urns, stalkers, arrrggghhhh.
So I'm blogging, despite the fact that I have a kazillion things to do, and Emerson is climbing on the couch, constantly threatening to teeter off the edge and bounce on her head before coming to a complete stop. (Yeah, she did that a couple of weeks ago whilst eating some jelly beans...her new fave.) We've been supa busy, so I honestly don't have much to write about unless you want to hear more about refinishing furniture, how I lost the stripes battle in the new nursery, (It was better for the sake of our marriage) and painful poos due to the fact that we have traumatized Aiden with our potty training efforts and convinced him that holding it in is better. We are awesome! Grapes and prune juice are on the grocery list today.
Here are a few pictoral (doesn't the word pictoral feel like it should be followed by directory, as in church?) updates of what's been going on around here...
A true boy, Aiden has been smacking these suckas around. He was so proud of himself. Dumb useless things keep getting into our house. Remember this post? Probably not unless you've been with me for the past nearly four years...feel free to marvel at the hair change with Aiden. These things come out every year and I actually FINALLY googled them last night after noticing a disturbing pattern. We call them Mosquito hawks, but I never see them actually eating any mosquitos. Oh the things you can learn via google. The funny part is, that after I educated myself, I then educated my neighbor who asked me what the heck the things were whilst both standing in our yards swatting at them. Just call me Mr. Wizard. Full of useless science knowledge like how to collapse a gasoline can and what those flitty giant things are in our grass...
It's busy season in youth minister world. Jamin=gone all the time. Me=ready to KILL someone. Just when I was about to have a nervous breakdown and run away to a private arubian spa resort (after I secured a trusty baby sitter, of course...no DHR please) Jamin finally came back. FINALLY. He brought Aiden a pirate set from Disney (Emmy loves her Minnie Mouse) and he now runs about screaming ARGHHHHHH! constantly from the tops of various pieces of furniture.
Please someone else tell me they sometimes cry themselves to sleep at night when they are constantly left to deal with the kiddies. Humor me. Lie to me. Tell me you've been put in an institution so I don't feel like the biggest wimp in the world...
We've made some minor changes to the house out front. We have a giant tree on its way, soon, and are now waiting for the rose bushes to come out. I was a bit hesitant to show the front of my house since I don't want any stalkers to come and steal my babies, and then I remembered I can alter it a bit in photo shop to throw said stalkers off. Or did I? Either way, I guess you can just look for the house with the two giant urns out front if you really want to come and get me, but then you would have to get past my security system/GIANT dog with ULTRA sharp teeth...
My point..
Scored these suckas at WALMART of all places. Thanks, better homes and gardens. I refuse to be snooty about where I score my finds, and can't afford to be anyway. So here ya go. Gardening section. They're huge. I took a pic of Emmy for sizing placement...I filled them with moss phlox. Cascading flowering thingies. I can't wait for them to cascade. I keep walking out of my front door, expecting the cascade to occur.
I'm nesting. What can I say?
Oh yeah, and then I decided I needed a wreath on the front door, so I scooped up Emerson and headed to Hobby Lobby, who was having a fifty percent off sale on all their flowers. I made this wreath in ten minutes with a glue gun, one of their little wooden wreaths, and flowers of my choice. Price: 25 dollars. Price at Target: 100. No lie. Ridic.
Good story. I'm off to tea stain a shelf and move the toys from the playroom so we can paint. And by we, I mean Jamin. Have a fabulous week!
Supa Blogga Supreme Mama
in Decor, arrrggghhh, bugs, stalkers, yardwork
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Love the wreath! And I want that chair in the previous post. Reminds me of my pappazan(sp?) in college.
Everything looks great!
And yes, I have cried myself to sleep a few nights when Shane is out of town and I am ready to RUN AWAY!!!!
I love those urns! I think all of the Better Homes & Gardens stuff at Walmart is awesome. I think Im about to get those dished you were saying that you loved a few months ago.
We need to get together soon!
Abbie-I have two boxes of those dishes and love them. they were a gift for christmas/birthday from my bro/SIL. Highly recommend. Fun to mix in with what you already have. YES we do need to get together. How is Lily feeling? How bout next week? Let me know!
I love your wreath!
I could have died when Jason was taking all of his week long classes for his mDiv. He is planning on going for his Doctorate and I am already dreading the weeks at home all alone.
Sooooooooo, if I give you $35 will you make me a similar wreath for my front door :)
Ok, this was a lot of information to take in...
First, I must say that I had no idea that mosquito hawks didn't eat mosquitos. I've been refraining from killing them. UNTIL NOW. They must all die.
Second, as usual, your house updates look great! I love the giant urns. I thought about getting some of those, or giant flower pots, to plant flowers. I can't decide though since I tend to kill outdoor plants.
Third, next time Jamin is gone, see if your rents will keep the kiddos one evening {or Saturday afternoon} and we can hang out! I feel like I haven't seen you in forever. Except for that time you came to my house to bring me {awesome} food & I was drugged up, and that doesn't count since I was high.
Wow, this was a long comment. Enough said. :-)
Sometimes I cry myself to sleep even when Kenny is in town! Is that bad?!
Love the wreath, and I love the urns. I can't believe how much you rae getting accomplished all at once...I would only be able to handle the nursery, then the outside, then the wreath....go you!
Judy: yes. but let me get through this week. you go shopping. its simple. but yes ;)
Jamey: My feet+back+stomach all hurt. It's catching up with me. I cleared out the playroom today. farewell playroom. We are now playroomless. Jamin is touching up the paint as we speak. I am done for a while...okay until tomorrow when I decide to make something else. I have issues. Can't. Sit. Still.
She lost the war over stripes thanks to a nice man at Home Depot who told her how awful it is to paint stripes, that when he did it for a living he hated it and that it would at least triple our time in painting and double the cost. Thanks HD man, thanks, I'll be sending that check with my undying affection.
That older post was too funny. Bless your heart. I told you already, you are NOT a wimp! Kids can/will suck the life out of you! Hang in there. It will get better, though I have no idea when. Perhaps college.
I love the urns and wreath. You are just so darn crafty!
When are you due? For some reason I just can't remember--could be pregnancy brain, huh?
I am COMPLETELY and UTTERLY with you on the kids thing...I know my situation is different, but don't feel bad...they're overwhelming.
Love the urns and the wreath. Wish I had a fraction of your creativity. Have received LOTS of compliments on my "C". Love to the Mills fam!
Karen-you are amazing. I don't see how you do it!!!
I'm worn out just reading your last two posts. From where do you get all this energy? And your creativity kills me! Oh to have a smidgen of either...
a. I have meltdowns every single time Michael is out of town and I bawl on the phone to him that I never would have agreed to move to Florida if I had known how hard it is to raise kids away from family with no support system and tell him he'd better start arranging for some help for me when he travels or start looking for a new job closer to home. Michael just LOVES talking to me when he's out of town because I'm so full of warm fuzzies.
b. I'm get'n REAL tired of your excessive talent... more than any one human should be allotted.
Have you seen Pioneer Woman's blog? thepioneerwoman.com She has 4 or 5 different genres she covers, like you do except for hers are on tabs and there is a slideshow showing all of her recent posts. I think that would be a great way to get everyone to look at all your pages and know when the latest was updated and can look. I remember you saying that you didn't know if anyone looks at the other ones. This is the best, funniest site I have ever read. It's addictive.
thanks anony & thanks for reading... I'll have to take a look!
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