I know, I know. I should hate her. I do hate that one Barbie who said “Math is hard”. But I grew up with Barbie, and I loved her. I’m just not going to get into a political thing about her. She is a doll, a toy, a plaything made of plastic. My daughters’ self…

Ike had a vet appointment today for a heartworm check (free and clear) and a nail clipping (Thank you JESUS for the vet ladies). They said Ike is doing great with his weight (19.9 lbs) but he needs to maintain. I couldn’t find his harness and had to take him using just a collar and…

I’ve got just about all of my Halloween decorations out. Weekend trips and the homestudy threw me off this year. Usually the whole house is decorated by October 2. You can see my poor kitties trying to blend in with the Halloween decor in the first picture. Shannon and her large dog Rascal were over…

Ling Ling’s Aunt Lisie sent her a bib with her name on it. Except the name on her birth certificate and driver’s license won’t read Ling Ling. This poor kid will forever be known as Ling Ling though. I love it- she has a nickname and she’s not even home yet!

We spent the afternoon at my sister Sara’s house visiting with her and my BIL and my nephews. Marc made beer can chicken. I’d never had it before. It was quite tasty. All the little chickens lined up looked just like those chickens on that Pepsi commercial where they sumo wrestle.In Nephew News: Joey is…

My husband is turning into a Daddy. When I came home from IKEA I showed him pictures of the crib and changing table/dresser I liked (dude, they are like less than half the price of the cribs I’ve seen around town. I know it’s not heirloom quality furniture, but it is good stuff and we’re…

I don’t know if it’s the heat or if it’s cause we’re Southerners, but it seems that we sometimes can’t leave well enough alone. Why have a plain ol water tower when you can paint it to look like a baseball (like the one just a couple miles from my house that tells you when…

Ah, so I didn’t win the lottery. Oh well. At least I can still afford to smell nice. On our way back from Atlanta last weekend (love how I can strectch a 2 day trip into a week’s worth of posts right?) I spotted this machine in the bathroom at a travel center. It cracked…

So today is the drawing for the big $340 million lotto. I’ll cave and buy a ticket. I don’t usually play as I like the instant gratification of scratch offs. Last night as we were going to sleep Jon and I dispersed our $164 mil lump sum payment in our heads (and dreams). The plan…

Jon babysat Shannon’s lab mix, Rascal, while we were in Atlanta last weekend. Rascal had been over to play with Ike and Kea a few times, but Jon had never met him. Shannon and I hit the road at 7am while Jon was still sleeping. I called him around noon to check in. He promptly…