Have I mentioned that I LOVE change?

This is my progress of going lighter! See when you have almost black hair, you need to get all the color out before you can even think of going lighter. I did it myself BUT made numerous call and texts to Tiffany Ruda for her expert advice! So here are some pictures of my journey of me going dark blonde!

Dark brown hair...the hair dye was actually called soft black

Me as a bleached blonde...ummm I will leave this to my girl Tiffany bc no one rocks it better than her!

And the final result....my beautiful new dark blonde hair for the summer...I am loving it!

Just keepin' it real

Don't be scared...It's just me first thing in the morning...in all my fabulous!!!!

The early bird DOES get the worm!

Due to some financial set backs...we are down to one vehicle until Dan's car gets fixed. With that said, preschool days are a little tricky. If no one can pick Dan up then I must get up early and get all 3 kids up and out the door to take him. Today was one of those days. I am not complaining because I haven't had to do this very often. What makes today different is that I have learned a few things I never knew and saw some pretty funny things this morning!

1. I can survive without coffee...BARELY but it can be done!

2. Noah wakes up VERY early because at 5:50am this morning he was wide awake and scared the sleepiness right out of me!

3. I have really good "second day hair"

4. people drive fast in PA when they are late for work...not complaining I actually like this!

5. McDonald's makes a mean breakfast for kids who eat like grown men

6. It's only 10am and i have 2 loads of laundry done, floors cleaned, dishes done, and beds made!

7. I saw 2 ground hogs mating this morning and had to explain to Laney that they were snuggling because they were cold...I'm sorry but 6:15am is too early to explain animal mating to a 4 year old.

8. A sign at a church read: My sins are washed away by the ultimate blood donor!

Alright enough blogging...I must get back to being super mom ;)

So Proud!!!!

I am so proud of my little Laney Bug. Today she decided to donate 11" to Locks of Love.

UGH...NOT AGAIN

So a few days ago our washer flooded again and ruined out beautiful funky floor. It was a mess! I was in the middle of cooking dinner and Dan was working. I ran downstairs to get something out of the laundry room and I heard water dripping. I went right over tot he washer and turned it off. The floor was soaking wet and water was squishing out between the floor boards. I got right to work cleaning it up...we have done this before.

We have a GE washer and dryer and they are great...when they work! We have had zero problems with the dryer...But numerous problems with the washer. The boot or rubber seal comes undone and so when the washer rinses, it ends up rinsing our floors. The first time this happened we were told to not load it so much and use the correct detergent. So we began to put less clothes in and that seemed to help for 8 months and then it came off again. So we called the same company to come back since they "fixed" it the first time. Again they told us to load it with less clothes.

OK...so like 2 shirts, a pair of pants and some socks??? Because we might as well start washing by hand if that's the case. Being obedient and not really wanting to replace the floor again...we put less laundry in each load.

Fast forward to a year and a half later and now we are replacing the floor AGAIN. This time we have a different insurance company and THEY ROCK!!!! Erie sent over a "clean up team" and they were great! Professional, clean, friendly and thorough! They even helped clear out the storage under the steps and neatly piled it out in our garage for us.

So here are some pics of the floor and of the kids playing while the floor was being ripped apart, they had to evacuate their play area.

I actually did it!

Ok don't laugh but my dad bought me a sewing machine for my 24th birthday. I know...it's a weird gift for someone who has never shown any interest in sewing or anything domestic. So I said thank you and stored it in my basement for the past 7 years neatly tucked away in it's box.

Another true story...I asked my wonderful hubby for an apron from Pier One for my birthday but he forgot. It's not any apron...it's funky and colorful and cool and I love it. So I decided since he forgot and I couldn't justify spending $25 for it, that I would sew one. Yep sew one...the girl who never took her sewing machine out of the box and didn't even know how to thread a sewing machine.

Thanks to T-Rizzle (my moms new nickname) I have learned how to thread my machine and also how to somewhat use it. I am now the proud owner of my own funky cool apron...and I didn't even use a pattern...what? Sorry I got a little carried away there and my fabulousity came out!

So now that I can rock a sewing machine...guess what everyone's getting for Christmas this year????

really???? Cardboard?

It amazes me how something so simple can amuse my kids for hours...yes hours people! But yet the toys that we spent loads of money on are sitting in their toy box, maybe played with for a few minutes a week.

Cardboard seems to have captured my kid's hearts and they love the stuff.