Dear ...#12

Dear Neighbor:

Just so you know, setting off your 4th of July fireworks on July 2nd is still too early.

And setting them off at 12:15am on July 2nd is REALLY uncool.

You should know that I'm not above shoving a sparkler up your nose and lighting it.

Good night.
And God Bless America.

My Girl

I'm standing on the driveway watching Quinn confidently walk down the street to a friend's house. Actually it's a cross between walking and skipping. She's wearing a white T-shirt, purple skort, fuschia Crocs and a rainbow necklace in the shape of a peace sign (she loves that necklace). Her hair bounces in one solid wave as she moves down the road. And my heart is hurting a little bit. I know it's important for her social development, self-esteem and blah, blah, blah to do this. But I don't like it. If I had my way, I'd keep her snuggled up to me forever and she'd never resent me for it.

She stops at the corner, turns around, and blows me a kiss. She waits to catch the kiss I throw back then disappears around the corner. I stand there a little bit longer stunned by her beauty. Amazed with her soul. I know she only has to walk about 50 more feet to her friend's house but I still offer up a little prayer asking for safety while I can't see her. A few seconds later I'm surprised to see that gorgeous blond head peek back around the corner. She points to herself, crosses her arms over her chest, and points at me.

I love you, too. My Quinn-girl.

It's The Little Things #3

Going on a date with Jared:

1 - Eating Japanese food because we know the kids would never eat it with us. Rice doesn't go over well at our house.

2 - Going to the local outdoor and "cowboy" store and realizing that no matter how romantic Pioneer Woman makes it look - I doubt we will ever take care of horses. Then we saw an instrument called "The Emasculator" and I doubt we'll ever take care of calves either. On the bright side, they had Skechers shoes for the kids at half the price. Go figure.

3 - Driving around in the rain to look at all the fancy neighborhoods - and still being content with our small home.

4 - Singing John Denver's "Country Roads" with Jared. I impressed myself with my harmonizing. Of course Jared's the singer and he didn't say anything. One of the reasons I love him. He lets me stay deluded.

It's The Little Things #2

I like to wear an apron when I cook or bake.

Not just to keep my clothes clean but also for that moment when I've washed the last dish and I can lift up the end of the apron and dry my hands.

It's The Little Things #1

I'm starting a new feature on 'Never 2 Comfortable'

It's called "It's The Little Things" and it's about random things that make me happy.

Here's the first one:

Jared playing "The Spinning Song" on the piano and

watching and hearing kids run in from all over the house to spin

until they collapse

And I even like the part where Jared tries to play something different and Grayson whines and screams until Jared plays "The Spinning Song" again

Oh My

I talked Grayson into another birthday photo shoot in his dad's shirt.

He cooperated as long as we were in his room still filled with balloons.

I left to put some things away and when I went back to his room I found this:

He was so happy

Memorial Day Weekend

We couldn't let the weekend pass without grilling some kind of meat. The only problem being we haven't bought a BBQ yet. That didn't stop Jared. He just whipped up this firepit Saturday morning and that night we roasted hot dogs and s'mores. Grayson loved it. Hopefully he'll have a better sense of spatial awareness soon.