Hide and Seek

Every night after the children are asleep, I go to check on them. This is BK:

And this is Bug:

Aren't they cute when they're asleep? 

I often have to be careful when stepping in their room, or else I will injure myself. This is the floor of BK's room: 

                            

Wait, you can't see that. Let me turn on the night light: 

Better. Happy birthday, BK. I'm not sure why that bag is on the floor, but your birthday is still a month away.

But something's weird about that bag. I better take a picture from the other side, using the flash: 

What the????

Hello, Willow. What are you doing in there?

Willow didn't answer, but I'm pretty sure she meant to say, "Shhh.... I'm hiding. If that little blond kid tries to hug me one more time, I'm seriously going to lose it. Can you please leave the same way you came in? And remember, if anyone asks, you never saw me." 

Silly kitty cat. 

The month in Pics

This is what we were up to in April!

Actually, we weren't up to anything all that exciting. I hope I have pictures on my camera that I haven't downloaded yet!

Column One: 
That's Bug reading to her class. My child is a little bit brilliant.
Mike's hard. That's what she said.
Any Starbucks that's open 24 hours is ok with me.
What I've been eating for dinner lately. This salad has chicken, cranberries, pecans, and apples. YUM!

Column Two: 
Bug's a diva.
She's also a scientist. I wrote about this mishap here.
BK had his last soccer game of the season. He was the only one from his team who showed up, that's why there's no other blue shirts in the picture. Our team sucked.

Column Four: 
Color run, Baby! Before, during, and after shots!

Hopefully I take more pictures in May!

WWTK-- Techie Stuff

 Join the party with Kenzie and Scriptor!

1.) How connected are you to your phone? Do you always have it on you?

I always have my phone with me in case something happens to the kids or if The Agent needs something, but I don't talk on it very often. I am more of a texter. 

2.) Would you be able to be away from your computer for an entire week?

Assuming I had the week off from work, yes. But I need it for my job, and I would like to get paid. 

3.) If you had to get rid of one of the following, which would it be and why? Cell phone, computer, or TV?

Tough.... I use the phone the least, but I need it for emergencies. I'll say the tv. If I want to watch something, I can always watch it on the computer. I don't watch that much tv, anyway. 

4.) Do you think you could ever live "off the grid"?

I could... but I wouldn't want to ! 

5.) Tell us about a time you disconnected from technology/the world and how you dealt with it. Was it good or bad?
I gave up internet for Lent a couple years ago (other than work related). it was ok, I survived, but it wasn't something I'd want to do again!

I might be rich right now. You don't know.

Friday was a terrible day at work, which brought the end to a terrible week. To celebrate, my two coworkers and I went in together and bought $30 worth of powerball tickets. The numbers are drawn on Saturday, so we'll already know the winner by the time you read this, but I'm writing this on Friday, so I have no idea if I'm a millionaire yet.

The current jackpot is roughly $600 million. Split 3 ways, that's $200 million. Take out taxes and the penalty for getting it all at once.... let's say my share is only $100 million.

I can live with that.

At dinner that night, I asked The Agent, "Hey Babe, if our take home is $100 million, is that enough money for me to be able to take a giant poop on the boss's desk?"

This is so unlike me to say, that The Agent laughed out loud, nearly choking on his broccoli and beef.

"Please don't do that. I'm guessing that the big boss has some lawyers in his back pocket, and they would be more than happy to take a large portion of our $100 million."

Ok, fine. I wouldn't do that. And I don't like to burn bridges, so I probably wouldn't even walk out. I would put in my two weeks notice, like a good girl.

Would I give my parents a million each? It would only be 2% of my vast fortune, but 2 million seems like such a HUGE amount of money. And I suppose we should give The Agent's family some, too. Maybe. If they're nice.

I bet I would still have to beg The Agent to put in a pool. And I bet he would still want to go camping on family vacations.

Monday Morning Moo

May 12 - May 17

Starting weight: 229

Last week's weight: 207.2
This week's weight: 207.0
Gain/loss this week: -.2
Total weight loss: 22

Ugh, I might as well not have lost any weight at all. Only .2, that's pitiful.

Still, it's better than a gain, and with my poor eating habits this week, that could have happened. I blame the chocolate peanutbutter cookies my stepmother made for us. Those things are like crack.

I really need to incorporate some kinds of exercise into my day. I love french fries and I would like to eat them again someday. And unless I want to weigh 300 pounds, I need to get some form of exercise in.

Goals for next week:
* drink 80 ounces of water a day
* ride the bike at least 3 times in the week
* try on the swim suit to seehow it looks!

Shopping spree at the Gap!

This is not a fashion blog.

I'm not sure what kind of blog this is, but it's definitely not a fashion blog.

But you might have noticed, I've lost a bit of weight (cough~ 23 pounds since January! ~cough). And Gap is having an amazing sale, so I had to take advantage. 40% off the already marked down sale prices! The sale's good until May 19th, so go check out their website. Put all the sale items you want into your bag, and then enter the code GAPSALE when you check out. Awesome. Buy me something pretty.

I wasn't sure what size I was, so I had to guess a bit. Luckily, you can return your online purchases in the store, so it's no big deal if it doesn't fit.

So, here's what I bought:

First, a pair of jeans:

And a shirt to wear with them:

 

A couple of dresses: 

A few pairs of shorts: 

And finally, some t-shirts: 

Are you getting the idea that I'm a pretty casual girl yet?

Now, I bought all of these online, so who knows how they'll look when I get them and actually try them on! If they don't look too hideous, I'll do a fashion show for you in 7-10 business days!

(Gap did not pay me to write this post. But I would love it if they wanted to give me free stuff!)

WWTK-- Back to School

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1.) How were you as a student?

I was a good girl. I never had detention, I always did my homework, and I would study on friday nights. 

2.) What was your favorite subject and did you excel in it?

My favorite subject was English. I was a little bit awesome at it. 

3.) What - if any - is your fondest school years memory?

Hmmm.... in kindergarten, the teacher would put little predictions on each diploma, like "Kimmy will be a star baseball player" or  "Jenny will be a prima ballerina." Mine said "Lovely will be the first woman president." She thought I was a big deal. 

4.) Did you attend college and if so, how was that experience?

Yes, I went to college. I didn't have the typical college experience because I lived close enough to commute, so I never stayed in the dorms. I also paid for college myself, so I worked all through college.  And, being an English Major, I had to read all the time. It's not like you can read all of Moby Dick in one night. There were very few parties for this girl.  

5.) Would you go back to school - be it in person or online - if you could? (Or to earn another degree?)
I can't imagine a scenario where I would go back to school. I am SO done with school. I have a good job, I have a family.... school is done!