{challenge}

I called Ang yesterday and let her know that we are

running our first 5K on July 4th.

And, then, we are going to iHop. 

Anyone want to join us??

{snippet}

On the way to school today I missed the main

course of the conversation, but I did tune in to hear this.....

Noah:  You are just SO weird Evan!!  We just

need to trade you in for a pack of gum. 

Me:  waiting for a reaction {expection: tears}

through the rear view mirror.

Evan:  silence

Evan:  that is just so harsh, Noah. {with quiet the tone} 

All three of us:  smiles and laughs.

{delay}

in posting about my Mother's Day.

All was really quite here as I had a sick little guy who

is home with me today as well.

Hmmmm.....I have a feeling that the screaming list that I actually

am avoiding peeking at now...will be waiting and delayed as well.

I'm in the thros of a real, live mommy's day!!  :)

{pray please}

That sweet Roy can get out of the hospital. 

Corey graduates Saturday.

I meant to post this earlier, so I am hoping that

by the time it hits for everyone to read, that prayer

will have been answered!!!  

{beauty find}

This one is AMAZINGLY AWESOME!

Not to be disrespectful by ANY means, but prior to purchasing this

one reviewer simply commented "Holy, yes!"

Not that I would ever put holy in the same sentence as hairspray, but, if

you were using Aqua-Net as a main staple to your beauty routine in the

80's........you may have a unique understanding as to why she described

it in that manner.  Maybe??

But, seriously.....this will be one of my all time favorite finds. 

And, let me add a disclaimer.   This works WONDERS for me.  But,

I have a massive amount of hair despite sweet Amber thinning it out for me.

That massive amount of hair is very thick.   It has just enough curl in it

to make living in the south almost unbearable in the summer.  I become

a growing {yes, my hair grows "out" throughout the day in humidity} into a

frizz ball in a big way [no pun intended]}   So, Aqua-Net was my cement
stand-by  in my teens and early twenties.  I actually  have
true concerns over the possible lung damage Ang and I did to
anyone under the roof during that time period.    Our motto:  if it was not close to touching
the ceiling of our car....it wasn't high enough.  {partially kidding}  I think we met that
goal on Prom Night.  

So, I finally gave up my old stand-by years ago,  and, then I bounced around quite a bit to

whatever was recommended to me.  The vast majority of those purchases

being passed on to my mom as they just didn't work for me.  At all.

Probably the best thing I had found although it KILLED me to pay for it was this. 

I pretty much only used it for special occasions and weddings I would shoot, because

I didn't want it to 'grow' and frizz to the point I would be a distraction!  I'm really not kidding. 

Well, move over expensive hairspray........

Seriously, in my opinion, this has got to be the dupe for the above.  It smells different,

 but, oh my it works the same or BETTER for me.  And, remember, I use this and 

my hair pretty much does not move. It gives me volume that is crazy and makes 

it super-shiny all at the same time.  I don't know that it would work for everyone

{thin hair?} but, it is like spray magic for me.   And, it is soooo inexpensive!! 

It is usually on a lower shelf at Wal-mart and cannot believe I had never tried it before.

Probably, the cheaper price totally threw me off.  But, I'm learning, there

are GREAT drug store products out there that completely rival the big dogs, or

in this case for me...........replace them. 

  

I am a reformed hairspray snob.

Let me know if you try this and what you think about it!!

Have you tried any of the other 'finds'? 

If, I'm not helping here, I could be blogging about other things

{like my chickens}  KIDDING!

You thought I was going to say kids, huh? :)

{in case you ever need to know.....}

how to evict that skunk mama and her babies.

From your garage. 

Actually from her nest that sits next to a nice little car.

And, a few couches I tend to use now and then. 

It had to work, but not scare to the point she sprayed.

 Basically the premise behind her being in my garage

was to provide a safe, quiet, dark place to grow her babies.

Well, unfortunately, she stumbled into the wrong garage.

And, it's a good thing she has that stink bomb attached beneath

her tail, otherwise, I would have probably avenged the death

of my sweet chickens. {still can't talk about that!}

So, I provided the opposite. 

#1  BLARED loud obnoxious music per boom box. {is that still a word?}   

#2  Turned all lights on the garage on.

#3 Laced paper towel bombs with ammonia, pine sol, basically

anything with a strong aroma.

#4 Left said garage door open all night.

Findings:  it worked!

Mama skunk and babies have......left the building!!

Now, let's just hope nothing else crawled in while those doors were open all night.

{the culprit}

It was a skunk that ate my baby chickens that were still in the garage.

That same skunk....had her babies in my garage and

is refusing to be evicted. 

Really??