Saturday, May 30, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
End of May pictures
Thursday, May 14, 2015
May pictures
Lots of kiddo pictures...
Pippy likes reading to Brynn
Pippy has been learning to cook too. She made chicken soup, and then ate three helpings!
Their pretend bed
We had a snowy day...
At the library
Teaching brynn to drive
May pictures
Lots of kiddo pictures...
Pippy likes reading to Brynn
Pippy has been learning to cook too. She made chicken soup, and then ate three helpings!
Their pretend bed
We had a snowy day...
At the library
Teaching brynn to drive
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015
Skin Care Regiment for the Aging Soul
A few years ago now, my fried Cori and I were shopping. Oh those were the days....when we could shop. Together. We had only one kid between us. Swoon....OK back to reality, I digress. We wandered in a cosmetic store, and were instantly hounded by the sales ladies. Upon forcing a sample of the 'eye cream' upon us, she said in a perky falsetto voice, "You know, our skin actually starts aging at age 25." Cori let out a roar of a laugh and said, "Oh, we have YEARS to go before then!"
But, alas, Wayne and I have been noticing a few things here and there that are definitely telling us we are aging. Dark spots, baggy eyes, saggy everything, etc.
I recently had to Google some symptoms that were causing my toe to hurt, especially when wearing shoes. I thought, perhaps I had some sort of cool sounding, vogue foot disease. After research, it seemed to be an ingrown toenail. INGROWN TOENAIL?!?! You've got to be kidding me.
So I decided that I needed to spiff up my skin care regiment. Or start one, whatever. I would like to think I knew the basics - Wash your face. Use sunscreen. Get your beauty rest. That ended very abruptly when I took a jaunt down the face wash isle at the store. All I had to do was decide between the foaming face wash, face balm, face oil, and the elusive BB cream. Face exfoliate, acne repair cream, face wash for dry skin, face cream for oily skin. (You're supposed to know what kind of skin you have.) BB cream? I had to look that one up. Beauty Balm. But Web MD tells me it's only been around since 2010, so then I didn't feel so bad. But then I realized it's been 5 years since 2010, and then I got depressed again. Then I ran into CC cream. Color Corrector. Because (before you apply makeup) your skin isn't even the right color!
And that's just your general face wash products. We've got skin toners, skin serums, spritzers and moisturizers. Day cream and night cream and weekend cream. Repair cream and SPF cream. Because something really bad is going to happen if you put Coppertone or Banana Boat on your face. Face masks and chemical peels. Face scrub, gel cleanser, lip treatment, you've-got-to-use-this-too cream and so on.
But first you have to exfoliate. (I think) Another year, another shopping trip with my cousin Janell. This time there were 5 kids between us. A lady bravely accosted us to try to sell us some products. "What do you normally exfoliate with?" She chipped. Janell looked around, seemingly planning an escape, but there is none when there are 5 trailing youngsters. "Ex- What? Ex-fwhat?" She looked at me for help. I started giggling. "I don't think we're interested." She said.
It also should be noted that it is all in the name of health. Never would we do any of this for pure cosmetic reasons. We aren't that vain! Woman's magazine adverts push the theme of a 'healthy glow' and 'hydrated-looking skin.' The number one concern is having an aura of good health, and if a side affect of that is being beautiful, so be it.
So it seems the most important part of yourbeauty regiment overall skin health (beyond 25, because at that point you are old) is eye cream. I decided I could probably handle eye cream. After spending a weeks' worth of grocery money on .25 ounces of eye cream, I got down to business. I didn't figure I could mess up eye cream, but I read the directions anyway. Apparently I could mess it up. Directions: Dab cream under and around eyes until absorbed. DO NOT rub in. So as two children screamed for their breakfast, I dabbed and dabbed and DABBED carefully, as to nourish and revitalize my neglected and aging eyes. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DAB EYE CREAM IN UNTIL IT ABSORBS? After my dabbing routine was finished, I glanced at the [tiny] jar. CAUTION: Avoid contact with the eyes.
Shoot me dead before I smear eye cream behind my iris.
But, alas, Wayne and I have been noticing a few things here and there that are definitely telling us we are aging. Dark spots, baggy eyes, saggy everything, etc.
I recently had to Google some symptoms that were causing my toe to hurt, especially when wearing shoes. I thought, perhaps I had some sort of cool sounding, vogue foot disease. After research, it seemed to be an ingrown toenail. INGROWN TOENAIL?!?! You've got to be kidding me.
So I decided that I needed to spiff up my skin care regiment. Or start one, whatever. I would like to think I knew the basics - Wash your face. Use sunscreen. Get your beauty rest. That ended very abruptly when I took a jaunt down the face wash isle at the store. All I had to do was decide between the foaming face wash, face balm, face oil, and the elusive BB cream. Face exfoliate, acne repair cream, face wash for dry skin, face cream for oily skin. (You're supposed to know what kind of skin you have.) BB cream? I had to look that one up. Beauty Balm. But Web MD tells me it's only been around since 2010, so then I didn't feel so bad. But then I realized it's been 5 years since 2010, and then I got depressed again. Then I ran into CC cream. Color Corrector. Because (before you apply makeup) your skin isn't even the right color!
