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Wordless Wednesday-My Silly Girls

This is how my girls entertained me before I got my flu shot!!!

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Getting Over a Bad Haircut

So for the last two weeks I have been trying to get over a bad haircut. Not my hair, but my daughter’s. You see, my daughter wanted to get her hair cut short like her friends, but I was just really starting to like it the length it was, especially after the lat MAJOR haircut. (For those of you that don’t know, my daughter decided to give herself a haircut last April right before her fourth birthday. She was really into having me do her hair different ways. I never thought in a million years she would cut it herself! You see, I left her alone in the kitchen cutting a project from school and I came back to 6 inch swirls of hair on the floor under her. I freaked out!!! I immediately called two friends; one to help console me and the other a hairdresser. My friend came over about an hour later and cut six to eight inches off my daughter’s hair! My daughter thought she looked so cute and showed it off all afternoon. I admit it did look cute on her, but I loved her long hair.)

After months of finally getting used to the shoulder length hair, she wanted to go shorter. I figured she is old enough to decide what she wants. We made the appointment and someone new cut it this time (which made me even more nervous). My daughter had a huge grin on her face the whole time it was being cut! She kept asking if it was short like her friend’s hair. When it was all cut and even dried she beamed from ear to ear as she showed it to me. She LOVED it and said she looked so cute. She asked me what I thought (although I truly hated it, I couldn’t tell her). I simply told her I liked it better longer, but as long as she liked it that is all that matters. I think I was so shocked at how different she looked with short hair. She no longer looked like a baby, or even a little girl…she looked all grown up! I think I was mostly sad because I could no longer do pigtails, braids or even ponytails. Why do they have to grow up so fast?

Well, two weeks later I think I have finally got used to her new look. She does look cute, just older and not like a little girl. She still LOVES it and that is all that matters. Besides, it will grow LOL!

Here are some pictures...

Old hair style.

The New Haircut!

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Tackle It Tuesday- My Basement

I have been truly inspired by other "Tackle It Tuesday" projects, that I decided to work on something BIG this week...my basement. In my younger years I think I used to be a pack rat (which of course I get from my mother). I started thinking, "Do I really need those blue dishes I haven't used in four years? What about all the shot glasses I used to collect?" The answer is definitely NO!!! I spent the morning purging many items. I wish I had taken pictures of my basement before, but I was too ambitious and started before the camera was out. I have a trash pile of three lawn and leaf size bags, 3 regular garbage bags and several other items ready to go to the dump this weekend. My motto is if I haven't used it in a year-toss it! I feel like I accomplished so much today.

All my candle stock is organized and easy to get to. My daughters now have the start of a play area when the snow comes.

I'm also going to bring in a see saw and slide for them to use (also keep them busy while I try to exercise.)

Part of my new exercise area; there is more room than this picture shows and I also have a punching bag and leg machine...now I just have to use them!

I'll keep you updates on how this all works out.

Thank you to all the other Tackle It Tuesday members who have inspired me!!! (My basement thanks you too!)

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My Amazing Halloween

This year I had an amazing Halloween. It started on Thursday when Shannon and I made Spider Cupcakes together for her snack at Preschool. She had such a great time baking and decorating them; she couldn't wait to show her teachers! On Halloween morning we got her dressed in her Alice in Wonderland costume we purchased online at the Disney Store. (She loves to shop online LOL and I wasn't going to the store again for an hour to look over more costumes. One trip to Target was enough!) We picked her friend up for preschool and I laughed the whole ride there listening to them sing in my car. We got to school and she showed off her costume and of course her CUPCAKES! I was one of the working moms for the day so I got to stay with her. We sang, danced in circle time and she got to be the weather person, which is her favorite job. We decorated our own paper jack-o-lanterns and played bingo. The best part was the special Halloween games they had for the kids. The moms were in charge of the donut eating game. The kids had to eat a small donut of a string, but with NO HANDS! It was so cute. Some of them were pros and ate it their first try and others took longer and their faces were covered in white powder. I was able to get pictures of all of them (which Shannon and I used to make a poster for her class we brought in today.)

When school was over we dropped her friend off at home and picked up Rebecca. We stayed for a while where I had the best cup of coffee and held the cutest newborn for almost two hours while I chatted with my good friend. The girls played and made a big mess, but fun was had by all! So much fun that they didn't want to leave.

After nap time, I got the girls ready in their costumes. Shannon decided she didn't want to wear her Alice in Wonderland, but instead her Jaguar costume from her dance recital last year. We put this costume on her and got Rebecca all dressed as Tinkerbell (her favorite dress up item she wears everyday), and headed outside for some photos. After some photos, Shannon decided she wanted to where something else. We tried on an Angel, Devil and FINALLY the Flower Girl! (Boy am I glad I ordered that costume online!)

We headed over a friends house for a pizza party. This is where Shannon changed once again...I never can keep clothes on her for long and we go through LOTS of laundry. Why should Halloween be any different? I did eventually get her back in her costume and we headed to another friends house to go trick or treating. We took some more photos of the kids and made our way to the tractor they made for the kids to ride while trick or treating. The girls loved the hayride and they even learned the "Trick or treat smell my feet" song!!! We spent about an hour going from house to house and they couldn't wait to see what they got next. I ran into many friends and it was nice seeing all the kids in their costumes. This was the neighborhood to be on Halloween night! Both side of the street were lined with cars and everyone knew everyone.

After trick or treating we headed back to the house and all the kids played for an hour. (More like ran around crazy from all the candy they ate!) We headed home and I put the girls right to bed. The best part was they slept in late the next morning! What more could a mom ask for?