Ah, it was a summer of good intentions. As the school year wound down last year, I made such big plans for the summer. Write every day! Work on my book! Tackle a bajillion house projects! Decorate everything! Buy new dresses! Read every day! Run a race! …but I got pregnant instead. :) It has been the laziest, most relaxing two months I’ve had in years. And I needed them. July was spent laying in bed or on the couch most of the day, trying to ward off waves of nausea with gingerale and crackers. All those house projects I wanted to do (remove wallpaper, paint downstairs bathroom, scrape paint…

Hi. I’ve been away for a little while. I just… needed a break. So, I took a break. From everything. From the house, from the blog, from work. I just relaxed. And it felt so good. Well, mostly good. The flu sucked. I realize that most of the world now thinks / suspects that I’m pregnant because really–who gets the flu in the summer? Let me assure you, what I experienced last week–the chills, feverish, keep no food down flu–was actually just the flu. I know it’s going around, and if I gave it to you, I’m so sorry. I can’t help it. I like to share. haha Anyway. I’m…

…I’m so behind on all my shows. Which show do I need to catch up on first? ….catching your finger between a piano and a door is not fun. …neither is typing with a swollen, bruised finger. …I know some pretty amazing people. …I’m kind of in love with my summer of dresses project. I’m SO excited to introduce to the upcoming features!! …it’s pouring rain outside. I love the way it sounds. …it’s only Wednesday. How is this possible? …I still have toys all over my living room. I wish my niece was still here to play with them. …I’m tired. …still need to start running. How do people…

It has been a gloriously busy weekend. …and now, I’m exhausted. I’m very excited to tell you all about it, but my brain is broken tonight and it’s time for bed. So, in lieu of a written post by me, I give you Vic Cohen instead. (The Hubster and I just wanted some of his clips and I nearly peed my pants laughing. Vic Cohen = win!) Enjoy.

I love my family. We have so much fun together, and I love hanging out with my brothers and sisters AND my parents. Seriously. How many people can say that and mean it? Tonight my mom made dinner for Doodle, Teep, M, Big Dad and I. (It was a fabulous chicken stew with biscuits, in case you were wondering.) During dinner we began talking about some of our individual plan for our respective lawns and were asking Teep for some advice. He has worked as a landscaper in the past and is a bit of a “Garden Guru”. Doodle, Mom and I were all wondering about costs and needs to…