tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88751551679049402152024-03-19T02:55:54.924-07:00 Chiconky Sometimes your mind gets away from youChiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.comBlogger999125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-57722896380558734562024-01-29T10:32:00.000-08:002024-01-29T10:32:32.903-08:00monday doesn't deserve proper punctuation<p> This is going to be whiny. Which feels kind of shitty because I haven't posted in a while, but rest assured that I have a very sappy post about Eli and wrestling and another about how fun my kids are and another about this cold plunging bug I've got in my butt now. But today? Today can fucking suck it. It actually didn't start SUPER terrible, except that my damn period started a stupid week early and I'm pretty over the "Is it hormones? Is it perimenopause? Is it Cushings?" game. But then!</p><p>I have a kid, who shall remain nameless, but who I am working actively to move from a manager to a consultant role. Said kid has a 0 hour class as a result of some previously questionable (they're not questionable and this was not unforeseen. Back in my manager days, I think I very clearly outlined this possibility) life decisions. Whatevs. Except now said kid has determined that <strike>he</strike> they don't actually have to attend that class and can do the work independently. I remain dubious. Except that said kid blocks C's car in the morning and requires waking so half of the family can leave on time. And now since they're not leaving early, are in the shower during the same time I'm trying to usher another kid, another very ADHD kid, through their morning routine. Which led to me cop-knocking on the bathroom door this morning and arguing about how 7:30-8:00 actually is NOT 10 minutes. </p><p>THEN, I rallied and Averson and I were headed out almost nearly on time. My last chore of the morning (after laundry and litter boxes and dishes and kid herding) is to put the dogs in their crates. This has become a huge PITA because both dogs want the big crate, but the big dog with bad hips is the one that actually needs to be in there. So I have to remove the small smelly one, usher in the big one, and then get the smelly one into his own. Where this morning I discovered that he had SHIT in the crate. So on my way out the door, I'm trying to clean up dog shit and rearrange blankets for these geriatric Hell Beasts who are quite honestly, not bringing a lot to the table these days. </p><p>Guys? This was 8:30 this morning. </p><p>And then work is just exceptionally work like. And I'm just over it. I'm over getting yelled at by people. Over spending my morning locating, and then cleaning, body fluids. I was so over it I couldn't even sing along to Jolene with Averson. Over over over. It's the most stupid monday. So stupid I'm not even going to capitalize it. </p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-34470964815845980622024-01-03T13:50:00.000-08:002024-01-03T13:50:48.752-08:00What I Read: 2023<p> You can see my previous wrap-ups here: <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2022/12/what-i-read-2022.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2021/12/what-i-read-2021.html" target="_blank">2021</a>, <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2020/12/what-i-read-2020.html" target="_blank">2020</a>, <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2020/01/what-i-read-2019.html" target="_blank">2019</a>, <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2019/01/what-i-read-2018.html" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2017/12/what-i-read-2017.html" target="_blank">2017</a></p><p>My goal for this year was 70 books, and as of this writing I'm sitting at 73 with just a couple hours left on my audiobook and about half of my physical book to go. So between now and New Years I may make it to 75 which would tie for my highest volume year since I started logging them!</p><p><b>Best Non-Fiction: </b></p><p>My love of an audiobook commute continued. My top picks for memoirs, (a phrase I never thought I'd say) were <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/greenlights-matthew-mcconaughey/15672634?ean=9780593139134" target="_blank">Greenlight </a>by Matthew McConaughey and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-storyteller-tales-of-life-and-music-dave-grohl/16577441?ean=9780063076105" target="_blank">Storyteller</a> by Dave Grohl. I would listen to Matthew McConaughey read IKEA manuals, so this probably would've made the list even if the writing was bad. Thankfully it wasn't. He's an odd duck with an artist's perspective, but he's so authentically, unapologetically himself that it didn't feel obnoxious. Storyteller just made me feel glad that this person exists in the world. I'm not a music person, much to my husband's horror, so it was really interesting to hear/read some of the backstories behind really powerful cultural phenomena. Dave Grohl is a truly decent and good human and it comes through in his book. And while I wouldn't put it in my top reads, I think an honorable mention needs to go to Brittany Spears' <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-woman-in-me-britney-spears/20244742?ean=9781668009048" target="_blank">The Woman in Me</a>. Because patriarchy. This book was really polarizing when I started to talk about it with people and I think that warrants thinking about. </p><p>This year I really loved the dystopian fantasies and the "WTF is happening?" genre, so you'll see those well represented. </p><p><b>Books I gifted to others or obnoxiously demanded that people read:</b> </p><p><a href="https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/mqz1tIp0zJv1CbIX5lHyCQ" target="_blank">Fourth Wing</a>: I found this one late in the year but I flew through it, then the sequal, and now I'm anxiously awaiting the next book. If you love dragons and books like Divergent/Maze Runner/etc. read this one ASAP. Also, the author did a really lovely job of writing about Ehler-Danlos while still keeping with the setting. </p><p><a href="https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/Vus7kAU5V3UoVR0OJ9h61A" target="_blank">Remarkably Bright Creatures:</a> I would love to tell you that this book and my tattoo are unrelated, but I think this one cinched my love of octopuses. It's not non-fiction (obviously) and it goes beyond a "story about an octopus." It's just lovely. </p><p><b>Books I loved about witches: </b></p><p>It was a sleeper category but one that did not disappoint. </p><p><a href="https://www.rubysfolsom.com/item/rbwr187Wriu4wPZToJny1A" target="_blank">Thistlefoot</a>. Apparently 2023 was the year of Baba Yaga because the myth was featured in a lot of different things I read. This one sat on my TBR shelf for a while but when I picked it up, I devoured it. Two siblings with magical powers inherit a house on legs. I loved it a lot</p><p><a href="https://www.rubysfolsom.com/item/pAG4rDFNcoyXbaKckjniPQ" target="_blank">Weyward</a>. I love stories about female relatives. I love stories with multiple narrators. I love multiple timelines. This one hit all of those for me and was just delightful.</p><p><a href="https://www.rubysfolsom.com/item/-lOcjb5TGYJkbpG0T8vqLw" target="_blank">The Once and Future Witches</a>. OMG. I wanted to take up arms. Sisters fighting the patriarchy with magical powers. It was amazing. </p><p>I'm including <a href="https://www.rubysfolsom.com/item/-lOcjb5TGYJkbpG0T8vqLw" target="_blank">Tress of the Emerald Sea</a> here too, even though she's technically not a witch. But she is magic so it counts. I'd love to read this one with one of my kids. </p><p><b>Books that lived up to the hype: </b></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/demon-copperhead-barbara-kingsolver/18506689?ean=9780063251922" target="_blank">Demon Copperhead</a>. Just read it. It's amazing. I read David Copperfield a million years ago, probably drudged through it because I remember nothing. But this was phenomenal. </p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hang-the-moon-jeannette-walls/18964927?ean=9781501117299" target="_blank">Hang the Moon</a>. Not my absolute favorite Jeanette Walls, but she knows how to tell a story. </p><p><b>My favorite "WTF is happening?" books:</b></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/shark-heart-a-love-story/18910732?ean=9781668006498" target="_blank">Sharkheart</a>: OMG. I think my favorite part of this book is how smoothly she introduces a concept and we all just went with it like, "Oh sure. There could totally be a genetic predisposition to turning into animals and this is what that world would look like." It's very much in the vein of Nothing to See Here. </p><p><a href="https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/DayRjyMnwHl-Gx_h-L8DKA" target="_blank">How to Sell a Haunted House.</a> This was the year of Grady Hendrix and while they can't all be My Best Friends Exorcism, this one was super weird and included a lot of creepy puppets. Honorable mention goes to <a href="https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/JhAppmRODVPzPQ2ecH2XUw" target="_blank">Horrorstor</a>. Or if you need to be a little more connected to reality, <a href="https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/DayRjyMnwHkSlFm9G6FpHw" target="_blank">The Final Girl Support Group</a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/item/3Czr8TaWU9-On31UnV8xHQ" target="_blank">Cutting Teeth</a>. <a href="https://www.harrytimes.com/2023/12/what-i-read-in-2023-books-of-year.html" target="_blank">Sarah</a> told me this was weird but for some reason I wasn't fully prepared for just how weird it was going to get. I've always lamented the lack of child zombies and this is what I get. </p><p><b>Audiobook series that were absolutely worth it: </b></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nevernight-Book-One-Chronicle/dp/1250132134" target="_blank">The Nevernight Chronicles</a>. Dystopian magical fantasy. Loved it a lot. Only a few spicy scenes but some very graphic war battles if you're listening in the family car. </p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-sarah-j-maas/7173214?ean=9781635575569" target="_blank">A Court of Thorns and Roses</a>: I couldn't get through these fast enough! The narrator changed midway, which was disorienting, but I muscled through it. LOTS of spicy scenes if you happen to accidentally be listening with a fifth grader. My friend calls it "fairy porn"</p><p>I'd love to hear any recommendations for 2024. I've set my goal at 75, which is a teeny bit of a stretch but also I finished one on the 1st and my arbitrary ethics wouldn't let me count it for 2023, so I'm hoping I'm giving myself a headstart. And I just downloaded "Of Time and Turtles," which I've been waiting MONTHS for. Also if you did a wrap up, put your link in the comments! </p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-69580157664602298842023-12-27T13:28:00.000-08:002023-12-27T13:28:23.584-08:00Christmas photo dump<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas really breezed by this year. It felt cozy, but also relatively underwhelming. To top it off, my brother and his wife had to cancel their visit last minute, so it was just my own little cozy crew.