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*UPDATE* This giveaway has ended and the winner has been contacted directly by Shabby Apple. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to enter!  It's time for another Not "Baaad" Sundays blog hop. But wait - there's more! This week, I'm teaming up with Shabby Apple , which you may recognize from big-flipping-deal magazines like Oprah, Teen Vogue, and Self, to give one lucky reader a $50 Shabby Apple gift card! Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Remember my beloved Shabby Apple Baja dress that I wore in the snow (like a GENIUS) last July? It's on sale now and your $50 gift card would cover it completely! Or perhaps you're in need of a new swimsuit for this summer? Of course, the Shabby Apple Bon Voyage dress could be nice too. There are also children's clothes to choose from, along with maternity dresses, aprons, and jewelry.  Wowza! Mandatory Entry Entering is super-easy. Just like Shabby Apple on Facebook and lea...

Alternate Title: You Can Eat Rubber, Right? Braces suck. Have I mentioned that before? The other day, I placed two new rubber bands from canine to canine, then proceeded with my day and forgot all about them. For lunch, I heated up some leftover ground lamb and made a burrito. Two bites in, I realized something unnerving. I had eaten a rubber band. According to Dr. Google , eating one orthodontic rubber band isn't any cause for alarm. I was cautioned, however, that a person should not polish off an entire bag of rubber bands. Umm, why would they feel the need to need to warn against this, right? Braces and Rubber Bands Fast forward to this evening. I toasted up a plate of 3 Minute Toaster Oven Smores for me and Sexy Nerd to enjoy while chatting about our day. Despite my orthodontist's insistence that braces and rubber bands go hand in hand, plus request that I wear my rubber bands 24/7, I placed my rubber bands on the edge of the plate.  It was nice to relax with...

Happy Sunday, everyone! Sexy Nerd and I just returned from a walk with perfect weather. It's going to be a great day. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to this week and to pinning a bunch of nifty blog posts!

It's lucky that we still have a few years before starting construction on our dream home. Okay, so this is "lucky" in the sense that, in the meantime, we are stuck listening to our trashy neighbors blast their car stereos so loudly that our walls shake. I hope their overstressed cars explode with them inside. Whoops! That got a bit off topic, didn't it? Anyhoo, I mean we are lucky because we have time to plan exactly what kind of house we want to build. I've been saving photos for years! Below are some of my favorite living rooms that I've come across. If anyone knows the site the photos originate from, please let me know so I can add a link. Just a few more years of dreaming. *Sigh*

Remember my Kids are Weird post from last week? It really always boils down to the parents, doesn't it? I got into an argument with a mom at work today. She was insisting that I schedule her daughter at 4pm and I was insisting that we save the after-school appointments for school-age children. It's hard for high schoolers to miss school for a dental check-up. The upset mother: Are you saying that my child's education isn't as important as a high schooler?? I would never say that. Oh, except for the fact that the patient who would be missing school is 18 MONTHS OLD ! Yes, lady, your daughter missing school is not as important as a high school student missing school. That is exactly what I am saying.