To Cut or Not To Cut?!

That is the question?

Ugh...I have been trying to grow my hair out since forever, but I really just want it to look like this:
It is finally long enough in the front for this, my sides might need to be filled in a little thicker, but I think that I am going for it on Wednesday for my monthly hair appointment with Zonia.
I just can't do the "long hair" thing, it is not me. It isn't even really long and it just feels gross. Blah, maybe it is at the weird length, maybe it is this crazy heat/humidity lately.
Yes, I like being able to throw it into a ponytail, but really, my hair shouldn't look better up than it does down and I feel like that is where I am at and I hate that.
Maybe I am trying to talk myself into it or justify things to all of those that I told I could really do it this time, but I can't. I lose. I admit it.
I want to love my hair and have it have some funk! I have always loved Rihanna's hair, especially with it longer on one side than the other. I always go back to this picture, every time. Think I am gonna do it!

Whatcha think?

More Progress

When we got home from birthday party #2 of 3 this weekend, they were out in the backyard, working on finishing the pavers. Around 4:30pm, I stepped outside to look, and was shocked at how much more beautiful it made that area!

Progress on the built in BBQ! It has been painted and tiled.

And the fireplace too! The paint matches our house perfect!

Off to check out furniture for the backyard today! Hoping luck is on our side today and that we find some good deals!!!

Dip Baby Dip!

It is official! We are swimming!


We thought we would be swimming yesterday, but our pool wasn't even close to being filled. So, we thought we would run the hose overnight and when we woke up this morning that we would be able to turn it off...no such luck! Well over 52 hours after they dropped the hose in, we are almost done! But we were done enough for us to take a quick dip after our long day! The pool water is HOT! Like hot, hot, hot, but I won't complain, it is so much better than it being freezing!

Tomorrow they come to teach us how to maintain everything!

Embracing the camera this week...
it has been too long!

Backyard Update!

So, the backyard is making HUGE progress and is expected to be completely finished in a little over two weeks! Just in time for a Labor Day party (fingers crossed).

Here is what has been happening:
Pavers finished underneath the back patio. What a difference they make!

The fireplace and built in bbq are up and currently getting tiled! They bull-nosed the tile on the fireplace, as it will be smoother seating in front of it and on both of the sides! This is the look from the patio, you can sort of see where the sand is that shows where the pavers will be placed. They are going to extend off of the patio and around the bbq, the sand is ready to go, I think they are waiting until the pool is completely done.

Bright and early this morning they came to do the pebble sheen finish on the pool! Tomorrow they are going to buff and polish and throw in the hose which means...
We are supposed to be swimming Wednesday! Wahhhhoooooooo! Can't wait!

Newest Member of the Roseland Family!

I really thought I was going get some serious posting in today, as I have lots of catching up to do and many pictures to show you, but I spent the majority of my day at the Honda dealership!

After getting into my car Friday afternoon and having my passenger side window down because the motor on the window broke again (2nd time within a year, the list could seriously go on and on with my Element, I got a lemon - actually nothing started going wrong with it until this year, but when it rained it poured with that thing...) I had enough and called Chad in tears.

After much discussing and debating about car payments and me not wanting to spend a lot of money on a new vehicle, but still wanting it to have the cool factor and be brand new, I decided on the Honda Fit! This was a gut wrenching decision for me, my Element has been paid off for over a year or so and I just didn't want a car payment, but I thought that I would have to keep putting money into it, as it seemed to be at the service department every other week lately. Also, my parents hate the car and tried to cut me a deal to NOT but the Fit, as it is smaller and they don't think that it is safe enough for my kids. I am a parent pleaser, still at almost 30 years old, I want their approval, it is true. This is one thing that I did that without their blessing and I feel guilty. But, I want you to know mom and dad, the car is safe! It has a 5 star crash rating and gets way better gas mileage than the Element. I think I remember you telling me how much you hated the Element too when we bought it, so I am hoping that you will come around when you see it and have to ride in it! No, it is not a Prius, which they would have preferred that I bought, but I LOVE IT and am super excited about it!