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6d6uJLF2q5bVbzAvELsZwSHelRZ7Gg4FFwYxeB4jxPqVCvwyIeWjwwN5Kh5F3XNKQIXowkg2z05gPJqgfICYoQbCGT_0Cl3YCKo8EyIuR-DTOWVvQGxYfpjmUpFifgrPuHhiR2SWkSAyaZ8ylrf1dFQEHxWmHk3pe3vQvLesKmVUCsd0dOxlnmD8g2Q/s4032/IMG_6003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6d6uJLF2q5bVbzAvELsZwSHelRZ7Gg4FFwYxeB4jxPqVCvwyIeWjwwN5Kh5F3XNKQIXowkg2z05gPJqgfICYoQbCGT_0Cl3YCKo8EyIuR-DTOWVvQGxYfpjmUpFifgrPuHhiR2SWkSAyaZ8ylrf1dFQEHxWmHk3pe3vQvLesKmVUCsd0dOxlnmD8g2Q/s320/IMG_6003.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got sucked into the craft at work and nerded out with a glue gun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did, however, add more light tours to our schedule this year. I've always wanted to do the fancy downtown neighborhood so this year on a whim we all went. I cannot wait to do it again next year, maybe in a horse carriage or rickshaw.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88PDjr5BDvckLf_zM4AduYZK6XKMaw3lHvGV6aim_JreXGKJ2m3wtmTksK6fZllnmVbXmoU_V4sJsYTCwbMmjl-rDtKYAXoQ7MnO5SGLDEZRaFK7xWgjaO9olW7GNzHunHQnikyvKI48sHXxRorvLYRSQN-k88uyr6-CwXf3FRtzn24VaHC8_Iml_QOw/s4032/IMG_6005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88PDjr5BDvckLf_zM4AduYZK6XKMaw3lHvGV6aim_JreXGKJ2m3wtmTksK6fZllnmVbXmoU_V4sJsYTCwbMmjl-rDtKYAXoQ7MnO5SGLDEZRaFK7xWgjaO9olW7GNzHunHQnikyvKI48sHXxRorvLYRSQN-k88uyr6-CwXf3FRtzn24VaHC8_Iml_QOw/s320/IMG_6005.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdB6qIbnT4DoYWEFAoecwpQHvkDTvGylC-DdfvCbM06PzPKMi55n7begW6ph3e3VDy1r9fRhFCPGDPRphuknP8W8n3iPIqbZXrnVHuSJbxhjw6jUEoqYmWkzLSZnFp8uiisM7igLtNK344u8I5DHkFTP3nL5hHzEZHP6PFsUeyWkAl5vTxaf5fg8AYds/s4032/IMG_6008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdB6qIbnT4DoYWEFAoecwpQHvkDTvGylC-DdfvCbM06PzPKMi55n7begW6ph3e3VDy1r9fRhFCPGDPRphuknP8W8n3iPIqbZXrnVHuSJbxhjw6jUEoqYmWkzLSZnFp8uiisM7igLtNK344u8I5DHkFTP3nL5hHzEZHP6PFsUeyWkAl5vTxaf5fg8AYds/s320/IMG_6008.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNDOO70vWvO2y2nhjwiCK9MtKoO_cS1aIoKWqrf_wms1i0ScZAzb58QEhrTeibCA77iNmo22dHQrPJpQ55b3XLej5afqgXUeUDpu8zxvIY7SoAtXS1iwllzgrSd49dAvI_TsruIEVCRQ0hWY9k2x73bUdGMa7hhC7haf6i4mN60C56QV-OGdRsoygdvQ/s4032/IMG_6015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNDOO70vWvO2y2nhjwiCK9MtKoO_cS1aIoKWqrf_wms1i0ScZAzb58QEhrTeibCA77iNmo22dHQrPJpQ55b3XLej5afqgXUeUDpu8zxvIY7SoAtXS1iwllzgrSd49dAvI_TsruIEVCRQ0hWY9k2x73bUdGMa7hhC7haf6i4mN60C56QV-OGdRsoygdvQ/s320/IMG_6015.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And our own hometown's cute little street was a hit as always. C wore his Kenough shirt and was thrilled with the addition of the Barbie box. I was thrilled with the reactions he got. Just remember, he is Kenough and so are you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVmcSPA453MmaoYPxSBG0HibPviHJLH_xYcPCywI7-9XWREKAZagw0Td_9kbZ2NUanqA9b5cVevV7Jwn9dPsrbpIAt_IWW6NMBIN69Z_mqgQmZcOaHi7y7SgrAKWsZBkJtaFNZaZbwa0eIK-z0dNfhJjs_xnsR313UKfUAA07hT2vO86JPc-9cT6aJ-s/s4032/IMG_6037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVmcSPA453MmaoYPxSBG0HibPviHJLH_xYcPCywI7-9XWREKAZagw0Td_9kbZ2NUanqA9b5cVevV7Jwn9dPsrbpIAt_IWW6NMBIN69Z_mqgQmZcOaHi7y7SgrAKWsZBkJtaFNZaZbwa0eIK-z0dNfhJjs_xnsR313UKfUAA07hT2vO86JPc-9cT6aJ-s/s320/IMG_6037.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Averson's new tradition is wearing my mom's fur on our light walks. Two year's running!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFKH96cLznnYzzfnushxR7dBl5QC54zBiGZyB2qZTNHO-VRFPsx7C4HWkaE4kgC0yK3bkosBUhM-VsmJEhZ8_xErq8DeEm7XJzdQnYMK6FPv0_r7iqwFUkMSSm8glsZQj2cWo_b81jCe7Vjn4Nl7T9Nn74eqPISt3Yj2g4brTh5BKmKqol0u-JAhDQKA/s4032/IMG_6041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFKH96cLznnYzzfnushxR7dBl5QC54zBiGZyB2qZTNHO-VRFPsx7C4HWkaE4kgC0yK3bkosBUhM-VsmJEhZ8_xErq8DeEm7XJzdQnYMK6FPv0_r7iqwFUkMSSm8glsZQj2cWo_b81jCe7Vjn4Nl7T9Nn74eqPISt3Yj2g4brTh5BKmKqol0u-JAhDQKA/s320/IMG_6041.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpi5UdpYL2j24CiBGqadkDdpZZobTwmHETtLphjOC2TnC6RpvJHtQ9i0IZ2zFZzdZkXcbbQiT6T_tUiGFkM5ZqZD4gv5UUI1NhUOyCqmMfJ1yP3fawUSRU1WZo3IEEgve11oRRjPNZxd4THOjZ_Fl153PwF1H9wKGIz5Bt182lyJlYT5rc1oFc4LV_IQ/s4032/IMG_6050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpi5UdpYL2j24CiBGqadkDdpZZobTwmHETtLphjOC2TnC6RpvJHtQ9i0IZ2zFZzdZkXcbbQiT6T_tUiGFkM5ZqZD4gv5UUI1NhUOyCqmMfJ1yP3fawUSRU1WZo3IEEgve11oRRjPNZxd4THOjZ_Fl153PwF1H9wKGIz5Bt182lyJlYT5rc1oFc4LV_IQ/s320/IMG_6050.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-atwTYRxK-41yPyeMUF__fwu-VzeXwoogYq8JDXkO_OQ3RbE52QPg7-0i_xSlrtBg2wVRSwTslYnyH0e8bQilWskqwIgaI5-oj5N9nkBFaBFVrM9Q72l7ShqRWRcpcegRe5TSHquUwg1xNuMW5QuCdsvT8rgJdm4XcMX2RfiQpq8hfpRHSR-GxmKtk0/s4032/IMG_6053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-atwTYRxK-41yPyeMUF__fwu-VzeXwoogYq8JDXkO_OQ3RbE52QPg7-0i_xSlrtBg2wVRSwTslYnyH0e8bQilWskqwIgaI5-oj5N9nkBFaBFVrM9Q72l7ShqRWRcpcegRe5TSHquUwg1xNuMW5QuCdsvT8rgJdm4XcMX2RfiQpq8hfpRHSR-GxmKtk0/s320/IMG_6053.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm just so grateful for our cozy little Christmas house</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBJGGXlTcEiHxO-DRMRq8X9avH29FNBT4vLNc5dY4_nepVY_18Vq8M_7BUrXolvF_sA-nQPvS8_byNHEAM1shjKtt9u4vc14FCM569Y9-VMw-pqUlcKfRAVCfbOfFEmNurz7ce7Kduje0nwnAKUAYvNCRVrwFuM0_8oPPr0me48ABb3lA8cxfTjDuPPY/s4032/IMG_6069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBJGGXlTcEiHxO-DRMRq8X9avH29FNBT4vLNc5dY4_nepVY_18Vq8M_7BUrXolvF_sA-nQPvS8_byNHEAM1shjKtt9u4vc14FCM569Y9-VMw-pqUlcKfRAVCfbOfFEmNurz7ce7Kduje0nwnAKUAYvNCRVrwFuM0_8oPPr0me48ABb3lA8cxfTjDuPPY/s320/IMG_6069.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And big kids who are still willing to pose in matching PJs (not pictured is their favorite shot, where all three are showing their favorite fingers #bigkidlaughs)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZdKGEB-_nvoyUx9E6WPRHiKKIwC5dk6nOzbitcDfpe_kBpIgGL7Ue07zYzemMAQrvFFFeIn3AJlLGHjA6wP2ZYZ7JTEr4uha45HPhkhNuT2OAiAh3VNLhd8eDRHQHMsFc7s8bpfuYkQeAVlqRhJNrFIWaQJPejbMPub65S3hQ0dOWtFmGT_Fr1VS-Xk/s4032/IMG_6091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZdKGEB-_nvoyUx9E6WPRHiKKIwC5dk6nOzbitcDfpe_kBpIgGL7Ue07zYzemMAQrvFFFeIn3AJlLGHjA6wP2ZYZ7JTEr4uha45HPhkhNuT2OAiAh3VNLhd8eDRHQHMsFc7s8bpfuYkQeAVlqRhJNrFIWaQJPejbMPub65S3hQ0dOWtFmGT_Fr1VS-Xk/s320/IMG_6091.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I panicked a little, because I never got around to comparing piles to make sure that everyone was equal. BUT, it all worked out! Sydney and Eli had exactly the same number, and Averson came out two ahead only because of creative wrapping. And everyone loved their gifts. Eli just kept saying how much he loved the electric razor, in case you were worried that buying for 17 year olds was hard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqKWaQIYKTxl0GmIxEMLvsaGvxD76jZy3oUITWr9XvYE8OwEHdk3hMWF5k7VXa7k8VU_ATRFuEShYtz-JNcWhY8MekhiMmeFOrhAFWJDjuLjtt9ADwalr8_EhcCENn6M9Yv8tO2-sdVBI38CRvgS4LeLh-01egxdkccEBA1sBvjB3ITtKnJ0iEnutSMI/s4032/IMG_6102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqKWaQIYKTxl0GmIxEMLvsaGvxD76jZy3oUITWr9XvYE8OwEHdk3hMWF5k7VXa7k8VU_ATRFuEShYtz-JNcWhY8MekhiMmeFOrhAFWJDjuLjtt9ADwalr8_EhcCENn6M9Yv8tO2-sdVBI38CRvgS4LeLh-01egxdkccEBA1sBvjB3ITtKnJ0iEnutSMI/s320/IMG_6102.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWAAlqCOiXM5wWEfHudHreQ6NomxW9gqjAR8UiRJG01rkXk4WCMZs1GdShpcERTmbUdmGeoUsAk2vbICq7CeER2uhnPQHxyO0xaA7oEaKJw1NZWAm8i_90Wt7qkyS8ZZ8oq1xH0tjz0z7bdbpHBaPu3lzdRJT_dPPGlFp99T8h6jk1B05tKmwugOcPOk/s4032/IMG_6103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWAAlqCOiXM5wWEfHudHreQ6NomxW9gqjAR8UiRJG01rkXk4WCMZs1GdShpcERTmbUdmGeoUsAk2vbICq7CeER2uhnPQHxyO0xaA7oEaKJw1NZWAm8i_90Wt7qkyS8ZZ8oq1xH0tjz0z7bdbpHBaPu3lzdRJT_dPPGlFp99T8h6jk1B05tKmwugOcPOk/s320/IMG_6103.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She asked for Legos, and then pretty quickly realized that she didn't have the patience or emotional fortitude for them. She made it through though!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI0PiRy0eWBrUqPSERd6kq4YbGsR2ly-5gOtxYFyZcrGWnincfjSOXj57GC-ZGzCSucm2_DmeE7UY2MLWGCJBAUmFZikjWE-ZmUywd1qwziOwHQlYC12qaavHFkDfQ8oWcZbI3yM547_QtCA7QG9I3wsNryK6MjDJIU5fJnsa7DXOj_DB_mxyzc7rPHk/s4032/IMG_6104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI0PiRy0eWBrUqPSERd6kq4YbGsR2ly-5gOtxYFyZcrGWnincfjSOXj57GC-ZGzCSucm2_DmeE7UY2MLWGCJBAUmFZikjWE-ZmUywd1qwziOwHQlYC12qaavHFkDfQ8oWcZbI3yM547_QtCA7QG9I3wsNryK6MjDJIU5fJnsa7DXOj_DB_mxyzc7rPHk/s320/IMG_6104.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids got C the big, big pack of colored pencils that he's been eyeing like Ralphie and the Red Ranger 200. He proclaimed it one of his top 5 gifts ever</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_jQs5RkS2lQKcjzQ0bH6pAxsz_mrYGWNt0b1Et4857ldh3NQ_a2X2wtGTUPw09cYBt0lejEpLGASyeAY_arW28H4Er1MEYhJTW5RfeISmnSENxpJXeDlhcXrA4gwQJP_QB8W2tCJlbozSTGDNklaC4Tdku64fHCJaaLU3UtPX-UfEXMjtDBGcH_Vz_c/s2048/IMG_6109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_jQs5RkS2lQKcjzQ0bH6pAxsz_mrYGWNt0b1Et4857ldh3NQ_a2X2wtGTUPw09cYBt0lejEpLGASyeAY_arW28H4Er1MEYhJTW5RfeISmnSENxpJXeDlhcXrA4gwQJP_QB8W2tCJlbozSTGDNklaC4Tdku64fHCJaaLU3UtPX-UfEXMjtDBGcH_Vz_c/s320/IMG_6109.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister posted a picture of her Christmas, and we realized that we bought our families the same matching PJs. I love that even though we're so far apart, we still were sort of together.</div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-7248967638223324642023-12-14T16:19:00.000-08:002023-12-14T16:19:16.867-08:00Averson Paige (for real now!) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjJ1A7mCueajM-s_l7zEUIqe4b8I1Hsx8gdTGDhxEwLK1CO-KHKAcdhDHlX3JFEOT4vxcnGvwea2IcQ0McCP6DH2ZWn7OSj6lv-O0h2HYqdYHSY18DTiBMr30rrNQqeLwSMJ1uIsRzBOqX5jsDdechez3PpvDCEGTV36GAROuzlTImqkuMVYix8bdFx8/s4032/IMG_5905.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjJ1A7mCueajM-s_l7zEUIqe4b8I1Hsx8gdTGDhxEwLK1CO-KHKAcdhDHlX3JFEOT4vxcnGvwea2IcQ0McCP6DH2ZWn7OSj6lv-O0h2HYqdYHSY18DTiBMr30rrNQqeLwSMJ1uIsRzBOqX5jsDdechez3PpvDCEGTV36GAROuzlTImqkuMVYix8bdFx8/s320/IMG_5905.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Averson started going by "Averson" in preschool, when multiple kids shared her name and I had some very strong, probably illogical, responses to her being differentiated by her last initial. C had suggested it as a name when we were expecting her, and I was quick to explain that that was not a real name and he didn't know what he was talking about. I really thought he was trying to trick me into naming her after Allen Iverson. I stand corrected (obviously).