How come we can't ever be satisfied with tranquility?

Politics aside, I have to admit that I'm going to miss Sarah Palin's Alaska.  Maybe it's because I'm ready to go to Alaska?  You know... like this year.  *sigh*  And you have to admit, even if you may not have admitted to watching her show, the episode with Kate plus 8 was quite entertaining.  City met country.  Hi.lar.i.ous.

{excuse me while i take a moment to laugh about that episode one more time}

Okay, I'm composed.

I think.

Things have been busy around here.  I thought I'd pause {and let my feet recover} to catch you up.  Because I know you've all been chomping at the bits to know every detail of our lives.  If so, I feel sorry for you.  ;)

*After a year of eating vegetarian, I'm trying to eat meat again.  It's harder than I thought it would be.  The only meat I've 'liked' so far has been the turkey bacon hubs bought from Whole Foods.  Organic AND without nitrates!  Yay.  I know.  I'm a food nerd, but I'm okay with that label.  Sorry turkey.  No, I'm not calling you a turkey.  You know what I mean.  Next.

*Hubs and I built a headboard for our room.  It's so pretty.  I love it!  We bought 3 half doors from Habitat for Humanity.

Then bought the remaining pieces at Lowe's.   A lil' Spackle, sanding, 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of paint later.... Wallah!  Can't wait to {rent a crane!} haul it upstairs!  Yay!  I may get a master bedroom makeover yet.  Next... painting the dressers.  I'm still hopeful hubs may -one day- let me have a chandelier in the bedroom.  They just make a room... yes?

*I've been cleaning things out and reorganizing.  Finding a dead mouse in one's garage will do that to a person... unless you're a 'real' hoarder.  Just sayin'.  Having a 50 lb. dog dart in the garage first, upon every visit, will make one feel a little more secure, too.  I can tell she senses something there.  *shivers!!*  At least she keeps something in hiding, which is one of the many reasons we spoil her with car rides to Starbucks.  She loves her some 'puppy foam'.  Doggie milk mouth is the cutest thing ever. 

*We've attended 2 science classes.  They involved discussions on mitosis, using microscopes, and what causes objects to float or sink.  The picture above,  bottom to top:  karo syrup, salt water {turned red}, water, oil, alcohol.  Interesting, yes?  #imanerd

Warning:  Proud Mama moment... I was so proud of Nator when the teacher asked, "What is in the nucleus of the cell?" She was the first to raise her hand, and answered correctly.  {insert big homeschoolin' mama sweatin' sigh}

We've resumed school at home, too.  So far, we've done math.  I'm an overachiever, I know.  After a long break, one must pace themselves, right?  ;)

*Now that hubs and I have new phones, the girls are enjoying our 'old' ones as iPhone touches.   That pirate is clearly impressed with of all this new technology.

*Lil' Gracie's feet have been hurting a lot lately, and her 'fashion' shoes just aren't cuttin' it.  So, off to Academy we went to buy shoes like mom when hers showed the same symptoms in December.  You can't go wrong with a great pair of Asics Gel tennis shoes.   Would love to do a review for them.  {can you hear me, mr. asics?  hint-hint!}

Piano is in full swing, along with dance.  Gracie has resorted to wearing her slippers to class.  It works for me.  Oh... and Gracie chose this picture edit.  Just thought I'd put that out there.  It's very... Gracie.  ;)

I'm also working on another blog.  Or maybe just the idea of one, one day?  At any rate, at this pace, I should have it completed by the time the girls graduate... college.  #menospeakyhtml  #frustrating

Tranquility.  I may have to give that a try one day. 

HAHAHAHA!!

Just thinking of the Palin/Gosslein episode again.  :D

Did you see it?