This little piggy…

With Rylee’s hair growing so quickly we decided it was time to attempt pulling it back with something other than a barrette. Barrettes don’t seem to stay in very long and therefore have been abandoned. Much to the delight of the teachers at daycare.

Yesterday I bought a bunch of bands that are so small I swear they are the colored version of what I used to put on my braces.

I came home and decided to make my first attempt at putting two in Rylee’s hair. I had no clue what a struggle this would be. Have you ever tried to put in a piggy tail while the hair you need keeps moving from side to side? Rylee wasn’t very interested in cooperating at all. That said, here is our first attempt.

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Although they are cute and we kept telling Rylee how pretty she was she didn’t like them. Well, she didn’t mind them unless she touched them. Every time she’d touch them last night she would start to cry. Bill and I found this very amusing and felt badly when we’d giggle while she cried.

I’m going to attempt a whale spout today. Here’s hoping the test subject is still be sleepy enough to sit still while I do it.

SmartPost is not very smart

So I recently had to buy a new mouse from an online retailer. They offered free shipping, so as always, I said what the heck, and picked the free shipping option.

Little did I know, they were going to ship it via some service called FedEx SmartPost. Well, more than a week later, it’s still not here. Doing a little tracking online shows that my mouse took a slight detour. Instead of coming from West Virginia to Pennsylvania via Maryland, it took a nonsensical 2,700 mile detour via Texas.

Just got giggles, here’s a map of the circuitous route my mouse has taken so far:

Here’s to hoping it’ll be here tomorrow. It’s definitely not going to make it by FedEx’s estimated delivery date.

Update: It arrived on October 10th, six days after the estimated date.