Linking up for my favorite kind of post today- a random list of things...important things...

Here are my 7 Quick Takes:

1)  At about 9am today, I turned around (from the very important things I was doing on the computer) to find that Marley had given Beckett a golf ball-sized piece of Play Doh.  I removed it from his hand and thought all was well until he started drooling purple.  After about 10 minutes of thinking that I had gotten it all out and seeing him drool purple again, I laid him down and realized that the roof of his mouth was plastered with purple Play Doh.  So, I spent the next 10 minutes wiping it out with a washcloth...good times for all.

2)  Costco friends- have you tried these?  They're amazing and not too bad for you if you have any willpower (I don't).

3) I tried Conscious Box this month, as I like to pretend that I can afford a box subscription (I can't, I just try the super-cheap first month and then cancel it :)  This one is all natural and/or organic products.  It came with 3 full size samples (toothpaste, a milkshake thing for kids, and some water to help you sleep...or something like that) and a whole lot of trial size packets.  The regular price is $19.95/month...a bit pricey for the contents, in my opinion.

It is taking everything I have to not write a post about how having two kids so young is kicking my ass (language!) right now.  The terrible two's are no joke and I'm struggling a lot with Marley right now.



Finally, there was this beauty...and this was the only picture I took and does nothing to show you the actual house.  We were halfway into putting an offer together when our realtor was told that we had to go in at asking or higher in order to compete with the other offers that were already in...after 3 days on the market.  It was gorgeous and big, but felt too good to be true, which it was.  It also had a ridiculously steep driveway, which we would have ended up hating.

Bygones...see me looking on the bright side?

The kids have both been asleep for an hour and a half (magical), so there's a good chance this post won't get finished...but I'll try anyways.

Our weekend was a little crazy, thanks to house hunting.  It's not for the faint of heart or for those of us who get emotionally attached to 2 x 4's & drywall easily only to have it ripped away from us.  *Tear*  More on that to come.

We went to my parents' house for the weekend (it's closer to the area where we're looking to live),  hunted future dwellings, Mark golfed with my brothers, we watched "This Is 40" (funny, but slow and I missed the last 30 minutes thanks to my needy son), took a kid-free trip to Costco ( a luxury that we don't have near our town), ate lots of tasty food, and complained about the high winds and hail that were keeping us in the house.

In reality, although I love my babies and we had a happy Mother's Day, these were my real wishes...  Someday, right?  ;)

(Insert 2 hour blog-writing pause b/c Beckett woke up).

Pictures, pictures, pictures, of course- it's kind of my thing, if you haven't noticed.

Hello again!

Life has been going 100 miles an hour lately, so I'm just saying hello quickly before my 1 hour of alone time during the day has vanished again.  I have no idea where that hour goes.

Anyhow, here's what's been keeping us busy...

1)  HOUSE HUNTING!!!!  We are looking to buy a house, finally!  After unsuccessfully looking for a new job for about a year now, we decided that my husband will stay at his job and commute from an area that puts us closer to my family and in a town that we would actually want to live in.  He worked his butt off at his job hunt, but a new job is just not in the cards right now.

We have found some houses we like and I'll update you when there is something to tell!

2)  My little brother's graduation from Michigan State- congratulations Zach!

Linking up with my favorite kind of post...random, random, random.

1)  Marley has been giving me a SERIOUS run for my money lately, making me doubt myself constantly and bringing me to tears multiple times this weekend.  Anytime she hears the word no, she melts into a puddle of her own tears and wails...all day long.  She only wants mommy to do everything for her 98% of the time, including going in to comfort her at night (which is happening at least once/night lately).  Tell me this is a phase, please??

2)  It's going to be in the 80's here this week!!!!!!  We can finally go outside, it's about damn time.  The grill is ready to go, the patio furniture is out, and I found 2 mosquitos in the house already this weekend.  Bring it on.


3)  I ordered one of these for Beckett today.  I wanted one for Marley, but never pulled the trigger- I'm very excited to get it.

Hey there.  Here's a quick overview of my ups and downs this week in the form of roses & thorns.  I've been a bit lazy when it comes to the blog these days and I'm fine with that for now.


1)  Monday was my birthday!  I love birthdays, but I tend to expect a lot because it's my special day, dammit.  When you're grown up and have two young kids and it's on a Monday, it has the potential for disaster.  However, thanks to Mark & my mom, I had a great day.  My mom came up and we took Marley & Beckett to lunch and the zoo and then Mark and I took them bowling and to dinner...wild times, I tell you :)