i'm hungry and that may be all you get out of this.

a few things...unrelated to what I had planned on complaining talking about in this post...

i'm frakinnnnnnnn' hungry. Borderline, hangryyyyyyyy. I already ate supper but it was...unfulfilling;). So here I sit, at 1044PM...mostly, trying not to get pissed off and ask Jacob to go get me food and then have him refuse and then for me to hate him forever. The end.

And don't ask me why I don't just "Go To Bed" - at 1044PM - or I'll ask youuuuuuu for your address and come take all your food. And kill you. The end;).

just caught Theo in the bathroom - she's gotten out of bed no less than 1 BAJILLIONNNNNN times tonight! ARG!. But while she was in there, she dumped an entire bottle of baby wash out into the tub. And we're kinda on a fucking budgettttttt up in here...so that kinda shit just really pisses.me.off. I'll give her some credit for pointing it out to me and immediately apologizing - was she smirking while delivering that apology or is that my hangry-ness coming through?! 

nothing good happens after 11PM around these parts;)

SOOOOO what I was going to say was that we miss Jacob on the weekends:( Summer is the hardest. Not because he's working. We know that he's gotta work and no one's mad about that. But his hours are so wonky. He always has to be to work by 730AM-ish and then from there...it depends. During the week we can count on him being home anywhere between 5-7PM but on the weekends...we just assume he'll be working morning till late night on Saturdays and cross our fingers and toes that he'll have off on Sunday. Unless it's June Dairy Month...then we won't see him for a good part of Sunday either:/ 

wah wahhhhhhh wah. I know;) We have it sooooo harddddddd;). Not really. Obviously:). We just miss him and we miss him missing out on these weekend adventures:/ We're so fortunate that this summer we have a lot of low-cost/local/family plans. Family, meaning immediate family - minus Jacob. So I always feel like there are at least a few extra helping hands/eyes around:). And we are booked up with a lot of Cabin/Lake House/Camping weekends that won't cost a thang' - see above about that tightttttt budget;). It's just a bummer to be collecting these memories and photos, all without our favorite guy. 

with all that said...Jacob appreciates me keeping busy and keeping the kids busy and there are a lot of times that we're still off adventuring when Jacob does get done with work. And so he is able to get a bit of, much needed, down-time in. We're very fortunate that he works so hard for us and even with all that working he does, he does his best to help me in any way he can - except for on Friday, when I was trying to sell a bike trailer and there was a part missing and he was being a useless dick about it and long story short, he was a dick and later apologized for being a dick;).

I'M STILL HUNGRYYYYYYYYYYY. 1058PM.

thank you to Jacob's cousin, Jessica, for snapping this adorable photo of myself and Rocky! I just love it!!!:)

and thank you to the Smith's (Jess, you'll always be a Smith to me;) for hosting us at their Lake House! We attended a Surprise Retirement Party for Jacob's aunt, Linda, who's the most generous, hardworking person! I was so happy to be there and celebrate this milestone with her and the family! She worked for the Marshfield Hospital for 40 years! :)

unrelated shit to go with a shitload of unrelated photos.

so we've officially adjusted to FALL. Initially, I'm all...Fall Schmallllllll:( Those first few 60degree days have me putting away the stroller and swearing off walks for the rest of the year:( But in the last week, we've adjusted and I had to chuckle while walking to coffee the other morning...it was 38degrees but that sun felt damnnnnn good:)

our Annual MOA Shopping Trip is right around the corner!!!! Which means you'll see me walking along the highway collecting cans and offering to wash your windshield at the one stop light in town - Don't LOOK AWAY FROM ME!!!!;)

the shopping is So much fun andddd SO much money;) This trip has me torn because I desperately want to be a minimalist. BUT I love finding great deals and I love fashion and so yeah...I'm trying to find a happy medium in getting rid of things that I don't find joy in (aka. don't fit but I hope will one day fit...but who am I kidding;) and purchasing a tad more expensive but solid/classic pieces. BUT I'm not so easily placed in one little fashion box:/

Some days I'm a yellow t-shirt with kitten faces and the other 6 days I'm black on black. HELLPPPPP.

anyhoo. I've managed to cash-flow this entire shopping trip. I really have no other choice - HASHTAG BASAHML: Broke-Ass-Stay-At-Home-Mom-Life. And I've started 2 more 'envelopes' for saving. One for a possible JACOB+CASEY vacay this coming Spring!  And one for our house...to fix up all the things that need fixing up.

Knowing I have the money set aside in advance is a relief but anyone else have a hard time spending cash!? Arg. Guess that's the point but man, oh man:)

anyone else watching This Is Us? Is your face tired of crying all of the tears that you have in your eyes!!!!!? Yeah...it's good:')

and now a couple other random things I've seen/heard/been annoyed by over the last few weeks that I feel compelled to share with ya;)

a quote that reminded me of what a straight psycho I've been the last few weeks. Sorry hubs;)

"That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable." - Deb Caletti

i've veryyyyyyy cautiously been throwing around the idea of getting my nose pierced and having my eyebrows microbladed and gettin' a little botox for my 34th birthday, in March. 

I'll add that I have a larger than small nose, am currently trying to have a tattoo removed and drive an Astro Van. SOOOOO this could all end up being a complete nightmare?!;)

my feet need THESE or the less expensive, THESE. And THESE. And they shouldn't want THESE...but.they.do. OMG. I'd do all the things - and I meannnnnn all.the.thingzzzzzz;) - in these boots;)

Okay...that started with one shoe and got completely out of hand!

a Podcast I'm loving right now: The Chris Loves Julia Podcast. Cute.As.Heck.

Is everyone on the Podcast train yet? Been there, done that OR not there yet and no plans to come??;)

and if you survived all that, congrats...I wish I could afford to send you a gift because you deserve it...but the ditch-cans were scarce this week;)

Now photos of a weekend we spent on the lake that was as magical as most weekends on the lake tend to be:)

misquitos: 27   theo: 0

70minutes till Wednesday:)