Who says you need to be 13 to get your ears pierced?

I knew long before I had Norah that if I ever have a girl I wanted to get her ears pierced as a baby. And that's just what I did! I was visiting home in Missouri (Dan gone again) and me, Grandma and Grandpa took the little lady in for this fun milestone.

I was scared, nervous and excited all at the same time.  All the while, I knew Norah had no idea what was coming. But I must say, she did MUCH better than I even expected. She only cried for about 3 seconds.

Someone give that kid a sucker!

Poor little baby whimpered and sucked on her sucker and then 2 or 3 more suckers after that. But she has been a trooper and she looks adorable!!!

Ocean Voyage

I found this little beaut on the corner waiting for the trash (it had drawers in it, I had already taken them out). I made Dan haul it off to our garage while it sat for...I'm too embarrassed to say. Let's just say a very long time. Our conversations went something like this:

Daniel: "When are you going to do something with that piece of junk?

Me: "I can't decide what color to paint it, or where to put it."

Daniel: "If you don't do something with that crap, I"m throwing it out.

Me: "If you throw it out, don't bother coming back!!!"

You get it.

I waited until my parents said they would like to come visit over Labor Day weekend. If you come stay with the Tracy's, you're gonna work for it! SCORE!

Mom and Dan chipped off the veneer, it was then sanded, painted and then glazed with an antique finish (I choose not to publish the long, frustrating bit on how we had to buy new trim for the bottom. It's happier this way lol).

The color was tricky! But Ocean Voyage won out over close contenders, like Sea Song and Mermaid Tail ;)

And here she is!!! Isn't she beautiful!? I love her, I love her, I love her! 

I had lots of help, but now that I've been through the process once, I can't see how I will ever pay full price for a piece of furniture again! Ok, that's not true. But I will definitely be keeping my eye out for hidden treasures like this one! 

Mini Me and Gossip Girl

It's been 6 nights and 7 days.

Just me and this little lady.

 

Daniel's been away on business and to tell you the truth I was t.e.r.r.i.f.i.e.d to be alone all week. It seems like most days when 6 o'clock strikes I have a whinny kid clinging to my leg, I'm trying to fix dinner, I'm sending death threats via text to Dan tell him he better walk through that door in 10 seconds, "or else." So I thought a week being a single parent would be the end of my sanity as I knew it.

 

But I must admit (and rarely do I admit, or am ever, wrong), I had a very pleasant week with my mini me. The house has been a mess all week. The main ingredient in all our meals were bread, laundry piled up, it was very relaxing :)

 

Perhaps, maybe on day 5...6... and/or 7...I was a tad, tiny bit bored (I think we hit up every park in the Grand Rapids metro by the end of the week). But really, I couldn't have asked for a better week with this gal.

 

She loves me. And I love her.

 

 

Oh yeah, and I'm on season 2 of Gossip Girl. Will Dan and Serena ever work out their differences? "XOXO, Gossip Girl"