Date Night with Mr. Kerrie

The movie CHEF is HIGHLY recommended by Mr. Kerrie and I. The kids totally pushed us out the door so they could have time with Jordan. Jordan let us borrow her Mustang GT 5.0 STICK SHIFT car. I do miss a stick shift car, friends.

Mr. Kerrie may or may not have gone 90 mph down our street in second gear on the way home. I am not saying. We may have gone to the Plaza and Downtown. I thought it might be fun to have a fast car someday but on second thought I would like to keep my husband alive as long as possible and a fast car = trouble in our house.

Don't make fun of my pose. This is the pose I do because I learned it from my sitter so it's just funny when a 43-year-old does it and that's the point ... to be funny!

The night was a success and if we had sitter money we would probably go on a date every single week. I can see that happening in our future!!! I do love Mr. Kerrie and have a pretty good time with the dude even 19 years later. How can you not love someone who takes you how you are most of the time and doesn't gripe about it too much?!

My 4th Baby Lost Her 1st Tooth!

Little Eva lost her first tooth today while her Poppy and Nana were over visiting! She is 6 1/2 and Poppy took this picture of her gap! Also, Joel lost another molar the other day. He is 13 and still losing teeth! Sometimes this is the best way to communicate with my mom and Aron's parents, so I know they will enjoy this photo! Later we went to the pool for an hour and a half until lightning was spotted and we had to leave. I will be staying up late watching for The Tooth Fairy!

#Jamberry October 2014 Hostess Exclusive Wrap!!!

October's is more of a rose gold glimmery color that this photo does not do justice to

This is what the entire sheet of September looks like!

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*2014* Fall Jamberry's Retiring Wraps List: Going, Going, Gone!

So here is the long awaited Going, Going, Gone! list from Jamberry. Below I am posting two sheets but there are more ... including some lacquers ... and I am really surprised about some that are going away. I treat these like little works of art and so I have a special album where I hoard some of the ones that are going to be discontinued. I also hoard anything black and white so you bet your butt I have the black and white horizontal striped wrap you see below on the first sheet.

No need to be sad ... you can still order these through my site on a while-supplies-last basis or until the end of August. You know what they do with any retired wraps that are still in the warehouse on September 1, 2014? They package them in the new rep kits! So have fun!

#Jamberry August 2014 Sister's Style Exclusive Wrap: Alphabet City

Okay, I am in love with this month's Jamberry Sister's Style exclusive wrap called Alphabet City. Yes, I am a writer and love to read as well. I loved the newspaper print on mint green wrap (now retired but I have squirreled away a couple of halves for later or just to frame) and the newspaper print on neutral. Our clear wrap with black letters called Alphabet is RETIRING THIS MONTH (so grab it!)!

Anyway, here she is in all her gorgeousness. Order ASAP here!

P.S. All the new wraps come out September 1 so for now here is the Going, Going, Gone! list Jamberry puts out so you can snatch up any that you love and don't want to lose forever! Here are a couple of charts but they are not complete, as some lacquers are also going bye bye! Can't wait to see what they come up with for fall! (I apologize for the graphics ... get out your magnifying glass or just go to the site to peruse everything!)