Smart Girl

It was Savannah's first day of pre-school today. Steve and I walked her in, said our goodbyes and we left. No problem! She did very well! So I asked her later, "What was your favorite part?"
"Nap time."

e"harmony"

So I was recruitted by one of my BFFs to help her come up with a "headline" for her online dating profile. She wanted something kinda cute and witty but didn't know where to start. She said that another friend usually chooses song lyrics. That got me thinking.
Here are songs/lyrics that would NOT be a good choice for a dating profile:
"Away ran the children to hide in their beds, for fear that the devil would chop off their heads" Rob Zombie-Call of the Zombie
"U can look but U can't touch" Jump Little Children-U Can Look But U Can't Touch
"That's not my name, that's not my name, that's not my name, that's not my name" The Ting Tings- That's Not my Name
"I got a brand new attitude and I'm gonna wear it tonight. I wanna get in trouble, I wanna start a fight." Pink-So What
"When you see my face, hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell" All american Rejects-Gives You Hell
"Shawty wanna thug, bottles in da club, Shawty wanna hump, You know I like to touch your lovely lady lumps" Lil Wayne-Lollipop
(and my favorite)
"Let's have some fun, this beat is sick, I wanna take a ride on your disco stick" Lady Gaga- Disco Stick

Welcome to our new home!

Hey! How are you? Glad you could stop by our little virtual-housewarming party! Did you have any trouble finding us? Oh, good. You knew to look for the rock. Grab a drink and let me show you around...
Yes, the grass is still patchy, but it's coming along nicely. We're going to hold off on landscaping until the fall when it's cooler.
The bookshelves in the living room are still a little "busy" but I think I put together some nice displays of family photos and items I had. I love my print above the fireplace. Can you believe the whole thing only cost me $100?!

Here's the kitchen. I'm happy with how it turned out. We have so much space now! But look, I told Steve to move his junk off the counter!

And here's our dining area. I never wanted a formal dining room. Here's the made over table and chairs I got off of Craigslist for $100!

Here's our bedroom. I still want to get something to put on the walls, but I don't know what just yet. This is the only "brand new" furniture we bought.

I've only taken time to use the big tub once so far, but I will use it! Notice the lack of mirrors...I STILL haven't found what I am looking for! We may just have them made at this point.

Here is Savannah's room. She loves to sit and play in here (thank goodness!) Her furniture was bought second-hand as well.

The hall/kids' bathroom. The ceilings throughout are 10', except for the living room which is 12'.

Oh, don't look in the guest room/craft room! That's the room that still needs a lot of attention!

Here is the FROG: aka the man-room. Yes, Steve HAD to HAVE a huge screen and his weights up there!

Here's my favorite place: sitting on the back porch at night. So peaceful! It's needs a little decorating, but I'll get there eventually.

Here's the damn, pain in the ass pool. It's been a hassle from day one, but at least we can use it now. Of course, it's raining today so we'll just have to admire it from the porch.

Well, that's about it. Thanks for coming! Ya'll come back now!

