Adventures in La La Land

Well folks, it's Saturday again. Or should I say . . . Caturday?  I'm hilarious. 1. This week I only had to work three days instead of four and it was glorious. Lucy had to get a tooth pulled on Wednesday, and it didn't make sense for me to go into work for just three hours so I took the whole day off. With my time off I've been watching training videos to become a buyer at Once Upon a Child. It's quite the involved process and took a good chunk of time. I had to laugh when this slide came up:  Remember the meme I just shared last week? 2. Want to see something gross? (That's Lena giving the thumbs up. My hands aren't that  small.) I woke up one day last week with a ton of spider bites. These ones on the back of my arm look the worst, but I also have a cluster in my armpit and some on my chest. They itch so bad , and it's been at least ten days since I got them!  I just don't understand what happened while I was sleeping. One spider just munched his

I didn't post last weekend because I didn't feel like I had anything to say . . . which also rings true this week, so I'll see what I can come up with . . . 1. In good news, I feel like I'm settling into my new work schedule, and the work/life balance has been a little more bearable. Although I did only make dinner once this week . . . maybe once soccer is over, I'll put in more of an effort. That's another month at least - and birthday month, at that. So I'm off the hook. 😜 2. Let's see. What else have you missed? We've enjoyed a few fun fall events, like the school carnival and Apple Fest in town.  Half dalmation, half cat Lena with a new look-alike friend 3. I'm never one to get excited about fall, but I do love our small town's fall events. It makes me feel like I'm living in Stars Hollow (from Gilmore Girls for you uneducated few). One thing my kids look forward to every year is the hay bale decorating contest (you might be a redne