A few of my blog friends have been doing this meme for awhile. I take a lot of photos with my iphone but no one ever sees them so I figured, hey, why not?! Hopefully I’ll be better at remembering which photos were taken on what day. But I can promise nothing.
Progress is being made in different rooms of our new house. Sloooow progress. Here’s a sneak peek of the boy’s new colorful playroom!
The first coat of orange paint is up in Landon’s room. I’m gonna be honest and say that I’m not sure orange was the best choice. My nose was pretty scrunched up as I painted. But for the love of all that is holy, I’m gonna press on (possibly while wearing sunglasses), finish the second coat and hope it grows on me. For the record? Landon loves it.
The boys continue to surprise me with their new cool places they find to play. This precipitated a trip to the babies r us safety section. Good times.
Hello, lovahs. Our new washer/dryer set arrived. Not only does it clean clothes. But it is super pretty and makes cool sounds when it’s done. It also has a cold water sanitize setting that uses 92% less energy. This wanna-be crunchy mama is happy!
Severe weather including multiple tornado warnings managed to scare the shit out of everyone in our city and the Midwest as a whole. I am still having trouble accepting that a town two hours south of us was ripped to shreds. Word that a 16-month-old little boy was killed had me breaking down at work. I have hugged my kids a little tighter this week that is for sure.
It was nice to see a rainbow at the end of the week.
I met some wonderful bloggers from kansas city on Friday! I was chosen for a wendy’s promotion and it ended up being really fun to meet some local moms who blog (more on this tomorrow!).
We celebrated my dad’s retirement from teaching at a classic Kansas City restaurant called The Majestic. A live jazz band played including a cornet player, which just happens to be my dad’s instrument! Perfect. The steak was freaking amazeballs.
Then it was off to the AMC theater movie suites. I had never been here before but it was awesome! We sat in huge leather recliners and I got to put my feet up the whole movie! Also? Hangover 2 is hilariously inappropriate. Two thumbs up!
The next day the brigs and I weren’t feeling well. We had a wave of the vomits come through our household this past week. First Naaman, then Landon & lastly me and the Brigs. Thank the Lord it was short-lived so we can enjoy the rest of our long holiday weekend.
p.s. who knows how to get the smell of barf out of carpet? Please and thanks.
Did you take any photos on your phone this week? Well then, link up silly!
I think I may just be the “pro” of cleaning vomit off of carpet…something I never thought I’d be proud to say!
Anyhow, oxiclean spray is our saving grace.
Spray it and let it set for about 20 minutes. Spray it enough to make it pretty wet. Take a rag and just give it all the elbrow grease you can.
If that doesn’t work, try making a solution of Tide (or another smell-good detergent) and water and let it sit for a while before drying up with a towel.
Hope that helps!
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Wow, what a week of ups and downs. And yah for finally linking up! These are my favorite posts to do and to read. I can’t wait to see the boy’s playroom – it looks great!
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interesting idea for a post. I take pictures with my phone pretty much all day so I can email them easily to Nathan.
That theater sounds awesome! Perfect for a night you splurge on a babysitter.
Also Nathan would sigh with delight at that picture of a rainbow over Taco Bell. Gasp! I bet Naaman approved as well
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I’m from the iphone blog hop! I just can’t imagine how scary it must be to live with tornado warnings. I’m so safe over here in Sweden:) Sorry about the vomit spree… sounds awful. Hope it’s all over now, and enjoy your week!
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yay for linking up! i am loving the nursery progress & i may or may not be completely jealous over your washer & dryer! they’re gorgeous.
(ps: my high school self would die if i she knew i was describing a washer & dryer as gorgeous! sigh.)
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Oh no you got it? I am sorry to hear that…blah! Love the W & D!! Super nice!!! Also, love that the boys have new spots to play…so funny!
I have a Little Green Machine… very highly recommend getting one since you have carpet and little boys.
Best cleaning strategy I’ve discovered for the nasties (works on doggie accidents too) is sprinkle with baking soda, then pour on a bunch of white vinegar, watch it bubble up, then scrub and suck it outta there wtih the Little Green. You can follow up with a water rinse, or whatever you like. 
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Thanks, Kim! I have been wanting one of those things for awhile now!
I love this post so much! Such a great little peek into your life!
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