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Between Now and Then

April 14, 2010 by Maren 9 Comments

Sometime I struggle with just ‘doing life.’ Between finding time for work, being mom, and the rest of life’s duties, blogging not only takes the back burner, it takes the Crockpot of life! Between now and the last time I wrote, here’s a rundown of life-in no particular order.

*I met up with my sister, who I dearly miss, in Nashville. I wish my family didn’t live a world (literally) apart. Good idea: travel 3 hours to see your sister. Bad idea: Do it solo with a cranky baby in the back seat.

*I’ve searched the world for a brown ball point pen. This was including but not limited to asking my UPS friends if they still had logo pens with brown ink. One of my UPS friends thought I was requesting him to STEAL from his supply cabinet at work. Failure. Note to self: Learn to speak more concisely so friends don’t think I want them to break the law for me.

*My beauty has returned (Read related post: here). Well, that’s debatable. But, the lost makeup bag has been found. Wasn’t it so nice of the thief to return it to the most random part of my coat closet? Had he/she just returned the stolen goods directly to my hands, I wouldn’t have asked any questions! I bet they just didn’t want to be found out. Also, here’s proof I wasn’t lying about my Ziploc Wet-n-Wild blush!

*I received a bouquet of love from my favorite 2-year-old friend. All two dozen of the dandelions screamed of my little friend’s love. Instantly, something incredibly ugly beautifully morphed.

I changed the keyboard on my laptop. I ordered one from ebay, and installed it myself. The problem is that I have a solitary screw that I can’t figure out where it goes. May or may not be a problem. Time will tell.

I love spring. I love the trees, new life, the smell of freshly cut grass, walks with friends, perennials, and just being outside.

…Also, in random uneventful news: we put in an offer on a house. Surprised even me! For now, that’s all. I’ll return sooner than later! Promise!

Mumday Monday!

March 29, 2010 by Maren 2 Comments

To Be a Kid Again

February 17, 2010 by Maren 16 Comments

During last week’s snow-a-thon, I was inspired to have a little fun. To the front yard, we lugged an unused snowman kit, Pierson, and his Exersaucer. We set to work.

We quickly realized that this snow wasn’t packing snow. So, we did what most people would do: We made a sun-bathing snowman.

Next on the agenda was a snow angel–If you’re wondering about my fashion sense as demonstrated in the next two pictures, perhaps I’ll start a fashion blog. I’m well aware that my middle name is ‘fashionista’–I just don’t know that I’m ready to share all my shopping tips. I’d hate for all my snazzy outfits to be stolen off the racks before I could claim them! (Then I’d have to revert back to ebay for all my fashion needs. See story here) *Please note: The above paragraph is most definitely tongue in cheek. Trusting me for fashion sense would be hazardous to your health.

Be a kid again!

Maren

P.S. If you haven’t tried Paula Deen’s Snow Ice Cream, Drop everything and go now! Tastes just like homemade ice cream. This winter, I experienced my first taste. Suffice it to say, I’ve made it multiple times. Oink & Sigh.

The Biggest Small

February 11, 2010 by Maren 4 Comments

I asked Michael to take lots of pictures for me as I conferencized last weekend. Let’s just say that he CLEARLY went over and above the call of duty. From the pictures, I’m wondering just who had more fun!

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First, they met characters from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” Seriously, there was a National Tea Party Convention happening simultaneously. The look on Pierson’s face makes me giggle every time I look at this picture.

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My dear husband does something that I find annoyingly endearing. At an ice cream store, Michael will challenge the scooper with something like, “I’m interested in a ‘small’ scoop of ice cream. HOWEVER, I want to challenge you to impress me with your ability to scoop the BIGGEST ‘small’ you’ve ever scooped.” Nine times out of ten, he comes away with a bigger ‘small‘ scoop than my large scoop. This picture is an example of the Haagan-Daas lady not only answering Michael’s challenge, but conquering it! Michael attests that his portion was DOUBLE the previous customer’s portion (and they had both ordered the same size!) It really does work.

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