Tucker Lost His First Tooth

On a Wednesday afternoon Tucker told me he had a loose tooth.  Of course, my first reaction was: Did you get hit? Did you fall down? Do we need to go to the Doctor?Because surely you are not old enough to start loosing your teeth. 

But he assured me that he was not injured and that he WAS indeed getting to be a big boy. 

So speed up to Saturday.  He was sitting on the floor watching cartoons and he just turns to me, holds up his hand and says: Hey Mom, I just lost my tooth.  Here it is.

And sure enough, there it was.  And there was the gap in his smile.

I couldn’t believe how little it was. 

And then I get a lesson on how we have to put it under his pillow so the tooth fairy can come and leave him money.  I didn’t even get a chance to tell him.  Where does he learn this if not from Momma?

So that night we put it on the table beside his bed, since it was so tiny.  And I assured him that the tooth fairy would use his (yes he’s a he, Tuck said so) scanner to find it.

And the next morning, Tuck came running into our room, upset because there wasn’t any money on the table.  But instead the Tooth Fairy put the $5 under his pillow. 

We are still negotiating with the Tooth Fairy on the price of the remaining teeth.

My Upholstery Project

 

I bought these legs as part of a whole bedroom suite set at a yard sale 2 summers ago.  I had and idea for what I wanted to do with it but it took a while before it all came together.  Thanks to Pinterest, my inspiration was combined to become a finished product.

 

I sanded the legs down and spray painted them bright blue.  The blue was a bit too intense so I added some black and then sealed it.

Then I bought a canvas drop cloth.  $6 for a 6x9 piece.  Can’t beat that bargain for fabric.  Again this was inspired by Pinterest. And another Pin gave me the inspiration for my painting pattern using a water bottle lid, another lid, a toilet paper roll and a Qtip.

The wooden base for the cushion was some leftover pieces from an old desk. I added some padding, some batting and stapled the whole thing together. I think it turned out perfect.

So did Tuck.  He helped with the drill to attach the cushion to the legs.  He’s quite handy.

And it’s all done in the nick of time.  I will put it in the basement bedroom.  Jenny, Mandy, Rock and the boys come in 2 weeks and this will be the perfect place to put a suitcase or sit down for a bit.  I’m so excited it’s done.  And so excited that I am accomplishing some of my projects inspired by my Pinterest obsession.

Which One Do YOU Think He Looks Like?

Papaw?

Or Grandpa Charlie?

I think we are seeing a glimpse into the future.

One Hot Momma, If I do say so myself

TJ, upon my strong suggestion, got me a makeover and photo shoot for Mother’s Day.  This, to make up for the IOU that I got last year for the mother’s ring which conveniently arrived under the Christmas tree.  But I digress.

This Mother’s Day package was with our Photographer: Photographed by Ed and the lovely ladies at the Main Street Hair Company. I gave Kyri carte blanche with my hair; my only criteria was that I had to be able to blow dry and go once I was released on my own.  They talked me into highlights and I am so glad that they did. They turned out so nice. I’d forgotten that blondes do have more fun.

There ended up one other lady that was doing the same gift package at the same time. We ended up tag teaming in front of the camera and we had great fun “helping” each other with poses. I was on the receiving end of more support, I must admit. Ed told me I was his only client who had ever asked for a cleavage shot (which I think is good since he does mainly families and seniors) but  I figure that one will be TJ’s next gift.  And I must admit it was more of a challenge to get said shot than I imagined.  Thus all the previous mentioned “help”.

This is a sneak peek that I was given. 

I asked Ed later how much Photoshopping he had to do and he claims it was all done with lighting and makeup.  But I know there should be chubbier cheeks and multiple chins.  I don’t know what kind of magic he pulled to make them disappear!! 

This was such a great experience and one of the best afternoons of “me time” that I’ve ever had.

Many thanks to Ed, Missy and Kyri for making me one Hot Momma.

Hide and Seek

Hide and seek is a popular game around our house.  Mommy and Daddy can still play the slow counting scam but it only lasts so long before we HAVE to go find them.

THIS is what I found last night. 

I got to laughing so hard TJ couldn’t understand what I was trying to tell him. I finally just had to wave him into Tuck’s room.

Tuck was not happy that Kora gave up his good hiding place so quickly.

How many times can I say “Silly kids”?  I sure do love them and all the laughs they generate.

Christmas Decorating: Me vs. Tucker

I love this little sled.  It’s got a metal base and a little Longaberger basket that sits on top.  I usually add some pinecones and add it to some little ensemble.

I just love it.

But Tucker got ahold of it and gave it a whole new decorating spin. 

He was so proud.  And I was so proud of his creativity and context.  He was giving all of his “guys” a carriage ride. He has about a million horses but he picked all of the ones that were the same size.

Is this not funny or what?

Living Room: Before and After

How can two children turn this…

Into this…

And how is it that it takes 3 times as long to return it to this?

It’s a never ending fight.