Justin - I got a new car . . . well, not really a new car, more like an old truck. I got this '91 Toyota Land Cruiser. It's got 126,000 miles, three rows of seats, and smells like old man - I love it. I was running the numbers and in the last 4 months we've driven only 1,000 miles in the Honda. That would end up being 3,000 miles/year (aka - "Honey, I'm going to take the Honda for it's annual oil change.")
So while our household net fuel costs won't go up too much, Gross Domestic Testosterone (GDT) is expected to rise exponentially. (Note: Mil and I went out on a date Friday night. On the way back home, she drove the Cruiser and liked it so much said she was going to steal it . . . until the heat didn't really cut on. It pumped out a lot of air, just not hot air. Score one for Justin!)
P.S. - Know anyone who wants a Honda (2000, Leather, 112,000 miles)? Mention this blog and get $100 off . . . seriously.
Millie - Mil's been wanting a Hooter Hider ever since she's been needing to nurse and not wanting to feel like a hermit. So she found this site where this girl gives detailed directions on how to make one (Mil says "props, Mavis").
She didn't pee her pants until she went to the fabric store and found some fabric she loved; then came home and realized that it was one of the exact same fabrics they sell on the hooter hider website. (I know. It wouldn't make me pee my pants either, but who am I to judge?)
Sweatshop-like conditions
No babies were nursed in the taking of this picture.
Grayson - She's 4 months old and doesn't know how to control her bladder . . . but even if she had bladder control, she would've lost it tonight because she got to do her first craft. Crafts are big in our house and Madison Heritage gave Grayson an ornament that she can imprint with her hand. She loved it. She even let her (self-proclaimed) perfectionist mom redo the imprint three times (which included a handwash each time.)
Please note (in the video below) the fear in Grayson's eyes as she wonders how her life will ever be the same after discovering crafts:
5 comments:
hey, that is my dream car too. the old man smell is an added bonus. now you just need a nice little old man cap to go with.
Just remember Millie you agreed to be in charge of craft time with Anna when you thought Grayson was a boy. So...Anna's ready with her ornament whenever Aunt Millie wants to help her. :) I am sure all the small group babies are ready for their hands to be inprinted on their ornaments. Not to mention Anna's ready for a spin in the truck when it gets warmer!!!
mavis, got any patterns for cool old man caps? ha. props again for the super easy hooty pattern. amy, tell anna that i'll help her with her ornament anytime. but i can't make any promises, grayson's came out looking more like a bear claw than a hand. craft time with infants is a whole new (but fun) realm for the smith household ;)
Millie...
I can't believe you made your very own Hooter Hider!! I really wanted one but in my own practical sense could not justify spending the money to buy one. So maybe next time around you could make me one, :O. You know, 5 years from now or so. Seriously, my friend Molly has the real Hooty with the exact same fabric.
You go girl,
Whit
whit, just dial me up next nursing go-round and you can have your very own hooty for a fraction of the real price. hope little ollie's ears are recovering well.
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