Hair today, gone tomorrow

Kermit says it's not easy being green. Maybe so, but sometimes it ain't easy being a girl. Don't get me wrong. I don't wish I were a guy or anything like that, but who hasn't envied a guy every now and then?
They avoid nasty bathrooms and porta-potties don't frighten them. They can pee standing up! Need to be somewhere in 10 minutes? No problem. Guys just take a quick shower and throw on deodorant and clothes. Want to go hang out with the guys? They just call up a buddy on the phone. Wife's got the kids and his friend is already at the bar. No problem! Not to mention other monthly "joys" women experience.
But the one that really kills me is going swimming. Guys just take off their shirt. Done. In the water doing cannonballs! Girls? Ha! It involves 2 major tragedies: swim wear and hair removal.
1. Swim wear. No woman enjoys picking out a bathing suit. They're expensive and it takes forever to find one that's flattering. We realize that most men could care less, but it's not really about what the man thinks. It's about what we think. We need to look decent enough to go out in public wearing 1/10th of the clothes we normally wear and even then, we think that shirt makes us look 6 months pregnant! Got a big hiney? You need to find a skirt. Got big boobs? Need to have underwire. Got a flabby belly? Need to get a tankini. The striped one? No, the color's all wrong. What about the halter? It's too short. Maybe the one with the belt? Too expensive. And so on and so on and so on...
2. Hair removal. Guys can go without shaving any part of their body for days and it would be totally acceptable. Girls, on the other hand, show up somewhere without having shaved their legs in 2 days and suddenly we're Euro-hippies. Puh-lease. There's also the regular shaving of the arm pits and for some people, their bikini area. This cannot be done in 2 minutes with success; therefore we can't throw caution to the wind and hop in the pool. No, for me, it requires waxing. Expensive and painful waxing. You all saw "40 Year Old Virgin," right? Ok, so maybe it isn't "Kelly Clarkson" bad, but it's not pleasant. If you're lucky, the technician knows what she's doing and it goes by quickly. I once had a 45 minute session. No shit. It was awful.
And yet, we go through this summer after summer. Kermit may not have liked being green, but he was acceptably naked and didn't have a lick of hair.

P.S. I finally added a few pics to this Paris post if you're interested.

You're Invited

You are cordially invited to a housewarming party!

At this blog

on Saturday, August 15

at noon EST

YAGBTS - Ben the Builder

Contrary to popular belief, building our house was not horrible and we did not once contemplate divorce because of it (the moving in part is another story). Overall, it went pretty well. We got along with our builder great! Sure, there was a misunderstanding or two, but no biggie. Just how well do we like our builder? Here he is with his #2 in charge, cozied up on the back porch with Savannah. With a beer in his hand. On a Wednesday afternoon.
Yep, that's how a good ole' boy rolls.

Let's make a deal

Ya'll know I love a good bargain and I got 2 for you this week. AND pictures! I know, pull yourself up off the floor already so you can see!
Saturday we were in the mountains and stopped at this new thrift store that benefits the local hospice program. Love that. The hospice ladies that cared for my grandaddy were awesome! Anyway... I got a Gap bag that was monogrammed (except it wasn't my monogram so I had to pick out 2 of the 3 letters. I don't recommend this but it is possible), a pair of Born shoes, a pair Italian nude sandals, and a little milk glass bowl to go with my collection. all for $7! Deal!

I told ya'll I shopped the big consignment sale last night. While I didn't find a super-duper deal or a "must have," I did get 2 pair of shoes, a pack of onsies (gift), 2 movies, 1 CD, 1 coat, 11 tops, 12 pants/jeans, 4 dresses and 1 pair of socks. Most were name brand like Gymboree or Old Navy. all that for $155! Deal!
Add in a few basic pieces from Tar-jay and Walmart and Miss Savannah is all set for the fall!
P.S.- I use Blogger. Can anyone tell me how to write a post and then schedule it to publish later??

Excuses, excuses

I can relate to Austin Powers. I need some mojo. For putting away the last of the little crap and for blogging.
As I mentioned before, most of the stuff has been put away in the new house, but other stuff lingers. Like garlic bread. Like pregnancy pounds. Like Halloween candy. Maybe I'll have a bloggie housewarming party soon to show you around the place. You're all invited. That's the least I can do seeing as how many of you have been with me since we started building. Look for your invites soon.
I feel like I've lost my blogging groove. Being busy was an excuse, but it really only gets worse now that school is starting and I go back to work. As much as I have made fun of Facebook, it achieves the same purpose: see what other people are up to and share some of your own moments, if desired, and I don't have to write a while post. Just don't take any of those damn quizzes!!
PS- I'm shopping tonight at the big children's consignment sale and I am very excited! Not only am I staff this year, but that means I get to be first to shop! Whoo-hoo!