<p></p><div>She's spent her entire school career explaining to people that her name is "Avery" but she goes by "Averson." We've talked about changing it officially for years, but that's a more complicated process than one would think. Knowing she's headed to middle school next year (OMFG), we decided that it was time to fish or cut bait. We filled out a bunch of court forms in triplicate, wrote a big check, and published our intent to change her name in the most rando newspaper ever. This past Monday, we got notice that our petition had been approved and her name is now, officially, Averson Paige. </div><div><br /></div><div>She is SO excited. Like, more than I really anticipated that she would be. Post covid, the hearing was pretty anticlimatic since we didn't have to actually go to the court house. I wanted to memorialize it somehow for her, so I posted this picture to all my socials (as a millennial mom does.) She also has a name necklace coming for her stocking and I really hope she loves it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-28359855367719787492023-11-29T14:33:00.000-08:002023-11-29T14:33:50.462-08:00Gift ideas: What not to buy<p>We have entered the wonderful time of year where we are all flooded with Christmas catalogues and gift guides and enthusiastic recommendations for the perfect gift for your brother's sister-in-law's dog walker. What we hear much less often though are the cautionary tales, the recommendations of gifts gone wrong, the "steer clear at all costs." Personally, that's what I'm looking for, and in the spirit of being the change I want to see in the world, I present to you my top three gifts not to buy this holiday season.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) A digital picture frame for the grandparents. I know, coming in hot here. This one is ALWAYS on the "top lists for grandparents." And I admit, on the surface, it seems like a great idea. They don't have to pick their favorite pictures! It's a gadget that will delight and amaze their friends! The love the grandkids! All good points. What they don't tell you though is that while your parents may be savvy enough to link the frame to their albums, they likely are not savvy enough to put their pictures into folders or figure out how to hide pictures. Which means that Thanksgiving next year will get awkward VERY fast when you see the frame, squint a little to figure out what picture it is, and then realize that that's an angle and a situation you had hoped to NEVER see your parents in. Ask me how I know. My parents are dead, so they won't know that I told you. </p><p>2) Play-dough and slime. All I can say here is "WT actual F?" I am a ball of anxiety on Christmas day, panicked that a gift will be accidentally thrown away with the insane amount of trash we seem to create regardless of how many earth-friendly wrapping options I choose. It's neurotic and honestly not my finest quality. I do a lot to create holiday magic but I suspect that manically putting everyone's gifts in their own special box and then nagging everyone to keep track of pieces is not one of them. And every year I fail. But lo and behold, the one and only gift I would beg to fall headlong into the garbage can is the one that sticks around like a b-reel horror film character. </p><p>3) The slime that everyone suggests for adults' stockings. I know you've seen it, and in theory it seems like such a great idea. I fell for it. I really did. Last year every adult of driving age got a tub of the pastel colored goo and I gleefully put mine in my car, for use at stoplights/gas stations/car washes. It was going to change my life! I was going to become a "clean car person." But alas I did not become a clean car person. What they don't tell you is that this goo does not tolerate temperature fluctuations well (ala California in the summer.) So at a stoplight, when I channeled my inner Martha, I instead ended up with a handful of sticky snot melting through my fingers. It was everywhere, and every effort I had to make it stop just made the problem worse. I drive a manual. So when I say "everywhere" I really mean it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Okay. Your turn. What's on the top of your Must Not Buy list? </p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-58591067709951841862023-11-27T13:46:00.000-08:002023-11-27T13:46:33.189-08:00Grateful<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3noiiCgiAKgNZLUQZNTfUvoafnrIgEeQgRjUcgVUpb6q9-449LF7BMZY0CVkbJA8wMjZu8GNQqzd-Qnb5gLBwUJoVSzyUCeRajH8hAiOmr0jROmVKEAvJt6bqUQl-jdvSe8Wb77toWE1Bq0V4E8YfUcyIFohT7M6LcVgEq7oCPxQD7o318kbIl2jP0Fo/s4032/IMG_5837.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3noiiCgiAKgNZLUQZNTfUvoafnrIgEeQgRjUcgVUpb6q9-449LF7BMZY0CVkbJA8wMjZu8GNQqzd-Qnb5gLBwUJoVSzyUCeRajH8hAiOmr0jROmVKEAvJt6bqUQl-jdvSe8Wb77toWE1Bq0V4E8YfUcyIFohT7M6LcVgEq7oCPxQD7o318kbIl2jP0Fo/s320/IMG_5837.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /> I literally took a single picture on Thanksgiving. I didn't get any cute "cooking in the kitchen" shots or a posed family photo with the feast in front of us. What I did catch is this moment when all three kids were serving themselves pie and Eli dosed out the whipped cream straight from the can, the way the Lord intended it. And honestly, I'm not mad about it. <p></p><p>I have been reflecting on gratitude a lot lately. For someone who can fall down the green-eyed rabbit hole pretty quickly, it's a refreshing change. Sure, there's lots of things I'd love to have: a cleaner house, newer clothes, more vacations, animals that don't smell. But damn, I have so much to be grateful for. Like a husband who still makes me laugh and a house that I love and warm water and kids that are hilarious and sweet and like being around all of us. And whipped cream. Always whipped cream. </p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-4416708705939141942023-11-16T13:28:00.000-08:002023-11-16T13:28:50.490-08:00Kitten update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't updated on the kittens! They're quickly becoming non-kittens, and poor Kirby got to be re-neutered a couple weeks ago. Turns out One Nut Kirbs was an inaccurate nickname. But on the plus side, he's not peeing on stuff anymore! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're just so fun. They're both getting bigger by the minute. Kirby likes to hang out with us and Boo spends most of his time in Averson's room. Both of them like to sleep with C and I, which is just delightful. They're a little saucy and sometimes swipe at my geriatric dogs when they know they can't get back to them and there was a situation with one of C's crayfish (we can't talk about it, but just know there are no witnesses so any allegations are purely conjecture) but I definitely think we're turning into a cat family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp1fYu894Uu4nwbdY6V6wZKVPWjsNPa1GljauCbgWxjBfVL9g9uV_d9pY9d0NWYYhA7GOXzoiluS2WZexggfvRbWEW7yxK8u88uWfxiJHgnkHbbFdTlQSFSvym0flPfZUdQ0H6P7eH3SKM7bBsmEEuXBPKu-WJMrRS20FnVsUYNk901c8-KgkFJSSjKw/s4032/IMG_5804.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp1fYu894Uu4nwbdY6V6wZKVPWjsNPa1GljauCbgWxjBfVL9g9uV_d9pY9d0NWYYhA7GOXzoiluS2WZexggfvRbWEW7yxK8u88uWfxiJHgnkHbbFdTlQSFSvym0flPfZUdQ0H6P7eH3SKM7bBsmEEuXBPKu-WJMrRS20FnVsUYNk901c8-KgkFJSSjKw/s320/IMG_5804.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oaLv3q7p2dWMEWFQn5R5v2_GpqUUL4Oxxap5XVCWDfmgaHBhabXTYpFUswvqBD2SSOT9c-ONvwTuUgJ-V3qN2wKGoNjt5zRZBic0U8SiRCDb9hssZYS6kl3cWtbzvdMuHaULI0yw8kz0b3E8wSseECNJF8SRWgqTJiHYi12VFiZQdU66brkDffFv1MA/s4032/IMG_5196.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oaLv3q7p2dWMEWFQn5R5v2_GpqUUL4Oxxap5XVCWDfmgaHBhabXTYpFUswvqBD2SSOT9c-ONvwTuUgJ-V3qN2wKGoNjt5zRZBic0U8SiRCDb9hssZYS6kl3cWtbzvdMuHaULI0yw8kz0b3E8wSseECNJF8SRWgqTJiHYi12VFiZQdU66brkDffFv1MA/s320/IMG_5196.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-36214667469476816262023-11-14T15:46:00.000-08:002023-11-14T15:46:57.058-08:00Disneyland and Universal and LA, oh my! <p> So... a few months ago I reached out to my Disney travel agent and booked a trip to Universal and Disneyland, told my sister, and then promptly forgot all about it. Until about four days before we were slated to leave. And that's how you get to condense all your typical neurotic energy and planning anxiety from weeks and months to three short (oh my god why are days so short) days of selective laundry and throwing shit together. </p><p>I highly recommend it. </p><p>We hit this trip HARD. We drove down on a Friday (6 hours) and checked into a hotel that my Beverly Hillbilly clan just could not get over. I finally had to whisper-yell "act like you've been indoors before!" after the third exclamation over the lobby staircase. In their defense, it was a nice hotel. The best part though was the outdoor patio they had with a giant checkers set that inspired literal hours of playing various games and challenges</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p>On Saturday we met up with my sister to go to the La Brea Tar Pits and the LA Abandoned Zoo. I did not have high hopes for either of those adventures but they turned out to both be a blast! At the tar pits you can literally find asphalt (not tar, the place is misnamed) bubbling up out of the grass. We poked a lot of sticks into it. And the zoo was such a cool, unique experience. It's the LA Zoo from the 20s and when it got decommissioned, they just... moved the animals? So now there's all these enclosures you can climb around in. It was gritty and weird and urban and pretty cool for all involved. 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PSA: If you get to the parking lot at 8:00, you won't get to the actual park until 8:30. There were a lot of feelings about that. BUT. Nintendo Land did NOT disappoint. It's every fantasy every 80's kid ever had about being sucked into the original Mario Brothers. There are bricks to punch and everything is bright and cartoony and they have little mushroom benches that were the perfect place to people watch. Unfortunately my sister and her girls ended up stuck on the ride for over an hour in what was not the last ride they had to walk off of, so that was kind of a bummer. But we soldiered on! Sydney discovered a love for thrill rides, I took Averson and my 8 year old niece on the Harry Potter ride that we all loved, and Eli and C spent half the day collecting gold coins and geeking out together. There were a lot of good moments, but my favorite will always be the pure joy on Eli's face after he bought the Toadstool hat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsxzjdudUjI_7AyiJA2Lf4ArTe8Wuyf5UVeUzfiGvo4E5slQH2WuvZJZV2jaIOSfrFM9sALXNmCg8pXYNbtS7NkKp53Z_9tsJpAqAwYiY1h-r44DJygAPaxY4WkSDyXk3CjjyKPfY-_W8-zw7oXCe5PTfoVN6arlV6ULnZ5R8AXQqWRa80V7xu7br5TY/s3088/IMG_5524.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsxzjdudUjI_7AyiJA2Lf4ArTe8Wuyf5UVeUzfiGvo4E5slQH2WuvZJZV2jaIOSfrFM9sALXNmCg8pXYNbtS7NkKp53Z_9tsJpAqAwYiY1h-r44DJygAPaxY4WkSDyXk3CjjyKPfY-_W8-zw7oXCe5PTfoVN6arlV6ULnZ5R8AXQqWRa80V7xu7br5TY/s320/IMG_5524.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F4sqnYj7UdeWj0fxg5pdRFWBQRTD72XzlGVbZp73DFXvafFPFiDLSzZecqIslmQLDMLGmWsXWe4H6-SEMi-vnn-YzC0N9YwIXm7uz8J_wMlbrPK66OQZWl_z-FJk4ajt1ZTHeIb6bh97hykGXwM-r4Hxn-4maUyXUX_qHkKvJTIGF-mKmoub3mW_Rx0/s4032/IMG_5531.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The kids also declared this one "so fancy" but it was decidely more utilitarian than the first. But it had bunkbeds and a juice dispenser in the breakfast room. So keep that in mind if you're planning hotels with kids. They're very easy to impress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Disneyland was Disneyland. I worried that my kids might be too old or that I might be overwhelmed, but man, big kids are THE BEST. It was a constant reconfiguration of groups with everyone getting to do the things they wanted with people who also wanted to do them. At some point in the trip, C and I were able to hang alone with each of the kids which was an absolute DELIGHT, plus we got to hang with different combinations the whole time. Eli is contagiously enthusiastic, Sydney loves a thrill ride and is absolutely hilarious, and Averson is so thoughtful, curious, and sweet. 