-factly says (in her sassy DUH MOM tone) “But I can still eat things I don’t love!”
HAHA!!! I gleefully told her that’s exactly what we’ve been saying and now that she agrees with us, we expect no more complaining about food she says she doesn’t love. It took a minute but the look on her face when she realized…
I know the likelihood of that actually happening is low, but I’m still claiming a parenting win.
Katie is now a Shark!
After three years away from lessons, she leveled up after just a handful of lessons!
BSS then and now
A Facebook memory popped up that three years ago my kids were at British Swim School in Woodbridge, VA. Guess where they are tonight? 🏊♀️🏊🏻♂️
This is why I don’t do kid crafts.
I thought I was going to be Fun Mom™ and make Kool aid play dough with them. Katie loves play dough and Owen enjoys “cooking” so it would be perfect, right?
Seriously, like 30 seconds in and I’m annoyed because they had issues getting the ingredients out. Then mixing the dry ingredients was a mess because they didn’t listen and do it gently so there was flour all over (plus I got attitude from Katie because she just. wouldn’t. listen.) and then the whining while they stirred because it wasn’t mixing in PERFECTLY like they apparently thought it should.
Katie kept whining and complaining about the smell (one was Strawberry Lemonade and one was Fruit Punch?!) saying it was “awkward” (what?!). And once it was done, Katie decided she didn’t want to play with it.
😒
To his credit, Owen was good. Katie was the one who annoyed me the most.
Caught mid air!
Maggie’s old but she still has spurts of energy…and she loves her chickens.
Pinewood Derby
Owen took part in his first Pinewood Derby today! He and Tom have been working on his car for two weeks on and off and he was super excited! And he ended up winning third place in his pack!
Look at that happy face!!
These two. 💕
She loves a lap.
My happy place…tonight.
Ahhhh. Margaritas. Casa Bonita with friends for Parents Night Out. This pitcher was Jalapeño Cilantro and they were delicious. Pomaritas came later.
The boom thing and the wackers.
Katie just came up from playing in the basement with Owen with a story about the “boom thing and the wackers.” And expected us to know what the hell she was talking about. Any guesses?!
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Badminton-type rackets and balls. 😂
Kids are a hoot.
I think I might be Grace.
You guys… Grace and Frankie Season 6 has dropped!! I should space them out because they’re so good but I only have two left. Also, I think I might be Grace. 😂
This is the look I get when my lap is full.
Some days it’s all just so good.
Why punctuation is necessary.
One of my all time favorite Owen pics…TEN YEARS AGO.
Friends are 50% more!
Long story short I saw this Pyrex before Christmas but decided I didn’t NEED it. Fast forward and I decided I wanted a deep lasagna pan and scoured Amazon to no avail… forgetting about the one I saw at Target. Then a friend posted on Facebook that she found it (with a lid!) at a local chain (we don’t have one in our town but there’s one about 15 minutes away but I never go there). Well, another friend happened to be there and she knew I was looking for one so just as I was texting her to see if she could grab one for me, she told me it was in her cart already. I love my friends. And now I can’t wait to make lasagna!!
I was today years old when I learned…
You aren’t supposed to burn your Christmas tree in the fireplace. Whoopsie.
I posted this pic and caption on Facebook:
When it’s time to take the tree down but you don’t want a trail of needles through the house and you love a good fire. 🎄🔥
Two friends immediately posted that was NOT A GOOD THING, but I didn’t see it because I was offline watching a movie with the fam. Then a friend called me to tell me about it. We were being careful, but we did stop burning it.
Garlic smoked for four hours.
We were excited about it…but it was way overcooked. We’ll try again—I bought a whole bag.
Sledding in what little snow we have!
The kids have a great time sledding at the church by us, but we wanted to take them somewhere new. This is at Hunt Club community center.
This cat has always put up with so much from Katie.
Two Golden Girls
Look what we decided to do this morning? Gold mask for the face and Lip Smooth for the lips! No, Katie (age 7), doesn’t need the mask but what little girl doesn’t want to put gold on her face?! (Also, you see it’s not her whole face. I’m not wasting it on her youth!)
A product only photo.
AND THEN…DAMN TECHNOLOGY. Katie and I tried to go live on Facebook to peel our faces off and it said it was live but then said our internet connection was low (which is very weird because we just got a new system and it works SOOOO much better than our old one). And then it looked like it was connected and then when I was done and went to hit publish, it said a live needed to be more than four seconds to post. WHAT?! Gaaaaaah. DAMMIT. I have no idea what happened or what’s wrong with our new system.
Clearance thrills! Life hack!
I love the thrill of finding something I want or need on clearance… Honestly it gives me a little endorphin rush!! So post-holiday shopping is FUN! I also love life hacks that are actually, you know, USEFUL, so here’s a twofer:
I didn’t need any 🎄Christmas🎄 wrapping paper but ✨gold stripes✨ can be used for absolutely any occasion. 💥 BAM! 💥 Wrapping paper for the year for under $5! You’re welcome!
And now for something completely different. Just my eyes.
Well okay you get the rest of my face, too, but let’s just look at the eyes because my lips weren’t done yet. 👀
Of course I’m wearing Smoked Topaz in my brows because that is life. And Champagne Shimmer and Cinnamon Shimmer are my daily go-to duo because the Champagne Shimmer is light enough to not have to pay super close attention to where it goes. 😂 #lifehack #toldyouiwaslazy And the two blend so beautifully and so quickly—I can do it in under a minute. And then of course finish with the Eye Pencil liner and then Primer and VolumeIntense Mascara (my love—I still can’t believe I’m hooked on damn mascara and feel naked without it).
I so miss the top sprouts.
Butter + microwave = Yuck
This is what an entire stick of butter looks like when it explodes in your microwave. Just in case you were wondering.
FYI: I thought I had it set low enough (defrost at 30%) but apparently the time was too long. I was multitasking and forgot about it. I normally do like 30 seconds at a time and changed this time. FAIL.
Hyundai update.
I just spent almost two hours pulling together all the gory details to send to Hyundai regional and/or Corporate about all of the issues, missteps, and blunders with this purchase.
I still haven’t received the post-sale survey. It’s almost like they know they don’t want me to take it.
Mmm. Monaco cocktails.
So this is what happens when you are wasting time while waiting for your take out Chinese order to be ready… you walk down the strip to the liquor store and see what’s new. Enter Monaco Cocktails. The cashier recommended the white can (original, which I tried Saturday with a friend) and this one, which most likely approximated a margarita. I approve of both (the white one tasted like Monster+Vodka) but this one is better. Cheers!
