Shopping

Hubby and I went out on a mission last night. A new spring wardrobe for ME! Why is it that the places that had super cute stuff online just weren't so cute in person? Everything for the most part had to be layered with a tank top - either because it was see through or low. Well that or have a bra that was just right and still managed to be comfortable and supportive, something I have no idea where to find. Unless of course it WAS a tank top then it didn't need layering although they sometimes still layered it. I just can't stand the way layers make me feel, even if it's just a thin tank top. I end up feeling very bulky and uncomfortable, not to mention HOT, all day long even though I may in fact look cute and I do really like the layer look on other people. American Eagle? SUPER cute stuff online. In person? See through, super thin, super low. Urban Outfitters? Always cute stuff but I just couldn't pull something together that I'd actually WEAR and feel comfortable in. I finally ended up at O'Neill, a local surf shop.

Found a cute black dress that will work for the evenings and a pretty flyaway skirt and white tank top that'll be purty for my cousin's wedding in May, even though I already found something for then, this works better. I may end up returning the other for the same thing (it's the bottom right, the Roxy Swellville) in the very pretty seaglass green, it'd go with my new white tank top too, another plus as I don't really have a top to go with it right now. I found a picture of the dress but it's doesn't look so cute in there - it doesn't look good on the model and it's a very bad angle for her. It really is TONS cuter and MUCH more elegant looking yet still casual and fun at the same time.

(only in white)

I also tried on these super cute gaucho pants. But you'd have to find the perfect length shirt because a shirt going over them just looks bad. Even if you found a shirt that falls above them, I'm not sure if it would look right. Well I spent most of my gift card there. I've still got $40 left - enough to buy half a bikini. Maybe I'll actually buy the other half.

So we didn't quite accomplish our mission but we had a good time and I spent some of my gift cards from Christmas. I KNOW that long, right? But I have the HARDEST time spending gift cards or certificate's. I don't want to spend it on an impulse buy when down the road I may actually NEED something from that store and not have any money for it. Last night I figured I should use them for something I wouldn't normally ever buy for myself and would truly appreciate receiving as a gift. Oh and I found what I'm going to spend Hubby's gift card gift to me on. The store was closed but I saw it in the window. Pretty white bowls with a raised leaf design. Simple, elegant, and super useful. Also something I would not normally buy for myself.

Torn

Big Guy had a speech therapy appointment today. I cancelled it until next week. Said reason because I have something else on the calendar, which is true, although I realized it wasn't exactly what I thought it was. Unspoken reason I am really REALLY nervous and I wanted more time to prepare and peruse my feelings. He had a WONDERFUL speech teacher in Texas, his "nice lady". And she did wonders with him, and was continuing to do so. Then we moved. Yes, the move again.

I thought he would do okay, turns out I was wrong. His grammar leaves a lot to be desired. A lot of people don't even understand the gist of what he's saying. They'll be able to catch words here and there because he does really well at speaking those clearly, but the way he structures the sentence makes you think of someone learning to speak a different language.

Since we will be out here for awhile I've known for the last month or two that I really need to find someone out here, even if it is temporary until we get back to his Nice Lady. I've found someone I think I'll like. She wants to try and teach him through using reading as an enforcement, thus teaching him to read. I'm nervous about that. Partly because I realized Nice Lady was going to be able to do it without that, and partly because I really don't want to force him if he's not ready. We'll try it, if he ends up not being ready, we'll try another method.

Next week, Tuesday at 4pm, wish us luck! And prayers that it goes well! Please?

Torn

Big Guy had a speech therapy appointment today. I cancelled it until next week. Said reason because I have something else on the calendar, which is true, although I realized it wasn't exactly what I thought it was. Unspoken reason I am really REALLY nervous and I wanted more time to prepare and peruse my feelings. He had a WONDERFUL speech teacher in Texas, his "nice lady". And she did wonders with him, and was continuing to do so. Then we moved. Yes, the move again.

I thought he would do okay, turns out I was wrong. His grammar leaves a lot to be desired. A lot of people don't even understand the gist of what he's saying. They'll be able to catch words here and there because he does really well at speaking those clearly, but the way he structures the sentence makes you think of someone learning to speak a different language.

Since we will be out here for awhile I've known for the last month or two that I really need to find someone out here, even if it is temporary until we get back to his Nice Lady. I've found someone I think I'll like. She wants to try and teach him through using reading as an enforcement, thus teaching him to read. I'm nervous about that. Partly because I realized Nice Lady was going to be able to do it without that, and partly because I really don't want to force him if he's not ready. We'll try it, if he ends up not being ready, we'll try another method.

Next week, Tuesday at 4pm, wish us luck! And prayers that it goes well! Please?

Not Supposed To

The boys got into the donuts my Dad brought last night. All five of them. Between the two of them. And Little Guy outs them first thing when he comes downstairs. "We got into the chocolate, because we're not supposed to get into the chocolate, so we got into the chocolate."

Not Supposed To

The boys got into the donuts my Dad brought last night. All five of them. Between the two of them. And Little Guy outs them first thing when he comes downstairs. "We got into the chocolate, because we're not supposed to get into the chocolate, so we got into the chocolate."

Okay I'm Outed

I have another blog (I just created it last night ya'll so SHUSH) called Quiet Dreams and Passing Nightmares. I wasn't sure if I was going to mention it here, but my computer doesn't really care who I am so it outted me as Quietly Dreaming over on Cecilia's blog. I needed a place where I could yak as much as I want without anybody having to acknowledge my every 'um'. You can always find me here or email me if you really want to say something, but in keeping with the 'quiet' I have turned off comments over there. I did delete my comments on Cecilia's site though and need to go repost them as meself. I'm still going to be posting the stuff here that I really want to put out there, not all the other strange and rarely coinciding million and one thoughts that run through my head every day. And I won't be mentioning this site over there. I know you guys care a lot, so I'm really just sharing it with you - and anybody else who randomly happens along.

Happy President's Day

Makes for a very nice long weekend. We got home from Walnut Creek on Saturday after Hubby finished his test and after getting nice and "relaxed" Friday night. We were supposed to drive up on Saturday to Visalia so I could go to go to my cousin's bridal shower but after the long week decided we were all too stressed out. So we came home and had a family weekend. My parent's took us out to dinner - twice. We went to the Boardwalk with the kids, watched a few Star Trek movies, and visited with Hubby's cousin.

Hubby worked on taxes a bit. Which reminds me he wants me to do them with him. Ick. I hate taxes, or anything to have to do with keeping track of money on paper really. Now Hubby's watching his favorite show MIL recorded for him last night, I'm catching up on blog reading, and tomorrow it's back to the work week.

Happy President's Day

Makes for a very nice long weekend. We got home from Walnut Creek on Saturday after Hubby finished his test and after getting nice and "relaxed" Friday night. We were supposed to drive up on Saturday to Visalia so I could go to go to my cousin's bridal shower but after the long week decided we were all too stressed out. So we came home and had a family weekend. My parent's took us out to dinner - twice. We went to the Boardwalk with the kids, watched a few Star Trek movies, and visited with Hubby's cousin.

Hubby worked on taxes a bit. Which reminds me he wants me to do them with him. Ick. I hate taxes, or anything to have to do with keeping track of money on paper really. Now Hubby's watching his favorite show MIL recorded for him last night, I'm catching up on blog reading, and tomorrow it's back to the work week.