Starting from (Mrs) Scratch

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15
May

Brush-a Brush-a Brush-a

This momma was SO proud of Miss Scratch at a recent visit to the dentist. I mean nobody normal likes the dentist. You go and tolerate it…or sometimes you just don’t go. But…I have to start the kids off on the right foot…so I took Miss Scratch for her second appointment a couple weeks ago.

At her first appointment, they just counted her teeth and looked them all over. Not bad, right? Wrong…it went horribly. She was screaming and we had to hold her down. I anticipated this visit to be the same. Both in what they did and her reaction.

Not so though. To either. Right off the bat they had her sit in the chair. by herself. (cue…my nervousness). The dentist examined her teeth with a pick and mirror. Then the hygienist “tickled” her teeth (cleaned), flossed, and painted on Fluoride. Don’t get me wrong…Miss Scratch didn’t tolerate everything. She didn’t like the water or sucker thing and she didn’t like the painting (it was sticky and probably horrible tasting), but other than that…no crying, no screaming, nothing. She just laid there and watched Strawberry Shortcake in her cool glasses.

Scratch Jr, on the other had, was very tense and anxious during the visit. Not because he was being seen by the dentist. He wasn’t. But because he didn’t like what his sister was going through. lol…I guess she does kinda look like something bad is happening. Anyway, he only calmed when she was finishing up and I was holding him where he could see her completely. Awww. Brotherly love.

-J

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29
Apr

A Personal Shopper, yes please!

So, I actually meant to blog about this a LONG time ago…but I forgot. But I was reading another favorite blog, A Sorta Fairytale and she reminded me.

     So, have you heard of Stitch Fix? It’s kinda awesome. It’s like your own personal shopper. You sign up for a “fix” as often as you like and a specific day you want it delivered and they send you 5 articles of clothing for you to try on. When you sign up for your “fix”, you fill out this profile that includes sizes you wear and shows you pictures of different styles so you can say what you like and don’t like. You can also specifically say what you would want them to send, i.e. no pants or only work attire. It’s $20 for a “fix” and if you decide to keep anything that $20 goes toward your purchase and you don’t pay for shipping back on what you don’t keep. If you buy everything, you save 25% off the total, and if you return it all, all you lose on in the $20. But I’ve gotten one fix and there were multiple things I wanted to keep. And every other blogger that I’ve read having gotten the fixes has also kept at least one piece…so I feel the risk is fairly low.

Also, if you give the stylists specific feedback on your returns, I’ve heard that they get better and better…getting more and more closer to your tastes and sizes.

I really liked it because I wanted to get out of my box of tees and jeans. Whenever I go shopping I always end up with the same things. I thought if I told someone else the style I was going for…they might be able to help me with my problem.

Anyway, here are pictures of what they sent me. Sorry about the flash and horrible pictures. :) Three shirts, one dress, and one pair of earrings.

Item #1: Coral Long Sleeve shirt



I loved the color, but wasn’t really looking for a long sleeve shirt.

Item #2: Ivory Long Sleeve Tunic

So, it was too big. And unfortunately because everything is so specialized you really can’t exchange for a different size. Also, at the time I really didn’t like this on me. Funny thing…about two months ago I went out and bought almost the exact same thing (in my size). I’ve always said that I am about 6 months-a year behind the fashion trends. This is soooo true. I got this “fix” back in Sept 2012 ( I know I forgot to blog about it for a long time. lol) Anyway…if it had been the right size I probably still wouldn’t have kept it…but I should have because 6 months later I would have loved it. lol.

Item #3: Black tight dress, jersey material, and ruching (sp?) in the front.

I actually had really high hopes for this dress. I love it straight out of the box. Thought it would be really flattering with the ruching. But then I put it on and it was tight in all the wrong places and it was very disappointing. No pictures…it looked bad. lol

Item #4: Chartreuse Tank Top with cutouts in front and a very pretty back.

I actually REALLY loved this shirt. Like Really. I wanted it sooo bad. But. I’m cheap. lol

Item # 5. A pair of black beaded hoop earrings.

No picture of the earrings. I actually really liked them. I was kinda bummed though because they were broken. I figured since they are not size based…maybe I could exchange them for a non broken pair. But no such luck. So, I kept them and they credited me for the $20 so I could get them fixed. Pretty sweet, huh???

