Nail or Fail: superglue

Last week Reid came to me and asked me to glue his plane that had broken. No problem! I glued it and put it up on the counter and explained not to touch until mommy gave the all clear. Well he didn't listen. Immediately tears because his fingers got glue on them. Not just any glue but superglue. Great. ER? Attempt to get it off with water? Nope! Here's what I did! 

 

First I grabbed some butter and salt. It would work with any corse grain also. Just needs to be hard enough to make an exfoliant. Slowly I rubbed the butter between his fingers until they were freed. It greased it enough to pull apart. Then I mixed the salt in and rubbed the glue off. 

This was definitely a NAIL! I will always be grabbing the butter and salt when I myself glue my fingers together. Let's face it. It happens about once a month. The other day I glued a light bulb to my hand. Ya it's a long story.... 

Monday Mash-up

I will get to my review on the Bachelorette tomorrow morning since I am a bad fan and didn't watch it. BUT have no fear I was watching The Royals full season with dear hubby. He wouldn't watch it all season and then after the finale he watched one episode and was hooked. Love it! 

This weekend went by so fast. In fact it's actually not the weekend today. However it was Memorial Day so i guess it is the weekend. Nevermind!  This pretty much sums up the weekend! 

First I would like to take a second to remember that this weekend isn't about bbqs and picnics or the Colonial. It's about the brave men and women who fight for our freedom. I can't imagine being in their shoes. I will never be that strong. They are amazing people and for them I proudly raise the American flag and am proud of this wonderful country. 

It pretty much has been raining for the entire month of May and this weekend wasn't much different. Thankfully Saturday my parents were able to get in from Colorado before the storms hit. I can't believe the rain. I am not ready to say "please stop raining" because then it will be 100 degrees. I'm not ready! 

We went and had dinner at my parents tonight. It was fun eating a ton of food and having a couple gin and tonics. My parents got the kiddos a mini cupcake for  dessert. Here is what happened with Miss E! It was everywhere, but she was happy! 

I finished 2 blankets this weekend. One for Shawn and another for a friend who is having a baby. I started another for a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer. I am hoping a bright warm blanket will help bring comfort to her recovery. 

In 2 days Shawn will have his next surgery. Although we know what to expect knowing what to expect is making us nervous. Thankfully he only has 2 hips so this will be his last replacement! Haha I crack myself up! I'll update on his progress after surgery. I shall leave you with a funny! 

Wacky Wednesday

Today was the day I've been dreading since September 1...summer break. HA! Yes today was the last day of 3s for Reid. I cannot believe how much he has grown. It baffles me. At the beginning of the year he was still very quiet and hate to say this a little behind on a few things. Now he's calling out letters, spelling names, knows his colors and can write his own name. Is he a genius!? Nope! But he's hilarious, pationate and all boy! 

Here he is the first day and the last day and a picture with his teachers.  He's actually going to miss going to school as much as I will miss sending him! Kid only missed 3 days of school (MWF) this whole year! 

Other happenings around the homestead. Shawn is doing wonderfully on his road to recovery from his first hip replacement. In 1 week he will have the other hip replaced. We will once again be hibernating this weekend to stay healthy and spend as much time as a family before daddy is immobile for a few weeks.

 

Emmy was suppose to have tubes put in her ears yesterday but over the weekend she got the crud. I didn't feel it would be ok to put her under any type of anesthesia with this horrible cough and fever. We will reschedule it in a few weeks. Tomorrow she has her 18 month appointment. She's been hilarious lately and will do anything to make you laugh! 

Tonight was the finale of Survivor! I'm hoping this next season I will do a weekly recap like I am for the Bachelorette and will be for Big Brother. I was thrilled with how tonight turned out. My favorite from day 1, Mike, won!!! Good ole Texas oil man!! They announced the next cast and I am beyond thrilled!! Can't wait. 

