Only in Athol....

As I was looking at furniture and appliances on Craigslist, I stumbled upon this beauty.

I've been using this in my shop for years, but recently someone gave me a dorm fridge. Since I really don't need all that much fridge room out in the shop I'm letting this gem go. This is one beautiful fridge as you can see from the picture it's Harvest Gold, which is awesome. Keeps beers cold on the right side, and will freeze the holy crap out of anything you put in the left side. And it's Harvest Gold. Actually one side is spraypainted whiteish. Free as in ZERO dollars to a good home. Contact via email.



Let's just point out the highlights:
"I'm letting this gem go" "it's Harvest Gold, which is awesome" "will freeze the holy crap out of anything you put in the left side" "Actually one side is spraypainted whiteish" "as in ZERO dollars"

I don't even know what to say to this except laugh out loud. Oh Idaho...I love you.

All smiles

Easton is smiling now!!! It takes a bit of persusion but it goes a little something like this....

1. We get his attention

2. We start saying his name and smiling

3. We tickle underneath his chin while smiling still

4. He gives in and gives us his cheeseball "well if you insist" smile...

MELTS MY HEART I tell you...

Is it just me??

So now that i'm a mom I realize with the good comes the bad...the culprit this week: being judgemental. Not that I was 100% judgement free pre-Easton but now I can't look at other babies and not think to myself "Eastons way cuter" or "what a cutie..BUT not as cute as my little man." I even compared him to the gerber baby commercial kids and babies!! (And yes- he is oodles cuter than them all...) It's like he sets the bar and all fall short haha. I am guessing all mom's feel like this but now saying it out loud (slash typing for all the world to see) makes me feel like a terrible person. Do any of you other moms do this?? Am I alone with my baby-judgemental spirit?? And now that he's laughing and smiling, it's like I am falling more in love with this kid! Now everyone I know will probably wonder what I really think of their kids (yes Mer I truly do think Gid is a cutie:)!) but Im just being honest here- anyone else with me on this??

Life here is good as we settle into me working. Like I mentioned, Easton LAUGHED the other day at Patrick (so far Patricks the only one who can make him giggle...not that Im bummed out about that or anything..I mean it's not like I spend all day with him or anything...nope- im not bitter...hehe) but it is just adorable. Its like a giggle that builds up to a straight up laugh! Nothing else is new though :) Hope everyone is gearing up for Christmas ok!

Talent Show

I feel like you never realize when you are a kid that there is really only a small window of time when you can do stupid/silly stuff and it be ok. Lately I have been feeling like choreographing a dance routine (random- I realize but I just bought a cd that has the best of Jock Jams and I find myself saying "5-6-7-8" to the beat of songs like Another Night by Real McCoy and dancing around my kitchen while my son looks at me like I am crazy) but this has got me thinking...why can't adults have talent shows? Why is it only ok for a high school or middle schooler to make a fool of themselves in front of their friends? When you're an adult making a fool of yourself infront of your friends it usually means getting drunk and well since my drinking days are done when do I get to show case my quirks infront of others?? Am I really going to just have to reserve my dances to holding Easton in our kitchen whilest dancing around and singing?? Where might a sober adult who has the urge to be silly showcase her abilities?? When you get married does that mean no more sleep overs with your girlfriends and dancing to Backstreet Boys?? *sigh* Sometimes being an adult is lame.