Rain, rain, more rain.

I really don't mind a few rainy, relaxing days.  Seems like we've had a few of them lately.

Plenty of time to paint some finger nails, read some books in a fort, use lip gloss and color with a semi-permanent marker on the kitchen table.  In her defense, and my defense, I assumed the marker that came with a cheapo JoAnn clearance craft kit was washable.  It was not.  Luckily the Dawn dish soap/hydrogen peroxide stain remover I made via Pinterest does a nice job on kitchen tables.  Just took a few days, multiple applications, and some elbow grease.  Reason #279 why I want to replace my decade old Ikea kitchen table but won't be getting a new one for at least a few more years.

Sunshine, Rend Collective, and my first garage sale purchase of the season made me happy today.  {Spent fifty cents, upcycle project to come...}

Sometimes I talk to myself in public, but act as if I'm talking to Audrey.  Please tell me I'm not the only one who does this.

I know this is a horrible picture, but it accurately depicts my life.  Children moving at warp speed.  Everything else standing still.

Zumba makes me happy.  New JT song for a Zumba cool-down kinda made my morning yesterday.

The other day I told Audrey we might go to Hobby Lobby.  Later after dropping Madeline off at school in a torrential downpour I said to myself, "Whew, maybe we should just go home."  Audrey replies from the back seat, "I wan go Obby Obby."  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

I tried a recipe for Cheesy Taco Soup this week.  I'm rarely disappointed with Iowa Girl Eats.  It was yummy.  Darrin didn't care for the soup -- because he doesn't like Velveeta/Rotel dip and it tastes like that in soup form.  To thank him for eating a new meal that he didn't much care for we're having breakfast for dinner tonight starring monkey bread with a side of eggs and bacon.