Sooooo I did something absolutely crazy! I'm so not the one to party, get drunk and do random things. Not that there is anything wrong with that but I would prefer to stay home with my cat, a glass of wine and do a puzzle. Well that being said I have been under a tremendous amount of stress lately and yesterday when Shawn and I had a day date so I decided to be a little crazy. On a Tuesday afternoon I walked into a tattoo parlor and got a tattoo. WTH!!! I have wanted a tattoo since college but never did it. I was looking on Pinterest and found the perfect one. It represents me in so many ways. It's simple, kind of artsy and a love of mine. Plus it's in remembrance of George, my beloved cat. My mother in law did remind me that most people get their children's names on them rather than a pet, but y'all know I have such a passion for cats and animals this is so fitting! This is by far the craziest thing I have ever done. And it will probably be another 10 years until I do it again, if ever, because this hurt like hell. Haha! My parents are going to freak out. Even at 32 I am still scared of my parents. But it's there...no turning back now. 

That's about it!! Bring on summer!! 

My Two Cents: the Bachelorette night 2 of night 1

WARNING: SPOILERS

Alas night 2. Which totally could have been put into night 1. Just saying. Again I don't edit. 

Enter Chris Harrison again. Totally felt like the last rose ceremony when you are waiting to see who gets out of the limo first....and it's.... Britt. Sorry Britt these men don't want to date you. You're 15 hours as the bachelorette in the mansion are over. ::cue tears in a limo:: 

Congratulations: KAITLYN! 

(Cat is finally out of the bag. Well at least for the people who don't look online!) 

Chris informs her they will still have a rose cocktail party and rose ceremony. The men start immediately switching back to they have to seek out the girl! And we are back to normal! 

Small talk. Small talk. And then comes the dentist swooping in. I didn't realize he was that cute. Maybe I was distracted because he came in in the cupcake on wheels. First kiss. Ok I'm not against kissing on the first date. However I may be a little against kissing within the first ohhhh 10 minutes that you've talked to someone. Just putting that out there. BTW major chemistry. 

Then Shawn. Ohhh Shawn. I may have accidentally said those words out loud and my real Shawn asked what?! Oops!! Anyway. I swoon. And they kiss. BTW more chemistry. AND he gets the first impression rose! BAM! 

Then the rose ceremony. I'm just not a fan of the ceremony the first night. I don't know these guys and they all just run together. Shawn, Dentist or not Shawn, not Dentist. So it ends and they toast. On to new adventures. 

Did anyone else see when they were leaving after the rose ceremony that it was morning?!? Ha that's one long cocktail party!! 

Then we come to the sneak peak of the season. Normally it's all lovey dovey kissing, falling in love and then a little drama. FREEZE. This season is awkward. No seriously. The previews made me uncomfortable. First off Nick. Ew. Really Kaitlyn? WHY DO GIRLS LIKE JERKS? Just putting that out there. Did she not watch Andi's season? 

Then we get the whole sex thing thrown in our faces. Whoa. Ok we all know they have sex in the fantasy suite. If you think they don't then excuse me your time machine is ready to take you back to 1950. Dude they have sex. Bob slept with like 6 girls on his season. I don't know why they are making a big deal about it. But it did seem like the producers stopped it or interrupted something. Guess we will have to find out. 

From the previews we will have a lot of fighting, sex and man tears. Should be interesting!! 

Until next Monday! 

My Two Cents: bachelorette night 1 (spoilers)

WARNING: SPOILERS. Reader beware! 

Oh Chris Harrison you grace my TV again on Monday nights, I missed you! Tonight's premier brought new emotions out of me. I was actually curious more about how things were going to play out with 2 Bachelorettes. To be honest I think this concept hurt the show. 

With my two cents here is what I thought about the first night:  awkward. I hated it. I do not like change. I was too busy watching how the ladies were reacting to each other to when the men got out of the limo that I don't remember any of them, except Shawn. Making them vote is too much like Survivor. Plus the ones who wanted the other girl and now going to be taking the spots of other men who wanted that girl. It's all just plan awkward! Here's my breakdown. 

First the men. Ok the opening packages left me a little underwhelmed. Seriously, a hot fireman....no wait a stripper. Dude you have a law degree and you're stripping? Ew. The weird yoga dude feeling energies. Ew. Not looking good. 