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text-align: center;">He was most excited about the monorail. I just love this kid. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IxKRF8CC7rL8YAcPB4pwTyKFm7u_-I9Kj9eIm5VJlFlflZLKmHasNZ3oTypXZ5LHsM-EbNYaaZ9i4ztc7qd80EPi4H4o9huEER7bbhPH0oehZEmGitx-sxOHXtKpw_GQRYToJwiE6vppj-QEM81PZHGHiQuoIfYrgfdTMKtO-QkzHhldYx_kEWhbfQM/s4032/IMG_5713.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IxKRF8CC7rL8YAcPB4pwTyKFm7u_-I9Kj9eIm5VJlFlflZLKmHasNZ3oTypXZ5LHsM-EbNYaaZ9i4ztc7qd80EPi4H4o9huEER7bbhPH0oehZEmGitx-sxOHXtKpw_GQRYToJwiE6vppj-QEM81PZHGHiQuoIfYrgfdTMKtO-QkzHhldYx_kEWhbfQM/s320/IMG_5713.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My traditional Haunted Mansion picture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHF3LnsVMKuFr1XNf94uDWzG9hAiIds5GHFW-oVOmz21Qws8A6ftAM5-H3apKc2XzIAjFtTLWHpxqqpkNZdOTP8QI73sBaoWeGf8eriQBf47cBvsGP5elB5JQVyKq5L86Tr50Wm28XtueEqRtZwHeHVRIUz2BrFkWpqg0ASHAOIxYSeVp90VaYinwdx4/s4032/IMG_5727.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHF3LnsVMKuFr1XNf94uDWzG9hAiIds5GHFW-oVOmz21Qws8A6ftAM5-H3apKc2XzIAjFtTLWHpxqqpkNZdOTP8QI73sBaoWeGf8eriQBf47cBvsGP5elB5JQVyKq5L86Tr50Wm28XtueEqRtZwHeHVRIUz2BrFkWpqg0ASHAOIxYSeVp90VaYinwdx4/s320/IMG_5727.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4e9iEsz1-fOYuRQHqfQi4Nsvna_ED6kFP_BbiCn7LREmL5XNObyURxQMAT2O2bvI8sanUqlA-cMfTkm7CWygXtajkrBMpvem9TJN2P6V_SI7Zx1BD4f78qn1YYT-Kg_jl_kdZYLDgb7_ZSkj1Uah-eUSJottBpeVQLVvE_jZjxA2IEzWfOjZBLdbakM/s3088/IMG_5721.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4e9iEsz1-fOYuRQHqfQi4Nsvna_ED6kFP_BbiCn7LREmL5XNObyURxQMAT2O2bvI8sanUqlA-cMfTkm7CWygXtajkrBMpvem9TJN2P6V_SI7Zx1BD4f78qn1YYT-Kg_jl_kdZYLDgb7_ZSkj1Uah-eUSJottBpeVQLVvE_jZjxA2IEzWfOjZBLdbakM/s320/IMG_5721.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Late night Matterhorn crew! Pro tip: If you're wearing a super cute mini skirt, don't ride in the front seat. You will end up trying to figure out how to avoid showing hundreds of strangers your chonies. And you'll get wet. Ask me how I know...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozv1wUoZKjb_7NE9YgEWMJjjREWGbRGClltuvW7m1AXG9jo4iNdxyecp02RFio2ARlFyj9f87hunXaE-zEEvZFvjn2JVY7Sc_C3NOgwdX3b0Hu-K2L0CSel0TZczyLZRSTYQkdf1ACkK3bepM_RV90Q3dqzqIGI_xm3b0MAdT-zXSc8fEExa3G-qw2ts/s5568/IMG_5607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozv1wUoZKjb_7NE9YgEWMJjjREWGbRGClltuvW7m1AXG9jo4iNdxyecp02RFio2ARlFyj9f87hunXaE-zEEvZFvjn2JVY7Sc_C3NOgwdX3b0Hu-K2L0CSel0TZczyLZRSTYQkdf1ACkK3bepM_RV90Q3dqzqIGI_xm3b0MAdT-zXSc8fEExa3G-qw2ts/s320/IMG_5607.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_Dd4asHuMbT88uwVqkLyPThpWR-BrFFqaXx_9xHMomVt8o7-98QCdDurOP8Qc0nqnXCB6dqDlHPYWCMIlMnk32jRoroCkGO9hTV1H30Jg4Mk2h3kh-mC2DKd6I8ilEk0zaTP3deia7JArYxLK6GSrqbwX7WHj1hsIVA0loKL5P2EK09ERySTbK3gIW0/s5568/IMG_5747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_Dd4asHuMbT88uwVqkLyPThpWR-BrFFqaXx_9xHMomVt8o7-98QCdDurOP8Qc0nqnXCB6dqDlHPYWCMIlMnk32jRoroCkGO9hTV1H30Jg4Mk2h3kh-mC2DKd6I8ilEk0zaTP3deia7JArYxLK6GSrqbwX7WHj1hsIVA0loKL5P2EK09ERySTbK3gIW0/s320/IMG_5747.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmSMMxs_KBfRnhZALDe5RjTgA57xE38HbVLVJJZNReP1mHYORTgdjgk4TPt36S19cGECeMK7_ALSBeh1qqHEDErlZZDO-V-v4d5Yyo76vQhttqlyRfrv_w1-doWTey7Sac6_i1hTp5Z1EFnmHMlkedXB09zu-9aduC1_V4_Xb255a9VFW4AuOyGdVi2A/s5568/IMG_5766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmSMMxs_KBfRnhZALDe5RjTgA57xE38HbVLVJJZNReP1mHYORTgdjgk4TPt36S19cGECeMK7_ALSBeh1qqHEDErlZZDO-V-v4d5Yyo76vQhttqlyRfrv_w1-doWTey7Sac6_i1hTp5Z1EFnmHMlkedXB09zu-9aduC1_V4_Xb255a9VFW4AuOyGdVi2A/s320/IMG_5766.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv7gTXYny7GXHIBpWZJo6NyiefH2uS6YqxdLKKYahxYSgT4yR9tzLMP9SBmPSYvvu-Cj165LkHOaaGaDiqaaOfmhxS0z4uhDePIDq-zdsOXMQ-J_fmFmVBtW3CemvazrCjwQz57Gc32UIBE8inRrQ-caeThVrekSUrC-GA3YWP5raWyy8e7dV0wR2Vn0/s5568/IMG_5753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv7gTXYny7GXHIBpWZJo6NyiefH2uS6YqxdLKKYahxYSgT4yR9tzLMP9SBmPSYvvu-Cj165LkHOaaGaDiqaaOfmhxS0z4uhDePIDq-zdsOXMQ-J_fmFmVBtW3CemvazrCjwQz57Gc32UIBE8inRrQ-caeThVrekSUrC-GA3YWP5raWyy8e7dV0wR2Vn0/s320/IMG_5753.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went back to find our pictures from the year we bought passes. Apparently Averson's first trip was when she was 10 weeks old. I literally have NO memories from that trip. But look how tiny they were!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3zYWJGPR838fmIGNF29kw2m-4G_H1NEgA0bTyRi-GbjXgqXgLP2RoI9cShAqCzDfXhCYAbHHbNPxyC-2OjJom0xr2oGuaETgLRC1PuEjYynnp-IBv0gL_PK0qAGZsDxC2T9zk7Dka21strmpWtK8mWBRRxf1FybQeOlN3F6STIiNM8GqknFX4ICOux4/s2048/IMG_2601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3zYWJGPR838fmIGNF29kw2m-4G_H1NEgA0bTyRi-GbjXgqXgLP2RoI9cShAqCzDfXhCYAbHHbNPxyC-2OjJom0xr2oGuaETgLRC1PuEjYynnp-IBv0gL_PK0qAGZsDxC2T9zk7Dka21strmpWtK8mWBRRxf1FybQeOlN3F6STIiNM8GqknFX4ICOux4/s320/IMG_2601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeXUyaLYazfSNWcZ9zC83fHc79S5ybpeuij87H_u6k82qLpalxAFsVVk8M_xu4Tuc45SCdDvDLJWicAHy14m0RCwPBXqhtV56EeONrJbFsT9oBcehD9MyFSuM0u_NDJJODx2JoKAmq3kGu9CaeXQqoJ7IOLEdSDhw8-JO29YVHgyU7O9SuWkkJDpGrfw/s1600/IMG_3419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeXUyaLYazfSNWcZ9zC83fHc79S5ybpeuij87H_u6k82qLpalxAFsVVk8M_xu4Tuc45SCdDvDLJWicAHy14m0RCwPBXqhtV56EeONrJbFsT9oBcehD9MyFSuM0u_NDJJODx2JoKAmq3kGu9CaeXQqoJ7IOLEdSDhw8-JO29YVHgyU7O9SuWkkJDpGrfw/s320/IMG_3419.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzMqt2vDwUjXgLUOoALBqeWVuu6uy49_11mnKBDSNtJVPKVnqjIWCBBZzAelvKKLlcVZAlBzV9hFIbt89ipNg0-F36Or2tBa9PtivFAunaolSJPL-IOlTHXN8A64UyF95pdmDboUkLVNeWRnyucVp2h2JLgq0ArrIfr6T0uL7o80wVNrMP_DYttP1IPk/s400/blogger-image-1257108368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="400" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzMqt2vDwUjXgLUOoALBqeWVuu6uy49_11mnKBDSNtJVPKVnqjIWCBBZzAelvKKLlcVZAlBzV9hFIbt89ipNg0-F36Or2tBa9PtivFAunaolSJPL-IOlTHXN8A64UyF95pdmDboUkLVNeWRnyucVp2h2JLgq0ArrIfr6T0uL7o80wVNrMP_DYttP1IPk/s320/blogger-image-1257108368.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67atkBFsu7ZpD_B1FoC559hRp4LqDEJU9V0BeBw235mgoTQ6z3P4l6vHxgleZIoqD59FFHhd9D3hSGdmASeWB8bjFcDdDVXgoZYr9qHBRTPWzVV0ukoxoz9Uc67NCAwb0KW1_yygag13upyd5vzZ7362jhb1fjg3nFvPwWPAZA0W2elUiWSN4BGBlwpY/s480/blogger-image--1669905345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67atkBFsu7ZpD_B1FoC559hRp4LqDEJU9V0BeBw235mgoTQ6z3P4l6vHxgleZIoqD59FFHhd9D3hSGdmASeWB8bjFcDdDVXgoZYr9qHBRTPWzVV0ukoxoz9Uc67NCAwb0KW1_yygag13upyd5vzZ7362jhb1fjg3nFvPwWPAZA0W2elUiWSN4BGBlwpY/s320/blogger-image--1669905345.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-27044432262815488102023-11-07T12:07:00.000-08:002023-11-14T13:24:17.800-08:00Halloween - Belatedly<p> Huh. One minute you're thinking to yourself, "maybe I'll try some version of writing every day in November!" Then you look up and realize it's mid-month and you never even posted Halloween pictures</p><p>This year felt like that thing people say about not knowing it's going to be the last time you pick your child up. Every year I have my three kids on my stoop in their costumes and even though Eli is basically an adult, I wasn't totally ready for him to not be in the picture. And then Sydney had her friends and I didn't want to be ridiculous, and then Averson wanted a store-bought costume and picked the most popular one of all time, complete with bleeding mask. And lo and behold, I am officially the mom of big kids and next year I don't even think they'll need a chaperone for trick or treating. </p><p>BUT I love working somewhere where people are enthusiastic about shenanigans, my boss sent me an axe transforming my costume from "Barbie" to "Serial Killer Barbie," the pink jumpsuit is still an absolute delight, and my birthday was wonderfully feted. 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text-align: center;">I love my work people</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM6nWRZdKYWnc11XOUUHfqvd_bsayygmFStlRHmLcI946U4E4Twt9IHUoBhjag-za1IB_4MO3R8CjTCQAAOIBLXS-L_cBspaEbpmhRFZ9Ap0NVrf5pWUCDlqnMxz7LcFFKVdKKpOshGl2gGKhusGUro4yyQhgnV74CgqpzPDNSbQmUK78EgLGMPuUAlE/s4032/IMG_5272.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM6nWRZdKYWnc11XOUUHfqvd_bsayygmFStlRHmLcI946U4E4Twt9IHUoBhjag-za1IB_4MO3R8CjTCQAAOIBLXS-L_cBspaEbpmhRFZ9Ap0NVrf5pWUCDlqnMxz7LcFFKVdKKpOshGl2gGKhusGUro4yyQhgnV74CgqpzPDNSbQmUK78EgLGMPuUAlE/s320/IMG_5272.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnHmgGPTR8eEcuRgPJCZta5jEkvH2Epc3bV1bZxdM1k6DFp5WOjZFwR8JX3AH9osj_r4iSA08FDc9Crj-unZDsNDnJ1DNmc9hOffPeBjwjDAkKHzm85x5rUOlysofqmJ5AF0NrNFwRZElJtwTQ0zRZUztlXYD-Eehr1wtpGHKMFBOEXV9wKlBJfmt8ac/s3780/9CA3ABCA-30DF-4D21-A333-7C04717519B9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Other times, your whole family decides after dinner to try some ridiculous flip on the front yard and you all end up laughing so hard you fall down in the grass and the neighbors start to look out their windows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEuNRctRT1izvqBKWgcsFeJgaTKKmK7QIIPI__Btq7qi-Q1zIpeGINVHex3iIRgprt_x2QL6Y9h8DU1WjxIg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxRPm51oIi4eq71bL6C2cD5bpA41qskN-AbpVGUyn2vhOZuRayCnaZ1eW910VS-hSEnWnk5wzmrLx52sxVtbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOl_behYlH0qJq0SP1i9KxZSWirlTH2CtYxAhPwEWPjDaKgLF6HQ2rQosCV9PYO_LvG1F9qEJBLiHb1eqyz5k2-y7iBUSAEM0Nc0_NsNbhSIfXXpnYncjEoaoTzxzgAuxhtLwtsWLqIB9bQjBmvDX8lWO4sB2RpgxpNLjrIG0qTOFzcph4R9SITZ1exQ/s4032/IMG_4959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOl_behYlH0qJq0SP1i9KxZSWirlTH2CtYxAhPwEWPjDaKgLF6HQ2rQosCV9PYO_LvG1F9qEJBLiHb1eqyz5k2-y7iBUSAEM0Nc0_NsNbhSIfXXpnYncjEoaoTzxzgAuxhtLwtsWLqIB9bQjBmvDX8lWO4sB2RpgxpNLjrIG0qTOFzcph4R9SITZ1exQ/s320/IMG_4959.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCZF_MMQLHDmQUNB6OObFVje2vTnubVgOVlxspRh999FkY-w8viEJzB--T4OC6Zp8jQ39irasYlcwoVBnLfAUDHYbGVeug1WPA2kCTPdu_keez1Rrqi82b9jI3grlt1UDoRvrjT6Dtt5Mi3I8xjTkpaF7X1mxwzo4ZEbIZ2TexWfnuij9FPJUL-0xMr4/s3520/IMG_4968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCZF_MMQLHDmQUNB6OObFVje2vTnubVgOVlxspRh999FkY-w8viEJzB--T4OC6Zp8jQ39irasYlcwoVBnLfAUDHYbGVeug1WPA2kCTPdu_keez1Rrqi82b9jI3grlt1UDoRvrjT6Dtt5Mi3I8xjTkpaF7X1mxwzo4ZEbIZ2TexWfnuij9FPJUL-0xMr4/s320/IMG_4968.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-39669318075084383742023-10-18T16:07:00.001-07:002023-10-18T16:07:15.424-07:00Senior things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7cSQYHwdF92lVYMNoeBBqFxbYBoVPv543CUfR5E8ZKJYeKCc-E2w5J_ppKILxPnasn0CV2uRp0JjqG2F4iLM2nPunf6wjwLNEKcjyDnHcfokFmBJLXwQPlcwwJYRqHyLdGrWLZt2ojS9r-PFf0LBwDbhikPd5-rxUCCsVjNBEHvE3QrU0e3mtj6Kv8M/s4032/IMG_5067.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7cSQYHwdF92lVYMNoeBBqFxbYBoVPv543CUfR5E8ZKJYeKCc-E2w5J_ppKILxPnasn0CV2uRp0JjqG2F4iLM2nPunf6wjwLNEKcjyDnHcfokFmBJLXwQPlcwwJYRqHyLdGrWLZt2ojS9r-PFf0LBwDbhikPd5-rxUCCsVjNBEHvE3QrU0e3mtj6Kv8M/s320/IMG_5067.