I finally found them! Adult ice pops! The only thing I don’t think I’ll like is that they’re “skinny” and those usually have a weird fake sugar chemical taste to them. But I’ll try them for science.
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Illinois, I am DONE with you.
It was gorgeous today. But look at the forecast for tomorrow.
SERIOUSLY?!
A friend said she saw it as thought her app was wonky.
How could I NOT get this Easter basket?
I mean, with the post-Easter 70% discount it was $3.
The boy options weren’t nearly as cute but I got Owen a new one, too.
Just look at Owen’s lunch today.
So Owen is really great getting ready in the morning. He gets up on his own, showers, eats breakfast, and packs his lunch. I always have lunch stuff available like fruit, cheese, lunchmeat, and there’s always PB&J. They also have access to candy and know they can or a piece or two in their lunch every day.
Well this morning Katie discovered that Owen forgot his lunch. Out of curiosity I opened it.
ARE YOU F’ING KIDDING ME?! A handful of grapes and half a lunchbox of Easter candy?!
Yes he’s just being a kid, but now it makes me wonder what all his other lunches have been like and if I can trust him going forward.
Kids.
So here’s one thing I love about our makeup.
If you’re not sure what colors to wear together, you can actually use the same color on lips, cheeks, and eyes!! This keeps everything in the same color family!!
💜 I did it here with Purple Reign! Wear it by itself on your lips, and then mix it with Pearlizer for cheeks and lids! I did less purple for the blush and more purple for my eyes.
(Yes, Purple Reign isn’t very aptly named. It’s way more pink on most people. But the real life swatch is more purple. Go figure.)
Prepping my arm for wowing!
I had an event at a ladies day at a local car dealership so I prepped my arm with shadows (and my hand with lipstick) to WOW people. Aren’t they pretty?!
When your non-techy friend teaches you something!
I didn’t know I could use my Apple watch as a remote to take a photo with my iPhone. What?! So this was our test shot while we were talking shop.
Just not duplicatable.
When you try to duplicate a friend’s signature selfie smirk and you fail miserably but it’s still kinda cute. 😂
FAIL:
FAIL:
She shows you how it’s done!
The struggle is real, y’all.
They’re learning how to clean the sink tonight. This is what I found after moving cereal bowls this morning. GRRR.
It’s one of the best times of year!!
Easter candy is half off at Target! I texted Tom and he said when it gets to 70% I need to go back for more!
Kids and pets. Why?!
Owen came home, found a piece of garbage on the ground, played with it for a few seconds, then flipped it away and it landed here…and then he was off.
I’ve been outside mere minutes and Maggie is begging at the door to come out, even though she’s been in and out and in and out all day.
But at least it’s gorgeous out and there are no bugs.
Me and my boy.
Five years ago and today!
I saw the left pic in my Facebook memories (5 years ago!) and then Katie came down wearing the right so of course I had to recreate it!
She loves her bike basket!
She always has to take a doll to the playground. And you’ll notice we had to rig up a seatbelt for her. 😄
A good morning to relax in my egg!
And get caught up on some work and blog posts since the weather was so nice!
The Easter Bunny was here!
This year he left the eggs outside!!
Meat, meat, and more meat!
We may have had just a bit of smoked pork butt and chicken last night. I think we could have fed the neighborhood instead of just eight of us. 😂
And we let Maggie lick the platter at the end of the night and she REALLY got into it.
Pre-dinner party selfies!
We found Katie’s hidey hole.
This is where she sits with her laptop and the couch cushions have obviously pulled apart a bit.
Someone watched Leap this morning.
I finished the sushi!
I don’t have much time to spend on puzzles but I do enjoy them. Of course Katie wanted to help me but only did about 8 pieces overall.
This furry face.
When did he turn 16?
Owen loved his new sunglasses I got him for baseball. But why does he have to look so old?!
Sometimes the schoolwork that comes home just makes me smile.
Bottom braces and rubber bands now!! Yikes!
The doc decided that his bottom teeth need to move just a bit so he got new bottom braces and rubber bands he only has to wear at night!
Three things.
1️⃣ It was supposed to rain all day so I thought I’d better get my walk in first thing since it was dry. I’m not often up and moving by 8:30am but when I’m on a mission, watch out. (I lost two more pounds last week, which puts me at 10 total for two weeks! Gotta keep it going!!)
2️⃣ I love my long hair but coats and wind are my enemies. 😂
3️⃣ I can’t wait to get my brows done at Ulta Beauty today. It’s been two months (one month too long). I try not to touch them myself since I’m a compulsive overplucker…
Mom! Take a picture of me so I can get my bonus tokens! 😂
That damn cereal.
That damn cereal was still on my mind today so I drove back to the dollar store and BINGO–one full case of ❤️❤️ Reese’s hearts (plus two extra) and 10 boxes of ☘️☘️ Lucky Charms. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I might also be extra giddy today because it’s 68° and I got a 2-mile walk in this afternoon. 🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️
The struggle is real.
Why? WHY?! The coat rack is RIGHT FREAKING THERE?! If it’s not his coat it’s hers. Or both. Or shoes or gloves. Or crap. GAH!!!!
Damn Illinois weather. I’m DONE with snow.
What’s the first thing you think when you see this picture? CERTAINLY NOT THE FACT THAT IT’S MID-APRIL (just guessing). I should be used to Mother Nature’s cruel tricks having grown up in Northern Michigan (Grayling, Michigan to be exact)…but after having lived in multiple WARMER places over the past 18 years, I just can’t stand snow anymore. I’ll allow it (😂) around Christmas (because I’ve done Christmas in flip flops with the A/C on and while I like the novelty it didn’t feel like Christmas at all) but anything beyond New Year’s (okay, maaaaaybe Valentine’s Day) is pushing it. But MID-APRIL is, well, insanity.
So basically what this snow means to me is 1) I’m listening to Christmas music🎄🎶 and 2) our decision to retire somewhere with 99% less snow is now 100% certain.