I have a few pets. Nineteen actually....nope, twenty. OK, maybe eighteen. They just keep moving so fast I can't count em.
We are fish people, y'all. We did not choose to be fish people, they chose us.
We purchased our home complete with a HUGE built in fish tank. So now we are fish people.
Our fishtank is rather sparse looking being that it is so big, and we haven't been able or willing to upgrade it's decor or inhabitants much.
We did, however, purchase a helpful sucker fish so that we could be lazy and watch him eat the gook off the inside of the tank.
Meet Ugly McUglyson:
I named him. Cause he isn't exactly attractive. He's actually kinda creepy looking.
But I didn't care because owning him allowed us to be lazy. And I like myself a good dose of lazy.
Alas, I am speaking in the past tense because a few weeks ago, Ugly passed away and went to the great big fishbowl in the sky.
I'm not able to get my dose of lazy anymore...and the fish tank has seen better days. It's not exactly the pièce de résistance of the house that it once was. More like a grody goo box.
I want a beautiful, lush, tropical snorkel vacation invoking fish tank. Not a grody goo box. Maybe something like this:
And while I'm in the fishtank makeover process, I may just redo the downstairs bathroom and add this:
and this:
Because who doesn't want a dozen or so eyes on you while you go about your bathroom business?
I'm sure a certain toddler of mine would be THRILLED to use the fish potty and sink. He might even put his potty and poo-poo into the fish potty chair on a regular basis.
That's it, I'm SOLD!
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"Read Big Red Barn? OK!"
"...only the mice were left to play, rustling and squeaking in the hay. While the moon sailed high in the dark night sky."
"Read Gnight Thumper? OK!"
"...Papa and Mama kissed him, and before long, Thumper was fast asleep. Goodnight Thumper."
"Read Goodnight Moon? OK!"
"...Goodnight nobody, goodnight mush. And good night to the old lady whispering, "Hush". Goodnight moon, goodnight stars, goodnight noises everywhere."
"OK bud, into bed and we'll pray and sing our songs."
"Now I lay me down to sleep..."
"Sing world hands? OK!"
"...Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world."
"Goodnight Bubbalu, Mama loves you."
"I wuv u Mommy"
Right there. That feeling of utter joy when your child first starts telling you he loves you. I want to bottle that up and keep it stored high on a shelf to open whenever I feel sad, down or in need of a little encouragement. Just a little taste of that feeling could turn a horrible day right side up.
Lord, thank you for my children. Help me to be a patient, kind, loving mother to them today. Shine through me to be Your light in their lives.
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My fashionable beautifying tip of the day...no, month....no, year...OK, FOR LIFE:
GET A TAN!
And no, I am not proposing a lifetime membership at the tanning salon.
Tan in a bottle, spray tan or professionally applied tanner product, whatever. Just get some color to cover the winter white.
I have been using a knockoff product for the past couple of weeks with a pretty good result...just don't look too closely at my ankles or forearms. I tell ya, you need your Masters in Lotion Application to not have some sort of streak or extra "tan" in certain areas. I only attended the high school equivalent of Lotionization...which is why I have streaks, smudges and over tan ankles and forearms.
Although I have made a miraculous discovery to remedy that issue.
You know that lovely post I did a while back about the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser?
Yeah, you guessed it, it TOTALLY erased those extra pigmented over tanned streaks and marks!
And yes, I do realize that it is not an approved use of the product.
So folks, cover up the winter white with a lovely bottled tan. There's no need to freak about the application as long as you have a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser around, you're GOLDEN (pun completely intended).
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