Ugh! Has this ever happened to you?

Update: I can't believe I left this part out, but yes I did get out of the dress. I took a couple minutes for some deep breathing or as much as I could breathe in a dress like that. And I bent over like I was touching my toes and shimmied it off! Thanks Kristen for reminding me I left that part out!

Did you ever have one of those days? One of those weeks? It's been crazy lately. The kitchen is torn apart for remodel! I have no stove. I either grill, crock pot, or order out. Who knows how long it'll be before my kitchen is put back together.

Half of our living room has kitchen belongings in it such as the refrigerator, unplugged stove, and dining room table! From gutting the kitchen there is fine black coal type dust that has floated all over the rest of the house! Everything is covered in this dust! I'm ready to pull my hair out!

Also, my niece is getting married in 2 days so I've been scrambling all over the area to find last minute outfits for the entire family. I spent the last two days shopping and just when I thought I had it all, I'm going to have to take everything back tomorrow! Ugh!

This is where the funny story comes in:

Yesterday I was in Burlington trying on dresses. I tried on several and nothing seemed to fit!There was one dress that was the type that you have to pull over your head because there is no zipper. Well it was a little snug and for some reason I pulled it over my chest anyway. BIG MISTAKE! I couldn't get it off! I panicked! My muscles spasm and get sore from the fibromyalgia that I have, so my arms were giving out and I was exhausted! I couldn't pull super hard because the main material of the dress was very fragile and would rip!

All of these thoughts were running through my head:

I thought do I try to squeeze into it and walk out to the cash register, explain the situation, and scan myself in this dress and wear it home?

Do I ask some stranger to come in to my dressing room to help free me from the dress that was attacking me?! lol That would be utter humiliation I don't want some stranger seeing me this way! It would be different if I had a super model body, but I don't!

I was about 45 minutes away from home, so I couldn't just call my husband to come and help me! lol

No matter what I tried on the past couple of days, nothing seemed to look right! It was a huge wake up call for me that I need to get in shape! Ever since I had kids I have completely let myself go!

Tonight I went to JcPenney. They had a ton of cute summer dresses. I tried several on. I finally found one that I like. This is what I'll be wearing to the wedding. It's the same dress except mine has a pink bow on it instead of a black one!

So my big lesson through all of this is never go dress shopping alone and NEVER NEVER try on dresses without zippers! ;)

This is sure to make you smile!

Make sure you pause or turn off my music player on the right sidebar to hear this video!

This is Ben and Alex singing Barney's "I Love You" song! They love singing together and call the couch their "stage!" This is one of the times they are actually getting along and not fighting! It is just too cute...I just had to share!

Enjoy!

5 Senses Tag

I thought I would participate in Friend Makin Monday over at Kasey's. It's a 5 senses tag. We are to list 4 things we love, and one thing we dislike, for each category. Here we go:

Smell:

Likes:

1. Lavender: I'm into aromatherapy and this is my all-time favorite essential oil! It's soo relaxing!

2. Coconut/Hawaiian Tropic Suntan Lotion: It reminds me of relaxing in the sun!

3. Johnson and Johnson Baby Lotion: Reminds me of snuggly with my boys when they were babies.

4. The smell of rain on a warm summer night.

Dislike:

Dirty diapers that have been marinating for a few days in the baby diaper pail! Yuck! Thank goodness that emptying it is my husband's job! ;)

Touch:

Likes:

1. The cool feel of sand on my feet.

2. A baby's soft furry little head.

3. Paste...the kind that you dip a stick into that you used back in elementary school! Do they still make that?

4. Silk polyester material that cheap nightgowns are made of. When I was little my mom cut a piece of her nightgown and I used it as a security type blanket. I just loved that material! I called it my "silky!"

Dislike:
Sheeps wool when they're wearing it (it feels kind of dirty and weird).

Taste:

Likes:

1. Hot sauce! You can never have too much hot sauce!

2. Coconut (the flavor-not actual coconut...I don't like the gritty consistency).

3. Sour tasting things like lime and lemon.

4. Coffee!

Dislike: Beer....YUCK!

Sound:

Likes:

1. My boys singing.

2. Piano music.

3. The sound that a rotary telephone makes as you dial it! Reminds me of my grandparent's house. You should see the pink rotary phone that's going to be in my kitchen (gasp)!

4. Cuckoo Clocks- another sound that reminds me of my grandparent's house. I actually have one in my home now for the memories!

Dislike: Hearing my 2 year old scream....it's ear piercing!

Sight:

Likes:

1. A clean house.

2. Seeing my boys smile.

3. Richard Gere! Now that's a sight I like to see! What tag isn't complete without a Richard Gere reference! lol

4. Seeing my husband have fun with our boys!

Dislike:

Seeing people make fun of others.

Curious George & Dorothy the Dinosaur Get Married!

My three-year-old Ben comes off with the funniest things sometimes! I thought I would share with you his latest!

Tonight he came to me with his two stuffed animals and he handed me Curious George. He said: "You be Curious George and I'll be Dorothy the Dinosaur." I said: "For what?" And he said: "They're going to marry."

My neice Jenn, who Ben absolutely adores, is getting married in a couple weeks- and Ben must have been hearing all of the wedding talk. So I explained to him a little about the wedding and what to expect. And at the end I took the two stuffed animals and I said: "Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Curious George!" I then made the two animals kiss. Ben thought this was funny and he said: "They're going to get married and all kinds of stuff!" And I asked: "What do you mean- all kinds of stuff?"

And he said: "They're going to have tea parties!"LOL

So I guess in a three-year-olds mind marriage is about tea parties! lol I wish it were that fun and simple!

On another note, Ben is fully potty trained! As you know from my previous post he was only doing #1 in the potty. Well a few days after Easter he got the hang of doing #2! Finally! Wooohoooo!

It makes life a lot easier! He's 38 pounds, and that's a little heavy to be lifting on the changing table several times a day!

One down- one to go!

Have a great night!
-Ruth Ann