In November 2008, Sean and I purchased our very first house, and we’ve been slowly turning it into a “home” ever since – finding a way to work our tastes (Pottery Barn) into our budget (Walmart).

Thus far, it’s been a lot of paint color changes (did I mention one of the guest rooms was neon orange when we moved in?). This past November, however, we took a week long “stay-cation” and decided to try our hands at some much larger projects. Despite the fact we can barely hang frames, we decided to ditch the downstairs carpeting, upgrade a few light fixtures, put up a photo gallery wall, install a chair rail, change some couch covers and install higher baseboards through the entire downstairs. PHEW.

So, welcome to my downstairs

My husband is one of those people who can fall into a deep sleep within seconds of walking anywhere near the bed, and he’s also one of those people who can sleep through anything. He’s even been known to have a conversation with you, in his sleep, that he doesn’t recall at all the next morning (I have a totally unclassy story about how I learned that back when we were dating, but I digress…).

Last night, about an hour after we went to bed and I’m nearly asleep, we had this conversation:

Sean: There’s CAT PEE in here!

Me: What?

Sean: There’s CAT PEE.

Me: What?! Where? In the bed?!

Sean: Huh?

Me: Where is the cat pee?

Sean: What?

Me: … Are you awake right now?

Sean: No.

Me: Ahh, okay. Goodnight.

And so is our lives… When I told him this morning, he was most surprised he answered that he wasn’t awake, LOL.

MyBodyGallery.com: A collection of real womens photos, search-able by several factors (height, weight, body shape) to help people get a healthier grasp of what people really look like, and how they can differ, even when they’re the same measurements.

Saving a Humpback Whale: A wonderful video of bio-tourists who come across a young Humpback whale entangled in a fishing net. They free her, and her joy at being saved will make you need a tissue – so stay until the end!

Pet Treat Recall: If you own dogs, chances are you’ve purchased these. While not an official recall, the death total now is 17 pets. Let’s put off these until the all-clear!

New Spanking Study: As an advocate to “use our words” and show children, via our own actions, that even the toughest situations can be talked through and assigned consequences without needing to physically vent our frustration, I’m happy to see longer term studies being done.

We Like the Moon: Because if my posting the “song that never ends” on Facebook wasn’t enough to annoy you – remember this gem? (I not-so-secretly still love it)

I had an easy-peasy 29th birthday by spending the day with Sean doing something other than errands (ah, married life…). We enjoyed ”The Woman in Black” – which made me want to re-read Harry Potter – went to the mall and went out to dinner.

After discovering the boys will chase a laser pen, we ended up ordering other colors in an attempt to find a color on the light spectrum Emmie could see, to no avail. I now own many colors of laser pens and my backyard looks like a sweet rave party every night as we watch the boys run around after them all. (OONTZ, OONTZ, OONTZ…)

I reworked our monthly budget to be a little tighter while still allowing for fun, and was reminded that I find crunching numbers and Excel spreadsheets as relaxing as normal people find bubble baths and yoga.

We are getting a wee bit too addicted to shows on A&E – namely, anything that ends in “wars.” Shipping Wars, Storage Wars, you get the idea.

I decided to join The Rest of the Female Race and finally watched “Sex & the City” – all six seasons – and have to say… damnnit, I loved it. I didn’t even dislike Miranda, who I was sure I would loathe.

I’m working on cleaning up this blog to be less STUFFINYOURFACE and just a blog again. A place to write even the least important of things and just enjoy myself.