What I learned this week.

For every person that loves their front loading washing machine, there is one person that hates the guts out of their front loading washing machine.
We are no closer to having a clue what to buy.  The dinosaur washing machine lives to see another day.  Or week.  Or month.

Carpet is horrible.  Everything that is not carpet is awesome.
We are still getting carpet.

This is how I feel each month when attempting the photo challenge.  But I am too stubborn to quit.

When a sweet friend, who is trudging through no-sweets during Lent along with you,  sends a tell tale box of See's Candy in the mail, you don't open it to see what is inside.  Because that is the road straight to ruin.  Believe you me, come Sunday, I have a date in a dark corner with this checkered beauty.  If you hear someone creepily chanting MY PRECIOUSSSSSS it's not me.

The cuteness factor in Lucy's squirrel obsession/ drawing skillz has multiplied fifty billion times since the queen of embroidery Crystal, forever stitched it in a hoop.
SERIOUSLY.  Can you handle the cute?
How many dozen of your little one's drawings do you want to send her way?
Now each scribble from my girls has to go through the Little Bit Funky Hoop Test before landing in the recycle bin.

If by chance you try a hat on your baby "just for fun" while going to Target for milk, you will completely ditch all of your family's wardrobe plans for Easter, while buying MUCH MORE than milk at Target.  Dang you gingham hat.


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  1. ElizabethApril 4, 2012 at 5:50 PM

    I would have bought the hat too :)

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  2. JodiApril 4, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Hahaha, this list made me laugh! And it's so true about the washer and carpet, we recently bought both and I about pulled my hair out in frustration reading reviews... totally unhelpful when no one agrees!

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  3. Emily TuckerApril 4, 2012 at 6:34 PM

    My mom has an LG he washer and it rocks and she does lots of laundry for herself and for work.

    I love and miss having carpet!

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  4. EmilyApril 4, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Opinions are like...umm...noses. Everybody has one! At the end of the day, I'd turn to something like Consumer Reports or Better Homes and Gardens. Good luck!

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  5. KristinApril 4, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    i love the squirrel hoop!!! and that hat is the best. :)

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  6. justmeApril 4, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    ALWaYS by for the boy first. You can find a million cute dresses for the one or two cute boy things that are out there for Easter, Christmas, etc.

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  7. Kimberlee JostApril 4, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    Have you read the book "7" yet? It sounds like you have.
    Eliminating excess...oh help me.
    What have I heard you say before about other books?
    It's messed me up? Yes, yes it has. For the better.
    Read it if you haven't.
    But take a trip to Target first.
    ;)

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    1. JulesApril 5, 2012 at 8:55 PM

      I really, really, really want to read it. But I am really, really, really scared. I know that it will mess me up in the best ways. But I sort of want to be not goodly messed up right now. Which means that I need to be. Sigh...

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  8. AmyApril 4, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Gingham rocks!

    Wanted the sugar delivery to be as close to {the big day} as possible so it wasn't too painful...here's how my Easter morning breakfast will go down ~ 1. Cadbury Creme Egg 2. Bordeaux 3. Reese's Egg 4. Mini Butterfinger eggs
    5. Monkey Bread

    Any questions?

    Enjoy! XO

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    1. JulesApril 5, 2012 at 8:54 PM

      Yes. That is pretty much how my Sunday feast is shaping up to be. CANNOT WAIT!!!!

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  9. MaryApril 5, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    haha! that photo challenge pic is SO me! :)
    and can i squeeze that precious boy? he is just so darn cute!
    xo

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  10. meg duerksenApril 5, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    you need to get that little guy a paper route STAT!

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    1. JulesApril 5, 2012 at 8:54 PM

      Yes. Then sit him down and make him watch Newsies with me. Brilliant plan.

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    2. EmmyApril 8, 2012 at 10:26 PM

      Newsies! Best. Movie. Ever.

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  11. jaquelyn {mama thoughts}April 5, 2012 at 6:31 AM

    Oh, Shane + that hat = me dying over the cute!

    & that list is how I felt about the month of March...I just gave up and started again in April. ;)

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  12. AnonymousApril 5, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    Wondering if you would mind sharing how you are feeling/body changes, etc since no sugar? I need to do this!

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    1. JulesApril 5, 2012 at 8:53 PM

      I will write about it. But in short, my body hates sugar. HATES it. I love it. LOOOOOVE. But I feel way better when I ditch it. So ditch it I do for a month or two at a time, a few times a year. I wish I could quit it forever. Maybe someday. Sigh...

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  13. anna neiderhouse (boogers and bibs)April 5, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    GAH! That hat is PRECIOUS on him!

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  14. RachelApril 5, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    Cannot stop laughing about the photo challenge thing. That is EXACTLY why I am afraid to try!

    And you boy is adorable in that hat. It is exactly why our outfits are based on our little guy's... you just can't help swooning over a little boy in a cute hat!

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  15. LettieApril 7, 2012 at 12:35 AM

    Well, at least Shane looks super handsome! And I never ever escape the Target clutch without fraying from my list 😉

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  16. corner wardrobeApril 29, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    i love the squirrel hoop!!! and that hat is the best. :)

    Read more: http://www.joyshope.com/2012/04/what-i-learned-this-week.html#ixzz1tUTu6IA8

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