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Randoms go here.
I need to go swim this afternoon and I'm putting it off because it's too hot. I know, whaaaa? Who does that? I'm also trying to figure out how to successfully apply sunscreen to my own back so I don't roast myself.
Despite the fact that H and I are eating really healthy lately (lots of veggies, high-quality meat, and whole grain), our weekly grocery bill has gone down. I guess if you eat less of things, you don't spend as much. Who knew?
Our younger cat has (so far today) managed to get stepped on (twice), kicked, sat on, and got his head shut in the closet door. I swear I'm not abusive, he's just quiet and nosy.
Re: Randoms go here.
We visited my parents this weekend. All of us were home, so I was using the shower in their master bedroom to get ready. It made me smile to realize that my Dad still uses the exact same toiletries he has since I was very small. (Prell shampoo, Barbasol shaving cream, Irish Spring soap, all lined up in the shower.) Metrosexual, he is not.
I'm living with DH's parents on the top level of their house while we find/buy a home in the Minneapolis area. We're in northeastern Iowa. The weather has changed drastically and I have a massive headache.
My right foot is tired from bouncing DD's bouncy seat. DH took DS out to the farm to hang with the guys while they take their lunch break between planting fields. This means there will be copious amounts of dirty laundry to do when they return.
I just got off the phone with an insurance rep to get a home owners quote for our new home and she was a biiiiiotch. It was the first time ever in 15 years that I got attitude from a rep at USAA. But, my head hurts too much to care.
LOL. Seriously sounds like my dad. Thanks for the giggle!
LOL. Seriously sounds like my dad. Thanks for the giggle!
Kranikans have good taste in perfume.
Kranikan I bought me XOXO mi amore in this big heart shaped, cheestastic bottle for my birthday. H finds it hilarious and is convinced Kranikan I is going to profess his undying love to me.
However, the stuff smells great! Very vanilla-y and warm. I dig it.
H and I went to Dairy Queen at lunch for birthday cupcakes. 1 for each Kranikan, 1 for him, 1 one for Rubes and 2 for me (and probably 1 more..Rubes isn't having much afterall!) Hey it's my birthday I can have all the damn birthday cupcakes I want!
Wait ... your DQ has cupcakes??? Color me jealous. Also, Happy Birthday!!!
Yep! They're little mini ice cream cakes in cupcake form! Way better and take up way less space than an entire DQ cake!
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but ... you suck.
I love DQ cake and ours only sells the giant ones, which is not good for the waistline when you're a 2-person household. Cupcakes sound amazing!
I have been sick for going on 3 weeks. I started with the flu that transitioned to a cold and today I was diagnosed with strep. In that time I have asked for DH's help twice in watching DD (I am a SAHM) and he has a very flexible job where he is the boss so he can really come and go as he pleases. Anyway, he came home early 2 days when I was really sick with the flu and couldn't get out of bed. Yet I got no sympathy. None. Whatever, that's fine but when he has the sniffles I have to make over him or he gets mad at me. Not cool DH.
Sorry, I'm grumpy and want to feel well as we go on vacation soon. Ugh....
I'm teary eyed over a song I just heard.
I want to go home.
I have muffin top.
While I have lost weight and am back to pre pregnancy weight and I can get in my size 2 pants, my belly is still stretched out and hangs over all around the top edge just like a muffin! 
Kinda like this
On a different note, the short sale process might not be as long as I thought it would be. We might close sooner than my guestimated time line since we just got a request from the bank to provide the friends/family clause or whatever that is called to state that we are not related to the seller nor are we friends with them. So yay! One more step closer to moving out of our rental!
We moved to the country for peace and quiet. Our neighbors have 3 teenagers who insist on riding 4 wheelers all. day. long. I don't think the vehicles have mufflers either. I can't open my windows on nice days because of the noise. It's driving me crazy, along with having to rescue their dogs from the street all the time because their stupid invisible fence doesn't work. I'm tired of motorists giving me dirty looks while I try to herd them back home because they're in the middle of the street. They're not my dogs! I just don't want them to get hit:-(