Clearance kitty with bonus toes, one eye and a lopped off ear has had absolutely no problems adjusting to life in our house. Aside from inching closer and closer to Cody’s face in the middle of the night as he sleeps, clearance kitty has been a rescue kitty dream come true, well, he’s kind of whiny and likes food more than he likes air and sunshine combined…but other than that? Super cool cat.

Full price kitty with no apparent problems at the time of adoption ends up being allergic to…get this…food.

Cody’s exact text reply to this discovery was “Well, nice knowing you Percy.”

He’s started on a hypoallergenic elimination diet after two rounds of antibiotics and steroid shots for feline eosinophilic granuloma complex.

Translation: Kitty now eats a gluten free, near raw food diet at $40 a bag after two enormous wounds, two $40 antibiotic shots, two $50 steroid shots and two $70 vet visits.

Seriously, his food is made from duck, turkey, fish, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, and cranberries.

He’s one pumpkin pie short of Thanksgiving dinner twice a day, everyday.

Since we’re not entirely sure what it is he’s allergic to (most likely the grain) clearance kitty has to eat the same food as full price kitty so full price kitty doesn’t get some of clearance kitty’s grain infused food.

As of right now the cats and the baby eat better than the rest of us, but that’s mostly because the rest of us like Oreos so much.

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Want to know what I love besides my ridiculous cats with their ridiculous quirks and Oreos?

These two.

I mean, seriously. You could dip yourself in syrup and roll around in sugar and still not beat the sweetness.

(Besides, my cat would probably be allergic to you anyway.)

monday.

tuesday.

wednesday.

thursday.

friday.

saturday.

This week was spent super busy with work, the Super Bowl and vacation preparations (v!a!c!a!t!i!o!n!)

Vivi is thismuchcloser to crawling, Addie is thismuchcloser to asking a thousand questions a day rather than her usual 500 and Cody is the best husband ever.

The weather was lovely, I had super amazing cheeseburger last night, I was within shouting distance of Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp and I’ve got plenty of snacks for tomorrow.

Here’s to week six.

xo

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the fourth seven days

the third seven days.

the second seven days.

the first seven days.

• So I took this photo of myself to stick it to the beauty magazines that tell us that everyone has a flat tight tummy. Lies. All of it. Take comfort, most of us look like the dozen women who submitted photos of their postpartum bellies as well.

• That photo of Emily's baby on a bookshelf? It kind of went berserk on Pinterest. Who knew so many people would be SO OPINIONATED? (and mean!)

• I took pictures of my baby sitting on a mirror. They're pretty cute. Have a look see.

• A few of my favorite beauty products, including a ninja mask.

• My feet voted on the 8 worst toys to step on. My feet demand a vacation.

• What do you remember most from childhood road trips? For me it's the nauseating smell of the picnic basket.

• More photos from Vivi's first piano lesson from Addie. (AWW!)

1. Die hard football fans. (Cody)
2. Those who like to watch the commercials. (Me)
3. Those who could care less and hey! Who ate the last of the chips and dip? (Addie)

To say I have been deeply entrenched in Super Bowl festivities would be an understatement.

Indianapolis wanted this year’s Super Bowl to be the most socially connected game in history, and I think we’ve been doing a pretty good job.

Social media has changed the way we do things, read things, buy things, learn things and see things.

Downy sent me a container of their new Unstopables last year after BlogHer and it’s changed laundry for me. I’m a sucker for fresh tasty smelling laundry and thanks to these little pearls of scent I can now have delicious smelling laundry that lasts. Getting into sheets that have been washed in Unstopables? Dude. Jeans washed with Unstopables? They still smell good after wearing them a couple of times. Sweatshirts washed in Unstopables? I wish I could hug myself.

Back to the Super Bowl, social media and what Downy has to do with all of this…

Downy Unstopables will star in their own commercial with Amy Sedaris and Mean Joe Green inspired by an old Coke Super Bowl commercial. I showed it to Cody last night and he laughed. (Maybe it’s because he’s been softened by Unstopables as well. He always smells really good.) During the actual game Downy will be giving away samples and gift certificates to their twitter followers when they tweet @Downy with the hashtag #TouchDowny after a touchdown by either team.

Don’t care about the game but like good smelling laundry? May as well win some Unstopables for yourself.

Only like the commercials? Listen for the cheers or jeers from the other room during the game so you know when to tweet @Downy with the hashtag #TouchDowny

Love the game AND good smelling laundry? Who’s the winner now? (YOU.)

Check out the commercial before it airs on Sunday, follow Downy and get ready to win with every touchdown (#touchdowny.)

DISCLOSURE: A special thanks to Downy for sponsoring this post and providing me with Downy product. Seriously, come smell my laundry sometime. As always, all opinions are my own.

The part that is broken? A $40 UV filter.

I have one on every lens I own.

You should too.

Because $40 is far less money than $1,200.

I also learned that when it comes to getting a broken lens filter off entrust it to someone who is either A) a professional or B) not emotionally attached to the lens but still values its importance.

I sat across the table from Cody as the most horrible noises known to my ears came from him breaking and prying off the filter. It’s a barbaric process no camera owner should have to witness but take heart that when it is all over your actual lens is still in one piece, unscratched and unscathed.

It took at least an hour for my pulse to slow down.

The guy at the camera store is not trying to steal your money when he suggests a lens filter (UV or skylight is all you need…nothing fancy.) Don’t make me send my mom after you, she’s the one who scolded told me about them in the first place. You can find some for $10 and some for $100. The size you need will be printed on the inside of your lens cap. The one above is a 77 mm.

Lens filters.

Don’t leave home without them.

I love it here.

Here’s to hoping this is the best Super Bowl ever. (Aside from the fact that Tebow isn’t in it.)

monday.

tuesday.

wednesday.

thursday.

friday.

saturday.

The weather wasn’t as cooperative this week.

The baby didn’t feel well for most of it.

But it was still a week full of an awful lot of lovely.

the third seven days.

the second seven days.

the first seven days.

• I taught Addie the importance of the 24 hour diner in her life.

• A girl and her furry brown cat.

• It's so lice to see you go! (Alternately titled, the extremes we went to in order to rid our life of lice.)

• How to prepare your child for getting lost. (Because like it or not, they're going to get lost at some point.)

• Photographing a child in CONSTANT MOTION. It isn't always pretty, but it sure is accurate.

• Ever have one of those days where you wished you could just CTRL+ALT+Z your entire life? Me too.

• Take comfort, that starlet probably has spit up in her Spanx.

• Vivi's 3rd week in 7 more photos.

• Peri Bottle vs. Giant Mug with Bendy Straw. Who wins?

• Cody jumped into the shower fully clothed. Find out why we both cried 'uncle' Monday night.

• Looking for a new product to replace California Baby? Why I'm brand loyal to Dolphin Organics.