a much calmer sunday

1. right side, front entry. i'm not sure what to put here but wanted to show off that awesome mirror!

2. one of my nerd herds got it for me as a going away present. its awesome because its made from recycled magazine pages.

3. and because its from one of my fave. stores back home. i've bought many gifts from there. [even some for myself]

4. today was a much better day. nothing broke down and the kids kinda didn't complain as much. [i didn't cook all weekend either]

5. i still have water issues but i temporarily fixed it till mike gets home.

6. i also found a stein mart and bought a blouse that kinda looks like this one. [oh emersonmade, how i love you!] and two pairs of shoes. eek!

7. i met some neighbors that live down the street and around the corner. they also have a daughter kaylee's age. excited! potential hang-out friends!

8. sorry indiana but i'm not missing you with your 50 degree and very wet weather. today it was 97 degrees and still 92 degrees at 8pm.

9. i finally got kaylee's room cleaned and organized and i finished cleaning her bathroom this morning. we're ready for my in-laws to come and visit.

10. my sweet rover didn't pass texas inspections so now i have to take it in for repairs. [texas makes you get an inspection before getting your title and registration and licenses. it sucks!]

nothing like procrastinating!

1. this house makes me want to move. [taken with my iphone on one of my walks]

2. and now we're having water problems so i really want to move!

3. but its going to get fixed and all will be good again.

4. i can't wait for ham to go to college just so he can see how easy he has it.

5. constant complaining about my cooking and how there's nothing to eat yet when i ask for suggestions, all i get is a huff and stomped feet.

6. last night kaylee and i went to "family fun night" hosted by her school.

7. it was a fun way to kill 2 hourson a friday. kaylee got to swim, go on a huge water slide and hang out with her friends while i got to chat with the mom's.

8. i'm busting my butt getting the house in order. even went out and pulled weeds this morning.

9. though i have that urge and want to go shopping instead.

10. i'm loving how kaylee and her friends back in indiana are keeping in touch. its so cute to see her writing and drawing.

random wednesday

taken last night around 7ish. the lighting was awesome.

the operator not so awesome.

1. i took a few other photos while fleanut and i went on a walk but they came out blurry. operator error.

2. i made this tortellini salad for my dinner while the kids ate tacos. i added avocado. its yummy. [recipe original found via pinterest]

3. fleanut is wearing her new swim soup [kayleeism even though she says the correct way now]. i got it "free" through my rewards points.

4. so its official, our house in indiana is no longer ours. not sure how it all works but we got it for that "guarantee offer" price bp offered us though the buyers are paying $5000 less...

5. it's money in our pocket and i'm not complaining!

6. our neighbor friend is a family physician and he was nice enough to suggest some meds for me to take for my allergies. so far its cleared some of my runny nose.

7. Congratulations are in order for one of my favorite authors. she got married over the weekend! yeah, i'm jealous, she got to marry a surfer!

8. walked 4 miles today. my legs and feet were pretty sore afterwards.

9. can't wait to get my new duvet cover! bummed that its taking so long in getting shipped.

10. and i want to get kaylee these missoni shoes. so cute!

slacker and a sucker!

kaylee with her neighbor friend friday evening.

1. sunday i surprised kaylee to lunch to her favorite place- Olive Garden!

2. then we went to the local mall to check it out.

3. afterwards she invited her friend from school and her neighbor friend over to play and swim.

4. her friend from school and mom took kaylee and i to dinner at a chinese place. [i love that they have delivery here! pizza, chinese, hamburgers]

5. i feel really bad for ham. he's super bored is an understatement.

6. i still have lots to do with the house. i haven't touched anything since the last time. such a slacker!

7. got our house alarm set up. had to get it or pay that $600 termination fee. suckers. that would be us. the suckers.

8. i can't wait to pack kaylee's lunch for tomorrow. i bought her this. i would love to see her face when she sees it!

9. the weather has cooled down some [mid 90's] and it actually rained sunday night.

10. i walked 3 miles today. plan on doing 4 miles from now on. [i can see how many miles i walked on here]

life is good on sunday

before and after: front entry

1. someday we hope to get the tiles redone. either with hard wood floors or with lighter colored tiles.

2. yesterday kaylee had her neighbor friend over to swim. then her mom came over and we sat and chatted till about 9:30pm.

3. it felt good having someone to chat with.

4. today we face timed [apple's version of skypeing] with mike and his parents. got to give them a tour of the still messy house.

5. 2 more weeks and mike will be home for good.

6. 3 more weeks and my in-laws will be here for a visit.

7. my mom called too this evening and asked how we're liking texas.

8. i told her i'm loving it because i am! everything here just makes me happy. even with the hot temps and extra large flying cockroaches.

9. though we do miss our family and friends!

10. and we finally sold our house in elkhart. well, we accepted the offer. now just waiting for all the paperwork.

brain fart day

1. that was the sun setting one week ago today. it was a big ball of fire.

2. today has been one of those brain fart days.

3. i decided not to walk and now wish i had. maybe it would of cleared my mind some. [from what? i don't know]

4. i went to a different target this morning and didn't like it.

5. i went to a different lowes too and didn't like that one either.

6. and now i can't make up my mind on what to do.

7. i did get lots of things done yesterday. got kaylee's room rearranged, her clothes hung up and put away, totally cleaned ham's room and still made dinner.

8. today i'm not making dinner unless its lasagna. i made an extra one last week and stuck it in the freezer.

9. i have before and after of the entry way but for some reason blogger takes a L.O.N.G.A.S.S time downloading two photos.

10. i had a very vivid dream that booah, our pesky cat, ate a gecko last night. [did i tell you that i caught one in my closet?]

thought it was thursday today

more photos of flea nugget [another nickname]

1. i know i'm suppose to be cleaning but i'm taking a break.

2. not from cleaning but i just finished walking almost 2 miles this morning.

3. my plan is to do this everyday after dropping kaylee off at school. nothings better than good music, fresh air and sweating your "balls off" as kaylee would say.

4. while on my walk, a wave of happiness came over me. man i'm SO lucky!

5. while watching kaylee swim last night she was going to tell me something but changed her mind because she said it was something i didn't want to hear.

6. i told her to tell me anyway. her friend, alexis, yelled penis in class yesterday.

7. they saw a picture of a males body in class and she pointed to it and yelled it.

8. i asked kaylee if she knew what a penis was. while pointing down to the privates area she said "yeah, its gross." though i think she liked saying penis because she kept saying it over and over.

9. i just added muse to my playlist. [i'm so behind on the music scene] loving this song at the moment.

10. and since we all know what a fashionista i am (not), thought i would share my favorite nail color at the moment too. [just on my toes]