And it's September which means that I can talk all I want about how excited for fall I am. Because I am very very excited. Apples, pumpkins, sweaters, cozy blankets, darker evenings. And no more humidity! Ha, jokes on us, it suppose to be stupid hot and humid again all next week. WHY!!! But after that it's gonna get cool right, cause eI can't take the heat anymore.
The week started off by giving Miley a hair trim and Coco his first ever hair cut. He could have cared less about it but I think it might have traumatized me and his mother more. He looks like a completely different kid now. And so old. I miss the curls, but I think he looks really good. Maybe I should go into the hair cutting business? Yeah, maybe that's just what I will do. Then the next day, with littles all fresh and trimmed we went for a picnic walk on the last day of summer. This was when the mr decided to make the nastiest sandwich he could (Cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Apple Jacks, veggies straws, pickles, mustard, and ketchup on white) just to gross the kids out. They had bagels with just cream cheese. We had the intentions of walking to a playground, but due to the heat almost killing use we only made it to a green park where the mr ate the nasty sandwich and actually liked it, Miley read, and Coco and Judah rolled around in the grass like dogs. . We then decided ice cream because duh, and instead of buying individual ice cream cones, bought a half gallon and I just let the 4 of them go to town and eat as much of the ice cream as they could. I figured to hot to walk it home and also last summertime hurrah. They got through just about the whole thing.
Work wise, we have spent most of the week, going back and forth with paint colors for one of the houses because we are crazy and spend way way to much time on colors. We have a million gallons of a color that we are not super excited about but in the end, saving at least $700 bucks in paint, well we finally decided to just go with it. It is Mint green, but it is growing on me. I think we can make it look cool. No, I know we can. You just wait and see.
Then there is the new addition of the cat door for Only. We installed it in the back of the house so he will stop sitting on the front porch meowing like he is starving to death and we won't let him in the house. Our neighbors think we are terrible. But what they don't know is that he is allowed to do whatever he wants. Eats a whole hell of a lot, but is just a really really mouthy cat. But yeah, we would like him to start meowing at the back door instead. Hence cat door.
And Barb came over for dinner and tattoo drawing. She wants a tattoo bad. I am ok with it, as long as she waits a while and listens to exactly what I tell her. Ha. Megan and So came the next day so So could tell me all about her fist few days of kindergarten and to have lunch. And to make a bedtime box, which in fact, has been used by other littles for bedtime. Kindergarten is really making her smart that one.
On Friday afternoon we went to the fair. And whoa shit it has been like 15 years since the last time I went to one. We kind of had too because we had free tickets even though I am not a fair person by any means. I don't like crowds, I don't like rides, I don't like playing games for toys, but it was actually pretty cool to see the animals. 4H and blue ribbon carrots and big ass pumpkins. All the farm animals were very cute and the giraffe.. a little out of place, but cool non the less. My biggest thing though was where did it live? I know the farm animals all came from farms around the state and the animals were taken care of, but the giraffe. It made me kind of sad. I am just hoping it gets to go back to a good home too. And after the animals we did do the walk through around the rides and it was cool to see all the rides and colors and such, but after that I had to go. An hour was all I could handle.
The studio is closed for the weekend so I didn't have to work. Instead the littles came over for a sleep over. We watched a movie then I went to bed and they stay up all night watching whatever. Woke them up to squeeze bottles full of colored pancake batter to make crazy pancake and then after Judah got enough of beating the shit out of the mr, we went to the farm, picked flowers, climbed trees and played tether ball. The weather was spot on too, nice and cool and crisp. It was a fanatic morning.
And then I went home and spent the afternoon cleaning the littles ick and processing the new pile of tomatoes and squash that have started to overflow (again) on the counter. This time of year, it's like having a part time job just keeping up with all the veggies, which is not a complaint, just an observations of my life.
Today, after a quick bike ride to the gym and library this morning, the mr and I are grabbing the camping stuff and taking off for the day and night. It's Labor Day tomorrow so we have to camp tonight. That is what we are all suppose to do, right?
Internet finding that I found this week.
-This is where we are staying tonight. New Discovery Stage Park. I am very excited, neither of us have ever been to this park before.
-Goats Like It When You Smile at Them, Extremely Heartwarming Study Says. I mean, who doesn't prefer a smile.
-Got to know what to look for up there this month. Can't-Miss Sky Events in September
-The forest beekeepers of Zanzibar. I couldn't imagine having to climb a tree to get to a hive. These folks are awesome.
-Aagghh Pesticides. Son of a bitch. What You Need to Know About the Massive Times Pesticide Report.
- 5 Proven Benefits Of Play. We all need to play more!
-When the mr and I first started dating, we used to stay up all night and watch this show, It is one my top three favorite shows of all time. Mr Tastee is a classic. The Adventures of Pete and Pete’s Mr. Tastee Episode Is the Perfect Ode to Summer
-I was thinking about fainting recently (on a very hot day), like wondering if I did faint, if I would go down gradually or hard and fast and bash my head open. I think about these things. Fainting Is a Pretty Weird Thing for a Body to Do
-No more excuses. You are or you are not. Ha A Sociologist Finds Vegans Are Too Open to ‘Free Riders’
-Why you can smell rain—even though it's odorless. But is it really?
All the pictures from the week.
Have a great long weekend!
-C