Then we re-meet the girls and what went wrong with Chris. Blah blah blah. It's kind of a fast forward section. We already know what happened. Granted new people haven't seen it because they have been living under a rock. Everyone who cares about this show knows. Anyway I'm not editing! 

When the limos finally arrive and both girls get out to meet Chris it immediately gets awkward. Cut the air with a knife awkward. I do believe they said awkward a million times. Thank goodness i wasn't in a drinking game for that word. Maybe drunk guy was playing all along!!! 

Then the men start arriving and when they get out of the limo they pick between who to say hi to first. There really wasn't any other way of doing this, but seriously it hurt to watch. It totally showed everyone going to Britt first with Kaitly standing there all .... awkward. Some of the guys even went back and forth saying the same things. Awkward. Then the gifts. The stupid little gifts. They only brought one so hmmm who do they give it to? Awkward. The whole thing just was weird. Not a fan. 

Will say the ones who impressed me were Shawn ...ok he's the only name I remember! Hahaha!! There of course were the crazy guys. The guy with the helium balloons, the cupcake dentist, the "carpool" was pretty clever. I did like the hockey puck sexual induendo! HA! Over all nothing that stood out...except Shawn! 

The cocktail party. Same old thing. This time however it wasn't really the guys trying to talk to the bachelorette rather the bachelorette trying to talk to all the guys. Very mind blowing twist. Awkward. A couple highlights I thought. Shawn. 

This drawing was so cute and so is Shawn. See it's ok for me to say this because my husband's name is Shawn and I love Shawn. My husband. 😂🙈

Another funny was this drawing brought by ....not Shawn. Haha totally forgot his name. Anyway the drawing is what matters. This will forever be burned into my memory! 

Unfortunately Harrison didn't ride in on his dinosaur to explain how this was going to work. He did say that the men would be voting for who would stay or go. Why are they trying to mix Survivor in is beyond me. And seriously you have to vote with roses? In a rose shaped cut out? 

PS anyone else find it creepy that the boxes put off energy for this guy to know which to choose?!? 

The Drunk

Everyone who is in the know knows that these cocktail parties go ALL night. Sometimes the rose ceremony isn't until the predawn hours. Drinks are flowing. There is always, always, ALWAYS the one who is over served. And again that happens. Not Shawn drank way too much and became uber jerk. Ummm he called the Bachelorettes hoes and grabbed Kaitlyn's bum. Not cool dude. Although watching him fall OUT of the pool was entertaining and awkward. 

Of course we ended the show not knowing who the bachelorette is. Harrison was seen counting the red roses and walking to inform the ladies.  ....to be continued. Awkward.

My Two Cents: The Bachelorette(s) before it airs

             Photo: ABC/Craig Sjodin

I am and always will be a die hard Bachelor / Bachelorette fan. I don't know why but this show is my guilty pleasure. I have watched from season 1. I've seen the good and the horrific! I've watched all the weddings and even Bachelor in Paradise. And not surprising I can't wait for it to come back on this August. But first this season of The Bachelorette. 

Like everyone I was so excited to see who the next bachelorette was going to be on the After Rose show. My money was on Kaitlyn. Sure enough she was. BUT WAIT. So was Britt....WTH? Two Bachelorettes? Chris Harrison you threw me for a loop. I am not a Britt fan just fyi!

I have been racking my brain about how this will work. Not only is it weird watching 1 girl date 25 guys how weird is it going to be watching TWO girls date the SAME guys?! Eww. Alas I watched the commercials and read about it on the Internet. 

Supposedly the guys pick which one they want on night 1.  So what in the world is the point of making a big deal about having 2 Bachelorettes? I'm more confused than a chameleon in a skittles bag right now. 

I really don't think they should have changed their format. We, the crazy-obsessed-Monday-night-cancel-all-plans-text-all-friends-drink-wine fans will always watch! Change freaks me out! Haha 

So Monday night I will be watching the 2 Bachelorettes battle for the space as the bachelorette I guess. Even though I already know who it is ...did I mention I also love spoilers?!... I will watch with my cat, cell phone and wine!