Yeah, it’s been a busy few days. Or rather, a busy few weeks. Turmoil and upheaval have been the name of the game and that’s not exactly ideal conditions for blog posting. That and the god-awful cold I’ve been sporting for two weeks or whatever now and I’M SO SICK OF BEING SICK IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY. (As I was typing that I had a monster coughing fit that I was sure was going to eventually produce a LUNG and now have tears streaming down my face from the whole event. GAH.) So busy? Check. Upheaval? Check. Sick? Check check check (one for each toddler and me included).
Wanna see some mid-upheaval pics?
Not pictured: installation of the range top hood/microwave from last night. Or the putting together of the various consoles and media cabinets to contain the media in the first picture above. It’s a lot better now, but still not 100% taken care of. The dusty tv on the floor has since been sold on Craigslist (we dusted it first of course). The old entertainment center remains, sitting out of the way in front of the china cabinet, waiting for Kile’s co-worker to claim it. The dvds are stashed but the old VHS movies need to find new homes. So yeah. A lot of upheaval.
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Speaking of all these changes and purchases… I’m really so happy with it. Our new TV is just amazing. I have also discovered the wonderfulness of Netflix and their instant streaming feature. We’re getting it through the new blu ray player and OMG. I didn’t know such a wondrous thing existed! And, frankly, it makes our OnDemand look like crap. Which it isn’t. But there are so many awesome movies available to us now, just a click of the remote away! The other night? We watched “Somewhere in Time”. YES, REALLY.
I can die happy now.
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Which reminds me, I had the WEIRDEST dream the other night. And when I told Kile about it, he cracked up because I am insane and only I would think crap like this up. I had a dream that we found out I had cancer. And apparently it was pretty bad and the doctor wanted to put me down. Yes, like a sick dog. And this was just accepted as what you do in my dream, though when we told people, I had this thought like, “Really? Like a dog? Oooookay…” I wasn’t too upset about it, which is also weird. But yeah. I woke up and was marveling at the weird crap my fever-addled brain comes up with sometimes. I mean… dang. That’s totally out of left field, is it not??
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I’m happy to announce that all family members now own a pair of Sketchers shoes. Kile completely loves this brand and he got two pairs back after Christmas with some Christmas gift money, taking advantage of a completely awesome sale. I think it was basically 2 for 1 or something? Anyhow. Harry has had Sketchers for a while because they’re the only shoes that even try to withstand the abuse he piles upon them. He can actually OUTGROW them before they fall apart. Score!
Kile wanted to get the little ones some new shoes so we stopped in this last weekend. Now, I should mention that Liam is basically a clone of his father and has a mad affection for Sketchers. It was one of his first words, even. I’m not even remotely kidding. He had a pair of Sketchers sandles last summer and he has been trying to convince us to let him wear them all winter long too. So now he has his very own pair of Sketchers sneakers. And whenever he wears them, I catch him staring at them for long periods of time, studying the details and fawning over them. He LOVES them. I fear what will happen should we ever want to put another pair of shoes on him. Shudder.
For Evie, we got an AWESOME deal. They were having a sale on kids boots, which is kind of obscure. And they didn’t have much left in Evie’s size. But we found a pair of Ugg-style boots a size up from what she wears that fit great. And after the discount they were $12. TWELVE. BUCKS. That’s awesome. And apparently she’s a Sketchers fan too because she stares at the sparkles on them all the time when she’s wearing them. The first day, when I was getting her ready for bed, I took them off and you should have SEEN THE FIT she threw. I feared for my life.
Girl likes her boots. Just like her mama. 
Kile let me get a pair too, so I got some athletic style shoes (no, not the ones that are supposed to tone up your butt) and I wore them the other day while we ran errands and they are SO AWESOME. I think we’re all believers now. Which is a shame because Sketchers are generally not terribly cheap shoes and I am a cheap person.
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I *think* we’re going to Elko this weekend. Kile has been sketchy on the details to me. I think because he knows that I am loathe to leave behind my new TV. And, yes I am. It will be hard. Tears might be shed.
But then I think of how nice it would be to see everyone out there. And I even think of all the knitting I could get done in the car to and from. And I guess it’s not so bad.
But I sure am going to miss that TV.
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I think I had other stuff I wanted to say but now I’ve completely forgotten. I blame the phlegm. And the sound of Liam banging around as he wakes up upstairs and the knowledge that I have to go get him and unleash him upon poor Evie who doesn’t deserve a brother as mean to her as he is. But that’s life, eh?
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
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Well, I looked at those ‘tone your butt’ sketchers, and they’re a little funny looking, I think. Plus I don’t want to pay more than $100 for sneakers. I’ve been trying to hunt down the Reebok version, but can’t find them.
And I can’t watch Somewhere in Time without bawling my eyes out. You are brave for watching.
Oh, and I just want to say that if someone even thinks of putting you down like a dog, they are in for some serious trouble.