Adam and I like to live in the moment, if we have $20 in our pocket – we spend it. And most times, it is on something frivolous like a night out drinking or a weekend away.  So it was funny to me when our friends, who are much more conservative with their spending, told us that they spontaneously blew a few bucks on something crazy and said they pulled a “Marino” (which is our last name).  Similarly, we have friends that have woken up with the worst hangovers after hanging out with us the previous night and said that they had been “Marino’d”.  Haha! I just love that we are an adjective – and for all bad things!  Come get Marino-D!

The other day I was using spray paint on a project and Vanessa wanted to help. I thought this was a bad idea but her persistence wore me down. So I made her a deal and said that she could help but that we'd have to hold the can together. It actually worked out well.  Until I noticed that somehow she got a smudge of paint on her cheek. I panicked because soap and water weren’t working to remove it. Not knowing what else to do and not wanting to call and ask my Mom or Adam (I could just hear them giving me shit about letting a small child use spray-paint)  - I grabbed my go-to cleaner, Soft Scrub. I am pretty certain that you are not supposed to use that on skin but the littlest bit worked like a charm.  And come on --  I am not a total nut....I used soap and water again after to clean the chemicals off her cheek.  However, if she can never get tan in that area again, I might have to fess up and blame it on the bleach.  

I find that as parents, me and Adam have to come up with creative ways to have sex when the children are up and around (hey - we take any moment we can since we are both usually too tired before bed!).  One day, Adam was out doing yard work and the kids were busy painting crafts in the kitchen.  Living on a secluded street, I thought it would be funny to go out to the backyard wearing nothing and holding the leaf blower.  I made it to the edge of the patio before I realized Adam was not alone and was talking to our landscaper.  When I yelped, they both looked over. Oddly, the only thing I thought about at that moment was how glad I was that I had landscaped myself. 

I found my wedding dress the other day and after nearly 14 years since that special day, I was curious if it still fit.  With nothing but house chores to do, and no one home, I wore it all day while I cleaned the house and folded laundry.  Granted, it only zipped half way up the back but I still got it on!  And I never looked so fancy doing housework.