Random Thoughts on Tuesday

1-I am proud of myself for putting back the brown flip flops that I DID NOT need today while roaming Target.

2-I am not proud of myself for being at Target.  Money just disappears there.  Not to mention the slushee and pretzel that has to be bought in order to endure the roam around Target.

3-I glanced at string bikinis only because I was walking by them on my way to the shoe aisle.  Do people really wear those things out in public?  And why is it that I also caught a glance of myself in that reflective mirror only 25  seconds after the string bikinis?  How annoying.

4-I wonder if I would be a billiongazillionare if I had a dime for every time I swept and mopped my kitchen floor.  Just wondering.

5-I would have loved to know what the check-out lady at SALLY’S was thinking when I purchased Super Volumizing Hair Spray.  (I have recently got a haircut that I loving refer to as the white girl “fro” and volume in my hair isn’t something I am exactly lacking, but the spray helps keep it big all day instead of only until 10am.)

6-Does drinking a protein shake instead of eating a meal totally defeat its purpose if I end up using that protein shake to wash down Doritos?  Again, just wondering.

7-How many times can Mack say “NO” in one day?  I lost count at 78.

8-Ruby is allergic to mosquito bites.  This morning the right side of her forehead and eyebrow is disfigured from a bite.  Very strange.

9- Molly holds her #2 way too long and it is scary when she says her tummy hurts.  You would think she was a 45 year old overweight man.  Bless her heart.  And mine.  

10-You would not believe how much JUNK I bagged up from our back seat while at the car wash.  It is crazy how much JUNK the kids sneak into the car each and every time we go anywhere.  I threatened (again) to throw all the toys that got left in the car into the trash.  There were tears, so I said, “I’ll give you one  more chance….”  yaddi-yaddi-yaddi…..

11-There was a lady giving “complimentary chair massages” at  the car wash place.  She told me that she would love for me to come on in and try one.  I smiled and said, “Well, I have my three kids with me.”  She looked at them and then said, “You can bring them in with you.”  I just smiled and then kept cleaning my car as she walked away.  And I was thinking how funny her suggestion was…”you can just bring them in with you”… She evidently didn’t understand the back breaking work it is of unloading and loading up three kids into car seats and buckling them in, etc.  Not to mention whatever in the world they might do while I was getting the massage.  The benefit of the massage doesn’t even register in this scenario.  “You can just bring them in with you.”  hahahaha…still laughing about this one.

12- I am attempting to take on the rest of this day with Mack not taking a nap since he dozed for 30 minutes in the car.  I’m thinking at 4:38 pm I will be deeply regretting this decision.

13- Laundry is waiting on me upstairs.  Oh, how I love laundry.

Wonder if I should make Tuesday my “Random Thoughts” day?  Or is that just what this whole blog is anyway?  Don’t answer that.

Food…and more food….

We started off our weekend by going by our house that is under construction and may be done in about six weeks.  If all goes as we think it will go, we will have a new house very soon.  A house that I think is beautiful.  Josh has contracted it out on his own and has done a fantastic job.  This was not an easy task.   I don’t know how he manages all that he does.  I am so proud of him.

Here are the kids EATING their first meal on the back porch of our new house.  Love a Happy Meal….

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And here is a wider picture that shows more of the rear of the house….

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These are my laundry room cabinets.
These are my laundry room cabinets.
These are some of the school room cabinets.
These are some of the school room cabinets.

 

This is what it looks like when you walk in the back door.
This is what it looks like when you walk in the back door.

 

Gran and PawPaw came for a visit this weekend also.  It was nice to have them here.  They almost always bring every piece of food we eat while they are here.  There was a lot of cooking going on by PawPaw and a lot of eating going on by all of us!

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Mack liked the ribs.
Mack liked the ribs.

 

The cupcakes were a hit as well!
The cupcakes were a hit as well!

Besides eating too much, here are a few other shots of things that went on…

 

ok, so one more food shot...I made these cinnamon rolls from scratch!
ok, so one more food shot...I made these cinnamon rolls from scratch!

 

Mack did Gran's make up
Mack did Gran's make up

 

Molly tried on Gran's wigs
Molly tried on Gran's wigs

We had a fun weekend full of food and family.  I am tired and should probably be taking a nap right now, but I am finding in my “old age” that naps make me grumpy and a little groggy.  Weird.