Anyway, back to #4…If there was one negative this about Stitch Fix, in my lowly opinion, it’s the price. Here’s the thing. For those that shop at Nordstoms or other pricier places…the price is probably fine for you. I, however, tend shop at Target, Old Navy, Express, and Buckle. So…$75 for a shirt is a little too much for me. The website says that their average price point is $75. I found that to be true. Both the long sleeve shirts were in the $90s. The dress was in the $50s, the green tank was in the $70s, and the earrings were in the $30s.

In the end, I sent everything but the earrings back….no harm, no foul.

Weird thing…I know the price is a little high (although you can choose your price point when you answer the preliminary survey), but I REALLY want another “fix”. It’s so much fun to get the surprise package in the mail. You have no idea what it will be, but you get to play dress up and find some really cute things. I’m sure I’ll try it again in the future…and when I do, I promise to not take almost 8 months to report back on it.

If you decide to try Stitch Fix…or have tried it before, let me know…I would love to see your fixes.

-J

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22
Apr

He loves me…he loves me not.

via wallpapersdb.org

So, of course I know that Scratch loves me. I’ve discussed it here before.

That said, it’s nice to be blatantly reminded every now and then. So, how did Scratch remind me just how much he loves me?

Sunday afternoon he reminded me that the Hallmark movie that I’d wanted to see (that I’d forgotten all about) was going to be on TV that night and we set the TV to send me a reminder.

Isn’t that so sweet? Even with the NBA playoffs on tv. Oh and it was his birthday weekend too…so that’s even sweeter, huh?

That said, he did go in the other room and watch the aforementioned playoffs. But I got watch my movie too. Win Win!

Happy Belated Birthday, Scratch!

-J

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5
Apr

I met a celebrity

Ok…so maybe she’s not a celebrity yet. But she will be. She’s been on numerous tv interviews, has an awesome blog, and has a new book that’s #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers. Pretty impressive, huh?

Last night, my friend T and I went to a book signing by Jenny Lawson. She is better known as The Bloggess. Her new book is called Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) and while I haven’t read it yet…I am sure it’s going to be hilarious. Just like her. Speaking of reading…what’s the deal with that? Are you supposed to have read the book prior to getting it signed? I assumed that I was supposed to get the book there, at the store she was signing…therefore it would have been impossible for me to read it before hand. Unless I was a genius speed reader…which let’s face it. I. am. not. Anyway, I was just curious what protocol was seeing as this was my first ever book signing.

Yep. Just me and the Bloggess

Back to The Bloggess. She’s a blogger and her blog is super funny. Like really laugh out loud funny. Like I shouldn’t read it at work since I laugh so hard and people wonder what I’m doing. “Dude…I’m on lunch!” She is also sooo sweet and down to earth.

Anyway…go check her blog. You won’t regret it. I mean…how could you when she hangs this on her wall?

via The Bloggess

She bought and decorated a coyote head for her wall. And named her Penelope. And this is not her only “pet”. Intriguing, huh? lolGo check her out.

Oh and I haven’t read the book yet. obvi. So, I can’t actually review it, but she read a chapter from it last night and it was hilarious. My friend T, who had never heard of the Bloggess before even thought she was funny. I can’t wait to read the rest of it.

-J

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4
Apr

To the Rescue…

Last weekend the kids were invited to a friend’s daughter’s 3rd birthday Superhero Party. The kids even got to pick out what cape color they wanted. ~~I was~~ The kids were very excited.

Well…long story short, Scratch Jr got pink eye on Friday. Bummer, huh? He was contagious and couldn’t go to the party. I was really sad. Yes, me…let’s just face it…he didn’t know any different. lol.

Anywho…Miss Scratch went with daddy and she had a lot of fun once she broke out of her obligatory shyness shell. Scratch took pictures on his phone for me, since I was so bummed not to be there. They were just too cute not to share.

-J

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2
Apr

Circus Party- Mmm…cake

What is a birthday without a huge cake for the birthday boy? Not my kinda party!!

Let me explain how this went and what I learned.

-Put Scratch Jr in highchair. He knows that means food. But we weren’t ready since the wind kept blowing out the candle. Cue crying!