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>If you haven't had the pleasure, let me be the first to reassure you that you will ABSOLUTELY not be able to ignore the fact that your child is a senior and will be graduating in the near future. Just this week, which is still many, many months from actual graduation, I have ordered a cap and gown, chosen and ordered a ridiculous package of senior pictures (that we had taken ala Olson Mills because his yearbook requires a certain pose/outfit and my son has no interest in multiple photo shoots), and started a payment plan on the senior night Disneyland trip. I didn't have a senior year and now I kind of wish I could tell my folks all the hassle I saved them. </p><p>But this kid. I'm just so fucking proud of him. He really seems to have found his groove. A good friend told me that her goal was to transition from a manager to a consultant, and damned if she wasn't right. I fully feel like a consultant (and maybe angel investor) in this kid. He's managing dual enrollment, wrestling, an adorable girlfriend, and all the expectations we have as a nearly adult member of the house with such aplomb. He's cleaning up admin stuff from YEARS ago that will help him in the future, and doing it with absolutely no nagging from us. Suddenly he's a kid that has Plans A, B, and sometimes C. I called his school the other day to excuse him early, and the woman who answered said, "Oh! I'm so glad you called. He came in the other day and he is just one of the sweetest, most polite students we've had here in a really long time." A stranger knocked on our door last weekend to tell us that Eli had driven by, seen her trying to move a couch, and stopped to help. And then refused when she tried to pay him. If that's not the most Eli thing ever, I don't know what is. </p><p>I love the man he's growing into, and I love that he still calls me "Mama" and wants me to watch all of his matches (even if he insists on hugging me afterwards when he's gross.) I'm going to miss him so much when he doesn't live in my house. </p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-80795933865176223062023-10-16T12:55:00.000-07:002023-10-16T12:55:00.096-07:00Everything's a saga<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAz2UDmsSW1AxaoH50Z_Aga1CBkucJ2qfUNuZp0eUqlOHHKVUTJQiG3a66bXFmpczG8mr3-NzPude04zLUKzPzDZrG06dxsih7Xnxs05F5ycD_J1cBrmuW9EmTOpIZLsGxfgKyx7mArhf0bARfdV8B6fkK5tUTl95aKiN3T9QNLd9CN1R4tC9JmgqIPw/s3088/IMG_5135.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAz2UDmsSW1AxaoH50Z_Aga1CBkucJ2qfUNuZp0eUqlOHHKVUTJQiG3a66bXFmpczG8mr3-NzPude04zLUKzPzDZrG06dxsih7Xnxs05F5ycD_J1cBrmuW9EmTOpIZLsGxfgKyx7mArhf0bARfdV8B6fkK5tUTl95aKiN3T9QNLd9CN1R4tC9JmgqIPw/s320/IMG_5135.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> "I don't know if I'm hormonal or having a mental breakdown or if everything is just really f-ed up"</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Huge shout out to my friend Kelley who got that text yesterday and responded without hesitation "Probably not a mental breakdown." I'm also hoping for not hormonal, because while I am fine with gray hair, wrinkles, slowed metabolism, being called ma'am, being referred to as someone's "work mom," and all the other myriad of ways that it's becoming apparent that cronehood is near, the idea of being menopausal makes me want to sink all of my non-existent discretionary funds into Botox and dermabrasian. And whatever new treatment will keep me from being menopausal. Except now that I'm writing that I think it might be the blood of virgins and maybe I'm not quite ready to take it that far? But I digress...</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if I am withering into a husk of a woman, things really HAVE been fucked up too. Take, for instance, the toilet saga. </p><p><br /></p><p>About a week ago, our guest bathroom toilet became so slow that I could no longer ignore it. Then, I tried to plunge it and rather than a satisfying whoosh down the drain, water insultingly squirted out from the base. I know when I'm beat, so I called a plumber. THEN, later that day while mucking (literally) the kids' bathroom, I realized that they too had water on their floor. So I thought, why not be efficient in my home maintenance and have the plumber address both issues? Seemed simple enough. </p><p>A couple days later I stayed home from work to host said plumber. He (Matt, this will be relevant later) of course, was hours late. But I'm throwing money at an issue so I don't have to do it and a family of five really needs functioning toilets. I show him the guest bath and he quickly diagnosed it as roots. He says he can "temporarily" fix it, but the only way to solve it is to cut down all of my trees. Cool cool whatever. Will it flush when you leave? If so, let's make it happen. Then I show him the kids' bathroom. He takes one look, declares that toilet an antique, and then says that he doesn't fix them but his brother does. So he calls his brother (George the Plumber). Matt the Plumber then proceeds to pull three full feet of roots out of my sewer pipe. How do I know? Because he insisted that I be in the bathroom to bear witness. But true to his word, that fixed the problem and I probably won't have to do it again for many years. The image will last in my brain forever. </p><p>NOW, on to George the Plumber. George does not actually provide the new toilet. So I curbside pickup a toilet after deciding resolutely that I have absolutely no opinions whatsoever on toilets and DGAF. But also, PSA, toilets are cheap. I bring my new, cheap toilet home and stash it in the garage. George the Plumber is scheduled to come on a day the kids have off, so given that I have a nearly full grown person at my disposal, I tell him my 17 year old will be home and book him. Punctuality is NOT a family trait and George the Plumber is ALSO hours late. But whatevs. He comes, he replaces a toilet, he leaves. I get a text from C that afternoon though saying, "They replaced the wrong toilet." Yep. They replaced the toilet I just paid Matt the Plumber to fix, leaving the leaking one to leak. Apparently Eli and George the Plumber just shoulder shrugged and picked one? </p><p>SO... I have Eli go pick up ANOTHER toilet. I book George the Plumber to come back, with the agreement of a very, very reduced rate. Day of, George again is not so punctual, but now I know the gig, so I call in advance and we REBOOK. I take another day at home. George sends his son, Mike the Plumber. Mike takes apart the leaky toilet. Everything's going fine. Until. The new toilet is broken. Can't be installed. I am legitimately two clips from a full melt down. He reinstalls my antique, leaky toilet and graciously offers to not charge me for the visit (SMH). </p><p>I think C must've realized this might be the thing to break me, because he came home, returned the broken toilet, and then installed a new, not leaky one. I now have a toilet in my backyard like a redneck but at least I'm done with the Plumber family. I'll plant flowers in it. It'll be fine. </p><p>But that's not all! On top of that, one of the kittens has been peeing where he shouldn't and I finally figured out why. Turns out he needs to be re-neutered, because even though the vet SWORE that he had a frank and a single bean, that vet was quite wrong. Not wrong enough to fix it for free, but wrong enough that I have a cat peeing all over my damn house. </p><p>AND... Sydney, aka Sporty Spice, ended up simultaneously on the most awesome soccer team and the least awesome volleyball team ever. We finally made the decision to pull her off volleyball, but now there are some "less than supportive" messages coming from her coach. And while that's all fine and good, between shitters and extra nuts and piss on my floor and a whole host of other small but compounding bullshit, I am just not in the mood and ended up sending a strongly worded e-mail. That shockingly did not make the situation better. So that's fun. </p><p>AND AND...I'm out of blush, which is notable because I never use anything long enough to run out. So of course it's discontinued. I hate trying to find new things and I always feel like such a troll in Sephora. Like, I feel like they must have the Jane Jetson make-up machine in the back while I still look like I borrowed my mom's MaryKay and applied it with a trowel. </p><p><br /></p><p>* I wrote this last week. Since then the toilet's been replaced (thank you C!), the cat's been de-nutted (again!), and Sydney tried out and then chose against the uber-competitive club volleyball team in a show of wisdom and self-awareness that I have yet to achieve. The super sweet saleslady at Sephora was game for a challenge and we found a new blush (Rare Beauty. Awesome and super pigmented but I watched a tutorial where they called the applicator a "doe foot" and now it's a little creepy). And I added in a new lipstick to counteract the croniness and I love it quite a bit. So... all is well again. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8MWkci67fcNcQY_ZW7NPoWhxdqk7EcgF-M7WLf5k9EOt9qN-DCq2l4JZ6ntlPnmHfyQ9yQcdv7rjAs-ge1FtfNOfGnWsyECH05FZDMsa6juAH3Zkz2i_1-bIEzhGuoF2weYO_llhqCqHj1fDV0L0Bnc8seOBdKsbh3Oltaj45L39Ue8wXElus4NaKxQ/s3088/IMG_5134.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8MWkci67fcNcQY_ZW7NPoWhxdqk7EcgF-M7WLf5k9EOt9qN-DCq2l4JZ6ntlPnmHfyQ9yQcdv7rjAs-ge1FtfNOfGnWsyECH05FZDMsa6juAH3Zkz2i_1-bIEzhGuoF2weYO_llhqCqHj1fDV0L0Bnc8seOBdKsbh3Oltaj45L39Ue8wXElus4NaKxQ/s320/IMG_5134.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-28221095746552217702023-09-26T11:21:00.004-07:002023-09-26T11:21:54.682-07:00Spooky Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />It's officially after the Fall Equinox so we are hitting spooky season in full swing, kicked off by our own little Mistress of Morbid. C and I went on a day date to Costco, and while a little concerned by her numerous requests to "let me know when you're on your way back" assumed that it was unlikely she was throwing a rager in the middle of the day. We came home to find that she'd been inspired by the giant skeleton and completely staged the house with the rest of the crew. I walked in the door to see her standing in the middle of the room holding one of the cats like Dr. Evil. 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text-align: center;">It's 80 degrees, which in California time means that it's officially Fall! We met up with my cousins at Apple Hill a couple weekends ago for the traditional Fall kick-off, though we picked no apples and apparently I took very few photos. But there were apple donuts and hay bales and a butterfly that landed in C's beard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zAph6BUffqSzfXaNaMV5UGKs8sJkC9FIC5B2hENAe-RXIWpxHr33RfTNctMgj5FC_GXXuRgVPAO5PREz_cB5plNoyjds70fpFw-Y5rEmW95HXuPUcdKIMNF2pbtH9r1Bcx5iXITN7P8DPK7SIPfaMtmV0gRjQ3_shO7JTGmqHMH7NawOESIlTzwgwII/s4032/IMG_4854.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zAph6BUffqSzfXaNaMV5UGKs8sJkC9FIC5B2hENAe-RXIWpxHr33RfTNctMgj5FC_GXXuRgVPAO5PREz_cB5plNoyjds70fpFw-Y5rEmW95HXuPUcdKIMNF2pbtH9r1Bcx5iXITN7P8DPK7SIPfaMtmV0gRjQ3_shO7JTGmqHMH7NawOESIlTzwgwII/s320/IMG_4854.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9m1VCCgBq4yACpKntTO9kY8aD-yrps-hIoKytAikF5KTKWwbK0MaAAsKc1RC_sL2nOjX3PFGyL_TfWT9hds-NSby1aAK05mlaRVFiO7-YbuKI_aXeHJrW6x5-yhbmMTRVexkz_2QB0mtsHZ2LBm0X6wxEWZQ-5MEuH-4g3BTfyBaHX943XVlRzyLucUQ/s4032/IMG_4858.