Somethings that need inventing.

Well beside the obvious, teleportation, I feel like there are a few things that need to be invented. Hello, it’s 2018, why don’t we have this yet?  Here are five top ones. If you make these, I’ll buy one and you should give me a little of the credit.

1. Flying cars. Come on...they were in Back to the Future 2. It’s time. Then driving to Wisconsin this summer wouldn’t be as dramatic, or would it?

2. Tires that don’t wear out. Changing tires every few years on the cars gets old and it bloody expensive. There has to be some miracle material that would save us from that heartache.

3. Bug resistant plants. Come on, with all the GMOs this has to be possible.

4. A hat cleaning machine. Seriously, you cannot trust a normal washer because the brim gets all skiwampus, so there should be this little device that fits one hat and that molds it the right way. Maybe I wouldn’t have to have 30+ hats then. Okay, I still don’t need that many!

5. Self-cleaning toilets. Heck, the whole bathroom could have this option and it would make my day. I cannot tell you how much I hate dirty toilets and just how much I truly hate cleaning them. It’s an on going battle inside my head about which one I hate most. Currently, it’s the cleaning part.

What are some inventions you would like to see? Comments are always welcomed here.

When the Fish Don’t Bite...

...then you bite the fish.

Good day. Went shopping for mama’s garden with her and had a Sweeto Burrito. Time with Mama and good food...great start to the day.

Then fishing with Papa and my boys after making our tackle box organized. Perfect end to the day surrounded by an amazing sunset.

And a new desk chair for my office? Spoiled. And ice cream? And Artic Circle cheese curds? (They are the closest to real Wisconsin curds, btw!

Summer looks good on me!

Thirty Days of Blogging and I have a Two-Year-Old. What?

We have had a wonderful week of summer so far! Five days of not having to be anywhere and just living in the moments. From an out door concert, to shopping as a family, to visiting with friends, to having a birthday party, we have lived in many fun moments in those five days.

Zarah turned two today. What? When did that happen? I blinked and poof...two years in on parenting two. How did we even exist before Zarah? She is just such an integral part of this clan, it just doesn’t seem like we were ever without her. Weird.

Here are a few things that you may not know about Zarah:

1. She has grown an inch and half since January.
2. She is currently wearing 24 month clothes.
3. She hates having her hair brushed or washed.
4. She is a fighter and if she wants something...watch out.
5. She loves playing ball. She throws, she kicks and she chases balls while giggling. She may be my athlete.
6. She’s so concerned about others. She always says, “K?” if we cough or sneeze.
7. She loves people. When we walk into church, she waves at all the other members of our congregation as if they are there to witness her parade into the room. Today she waved at all the elderly people at Sams Club as if they just needed her attention.
8. She is addicted to her binky.
9. She loves oranges.
10. She has stolen our hearts.

So, Hapoy Birthday little Miss Zarah Sue. I sure do love you!

Cookie Heaven

This is heaven to me:

It is also proof that my sister loves me...she saved dough for me to eat raw. (But wait, maybe she had ulterior motive and wanted me to die of salmonella poisoning)

She’s too nice for that guys!

I have lots of fond memories of sitting around the table with family and decorating cookies. Today my kiddos got their first experience with it and it was so fun to watch and be a part of.

Great memories.

A Break

I have not blogged every day this month. I kinda struggle everyday when I think about what I should or could write about. In fact, I started a post before I started writing this and realized that I already had posted about the same exact subject earlier this month. 

So, I’m asking myself why I cannot come up with any subject matter to write about and then I realized something. I am on vacation. I am in a place where it is perfectly okay to do absolutely nothing and that feels wonderful. 

What have I done this vacation? I have visited with kin and friends, I have watched some TV shows that have sat for weeks in my DVR(I even snuck in watching a movie, “Collateral Beauty” is wonderful if you haven’t seen it), I went on a date with my cute husband(the new Star Wars movie is also enjoyable.), I’ve eaten much too much, I’ve fed my baby and cuddled with her lots and lots(that is something I don’t always make time for or have the time to fully, consciously enjoy), I’ve had lots of hugs and have kissed many faces of people I do not get to see as much as I would like, I’ve done sudoku, I’ve started the same “Peppa Pig” on my parents On Demand nearly one hundred times, I’ve opened many presents and wrapped lots too, I’ve bowled an almost 100, I’ve shopped with my mom, I tried to cherish the holiday even though it seemed to race past me and I now have realized that I have actually done lots of stuff lately but in a whole different, slowed-down kind of way. 

So, I guess I do have things to write about but maybe I just haven’t wanted to use the energy to do so, and that is perfectly okay. 

Just being is perfectly okay.