Crazy Little Thing Called Life

another round of booze & yays...

1.  Boo.

This is over.  :(  I didn't think I'd go in for it...(it was taking the place of
Agents of SHIELD while on break)...but I did.  Peggy Carter, I will miss you.

2.  Yay.

Peggy Carter is gone...but these guys are back:

Hooray for Tuesdays.

3.  Boo.

My not so favorite snobby, West Coast kid won on Master Chef Junior.
Was really pulling for the Jersey boy.

4.  Yay.

I can see my desk again!!
It took most of yesterday...but my room is kinda, sort of clean.

Even the map wall.  Believe it or not...this is organized for me.
I cleaned out my stamp/ink pad drawer...and my punch drawers.
And I dusted.  Holy crap...the dust bunnies.
Moving on to the other corner where my junk table is today.

5.  The biggest YAY!

We are seeing Shelby next month!!  Woohoo!
She will be at a track meet at UC Irvine...and we are going to watch her throw.
Can't wait to see her...and some other faves from the track team.

Happy Thursday!
Geez, I'm a little light on booze today....

hobby lobby love...

But first...

I think this girl had a good birthday.  At least until she went to math class.
Stupid math.
She loved the cake pops...thanks to all who sent cards and prayers! :)

Yesterday (to celebrate Shelby's birthday...ha) I went to Mt. Vernon with Shauna.
And our first stop was Hobby Lobby.  Well technically second after Starbucks.

I found treasures...

I don't know those people.  They came with the frame.
The heart & arrow stamps were 80% off with the other Valentine stuff.
The shamrocks and Easter egg stickers are for mailed items to Shelby & Luke
in March & April.

I couldn't resist the gold tape.
Or the St. Patty's day buttons.
I'm Irish on my Mom's side, you know.

Punches were 40% off...so I thought I needed a fox one.
Really hoping there's no bad words on the dictionary paper.  I didn't check.
Isn't it cute?!

I got this step stool for my fat cat who is clawing my bedspread when
jumping up on the bed.  (She's too big for the hole in the middle to be a problem.)
I showed her how to use it and she freaked out...then ran to the other side of the bed.
Awesome.

Ignore the glare streak down the middle (and my reflection)...hey Shauna, it looks good!
We were debating frames.  I discovered a whole nother world of frames back
in the fabric section.

This stuff isn't from yesterday...but it is Hobby Lobby...

And in case I forget my last name...

Down in our basement.

And Shauna is a teeny bit evil, and MADE me go to the candy store:

Chocolate toffee crack.

Have a great Tuesday...I'm off to pick up Mom.

happy birthday Shelby!

We love you, and are so proud of you!
Hoping you have a great birthday...don't forget to check the mail...
and let me know how you like your treats! ;)

Happy Monday!

hooray for friday...

My tv shows are coming back...woohoo!

Vikings, Blacklist, Musketeers...the new Broadchurch is coming, or whatever they're
calling it.  PBS, I love you.
Totally got sucked in to Top Chef Kids.  The finale for that is coming up.
Maybe they'll show us the winner in the commercials.  ha.

Have you rented any good movies lately?

This one should win the Oscar for "movie that turns out least like the commercials
lead you to believe and it really, really sucks" category.

Ugh.  Morgan Freeman.  Evolution.  Gag.  Snore.  So DUMB!!!
I'd like my hour and a half back.  Bad, bad, BAD.

This, on the other hand...

looks like high quality entertainment to me.  Yep.
I LOVED the first one.  The second one was terrible.  Hoping the third is slightly better.
The Rock isn't in it.  {Moment of silence}.  

In other news...

Belle and I went to the park yesterday.

I posted this on Facebook yesterday.  I love how she makes me laugh.
Like snort, I can't breathe, and then I make weird noises laugh.
Which then prompts us to look up laughing babies on YouTube.

Happy Friday...Happy weekend!!

a giggle for today...

 

Nothing funnier than mama blowing her nose. :)
You're welcome...

random...

1.  Westminster Dog Show...

Spoiler alert...

 

 

A super cute beagle named Miss P won the whole thing:

I guess actually her name is Ch Tashtins Lookin For Trouble.
Which is why they call her Miss P.
Only the second beagle ever to win.  Way to go, you cute little beagle.

I have a confession to make. 
I usually watch the final night of the show...but last night I only saw a little bit.
Because I was watching Fixer Upper during the commercials of this:

2.  What Sank the Titanic?

Everybody knows what sank the Titanic.  
I get that.  It ends the same way every time...no matter what show you watch.
But this was very well done, with Bill Paxton narrating.
And I like Bill Paxton.
I did 'learn' a few new things...providing they're true.
They made it sound like Titanic had a fighting chance against not sinking,
had they (at Bruce Ismay's urging...President of White Star Lines) not fired up
the engines and moved forward again after coming to a stop after hitting the iceberg.
I hadn't heard that before....they based everything on survivor's testimony.
And multiple people said the ship moved again.
Which made the water rush in even faster, and the pumps couldn't keep up.
So sad.

In happier news...

3.  Happy Birthday Sandy!

Love you to pieces and hope you have a wonderful day!!

Happy Wednesday!

soooo....

It was a basketball holiday weekend...
We were in Stanwood (about an hour away) Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
for Ian's basketball tournament, and.....

6th grade champions!!  
The boys really played as a team and won the tournament! :)

It's one of those messed up weeks though.  Yesterday didn't feel like Monday.
Today doesn't feel like Tuesday.  Iz doesn't think he should go back to work since
the kids have today off from school too.  
Not sure about that...it's a teacher day, I think.

The kids and I are going to Bellingham.
Belle is getting her driver's permit.  GULP.

Happy Tuesday!

happy friday the 13th!

have a wonderful day....

and a lovely Valentine's day tomorrow.  I will be watching basketball games.
How romantic.

Aaaand, there's no school Monday...President's Day.
We actually don't have school Tuesday either, oh joy.

So.  Happy everything...and have a great weekend!