Restaurant Opening

When Columbus gets a new restaurant, the town comes out to celebrate. It took a month after the Burger King opened in the mid 80's to get a parking space...let alone a Whopper.

Since May there has been a sign for a new frozen yogurt shop: Yo Mama, about 1 mile from our house. I asked all of my friends in the know why the delay in opening and no one was sure.

The Trobaugh's must have been camping out in the parking lot, because they knew the day it opened. They have been many times. Jim and I get our party clothes on and joined the Trobaugh's for a visit. Ethan greeted us at the door and showed us what to do. (yes...it took instructions- self serve, add toppings, proceed to weigh and check out station). We would still be trying to figure it out if our guide hadn't demonstrated.
Grandad held Morgan and shared his sorbet (Morgan's favorite flavor- Very Berry. Least favorite- Dream Orange)

The place is really fun. We'd love to take you there on your next visit to Columbus.

And the winner is....

Yesterday morning I drove to the Trobaugh's for a play day with....
Corey and Anne decided who stayed home with grandma based on who needed a break from school. I guessed with was Ethan as I rounded the corner to their house. But, Morgan just started school last week so maybe she was due a nice nap in her bed.

And the winner (or loser depending how you looked at it) is:







Miss Morgan!

We had a fun day taking a walk, 3 naps, bath, and lots of yummy snacks-puréed peas, rice cereal, and spinach puffs. Morgan sang some songs and worked on saying 'Mama'.



The fashionista changed outfits twice---because she can!

Next week I travel to Minneapolis to visit Bennett. I'm taking a large suitcase to bring him back home.

Mark This One Off the List

Jim left for the UK a few weeks ago. He asked me if I had any projects I was going to work on while he was gone. That's a nice way of saying, "what are you going to do while I'm gone"?

So.....



Big ugly headboard.


Sand and primer.



Paint, sand ...repeat, repeat.

When Jim returned he saw my work and said, "it needs something". Is this what management is all about??




Wax to the rescue!


Voila...the new headboard!

Transition Week

For those of you who have been following the Trobaugh Transition Week; it's over! Yea!
I'm happy to report that all participants made it through the event with minimal wounds, tears, and sleep. Restate that 'sleep' item, since there was little sleep from both parents and child.
Here's some pictures of Morgan when she spent her full day at school on Friday. She loves the fun toys they have at school.




And her serious--I'm ready to learn look:

Birchbox

I received my first Birchbox today!




For those of you who aren't familiar with Birchbox, it's a monthly box that arrives to your door with 'high end cosmetics' samples. I wanted to get one for Ali and Anne (both new Moms). A friend told me about it and I signed up. Unfortunately, there is a wait list to get 'invited'. After waiting a month I asked my friend (Tammy--who's aware of everything cool in life) if she would use her magic powers to sign Anne and Ali up. She had no idea there was a wait and told me she felt proud as a prom queen that she could do that!
A week later an email arrived that explained I had made the cut. I had 72 hours to order my boxes, then after that I was scratched from the list. Talk about feeling like Cinderella approaching midnight. I decided to send one for Moi!
So that's the story of how I received my Birchbox. Now here's the reason Birchbox works. In my box was a sample of a lotion to make my eyelashes longer, darker, and thicker; lip stain; Japanese hand cream (could have been Crisco tinted yellow); 2 natural hand sanitizer wipes; Juicy Cologne and a granola bar. I tried every sample and ate the granola bar. That granola bar was so tasty I stopped by Target and bought 5 more. (the samples were Apple Turnover flavor, but since it was noon and I was hungry I picked up a Bananas Foster one also!




I'm really excited about next month's Birchbox I hope they throw in some more tasty treats. Maybe I should start a tasty treat box subscription. Yum Box here I come!

Gratitude.

Sometime you're lucky enough to be born into a wonderful family. A family that cares about you and others. A family that instills hard work and fun in the same sentence. I'm one of the lucky ones. Here's another example of such generous giving from my sister, Linda Elaine White (Morgan Elaine Trobaugh's namesake). Linda made a donation to the Hospice Center in Columbus in memory of our Mother, Elizabeth White (Anne Elizabeth Trobaugh's namesake) and in honor of the great staff at the hospice center.





We have all felt Linda's generosity and love her dearly!

Day # 3 of T week

Transition week is going well. Morgan was so excited she woke up 3 times last night and grabbed a snack while she relived the day.

Morgan is positioning herself as the fashionista of Infant Room 3. Catch the blue jean skirt she's trending for today. Outside of looking like a baby Pentecostal, she's definitely on the best dressed look at Cummins Day Care!





And the completed look- with matching socks!