Day 10:

A picture of the person you do the craziest things with

Dearest Hubby,


Thank you so much for teaching our daughters this valuable piece of knowledge.


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I'm sure that somewhere, someone is praying, "Dear Lord, please let our little Sammy find a wife who loves sumo when he grows up."


Love,
Might be taking the tomboy thing just a little too far

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Dear AT&T,

Thank you so much for buying Alltel in our area.  Because, when our service switched last week, our home was suddenly no longer the dreaded cell coverage black hole of doom.  I really appreciate being able to talk to people while sitting on my couch, as opposed to freezing my tail off on the porch.  And I love that I can talk to my sister in GA for free now.

Sincerely,
Loving the crackberry


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Dear Mom & Dad,
 
I get it.  You are slightly older than me.  And technology can be, well, confusing for those of a more *ahem* advanced maturity.  But when my entire day at work is spent setting up your voicemails, your emails, your apps, your contacts, your ringtones, and everything else that comes along with getting new phones, I suddenly get the urge to ...
 
Resigning My Job As Tech Support
 
 
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To the clutter that has taken over my home,
 
Your days are numbered.  That number is, in fact, seven.  Seven more days, and you are gone.  Seven more days, and I will be home to take you on.  Seven more days, and I will rejoin the ranks of women whose full-time job is being home with their babies.  And my first project is to get rid of you.  So enjoy it while it lasts, cause this momma's comin for ya!
 
Sincerely,
Slightly excited to no longer be gainfully employed
 
 
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Day 9:

A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

... you have to pack up 6 naked barbies, 9 plastic sharks, three strands of beads, and a ducky washcloth just to take a bath in your own bathtub.


...  you get to work and have someone's dried snot on your shirt.  And you're not sure whose it is.


...  you consider it a successful day when you make it through without food thrown in your general direction.


... the most important aspect of a new hairstyle is if it is "have to jump out of the shower mid-shampoo because someone has peed/pooped/puked/bled all over something expensive" flexible.


... a normal evening at home includes removing both kool-aid and bodily fluids from the carpet.

Day 8:

A picture that makes you laugh


So.  I couldnt pick just one.  Cause my kids take some really funny pictures.  Like this one, of my mini-wizard.




And you know our family is all about artistic expression:





And cultural sensitivity.





But, in the end, we are just a bunch of red-blooded Americans:




Bonus:  Can you tell which kid is which?

Well, I am, but I'm not. 



I am staying home with my three precious princesses today.  One has had an abdominal migraine all weekend and could use the rest, one was up every few hours last night coughing & snotting, and the other could just use some mommy time. 


While I am enjoying my princesses, you can head over to Testify to read a guest post I wrote about the wandering past God seems to take us on at times.  I pray it blesses your day.  While you are there, you might as well follow along.  Testify is an amazing blog designed for believers to encourage each other. 

To my bloggy girlfriends (and guy friends with hair opinions):


I am in serious need of some advice here.  I am donating my hair to Locks of Love next week.  I am pretty sure I will have the minimum 10 inches, but it will make my hair fairly short.  I will have NEVER had my hair this short.  I need some votes.  My sweet hairdresser gave me a couple of books to thumb through, but I just can't make up my mind.  Please take a look & let me know what you think!  And just so I don't get in trouble, all photos came from the Inspire Hair Fashion hardback collections.


Option 1:
 This one is really soft & sweet, but I have done this hairstyle before, only a bit longer.  And bangs tend to annoy me.




Option 3:


I love the angular look on this one.  I can see how I could style it both straight & curly (I have very curly hair when it's short).  But, again, the bangs.




Options 4 & 5:



This is, by far, my favorite so far.  Maybe it's because there are 9 different photos of the same hairstyle, shown both straight and curly.  I can see all my options!  I love the layers in the back with the long bangs that I can tuck behind my ears.  However, I am concerned by how much time it will take me in the morning to not look like I stuck my finger in the light socket.



I am not kidding here, friends.  I use hairspray/gel maybe half a dozen times a year.  I have NEVER colored my hair, although I am slighly considering it. I need help.  Tell me what you think.


Humbly,
The Girlyness-Challenged One



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Because I have a lot to say, but none of it flows together enough for a "real" post.

• I found a place (courtesy of some awesome church friends) in town that services sewing machines.  I dropped mine off on Saturday, and it was ready the same day!  Before, I had to drive an hour to a certain state whose drivers give me hives, leave my sewing machine at the only place that would touch it, wait a month, call them to see if they got it done yet, hear some sob story about how the repair guy's grandmother's aunt's sister-in-law's dog walker had something tragic happen and he hadn't gotten around to it yet, wait another month, then call them to find out it was ready three weeks ago but someone forgot to call me.  Needless to say, I am very excited about the prospect of sewing again.  And the fabric in this store is AMAZING.  Ok, I need to stop with the virtual drooling now.

• I got my tires rotated.  I always feel like such a stud when little old girlie me walks into the tire shop with all the burly auto men and tells them exactly what I need, and they treat me like I know what I am talking about.

• This sidewalk annoys me.  Sidewalks should be a straight line.  Not all curvy. 

• Madi and I are positively itchy to get our garden going this year.  But considering the fact that we live in CO where it has been known to snow on the 4th of July, I think I will wait until Mother's Day to do any planting.  Sigh.  Madi requested squash.  Only my child.

• I went to S*bway to get lunch and they were out of meatballs.  Really?  That completely threw my day in a whack because the only sandwich I have gotten from there in the last 5 years is the meatball. 

• I cleaned popcicle, kool-aid, and pee off my floors within the last 24 hours.  I'm telling you, the life of a mom is nothing but glamour.

• The fish at our office were constipated this week.  I had no idea fish could be constipated. 

• My husband shaved his head this weekend.  I think he looks hot.  He is also coaching Kat's Little League team this year.  They are the Red Sox.  All the coaches have to be in uniform with the team this year.  Which means baseball pants.  I love my husband in baseball pants.  It's going to be a good summer.

• Boss Man & Boss Lady are in LV for a conference this week.  Which means Boss Man is forced to behave himself in classes all day while Boss Lady gets to shop and lounge by the pool.  Which means we get to listen to whatever music we want at the office.  Which means I get to hear Garth Brooks and Toby Keith from one office and Metallica and Cyndi Lauper from the other. 

• That is all.

For more of my 30 Day Picture challenge, go here. 

Day 7:  A picture of your most treasured item




I wear my rings every day. I'm not much of a jewelry person. I barely remember I have holes in my ears in which to put earrings. But these two rings are with me 24-7. Yes, they are desperately in need of a deep cleaning. Yes, they probably need to have prongs replaced, a little rough spot fixed. But they are my rings.







One was given to me on the night my handsome prince vowed to sweep me off my feet and cherish me the rest of my life.  The other was given to me the day after our youngest princess was born, a beautiful stone for each beautiful daughter.  And, every day, these rings remind me of the loves of my life.