My $39 Mistake

I hate making mistakes, especially ones that cost money. So I heard a pthrrrrr noise when I turned on the dryer the other day...hmm. Not good. I called a repair guy to come out and fix it. Well, after taking the whole dryer apart, he found this tightly wrapped around the dryer parts:

It's totally shredded, if you can't tell.

Ha, that's funny. I was going to wear a shirt on Sunday that has a brown ribbon belt. After hurriedly trying to find the ribbon that goes with it, I finally decided to put on something else so we could leave for church (not on time).

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Moral of the story:

Don't put a ribbon in the dryer or any other small item that could get caught in the lint guard and get swallowed up! That was just plain laziness on my part. C'mon!

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BTW, the repairman was nice--he showed me a company cost scale that determined that for 20-40 minutes of labor that he should get paid $135 on top of the $39 come-to-your-house fee. He said he would just charge me the $39. I noticed that for less than 20 minutes the cost should have been $95. Who knows if that cost scale he pulled out was legit, but I was grateful nonetheless. I tried to tip him, but he refused, "What kinda man would I be?" in that great southern accent.

Ahh, This is the Life...

Hallie had her legs up like this drinking her milk, so I grabbed the camera and made her pose her arms--hee hee! We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, and hope you did too!

Aside: Not sure why my camera has a pink stripe down the side, hopefully that was a temporary glitch!

Ouch!

Well, we've had quite a week so far with the little missy. Yesterday she fell down a few (hopefully) stairs, and today we had a stroller mishap. Totally my fault. Didn't strap her in when I went walking because I just hurried and didn't think she would stand up en route. She flipped over the front, fell on her face, and her body bent in a way I don't want to see again.

A couple other mishaps today (like slamming into the back of Carly's couch) plus I think she's getting a cold. Runny nose so I thought she was teething, but I heard a cough last night. What the heck!? My pediatrician said that it's normal to expect 8-10 sicknesses in a 12 month period. She's definitely up to 4 already this year. Sheesh. Oh yeah, and no nap today.

Needless to say a lot of whining, picky eating, and stubborn fits this week.

This is how I got her to eat breakfast yesterday morning.

I'm a MOM!

Look at what my little angel-pie made at church yesterday!

That's ok that her chubby little thumb moved--I still love it! What a great opportunity I have to help raise such a sweet little missy! I love her to pieces!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! I sure love my wonderful mom and mom-in-law!! They are delightful ladies. Similar yet different; I really appreciate both!

I had a great weekend! Special thanks to the hubby. Out to breakfast, pedis, and shopping with some friends on Saturday (so fun!). . .

(apparently breakfast was so delicious that we forgot to take a picture until after we had stuffed our faces)

. . . then a delightful Sunday dinner from John on Sunday. Shrimp carbonara with whole wheat spaghetti and pancetta, broccoli, and salad. Yep, he's a pretty good cook when he wants to be. Oh, and the Willow Tree angel (our ongoing accumulation of the Christmas nativity) and this:Hopefully my face will look and feel better after using it and not worse. I guess we shall see!

Happy Spring!

John & I went outside after church on Sunday to get a few pictures of Hallie. John blew bubbles and I snapped away!

Last week, Hallie & I saw these cute white sparkly shoes at Target and couldn't resist.

Happy Birthday...

To ME!
Yep, another year older, I feel like my face is aging, at least.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes and gifts!

Bed Project

I had more family coming in to town so I thought I would start this project.

Here's the before:

(side comment: My mom always told us that there had to be a person in the pictures, so here ya go Mom!)

Here's the after:

I thought I could update this daybed a little--less little kiddish and more guest-beddish. I primed it, then spray-painted it with a black textured paint in the hopes that it would resemble a rod-iron bed. Special thanks to Lisa and Jenny! And to John, of course, for assemblage!