Vain

We all are to a certain point. I've never denied I am a vain person. I like to try to look good. I justify this--if I look good, I feel good. Just a fact of life.
Even as I admit my vanity, I also admit I have to work at it. Which includes a wax job every now and then on the ol' Freida stash. Not crazy about it, but I do what I have to. But, the other day I come across this awesome stuff--cream that removes hair!! How amazing, and painless--no pulling off wax, is that! I buy it, hurry home, and try it out. Directions Leave on for 4-8 min. I'm kinda hairy (it's been a while), 8 minutes it is. I apply and go about getting the kids ready. Eight minutes later, I'm ready to wash my self portrait down the drain. Well....apparently, for everyone who knows anything about this kind of stuff, eight minutes is WAY too long to leave that stuff on!! Picture slow mo, if you can, my washcloth falling to the ground, screaming a la Macauley Culken (as in Home Alone), me falling to the ground begging my husband to 'just get it off!' Long story short, good news is my upper lip is hair free, bad news is it is also SKIN free!!

Yes, that mass next to my lips is a bunch of tiny blisters waiting for me to try to smile.

You know it's bad when your three year old makes a picture of you, and instead of two rosy cheeks, you only have one, and it's right on your lip!!
Ouch! It's hurting all over again!

Hitchin'

A week ago Sunday, Belle's hand was somehow in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her thumb got slammed in the door. At church--you know, the heavy doors. Of all days too--I had another class in with mine that day (I teach her primary class--and yes, I was MIA at the time of the incident), and every kid decided to show up that day (yes, that is usually a good thing, but sixteen kids, one of whom is in hysterics, half boys ready to take advantage of just such an opportunity...). Anyhow, enough about poor me! Check out her thumb! I don't think she'll end up losing her fingernail after all (which is another entry altogether!).

BTW--thank you to everyone who jumped in to help us out!!

Wildcats

Friday night Belle was in her school lip synch. She and the 'wildcats' performed to "All for One." They did awesome!
Sorry, halfway through my memory card was full and I had to quickly delete some stuff and then finish getting the rest of it!

Spring has Sprung!!

Spring has arrived! She officially hatched (?--is that what you call emerging from the cocoon?) Whatever it's called, she's here and she's a beautiful moth--I mean butterfly. :) > Playing mother nature is fun! We had the honor of 'releasing spring!'

Awwww!

Clean!!
I got a little behind (okay, maybe a LOT behind) with my biology class, and was trying to catch up this week. Needless to say, a few things around the house suffered as a result (like ALL of it).
My wonderful husband never said a word. In fact, he even cleaned the kitchen one night (which had about two days worth of dishes--I'm not exactly the do the dishes right away type) while I was at class. Notice the beautiful roses sitting on the island as well!

Easter

Dying eggs. Ava, Scarlett, Isabelle.

Seriously, where do these drama queen poses come from?

Oh yeah.

Spring

So a week or so ago I notice Belle carrying her bug container around. I didn't think anything of it, until I saw her carefully putting leaves and twigs in later. Apparently a dog isn't enough, she needed a pet caterpillar. I smiled and sent her on her way bidding the poor caterpillar a painless death yet realizing the end was all too near for him. My suspicions were affirmed a couple of days later when I saw Spring (as 'she' was now known) writhing in her own fluids. I decided to put off the inevetible conversation that would have to happen with Belle. And boy am I glad I did! Turns out that the 'writhing in fluids' stuff is what caterpillars do before forming their COCOONS!! (Yes, I feel stupid.) Anyhow, we now have a butterfly/MOTH to look forward to!
Way to go Belle!
Spring waiting to spring.