MM: Proud and Offended

1. GERMS

We are still quarantined in the house today... 

The boys have been sick all weekend: snotty noses, coughs, and 102 degree temperatures. They were just pathetic... especially little Reese.

They are looking and feeling somewhat better today, but I figured they could use a day to recuperate before they are released back into the wild (aka preschool).

2. OBSERVATION 

Spending so much time at home last week made me notice a few things around the house... like the fact that this guy:

has been hanging out on our living room ceiling for about 4 months now.

But don't worry, he isn't lonely...

His little buddies YellowGuy and Mr.GreenHand are hanging out in the hallway.

 3. PRIDE

  Ty got student of the month! We went to a (very early) breakfast at the school for him and he was so excited =)

                                                            (Ty and one of his BFFs)

4. OFFENSIVE

This is my husband...

...he has a ponytail. A PONYTAIL.  For those who know me, you know that I am not.a.fan. This is far, far past the shaggy look that I adore. I am starting to think he is trying to see how long it takes before I cut it myself... 

probably not that far off. 

5. PLATINUM

Speaking of hair, mine got a much-needed uplift last week.

Being blond is very high maintenance... but after about 10 years of doing anything and everything to my hair, I finally have it down to a science.

I went a little lighter this time- pretty much platinum... and of course I had to add a few side bangs for flare.. (I cut them too, you can learn to do anything on the internet. :)

I woke up the next morning after doing my hair (I always end up doing it at like midnight) and Goose told me I look like a groupie from the 80s...

(I think it probably had more to do with the retro Mtn Dew T-shirt I was wearing than the hair, but still)

 Thanks hun. :) 

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So how was your week? 

FF: Cranky McCranky Pants

I woke up yesterday on the wrong side of the bed… seriously. It was just one of those days where I felt quiet and grumpy and under-excited about the day. I was annoyed and depressed about everything… and I couldn’t shake it.

Since I was working from home and the boys are out of school this week…

I decided to do something about my horrific mood.

So I turned off the computer and told the boys to get their shoes on.

I went outside on what had to be the most beautiful day of the year and instead of just watching my kids…

I decided to become 5 years old again.

We played duck, duck goose, ring around the rosie, and bowling… We did cartwheels, hand stands, and sprints. We spun ourselves dizzy, jumped on the trampoline, and rolled in the grass. We rode the scooter up and down the driveway until my legs burned and I raced Nolan backwards, forwards, sideways, skipping, and flipping around the house (got some strange looks from the neighbors on that one)…

I ran around the yard until my lungs hurt with three little boys that mean more to me than I could ever have the words to explain.

I did it all without the camera because I just wanted to enjoy the simple moments that too often pass me by.

Later, after bed-time prayers, hugs, and many, many kisses, I tucked my (totally exhausted) boys into bed .

The house grew quiet, and as I sat on the couch with the other love of my life…

 I smiled.

Bad mood… over.

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So my question this week is… how do you get over a bad mood?

MM: What do You do with your Christmas Tree?

1. I got a new phone... Thank you everyone for the reviews on my last post  =)  ...we went with the EVO (and no it wasn't because of the ridiculous kick stand... does anyone actually have time to watch movies on their phone??)  basically it came down to price... and the camera was really nice =)

We will see how it goes. Sprint has a 30 day guarantee thing, so if this thing ain't rockin my world by then, I'll be getting an iphone.

(Hopefully, it won't get broken before then... Goose REFUSES to get insurance on anything electronic, so it will be pretty sad when the boys decide to play the "kicking game" with my phone and I am totally out of luck.)

2. Valentine's Day has never been a big holiday in our house... but it is usually the one day a year I get flowers (the hubs isn't the most original guy on the block)

We will see if he comes through this year (he hasn't got home yet from visiting his mama in the hospital- she had surgery today, and everything went well- Love You Mama B! )

3. I just realized Sunday night that the boys are out of school this week... something called Spring Intersession... hmmm, all we had when I was in school was Spring BREAK... and it was not in the middle of February.

But, thankfully, it is supposed to be really nice outside this week, so I am excited to have some extra time with my babes =)

4. Sailor Studio just reached 300 fans on Facebook- Yay! I worked on our Etsy store more this week, got a few things posted. We got our first Etsy sale on Friday... from someone in California :)... now I just need to take better pics of our stuff to get more uploaded online... (To read more about why I LOVE my job: Click here =)

5. We had our annual Christmas tree burnination party this past Saturday... some good redneck fun was had by all =)

(sorry about the video- I took it on my phone and wasn't quite sure which way was up ;) 

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!