The Crazies

 

           This has been one of those weeks when, for whatever reason, life has been going too well and you have to get taken down a few (hundred) notches. The kind of week where you keep getting smacked in the face by curveballs no matter which way you go. I have decided to focus only on the positive and happy things on this post, because, really, do you want to read a post about stupid crap? I'm gonna go ahead and decide that you don't.

My face may have been stuck like this...oh, all week, but some good things did happen.


Happy 10 months to Baby K!

My goodness, how big she is getting! She has started waving, is learning to blow kisses, she can clap and say "Yay!" She is crawling better than ever, and is starting to pull up (on everthing! Women, watch your shirts!)

(She's pretty stinkin proud of herself.)

 

 

Then, of course there's this. Which will probably become an issue soon. Hello world of baby gates! Isn't that just gonna be precious?

Rabbit trail...she kept throwing her blocks through the hole in the steps then trying to get her head through so that she could reach them. This resulted in a very frustrated bout of banging her head off the steps until I made her stop. My baby, you guys, we're talking lots of talent.

 

On Tuesday we went to my sister's for dinner.

She made Shrimp Fra Diavolo (in ordinary people speak, its Shrimp Spaghetti.)

 

 

Really. Yeah. Just Yum. Only in all caps because that's how YUM!

Two of my favorite things. Shrimp, and Spaghetti.

 

On Wednesday we got to take a special trip to Pizza Hut, to satisfy some cravings that have been going around.

This is the classic "Please, sir, may I have some more?" act that gets her your last bite of pizza every. single. time.

 Yeah! These two aren't related at all!

 

 

She needed to see the TV but only from atop daddy's head!

 

(This baby loves her daddy.)

 

Also on Wednesday she got to hang out with Brother A, whom we haven't got to see a lot since he started his job. But, they got some quality time watching a movie together... 

...and reading stories. Fun times were had by all.

 

On Thursday we got to meet a neighbor and her cart pony, Hope.

 

                                AND we had spaghetti. Now I call that a good day.

(Baby loves spaghetti as much as I do. That's a good thing considering I usually make it once a week.)

 

On Friday I was sick as dog. Wonderful, helpful, delightful stomach bug. So I did absolutely nothing. I pretty much stayed curled up in the rocking chair wrapped in a blanket. In the evening I did feel up to making Chicken Parmesan Casserole. Look it up on Pinterest. Make it.  It was definitely a keeper recipe (this proclaimed by two pickys!)

Make it. Eat it. Love it.

 

On Saturday Baby got some new blocks from Grandma Bobbie.

She has played with them non-stop ever since.

Although, I'm not sure who likes them more...

 Brother...

...Or sister?

Keys have also been a big thing recently. All things keys are wonderful.

"I found your keys for you momma!"

 

This week on the farm...

We finished cleaning out the pool! Well, the kids did. They have been in it several times. Not me yet, thanks.

 

 

Baby got to sample the water, but it's still too cold for her to get in yet either.

 

I finally got around to weeding the front flower beds. In my last post I mentioned how the previous owners must have liked roses, but just so you understand how much they liked roses you should know that, so far, I've discovered nine different types of roses. And everything hasn't even bloomed yet! Here are a couple of the cool discoveries I made this week...

 

 

 

Jacky's babies are becoming more attractive every day. And their eyes are open now. The runt did die early in the week, but the others are doing great! Happy, fat bellies.

 

 

 

  I love me some summer. Really, it's the only time of year I care about. One of the reasons is because all the critters get to come out and play.

Like this guy, for instance. He hangs out around the corners of the house waiting to surprise the chipmunks. Seriously though, whether you hate or like snakes...

 ...Isn't this face just the cutest?? I love these guys.


Wanna see something weird?

                                                         No explanation needed.

    To end the week off I made my first ever rabbit meal. Baked barbeque rabbit. Oooooh yeah. If you know me, you probably know that I don't enjoy foods that are really messy and you have to use your fingers for (finger foods are different.) I'll pass on the wings and the ribs, and the foods you might get all over yourself while trying to eat. Basically I really, really like being able to use my fork. But I ate four of these, no fork, messy hands (probably messy face too) and I could have ate four more. I'll just go ahead and say, I am a big fan of rabbit. Big fan. Big fan.

 

 

To wrap things up, I must say I am very thankful for my life, my husband, and my family. Sometimes there are times that make you rip out your hair and develop a twitch until the crazies leak out of your ears, but that doesn't mean life is necessarily bad.

"This too shall pass."

 

 

 

"Biting is like kissing but there is a winner."