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VBS 2008

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VBS Week 2008 is ov-ah. Well, not really. We still have a 3 hour block party to attend tomorrow. But no more responsibility! We had a great week with about 90 kids and 60 workers. It was one of the smoothest ones I’ve seen. One thing I really liked was that crafts, missions, bible class and rec were taught by one person in each for all age groups. Then people like me just carted them around to each. So much less stress.

Emma ended up not doing so great this week. Monday she cried at first then was ok. Tuesday she was fine. Wednesday I found out on Thursday that she cried on and off the whole night. Thursday she floated between Scott and I. I took her to crafts, Scott took her to bible, she stayed with me some and Scott took her to rec but she wouldn’t play so Scott just brought her back to the gym. Tonight Heather agreed to go with us and stayed with her the whole time (thanks Heather! But I think she ended up liking VBS as much as the kids). It worked out great even though Heather said she still wouldn’t play with any of the other kids. I think the problem was the preschool got broken up in to 3s, 4s and 5s and the other 5 year olds are not really her friends since she’s actually an early 5 year old. She’s used to being with the 4 year old class.

She just got so scared and shy when you tried to leave her by herself. She’s fine for Sunday School and preschool but this week was tough. It really, really makes me nervous for school this year.

Emma, in LOST terms, need a constant. She needs one person..whether it’s an adult, a teenager or even another kid that’s her “buddy”. Someone she can always turn around to and say something to or ask questions or hold their hand. And she just didn’t have it this week and she was lost (no pun intended). I am sure in school she will find a little girlfriend and do just fine but wow, she was definitely the high maintenance child this week.

Lexi, on the other hand, was great. When it was time to start, I told her to go sit down with her age group and there she went, not even looking back or saying bye. When the group was singing, she was up and at ’em trying her best to do all those hand motions and singing. Cute as could be! Oh, Scott told me he saw her grab this little boy she’s been friends with (and I think he goes to their preschool too) and hug him and they kissed each other on the lips! In VBS! That girl, she is something!

Let the moosh Whoorl Your Hair Contest

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Alrighty, moosh in indy won a crazy amount of money for caulking and drawing in her sink and has decided to share the love and hold a contest.

The winner will be fast tracked to the FRONT! OF! THE! LINE! over at Hair Thursday (you know, the little hair site that has been in the NY Times and on Nightline? Yeah that one, the one with a massive waiting list?) Sarah herself will decide on a new style for the winner, readers will vote, off someone will go to a salon chair somewhere in the world to get a fabulous new do that they will come back and show off on Hair Thursday-all paid for by me and my cock caulk money (up to $140 USD).

Just yesterday I got my hair cut and I was SO tempted to chop it off and go back to a short style.  I decided I might cut it off after my birthday this year so this is GREAT timing.  I’d love to get a second (more like 10th) opinion on whether to keep it long or cut it short and then start my 30s with a FANTASTIC hair cut.  So in order to win this award of awesomeness, I have to show you 3 pictures of my hair…at it’s worst, at it’s best and currently. 

Now, brace yourselves.  I’ve decided to share my afro of a hair cut back in the day for this.  This includes me pre-braces as well so hold on tight.  This alone is why any compliments make my DAY, WEEK, MONTH and YEAR.  I’m still getting over this…

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That was middle school, probably 1990.  Still channeling the 80s obviously.  The shoulder pads, the belt, the color, the fabric, the bangs, the perm, the swoosh on the side.  What can I say except let’s move on?

As for my good hair, I’ll share my short good hair although everyone seemed to like my long hair picture in the last post.  But if I go back to short hair, this is the hair I want:

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and a month later a bit longer and poofed out for a date night

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The best I’ve liked it long is probably from this picture I posted yesterday

As for my current look, here’s my picture from yesterday after my cut..actually as of about 5 minutes ago. 

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It’s clearly the very opposite of my afro. Well, not complete opposite.  It is about the same length.  So there ya go.  Hopefully this will win me some mad advice from Hair Thursday and a paid hair cut (because let’s not even discuss how much I paid for my hair cut).  If not, I’m welcoming all advice..what say you?  Long? Extra long? Short? Poofy? Flat?  Permed? Shoulder pads? Ha, just checkin.

Lexi Potty Update

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The title should warn you of the contents…

Lexi FINALLY pooped in the potty at home and all on her own this morning. We’ve been making her keep her panties off after an accident because normally she goes like 8 times in a row. Well this morning this tried to go once and couldn’t and went back and did it! We’ve promised all kinds of things to her and most recently it was a Dora backpack she wanted at a shoe store and a trip to Chuck E Cheese on the recommendation of someone’s doctor. In fact, I told Mom I’m surprised she didn’t come out saying, “I pooped in the potty..do I get my backpack and Chuck e Cheese and sticker and ice cream and toy at Target and movie?” I hope she keeps it up because I am SO OVER this potty training thing.

It’s Real Life Carnival

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Farm Fresh Jessica is hosting It’s Real Life Carnival today.

Here’s what you do:
To participate you simply to take pictures at any given time of some things around your house. The catch is you can’t primp, prink or otherwise prepare the area to make it seem better than it is.
Now I know some of you wouldn’t have to do that anyway–but that is why it’s called "It’s Real Life."
Here’s your list:

  • curb appeal (yep, a picture of your home from the outside)
  • junk drawer
  • from whence you blog
  • favorite jewelry
  • your best feature

So here we go.  I did not touch one thing before these pictures even though I really, really wanted to.

 

 

 

 

curb appeal (yep, a picture of your home from the outside)

Can you tell we live in Southern Suburbia?

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junk drawer

I could have taken a picture of any one of my kitchen drawers and it would have met this criteria but this is literally the junk drawer.  It was empty at one point and this is where everything with no home gets put.

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from whence you blog

Looking into the sunroom

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From my desk

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favorite jewelry

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your best feature

Thank goodness for braces, I’m told my smile

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SYTYCD Week 3

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  • Kherington Payne and Twitch – Not my favorite of theirs by any stretch but I thought Kherington did well enough.
  • Courtney Galiano and Gev Manoukian – Courtney was sexy during this routine.  Wow.
  • Comfort Fedoke and Chris Jarosz – Not a fan of that at all.
  • Jessica King and William Wingfield -Well, you know me and Disco.  I just can never ever get into a Disco routine no matter who dances.  In fact, I would love someone to point me to a clip of someone doing that well.
  • Kourtni Lind and Matt Dorame I thought this was excellent.  Loved it.
  • Chelsea Traille and Thayne Jasperson – I fastforwarded.  Not good.
  • Chelsie Hightower and Mark Kanemura -I love this song and the choreography they put to it was so interesting.  I loved it and you know, I’m really starting to love Mark.  He’s so unique and seems to put a lot of thought into his characters.  I love that.
  • Katee Shean and Joshua Allen – Wow, wow, wow.  Did you see those hips on Joshua?  Where did they come from.  And that kick at the beginning of the routine?  That was hot.  I loved this.

I’d say top 2 were Chelsia/Mark and Katee/Joshua.

Who goes?  Chelsea and Thayne

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