Looking forward

I'm looking forward...

to my husband (and the Little Man's dad) coming home

to be finished packing

to get over this cold

to hang out by the pool and on the beach

80 degree weather and no inversion

time with family, especially for the Little Man and his cousin to play together every day, he's going to love it


Only a few more days!

Unlucky?

Buying swimsuits is never a fun experience, especially during the winter months.

Normally I like shopping online, but have never tried to purchase swimming suits that way.

This past experience has illustrated why.

I found a (seemingly) great and local company with swimsuits and even found some on clearance. I ordered a top and a full piece. And waited for the package. And waited. Even after my sister in law ordered and got hers, I was still waiting.

I finally got a hold of the company, and the top I ordered was actually NOT in stock. (Don't you think this is something you should let your potential customer know?) So, I quickly picked another one, even though I wasn't sure I'd like it and got both suits. Hated them both.

Returned and started looking again.

I found two different tops, one arrived earlier in the week and it was decent.

The second one arrived today. Or, the package from the large, chain company arrived. Inside was a children's hooded jacket. It wasn't even the right color.

So... I got on the phone (hello, we're leaving for Hawaii in a week) and went through the long process of returning, and re-ordering the tankini, or so I thought.

Turns out they don't have my size anymore. Shocking.

I ordered a different size (fingers crossed) and I still have to go into a store for my refund.

I thought online shopping was supposed to simplify my life.

FAIL!

The Little Man got two different toys that are magnetic (letters and animals). One of them looks like this:


(If you have or are around kids, you probably know what I'm talking about).


We have a stainless steel fridge -which isn't magnetic. We had a shoebox full of little toys that were always dumped out on the floor. I thought if I hung a magnet board on the wall at his level he could play with them and they would be off the floor.


Sounds simple enough, right? I was hoping it would look something like this...


Instead?


Turns out it is WAY MORE FUN for a one year old to simply throw all of the magnets OFF the magnet board and onto the floor.


Lovely.

Clear blue skies

We had a great (short) weekend trip where we could actually breathe and see the sun -it was great! (For those of you who are not lucky enough to live in the Wasatch Valley, we have the pleasure of being trapped in an inversion every winter that makes it hard to remember what as blue sky looks like).

The Little Man didn't know what to do with the helmets.

My parents rented a really nice cabin, that for once, had enough room for everyone to sleep in a bed, at Bear River Lodge. We all went out, for at least part of the day, snowmobiling. It's been a few years since we had gone, and Justin had never been so it was a lot of fun. I killed a tree, and luckily didn't damage the machine (or myself) in the process, but it was a little scary.

Puffy pants!

Turns out the Little Man LOVES the snow! I've dressed him up a few times in his snowsuit, but it was always snowing and cold, and I really just wanted to get some pictures. (Sorry, buddy). We were walking around in front of the cabin and he refused to walk on the sidewalk, and would only walk on the snow. While I was on a run with the machines he went on a walk with my mom too, and he just loved playing in the snow. I guess we should get out of the house more!

First on the agenda

First on my agenda for tomorrow?

Make copies of our house key.

Several copies.

Tonight when Justin came home from work I ran out through the garage to throw something away. I closed the door behind me so the Little Man wouldn't try to come out after me.

We've never locked that door, but it must have been turned enough times to lock it. Yep, I was locked out.

No problem, right? Justin pulled in the garage and I asked him to hurry and come and open the door.

Justin didn't have a key to his own house on his keyring. Do you see how that could possibly be a problem?

So... I have a one year old crying inside... and we're locked outside. Luckily Justin had his phone and we called our friend that had our key from the last time we were out of town. She was on her way, and I was trying to keep the Little Man happy through the french doors in the kitchen. (Luckily, the blinds are always pulled up because he won't leave them alone).

All of our windows were locked (take that burglars) so Justin went to our neighbors house. (We are in townhomes, so it's attached). He went out their bedroom window, onto the roof, and in through the only window we leave open (our bathroom).

Dad saved the day and I'm going to buy one of those hide a key things and make sure we have a spare to leave with friends so we don't have to give up our own key anymore.

Favorites

I'm not sure why I've been thinking about this, but I don't have a lot of favorite things.

I like a lot of music and groups, but I don't have a favorite.

I like a lot of TV shows, but not a favorite.

I've said for years that 'Good Will Hunting' is my favorite movie, but I don't watch it very often.

I've only read a few books more than once, I couldn't say that I have a favorite.

I don't really have a favorite food and dessert.

I guess I could say that I do have a favorite baseball team (Red Sox), but that's about it.

Is that normal?