Shark Week

Becca would want me to inform all of you that it is
SHARK WEEK!  

Four Crazy Dogs

For the past six days Pete and I have been house sitting for my boss.  Checking the mail, picking up the newspapers and making it look like someone is home is quite easy.  Dealing with the animals however, is not.
My boss has 4 crazy dogs and one semi-crazy cat.  Don't get me wrong we really enjoy them (mostly) but they have had their annoying moments over these six days.  Lily (yellow lab) is hongry... not hungry, hongry all the time!  She jumps on top of you at the first sniff of food and licks anything and everything that food may or may not have touched at some point.  "Lily stop licking," has been said hundreds of times.  Pete is scared of Bear (pit bull) because he makes "angry face."  Duke is normally amazing but ever since he got his haircut he's got a pep in his step and loves to beg for rubs.  And then there's Scooter.  Wednesday night Scooter spotted an armadillo in the front yard and wouldn't stop barking at it... for hours... like until 3am.  It. Was. Awful.  Needless to say we were grumpy the next day.  On top of that, one of the dogs ate Pete's new sandal.  We aren't sure which one it was but we did find the sandal on Scooter's bed...
Fred, the fat cat, is very loving and likes to cuddle... more like he enjoys rubbing is body all over you whether you like it or not.  We usually let him sleep in the room with us when we stay over and the first night we did.  It was the first and last night of this stint that we did.  He meowed tons, walked all over my lady bits, farted in Pete's face and sneezed in my ear.  It wasn't what we were expecting.  But we still love him!
All in all it's been okay.  The extra money definitely doesn't hurt right now so we will do this as often as my boss offers.  :)  Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

French Gel
So I chose to do the French tips with Gelish. Apparently shellac and gel polishes are the same thing, just different brands.  I'll let you know how this one goes.  Now we're off to eat wings (MC's choice) and watch Smurfs!

Shellac day 14
I am obsessed with shellac!  This was my first shellac experience and it was amazing.  I don't know if I'll ever go back to normal nail polish for my fingernails.  It hardly chipped at all for 2 weeks, and stayed shiny.  I was sold after a day with sunscreen & chlorine at the pool that caused ZERO harm to my pretty nails.  My toes however lost lots of luster due to sunscreen.  Boo.
Today the kids & I are going to get mani/pedis (their idea!) and I'm going to get a new shellac color. Can't wait!

Shellac day 1

Jack Black

Forgive my crappy blogging... So, last night Carolyn and I went to Nordstrom.  I usually don't get anything when we go to Nordstrom because the Men's section is so darn expensive.  I decided to look at the men's grooming area to see if they had anything good.  I had heard of the Jack Black product line, but have never used it before.  The products are relatively expensive for shaving creams (i.e. not like $3.99 for a bottle of Gillette).  The woman working in the section gave me all of these samples.

  

Well, long story short her excessive giving of samples made me decide to get the  Jack Black Core Collection.  It normally comes with the Beard Lube, Face Moisturizer and Daily Facial Cleanser.  I almost didn't get it since I already have a face wash that I like, but the woman who gave me all the samples ended up taking the face cleanser out of the box and switched it out for the hand lotion (at a $3 discount).  In Leah's words, "Best Day Ever!"

This morning I used the Beard Lube for the first time.  It was easily the best shaving cream that I have ever used.  It was a little strange to use since it didn't actually lather up it just went on like a lotion or something.  Anywho, I love it and I'm really glad that Carolyn got it for me. 

Now I think that I may be addicted to this stuff and want to get all of their different products. 

Thanks for reading my crappy blog post.

**From Carolyn: If you're looking for gifts for the "man who has everything" in your life, fancy shave products are a great idea!

We just got home from a trip to Nordstrom. Pete is going to blog about the experience... Get ready!

Week in Review

This week the kids attended a Houston Dynamo soccer camp. They have really enjoyed it but I can't say I have. Three hours in the Texas heat praying for it to be noon is not my cup of tea. Although I am thankful for those three hours each day I wasn't doing the entertaining. On a related note, Pete & I are going with the kids to a Dynamo game on Saturday. Should be neat.

On an awful, horrible, no good, muy mal note... MC has lice. His dad treated him last night, washed all of the sheets, vacuumed all of the pillows, boiled the hairbrushes, and hopefully it's take care of. I need to check him again this afternoon. Pete & I are going to check eCh other tonight. I will cry if we got it, too. Horrible.

Wish us luck...

The 4th +

Pete & I had a great weekend at Lake Martin in Alabama with his family.  We flew into Atlanta on Friday and rented a car.  The flight was on a tiny & turbulent plane that kind of sucked.  We were glad to finally land.  The lake was beautiful and the weather was mostly great.  Our flight back on the 4th was delayed by hours and we didn't get home until 1am.  No fireworks for us!  We didn't miss them that much, though.  We are very grateful to Pete's parents for planning this trip!  (Sadly I didn't take a single picture all weekend.)

Tuesday we met Jordan & Sarah for dinner and drinks.  They even took us by their new house for a sneak peek!  It's adorable and I hope they have fun moving in today!

Today I'm looking forward to a haircut!