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Friends? Shit is getting out of hand. And also, occasionally money WILL buy happiness if it comes in the form of a 12 foot skeleton my HOA is ABSOLUTELY going to hate or a pink flightsuit that makes me feel like Barbie (don't mind my dirty bathroom)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsIL8OYrGoM3Ra9M3afmpaR8uj3xD8FaDldZAaIOAHxkBfSHxr5E3wGA0b23PTPg2QG8F0fjiVo3EEkFh0EvAovQhzm8xL_Y87DHWD8nOLX-u_ltRnbzW_CFJT-vm6kjCRDZnYcNytUk3o-OlUyyFv10DVAMIDz4aaBAz_a2Wh3vhvtqukINycbsthcI/s4032/IMG_4798.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsIL8OYrGoM3Ra9M3afmpaR8uj3xD8FaDldZAaIOAHxkBfSHxr5E3wGA0b23PTPg2QG8F0fjiVo3EEkFh0EvAovQhzm8xL_Y87DHWD8nOLX-u_ltRnbzW_CFJT-vm6kjCRDZnYcNytUk3o-OlUyyFv10DVAMIDz4aaBAz_a2Wh3vhvtqukINycbsthcI/s320/IMG_4798.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVBFboSnO6w5owvA6tx2IpZyVbpo4gOD_WKXPdvOGxEUW81aNVxyhZOp1GBtyb_EPVEcXkXrN0UrkAn-88IUpc_YttacwMNcMC2IkhiBtKuEsstL6PNgCDfAXPzgDPjzzAdJqECP1VPEuDlQgbZjGZoQmBpYVNAbe5PR5od0xx7k7fPn9_J_9DYusrn0/s4032/IMG_4822.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVBFboSnO6w5owvA6tx2IpZyVbpo4gOD_WKXPdvOGxEUW81aNVxyhZOp1GBtyb_EPVEcXkXrN0UrkAn-88IUpc_YttacwMNcMC2IkhiBtKuEsstL6PNgCDfAXPzgDPjzzAdJqECP1VPEuDlQgbZjGZoQmBpYVNAbe5PR5od0xx7k7fPn9_J_9DYusrn0/s320/IMG_4822.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-40405080279236539942023-08-25T13:35:00.000-07:002023-08-25T13:35:03.088-07:00Youth Recruit Eli<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are in a season where all the kids are happy and healthy and well and I am frequently overwhelmed by gratitude for that. Eli, especially, is absolutely THRIVING right now. He's in a dual enrollment program where he's spending half of his day in fire tech training and even though it's a bit of a logistical crash course, it's just such an amazing opportunity for him. Thank god he can drive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR97Pj2vfWR4trP3v7Wh-puVy4tP-M1_Twwwo1Lcqe5pvsA_wugwgBhT-eOrUO8dQVYFZ25RlwE665tJM_BE5cCkClxvEN0GSZ73n9555xtgegWydLqHg-aWBLZzaUv_9kiylCwHU2AoivgZpuDQ6GwfCLttbVmGFb9VDknTOfCk4CfVNq2ZXTbLJCkD0/s4032/IMG_1059.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR97Pj2vfWR4trP3v7Wh-puVy4tP-M1_Twwwo1Lcqe5pvsA_wugwgBhT-eOrUO8dQVYFZ25RlwE665tJM_BE5cCkClxvEN0GSZ73n9555xtgegWydLqHg-aWBLZzaUv_9kiylCwHU2AoivgZpuDQ6GwfCLttbVmGFb9VDknTOfCk4CfVNq2ZXTbLJCkD0/s320/IMG_1059.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of driving, his parking spot brings me <a href="http://www.chiconky.com/2011/01/dear-eli-i-feel-like-youve-gotten-short.html">all the feels</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vN-mdxHKn_0sC17n6k31jVRbXwZ8W506muAwptFKYXkm4CdAK0ZFnR1aavmNWL3drJKIaOcm-hdY9-NTurNhx6QkrIW63lOewEFYeeDARBIYHsT8C4RT8DCz4c0dlmvLTq3t0KgULDGwDl1audBNk4Y7bEIpIWrSTf8dDBlnNNalil2LVxgsQA7W7gQ/s4032/IMG_2327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vN-mdxHKn_0sC17n6k31jVRbXwZ8W506muAwptFKYXkm4CdAK0ZFnR1aavmNWL3drJKIaOcm-hdY9-NTurNhx6QkrIW63lOewEFYeeDARBIYHsT8C4RT8DCz4c0dlmvLTq3t0KgULDGwDl1audBNk4Y7bEIpIWrSTf8dDBlnNNalil2LVxgsQA7W7gQ/s320/IMG_2327.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHpkz1ilEivICwxP1ls86PS-iSi2xS5n6MFNu1WS3v7TGP5bAcPBUqQIm3zeoU1y9N1NZC-Pj_eK-fG4Rf_vFklClH4eCvShdkXpQIkeKKn-4foZkvWeV5pGsDJI-9b0cPaeckimFdBWlwXSD59M1LnSstUXOJtPEJhpULXmXIwMxFN-weTiHzmK8yrg/s4032/IMG_4600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHpkz1ilEivICwxP1ls86PS-iSi2xS5n6MFNu1WS3v7TGP5bAcPBUqQIm3zeoU1y9N1NZC-Pj_eK-fG4Rf_vFklClH4eCvShdkXpQIkeKKn-4foZkvWeV5pGsDJI-9b0cPaeckimFdBWlwXSD59M1LnSstUXOJtPEJhpULXmXIwMxFN-weTiHzmK8yrg/s320/IMG_4600.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother gifted him his first gen Prius. We weren't in a position to get him a car so this was such a huge gift and made it possible for him to do this program. He loves the freedom and even though he doesn't really appreciate the benefit of a hybrid to a kid with no income, I certainly do. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnhowPMyS5Vz2B877BZ99QMR5ZGX0GqBqt-uJ8ZSZ7urchumP1vbK6fCsecnBzyw2dBjL4Oh_z7ST3FGucnMz3zUsQJ0LKhg9MKgiu53uxIlznGRG_luSVXfDFIqsFMdXPXyIYQyT6KNen8Z891YsD09m_8I61TL5cfgcPtfnatNovxNlHCTfqAAg_8k/s4032/IMG_4647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnhowPMyS5Vz2B877BZ99QMR5ZGX0GqBqt-uJ8ZSZ7urchumP1vbK6fCsecnBzyw2dBjL4Oh_z7ST3FGucnMz3zUsQJ0LKhg9MKgiu53uxIlznGRG_luSVXfDFIqsFMdXPXyIYQyT6KNen8Z891YsD09m_8I61TL5cfgcPtfnatNovxNlHCTfqAAg_8k/s320/IMG_4647.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lobPujexSByk8SzGUepGVWnceI8WTHcGmWDeMkEABu08ph_Pp4Iw6Fyy_zAVjLULOksnvZIwMpqOhSiEDF5lJ9aKFuhUsL_H0PKRvT2eQfYK2Yrc_Sw5R5EboCnVABrAGk32viIaMoWfb39AnKJEHeWb0svmyvmbpG-LOLAFaeWQaqfBQXC5EqB526E/s4032/IMG_4650.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lobPujexSByk8SzGUepGVWnceI8WTHcGmWDeMkEABu08ph_Pp4Iw6Fyy_zAVjLULOksnvZIwMpqOhSiEDF5lJ9aKFuhUsL_H0PKRvT2eQfYK2Yrc_Sw5R5EboCnVABrAGk32viIaMoWfb39AnKJEHeWb0svmyvmbpG-LOLAFaeWQaqfBQXC5EqB526E/s320/IMG_4650.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A uniform! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyH0aziIcd9oJJLPNcjEx0Iy6weyJ0i0k9zwUoPdh-Sv6xgIIKtMKCbXQTf10qRKq0jQuioTOG5jt7jQSrY55lxVOLVCE8LuwPeHBN9QtdqZNV9eLJn6br5jIdIVSfLiTVYOBOrLub0MbrLhMPjrj87ePvyp34Moa72EibKaEEkJ8gp0-wuG_dtcKesg/s4032/IMG_4672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyH0aziIcd9oJJLPNcjEx0Iy6weyJ0i0k9zwUoPdh-Sv6xgIIKtMKCbXQTf10qRKq0jQuioTOG5jt7jQSrY55lxVOLVCE8LuwPeHBN9QtdqZNV9eLJn6br5jIdIVSfLiTVYOBOrLub0MbrLhMPjrj87ePvyp34Moa72EibKaEEkJ8gp0-wuG_dtcKesg/s320/IMG_4672.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And his own personal axe. He assures me that it's all safe and copacetic. We shall see...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3pS-WwIX02ZR47mXBwiiUCLqDlYX-Ddv8SDbEMNP7W7m0ltKs1Dn7_0-vykmL7f74wkIOAarDxrU_mxvXWDjbI1vhPaLirq_mioeUpfestpwaxkUidLGTiieiRUzPR7_ZudSJXv-7hkQfGdyCGtWbDIbjcmHrqZxXum_NqO8fXmeJnrzDF3jvXrOHMA/s4032/IMG_4673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3pS-WwIX02ZR47mXBwiiUCLqDlYX-Ddv8SDbEMNP7W7m0ltKs1Dn7_0-vykmL7f74wkIOAarDxrU_mxvXWDjbI1vhPaLirq_mioeUpfestpwaxkUidLGTiieiRUzPR7_ZudSJXv-7hkQfGdyCGtWbDIbjcmHrqZxXum_NqO8fXmeJnrzDF3jvXrOHMA/s320/IMG_4673.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously. This program is LEGIT. </div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-82129361419518342602023-08-08T14:17:00.002-07:002023-08-08T14:17:34.077-07:00My octopus<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been wanting to add to my shoulder tattoo for awhile, but I didn't know what I wanted and tattoos are expensive and it was just a whole "thing" and I already had enough things. But then my regular tattoo artist took on an apprentice, which meant that I could get an appointment quicker and cheaper, from someone learning from someone I trusted, so I figured "fuck it!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am SO IN LOVE with this tattoo. Seriously. I think it's my absolute favorite one. She did such a good job on it. Every time I remember that it's on my arm I get excited all over again. She didn't show me the drawing until the day of the tattoo, so I got to be totally surprised by it which was fun and I'm so glad I hadn't chickened out. She designed it so we can keep building if I want, which I hadn't considered but now that I see how pretty it is, it may turn into a whole sleeve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no serious attachment to octopuses or the ocean but I just love this guy (or maybe girl? I haven't decided yet) It's just so fucking rad. Also I just learned that they can itch their own lungs so that's weird and cool. Plus they are cool animals...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8dXTW1pwB39ZU0cWiMibVenIzD9sY4rk5mFoSt4T4k-Ys1QSWQlMB809n0yaB9v0KzVwMgXJzJENTbLyVCnz_ICxwM1eaPgnsL2tbiAkiT8lHuJ3THq__uDSc5FPnzQbBZl-ghTocRdJf094dWddnbuBPDYoMc_GcGzN8dY4LHobxWCxuL4i-rnORhM/s4032/IMG_4588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8dXTW1pwB39ZU0cWiMibVenIzD9sY4rk5mFoSt4T4k-Ys1QSWQlMB809n0yaB9v0KzVwMgXJzJENTbLyVCnz_ICxwM1eaPgnsL2tbiAkiT8lHuJ3THq__uDSc5FPnzQbBZl-ghTocRdJf094dWddnbuBPDYoMc_GcGzN8dY4LHobxWCxuL4i-rnORhM/s320/IMG_4588.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUOlUoz7GFulXgebJ4bxUUD69iKuKLNMG2iNKGV9S95dc2ROuWqGIdvpUYXHSo7eMoe6qUSfQAlnfW7zywdaLYEwko6PhjtYLJwjApUqkQorA8vADcfM-NGApZfcsfnd2vdVpEaqpigvEPTMVLVN1Swyp_yFXuOyRQsbl7EoxJuZM6CX3QZXxhJhYxf0/s4032/IMG_4589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUOlUoz7GFulXgebJ4bxUUD69iKuKLNMG2iNKGV9S95dc2ROuWqGIdvpUYXHSo7eMoe6qUSfQAlnfW7zywdaLYEwko6PhjtYLJwjApUqkQorA8vADcfM-NGApZfcsfnd2vdVpEaqpigvEPTMVLVN1Swyp_yFXuOyRQsbl7EoxJuZM6CX3QZXxhJhYxf0/s320/IMG_4589.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt-3IGYiRuQ6c6dTTUO4Xyi73rqPnEsdP0T2g7ZeUQdGT3X8RKOZBWJZ2APVeCXCHO3frHsoADwRo_OOLCbXTVpqIwtXjHtjcw3rRbZX3xhY51n1YUHz-_jUts0NK7J_W-T4aWS_Y2DoLUO3NwI-f0h48d8sCXHDX9_RhKwdNIFt4dtDCH8wtSTbRn5k/s4032/IMG_4584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt-3IGYiRuQ6c6dTTUO4Xyi73rqPnEsdP0T2g7ZeUQdGT3X8RKOZBWJZ2APVeCXCHO3frHsoADwRo_OOLCbXTVpqIwtXjHtjcw3rRbZX3xhY51n1YUHz-_jUts0NK7J_W-T4aWS_Y2DoLUO3NwI-f0h48d8sCXHDX9_RhKwdNIFt4dtDCH8wtSTbRn5k/s320/IMG_4584.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-73612441020296642122023-08-07T22:10:00.001-07:002023-08-07T22:11:16.936-07:00Camping photodump<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finally went camping and it was everything I needed. We fished and hiked and made spoons and figured out how to use my new percolator. I tested out new s’mores recipes and decided that the best choice is to use a peanut butter cup in place of the chocolate. C and I cold plunged in a lake. Sydney declared that she was never camping again (though I’m not sure she meant it) and Averson immediately asked when we could go back. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8j3RQ9kx0I21YMF0fUH_NVMvGYq2CJf0HCwxTWnjYJJELaiYtUNXuDNCGKmmTBO_-IA8_ZpILkDr-fJPLsejwrOmHKPDHro5hGCfx0uyzHJUlGO1hKY_dfMk50DLxlhM1T9BnI0UQxyiqiXqRWQwonVvklvnDyGxilj7aik8gDpoIBdtFJKlp-L3gSk/s3088/IMG_4478.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8j3RQ9kx0I21YMF0fUH_NVMvGYq2CJf0HCwxTWnjYJJELaiYtUNXuDNCGKmmTBO_-IA8_ZpILkDr-fJPLsejwrOmHKPDHro5hGCfx0uyzHJUlGO1hKY_dfMk50DLxlhM1T9BnI0UQxyiqiXqRWQwonVvklvnDyGxilj7aik8gDpoIBdtFJKlp-L3gSk/s320/IMG_4478.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsm5_J3zNrUQo69YTkFRkesWHYca9HVAHK6LkHgtFdN2UP6PetOZ9O3diH7tcS2Z2byxFIxIjitfI6T8NHirPYyr9vQvMYVNx7rTHM5qglOuNZ9CeBZBFzYETij7IWBTtLAaYRiKeC4gUB8ImDWrxPut9EKxlggjyzgcetOXzOtjnbb-hBzH1n-8-YqD8/s4032/IMG_4482.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I want to remember forever this season where one of her favorite things to do is annotate her two favorite books. She carries them around with highlighters, along with whatever book she's currently reading, and calls them her "comfort books." I've peeked over her shoulder and there does seem to be some sort of order to what she chooses to highlight, but what her method is lives in her brain alone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIlQADUPz1ZWSDCF7pZP0hIiHrInHgSlVzdsFH2yJfzJlo25ybuej3ZEw8VZfWiHShLjO8CxwGafWg5KLA9NYkVgrHMo8vcdfCoIRLHGfZKp3YnLqrXpqN3Wzwcv7CvI4NkoWCrLkbUZq87veDQT_56Lk09RvuMET52ZD2DO-krlWe4zVm83P5sd8AKE/s4032/IMG_4430.