And that's just your general face wash products. We've got skin toners, skin serums, spritzers and moisturizers. Day cream and night cream and weekend cream. Repair cream and SPF cream. Because something really bad is going to happen if you put Coppertone or Banana Boat on your face. Face masks and chemical peels. Face scrub, gel cleanser, lip treatment, you've-got-to-use-this-too cream and so on.
But first you have to exfoliate. (I think) Another year, another shopping trip with my cousin Janell. This time there were 5 kids between us. A lady bravely accosted us to try to sell us some products. "What do you normally exfoliate with?" She chipped. Janell looked around, seemingly planning an escape, but there is none when there are 5 trailing youngsters. "Ex- What? Ex-fwhat?" She looked at me for help. I started giggling. "I don't think we're interested." She said.
It also should be noted that it is all in the name of health. Never would we do any of this for pure cosmetic reasons. We aren't that vain! Woman's magazine adverts push the theme of a 'healthy glow' and 'hydrated-looking skin.' The number one concern is having an aura of good health, and if a side affect of that is being beautiful, so be it.
So it seems the most important part of your
Shoot me dead before I smear eye cream behind my iris.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Baby No. 2
I suppose the throngs of Wayshetribe readers have been greatly anticipating my insight, opinions and dialogue on the transition from having one child to two. You poor souls.
Who has the most [unwanted] advice about child-rearing? Someone who has no children, of course! This is a common predicament. Who has the least amount of advice? Well, recently I have come to the conclusion that unwanted advice has a direct correlation with number of children. The more children people have, the less likely they are to smother other mom's in their this-way-or-the-highway advice. Or maybe they are just too sleep deprived to care. I've recently visited with a few fellow mom's that have five children. Other than a slightly glazed look and occasional greasy-hair, they appear to be normal functioning adults. Yet I have not heard one judgmental or even opinionated word come from them.
The first item I would like to discus is washing your hands. When you have a newborn, it is vital that you keep a completely germ-free, disinfected environment for that tiny little bean. New mom's are supposed to wash their hands: Before and after changing diapers. Before and after breastfeeding. Before and after pumping. Before and after eating. Before and after using the restroom. Any time you touch your baby's face. Upon returning home from the store/town/park etc. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES A DAY THAT IS??? Do you know how many diapers 3 week old babies go through? Do you know how many times the post-partum body needs to pee? Plan on washing your hands any moment you aren't otherwise occupied with your infant, sleeping, or eating. (Never.)
Somewhere I read that you are not supposed to carry your coffee while holding your infant. *snicker* How about drinking your coffee, bathing your toddler, and cooking dinner while holding your infant?
I don't think I ever really pictured myself having girls. I thought I would just have a rambunctious family of boys. (Tomboy at heart I guess!) But I really like that we got two girls. They completely melt Wayne & my hearts. People keep asking if we will try again for a boy....and I keep thinking, "NO!!! But I'd try again for another little girl!!"
I do LOVE having two girls. I have told people several times over the past 8 months that having two children has been easier for me and way more fun than having one ever was. Brynn has been a good baby, but regardless of that I have really enjoyed being a family of four. Yes I am becoming a puddle of sappy goo, but it is true. I am a very happy puddle of goo.
Who has the most [unwanted] advice about child-rearing? Someone who has no children, of course! This is a common predicament. Who has the least amount of advice? Well, recently I have come to the conclusion that unwanted advice has a direct correlation with number of children. The more children people have, the less likely they are to smother other mom's in their this-way-or-the-highway advice. Or maybe they are just too sleep deprived to care. I've recently visited with a few fellow mom's that have five children. Other than a slightly glazed look and occasional greasy-hair, they appear to be normal functioning adults. Yet I have not heard one judgmental or even opinionated word come from them.
The first item I would like to discus is washing your hands. When you have a newborn, it is vital that you keep a completely germ-free, disinfected environment for that tiny little bean. New mom's are supposed to wash their hands: Before and after changing diapers. Before and after breastfeeding. Before and after pumping. Before and after eating. Before and after using the restroom. Any time you touch your baby's face. Upon returning home from the store/town/park etc. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES A DAY THAT IS??? Do you know how many diapers 3 week old babies go through? Do you know how many times the post-partum body needs to pee? Plan on washing your hands any moment you aren't otherwise occupied with your infant, sleeping, or eating. (Never.)
Somewhere I read that you are not supposed to carry your coffee while holding your infant. *snicker* How about drinking your coffee, bathing your toddler, and cooking dinner while holding your infant?
I don't think I ever really pictured myself having girls. I thought I would just have a rambunctious family of boys. (Tomboy at heart I guess!) But I really like that we got two girls. They completely melt Wayne & my hearts. People keep asking if we will try again for a boy....and I keep thinking, "NO!!! But I'd try again for another little girl!!"
I do LOVE having two girls. I have told people several times over the past 8 months that having two children has been easier for me and way more fun than having one ever was. Brynn has been a good baby, but regardless of that I have really enjoyed being a family of four. Yes I am becoming a puddle of sappy goo, but it is true. I am a very happy puddle of goo.
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