Refrigerator-less

So we've been renting a fridge for the past 3 1/2 months and since we are moving to a new apartment we decided it is probably time to buy one rather than rent one. (NO apartments in CA have refrigerators in them). So we are moving out on Saturdays, but guess what day they are picking up the rental? Tomorrow...Thursday. So that means we will have no fridge for two days. This should be fun. Also, I had a girl call me a few weeks ago that got my name through a friend of a friend and wants me to do her hair and ALL of her bridesmaids hair for her wedding. Most people would just turn her down since it is the same day that I'm going to be moving, but I LOVE having the extra money from doing hair and I just couldn't say no to that many up-do's. So this Saturday I'm doing a bride and five bridesmaids hair starting at 4:00am and working on that until 8:30am. Then going straight home and moving (again). I'm dreading this weekend like no other. But I'm really excited to get into our new place finally.

IKEA

What a day I have had. On Mimi's days off....I'm her official playmate. Since I "don't do anything". :) So today she decided we were going to Ikea. Matt and I redid Shauna's old bedroom so Mimi wants book shelves or something to go in there. When my Mom heard we were going she decided that since she had never been to Ikea she wanted to come too. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong. My Mom had Lucy (her three year old daycare kid) with her, I had Hallie, and Mimi had to be pushed in a wheel chair. Have you ever tried to keep a one year old, three year old, and 76 year old happy in Ikea? Not easy. Hallie does NOT want to be in the cart or carried. She wants to WALK! And she doesn't want to hold your hand, she wants to go wherever she wants to go. Lucy kept asking when we were going to get to the playground, and Mimi liked every single piece of furniture she saw except for the ones that I like. :) Since Matt and I worked so hard to redo that room I informed Mimi that she couldn't put any old lady, ugly stuff in there. So we can't seem to agree on colors, curtains, furniture, etc. It's actually pretty funny. Anything I like...she says "It's UUUgly" (emphasis on the uuuu). Anything she likes would no way match the room and the wall that I painted tan and she rolls her eyes everytime I inform her that what she likes would not look good in the room. It's really hard for her to fight her compulsion to decorate everything in blue. :) Anyways, by the end Hallie was having a melt down and Mimi wasn't done shopping, so my Mom took Hallie home with her and I stayed and took Mimi through more of Ikea. So it was a crazy trip, but lunch at Ikea was good. I'll post a pic of Shauna's old room when it's finished. The end. :)

Gotta love Julie...

So Julie came into town last night late and called me this morning while I was at the Mall with Hallie and wanted to hang out. So I met up with her at my Parent's house and put Hallie down for a nap there. Then the two of us went out to spend the rest of the afternoon together. It was so fun. We went to the Bella Terra and did some window shopping and Julie took me out to lunch for Greek food. Then we did more window shopping and I tried on this REALLY cute coat. But decided right away that I couldn't afford it and put it back. Then I went to the dressing room to try something else on, and when I came out....Julie had bought the coat for me!!! Is that the nicest thing you've ever heard of? I wanted to cry. I love new things!!!! And I love that Julie would do something like that for me. Plus we've been so tight financially lately and I haven't bought myself something in what seems like FOREVER. So basically, Julie made my day and I love her to pieces. After that we went to the mall and did some more walking around and shopping. It was great.

Glamour Shots for Mary...oooo lala

So we did Mary's glamour shots the other day, they turned out really cute. She's really lucky to be so good looking. :) We got into the apartments that we have been waiting to get into FOREVER!! We are so excited. There are a lot of young, lds, couples who live there and it is the most reasonably priced place anywhere around here. So we can hopefully, finally, start saving some money. Hallie is sick and the grouchiest baby ever. It's so hard to feel bad for her when she is constantly whining and crying. I just want her to get better so I don't have to deal with it anymore. Does that make me a bad mom? :) That must be why I had a baby...to teach me a little more compassion, or empathy, or sympathy, or whatever. Anywho, here are Mary's gorgeous glamour shots....