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIlQADUPz1ZWSDCF7pZP0hIiHrInHgSlVzdsFH2yJfzJlo25ybuej3ZEw8VZfWiHShLjO8CxwGafWg5KLA9NYkVgrHMo8vcdfCoIRLHGfZKp3YnLqrXpqN3Wzwcv7CvI4NkoWCrLkbUZq87veDQT_56Lk09RvuMET52ZD2DO-krlWe4zVm83P5sd8AKE/s320/IMG_4430.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge74brZPwSJWDogzY0qaQg-pYff73dJX2gsG0ANdgyZViCisiaui5JTPu7Ku9YuT6cgh7bzlAbWh8LMzbSN94QsvUHPOqJfwXm6Ec4NmyESEW39GSwqH_-swA1w0nXbNvVl0kJQrcRN-bD0tqoMmshhxLaxe2t6CUqcxjPVtBG27rZQeIqYciGRrqgfHk/s4032/IMG_4429.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge74brZPwSJWDogzY0qaQg-pYff73dJX2gsG0ANdgyZViCisiaui5JTPu7Ku9YuT6cgh7bzlAbWh8LMzbSN94QsvUHPOqJfwXm6Ec4NmyESEW39GSwqH_-swA1w0nXbNvVl0kJQrcRN-bD0tqoMmshhxLaxe2t6CUqcxjPVtBG27rZQeIqYciGRrqgfHk/s320/IMG_4429.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-77834726627421687902023-07-26T11:28:00.002-07:002023-07-26T11:28:32.131-07:00Moving on<p> I sold my family's house and it was so anticlimactic that I'm having a hard time processing it. I have so many feelings wrapped up in this pile of bricks and sticks and yet I'm not finding myself grieving it at all. My parents bought it when they moved to the mountains and were bright-eyed and optimistic and while it held so, so many great memories, it feels symbolic that it always tended to make life harder than was absolutely necessary. The people who bought it are going to flip it and I hope the next people who live there are able to appreciate it for all of it's magic (and that they don't find too many of the animals that we buried over nearly 50 years of country life). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mvF2YbK-u3HOBgVVpwLuQ7jQPigTwyrcwd7g6KvRXbsCNU6qj4e0dqx7RDOYMrVJ7FwcXCzOw7zmKBfPMhGoMzKVILdpgNjQMrH5QyGsFl4DBQ5m6oiOvrV_u3Svsod284JBvcEgL1uw6Me9_3urRkAq7Zjiwph3NKpf6BeSytFkJrekwE6xBGpJnDQ/s2048/IMG_4352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mvF2YbK-u3HOBgVVpwLuQ7jQPigTwyrcwd7g6KvRXbsCNU6qj4e0dqx7RDOYMrVJ7FwcXCzOw7zmKBfPMhGoMzKVILdpgNjQMrH5QyGsFl4DBQ5m6oiOvrV_u3Svsod284JBvcEgL1uw6Me9_3urRkAq7Zjiwph3NKpf6BeSytFkJrekwE6xBGpJnDQ/s320/IMG_4352.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-56583423279334423642023-07-24T11:44:00.001-07:002023-07-26T11:56:30.984-07:00Barbie Movie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only did I buy tickets for the movie theater, but I bought them for opening night. THAT'S how excited I was for the Barbie movie! (Almost) everyone themed out with me and it was so fun to see the sea of pink milling around the shopping center before the show started. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv0YkEAGPzb37PnikgWX71j7Ko6gIRlyrYbn5aLASBmsqrlsIt18Mn9bjOkcCfqHTTaZ_L-_gFlhuUQmLlDCD-FA2CYEmFUO542RNx8cA-vQk8mOY6ENitmWUNNUSV4nFrbLZBJma2Tv-2QyfuQ5h7SQEbCkB9VQzGfqiifBHtTNd2Q4QIRM7G8K9GfI/s4032/IMG_4411.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv0YkEAGPzb37PnikgWX71j7Ko6gIRlyrYbn5aLASBmsqrlsIt18Mn9bjOkcCfqHTTaZ_L-_gFlhuUQmLlDCD-FA2CYEmFUO542RNx8cA-vQk8mOY6ENitmWUNNUSV4nFrbLZBJma2Tv-2QyfuQ5h7SQEbCkB9VQzGfqiifBHtTNd2Q4QIRM7G8K9GfI/s320/IMG_4411.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesTZlSsyNLQrEwosIJMVyQ9buxEfn6PSzKqZXGVysPKGS5J7htFM56WJ00UaWU4-EkPRwJ0vEwQadhV6XdvvgLIFAD6o2vjQdy7RlXIP10iw33wRv1878gISkHWTZn-MsXnfsqOFM-xyGICoiG0K8juw0MoEGs4Lf80IcWBJcW7KkRY_dFdanxy1SLV4/s4032/IMG_4412.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesTZlSsyNLQrEwosIJMVyQ9buxEfn6PSzKqZXGVysPKGS5J7htFM56WJ00UaWU4-EkPRwJ0vEwQadhV6XdvvgLIFAD6o2vjQdy7RlXIP10iw33wRv1878gISkHWTZn-MsXnfsqOFM-xyGICoiG0K8juw0MoEGs4Lf80IcWBJcW7KkRY_dFdanxy1SLV4/s320/IMG_4412.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I was going to love it because it was fun and pink and targeted towards me and my girls. I wasn't prepared to love it so much for the messaging. I nearly cheered out loud during America Ferrara's speech. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglC73Wkw7uA_3i6XTvEoT3XBgHG73CDIy9jbkTLoe1Lr-_kHmTiU_9rYOEkdhKMSGY9Yurb0U57nj3Qmtbg8je6MeiqV2SPysv6Sx-EaTMHGwgi7Mq_azEOCdZQ6K1KksmXpF7H19j9IzM_rMoe_w2vJqZYTxpMMqOKO_sz_Mf37-2a_yMtD1Hv5IYbCg/s4032/IMG_4413.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglC73Wkw7uA_3i6XTvEoT3XBgHG73CDIy9jbkTLoe1Lr-_kHmTiU_9rYOEkdhKMSGY9Yurb0U57nj3Qmtbg8je6MeiqV2SPysv6Sx-EaTMHGwgi7Mq_azEOCdZQ6K1KksmXpF7H19j9IzM_rMoe_w2vJqZYTxpMMqOKO_sz_Mf37-2a_yMtD1Hv5IYbCg/s320/IMG_4413.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can't tell, but even the boys loved it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW24fz1iLsATSdwKz7fPcWEXy705gYtT8Mrs-KqZMHwyqEnXKTz3uUMjM8nopguWxklfuoNwF7UVtHwp_1O-lvDnFPibC9uOyrN1K6uz1rAercV39WAFwjf0vCargBPxb7_ZWTgNsmQFo3glzN_X4dr2yKT73hhqFRS3I7wQWfXHkqlJVSQ8-PGWdKBRk/s3088/IMG_4401.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW24fz1iLsATSdwKz7fPcWEXy705gYtT8Mrs-KqZMHwyqEnXKTz3uUMjM8nopguWxklfuoNwF7UVtHwp_1O-lvDnFPibC9uOyrN1K6uz1rAercV39WAFwjf0vCargBPxb7_ZWTgNsmQFo3glzN_X4dr2yKT73hhqFRS3I7wQWfXHkqlJVSQ8-PGWdKBRk/s320/IMG_4401.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought these from a little girl who was selling them at the Farmer's Market, which felt very on-brand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-17438259388370221792023-07-22T11:39:00.000-07:002023-07-26T11:40:16.020-07:00Cats and carpets<p> Lots of bits and pieces. Eli hit a breaking point with trying to keep his kittens in his room (sleep deprivation with kittens is legit) and so now they're out in the house. We're all together and no one has gotten eaten!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_dgAFrb_waM4cEOPX5P0Lhf9f1nI7AARx9wOySD2RVV9WUPZmWKnlDc6o_qqnQ1Ks2QCAb0Ex1-CCX3ydTfUleSc8e6_4ogRqxNWghBgei5JPHq-DH_sTOyD4-bnI34DDgCpxcqQR8dTgzSaZ6J754SrYL8n4SfaXp_StFJlC8HVFgRwwJ6Cp_h-0Tg/s4032/IMG_4427.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_dgAFrb_waM4cEOPX5P0Lhf9f1nI7AARx9wOySD2RVV9WUPZmWKnlDc6o_qqnQ1Ks2QCAb0Ex1-CCX3ydTfUleSc8e6_4ogRqxNWghBgei5JPHq-DH_sTOyD4-bnI34DDgCpxcqQR8dTgzSaZ6J754SrYL8n4SfaXp_StFJlC8HVFgRwwJ6Cp_h-0Tg/s320/IMG_4427.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbx_d0uS6w589OBj_8tpSoqV3UGP9yZjIRyKr0PNkO5b4lU_yR2slVNEiK6L-UwpwK29VIzMnhNQnKHnXxj87R5ckisdEAQyPqEd5VdLX6BO6UiDCNs08tSen1Yb8XymaWqZUkEVohizdntjShaBZReRJ7O1u7nb0ZOGQKzNQckzAVgE7kzVyk_RG4-8/s4032/IMG_4414.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbx_d0uS6w589OBj_8tpSoqV3UGP9yZjIRyKr0PNkO5b4lU_yR2slVNEiK6L-UwpwK29VIzMnhNQnKHnXxj87R5ckisdEAQyPqEd5VdLX6BO6UiDCNs08tSen1Yb8XymaWqZUkEVohizdntjShaBZReRJ7O1u7nb0ZOGQKzNQckzAVgE7kzVyk_RG4-8/s320/IMG_4414.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just look at this beautiful, beautiful flooring! The blue carpet is GONE and I knew it was going to make a difference, but I didn't really appreciate just how big of a difference it was going to be. I just love it so much</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2i3AqLyRcdldc5ALg2hA8OuhPweDpB3kkUitUlti1HUEG8GesT9m8-eB6axIcG-kVTgw4qFG438qHFVsK2rIEklpVGMsQuTS0ESq7ngnZPcrmxP-VGHq7fjNSyn_9TWpUfHhdfF89t3Kuf6-Rz-8oEWTkNm7LFbgqhtP0_PoIej-xl-KcyFTxCpmKnE4/s4032/IMG_4184.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2i3AqLyRcdldc5ALg2hA8OuhPweDpB3kkUitUlti1HUEG8GesT9m8-eB6axIcG-kVTgw4qFG438qHFVsK2rIEklpVGMsQuTS0ESq7ngnZPcrmxP-VGHq7fjNSyn_9TWpUfHhdfF89t3Kuf6-Rz-8oEWTkNm7LFbgqhtP0_PoIej-xl-KcyFTxCpmKnE4/s320/IMG_4184.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was even worth putting everything we own into one room, which did actually make my eye twitch for a few days</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGlzatesVwXtF6xmt0P44Aw3A3mm9qvBGfXDfg3ZpJk72UDDhCBDqJglYuaa3MAdNy1YzHQIUrDe9ut7BG2Cz8x6A-Yx7NfkH4jDdGAulXXerviFxTET-JLyyW0Tlrudza7048mQ_O2wZfxRzioPKtW4eqUrU-0hoa-v7PWdZZS9M6y7_AMYJv7xhbU0/s4032/IMG_4173.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGlzatesVwXtF6xmt0P44Aw3A3mm9qvBGfXDfg3ZpJk72UDDhCBDqJglYuaa3MAdNy1YzHQIUrDe9ut7BG2Cz8x6A-Yx7NfkH4jDdGAulXXerviFxTET-JLyyW0Tlrudza7048mQ_O2wZfxRzioPKtW4eqUrU-0hoa-v7PWdZZS9M6y7_AMYJv7xhbU0/s320/IMG_4173.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-87117003977932297482023-07-05T12:59:00.001-07:002023-07-12T16:13:37.887-07:00Anniversary Trip photo dump<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C and I celebrated our TWENTIETH wedding anniversary this year. TWENTY. I was 19 when we started dating. I was 21 when we got engaged. In two more years I'll have had his last name longer than I had my dad's. We have outlasted most marriages I know, and because we got married when we were literal babies, we've managed to witness several friends' second and even third marriages. I think the secret, if I'm honest, is that we got married young and stupid. We figured it out together and now I can't imagine anyone else I'd rather muck through life with. This guy makes me absolutely crazy, but he also 100%, on a cellular level, <i>gets</i> me. Which is how we came to celebrate our anniversary at a wood carving camp in the actual middle of nowhere. It was beautiful and crunchy and exactly how I would design the most perfect weekend away with my person. We learned how to carve spreaders (or shanks, depending on who you asked), he fished, I read and carved some more. We stumbled on the weirdest, most delightful Fourth of July festival, and we had a lovely, lovely low key weekend. The kids are big enough that we stocked the house with frozen food, named explicitly the acceptable house guests (so as not to recreate the shenanigans spearheaded by my mother last time we left them home alone) and didn't check in for two days. We came back to a clean house and happy babies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEPWo5yJXhQBvTowSV_8xu0eTIY5UZaiS8L3lL_KVpPtgmkzF8LlQB1e64m4VVEIgLa1d3L7Jo83vjf4SYmr9kLtr8FJlESUYtwA93rVBdHfDVhwyjMhsqmuG3ErrJWAuXJjGmUwKepboKqujvFyDdla8aDraJ8dAjuFJufLW9C288f-140qW5mdH-Ao/s4032/IMG_2121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEPWo5yJXhQBvTowSV_8xu0eTIY5UZaiS8L3lL_KVpPtgmkzF8LlQB1e64m4VVEIgLa1d3L7Jo83vjf4SYmr9kLtr8FJlESUYtwA93rVBdHfDVhwyjMhsqmuG3ErrJWAuXJjGmUwKepboKqujvFyDdla8aDraJ8dAjuFJufLW9C288f-140qW5mdH-Ao/s320/IMG_2121.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wpre2CujvuIgkTACvYvRWVWYWThBv2Y7ux29W4xuEGZ7wPl48jw8xHa5lifZyjcuNqDSQLpJVHuitve-UfyRuNXHLzZsaErm-aoeWsHX5t3bsKuye7x_8wn_skF5kehL8qwvx9dIl1_aJZG7JPp1uGLLNCC7myF-cfiF9I-g261Gxu9F5PCe0EA2aiM/s4032/IMG_2135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That's a goat. On a leash. At a concert. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSU7CwAAvDhaq9xYFazsRqSdmnp75do2vxJz03vl6rrlysog8WWSlbkIzUCqociKeULHokoOzNU1HqAxoZer7KHlqIHq90x0NOtC5_gZ9nZCpB3OSQABUSM7uhgJl_F2ZFw_BClht2GUfQD0f9l9I6Ww_rW9DhcFSDt6nuNXDiVuYDTjdYaFhAx8C5kw/s4032/IMG_4227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSU7CwAAvDhaq9xYFazsRqSdmnp75do2vxJz03vl6rrlysog8WWSlbkIzUCqociKeULHokoOzNU1HqAxoZer7KHlqIHq90x0NOtC5_gZ9nZCpB3OSQABUSM7uhgJl_F2ZFw_BClht2GUfQD0f9l9I6Ww_rW9DhcFSDt6nuNXDiVuYDTjdYaFhAx8C5kw/s320/IMG_4227.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Tinder profile pic, should he choose not to stick around for 21</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh18j40XUu1zZqqL99ZQ4rUh9kWYndl9EimfDvQTp6wYqJAMYfyCNTfftTgvZa1Wa7dqaDnYKDAG_O9v0ftqy_4P0h78WboXMFW3YHnHyujj57V-Gkl5gZ1Jj1eULsAqQAMNZU2-A5CwC-EFxWZCJ_6ShFKR58SPMF68OrdLTAVCdoTeWSgZ0OZq4EtXs/s3088/IMG_4312.