Maybe Matilda: Monster Hoodie Refashion and an Uncalled For Blog Rant

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Monster Hoodie Refashion and an Uncalled For Blog Rant

I have a guest post over at My Own Road today with the tutorial to make this little monster hoodie:
I've mentioned before that I don't do many holiday crafts, but I like this one because it looks Halloween-y enough for now (heehee . . . halloweenie) but I don't think it'll look out of place if he keeps wearing it later.

And just so no one decides to come back and mock me in the comments . . . yes, I do realize now that one of my sentences in that guest post contains the word "few" 3 times. Yesterday was a bit of a long day. The sort of day that ends with me writing a sentence with 3 "fews" without noticing.  And with that as my intro, now I will wax a tad too philosophical and get into one of my blogging pet peeves. 

I love reading blogs because they can be so inspiring and hilarious and fun and uniting . . . hundreds of women all over the world are making me laugh and cry with them, helping me to think in new ways, getting my creative juices flowing, educating me on new topics and ideas . . . but they're also, sometimes, making me feel unbelievably frustrated, annoyed, dissatisfied, and unworthy. Some blogs--ones that I purposely no longer visit, even if friends gush about how much they love them--make everything look so perfect and styled and glamorous and idyllic that I can't help but click away in a worse mood. 

Maybe their lives really are that nice and they're truly spending every day in a totally stylish new outfit (a size 2 outfit, thank you very much) that they somehow found time to professionally photograph in some gorgeous location, and maybe their husbands (hubbies!) really are their perfect heroes who bring them breakfast in bed every day while reciting them sonnets, and maybe their kids really are as adorable and well-behaved all the time as they make them out to be, and their houses really look like they were taken from the pages of a magazine, and every DIY project is completely effortless and mistake-free, and if all that is really true, well, good for them. But why on earth would I want to read that?

Because at my house? At my house, I repeat the same outfits, quite often. And some days, I don't even make it that far, and I stay in my jammies all day. Want to see that professionally photographed in a wheat field? And my husband is great and I love him (that's precisely why I married him, and I don't feel any compulsion to try and convince you that he's better than the one sitting on your couch picking his nose right now), but you know what? We argue. Quite often. And he burps and farts and has never written me a sonnet. And that's just fine with me, so why would I want to read about how perfect someone else is pretending their husband is? How is that supposed to help me feel happier about the one I have? And as for their perfect children . . . well, they clearly would not be allowed to play with mine:
But I sure love him! He cries, he throws tantrums, he mushes food into his hair, he tries to grab his poop out of his diaper every single time I change him, but what's the point of pretending that all he ever does is give me slobbery kisses and draw me kooky pictures and sing like the Vienna Boys' Choir? And you know what? I'm not always completely content and blissful as a mother. Gasp! Some days, I sure miss heading off to work in the morning and being done with my days' tasks at 5:00. And sometimes I think back fondly on the old days, when we could sleep in as late as we wanted on the weekends, and head out on a vacation or even just a date without making massive arrangements first. Sometimes this kid makes me want to pull my hair out and just take off running and never look back. That doesn't mean I love my little boy any less than any other mom loves her kids, but I simply can't pretend that everything is always perfect, even though I can definitely see the temptation to only post the angelic photos like this and let you imagine that this is how he is all the time:
My house is messy more often than not. My attempts at being creative are often failures. I ruin dinners, and I have yet to put up a holiday decoration . . . not just for this season, but ever. My child watches The Cat in the Hat instead of sitting on my lap while I read him books, I didn't breastfeed very long or cloth diaper and I don't feed him organic produce, and I don't feel bad about it.You know what he had for dinner last night? Red Vines. 

I have bad days. I have doubts about my choices in life, and about myself. I'm not 100% deliriously happy 100% of the time. And I never think there's anything wrong with that until I start reading certain blogs that give me the feeling there is something wrong with that.

