I got two new floppy sunhats for myself. I know I look ridiculous in them and I just don't care.
Harper has decided she loves horses this week. She has been dragging this Radio Flyer horse around the entire house, sometimes stopping for a quick ride. She grooms it and talks to it in a low, sweet voice. She feeds it carrots and apples and popsicles. We have had the horse since the Christmas she was 2 and it has been largely ignored up until now. I went through a horse phase at some point too, which culminated, much to my delight, in my getting to choose our summer vacation to a dude ranch.
Hudson got some new Keens ($45 marked down to $16 at Nordstrom Rack!! Where all of our shoes dreams come true, apparently) and he claims they make him jump higher and run faster and that he can now do a backflip off a rocky precipice into the ocean, just like Bear Grylls.
He does insist on wearing them with socks and, really, who am to call fashion faux pas. Have you SEEN my floppy sun hats?
We were listening to a Veggie Tales cd in the car a couple of days ago and I realized how annoyed I am by songs that mention Satan. I mean, WHY? Satan, for example, is not strolling around blowing out This Little Light of Mine. Nor is he sitting on a tack and then yelling, "Ouch!" because he doesn't like that we've got the joy, joy, joy joy, down in our hearts. I guess the kids are a bit young for The Screwtape Letters, but come on.
Cute girl in toile dress. Hiding it under a bushel? NO!
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I was going to answer you on my blog, but I'll do it here just to assure you see it.
All of The Avett Brothers cds are good, but some are more polished than others.
The first cd we listened to was Emotionalism. I think that's a good one to start with. It's polished (for them) and lyrical...and awesome. And still has plenty of banjo!
If you like that one, then I think Mignonette is excellent as is Four Thieves Gone. Oh and so are The Gleam and The Second Gleam.
I And Love and You is their most recent album (not including the live album that came out last year), and is very polished and more mainstream. While I like it a lot, it is not my favorite.
So uh....all that to say: download Emotionalism
I hope you like them!
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To make this comment relevant to your post, I can't even remember the last time I have cleaned our floors. It's sad. I really should mop our kitchen.
You are allowed to ignore your floors for AT LEAST the first year when you have a baby. AT LEAST. Although when they start crawling the guilt compounds a little.
Thanks for the Avett recs!
As for my house-keeping ways, I say I'm building immunity in my kids. Haven't you heard about the latest study that farm kids have less allergies and asthma than "protected" city kids? So I justify the dust and unmopped floors (am SO GLAD to read Robin's comment abotu mopping), as - you know - in some way desireable.
Confession is good for the soul...and I'm so glad you ladies confessed your housecleaning shortcomings. I feel so much better. ;-)
I had to laugh about all of this because of what I wrote in a post a few days ago about not noticing the dirt until I started cleaning. I'd rather be an ostrich with my head in the sand, I guess.
How about if you post a picture of yourself in a floppy sun hat, and we'll tell you what we think? :) Have you seen my husband's hat he wears when he works in the garden? Talk about a fashion faux pas! :)
I just wanted to add that I swept my kitchen floor TWICE last week. No mopping though. Maybe I'll get around to it when my mom visits next month.
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