Rain

It's raining.  Normally this makes me happy, and on one had it still does because we need the moisture.  On the other hand, I have a backyard of yard stuff, including cushions, getting wet after the movers dumped everything and left.  I was so focused yesterday on the garage I didn't even think about the backyard.  This Bitmoji pretty well sums up my attitude toward the rain today:

Only my Bitmoji self can pull of skinny pants and booties.

Anyway, in honor of the rain, the PF sent me some fun rain boots!  

OK, I know these aren't rain boots.  They're adorable baby cowboy boots!  But hopefully not steel-toed.  Oh dear, I might be too klutzy for babies.  What if they actually need steel-toe baby shoes (plus a helmet and lots and lots of bubble wrap) to protect them from mommy? 

These will definitely brighten up a gloomy day. Also appropriate as yesterday was the first day of Spring.

Blue, of course, because she knows her audience.  I like these.  I would wear them.  Again, I must ask, don't rain boots just make your feet sweat?  Anyone out there wear them and want to way in on this extremely pressing question?

Horsey boots!

Kind of a boring color, but you know I love a good polka dot.  And I think I see some black ones with multi-colored polka dots in the picture above?

I guess I won't complain too much about the rain today as the hubby and the parents have both had snow in the past few days.

Memory Lane:  2013 (from yesterday in case you were curious). 2013. 2014.

3 Things:

1. Rain.  It's a blessing, even when I'm dumb and don't put stuff away properly.
2. Service people who come on time.  I really hate those 4 hour windows you normally get, but today I had a window 7:30-8am window for the internet guy and he was there by 8:10.  Yes, that's technically late, but very timely compared to how those appointments usually go.  He was also very nice, very efficient, and done by around 9:00.
1. Also a very nice lady I spoke with on the phone about ordering some stuff for the office.  She was so helpful when I was so confused.  She then said the hubby should give me 2 dozen roses for being the wife of the year.  No wonder I liked her!
3. Internet at the new house!  It was only 2 days without it, but still, I'm happy I didn't have to wait longer.

Anniversary and Nieces and Socks

Today (and by today I mean yesterday.  It's almost 1 and I'm just now posting, but just pretend it is still the 26th) was Mom and Dad's 48th wedding anniversary.  Go parents!  For their totally romantical date they took me, Double A, and The Bean to The Bistro for lunch.  Dad actually was romantic and had flowers and a gift waiting for Mom.  It was very sweet.  We ate too much and then we had cheesecake.  Sounds like a typical holiday, right?

In other news, DJ is home!  Her mom dropped her off around 5:30 tonight and we get to at least spend tomorrow with her.  I'm not sure how long she is staying.

The Bean, Double A, and I finally got around to watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving tonight. Strangely enough, it turned out just like it did last year...

I wore both pairs of my Thanksgiving socks, one of them twice, so I didn't do a holiday sock fail like Halloween.  I might wear the other pair again tomorrow, it just depends on what shoes I wear.  So, socks in honor of everything:

Mom and Dad socks.  Green for Mom, of course, and knitted, because she's an awesome knitter.  Black argyle for Dad, kind of just because.  I washed 30 pairs of his white socks last week, these socks would be a definite change!  Happy Anniversary, you crazy kids.

Camo for DJ.  I like the blue ones.  Duh. So happy she is home and I get to see her.

Double A is into lime green right now.  Both she and The Bean seem to just grab socks and wear whatever, so mismatched seemed like a good idea.

Mismatched for The Bean too, who is really into purple these days.  Actually, these would work for her, me, Mom, AND Double A with their color scheme.

These are my Thanksgiving socks.  I could have sworn I took pictures of them on my feet last year, but clearly not.  I was too tired to get out of bed to do it for this year's post.  But this is what they look like.

Awww...I like them!  Maybe Dad needs these socks for Christmas...

Finally, just for giggles, and because she sent me this picture on Tuesday, here are the socks I gave to SKD for Halloween.  I didn't actually get to see her on Halloween so she got them late, but she seems not to mind at all.

Tonight I am thankful for parents, nieces, friends and socks.

Happy Birthday, DJ!

I can't believe my oldest niece is 17 today.  Where does the time go?  I was still in college when she was born, only 5 years older than she is now.  That is SO weird.  She's a young woman, and she's turning out beautifully.  We'd better look at some shoes before I get all sniffly.  DJ isn't much of a girly girl, although she will dress up when the occasion calls for it (holy buckets, she was gorgeous at our wedding).  She's more comfortable in jeans and t-shirts.  She also likes camo, which is so far out of my own sense of fashion I almost can't comprehend it.  But hey, she has her own style, and I respect that.  So here are some camo shoes for you, DJ:

As we all know, I do love me an ankle strap.  These are actually cute even though I would never go for the camo.

 

Actually these might be cute, also?  Maybe if they didn't have quite such a high heel DJ would be more apt to wear them.  Or maybe I just have to teach her to walk in heels.

Oh hell no.  These are are a world of no.  Absolutely not.  Camo or not, the nieces do not need to wear thigh high boots.  Although, DJ is just under 5 feet, so these would probably come up to her hips, which kind of makes me giggle.  High heeled hip waders.  Fashionable yet dangerous.

Nope.  Not in blue can I get on board with the camo.  And ankle strap or no, these are way too clunky for my taste.  Oh well.  The girl likes camo, and I love the girl, so I think we're OK.

Mary Janes

My seester left me a hilarious voicemail that I got while I was at the Salt Lake airport on Friday.  She had been watching Dennis the Menace with Flower and Laughter and the voicemail was her quoting one of the many hilarious lines from the movie.  I started to laugh hysterically and got some rather strange looks from the people sitting near me.  Tonight I was wanting something to watch while I folded laundry and there was Dennis the Menace!  I had totally forgotten I'd owned it.  So now I am watching it and totally cracking up.  Anyway, the Margaret character spends the whole movie in dresses and Mary Janes, so I decided I needed to go ogle some.  At first I was just looking at blue ones, but then I thought I'd branch out so those of you who like other colors besides blue could play too.

Love these.  Totally covet them.

Oooh...adorable AND practical!
 

DJ is totally into camo right now, so these are for her .

Purple and funky.  Love the details.

Also funky.  Not terribly fond of the heel, but I love the rest of the shoe.

Pooooolka dots!

So, what have we learned this evening?  We have learned that I nee to peruse my movie collection more often, and that I need to buy some MaryJanes.