2 things

Sometimes I want to walk into a restaurant (or a party) and declare 'What's up bitches!' but I don't (usually).

I also like to say (yet rarely actually do) 'Suck it bitch!'. I like to say this to men in particular. Hehehehe

I just had to get that off my chest. :-) All this restraint can only go so far. So I figured that this would be a good place to let it go.

Happy Friday!

A few updates

It's been SO nice out lately! On Saturday we all headed to Riverfront park to walk and play. It was wonderful! We walked across many bridges and watched the river, chased ducks and geese, watched the kids slide down the big red wagon a ton of times, and best of all - we breathed in the fresh air and soaked up some some serious rays!

See - it was SO bright that the kids couldn't even really look at the camera very well. :-)

I also finished a cute little scarf for Roz, per her request. She loves it!

Isn't she adorable?! Oh, and she has her first loose tooth ta boot! She is getting so big.

She is super thrilled about her tooth and wiggles it religiously. ;-)

In other news, I have finally found the perfect dress to wear in my mom's wedding!

Too bad I won't look like this lady in it. ;-)

I am actually really excited to wear this dress, because even though I don't look like this model, it does actually look very good on me. PLUS, a friend of mine (that happens to work at the store) helped me & made sure I found a dress with child friendly material, as well as humid-Iowa-weather-in-July friendly. Isn't that fantastic?

Art Projects

So, on our day off we decided to do an art project. :-) We started by cutting out words and pictures from magazines and pasting them, then we painted on top of it. To paint, we used yarn and ribbons as well as apples, potatoes and actual paint brushes. It was a lot of fun!

This last one is mine :-) My favorite quote in it is 'messy in a good way', though all of the phrases speak to me and carry a lot of meaning for me.

I love that I got to incorporate my Disneyland ticket and a fast pass from the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland too (one of my favorite rides)!

Reading

I woke up this morning feeling a bit antsy. After thinking about it, I realized that I need to find a new book or book series to get lost in. :) Every once in a while I just need to mix up my routine a bit. I need an escape and to live vicariously through a fictional character for a while.

So, I headed to Barnes and Noble and picked up the first two books of the Stephanie Plum series. I've had several people recommend them. They are not deep or philosophical, but they are fun for sure! This is really up my alley because life can often feel heavy enough for me. I don't need to read heavy books too.

So, tonight I plan on curling up with my new book to read the night away. :) It sounds heavenly!

Lately

I've been in a bit of a slump. Not really sure why. I've been sick. My hubby's been working a lot lately too. He's coaching basketball, which means I am home for a LOT of hours with the kids by myself. PLUS, we've been really buckling down money wise. I think all of that adds up to being a bit house bound and therefore a little down. At least there are reasons, I guess. But still...I'm feeling the need to mix it up a bit.

The rest are other random thoughts I have (in no particular order):

I finally worked out last night. It had been over a week since I'd done that. I really didn't want to go, but I'm glad that I went. I really did feel better afterwards.

I'm thinking about adding a streak or two to my hair. Blonde or red. Might do it this weekend or early next week. I'm excited to try it out. I haven't done that for a long time. :-)

I'm currently avoiding my laundry & my laundry room at this point too. It's such a cluster right now. Ugh!

The kids are banging around upstairs right now. I better go see what trouble they're into now.