Think Pink

This evening is lovely. It's not even dusk, yet - although the sun is definintely setting. The peaceful sounds of the outdoors are wafting in on a cool breeze from the open window next to my desk. Aaahhh.

I took the kids to our favorite *genuine* slider joint for dinner (Let's hear it for hand-cut onions!), followed by a brief foray into both the dollar store and the card shop right next door. I'm still not sure how this happened, but while I managed to put my foot down in the dollar store and issue a stern moratorium on stuffed animals...somehow when we wandered next door to the swanky card shop, I found myself shelling out for a Beanie Baby for all three kidlets. I think I succeeded in the dollar store because those uber-cheap stuffed toys gross me out with their God-only-knows-what stuffing. However, I failed in the card shop because those stuffed toys are SO FRIGGIN' CUTE. Ya win some, ya lose some.

I'm hosting Bunco this Thursday, so tonight I'm going to make my last-minute 'To Do' lists. I need to poke around online for a good, spiked punch to serve as well as a tasty appetizer. The next day, I'll pick up the kidlets from my sister's house and take my niece and her friend to pick out which shade of Manic Panic they want me to dye a portion of their hair. In the interest of full disclosure, I will tell you that the girls are only approaching their thirteenth birthday! I insisted on speaking directly with the mama of my niece's friend to ensure that she understood exactly what the product was and what may or may not happen when we apply it. The girls have healthy, untouched hair, so I doubt the product will leave much of a deposit on their hair, but you never know. Now I just need to resist the urge to smear this all over my head. If it goes well for the girls, maybe I will pick up a jar and have my hairstylist paint my grown-out bangs with it. Hell, it's summer, right? Might as well enjoy it!

Speaking of pink, I have yet another tutu to make. The last one we gave as a gift for a little one's birthday was a huge hit, and my dear friend quietly requested one for her own little sweetheart. We're going to enjoy a party on a private lake this weekend in celebration of this dear little one's fifth birthday, and I can't wait! Although if I am going to make tutus en masse, I should really invest in a cutting mat and rotary cutter.

I'm a scant few moments away from seeing if I won my birthday present via eBay auction...my long-desired four-slice pink Dualit toaster! I'll tuck it away and pretend to be surprised, should I be lucky enough to win it. (ETA: I won! Got that sucker for half the retail price!) The cats are going apeshit right now and cracking me up - Andy and Murray have this ridiculous trilling sound they make when they are being wild. And Murray's foot fetish is growing like the proverbial weed: the cat stalks me until I go to bed, whereupon he hops onto my feet and stomps all over my legs and bites my big toe through the covers. Even the pets Chez Nous are weirdos!

Well, I'd better get it moving, now. I hope the week is going well for all of you and that the weather is just as lovely wherever you are.