Baby Curls For A Little Longer

Both of my babies were born with lots of hair. So fun! Katherine was 4 years old when she had her first haircut and then only because the ends looked so bad.


Charlie's hair has been eventful this year. He was born with a beautiful head of dark hair.

However, most of it fell out at 3 months old.


The curls on the top of his head down the back did not fall out. Surprisingly, hair grew back quite a bit lighter in color.


I was able to style it with hair gel into a mo-hawk for months but lately it's grown too long. It just kind of flops over.


I can't bear to cut off the last of the little curls, yet. I've been told twice now that he needs a haircut. This just makes me more stubborn in putting it off. My new strategy is to try different products to create an "Edward" look.

I know it's a hard style for a 1 year old to pull off but I'm going to try it anyway!

My What Sparkling Toilets You Have!

Why thank you Edward! I have been battling inherited hard water stains. Clearly the previous owners never found the answer or just gave up to this unsightly problem. I've read all kinds of hints and products about getting rid of the ring left by the water in the toilet.

Here's what I learned:
1. The best way to empty the bowl for cleaning is to pour a bucket of water into it. Somehow the toilet flushes itself and does not refill. It was quite magical! Beware of squatting in front of the toilet after you've cleaned and then flush. I was splashed several times when the water gurgled up. Sometimes I can be a slow learner.
2. My 1st try to get rid of the hard water stain was with a product called "The Works" which claims to get rid of lime, rust, and hard water stains, not so. The Works bottle is now in a bag destined to be returned to Target.
3. Second try was pouring a 2 liter of cola into the drained toilet bowl and waiting for a couple of hours then scrubbing. This did lighten the ring but it's still very much there. Lucky for me the 2 liter was a free Pepsi from Domino's Pizza. We're Coke fans around here.
4. Third try involved pouring Borax onto the ring and letting it sit for 30 minutes then scrubbing. Again the ring is getting slightly lighter in color but it's still there mocking my efforts.
5. Fourth try was spraying "Oven Off" on the ring and letting it sit for 30 minutes. I actually let it sit for 45 because I forgot about it. Nothing happened. Nothing.
6. Fifth try was using a product called "Bar Keeper's Friend" that is in a Comet like can. Again I drained the toilet but had to scrub right away as per the directions. It came off! I couldn't believe it. The thickest part of the ring took quite a bit of elbow grease but it did come off.

What's up with the pictures you ask? I thought it in good taste not to share photos of my ring around the collar toilets or now sparkling toilets. And can you believe your eyes? Yes, this is Bella not looking whiny or bored.

Let's Be Honest

This posting has nothing to do with Edward Cullen, and I will NOT be doing another session of the 30 Day Shred. Was it that bad? No. But it's been 2 weeks since I've done it and I don't see myself turning it on again. If any of you would like to pick up the challenge I want to hear all about it! I made it to day 12 or was it 11? Surely I made it to day 11!?
Our evening got off to a bad start. Everyone got home at the same time only to discover our A/C was not working. While the hubby was twiddling with it I proceeded to make dinner. Usually I do not use the oven but I genuinely thought the air would come back on. It's been several stuffy hours and we are waiting on a call from the Home Warranty people. I think it's going to be a long night. We should really go to the Dairy Queen.

Day 6&7

This post has nothing to do with Edward Cullen from Twilight. I was just thinking about my mother in-law and thought of her love, Edward. And I couldn't post without a picture.
This post is really to let you know that I haven't slacked off the exercising. I've made it through one week of the 30 Day Shred! Day 1 was difficult. Day 2 was even worse. But each day after I was able to do a little bit more. Jillian said you would feel a difference with endurance by the end of a week and she's right. Now I have only been doing Level 1 and following Anita for beginners. I might try Level 2 in the next few days just out of boredom. I can just about say Jillian's dialogue word for word. Only 23 more times to go!
For inspiration go to this woman's blog,365exercise.blogspot.com . She promised she would exercise everyday for an entire year. You must scroll down to June 1 to see her January-June photos. Way to go Melissa!