Accomplishment and my dirty little secret.

This is the husband. That huge contraption he's wrangling is a slit seeder and de-thatcher. We rented it & overseeded the lawn on Saturday. After having the dry well put in the backyard for the sump pump and a tree removed in the front yard and a bit of a thatch problem, we were in need of a good overseeding. Hopefully, this spring will yield a lush, green lawn.

Here is my dirty little secret...

Fair warning, you can still turn away...

Amy, you can relax. I'm not pregnant.

Ready? It's reeeeeallly dirty.

My friends. THIS is my garage. Oh yes. I haven't parked in there in three years. It was used as Dave's "workshop" during our kitchen remodel. It houses our 8 million votive candle holders from our wedding three years ago. Dave stored boxes from his old apartment from five years ago in there. We had a broken lawnmower & a broken edger. And a brand spanking new lawnmower & just out of the box edger. An old grill. And a new grill. Our Christmas tree lights were still out from when we took them down last year.

And THIS is all of that junk sitting in our driveway. I wish that this picture did all that junk justice, but some of it is sitting behind the cars. Some of it is in my mom's truck ready for the dumpster.

And now... READY FOR A CAR!!!

And I thought weekends were meant for relaxing.

A small lesson from my husband.

He loves me, that man of mine.

Dave very much needed a night out with his friends tonight. I've gone out with mine 3 to 1 lately and he's been working really hard. And he misses his friends because as life goes, they're all 'grown ups' now and don't get together nearly as often as they used to.

Well, on his way, Finn had a puking episode and I called him. Without a word, he turned around and came home. He helped me clean up the mess, put Finn in the bath, and told me to go finish watching the debate while he rocked him back to sleep sans bookie. (Bookie is Finnegan's MUCH beloved blankie, of which there are two, and both were put into the wash.)

When I thanked him profusely for being so freaking awesome, he replied, "hey, I would have wanted you to come home too." And with that little statement, he reminded me gently of the golden rule. When we treat each other with kindness and respect, it begets more kindness and respect. Sometimes we all need a little reminder of that once in awhile.

So do me a small favor. Do something nice for someone in your life. Be kind for no reason other than to put some good karma out into the world.

Pea & Z tie the knot.

My friend and I helped another friend with some reception coordinating. We ran around like insane people for 3 hours and it was a blast. Pea, remind me to tell you MIL stories and Z, your dad is fucking HOT. For realsies. Is that totally wrong of me to be married and hitting on your dad? Probably. Oh, and I wish I could say that table seven was delightfully white trash, but well... I thought I was going to have to throw down.

So our little Pea is all hitched up, here are a few teasers. She looked absolutely beautiful. Oh, and I had to use the flash so the colors are a bit brighter than in person.

AM totally stole us 2 candy necklaces as payment for services rendered.

Happy WEDDING!

I love Real Simple & a question.

First, I just renewed my subscription to Real Simple. See below for the why behind my renewal. Anyway, I renewed it because my October issue arrived yesterday in the mail and it is my last for this current round of subscription.

I love this magazine. If you haven't read it, pick one up, you won't be sorry.

So, the magazine asked their readers, what would YOU do with an extra $100? So, this is an audience participation post, my friends. Leave a comment on what you would do with an extra $100. Spend it all, every penny.


This is what I'd do with my $100.

• Finn & I would take my mom to lunch to celebrate her new job. YAY Janet, you rock! $30
• 1 Litre of Grey Goose La Poire vodka, to make this fall lovely. $40
• 2 Caramel & Heath apples at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. $12
• Lorac Lip Polish in Bliss at Sephora. $17.50
• Bag of M&Ms DARK. $0.50