The BLIND Side

Uh, that would be the side I'm on about now.

How sad is that - when shown the classic eye chart today - I not only failed to read the top line with either eye... but when I was given the opportunity to read it with BOTH eyes, I squinted until I proudly announced it was an A.

 

Uh.... I think that makes me both BLIND and STUPID.  How often do you see anything but an E at the top?  Yikes!

So... without boring you of the details of my vison woes, just know that my eyes are revolting.  They're rejecting my contacts after years of abuse.  (Sure, I've been told that only going 5 hrs a day without contacts will lead to problems, but....)  I'm now banned from wearing contacts.  Indefinitely.  For a few months... at best.  Could take a year or more to heal, and worst case scenario is no more contacts.  Evah!  (For the record, I'm highly emotional at any and ALL medical offices, apparetly.  I promptly told the dr. he was going to make me cry... and that he'd scared me straight and I would be on best behavior from now on.)

Boo hoo!  Going to bed to wallow in my depression.

Oh, and when I replace my 7 year old glasses.... y'all will be the first to see the new specs!

xoxo,

G-man turns TWO!

Can you believe it?  My sweet little man is already 2.  Seems like his birthday was just yesterday:

I was working up G-man's Vintage Truck party post, but.... ugh, my internet is not cooperating.  But stay tuned - today was an amazing day!

A date with a Firefly and Busy

I've been Busy. Which is funny because.... after a few wks of insanity, Mr. Fix-It and I took tonight off. No running here and there... no late night at work.... no 9pm dates with the treadmill. We mixed up some sweet tea vodka and watched 3(!!) episodes of Cougar Town (on tivo, duh, so it was quick. But I never just sit and watch tv - fun!!) That show is hil-arious! Funny thing is... one of Courtney Cox's besties is this girl and her real life name is Busy Phillips.

Seriously.... why didn't my parents name ME Busy?!  ;)

But after a few months of blogging hiatus, I promise I'm back and I'm working on a few fun things!  I want to share G-man's Semi-Homemade Vintage Truck party (which was last weekend) and some updates on the new Semi-Homemade House!

Going, going, GONE!

Any of you remember what gave me 2 painting projects, caused me to go thru a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and had me answering questions about my baby for 4 months?

Yep, it's (FINALLY!!) paid off - I'm sending the last payment right now!  Woo hoo!  G-man graduated from his doc band ("helmet") almost 15 months ago....

and it's finally falling out of the monthly Semi-Homemade budget.   It was a nightmare with insurance (who didn't pay one cent towards it!), but when I look at that beautiful head... it was all worth it.

Cheers to my beautiful "baby" boy!  And here's to hoping that we never go thru that experience again! :)

We heart America!

Wishing your family a safe and blessed 4th of July! 

We had so much fun at the kids' parade yesterday! :)  (mr. fix-it thought g-man looked like a little Shriner!  so cute!)

This is frick and frack... ;)  Big Sis and her bestie.  They're always together... and usually oblivious to the world around them.

I actually got in G-man's face as he came past us and he did.not.see.me.  He was so overwhelmed...  he just grabbed his teacher tight and marched, LOL.

Big Sis grabbed Bestie and they marched with Brother...

And here's to remembering the meaning behind this special day.


Happy 4th, y'all!

xoxo,

Good bye, June!

And hello, July!

I have to say... I'm so glad to see June go.

In fact, I'm soooo over June.
*I haven't done one.single fun and crafty and semi-homemade 4th of July anything!
*I'm not into vampires.  Sorry, I'm just not.  I watched one of the twilight movies (I think the 2nd one?) and I wasn't a fan.  Everyone tells me I should read the books.  I can't even find the time to read the back of a cereal box! ;)
*June has been full of disappointments in the new.home.building.department.... making life in the Summer House not.so.easy either....  I was hoping to have good news to share today, but nope! 
*My blogging has been zero.  Once the house stuff gets sorted out, I have plenty to say!  And I'm in the middle of planning a couple birthday parties, so stay tuned!
*I hate washing dishes.  They are actually under Mr. Fix-It's chore list.  ;)  Okay... so it was my brilliant idea to give him this gift for father's day... and, for the record, he LOVED it!  I told him I'd wash dishes for the ENTIRE.MONTH.OF.JUNE.  Come on, July!  This is killing me! ;)
*I can't handle one more illness!  The first 4 weeks in the Summer House consisted of FOUR illnesses!  Both kids had a stomach bug and G-man had 2 sinus/ear infections.  In fact, G-man had a couple right before we moved, and he has now earned himself a trip to the ENT!

A quick note because I don't want you to think July was ALL bad. 
*Last Sat, we went out with the Everythings to celebrate Mrs. Everything's birthday.  And oh.goodness!  To say we had too much fun would be like saying I hate to do dishes.  It's a gross understatement.  We saw a group called the Spazmatics... and we danced our faces off. ;)  For several days after, I felt like I'd been in a car accident - I was sore everywhere.  But it was worth the pain.  Ha!