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh18j40XUu1zZqqL99ZQ4rUh9kWYndl9EimfDvQTp6wYqJAMYfyCNTfftTgvZa1Wa7dqaDnYKDAG_O9v0ftqy_4P0h78WboXMFW3YHnHyujj57V-Gkl5gZ1Jj1eULsAqQAMNZU2-A5CwC-EFxWZCJ_6ShFKR58SPMF68OrdLTAVCdoTeWSgZ0OZq4EtXs/s320/IMG_4312.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjoxwxo6d1d0kG_L89c5oiesSKNttrfvsM07TgiTweyLFcvpf7BrlLgUsBTcoSbmLinbzcDsrjEq27zrJbfxAb52phhxUvBeUItp3CjydSp2D0zHaDWZfJleqVfMnkg_CnOaP_KtuXo1yZ4r8GxFW_wkoupGBV4XmjJOPEAOh_26gTHBwFTmkaktFi5U/s4032/IMG_4321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjoxwxo6d1d0kG_L89c5oiesSKNttrfvsM07TgiTweyLFcvpf7BrlLgUsBTcoSbmLinbzcDsrjEq27zrJbfxAb52phhxUvBeUItp3CjydSp2D0zHaDWZfJleqVfMnkg_CnOaP_KtuXo1yZ4r8GxFW_wkoupGBV4XmjJOPEAOh_26gTHBwFTmkaktFi5U/s320/IMG_4321.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoUpITon2HJVIcxMB-FHfCmGbpMzvc4VeKSyQLCg9djpv2o3WvbxquqrCWkCoMOdaxJEwkcBOikNmZU94mYVsTp6YmM3HF5o8IKKaUa9DbTbQS6PGEr1fwBVTdXBwK5_teephCeKw1iQHI4oN8B4fNodT11jVFf5JR1E_EbFc3PEudbrft-GWPHCndek/s1800/IMG_4336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoUpITon2HJVIcxMB-FHfCmGbpMzvc4VeKSyQLCg9djpv2o3WvbxquqrCWkCoMOdaxJEwkcBOikNmZU94mYVsTp6YmM3HF5o8IKKaUa9DbTbQS6PGEr1fwBVTdXBwK5_teephCeKw1iQHI4oN8B4fNodT11jVFf5JR1E_EbFc3PEudbrft-GWPHCndek/s320/IMG_4336.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our cute little lodge in the town with a population of 75</div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-90387067105418809382023-06-24T15:05:00.001-07:002023-07-09T21:22:41.995-07:00Dude. 17. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My teeny tiny little blog baby, the one who started this whole thing on a fated trip east while still in diapers, my dissertation ride or die. My practice pancake who has been an adult in a kid's body since the beginning of time. This kid has literally one more year before he's a legal adult. It somehow feels like both the most bizarre and most natural thing to have this person in my life who is practically grown, who has the biggest feet and the deepest voice but who still gets irrationally frustrated by his little sister and is obsessed with his kittens (who he has emphatically claimed and who he believes no one else can take care of or keep safe). He is wise and brilliant and has the kindest, most loving sense of gratitude but also is ridiculously adolescent and entitled enough to remind us that he is absolutely still a teenager. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI3-B6T4g5H1HFOR2hRBhPFWXEeAo2XF3txZBcmuXJOQAVmYHd4N0nNK0v9dJ7-QzXSWb1eHHLEjuwSsLKlba4kpdAhAQexM2RTmzQEa-NaioI_-X09wUeKpmM8f9NVbZLvetYmdawWoIjQuHDRto65zMYYRbIu8Y1XjFWUzHNXuVPMWZKB_X-9igmYE/s4032/IMG_4146.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI3-B6T4g5H1HFOR2hRBhPFWXEeAo2XF3txZBcmuXJOQAVmYHd4N0nNK0v9dJ7-QzXSWb1eHHLEjuwSsLKlba4kpdAhAQexM2RTmzQEa-NaioI_-X09wUeKpmM8f9NVbZLvetYmdawWoIjQuHDRto65zMYYRbIu8Y1XjFWUzHNXuVPMWZKB_X-9igmYE/s320/IMG_4146.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qld-GFOZzqpW_W6s0dKi7xMN08fPWrynGM7lcH24_357zRe7D-BPzMcTq_sCgGHTmbv5cX_tDYKO4g1lq8k2WOB-5ruHU9RfSpmePMRmsKDAsAOUz1tc4lLAdO54AvCYVN_1uHw8M-0FYPDxmU5Gavxmd9DCzIUywIc7SfoRffuEgEMgMEYd0uNfF5M/s4032/IMG_4156.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qld-GFOZzqpW_W6s0dKi7xMN08fPWrynGM7lcH24_357zRe7D-BPzMcTq_sCgGHTmbv5cX_tDYKO4g1lq8k2WOB-5ruHU9RfSpmePMRmsKDAsAOUz1tc4lLAdO54AvCYVN_1uHw8M-0FYPDxmU5Gavxmd9DCzIUywIc7SfoRffuEgEMgMEYd0uNfF5M/s320/IMG_4156.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2K0Dae21q8Pjxg0ASMl1LMZOiQbLkJ1b2SVfGWL09Oe8NMuf7QYiA-zner_4Xnx4cpLROgUkHudz-Daku4uhA8yCHqYcuztGcbXjiXofZM04GrEysUYeXxPtf4FJAHPkD2DtaErqQi0zoiTjDysdoRIaovgp1aE9866QpNgoEof9IYRQCA8VGF561rw/s1723/IMG_4063.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1723" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2K0Dae21q8Pjxg0ASMl1LMZOiQbLkJ1b2SVfGWL09Oe8NMuf7QYiA-zner_4Xnx4cpLROgUkHudz-Daku4uhA8yCHqYcuztGcbXjiXofZM04GrEysUYeXxPtf4FJAHPkD2DtaErqQi0zoiTjDysdoRIaovgp1aE9866QpNgoEof9IYRQCA8VGF561rw/s320/IMG_4063.PNG" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are very few pictures from his birthday because he's a grown person who threw himself and his best friend/birthday twin a lake party, but one where he made responsible choices and invited his thirteen year old sister to join him. His birthday donuts were NOT from Dunkin because he holds a grudge on his sister's behalf but they were delicious. He was thrilled with his headphones and his shoes, since all he asked for was for us to buy sodas and hotdogs for his friends. I am obsessed with him. I can't believe he's going to be a senior and I desperately want him to have all the amazing things he hopes for. Right now that's to make all the memories, to dual enroll in a fire sciences program, and to wrestle as much as is humanly possible. He's planning on becoming an EMT and pursuing the fire academy and I'm planning on trying to entice him to live with us for at least five more years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875155167904940215.post-55480106051494089522023-06-21T11:50:00.005-07:002023-06-21T11:50:55.480-07:00Summer So Far<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels like all of our friends are on these amazing vacations but our summer has been much more low-key. Eli spent a few days in Utah learning from all of his favorite wrestling all-stars and living his best frat boy lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIz7JHm8-5hcgaqLC6Wd4mjOoFIY_Fo7Govdr8B7y-Rqud7oWMMPWasbYxjS5_H0mI2Y1qA44GdsK-UwBwpL4raslR5fRIkEDZdRCmDVqrT3vxC-0SQzTFRJ8ey3LTEu4oEVwlwsP2G-9rYOKM5PDaE1Q4uYixspr_lz13olhFgWEM02rYVMnt5yRHnpU/s4032/IMG_0412.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIz7JHm8-5hcgaqLC6Wd4mjOoFIY_Fo7Govdr8B7y-Rqud7oWMMPWasbYxjS5_H0mI2Y1qA44GdsK-UwBwpL4raslR5fRIkEDZdRCmDVqrT3vxC-0SQzTFRJ8ey3LTEu4oEVwlwsP2G-9rYOKM5PDaE1Q4uYixspr_lz13olhFgWEM02rYVMnt5yRHnpU/s320/IMG_0412.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My step-mom and her boyfriend came for a visit and it was so fun! He geeked out with me about spoon carving which was an added bonus</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwoS1w19PEYDksaS2OjO7tUpMyuqi8zDyrCuQaBZkpfEmMnWD0WUfKyInK5DgROTssCqCzDMIhrscCcj41JgTqez4o-0eUG9aitIrYwUuV9ja341zP304crrFSHS4bPm5G-ECIO44cGI3lTTWPNV9ZnqaXlJaSeKbubm4Xp9GiaK9ohFAFvoN9Q-dh_Q/s4032/IMG_4073.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwoS1w19PEYDksaS2OjO7tUpMyuqi8zDyrCuQaBZkpfEmMnWD0WUfKyInK5DgROTssCqCzDMIhrscCcj41JgTqez4o-0eUG9aitIrYwUuV9ja341zP304crrFSHS4bPm5G-ECIO44cGI3lTTWPNV9ZnqaXlJaSeKbubm4Xp9GiaK9ohFAFvoN9Q-dh_Q/s320/IMG_4073.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Does anything say "Summer" more than a front yard full of tie-dye? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYjHh7uwdquGDiXMVoCrP91a-Ivf9n0VX28gmfu0Ujww1_ACGcJW5PvU5RIDUo96nK5AujBwGBaeLds7rrjc_4quTiPcj-sxPzC-K_Lp0FagLfV5ukFi7ehuYQwN1MdhK5w-m--9ExKJOCPmGRY7QlilQ5o591G1PHJhNsPx_VWecHZmrkjENHQyr4r0/s4032/IMG_4001.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYjHh7uwdquGDiXMVoCrP91a-Ivf9n0VX28gmfu0Ujww1_ACGcJW5PvU5RIDUo96nK5AujBwGBaeLds7rrjc_4quTiPcj-sxPzC-K_Lp0FagLfV5ukFi7ehuYQwN1MdhK5w-m--9ExKJOCPmGRY7QlilQ5o591G1PHJhNsPx_VWecHZmrkjENHQyr4r0/s320/IMG_4001.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhv702LTUq6a8gd5qImERfulZPT6aiGU7NpWQ-OmBkd9-IOGLfRh6wXFWkNVO6tBhkkJNaEXWPORQ1FrXGir2acciFwD7FZZCCyi6FKB2vn6veVfa6EXhUHcRoohHS1GhWmsw9jqSN1C17HwG3RGjKYVD1njHCheaawOP3DPJy7lq-uTfxlmrWXXI82A/s4032/IMG_3995.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhv702LTUq6a8gd5qImERfulZPT6aiGU7NpWQ-OmBkd9-IOGLfRh6wXFWkNVO6tBhkkJNaEXWPORQ1FrXGir2acciFwD7FZZCCyi6FKB2vn6veVfa6EXhUHcRoohHS1GhWmsw9jqSN1C17HwG3RGjKYVD1njHCheaawOP3DPJy7lq-uTfxlmrWXXI82A/s320/IMG_3995.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Averson is in the middle of a whole identity evolution and dyed her hair purple this week. It is a VIBE and I love it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2frf_-qXDU4I0i3q1jqzo36LJIy4As0YHzV5hhwSjopygGmYmS95NIhZLjgecuDkZ2ixLtwfrvecuuaikPU-85vJLESdTf7ejTFLiAp1p7UQmsJB8p-h7AaL8C6bx7cnInOtGMz0R82W2mfgHmylWK4qYxBwgU5OsQZRHbStTuqODGAwr-HlU8_ILxPg/s3088/IMG_4111.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2frf_-qXDU4I0i3q1jqzo36LJIy4As0YHzV5hhwSjopygGmYmS95NIhZLjgecuDkZ2ixLtwfrvecuuaikPU-85vJLESdTf7ejTFLiAp1p7UQmsJB8p-h7AaL8C6bx7cnInOtGMz0R82W2mfgHmylWK4qYxBwgU5OsQZRHbStTuqODGAwr-HlU8_ILxPg/s320/IMG_4111.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the kittens! We are all obsessed. They're wild and so fun. They live most of their lives in Eli's room and he not-so-subtlely doubts our abilities to care for them as well as he can. Introductions to the hellbeasts is going slowly but no ones except me seems too worried about it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ABqUSGkP3vKUYS0eWr6zMQlTHiibLUZdYETIJdgn8bQNTZwg586TISARqv0_VHFcRbhOK_7gZS5gWOJ_0-J5xX7hfI24qQsFDX5ZbKPmU2W2U7yvZGXh-kcHpVT4X_V2jIuO7KqR4kXVgKiYUtHjz9Js6v83qmB65DjykDL1Ri1dUrZwnOaPv-ynfmw/s3088/IMG_4091.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ABqUSGkP3vKUYS0eWr6zMQlTHiibLUZdYETIJdgn8bQNTZwg586TISARqv0_VHFcRbhOK_7gZS5gWOJ_0-J5xX7hfI24qQsFDX5ZbKPmU2W2U7yvZGXh-kcHpVT4X_V2jIuO7KqR4kXVgKiYUtHjz9Js6v83qmB65DjykDL1Ri1dUrZwnOaPv-ynfmw/s320/IMG_4091.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ_ak6uFjLhwR11ANYS1qiGX9uJLEBXao5-JGzDYHNW84Wk3Tag6DlfU0XurCFqsB9NhJEcklmX6JQkWi2xRTsUV9PN039RQsNwTFIVp9eCiN28UDVaPyEzogunS6dzkfoo_HSftDfTyb3CmSpswRCoBR5W05hykM8-D8wUARpL_DnE8FCl1y0hgK74w/s4032/IMG_3970.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ_ak6uFjLhwR11ANYS1qiGX9uJLEBXao5-JGzDYHNW84Wk3Tag6DlfU0XurCFqsB9NhJEcklmX6JQkWi2xRTsUV9PN039RQsNwTFIVp9eCiN28UDVaPyEzogunS6dzkfoo_HSftDfTyb3CmSpswRCoBR5W05hykM8-D8wUARpL_DnE8FCl1y0hgK74w/s320/IMG_3970.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLool0l01b1rUIZMcQIbEpUQynXXw9JNP0WNeUM-NN-ruXdoZtEivWb33YyM0jrSFvqCPFaIxu3bahnPZyTzitAI8dWZe5ti27Wwt9dzuM5TPgD9LofNRXW6xJ1LuVFNtGoMLM6XHVtXtdkedL3sc1v9CO5gEVONzKatqWe_hxMSd_JJm0SX9D7_KnnwU/s4032/IMG_3957.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLool0l01b1rUIZMcQIbEpUQynXXw9JNP0WNeUM-NN-ruXdoZtEivWb33YyM0jrSFvqCPFaIxu3bahnPZyTzitAI8dWZe5ti27Wwt9dzuM5TPgD9LofNRXW6xJ1LuVFNtGoMLM6XHVtXtdkedL3sc1v9CO5gEVONzKatqWe_hxMSd_JJm0SX9D7_KnnwU/s320/IMG_3957.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOF3gDeWVadl2-s2eELKB8ziMGEstw2yvMVrB4v3-zaWVGevoKiaMd5saT-0Tkra63b7FOVGnSLXbKxWDU_XMWLiYgtYvwJoTAWzflbdk7cih8SgEzhr9l3YFgB02Y8cez7duImTkedGyXHObgvHX-g1HDHxHfUnHJqDcIb04kRby2ks2jGMY7GU1Gyw/s4032/IMG_3939.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOF3gDeWVadl2-s2eELKB8ziMGEstw2yvMVrB4v3-zaWVGevoKiaMd5saT-0Tkra63b7FOVGnSLXbKxWDU_XMWLiYgtYvwJoTAWzflbdk7cih8SgEzhr9l3YFgB02Y8cez7duImTkedGyXHObgvHX-g1HDHxHfUnHJqDcIb04kRby2ks2jGMY7GU1Gyw/s320/IMG_3939.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of summer looks like more of the same. Eli is planning a lake day for his birthday this weekend and we're doing a lot of grilling and swimming in the pool. C and Eli are doing a couple of classes on-line and Eli is trying to get a fast food job <span style="text-align: left;">but other than that we dropped the ball on camps or any other structured activities so we're partying like it's 1986!</span></div> <p></p>Chiconkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com1