When the doggy is away....

The bunnies come to play.

Since Ripley's departure, we have noticed that there are so many bunnies hopping in and out of our yard. We love it. Yes, it's the simple things that get me excited.

Then last night while Grant was mowing, we made an exciting discovery! Baby Bunnies! We found that Mama Bunny set up her nest under the play set. Grant has seen up to five babies, he thinks, but I have only seen three at once. Here is a picture of a couple hiding under the fort part of the play set.

We know that they won't stay babies for long, but nonetheless, we wanted to name them. While Jagger was looking at three huddled together, he thought we should call them Peter Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Rollercoaster. Original, no?

A few funnies

This is just a few things I have come across that gave me a chuckle.

Inspiration for the couch potato.

How I feel about house guests.

The Zack Morris phone is always funny.

A twist on business cards.

What I fear my children will do, perhaps while I am blogging and paying no attention to them.

What up, Cuz?

We went up to visit the Berry's last weekend. Grant had a couple meetings up there, so the boys and I tagged along. We hung out with the cousins, did some Ikea shopping, and then forced Grant to watch a really girly movie.

And then we made a dog pile on Ryder.

And then the dirty boys bathed.

And then they played "yellow car" from the window.

We're down one dog

If you were a five-year-old labrador, which package would you choose:

Package A:

A small, confined back yard and no one to play with

Package B:

60 acres of freedom with a best bud to hang out with

We thought package B too. Therefore, Ripley has gone out to live with Grant's parents, where his life will probably be a little better. We'll miss him, but it just makes sense. And now we will have a little more flexibility in our own backyard. I am predicting more outdoor activities for the boys, more flowers for me, and maybe a hammock or something for Grant.

Here's Ripley 5 years ago. Aren't puppies the cutest!

We'll miss you Rip! But we'll still see ya around.

Something else to sing about

This is directed at my mother and my younger sister:

Which one of you taught Jagger "God is great, beer is good...."?

Because he was singing that all day at church today.

Just thought you should know.

Nothing to see here

Nothing to see here, just a naked baby playing football inside.

Happy Tuesday Friends.

Are you Pregnant????

Let's talk about when it is okay to ask a woman if she is pregnant. I'll give you a hint about where I am going with this.... it's usually not okay to ask.

This topic is near and dear to my heart because I have been asked if I was pregnant when I most definitely was not. Granted, it was sometime after I had Cash, but not right after, so it was still offensive. I'm over that though, so I look pregnant sometimes, deal with it.... Anyway, I am more hyped up about this topic because recently I overheard the same thing happen to another woman.

Here's the scene:

In a public restroom while washing hands:

Woman A: Oh, what a cute little baby bump. How far along are you?

Woman B: Oh no, I am not pregnant. (She was smiling and shaking her head, but I knew she was crying inside)

HELLO? Woman A, what the heck were you thinking? First of all, don't talk to strangers. Second, now poor Woman B, whose only sin was eating too many french fries at lunch, will now have an eating disorder and burn the outfit she wore that day. I could have slapped Woman A. But instead, I just left the restroom like I hadn't heard a thing.

So, I have been thinking about it, and I have come up a few times when it is okay to ask a woman if she is pregnant:

1. If you already know she is pregnant.

2. If she is in labor.

3. If she is your best friend and is not drinking the glass of wine in front of her.

4. If she is the mom in the Duggar family.

5. If she is wearing a shirt like this.

Otherwise... No matter how pregnant a woman may look, if you feel the temptation to ask, don't!

Instead do this... Just quietly in your head think "Oh, she should not be wearing that." Problem solved. Everyone's happy.

Good thing I know guy code

Brei: What would you like for Father's Day?
Grant: For you to quit spending all my money.

Nah, he can't mean that. I think that's just guy code for "I want a hand-made craft from the boys, some new clothes for the both of us, and some more flowers for the front yard."

That's how I am going to interpret it, anyway.

Hooked on Metal Cabinets

I am thinking I need to stray from all the traditional decor in my house, for a more ecletic vibe, perhaps. And I think one of these puppies would do the trick.

What do you think? Likey? All of these are pricey, so I'll be accepting donations.

I especially love the legs on these first two.

Above Images from Sonrisa Furniture

Above Images from Bond & Bowery

Or friends, if you see something of the sort with a garage-sale/left-on-the-curb type of price tag...

Call me.

According to Jagger

I started this post a couple months ago, but for some reason never got around to publishing it. Anywho, here goes:

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This has been floating around Facebook. I thought it would be cute to share. I asked Jagger all of these questions, and here is his reply.

1. What is something mom always says to you? The directions.

2. What makes mom happy? That I do good things .

3. What makes mom sad? That I get hurt.

4. How does your mom make you laugh? She says funny jokes.

5. What was your mom like as a child? I don't know.

6. How old is your mom? 65 pounds. (For the record, that is wrong.)

7. How tall is your mom? Very tall, all the grown ups are tall.

8. What is her favorite thing to do? To do work (It's not.)

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? She gets hurt.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? What? (That word is not in our vocabulary I guess.)

11. What is your mom really good at? Doing good things, and exercising. (I guess he didn't read that post about sabotaging my workout.)

12. What is your mom not very good at? Not very good at playing with magnets. (Too bad I am awesome at playing with magnets. He doesn't even know about my skills.)

13. What does your mom do for her job? I don't know.

14. What is your mom's favorite food? Cereal and I think... cheese.

15. What makes you proud of your mom? That she does good things.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? She is not a cartoon!!!! (This question seemed to make him very angry.)

17. What do you and your mom do together? We play.

18. How are you and your mom the same? We are not the same.

19. How are you and your mom different? We are not different.

20. How do you know your mom loves you? She says "I Love You".

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? To Bonkers and Hy-Vee, and Schnucks, and California. (Not so much.)