Ice Fishing and the best consolation prize ever

So this morning I decided I would take the girls shopping in the city. I had a 20% coupon for a kids' clothing store and we also stopped at Trader Joe's to pick up a few things not available in our teeny local grocery store. I bought all kinds of ingredients to make pizzas and baked mushrooms tonight. That should be fun and Mae wants to make a cinnamon sugar dessert pizza. We'll see how confident I feel about her slinging flour and cinnamon all over my kitchen. Maybe pics on Monday.

Anyhow, after shopping the girls and I decided to brave the cold and visit Uncle Stu and Uncle Nommy out ice fishing on the lake.




The girls were so excited to witness ice fishing again but when we arrived the guys already had everything set up, so there really wasn't anything to do and no fish were biting the whole time we were there. The guys did catch one fish (a brown trout, if you must know) earlier, so my younger brother hauled the half frozen fish out of the ice shanty and brought it over for the girls to see.


They were quite impressed with the fish but Binny took an extra step back and asked her Uncle if the fish would bite her. She was happy to see it go back in the bag and I was kind of relieved that they didn't catch one when we were there. She isn't scared of our 137 pound Saint Bernard, but small animals freak her out. We stayed for a little while until our fingers started to lose their feeling and Binny had an icicle forming at the end of her drippy nose.

We arrived home and discovered a package in today's mail from Hair of the blog sponsor A Reservation For Six. Rachel must have felt bad for my poor showing in the hair growing contest that she sent a pair of very festive St. Patty's Day socks that will also keep my legs warm.

Binny Modeling

Too fun! Thanks Rachel!! I wonder what Shady Lady received for a consolation prize? Remember she was the one with the very hairy pits...

Mae is out in the shed with Daddy and Uncle Goo-Goo getting dirty helping to accessorize (is that an appropriate word to use when talking about man things?) the new ATV that arrived yesterday. Binny is quietly assembling a puzzle in the living room and A Prairie Home Companion is on the radio. I love Saturdays!

Hair Of The Blog- Vote Today!

A special Thank you to blogger Rachel at A reservation For Six for hosting the first annual (I hope it becomes an annual event) Hair Of The Blog contest.


This will be my last Hair of the blog post. I know all of the men who read my blog (a whopping 5 total, I believe) will be happy that this chapter is over; I, however have absolutely loved this little project. I have come to know (just online of course) some great women who needed a little comic relief during this long, cold winter. In case you missed the whole thing, here are posts one, two and three. So without further ado, here is 3 weeks of leg hair growth.

Alright, you got me, that was hubby's leg. Here's my sorry attempt at growing leg hair.

Vote for me anyway, here. Really, it's not about hair growth, it's about who's got better readers, and I must say you guys rock! Once I find a way to cheat out how the whole voting process works, I'll let you know.

Hair Of The Blog Part 3

Hair of the Blog update time again and I'm feeling better about my leg hair growth. The length of the individual hairs isn't bad, and the density seems to be improving as well. And as long as I'm posting embarrassing photos,

this is all of the crap I pulled out of my purse yesterday. It was to the point that I couldn't find my keys, or phone, or that old bagel from last week.... If you look closely, you will see about a zillion receipts, my phone which is always low on battery and beeping, the car charger for the dead phone, a CD, and a broken plumbing fitting (WTF?). Have you cleaned out your purse lately?

Hair Of The Blog Part 2

So it's been one week since I stopped shaving my legs and the tops of my toes. And in 1 week I learned that I suck at hair growing and I'm apparently also bad at math. I know I only shave the tops of my toes twice yearly, so why did I think I would have measurable growth after 2 weeks? So with only barely stubbly legs I am giving up on the toes and hope that I'm not the only hairless freak in the contest.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about and are toatally grossed out think I've lost my mind, read last week's post and check out Rachel's Hair Of The Blog '09 Contest and vote for your favorite hairy parts.

Hair Of The Blog Part 1

Rachel at Reservation For Six came up with a ridiculous fun idea for a blog contest. If you've seen the photo on my sidebar then you probably can guess where this is going. Hair Of The Blog '09 Contest. That's right a hair growing contest, and since I recently wrote about shaving certain feminine body parts in celebration of the new president, and the removal of some dead wood, how could I say no?

Lets face it, women have a lot of upkeep especially after a few children. Luckily I'm not a super hairy person so I don't need to shave my legs everyday in the winter or even in the summer for that matter, but I try to keep them at least manageable, and I only shave the tops of my toes about twice a year. I never even thought about toes until a few years back when I heard something about it on the radio (before I made the switch to public radio of course). Some bubbly radio personality was talking about hairy toes and sandals. Apparently, that is a huge no-no! So from then on I started to consider toe hair removal seriously but only as a bi-annual event rather than an everyday thing. So that said, I have decided to let myself go for 2 weeks.

I will be growing my leg hair and toe hair(s). And if hubby does complain , he will be reminded that he grew a full beard during Christmas so he could sculpt his face into a white trash, Nascar fan with sideburn chops on New Year's Eve. I kissed his furry face for a whole month, and we have a no toe kissing policy, so I'm safe there. I'm not even sure that hubby would notice, so I' m not telling. I'll wait and see how long it takes for him to figure it out on his own, unless he's started reading my goofy blog.

Here's how it works if you want to join us:

Click on the link above or on the sidebar photo to get to the contest rules on Rachel's blog, and she's promised a prize for the winner. Enter, it will be fun. You do not need a blog to participate.

I will be posting next weekend with an update and photos. Rachel will have all of the entrants' photos up on her blog to vote on.

Good luck and happy hair growing!

Before Pics:

hairless toes

freshly shaved left leg complete with bumps... It's so dry here.