Awards and Tea Parties

The boys are still gone.

And though we miss Jerm,

we continue to enjoy our girl time.

Shopping, check.

Crafting, check.

Library trip, check.

Sleep-out on the floor, check.check.check.

Pedicures, check.

Tea Party, check.

After homeschool today Sierra decided she wanted to host a tea party.

For us girls.

We baked sugar cookies {with some help from Pillsbury},

made mini pretzel princess wands,

and boiled water for tea.

Even Nana stopped by.

Pretzel sticks dipped in white chocolate and then rolled in sprinkles make the best princess wands, don'tchathink?

Sierra made the "place cards"

Our spread ;)

It was a good day.

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I was trying my best to catch up on a few blogs today, and I'm so glad I did! Mel at The Bubble . . . passed this award on to me!

Over The Top . . . Um, yeah, that about sums me up ;)

Here are the rules for the Over the Top Award:
USE ONLY ONE WORD!

It’s not as easy as you might think.

Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on.

It’s quite tricky to use only one-word answers!

Once you have filled it out, be sure to pass it on to 6 of your favorite bloggers.

1. Where is your cell phone? Bag

2. Your hair? Yuck

3. Your mother? Close

4. Your father? Away

5. Your favorite food? Fattening

6. Your dream last night? None

7. Your favorite drink? Water

8. Your dream/goal? Peace, love, laughter {I'm cheating on this one}

9. What room are you in? LivingRm

10. Your hobby? Crafting

11. Your fear? Many

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here

13. Where were you last night? Home

14. Something that you aren’t? Perfect

15. Muffins? Blueberry

16. Wish list item? Camera ;)

17. Where did you grow up? Here

18. Last thing you did? Cleaned

19. What are you wearing? Clothes

20. Your TV? Off

21. Your pets? Stinkers

22. Friends? Dear

23. Your life? Chaotic

24. Your mood? Great
25. Missing someone? Yep

26. Vehicle? Honda

27. Something you’re not wearing? Lipstick

28. Your favorite store? Target

29. Your favorite color? Lots

30. When was the last time you laughed? Earlier

31. Last time you cried? Yesterday

32. Your best friend? Jerm

33. One place that I go to over and over? Crazy

34. One person who emails me regularly? Mom

35. Favorite place to eat? Olive Garden (Me too Mel, and you're right, it's not fair their name is 2 words).
I pass these awards on to anyone who hasn't participated yet!

{I know, I'm a cheater like that}

Pedis and Extreme Makeover!

I'm being lazy {I like to call it pressed for time}. I'm going to combine a little pedicure talk {and some photos} with a very quick Extreme Makeover: Me Edition update.

Amber hosts EM:Me. Her blog was one of the very first I came across in blogland. She's so super adorable, and is newly pregnant with a very long awaited baby to add to her already sweet family. I'm so happy for her!

She has no question for us this week, which means just a quick update will do.

I wish there was something exciting to update, but sadly, there is not. I still cannot get into an exercise groove. But I have lost a few more pounds which puts me down around the weight I was at when I was competing in pageants. Though I look at this body and wonder how that can be. It certainly doesn't look like the same body! I am happy with my weight, now if my body would just magically tone itself, that would be great. I am drinking a LOT of water. I love water, and I've been craving it more and more lately. That's about all there is to tell.

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As for our morning at the salon . . . it was great! The girls really enjoyed their pedis. It was so cute to see them seated together in the big chair while their little tootsies got pampered and polished. Makenna was adamant that she wanted no polish, but at the last minute changed her mind. They were so grateful and excited to be there. It just warmed my heart. I love these girl moments spent together. I hope they've enjoyed our girl-week as much as I have.

{Please excuse the poor photos. The lighting wasn't great and I haven't had time to edit}

I tell ya, I was feeling relaxed just watching them!

In the end, they both thought that alternating black and orange would be appropriate for an October pedicure. What can ya do?

Girls Week

It is so past my bedtime right now. I haven't been getting the best sleep lately, and often I feel like a zombie, but I just need a little peace and quiet, ya know?

I mentioned that Jeremy, his dad, my dad, and a family friend all left for Wyoming on Sunday. The girls and I were a little sad to see Jeremy go. Happy for him, but we knew we'd miss him. In an effort to keep the girls' minds off of missing their dad this week, we have been keeping pretty busy enjoying our girl-time. Yesterday was spent at Target and Michael's. I ask you, does it get any better than that? Because of our big homeschool skip day, we got down to business with our studies today, but managed a quick trip to the library and swim lessons this evening. Tomorrow . . .

Drum roll, please.

{Okay, okay, it's not that exciting.}

I've booked appointments for the girls to have pedicures!

I was going to keep it a surprise until tomorrow, but sometimes it's more fun when they get to look forward to it for a bit.

I cannot wait to see their little toes gettin' all pampered. What's that? You can't wait to see it either? Well good, because you can be sure that I will post pics.

Alright, off to bed. Hope y'all are enjoying your week as much as we're enjoying ours!