-Forget the candle and bring the cake to Dom. Cue stop crying.

-Present Cake and wait for Scratch Jr to make a move…waiting….waiting. The kid has no idea what this is. (By the way…see what I mean about the cake being a Monet? bwhahahahaha)

-Put some cake in Scratch Jr’s mouth.

-Wait a few minutes to see if he makes a move for more. Nope? Dig my hands in and put some on the tray.

-Watch him enjoy eating it off the tray.

-Maybe this stuff is good??

-Auntie Angy moves in closer…a little suspicion on the part of Scratch Jr.

-Auntie Angy doesn’t think Scratch Jr is messy enough. So, she sticks the cake in his face. I don’t think he took it too well.

Apparently, he doesn’t like to get dirty.

Some Misc. pictures

-Ok time to get down and get cleaned up.

What I learned is that my son does not like to get dirty/messy. Interesting for a boy, huh? Guess we’ll have to see what the future holds.

That concludes our Circus Party. Hope you ~~didn’t fall asleep~~ enjoyed it. Sorry for the picture overload.

-J

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1
Apr

Circus Party- So Thankful

We last left off with showing all the amazing friends and family the came ans celebrated with Scratch Jr. Well, those folks were so generous and brought so many great things for him too. He (and Miss Scratch) play with all of his new toys on the daily.

                                   Checkin’ out the cool golf set.

                                         Whoa…cool truck!!

                       Taking a break to check out the ladies.

                                 Sure. You can help sister.

                           Thanks! Why don’t I just take over?

                     Sounds like a plan…this stuff is exhausting.

Next Up- Cake Smash

-J

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29
Mar

Circus Party: Part Deux

Continuing on with the birthday pictures is the actual guests…cause those really are the important part.

Friends and Family

We had such a great turn out for Scratch Jr’s party. Lots of people and lots of kids. It was great! Special Thanks and Shout Out to my Aunt Diane and Grandma who saved the Nacho Cheese from me. lol…Yeah. I don’t know how to cook. Not even Nacho Cheese. :)

So, obvi there was me, Scratch, Scratch Jr, and Miss Scratch

In the background, you can see the enormous Circus Tent Cake I make for Scratch Jr. Let’s just say…it’s a Monet. Looks WAY better from far away.

There was also family…

Moocher moochin’ fruit

And there were friends…

Next Up- Presents and Cake Smash

-J

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28
Mar

Ladies and Gentleman

Welcome to Scratch Jr’s 1st Circus Birthday Celebration!

Yeah…I’m a little late in posting. Say…a month and a half late. Mom fail!

But…my buddy (aka Scratch Jr) turned 1 in February and we celebrated with a Circus themed party.

There’s aren’t too many pictures because a) Scratch and I were busy hosting, b) or holding Scratch Jr (since he’s still really attached to us), or c) we’re not the best photographers…so half the pictures look terrible. :) Enjoy!

First up: Decorations and Food

The party started at 2pm, which meant it was in between lunch and dinner. We had a Nacho Bar outside, along with a popcorn buffet (caramel, cheese, and butter flavored), and fruit salad.

Inside was all the sweets because you know that’s why you go to the circus, amiright? So, we had oreo balls, mini caramel apples, cupcakes, toffee chip cookies, cotton candy, chocolate mustaches and candy lips, gumballs, licorice, and marshmallows.

                   Homemade Buttercream Icing= deliciousness

Prize table for the kids because besides food, the next bets things are prizes.

We also had a photo op…which only a couple people (including myself and excluding the birthday boy) took advantage of.

                                Miss Scratch and Auntie Angy

                          Me, Cousin K, and a very tiny Cousin T

                                           Ok…there’s Cousin T

We also had an animal mask making table set up. All the kids seemed to like that as well. We had quite a few lions and monkeys on our hands. Did I get a picture though? Of course not! :(

                           Cousins making masks together

Next Up: Friends, Family, Presents and Cake Smash.

-J

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25
Mar

Because apparently biting is funny.

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I'm newly married to an amazing guy, Scratch. We have a baby girl, Miss Scratch who's quite the handful. I'm an engineer and very OCD about things. I love being a wife and mom, my dog (Bella), shopping, playing poker, and the Twilight Series.