Sassy Homemaker

if you sit on the bleachers night after night?  I’m just sayin’…

But maybe it’s from clenching my butt cheeks as my child pitched both nights.  As many, many of you know being the mom of the pitcher is not for the faint at heart.  (I nearly fainted several times from holding my breath).

OHHH and he batted too (a few times) and hit the ball…again with the squeezing of  the butt cheeks.

I swear to you when I got up the next morning, I thought to myself, WTH kind of exercises did I DO yesterday?!  Oh yeah, buns of steal (what you get when you sit on metal bleachers for too long).

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Where I ponder really petty important things, like the value of a sample in a magazine….check it out over at chic-critique.

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Another season is upon us…my how time flies!

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In an effort to update my spring/summer wardrobe, I started on the perfect tee quest.  Who knew there would be so many similar, yet completely different tees in the world.  After 6 hours spread over 3 days of pondering and comparing online (I wish I were kidding), I finally narrowed it down to three choices.

New York & Company

Lands' End

JCPenney, St. John's Bay

I ended up choosing three colored tees in St. John’s Bay at JCPenney because of the overall fit (they also have a sale this weekend, 40% off original prices + I found a discount code for 15% extra off sale prices.  Use mayjcp in the promotional code section).  Making each tee $6.75 including shipping.

See how Lands’ End has smallish shoulders? While I think that is probably “modern” I don’t have teenie shoulders, BUT I loved the waistline.  They are also having a sale right now, $10 tees and free ship.

And I love how NY & Company has a deeply indented waistline, it looks like it falls lower on the hip/thigh area and I don’t need any help drawing attention to my thighs.  They are having an in-store sale.

What are you pondering over this spring/summer season for fashion?

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Head on over to Chic-Critique to enter to enter to win a Lands’ End Swimsuit.  Squeeeee

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Have a wonderful Mother’s Day, all you fabulous women of children and children with paws alike!

P.S.  I’ve missed you all!  I’ll be back when I get into the groove of spring/summer activities!  Hopefully I’ll have some projects started…

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I have been wanting to rearrange my living room for a while now but just didn’t have the inspiration.  Leave it to Nester to bring.it.on! I couldn’t figure out why I didn’t like my couch in front of the window the last time it was there and I think it has to do with the fact that there was no sofa table behind it.

So, I tried it a new way.  Thanks Nester, I think it’s a keeper!

And best of all?  It cost ZERO DOLLAH!!!

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Last night Austin fell asleep on top of our bed watching the Biggest Loser with me.  All of the sudden he shot up in bed….

Austin, in a hurried voice:  I need to find the fast thing.
Me, confused: Wha?
Austin:  The thing that makes it go fast.
Me, starting a case of the giggles: Ok, lay back down and I’ll get it for you.

I pretend to lay something on his shoulder {yeah I’m great at this game, I can hear y’all now} and say, here’s your fast thing.

Austin, frustrated now:  NO THE THINGAMABOBBBER THAT MAKES THINGS GO FAST!!!!!!

Me: Completely in a fit of giggles, knowing full well I’m in over my head, hollar to Mr. Cop who’s is filling out CoP papers in my office that we need to find the thingamombbober that makes things go fast – well I kinda said that – inbetween all the giggling.

Mr Cop thinks he’ll just come in and handle this situation {uh huh} Austin, I think it’s time we get you to your bed.
Austin: NO!
Mr Cop: Yeah, it’s time.
Austin: NO I don’t wanna.

Insert: Argue, argue, argue.

Finally Austin gets up and stomps off to the kitchen (are you lost too? oh good) grabs a glass and fills it with water all the while complaining:

Austin: NOBODY listens to ME
Mr Cop: Austin, I’m listening to you now
Austin: Well I don’t have anything to say NOWWW!

Alrighty then!

Me? Oh I’m still in the bedroom in my fit of giggles, cuz I’m mature like that.

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Happy Easter!

Love,
Dorothy

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