what I wore Wednesday and other randomness...

it's that time of the week again friends...

linking with Lindsey and lots of other bloggers for What I Wore Wednesday-

tunic, skinnies- Old Navy

belt- Target

wedges- ?

t-shirt- Old Navy

just realized that E is grabbing my boo....umm, heart

cardigan- Sams (yep, the same place we buy 5 gallon bags of shredded cheese)

I'd like to also state that E is sportin her Mary Poppins dress and a pair of new shades from Kent and Kat-at (Uncle + Aunt)

not sure what seester's wearing, but doesn't she look cute?

my top- Old Navy

pants- NY & Co

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we had a yummy dinner at Iguana monday night followed by a trip to Gigi's...

the awesome clerk stuck a candle in the one with sprinkles for E (birthday cake), to the right is Texas chocolate, below that is Cherry Limeade, and on the bottom left is Orange Dreamcicle.

My new fave is definitely the Cherry Limeade.

the birthday girl!

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thanks to the hubs, I took a nice long trip to Home Depot and Target last night. A pair of tiny pink cowboy boots jumped into my buggy...

and oh, how she loved them.

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Here's a look at some of the mess that prompted the need for a jaunt out the door to one of my happy places:

those are fruit puffs on the dining room floor, because that's where fruit puffs end up when an 11-month old shakes the container and then throws it to the floor while you're holding her.

She was not remorseful...

SO...I walked into the kitchen to retrieve a snack for O and my hand knocks over a bottle of hot sauce which falls onto the floor, breaks, and splatters half of the kitchen including my clothes. And yes, those of you close to me will recall that I did this about two months ago. I love hot sauce, like....love it, but lately it has not been my friend.

I placed the babe in her high chair with clean puffs to snack on, changed my clothes, gathered a load of laundry to add to the coated-in-hot-sauce pants +shirt, opened the washer and found an entire load of clothes that had been washed but never removed. They had, indeed, started to mildew.

Awesome.

And that's why I needed 3+ hours to myself last night...

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This is what happens when the hubs allows and even encourages craziness with the sidewalk chalk.

sheesh

at least we had a nice little photo op with our blue-faced boy in a bush of blue hydrangeas.

Baby girl is oh so close to taking off. Good ole' Chicken-to-go is still helping babes take those first steps (since 1980)

Needless to say, the bath water was funky...

And when you pull dirt/rocks/general nastiness out of the babe's mouth and hands...

she does this-

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I had never intended to have the girl's birthday parties together,

but things happen.

I had already planned and bought decor for both of them, so we'll just have 2 different themes.

And that's ok.

E's will be a bit of this:

with lots of these on the side...

and MM's party is all about this:

Party planning overdrive- here I come.

Happy Wednesday friends!



what I wore Wednesday and other randomness...

After a short hiatus, I'm bringing back my wiww posts and linking with Lindsey.

I'm sure you're all so excited that you could pee your pants.

or maybe not...

Anyway- I didn't take any traditional photos, but I did take some photos inside a dressing room at NY&Co.

So I'll go with these-

top, pants, vest- NY&Co

vest, shorts- NY&Co

sandals- Old Navy

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I took egads of pics on Mother's Day, but this is the only one I managed with me + a kiddo in it. (thanks Mal)

It's appropriate tho since this was the first Mom's Day for me with this little one. I was quite large with child last year on this day...

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TPS has an art show each year where one piece of art from each and every single child at our school (close to 800) is on display.

This is O with a friend from his class.

His art is on the top right (hands with flowers)

and his friends art is between their heads (clown)

classic O face

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I'd like to apologize to Michael's for my attitude as of late.

I received not 1, but 2 e-mails from them yesterday, both of which contained coupons.

And yes, you can now use a coupon from your phone.

so....

sorry Michael's.

Sorry I was ugly.

I'll be grateful for the craft stores in town that did not get blown away.

mmmkay?

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I have a new favorite thing to eat.

Found this in a magazine (Southern Living I think?) a few years back but have only recently rediscovered it in my recipe folder.

(yes, I have one of those even though it doesn't see a whole lotta daylight)

Guacamole Salad

2 avocado's, chopped

2 tomatoes, chopped

crumbled bacon

chopped red onion

1/4 cup of vegetable oil

1 tablespoon on cider vinegar (I love this so I add a bit more)

salt/pepper to taste

combine the above ingredients and spoon over salad greens.

Yum to the O my friends.

yum to the O

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I leave you with some recent pics I took of the kiddos-

Happy Wednesday friends!

What I wore Wednesday (literally)

well folks, I'm itching to get back to regular blogging which is hard when you have no internet...

Here's my attempt at a WIWW post using pics from my iphone that were taken this morning by myself and my handsome 6 year-old.

yes, those are rollers in my hair.

For some reason, I felt like putting forth the effort today...

the next one's blurry, so I'm not gonna enlarge.

You're welcome.

