Five for Friday

Five Quick Takes on a Friday:

- 1 -

Oh, my sweet Lauren... how sassy you are becoming.  And even more dramatic! 

You are my little mini-me and you typically want me right-by-your-side.

"Mommy!  I need some HULP (help)!!!" - we hear this often.

And then last night you were playing with your babies, per usual.  You put them

down to sleep and then, very loudly, announced the following:

"Mommy, you be QUIET! Babies are sleeping!"

- 2 -

Lauren crawled up into the loveseat last night and snuggled between her Daddy and me.

She sat still for a little while and I loved every minute of it.  We were all so snug,

like a bug in a rug.

- 3 -

My flowers in the backyard flower bed looked like this in April, so pretty!!!

And now they are so wilted and burnt looking. I think the sun has killed my Hosta.  Of course I know the azalea wouldn't be blooming still, but this heat has been oppresive these plants.

Oh well.

- 4 -

Last night, everyone in the house went to bed before 8:30. 

That never happens!  It was glorious.  Yes, it was still light outside. 

When Lauren woke up at around 10:15 hollering at me that she had to tee-tee,

I didn't even hear her.  I could have sworn it was the middle of the night. 

Thankfully, she always goes right back to sleep.

- 5 -

I'm getting a new pair of glasses next week.  Yes, I mentioned awhile back that I had ordered a new pair, but as it turns out, they did not work out very well.  Inadvertently, I bought a pair that looked almost identical to the ones I currently wear.  But that's not the reason they didn't work out.  In a nutshell, they SMOOSHED my eyelashes (who knew I had such long eyelashes?).  It was so unbearable that I took them back to the eyeglasses store and begged and pleaded for an exchange.  They refused.  So I begged and pleaded and begged and pleaded (did I mention I begged?) with my insurance company to help me.  By some miracle, they granted an exception.  So, I got to pick out a new pair (wire frames this time... with the adjustable nose pads so HOPEFULLY they don't rub my eyelashes, pushing me to the brink of insanity).  I should be able to pick them up next week!  Yea!  I will take some pictures when I get them and show you the new me.

Of course, this is how I would prefer to look everyday.  In your dreams, Tracy, in your dreams.

And these are my current glasses... I still like them, I just wanted to get a new look, since I've had these for two years.

And these were the "new" glasses I picked out.  They really did look different (to me).  They were a little different color, different shape, and smaller.  But I'm sure no one can see the differences but me.  At least that's what Trey told me.  Ha!

(I'm not sure why I am smiling in this picture... I was not happy with the glasses,

but I hate to take a frowning picture!)