floralens

Our CSA Farm

 we were invited for dinner on Saturday, for dinner and a farm tour actually.  it was fun and informative.  they are struggling young farmers and i'm glad i can support them by buying shares :)  

 

Forever nailpolish

when we went to pennsylvania for thanksgiving, mom and i went for a relaxing mani and pedi at her local salon in leola.

as we were getting our toes done she started talking about this new nail polish from opi that lasts just about forever.

do it karen, i heard over and over, and my gut said don't do it karen, but i let momma talk me into it and now here i am 6 weeks later with retarded fingernails.

hubby suggested polishing over it while it grows out, what do you think? a good route? nope. well i guess the ridges are hardly noticeable with my ugly fingers.

of course there are other methods of getting it (the polish) off, one of which read, "soak in acetone for 20 minutes" (that doesn't sound healthy) another was to wrap fingertips with aluminum foil after placing a cotton ball soaked in acetone on the nail. hmm...

i never wanted to get in on the acrylic fingernail craze and somehow i was talked into a thinner version of acrylic nails. MOMMA!!!

don't do it. it takes a long time to grow out!

the day after

last night was our annual halloween party, and i had baby duty.  i did not mind that at all, the night was perfect for me.   I spent the hours from 7 till midnight, rocking and singing to my sweet grandson.  i must admit i am not a party girl, i haven't had a drink in years, not that i am against drinking, it just isn't for me.  

so while everyone was having a beer induced blast, quinny and i spend the hours just hanging out in his room for the most part.  the party noise wasn't bad in his room, but there were a few bumps and thuds, and enough noise for him to not be able to drift off and stay asleep.  

i love that little boy so much.  you know when i was a young mom, i never thought i could love as deeply as i did my babies, but as time has gone by, my love for them has grown exponentially.  now i have the most precious gift, my baby girl gave me a grandson.  

being a grandma means i don't have to worry about the day/night responsibility of being the mom, i can just love him.