hi

its been a nice, quiet, relaxing memorial day weekend around here with a bit too much sun, just enough drinks and too much peace. i'm actually ready for the kids to come home from the lake with their grandparents.

beyond that, very little was actually accomplished this weekend. i desperately need to figure out how to rearrange the living room. *sigh* and i had big plans for making new living room curtains. that went as far as ... thinking about it. no fabric store, sewing machine still in its box.

ah well. i was able to relax. thats what was important.

Edited to add (on Wednesday): Who knew? I have taken a 'staycation' .... apparently that's the new term that's all the rage for staying home and just bumming and checking out the local attractions instead of going on an expensive vacation. I feel so....'in'

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I am officially mad at the writers of NCIS. Stupid season finale leaving us with the cliffhanger of the team being split up. And killing the Director! Argh.

That was just.plain.wrong.

Talk to me..........

about flat irons, please.


I need a new one. I have a cheapie Conair one that works, but it takes for.e.ver. to straighten my frizzy thick hair. This morning, I didn't wash my hair (washed it last night), so I didn't have to blow dry it. Still took over 30 minutes to straighten it. If I had actually washed my hair this morning, I would have spent close to 20 minutes blowdrying plus another 20-30 minutes straightening it. Ugh. That's waaaaaaaaaay too long for me to fool with my hair in the mornings.


So, what type of flat iron do you have? Do you like it? Can I get a good one for under $50?

So.....

It's update time.
*Life has been a crazy whirlwind of ball practices - Mondays are my only 'free' nights. Got the Rottens' baseball/softball pictures this weekend, need to scan them so I can post them.
*My flower beds look absolutely awful. They are in desperate need of weeding and planting and mulching. I just can't seem to find time to do them.
*For the first year in .... forever .... I have not done the deep spring cleaning. *sigh* I do not feel good about this.
*I re-injured my hand/wrist last weekend helping Larry unload his motorcycle out of the back of the truck. Stupid tendons.
*Speaking of the truck, *sigh* Apparently someone told it that it's almost paid off because now it's having issues.
*The washing machine WAS having issues, but a $8 belt fixed the spin cycle. Thank goodness. I did NOT want to have to buy a new washing machine.
*We got our stimulus payment on Friday. By Friday night, it was gone. But, several bills got paid off or caught up, so all in all, it's a good feeling.
*I desperately need to go shopping for summer clothes. I don't want to. I don't even know what's cute for this summer.
*I have 3 pairs of shoes I need to list on ebay. Need to do this soon. Very soon.
*Rotten2's birthday is in 2 weeks. She's going to be EIGHT! And she wants to have a slumber party. Should be fun. Either that, or I'll be admitted to the looney bin.

*smooch*