Yippee Skippee TGIT/TGIF! What Happened to My Eyebrows???

TGIT/TGIF!

Has this felt like a really LONG week

in a really LONG month to you too?

Icy!!

At the beginning of the week, we had that crazy ice storm to contend with 

and if you know me at all, you

know I was awake worrying

about driving at least 2 or 3 nights

in the past week!

Yes, I am that neurotic person who

drives about 10 mph when it's icy out!

Thank heavens the ice has melted . . . for now!

The ice on the trees was sooo pretty as it melted!

With high school back in session for a couple weeks now,

Miss M is deep into homework

and cheerleading as the

cheerleaders are getting ready 

for a state competition in February.

So, if the poor girl isn't doing homework, she's

either getting up early (6 am practices 2x a week)

or staying up late (sometime 8-9:30 pm practices).
The struggle is real people!

Even Muffy has better eyebrows than me!

In other fun(ny) news, I had my eyebrows dyed the other day.
Have you ever done that?
I have done it before and now I remember why I didn't do it more often!
Yes, my eyebrows took on a life of their own!
Looked a bit like someone drew them on with thick brown crayons!!!!!!!
AAACK!!
Maddy could hardly keep from laughing as we left the salon!
Mr. Tennis looked at me all night long like I was possessed!
Later, Maddy said they looked fine -- just reminded her of a walrus!
WTH!?!!!!
Now, after a couple days, I believe there has been much
improvement and they don't look so brown Crayola-ish or thick!

Hmmm- what maintenance procedure should I try next?
Would love some eyelash extensions (have also tried those), but
they are pricey and take a LOT of maintenance to keep up!
Guess I had a case of the saggy baggy blues and needed a change. 
Maybe next time I'll
book a flight somewhere warm!
Learn from me and just buy a good eyebrow pencil!
Happy weekend!

Homework and Tests - Oh My!

Whew -- 3rd grade is proving to be a challenge.

But, challenges are good . . . right?!!!

Yes, of course, a challenge makes us grow, blah blah blah.

If that's so, we're doing a lot of growing at our house lately.

Don't be mistaken, Maddy loves 3rd grade and her wonderful teachers.

It's the homework and tests that are bogging her down a little.

This week has been an especially tough one with math and social studies tests on Tuesday, then English and science on Wednesday and spelling on Friday!

Her little back nearly buckled under the weight of her school books on Monday! Luckily, I was there to carry it to the car for her. Seriously, it was heavy for me!

Well, you can only study for so long when you're 8! It's not like you can pull an all-nighter. And really, we study a little every night -- I try to go over the next day's lesson with her and we spend about 10 -15 minutes per subject, so maybe 30-45 minutes in all.

Having to spend time studying again for tests on Tuesday night after having done so on Monday night was starting to stress her out. Maddy was getting a wee bit frustrated, and I could tell that she needed a breather. So, instead of chowing down on chocolates (which I totally would have done to deal with stress), we pulled out some crafts!

She painted rocks with Halloween sayings and creatures, and I worked on a cute ribbon-pumpkin project! We both felt better when she went up to bed with a smile on her face instead of a frown. I hate to send my little pumpkin to bed when she's upset and worried.

Now, we just have to get through that spelling test this week!