all about hair

Maddie got her FIRST haircut last Friday. Yes, she is four and it is her first haircut (other than when she was little and my Grandma trimmed her bangs). My jaw dropped at the $15 the gal charged for literally trimming a 1/2 inch off the ends. Oh well, it made for cute pictures. Check out the sparkly shoes : )

Kaycey got her new wig last week, and WOW what a difference. It looks so natural, it's amazing. The color is amazing, too. It matches Maddie's hair perfectly, as well as Kaycey's eyebrows. I don't understand why the first one wasn't made as well. This new one literally suctions to her head, though because she has a little bit of hair underneath, we still use tape to keep the wig on. If her head was smooth, the wig would stick itself to her head. This picture isn't a great representation of how nice and smooth it is (she had been playing outside and riding bikes), but here it is anyways.

And as for Cal, he is getting a much needed haircut tonight, hopefully. Here he is playing Madden 09, his very favorite activity right now!!!

As for me, I am growing my hair out, again.

spring fever

Thanks for the tips on Arts, Beth & Christina...I will try to go there tomorrow with memory card in hand. I still can't believe how foolish I am sometimes. Darn technology.

Anyhow, I don't know about you, but I am feeling spring fever coming on. I cleaned the mudroom completely (what a mess with winter & a gravel driveway). We are really regretting the wood floors in there...it looks beautiful, but how impractical with all those little pebbles and pieces go in the cracks, not to mention how "great" it is to have wet, muddy boots and clothes form puddles on the wood floors. We have already decided eventually we will replace the mudroom floor with laminate or tile. I can't believe how scratched the wood is, especially in the kitchen. I know, how crazy with a brand new house. There's SO much more I'd like to do, too. The to-do list is overflowing, and with the hopes of putting in a driveway this spring, painting the porch, and finishing the bonus room soon, the finances only go so far.

So, back to spring fever...I went through all the kid clothes and weeded out what I know doesn't fit them or won't fit them come spring/summer. Basically that meant whatever is getting small for Kaycey, went right into Maddie's drawers or piles. I have a bin of stuff for a rummage sale (which I am hoping to have this summer again somewhere--not here, though...it didn't go so well last summer). I also have a bin of stuff that's too small that I'll save just because. I rearranged their drawers, too. Cal's t-shirts (I will guess he has 30 of them) are now in piles in a drawer sorted by sports related, specific team related, and miscellaneous. Okay, so I had a lot of time on my hands during the day yesterday. I know the drawer won't stay that way, but it mixed the shirts up a bit so he's not wearing the same ones over and over. There are shirts he forgot he had, as did I. Kaycey's drawers were overflowing as well, but more so with pajamas/sweats. I weeded out her summer pajamas, and put them aside until it gets warmer. I also put all her t-shirts in the closet on a shelf above her hanging clothes. It really freed up some space in her dresser. I know, how exciting.

So the other night I brought out some scrap stuff, and made this page. It was really quick, and it's the first time I've attempted that ribbon thing that is so hot right now. Mine isn't staying down particularly well, though. It's the first page I've completed in a while, so yay for me.

this stinks

Have you ever had a full camera, you know, no space left in the memory, and swore you uploaded all those pictures?? So you start deleting the "old" ones. Only to realize, OH CRAP. I don't remember seeing those in my Jan 09 folder on my computer. It's because they aren't there : ( All of the pictures of Maddie's birthday with most of my family are gone & who knows what else!! I swear I uploaded them, but they are no where to be found, so I guess I didn't. Digital really makes me mad sometimes. I know, if I would just delete as I upload I wouldn't have this problem. But my camera fits 700-some odd pictures, so I figure I got the space. The problem is I've been taking more movies lately with it, and that takes more space on the camera. Poo on computers and technology today.

One of the hardest things I have to do...

See this letter?? This is Maddie's 4K registration. I just can't get myself to put it in the mailbox...it's been sitting on the counter for a week now.


Who wouldn't want to keep her at home all the time????

high hopes...

I spent the better part of my evening attempting to retrieve my old records from colleges/universities I attended. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember my password or ID for any of them, so I may have to contact each school. Ugh. If only I hadn't attended so many darn schools. Seven years, five (? I think) schools, and no degree. Terrible.

So, the reason I was curious is that for some reason I've been feeling slightly motivated to do something. I was looking into part time job postings with schools (I found one in a library at an elementary school, which would probably be a great fit for me). I'm just thinking of something part time & practical to bring in a few extra dollars (bartending, while an incredibly effective way of earning cash fast, is just not for me anymore). I've been thinking about Maddie starting preschool in the fall and there is no way while she is at school three mornings a week I will just stay home and clean the house. Mostly, I wouldn't be able to--I like to be doing something all the time (pref. not cleaning!). So that brought me to look for part time positions, out of curiosity, I don't think I'd actually want to start a job until fall. But then I have option #2...going back to school. Again. For like the 6th time in twelve years. Concordia University is about to begin admissions for a Pharm D program (one of two in the state, only other place is Madison). I looked up requirements for admission into the program (to begin in 2010 I believe) and I have much of it completed. Prob. 75% complete. Only classes left are the really tough classes (Calc, 2 Physics, and Organic Chem). And then after that I'd have to A) get into the School of Pharmacy, B) work insanely hard for years to become a pharmacist while being a wife and mother. I'm just not sure that's possible. But I do like the sounds of it....