all in a day's work

can i just tell you that staying up until midnight

night after night

to follow the olympics

is kicking.my.tail.

i have drug myself out of bed every single day since vacation

& our love for the olympics is only adding to the equation.

i'm an 8 hour a night kinda girl

& start to fade close to 10.

last night was the first night in ages that we turned out the lights at a decent hour

which

probably explains why i was able to practically do my own gabby douglas style vault right out of my 

bed at 5:30.

hello.

so yesterday was bananas.

i had to call in the relief pitchers just to help get everyone where they needed to be

with a guardian type adult.

first off, i've had 4 noonday parties in the last 7 days

& 1 photo session.

which is fabulous however has made for crazy evenings & not very fabulous meals for the fam.

but i always have an excuse for my lack of culinary skills don't i?

all the trunks shows lately have been especially fun.

one at the home of a nurse i worked with years ago on the oncology floor.

thankfully with the help of facebook we've stayed in touch.

two of my closest friends hosted shows too.

( one loves steve penley. so do i. i just don't have any of his fantastic pieces)

ok. 

back to yesterday:

entered noonday sales in the computer.

took caroline for her orientation at her middle school.

registered for ballet classes.

ran to walgreens & chickfila.

madison & emily had packet/schedule pickup for their classes

follow up appointment at the specialists office on the other side of town.

madison had MRI.

( my friend took her to that)

emi had interview at chickfila. ( & got the job!! awesome!)

(my mom took her to that) 

& various smaller events in between.

so several months ago at my annual mammogram

the doctors found what they called a solid tumor.

sent me to a specialist for a second opinion

which was followed by a mammogram, ultrasound

& a needle biopsy.

thank jesus it turned out to be a cyst.

so yesterday was my 6 month followup.

i sat in the waiting room last december & signed myself up for instagram

during what would end up being a 7 hour day at the doctor.

anyways, i documented my covetous nature regarding the LV bag beside me that day.

yesterday i had to take the same shot. sans LV bag 

& yes, that is my tattoo. which is a story for another day.

my support team out in the waiting room

when i got the " all clear, we'll see you in a year" report!

after that we ofcourse needed a little retail therapy.

i was so proud of caroline's schedule. she'll be taking all advanced classes this year.

so, she's been asking for weeks to go to the MAC counter & pick up a lipstick she had "researched".

nordstroms didn't have her color so we went to the actual MAC store

& they made quite a production for her first purchase.

when we got in the car she told me she was going to frame the bag.

& yes she's 11. & yes i allow her to wear a little mascara. a little shadow

& now, a very soft "cream cup" lipstick.

she's also wearing a piece from carol & company called the feather floating necklace.

 

ran for a quick stop in anthro & was out before dan could finish a book. this time anyways.

meanwhile back at the ranch madison was having a MRI done.

she was stretching last week & her knee cap popped out of place & slid off the side.

eeewww.

turns out she'll need surgery for torn cartilege.

boo.

but she did enjoy that her pre-op instructions were given to her on pink paper.

 

& after that great doctor report

(mine not madi's)

& completion of a hectic summer

i'll now be scheduling this ( valentines day gift from dan)

for when the girls go back to school. monday. 

sadness. ( school not spa day)

congratulations again to sweet Em who'll start her job at ChickfilA in the next week or so!