*We really HAVE already come closer as a family in the Summer House.  We're spending more time together in this smaller space and it's nice!  And it doesn't hurt that the Summer House is super close to one of those fun yogurt places that are all the rage!

But here's to July!
*Soon, we're headed to San Diego for my family's reunion and we're doing so many fun things!  Including a trip to the San Diego Zoo!

*G-man turns 2 in July and just wait til you see his Semi-Homemade Vintage Truck party!
*And of course, there's the 4th of July celebrations with the Everythings.
Cheers to a good month!  (Doesn't hurt to hope, right?!)  :)

xoxo,

Birthday Parties!

Looking for birthday party ideas?  Tip Junkie has been featuring all kinds of fun party themes and today the theme was PIRATES!  Well... you know.... we might be known for our pirate obssession. ;)

G-man's 1st birthday, the Pirate Birthday Bash is featured as #5 (but pictured as #6 - they work too hard over there, so I don't blame 'em for having a hard time keeping it all straight!)

Be sure to visit Tip Junkie for ideas on parties for boys, girls, tweens and teens!

xoxo,

Teacups and Vintage Cars

OMG, I heart HL.  I could go every week.  And stay for an hour.  And dream up all kinds of stuff I'd do.  Like my friend said... I like Hobby Lobby because it makes me think I could do anything!  :)  So true...

So, I took my sweet lil shopper with me (the sick G-man shopped at HL for an hour like a champ!  Love that boy!)... and we scooped up lots of deals!

This teacup is actually from a quick trip to HL last weekend (how could I be so lucky to go twice in a wk?  It had been AGES since I'd been there... I think my credit card could tell you I made up for it!)  IF we do the Madhatter themed room for Big Sis, I just know I could put a stuffed white rabbit doll in this or something!  (And if not, I figured that... btwn Big Sis, a niece and Mrs. Everything's 2 girls... someone will have a tea party birthday!)

Last weekend, we also found a new desk for the Summer House.  Neither our home office desk or the kids' desk would fit in the Summer House, so we set out to find something to put our computer on that we would actually use in the New House.  This is kinda a console table turned desk.  :)

And just look - one of my favorite details!

Fleur de lis... love it!

G-man actually found this.  It was in the clearance section, behind a few things... but he saw it and started saying Mommy, truck...truck...truck... on and on until I looked.  He was so excited about it... how could I not get it?  That boy LOVES his trucks.  So, I need to pull together all my inspirations, but it looks like G's new bedroom will be Vintage Trucks.  (Oh, and there were 2, so I scored 'em both!)

Now, G-man went positively insane over the next 3 items.  He told everyone in HL that he had trucks in our cart.  He pointed to them and repeated truck until they looked.  That boy.... obsessed!  :)

Truck!!!

More trucks!  I'm starting to picture it all... Black furniture (like Sissy's).... Navy and red bedding (maybe stripes with small white stripes in there!)  Maybe paint and beadboard like his last room (hey, if it ain't broke!)  Or bold paint of some kind with that bright white contrast.  I'm not sold on it being red... more to come on this new big boy room!

And then all these fun trucks!  (Did I mention I got all 3 for less than $20?)

Happy weekend, y'all!  Mine is about to start - we're heading to OK for the weekend. 

xoxo,

Does this guy look sick?

Yeah, I don't think so either....

but if you'd been around here lately....

 you'd think otherwise. 

He caught the stomach bug from his Sissy.... she had it Sat-Tues... then G took his turn yesterday.  I got "that call" from school... the dreaded one... where they informed me he'd had 4 loose diapers (3 is the max, but I guess 3 and 4 were so close they couldn't even get me called!) and had gone thru all his backup clothes.  Ewww... poor bubba!

So I spent the day at home with him, and it was the best I've ever spent with a sick kiddo.  As a working mom, it's strange.... missing work with a sick kiddo is beyond stressful.  But getting some weekday time (when everything seems slower!) with your kid is so rare and precious.  Today, G-man was so cuddly and lovey and playful.... (AND he shopped at Hobby Lobby with me for an hour and was perfect, lol!  Don't worry, I'll share my finds soon!) 

xoxo,

A Semi-Homemade Summer List for the Summer House

When I saw this cute project on eighteen25, I knew I had to take the girls' inspiration.... and make it a little easier more semi-homemade....

We started immediately, at dinner one night last week.  We've got a list of 25 things we want to do this summer (which might be a little ambitious, because - last time I checked - I'm still working full time!)  A few things we included were:

Go to the zoo
Make homemade ice cream
Meet Baby Caiden
Watch fireworks
Fly on an airplane

I probably have scrapbook paper in storage that would be great for this project. ;)  But as soon as I can get to the Motherland (aka Hobby Lobby) for a frame and paper, I'm sooo finishing this project.  It'll go great with the Summer House Countdown I'm going to hang on the walls of our Dining Room.

Stay tuned and I'll show you the finished project and how I attempted to make it easier!  (I'm thinking some photoshop, a paper cutter and tape...) 

Happy Summer, y'all!