OH- and look-

I'm where it's AT!

top/jeans- Old Navy

red necklace- stamp your feet

silver necklace- Lisa Leonard Designs

shoes- Talbots (via TJ Maxx)

Hope you're having a fab Wednesday!

I'm off to make another call to Comcast....

wish me luck

(linked with Lindsey today, but using a different thumbnail. Dang this iphone blogging!)



what I wore Wednesday and other randomness...

hello friends!

How are you?

It was an extrememly late night for me, so today's post is super-short.

(I blog late at night and in the wee hours of the morn, fyi)

My rehearsal ran late tonight (tuesday) and I went straight from there to the costume shop to chat with my friend and costumer Judy,

so it is oh-so-late.

here's a bit of what I wore this week:
(linked with Lindsey today at the Pleated Poppy)

trying out the mantel mirror that's been relocated to the bedroom-

dress, skinny jeans, flippy-floppies- Old Navy

belt- Target

necklace, earrings- Premiere Designs

let's all just pretend that we don't see that unmade bed, mmkay?

thanks

back in the glamorous school bathroom-

tank- Gap

cardigan- hospital sale (can't remember brand and finding out would require me to get up)

jeans- The Limited

eternity scarf- Coldwater Creek

necklace- Lisa Leonard

top- Belk

jeans- Old Navy

jewelry- thrift store (brand new)

top- NY and Co

jeans- Old Navy

fab turquoise bracelet that I forgot to take a closer pic of- NY and Co

thank you Alisha for the giftcard! I found some lovely goodies!

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before I go night-night, I must share this free printable I found over at Sprik Space.  They've got tons of free-printable-awesomeness going on over there, and their latest chevron piece is just the bees knees.

They also made it available in 25 colors.

did you hear that?

twenty-five!

Print some of those babies out, pop 'em in a frame, and bam!

You've instantly updated your decor for zero dollars.

holla

so hop on over to Sprik Space and tell them I sent you!

Of course, you'll then have to explain to them who I am because they'll have no clue.

night-night

what I wore Wednesday and other randomness...

before I get to my regular post for today,

could I ask for a favor?

A friend of ours received some troubling news yesterday and
needs our prayers-

could you please lift Brenda up today?

thank you

top/jeans- The Limited

black wedges- Old Navy

prop- plastic bat that happened to be on the stove at the time

don't you keep your bats on the stove?

top- Target

jeans- French Connection

scraf- hospital sale

prop- Storm Trooper mask which happened to be on the stove...

really it's more of a kitchen desk-

just sayin

same top as above, just a closer pic.

did I mention it's from Target?

Because it is.

Super-cheap.

And my fave necklace from Lisa Leonard.

have you seen her new home decor products?

They're awesomeness and would totally make great birthday gifts...

and I really should have included a 'before' shot of what the old nasty pair  looked like that he was currently wearing, but O picked out some much needed brandspankingnew tennis on Monday-

and in case any of you wondered,

they are, in fact, super-fast which was confirmed after taking several test runs around the store.

Perhaps 8-10 laps?

Once he was satisfied with their abilities, he made his choice.

Smart boy.

The hubs brother also got something new this week and dropped by to show us immediately after-

he's got trix up his sleeve.

get it?

He also happens to have a chip on his shoulder in the form of a pringle.

he's a crafty one...

**added this after getting to work and realizing I never actually put on shoes that are appropriate for the weather today. I slipped these on after showering and never again thought to change them. It's raining here and was 59 degrees when we left the house, and these are on my feet-

ah well...

yep- my toes are still green for St. Patty's...

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday friends-

linked with Lindsey today

what I wore Wednesday and other randomness...

Howdy friends!

Did any of you check out the other risk-takers who linked up with Nester yesterday? Lots of awesomeness going on over there...

Now-

on to what I wore.
(linked with Lindsey today)

only 1 to share this week because I was a total slacker on the picture taking. And again, very rarely did I wear an 'outfit' during any part of Spring Break. That would have taken away from my sleep-late-then-play-with-my-kiddos-and-never-get-dressed-in-actual-clothes time.

date night with the hubs-

(and yes, I got to check off #21 on my 31 by 31 list)

I'd like to thank my hubs for snapping this pic

top/tank/skirt- Old Navy

necklace- Lisa Leonard

flippy-floppies- Steve Madden

ring- hospital jewelry sale

and since this post is originally about clothes,

I thought I'd share a few of the kiddos recent outfits-

Oliver's "Wacky Wednesday" outfit at school

don't you just love how trampoline hair goes with a tutu?

The hubs went to a 30th birthday party for a friend.

The party had a theme.

Can you guess what it was?

Oliver had to try one on for size...

Again,

E would rather strut around in her brother's ratty tennis shoes than sparkly princess heels-

she's just along for the ride.

In her pjs.

love it when she does that nose squench thing and her eyes get all squinty.

okay- so I dressed her in clothes at least once last week-

aaaaannnddd back to pjs

only 9 more weeks until summer-break-sleep-late-and-stay-in-our-pjs-all-day.