Did I mention that it snowed here on Tuesday? Because it totally did. It snowed.
If you look closely, you’ll see that I was able to get a documented photo of all five snowflakes.
Then on Wednesday, just one day after the big snow event of 2010, it was a sunny and gorgeous 60 degrees outside. So when I picked up Caroline from school and she asked if she could go play on the playground for a while, I immediately agreed. What I didn’t foresee was that when I told her it was time to leave, AN HOUR LATER, that she would declare it THE WORST DAY OF HER LIFE.
Then we still had to come home and get her homework finished. Which proved to be similar to a root canal but without all the fun and the pain medication.
From there, the day just spiraled downward because she was working on an extra credit book report about George Washington and one of the questions was, “What did you learn about the main character in the book?”
She wrote, “He had a brother”.
Well, sure. That’s what he’s really famous for. His brother.
The point is that I don’t really have the strength to do any more than list a few items that I feel compelled to mention.
1. After my post on HEB yesterday, I felt like there was a little misunderstanding. It was not meant to put down the store brands at all and I certainly don’t feel like I’m above buying the store brands. (That’s not totally true. I’m definitely above buying the HEB canned tomatoes with diced green chiles. There’s a reason people refer to Rotel as if it’s an entity of its own and not just a name brand.)
I enjoy some of the store brands. I find their cheese slices to be delicious.
The issue isn’t whether or not the name brand is better than the store brand. It’s about the packaging similarities. If you’re proud of your HEB brand, then own it with some original, unique packaging instead of making me feel like you’re trying to trick me into buying it.
That’s all I’m trying to say.
Next time I’m just going to stick with my thoughts on Sleepless in Seattle.
2. I bought a new lipgloss this week that is great if you don’t mind the sensation of your lips being on fire. It’s Maybelline XL Volume Lip Plumper in Tantalizing Toffee.
I was going to link to it, but I can’t even find the exact one I bought, even when I look on Maybelline’s website.
I bought mine at HEB. Maybe it’s not really Maybelline, but their store brand.
3. My friend Shaun Groves has worked so hard to put together a huge benefit concert for earthquake relief in Haiti. If you’re in the Nashville area, there are still a few tickets available.
But if you’re far away from Nashville, then you can watch it live here on February 27th. I am such a fan of technology when it’s used for good and not to drive me insane.
4. The Bike Rodeo is Friday. I haven’t mentioned this, but my dear friend AJ was the reigning Bike Rodeo champ for four years during elementary school. A fact that she shared with me when she dropped by on Sunday. She really wants Caroline to carry on her legacy and even suggested that we might want to do some two-a-day practices to prepare.
Clearly she is overestimating the levels of my patience.
However, P and I did take Caroline up to the school for a practice run on the course yesterday. She wasn’t nearly as concerned about doing a figure eight as she was with why we wouldn’t let her ride down this huge hill that would have surely rocketed her straight out into an intersection.
Obviously we are mean, uncaring parents who don’t want our child to plummet down a hill at sixty miles an hour.
5. I don’t have a five. I just hated to end on four.
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I’ll be back tomorrow with Fashion Friday. It’s all about the trends for spring and summer.