spring time

Elle and I didn't know what to do with ourselves this weekend because Patrick was actually off work for 2 whole days!! After a run Elle got in some play time wrestling with her dad.

Don't turn us in to the animal abuse people....

but we attempted to stop the slow destroying of our wooden furniture by putting Tabasco sauce on the edges. When Pat put it on, Elle immediately licked it off, then sat -oh so obediently- in front of him like it was a treat he was holding in his hands. She actually likes the stuff.

Onto the next idea.

Spray deodorant

Notice the white film on the furniture -- and the missing wooden corner that is now decomposing somewhere outside in our courtyard I am sure...

(I promise, that's not a layer of dust on my floor...that deodorant spray is a bit unruly and doesn't go exactly where you want it to)

The dresser didn't get sprayed, but she is really proud of this one because it actually almost made her mother cry...

Needless to say, our house smells powdery fresh! Elle was left alone in the kitchen for about 7 hours yesterday while we were both working - and I can't seem to find any damage...yet.

My newest 'idea'

My sister had some old pictures hanging in her hallway, and so I copied them when I was in Birmingham. I just love old pictures of family. I have slowly gotten them framed, and now need somewhere to hang them. Maybe today i'll actually commit to a wall. I think I have picture hanging commitment issues. I get snervous (scared+nervous= snervous) that I am going to put a bunch of holes in the wall and not like it.. and maybe that's from previous experiences where I may or may not have done something like this...

Here are a few - and I need to collect some more

Top left is my Granny

The big one's my Grandaddy (looks just like Dad, just cover up this pictures nose...)

and the bottom left is my Gee Gee and Paw Paw

I have had a productive morning so far - a nice run (yes, nice and run in the same sentence. weird.) some play time in the dog park for the monster, good phone conversations about how I have morphed into being much like my super sarcastic father, and even some laundry in the mix - now onto the post office, and I am going to do some gift buying.

Happy Tuesday