Puppies. Seriously. Adorable. Beth's family is getting one. Her name is going to be Presley. I got to pet them and they were delicious.
I bought a new coffee table for the living room. Chip was a tremendous help in putting it together. We both remained calm, even though we made a mistake that required us to undo some work. However, I can firmly state for the record that we do not love allen wrenches. Hand cramp!
Last weekend, my niece came down from Dallas and we spent some time at Texas State visiting her sweet daughter. She is working through college as a barista at Starbucks and thinks she always smells like coffee. I think that is a terrific smell and wouldn't change a thing.
It was a gorgeous day and after enjoying a coffee we all went to a Bearcats softball game. The Bearcats' pitcher had something like 15 stikeouts in the six inning game. She was on fire!
After the game we drove over to the Gristmill in Gruene for a late lunch. It was a really cool place. Bob and Lana - remind me to take you here the next time you are in town! Look at these flowers! I had the ribs. They were fantastic. But, the star of the day was the zucchini and squash side dish that was cooked with bacon. AMAZING!
The weekend ended with a diagnosed case of lice on the younger head. You want to talk about some drama. Lice diagnosed at 10:30 p.m. on the head of a fourteen year old girl! Lord, we sprung into action. There was an immediate trip to the pharmacy, laundry started, and of course everyone's head started itching. Ugh. It was a VERY late night, but because it was caught super early, everyone else seems to have escaped unscathed. Good times.
On Monday, my neighbor was in a pinch and asked me if I could possibly pick up her Kindergartner from school. I was happy to help! Her little guy is the cutest and reminds me so much of when my boys were little. I LOVE our little elementary school and it brought back so many memories waiting to pick up that little pumpkin. What a great throw back!
I took Cooper to the dog park on Tuesday and he wrestled with a four month old husky puppy. Adorable.
The rose bushes in my backyard are covered in blooms! They are gorgeous and they smell nice.
Here is my first attempt at some fake color in my front yard flower pots. I like the yellow flowers a lot, but I think I missed on the green variegated ivy stuff. Sadly, it looks really fake, especially up close. However, if you are kind of far away and driving by or looking from the sidewalk they look great! I may try something else for summer. Stay tuned for a super exciting update.
And lastly, I finally received the last piece of artwork for Harry's revamped room and got it hung up. It is a Fenway Park sign that I thought could act as sort of a headboard for the bed. I also had to move the wall mounted lamp, which I did with no trouble. Installed it with three wall anchors like a boss! Proud of my handiwork!
In other non-picture news:
- I have raked and swept up 7,012 bags of leaves and pollen since we last visited!
- Chip is passing Pre-AP Chemistry by the skin of his teeth.
- I have started a food journal. Not really changing much, just trying to write it down. Step One of getting what goes into my body under control.
- I am back to occasionally walking with Martha in the morning. Makes me happy.
- It is going to be 84 degrees here today and 57 degrees tomorrow.
- I am going to a two year old dinosaur birthday party tomorrow morning! Can't wait!
- I went to a Mom's YMSL dinner meeting this week and during dinner we talked about all the places our kids have thrown up. Only mothers could do that. I also told the story of when Chip tripped and ripped the gas hose out of our rental car while we were filling up in New York City. The hose was writhing all over the ground with gas spewing every direction, including into the car and all over me. It was epic.
That is all I have for now! Have a spectacular Friday!
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