Checking In

Here's what's been going on in the life of the Lankfords this week.

You may remember that in a previous post I listed a collection of very random items that Avery gathered up and stored in some Vera. Apparently, she can house her treasures in just about anything.



On Monday afternoon, her chair was still on the floor from where we took it to Lucas and Kristin's the night before. That made the perfect storage spot for all her farm members, hand lotion, Giraffi, and Febreeze plug-ins. Perhaps the hoarding gene has been passed down.

This dress was in the running for Avery's Easter dress last year but didn't make the cut. So, I was happy to spot it again this year.



I read lots of bloggers that they find very nice children's clothes on eBay, so I've been checking things out. Imagine my surprise when I found the exact dress in Avery's size. The seller said it had only been worn once for portraits, which was very believable to me since Avery has several outfits that fall into that category. I scored this dress for $29.99, including shipping. Online, the dress alone was $60. It arrived yesterday and looked just great. I'm tempted to sort through Avery's things and do some selling, but since Ned seems to have Duggar aspirations, I guess I'll hold out. I will continue to check out my favorite brands on eBay, though.

This arrived in the mail also...



...and to say that Avery is obsessed is putting it mildly. She needs to "peeeeee" 30 times a night, but has not actually peed. I think she's too young, but our sitter has been letting her sit on it so I thought I better have some consistency. Now if I can just keep her from standing in the "collection" area when she is done.

Now I'm waiting on this.



I remember very clearly telling at least one blog reader that I wasn't important enough to have a smart phone. Don't worry, I'm still not, and neither is my husband with his BlackBerry that I routinely threaten to stomp. However, it's time for me to join the "family" at Lankford Insurance, and if they pay for everyone else's phone, they can pay for mine as well. I'm really not an Apple lover, and may have laughed when the last phone came out and people waited in crazy lines to buy a phone that kept dropping calls. But, we both had to get new phones on our new plan, and Ned was determined to have the iPhone. I had fears of it being better than whatever I chose and me coveting his for two years.

I'm home today with the stomach virus. I'll spare the details, but only I would come down with it after eating my most-favorite food. Avery seems to have shared more germs than she actually took in, because she bounced back WAY more quickly than I am.

I'm hoping to be better by tomorrow, since Lolli and I have plans to shop. She has picked up on the fact that my life is beyond crazy at the moment, and has vowed to treat me to breakfast, lunch, and something pretty.

I think I can, I think I can...