I really think that it looks like a Jenni car, perfect for me!

Kyan Starts Tae Kwan Do

Recently, Kyan has expressed interest on a daily basis on wanting to start Karate, there is a place not to far from us, on the way home from school that offers classes for all ages, so we stopped by on Thursday and they actually had class that night that they invited Kyan to come back and try it out to see if he liked it! He instantly fell in love and we knew that he would want to be back! So he will be going to Tae Kwan Do classes, not Karate, which I am learning the differences slowly, three times a week! Seems to some like that could be too many, but Kyan is showing such interest and the second we leave asks how many more sleeps until he comes back! So we are going to go with it until he shows that he isn't interested anymore! The Master instructor talked to me after class and told me that he thought Kyan was very focus and paid attention very well, and to let him work with him for a month in the class that he is in and then he wants to move him up to the next leveled class!

Saturday, Kyan got his uniform, a Dobak (which we have been calling a Gi because of the Karate thing) and couldn't wait to put it on for class! He looked so cute!

Lola herself really wanted to go into class with Kyan and said she could be good (she wants to do everything he does) but she is too little! Instead, she was entertained by the cash register that the lady gave her to play with. She will not be going with us unless she absolutely has to from now on (which will be on Saturday, because hubs has to work). An hour is too long for her to sit there and not cause trouble!

This week was all about FOCUS and at the end of class, Kyan got a piece of tape on his belt to show just how focused he is! He was so excited to come and show us after class was over!

Three more sleeps until we are back for more!

Day Two

Day two went a little something like this...
Woke up at 5:45am, new it was going to be a LONG day, so threw the hair in a pony tail and got myself dressed. Made Kyan's lunch and then woke up the kids to get them ready for their day.

7am, got in the car and drove to Rennie's to drop off Lola, she lives about 15 minutes away and is usually my second stop, but because I forgot to sign up Kyan for extended day in the mornings and there was a waiting list to get in, she became my first stop today.

Then I get a call from Kyan's school nurse saying that his shots aren't updated, panic set in, Kyan hates shots...then remembered that I just forgot to update my records with the school and later today waited on hold at his pediatrician's office to have them fax them to my school so that I could fax them over to his school. But I couldn't fax them over, because the school fax machine broke right after I got their fax.

Ok, back to this morning. After Rennie's we drove back to our neighborhood to drop Kyan off at school (he can't be there until 7:30). Parked the car and walked him into his playground around 7:40am, where I got in trouble by the aide on duty! I missed the sign (so did many parents) that said only kids were allowed past a certain point...oops! She then told lots of us that she was in charge and they were old enough to learn on their own how to do things! I immediately fell in love, it is hard to deal with that many parents and kids in the mornings, so setting guidelines from day one is awesome. I did get a little choked up knowing that she was helping him to figure things out and not me. I walked back to my car and Kyan was already off playing on the equipment. Now I know why daddy handles first day of school duty, not mommy. I am not going to lie, I got teary eyed. I am so proud of him, but also realized he is getting so big right before my eyes.

Drove to my school and parked my car at 8am. What a morning and technically it didn't even start yet!

Day two went great for the both of us! Kyan made it into my classroom right before my kids were released from school! He LOVED the bus ride and was super excited to tell me about it! He said that he was the last one off of the bus (the bus that brings him, stays at my school to bus the kids that I teach to their homes) but that he wasn't scared at all, just sweaty!

Thank you to everyone who called to check on us, sent us a text, left us an email or a comment! You are so sweet and I told Kyan about each and every one of them (those that were directed at him)!

Day three here I come! It is a year with lots of changes, but so far so good!

I will try to post pictures of my room ASAP! I have them, just haven't had a second to touch them or even look at them twice!


PS - the backyard is coming right along! The final pool inspection is tomorrow and then they should be able to do the pebble sheen finish as soon as they get the OK, so swimming next week I hear! Also, the fireplace and bbq are blocked out and built up and they look beautiful!