Kissing Cuties

I know they are going to H-A-T-E this picture when they are older, but I love it.

Boy Scout

Scott has a friend on Facebook that posts old pictures of Boy Scout outings. I can't tell you how much I love these pictures. It makes me laugh to see Scott so young.

Rite Aid Deal

My sister Amber helped me with a coupon deal tonight at Rite Aid. I bought 1 7up, 2 Dial Body wash, 2 Herbal Essence Shampoo, 2 Herbal Essence Conditioner, 3 Herbal Essence Mousse, and 1 Herbal Essence Hair Spray. I won't even attempt to tell you how I did this deal because I don't know myself, I blindly followed my sister on this one. Go here for the deal write up, you will need to scroll down some to see it. I paid $2.02 for everything pictured!

We brought along our girls and they pretended to work some coupon deals themselves when they weren't dodging the man buffing the floors. One of these days, I will bring along a camera to videotape the chaos/excitement of the deal getting.

So, go get you some free Herbal Essence hair products!

Sleep

Child that won't sleep....I have a child that won't sleep and he's driving me CRAZY! He's whining and complaining and is no longer speaking clearly which makes me tune him out. I'm done. I'm done being kind and understanding. I just want him to go to sleep. Yes, I'm aware that this is a rant...sorry folks. Please skip this post if you are looking for something fluffy and happy to read.

Have I mentioned that Grace was colic as a baby? No?

She was and it was complete hell. H-E-L-L, I tell you! When the sun went down my life turned into a nightmare. Around dinner, the crying would start and then Scott would go to bed. I would sit with a baby screaming bloody murder for hours and hours on end. You know it's bad when your neighbor mentions he can hear the baby cry every night. Those were dark days. We had just moved and I didn't have a friend or much family to help. Well, that and I have this thing....maybe it's a character flaw, but I can't bring myself to tell anyone that I am struggling when I am under water. Three months she was colic, it wore me down. I was in survival mode. And then something wonderful happened, one night she didn't cry and a few nights later it happened again...until it only happened a couple times a week.

Why am I telling you this? I don't know. Maybe to remind myself that things get better. Grace no longer screams for five hours before she falls asleep. Granted, she yells down the hallway for a drink every single night after tucking her in, but that's expected. Things do get better and I'm usually better to have gone through it, usually.

Now I have a two year old to wrestle to sleep. Good Night.

Happy Halloween!

Every mother that blogs is composing a Halloween post, and I'm no exception. It was the first year since Grace was three that Scott didn't have to work. She was very excited to have him join us. Also, Papa was at the family gathering and we were all excited to see him too.

Noah was "Tex" the cowboy. When I asked him what a cowboy says, he said, Moo! We visited Grandma Tutu at work to show her their costumes and everyone asked him where his horse was. He told them...in the car.

Yee-haw!

My talented/generous friend Erin lent Grace this incredible mermaid costume that she sowed for her daughter last year. Thanks so much Erin!

I attempted to make this seaweed inspired hair bow. It looked much better in my head.

My favorite part of the dress were these ruffles at the bottom...so adorable.

Just before we headed out to trick-or-treat until the cows came home, or until people stopped answering their doors. Either one.

If the shoe fits...

I found this cute witch today. She was just sitting on a shelf at Goodwill waiting for me to discover her, my eye went right to her. I've added a few others to my collection this year, but she is by far my favorite. I love the feathers and pumpkin base.

She was only $2.99 and I repaired her missing earring after I took her picture.


And as a side note, my dad is coming back from Alaska after being gone five months, just in time for Halloween! We can't wait to see you Dad!

PSE

It's been a while since I blogged about my obsession/love-hate relationship with Photoshop. I'm a real hands-on-learner and I tinker A LOT! However, I've discovered photoshop tutorials and love the results. Below, are two pictures. The first one I've edited and the second isn't. I can't believe the difference...can you? I need to just sign myself up for a class so that I know what the heck I'm doing!

By the way, this is Lane...my nephew.