Achy Breaky Heart

Guess what else was far too long...

Well, not necessarily far too long, but Lil' Missy Moo Moo had been sportin' some unruly frizz and a baby mullet as of late so I finally broke down and brought her in for her first hair cut.

She was a very good sport about it, but seemed a little shy and nervous. She would not take her fingers out of her mouth for the first half of the hair cut. I don't really blame her though. It had been a pretty revolutionary week for her since she just finally "lost" her last nukie and I am proud to announce that she is now nukie free! She is so used to having something in her mouth when she is tired or nervous that the fingers have now entered the picture (only when she is nervous - not actual sucking or any fingers-in-the-mouth on a regular basis so I am not worried about it)

She even tried to smile through the fingers in the mouth.

And there it is. The first official snip snip.

Look at how long some of her hair was. I was sad to see some of her curls shortened up but the main reason I chose to get it cut was because she had this oddly long section on the top back of her head and it was starting to look out of place so I thought it was time to even things out a bit. No mullet babies aloud 'round these parts even if it does give dear old Mom a bit of an "Achy Breaky Heart."

Look, there is goes....bye bye little baby mullet!

You might also notice a few bubbles showing up in the pictures. One of the girls there was trying to loosen Audrey up a bit by blowing some bubbles but there was no swaying this little girl. She was also completely engrossed in the Elmo movie they had playing for her. Ingenious idea huh?!?

There's that cute little mouth with it's cute little "cheese" smile!

At this point she was thinkin' this gig wasn't all too bad.

Busy hamin' it up!

Hamin'... that is until the blow dryer fired up.

She handled it pretty well, but fists were definitely clinched.

Ahhh... much better. And there are those cute little curls I adore so much.

There ya be. The pretty little princess with her pretty new hair cut.

I can hardly believe that my baby doll is going to be 2 years old in a week and a half. How can it be? It sure sounds like it has been far too long, since she is still my sweet little baby girl. Ah heck...she will alway be my sweet little baby girl!

Far too long

It has been far too long since I have updated. I am fully aware that in my last post, I promised not to wait another week and a half to update...and what did I do? Well, it wasn't a week and a half this time. It was 2 weeks and 2 days to be exact! Shame on me!!!

In my own defense, up until yesterday, I was a single Mom since Wed, Oct 7th as Duke was gone to Colorado on his annual Elk hunt. Sadly, out of 7 guys, they did not get even one elk. Duke was really bummed because this year was the first year he had been drawn to receive a bull license. This is the first year in the 6 years that they have been going that they have gotten skunked.

While the Mr. was gone, Mama had a grand ole' time with her girl friends and the kiddos. Last weekend I took a 4 day weekend and went down to the cities with 4 of my girlfriends from my home town and we shopped till we dropped in Albertville at the outlet mall and then went to the MOA to watch Tony & Tina's wedding. We had a blast! I will have to share some of those pictures in a later post. One of my infamous traditions while the hubby is gone hunting, is to repaint something. And repaint is what I did! But not before I stripped this out of date classy

wall paper. Trust me...it has been up far too long!

This is the kitchen before (I had already taken a few things out before I thought of taking "before" pictures and I wasn't about to put it all back so we'll just call this "before")

And are you ready?

Drum roll pleeeeeeeeeese!!!!

TA DA!

Introducing the all new olive green kitchen.

Okay, I want your honest opinion. What do you think? Do you like? Hate? So, so? Give it to me straight. I can take it.

All Duke said was..."What the?" I guess I'll take that. At least he didn't say "Take it down and put the old stuff back up!" like Grant predicted. Grant was convinced that we were going to be in trouble by Daddy for painting the kitchen so I told him that I would blame all of the painting on him. Grant disagreed and said that I did it all by myself so I reminded him that I had proof that is was he one who did the painting...

Now who you think Daddy's going to believe?????

Actually, I'll take the rap for it, but I for sure will not take all of the credit. My awesome friend and painting cohort, Stacie, helped me strip the wall paper above the cupboards and paint the first coat. Stacie, if you are reading...thanks a million! You are the best :)

Speaking of far too long...this post is getting far too long and there is something else that was far too long that I wanted to include, but it will have to wait until the next post cause it was a big milestone for my little Tootie.

Stay tuned...

Beyond Busy

Beyond busy. That is where I have been. The intent to sit down and write a post has been there but the time simply hasn't. I have so many fun pictures and stories to share but just can't seem to find the time to do so. I will. I promise. They just might be a month or so behind. But that's okay, right?!? Well, it just hasta be.

Warning! This post is going to be full of randomness and venting.

I feel like I have been running non stop for the last 3 weeks straight and funny how I seem to have gained weight in that time because when you are busy you shouldn't have time to eat, right? Well, maybe the problem is that I have been visiting Mr. Vending Machine a little too often for my lunch of Combos or Gardettos and a Diet Coke. Nope, that couldn't be the problem. Oh, and all of the new fall shows have been starting and since I have waited all summer hanging on the edge of a cliff, I just have to watch them, right?!? And it gets dark out earlier. I'm telling you. I am doomed!

Last weekend was my friends, Lisa and Dan's, wedding reception so I was busy helping with that and now I have the job of editing all of the pictures I took. A job that I took on without being asked, that I LOVE and that I am MORE THAN HAPPY to do, but none the less, a job. As a matter of fact, the picture of Tootie above is from the reception. It was a beautiful day for an outside fall reception. The kids were only there for a few hours but they played their little hearts out. Grant ran non stop (literally) from when his little friend Peyton arrived until I said it was time to go back to Grandma and Grandpas. Lets just say it was a bit of a struggle to convince him to leave. Can't wait to share more pictures from the day and night of the party.

On another note, my Mom called today and asked me about the pictures I took of her, for her new business card, that I had promised to send to her weeks ago. OOoooppppsie! That sort of slipped my mind. Sorry Mom! I did get them sent out tonight so I can check that one off the list!

Grant started preschool two weeks ago, so now my Tues nights are pretty much shot rushing to get the kids fed and him to school by 5:30 until 8:00 pm then back home and ready for bed. He just loves going to school though. And Tootie just can't seem to figure out why she doesn't get to stay and play with him. I guess they are just so used to being together all of the time that it is a difficult concept for her to grasp. It is really nice to have a little "Just Tootie and Mommy Time" since she has always had to share me.

Oh, and I started sorting through, ripping off tags and getting ready to wash the clothes that I purchased last year on clearance for this year and I ran across 3 items of clothing that I had two of each! Yes, I bought the same clothes twice...once on sale and once on clearance at least! I guess it goes without saying that you know you have a pretty extensive shopping habit when you buy the same identical things twice and don't even realize it for months! Luckily I found my receipt and I have 6 days to return the sale items. That will be $15 back in my pocket (hopefully not the one with the whole in it.) Yeah me! Maybe that can help pay for the paint I am planning on slapping on my kitchen walls (after I scrape all of the wall paper off) next weekend.

Also, next Friday a few of my friends from high school and I are heading down to Albertville and probably Maple Grove for a day of shopping and then getting a hotel room in Bloomington and going to Tony and Tina's Wedding (an interactive dinner play) at the MOA. What a way to celebrate my up and coming 32nd Birthday (on Monday), huh?! Duke is always gone hunting over my Birthday so I usually choose to paint or redecorate a room (or both) while he is gone. Gonna be fun times!
Speaking of fun times. Snoozin' in my bed is sounding pretty fun to me right now so I am going to go CRASH. And I promise it won't take me another week and a half to do my next post!
Nighty-Night