Granny Dog

Georgia looks like a little granny in her scarf!

Favorite Things

These are some of my favorite things right now.  It's a random list!

1.  Benefit Gee that was Quick eye makeup remover.  I never feel like I get all of my eye makeup off, and I really don't wear a lot.  (Just eyeshadow, liner, and mascara - and not applied heavily.)  This gets it ALL off.  It's a little pricey - about $21.00 at Ulta, but comes in an enormous bottle and lasts a long time.

2.  Philosophy's the present.  You put this on after applying an oil-free lotion, wait a full two minutes, then put your foundation on.  It helps to minimize pores, and it's a miracle cream.  You will love it.  You don't need much, and it works really, really well.  You can also use it in place of a moisturizer, but I like to use it in conjunction with.

3.  This Puppia harness for Georgia.  She has a pink one.  Georgia has very sensitive skin, and we had an issue with her collar rubbing her fur off on her neck.  Nothing like a dog with alopecia.  We got her a harness for walks, and it's fabulous.  She looks a bit like she's wearing a life preserver, but whatever.

4.  Torani sugar free caramel syrup.  I use this in my iced coffee in the morning.  It's delicious, no Weight Watchers points, and is a quick easy way to make my coffee taste like a latte.  I buy mine at World Market, and it's $6.99ish for a large bottle.  It lasts a long time, because I only use a small bit for my coffee.  I'm sure it has about a thousand other uses, but I'm a strictly coffee girl at this point.

5.  Latisse, the eye lash growing miracle solution.  My mother-in-law gave me this a few months ago, and I didn't try it until quite recently.  I. Love. It.  I've noticed results pretty quickly, and it's super easy to apply.  It's prescription only, and a bit pricey I think.  I'm not sure what I'll do when my freebie runs out!

6.  The corn zipper.  We have been grilling a lot of corn on the cob, but I hate eating it on the cob.  Hate it!  I use this little gadget and it takes it off the cob really quickly.  It was a purchase from a fundraiser David did at school, just sort of to buy something so he could raise some money.  It's become one of the the tools I use the most.

Menu Monday

Here's what's cookin' at our house this week:

Sunday:  We had a cookout at my parents' house with lots of delicious food.  My mom loves to cook for people and always has a great meal.  We had lots of yummy appetizers, shish kabob, asparagus wrapped with proscuitto, corn, Asian salad, and "dirt cups".  

Monday:  We'll have Weight Watchers Southern-style oven fried chicken, grilled corn on the cob, and red potato salad

Tuesday:  Crockpot Black Bean and Cream Cheese Chicken, watermelon arugula salad with balsamic vinaigrette

Wednesday:  Grilled turkey burgers, sweet potato fries, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes

Thursday:  Leftovers

Friday:  Grilled pizza, fruit salad

Saturday:  is my birthday!  The boys will be spending the night with my parents and Chris and I are taking a picnic to Arrington Vineyeards.  I have not yet decided what the picnic will consist of.

What's on the menu at your house this week?

Last Day of Kindergarten

Here's David on his last day of Kindergarten.

This was him on his first day.  I cannot get over how much older he looks now!!!  

He looks like a baby in this picture!

Kindergarten Graduation

I cannot believe David has finished Kindergarten.  Had anyone told me at the beginning of the year that he would have such a great year, I never would have have believed them.  Never!  Not after the start we had. . . However, David LOVED Kindergarten.  They had their graduation at the high school, which David thought was great.  He did a good job with his performance, although he didn't sing.  He did all of their little dances, but no singing!  

After graduation we went to dinner with my parents and let David pick where we would go.  His choice?

Nobody was surprised!  He was very excited to have graduated from Kindergarten, although I'm not quite sure he even really knew what that meant.  The graduation was cute, and it was just the right length.  Jack was getting a bit restless, but he did a great job.  We had a fun night!

Henry's Last Day of Pre-K

Henry's last day of Pre-K was bittersweet.  We LOVE his teachers, and we love the program. I had some reservations about it when we started, but it was absolutely the best thing we've done for him.  He had such a fabulous year, learned so much, and made some wonderful friends.  As did I - I am now friends with his teachers and another mom in the class, all of whom are so fun and such great women.

They did a really cute little performance where they sang some songs and showed a slideshow of several photos throughout the school year.  I think we were all crying by the end.  It was really, really sweet.

 Henry did a great job with his songs, and he was a very good boy.  After the show we had an ice cream party with the other pre-K classes, and it was so funny to see Henry with all of his women.  Apparently he was quite a little Cassanova this year!  All of the little girls wanted to have their mom take a picture of them with Henry!  I was cracking up.  We had a fun afternoon and will miss his teachers and friends!

My New Toy

This is my new toy - a MacBook Pro.  I. Love. It.  Seriously, I am a converted Apple lover.  I am unnaturally obsessed in love with my iPhone.  And now my MacBook.  And now want an iPad, but don't really even know what they do or why I need one.  I just want one.  Steve Jobs, I love you.  Does he have a wife?