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Another week closer to Christmas guys.

My mom and dad came to state on Saturday and they came to town after hanging out with my aunt on Monday.  GoodLooking came home from work early sicker than he had ever been.  That night I was wishing I was dead.  GoodLooking stayed home on Tuesday and my mom took care of us.  She boiled up a chicken and made good broth and separated the meat form the bones.  I bucked up and took her to the antique store to get her some Fiestaware.  Then had to sleep all night after a needed blessing.  They left on Wednesday morning though.  I am sooo thankful that they came but sad that we couldn't be more fun.  We were sick the whole time they were here.

We are feeling much better though.  The broth was great and the chicken I used to make a lot of sandwiches and today we had chicken noodle soup with the rest of it and the broth.

Kind of the Same

I don't find that my life is very blog worthy lately but here are a few small things of note.

The other day, I bought some cute jeans from walmart (yeah, I know).  They looked good in the fitting room (stupid low lit small rooms with skinny mirrors) but when I got home to try them on for GoodLooking it was a different story.  I don't know if you have seen it but there is a good Geico commercial with Abe Lincoln involved and it was just like that.  I put them on and he made "the face" and I knew he wanted to say something but wasn't quite sure yet how to get it out.  Then, I was able to see the backside in a well lit room.  The pockets were supper far apart making my now smaller backside look big.  Then, Honey laughed (for reals.  It was perfect timing)

Sold this Beauty.

Made these bad boys a while ago... so good.. and moist.

got these guys off craigslist.

That upper right drawer was a beast to get open and we found a children's book

yeah.. that is yellow wall paper under the cheap white paint

Strip Tease from a month ago

I am borrowing a sander from a friend and it goes a lot faster than sanding by hand but I have to be really careful I don't take the rippled detailing out of the edge.  The dresser is almost done.  Just the front with all the ripples and that bottom piece left.  I plan to stain it but GoodLooking has other ideas. I am not doing all this work just to paint it.

Honey

Is now over 10 months and only has 2 teeth. 

She LOVES mixed vegetables with beef... would eat it every night if I let her.  

Loves oatmeal with fruit in it.

Crawling... can sprawl (sprint crawl) 

Claps, wipes hands together, noggin, waves, and we are teaching her some useful things soon.

loves going through my bathroom drawers, kitchen cabinets, and diaper bag

obsessed with shoes

All legs...and torso...she is just really tall.

spiced apple sauce

she loves sucking on those handles

grandma greats house

Grandma Great

Doing great and we are really excited about the upcoming holidays.  We are driving home for Christmas so if anyone needs anything from Texas, let us know. and check out our other blog. and be inspired.

Strip Tease

This is my new hobby.

This is my new project.

And..

here is your strip tease!

all the drawer fronts are done but Honey woke up before we could get the rest of it done.

Recent Project

I recently came into some furniture from my aunt.  A tall dresser, night stand, desk, chair, and floor standing mirror with two legs.  I decided it would be Honeys furniture and thought about what I could do to make it more child friendly.  I painted it purple and yellow (which happens to be the local high schools colors).  It is not done drying at the moment but when it is, it will be placed and I can take pictures.

That project got me thinking that I like refinishing furniture.  Yes, it took a long time, and yes a lot of painters tape BUT I think it turned out good (it's not perfect but good).  Halfway into the project, GoodLooking found a desk on the side of the road that was in pretty bad shape but it had the makings of a nice piece with some hard work and thought (not TLC because I was not tender and am trying not to fall in love with it).  While cleaning it, I found a sticker on the underside and looked it up.  It came from a BANK.  for realz. 

I really like the way it turned out and it is my first refinishing project for sale in my ETSY store.  I am revamping the store right now so I won't link to it yet but it is listed for $250.  If someone I know is interested in it, we could make a deal.

Typical Day

Lets talk about Tuesday the 18th of September. As I recall it was pretty typical.
 GoodLooking gets up around 5.45 to get ready for work.  At 6.35, he gets Honey up, we have prayers, then he is out the door.  I let Honey play in my room for about 10 minutes then I get up.
7.30 We head out the door for 1.8 miles of trials otherwise known as hills.
8.15 Honey gets cereal and a 6-8 oz bottle of MILK
I put a coat of paint on the desk I am working on (more to come later) while Honey eats cheerios in her walker
Check internet things and update the Jack Sprat Blog 
10.00 6 oz. and bed for a nap
I do the shake n bake and throw the chicken in the oven for Sweet and Sour Chicken
Shower
11.40 GoodLooking is here for lunch and we talk and
12.00 he gets Honey up from her nap to say hi and bye real quick (she waves bye for the first time)
Honey gets 6 oz of MILK
I do dishes and pick up the house, organize a little, some laundry.. you know, domestic stuff.
Check internet
play with Honey
2.30 4 oz of MILK then a nap for Honey
I nap
4.00 We are up and playing
5. Vegetables
5.45 6 oz MILK
6.00 GoodLooking walks in the door
Dinner of leftovers (Lunch is the big meal of the day so I don't prepare anything for dinner.  It's either sandwiches or leftovers)
I work on some writing
8 Honey gets 6-8 oz MILK and put in her bed
Some internet t.v.
9.30 get ready for bed (scriptures, prayers, teeth, and talking)
10.00 bed
10.30 I am out of bed because I can't sleep.  I play the iPod, read, think
1.30 finally back to bed to try to sleep.

That is pretty typical with the exception of me getting up because I can't sleep.  I don't know what is going on right now but I hope it fixes itself because I like to sleep.

Write about your typical day and leave me a message with a link to it so I can read it.

Small Parcel and Little One

When we took my mom to the airport, we also picked up GoodLookings sister Small Parcel.  She brought her baby Little one and we spent the week keeping her pacifier away from Honey.
We ran most of the days (I think 3 times for me) and we did some shopping and planning and talking and just hanging out.  GoodLooking took her to play frisbee with him on Saturday and I stayed home with the two babies that were only 2.5 months apart in age and it helped me realize a couple things. A) I used to think that twins first would be awesome because that would be double help with later children BUT it means double trouble till they can help I guess, 2) Having more than one might be okay. and D) Honey can entertain herself.  This I already knew but she is a smart girl.

In other fascinating news, Honey has 1 tooth broken through and another either erupted or just about to.  Problem is, she won't let anyone look close enough at them.  She wants to walk but is a scaredy cat.  She gets into EVERYTHING and can reach anything on the coffee table if it is not in the dead center of it.. ie computers, cords, camera, other such things we use everyday and are too lazy to get out, put away, get out, put away a million times a day.  Right now she is in a whiney stage (hopefully that ends soon).  Her furniture is almost done being refinished.  Actually, it is refinished, it just needs to sit for a month curing.

GoodLooking and I have lost weight... a combined total of 40 pounds. check out OUR blog for details.

Also, I can run 1.5 miles in 18 minutes.  This week I am adding a mile.