Stylin ' Saturday

 Let's be REAL Im not committing  to a style post every Saturday.
 Im not even promissing to dress myself let alone the kiddo's evrey Sat. 

But TODAY we got dressed,

 before 10am might I add. 

directing the photo crew

my "photographer"

Linc needed his time in the spotlight

 now, I can ghetto-tize any outfit 

just by telling you the origins & prices -

Lacy Scarf - 5 finger discount from Pursenickety ( you can buy one for a measly $9)
Lace& Crochet detailed under shirt - Styles For Less…like 5 years ago..probably clearance
Grass Green Eyelet Dress - yard sale $1 baby
Brown Leggins' - Walmart $3---oh the monstrosity that is walmart
Fringed out Sued Boots - $1 Goodwill's Thursdays

The sad and uncomfortable truth about everything Ive worn in the last week is that NONE of its maternity. My lil' sis & I combined our preggo stash of clothes for the ultimate stretchy wardrobe. This was a blessing in the beginning. I had almost too much to choose from daily. Then she up & decided to move to DC…and is planning on getting knocked-up w/ #2 soon.(to much info?) I figured I only had a few days ..TOPS! left with this dude in my belly. Plus the kind act of bidding farewell to these fashions will of coarse score me good karma points that will inevitably lead to an easy delivery of sweet Elliot,right?! So I bagged up all things stretchy and wide  and said good-bye to comfort and hello to pajama pants & Jim's t-shirts for what I thought might be a couple days.

Now 11 days later I realized 2 things

-this lil' guys in it for the long haul. Jim's predicting a welcome to the world party/double birthday for him & Elliot on the 14th 

-if he's right we might be looking at an adorably chubby but dimensionally difficult delivery of a 9 or 10 # baby

your comments both brighten my day & lets be honest..make me feel important :)

so……be a doll, won't you

all this beauty…I might have to close my eyes

 this is a must watch
(sorry, turn off my playlist @ the botom of blog)

Might be just my preggo hormones?? But I balled like a babe. 

My Sadie is beautiful, and I dont want this world seeping into her definition of beauty or her self worth. But  jeez Louise, what kind of role model am I? I hate photo's of myself, I might opt for  water-boarding over the torture of viewing bad close-ups or awkwardly angled body shots of yours truly.

And this isn't just for girls & mamas of girls. Who would want their handsome intelligent sons to think THAT is beautiful. Not I….so I guess we have our work cut out for us. 

But I'm thinking maybe just an 18 year trip to Amish country?

Im THAT Mom

"How could they!" I would think as I picked up my petite diapers from the store shelf. "What kind of man child would be wearing a size SIX diaper. And what neglectful mother would still be diapering that gargantuan babe's bum!"

Well Linc just turned 3….and no he's not potty training.

He's a strapping young lad currently donning a size SIX diaper

Hi, Nice to make your aquaintance,

 Im THAT Mom.

back to the future….

I remember it like it was yesterday…my first baby was on the way! I made all the crib bedding myself, we designed the nursery from top to bottom, I had all the ruffly girly clothes hung & ready. We got every gadget "necessary" to pamper our new princess. My sister threw me a posh brunch style shower and we all oohed & awed at the precious gifts as they emerged from the tissue paper. 

---------- Flash forward to #3------------

cue Micheal J Fox & the Delorian

My bomb-diggety friends and fam still pulled through! I was not forgotten, I got just what I needed! Oodles of diapers and wipes, an opened yet valuable package of EXTRA HEAVY Maxi Pads and TWO packs (oh Hillary, how you spoil me) of masks!! 

 How the times have changed.

behind the glasses….

So, I'm a smart girl, no need to expand on that.But no…I don't really wear glasses as currently mis-represented in my profile pic.


 I did once for like 2 weeks when I was 18. But they gave me a head-ache, and when I returned to the genius-optamologist he concluded that my eyes were perfect after all, I didnt need a prescription. I was bummed!! as was my sugar mama (my actual mom)that footed the bill for the now unnecessary frames. 


But I do like to play dress-up a bit. So I got me a pair of smart-girl frames. I love them!! To me they are reminiscent of Michelle Pfeiffer via Batman.You know…the smart secretary type with a secrete side.  I wore them to a family function & my sweet nephew cried when I tried to hold him.My sister said "Seriously, you look like a nerd!" Even my-girl mother-nature turned against me as it started to rain and my lenses dripped like a windshield and later fogged up.


 Come on now…humor me people!! Am I allowed to have a lil' fun, at my own expense of course. Speaking of expense, I snagged these beauts on  E-bay for a whopping $1.45 including shipping.


Well, I still wear them, mostly in front of my children who are thoroughly entertained by mom's dual personalities. "Mom, your going to be smart today!" Sadie says when Im sporting them.


"Yes, but just today." I reply.

timing….

I have been tossing around the idea of starting this blog for a few months now. My inspiration…the thought that someone other than my little sister might be entertained by the fact that I turned my dirty pajama pants inside out before strolling the posh isles of my local Walmart, and all the picture perfect blogs we all come across that leave you thinking…REALLY ?

So now is as good a time as any! Oh wait, except that I'm 39 weeks pregnant with #3 and don't even have the time to keep up on my laundry, dishes, cooking(ha ha, yea right) my Pursenickety blogshop, keeping in contact with family I love, let alone good friends, raising my kids to become up-standing members of society, setting and reaching personal goals (sorry, now I'm just getting blasphemous).

But after spending an hour today designing it, while Linc napped (can I get a hallelujah) Sadie was @ school and baby Eliot (named after the talented suicide destined songwriter, Not TS Eliot the Nobel Prize winner of coarse) had a 30 minute case of the hiccups in my belly, its done. And now I just have to maintain it…you know like all the things listed above that Im maintaining so marvelously.

So why not become a follower. You will feel better about your personal success when I fail , and you might be slightly entertained when I do post?!

ps…as I edited this post Walmart didn't exist in the spell check.


Can you imaginge…a world with out Walmart?
What are your thought on Walmart, my second home and the killer of all things small and beautiful?