A Model Child

Last week, on an balmy Summer evening, Madigan became a model! One of my neighbors that I grew up with is now a professional photographer. She shoots mostly children and weddings. I love her style, so I booked her to shoot Madigan. I have not had any professional pics of her done since she was 2 so I think this was long overdue!

We met Rachel (check out her site!!!) at Nantasket Beach. Since it was since 96 degrees out at 6:00pm, the place was mobbed! She had Madigan in front of some bright colored backgrounds. Then they moved onto the carosel and took a few on the beach. This pic stinks since I took it with my iPhone while trying not to be Teresa from The Real House Wives of New Jersey! I will let you all know when the real shots are up for viewing!

They're Back!

After what seems like an eternity, Project Runway hits the airways again tonight!!!!!! Don't forget that it is on a new network, Lifetime. I don't care what station carries it as long as it is on! There is a special All Stars Challenge on first. That is going to be great. Tune in!!

Book Em, Dano

Last week, our local police department hosted a night out for families. It was tons of fun! They had all sorts of police vehicles from cruisers to motorcycles to crime scene vans and even a tank! The kids got to climb on them, go in them, and even go for a ride on some of them. There were burgers, hot dogs, and sausages. You could get your face painted, you could go for a slide on the huge inflatable slide or go for a jump in the moonwalk! The worst part about it was we could only stay for 45 minutes. Madigan and her cousin had to go to piano! Our friend Kate won the Grand Prize. She gets to ride in a cruiser to her first day of school with a police escort!!! Pretty Cool Stuff for a hot Summer night!

Cape Cod Chaos

Last week was our Annual Girls Week on Cape Cod. Each July, my Mom, Sister, and I head off to Mashpee with Madigan, my nieces and a few of Madigan's friends. My Mom's friend Linda also tagged along for the week. We had two great beach days, then the weather went to Hell in a hand basket. There is nothing like strolling down Main street in Chatham dodging umbrellas and eating wet fudge from the Candy Manor. We hustled over to Brewster to have a late lunch/early dinner at Ocean Edge. We ate down in Bayzo's pub and it was fab! Great martinis, and the kids were clear on the other side of the place playing (ruining) billiards!

We had a few special guests drop in on us during the week. That adds to the fun. Bingo is the best when you have 9 screaming kids yelling BINGO and then fighting over the prizes! I did not take as many pictures as I wish I had. Not sure why. Too lazy I guess!

Auction, Anyone?

Do you love a good auction? Do you love luxury real estate? If so, check out this site. You could get an incredible deal on one of Nantucket's finest estates. You just need to provide your credentials, a $75,000 certified check and an immediate 10% downpayment should you be the lucky winner!!! The property is gorgeous. I especially like the view of the backyard. The only problem is that Nantucket is just not so easy to get to!!

Can't you just picture yourself reading in one of those adirondeck chairs?? How about a game of croquet on the lawn?

Let the bidding begin.......

Another Big Day

Madigan got her ears pierced!!!! She has been asking on and off for the last few months. I thought graduating from Kindergarten would be a good milestone to celebrate. We had to wait for my mom to get back from Aruba before we could go, then we kind of forget again. She asked me again this week, we made a call to Nana, she was available, so off we went to Claire's.

Madigan was very excited and could not wait to jump up into the chair to hug the Piercing Bear. It took a bit to choose the right earrings. We thought her birthstone would be great, but it is pink. For those of you who don't know, Pink Stinks and is only for babies. We settled on a very cute flower that looks like it is made of diamonds!

She was such a trooper. Did not yell, did not cry, all she did was say "Ouch" with a big smile on her face! It was quite the exciting day!

Oh Sh/t!!!

My washing machine stopped working a week ago. I put a normal size load it, it filled, agitated, and then would not rinse, drain and spin. The "OL" overload sign came up. I tried rearranging everything inside but still nothing worked. I mentioned it to my D.A.D. (that is my Dad. He spells out my name and I spell out D.A.D. for him!) and he said he would come up and look at it over the weekend. He and The Doc diagnosed that a button to activate the last cycle was broken and that is why it would not work. D.A.D. said it was an easy fix and all it needed was a new switch (think of that switch in your fridge that makes the light go on and off as you open the door). He came on Tuesday to install the new switch. When I got home at 4:30pm, he had already been here for 3 hours. I guess it wasn't so easy to fix! The machine was completely apart and I heard lots of swearing. D.A.D. said he would have to finish up the next day because he needed more tools (never a good sign). I came home on Wednesday and he had just arrived. The two of us took 2 more hours to get everything back together! Finally, I could do a week's worth of laundry!!! He stuck around to make sure it was working and that there was no flooding, etc, etc.

I put two loads of laundry in yesterday and then Madigan and I headed out to watch a friend's baseball game. I got a call from the Doc around 7pm. He was screaming that the basement was flooded and our drop ceiling was now a drop floor. It had broken apart from all the water all over the place. The Doc is calm in a medical crisis but not a home fix it project. I just finished cleaning up the mess. I have fans running to try and dry out the rug. Hopefully, it will do the trick.

Now, the important question: "Can anyone recommend a great washer/dryer?" We are thinking of getting these: The LG Steam washer and dryer. Should I get Riviera Blue or Wild Cherry Red? PS: These so don't count as Mother's Day gifts!