Family Current Events

During another visit to the mall Riley and I indulged in some ice cream. I usually don't crave ice cream but I had been craving mint chocolate ice cream for a while. What's funny was that Riley also wanted some mint chocolate when he usually always gets either vanilla or chocolate.
He was so into it, hardly talking, lol. When he finished it he said, "Mmm, it was so good!" I also, always text Jacob pictures of us often. I texted him a similar picture and Jacob began babying him. He's still such a push-over and is all mush when it comes to this little guy.

I really love having this space where I can document certain things that happened in our lives. I know that my kids will come back to this blog and get a kick about the silly things they did when they were little/young.
A couple of weeks ago I began smelling plastic burning. It was very faint the first time I smelled it. I thought it was a string of lights hanging near the kitchen since I kept them plugged in 24/7. Then as the day went on I could smell it more. It wasn't until the late evening after getting home from picking up Sydna from work that the smell of plastic was really strong. We began to follow our noses but we couldn't see anything of concern. Then, Sydna looked in Riley's playroom and she could see smoke coming from the chandelier. Jacob turned off the lights and reached in one of the glass shades and found a melted foam block. Oh my gosh! So relieved Sydna discovered where the smell was coming from. Things could have been a lot worse.
I remember Riley playing in his playroom the night before, throwing up blocks ... having fun making a mess but it never crossed my mind that one could end up inside one of the light glass shades. Phew!

Riley and I enjoy crafting so we continued with Christmas craft making almost every week in December. Aside from the bonding time we get when crafting it also helps to forget your worries or other pending chores for a while and makes time go by a bit faster and that's wonderful.

I'm not really into make-up. I'm a simple girl that likes the natural look overall. I only wear eyeliner and lipstick and every now and then apply some mascara. I've had a red lipstick for a while so several weeks ago I decided to change my look a little. Jacob likes how red lipstick looks on me. I like it but I don't think I would want to use red lipstick year round. I prefer the mocha tones better, the softer chocolate hues. Anyway, apparently my sister also likes the way red lipstick looks on me. I received a package in the mail with a red lipstick inside. At first I thought it was lipgloss. I applied some on and it shocked me a little because this lipstick went on super deep red and at first it went on wet but it quickly dried up and had a nice matte red look to it. Wow! But I have to be careful when I apply this lipstick because once it goes on and dries it's almost impossible to remove/correct if you accidentally apply it uneven.
See, my sister is super sweet. I went to the Lime Crime website to check out more shades and saw how much these cost. I about fainted to see that these lipsticks cost $20. I would never buy a lipstick worth that much. When it comes to make-up I'm a tight wad.  I really liked the inside of the box though. It's pretty.

I sometimes wonder if there's anyone out there that likes to change their routes when it comes to driving. I become bored of always doing something the same way over and over and that also goes with the roads I take on a regular basis. The route I take to Sydna's work had started to bore me so I changed my route. I took the steep hill down which passes through crop fields. Just looking at this scene helped brighten my mood. The cloudy blue/gray sky and the brown of the naked trees was really a sight. I think it looks very pretty.

For the past month Riley's pretend play has really become apparent. He does it more often. It's really cute to see. Although I have to say that pretend play is my least favorite kind of play. My sister had mailed him a couple of gauze packages so he could use on his stuffed animals. I remember just staring at him and watch him gauze up arms and legs.

He was really taking the role of Doctor very seriously. That sparked an idea on what to get him for Christmas. Whenever we would call him Doctor Riley he would smile and give us a look of pride. I think he liked the way that sounded.

And whenever I can I like to take pictures with this old lady. I know she doesn't like to take pictures. She always turns away when I'm about to take one so I found a way to keep her from looking away ... scratching under her chin. She loves that! and she kept her gaze on my phone, lol.

Every time I show Jacob a picture of Libby he rolls his eyes and says not to waste his time. Lol! He's so mean!!