Mom Will Be So Proud!!!

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a very healthy eater. Well, trying to be more "grown-up" in my meal choices (and a better example to my finicky daughters) I decided to try something new today. I just finished a Chargrilled Chicken Salad from Chick-fil-a, complete with spicy dressing and sunflower seeds. I didn't even pick the carrots & purple onions off! And guess what?? I liked it! I never believed that a salad could fill me up, but it did. Next I'm going to try the Zen-sation from Zaxby's that Clint is so crazy about!

Oh...also got a new cut & color today. Went a little darker with some cool chunky blonde highlights (which don't show much in the picture). I like it, but it probably won't look like this once it's washed. :-)










Now, its out to the pool for a nap. Not too many days left to do that!!!

It's Been a Super Saturday!

Slept 'til 10ish... KrispyKreme donuts for breakfast (surprise!!)... had help finishing my cleaning... floated in the pool with a book for three hours... ate supper with the family... had hubby's homemade ice cream for dessert... gave baby Grant his bedtime bottle... and now I'm watching #2 play MarioKart, just waiting to go to bed (at a normal hour for a change).
I love Saturday.

This Is What I Get for Trying to Be Productive...

Since we've been home for...oh, two weeks now, I thought I would get all of our suitcases tucked back away in the attic today. After dutifully inspecting each to make sure it was truly empty, then nesting each one inside the other, I lugged them up the stairs. As usual, there were some things that had to be moved before I could put them back in their proper attic spot. Once the clutter had been moved out of the way, I took one heaving breath...and did this.

Oh........my..........gosh. I had pulled my big toenail all the way back. It was only hanging on at the base of the nailbed. (*Shudder*) I frantically started yelling for Riley, who could not decide whether Mom (who was rolling around on the floor at this point) was laughing or crying. Once she understood what had happened, she had the utmost sympathy for me - being that she ripped her pinky fingernail off after slamming it in the car door last summer. Well, what exactly does one do when you have an almost-ripped-off-toenail??? I called my mom. After some "OOOh-ing" she basically told me I could go the emergency room and let them "surgically" remove it, or I could suck it up and wait for it to fall off. Wow - what appealing options. My next move...call Clint, at the fire station. I knew there was nothing he could do, but I was looking for some sympathy. So, here we are after ice, Advil, and an afternoon on the couch with the foot propped up Googling advice for "dangling big toenail". Here's what I want to know. Is the thing really going to just fall off? Because right now it seems to be stuck right back on there!?! And how long does it take to grow a brand-spanking-new big toenail? Tammi, just imagine how they'll talk about me (in Chinese, of course!) when I go back for a pedicure. And I had just painted all 10 of them with the brand new sparkly black polish too. Dang...

Heaven in a Box

My good friend Cheryl stopped by Panera Bread on her way home from the beach and brought me these:
A whole box of cinnamon crunch bagels with honey walnut cream cheese. YYYUUUMMM!!! One of my very favorite breakfast treats. If you've never tried Panera, you should...and call me. I wanna go, too.

Not Your Typical Vegas Trip...

I'm not a gambler. Or a drinker. So 5 days in Vegas with my husband and 2 daughters was a bit of a challenge. I do love to see new places and new things though. And since I knew that hubby would probably NOT be returning to this city, I wanted to see as much of it as I could. We walked...and walked...and walked...from one hotel to another. Given the chance, I would have gone through every one of them because each one has something different to offer. Here are the highlights of my trip:

• First flight...of many more to come, I hope!
• M&M World. What a fun place.
• Phantom of the Opera. I LOVED it. It was my first time to see it live. I'm buying the soundtrack this week. You know what I'll be rockin' out to!
• Our gondolier. We went on a gondola ride at The Venetian hotel. Not much bang for the buck, but our gondolier could sing!!! She was a middle school choir teacher, and one of the friendliest people we encountered during the week.
• Seeing the Grand Canyon. Although we were only able to see a small portion of it, it is truly an awe-inspiring place. Incredible views.
• Watching my brother-in-law win $250 on a slot machine at the LV airport. Doesn't take much to entertain me. My $20 was gone in 3 minutes, but he cashed out after, oh...maybe half an hour.