You wouldn't hang out with a friend who made you feel fat and ugly and called you a bad mom, would you? If someone came into your house and snickered at the throw pillows you tried to sew for your couch, and cringed at the sight of toys scattered all over the floor, would you invite them to stay a while? No! So why would I want to read blogs that make me feel worse about my very ordinary, very unglamorous, very imperfect life?

All that to say, I hope I'm never that blog. I hope I never, ever, ever make anyone feel worse about themselves, their family, their life, or their work. I'm not interested in making everything look perfect and easy, and I doubt I could pull that off convincingly, even if I tried. For me, as a blog reader, there's a fine line between inspiring, optimistic, uplifting and plain old depressing, and I hope as a blog writer, I never cross it.

(Big sigh.) That was quite a jump, from check out my monster hoodie refashion to holy blog rant. Maybe that gives you a hint of what kind of day I had yesterday, while trying to work on that hoodie. I didn't start out this post with any intention besides directing you to My Own Road for the hoodie post, but it all just came out . . . word vomit. I guess I just want to put that out there . . . the idea that imperfect is fine. Ordinary is okay. Maybe it just needed to be said.

78 comments :

  1. After reading this post, I love your blog just a little bit more than I already did. :) I am with you 100%. Which is why I love your blog. And I also wish I had hair as cute as yours.

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  2. Thank you so much! I <3 YOU! Keep it real, that's why I'm here!

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  3. so glad I'm not the only mom that will wear jammie pants all day. I do feel bad about it - and so I get my daughter dressed everyday (at least one of us looks cute - right!)
    and my girl throws at least one tantrum a day. and my house is almost always a mess. sigh. one day she'll learn to clean up - right?
    ps. Love the monster hoodie - we don't do halloween- but the monster hoodie is super cute and could be worn alot more than just one day! (unlike the christmas dress I started last night for my girl.)

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  4. AMEN!!!! I'm wth you 100%

    I wish we lived near each other because we could totally hang out - toy covered floors and all! Our boys would have a blast playing having a tantrum or 2 and giggles in between.

    I had these thoughts the other day but wasn't able to write them down! Thank you for sharing ;)

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  5. I'm not sure I could truly like someone who *didn't* give their kid candy for dinner sometimes. When I don't feel like cooking in the summer, we take the kids for "ice cream dinner." No joke.
    Oh, and I just had a big blow-out with the husband this morning - and stormed out of the house after cursing at him and telling him I couldn't stand him. Ahem. You won't read that on my blog...but I guarantee it goes on in more bloggers' homes than just mine. ;)
    I know what you mean about the "perfect, idyllic" blogs out there that make everything seem the way we all *wish* it was for us. I can't stand looking at those either...they have been out of my google reader for a long time now. :)

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  6. Oh Rachel, I do love you :D

    Although I am slightly disappointed that life isn't like that. I had hoped that as soon as I have children I would morph into that perfect blogger and have a tidy house, brush my hair and find time to whip up delicious treats for my husband.

    I might have to see about a house slave not children lol xx

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  7. yes! I had the same epiphany about certain blogs a little while ago, and I've since pared my reading list down to only include the ones that don't pretend life is something it isn't. I got so tired of clicking away from certain blogs feeling fat, ugly, and uncreative - why would I put myself through that voluntarily? I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only person who feels like that!

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  8. I love your blog. You are a great writer and it's so fun to read what you write. I'm glad I found you.

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  9. Rachel, you pretty much are the greatest girl ever. I've been meaning to write this post for awhile now as well. Sometimes I myself feel the need to "keep up" in that way and it's ridiculous. You've inspired me. Thank you my dear.

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  10. Yay, well said! Just yesterday, I weeded through Reader and only left the blogs that make me feel inspired and happy. I was obviously wise to have kept yours. :)

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  11. Thank you for being real and genuine. I don't think you could ever be that blog even if you tried.

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  12. I love this post and you so much. Thank you for putting into words what I couldn't. The whole time I was reading this, I just kept nodding my head and saying "yes!".
    And I love the monster hoodie. SO MUCH.

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  13. Amen! And this is precisely why we were ever friends (although Nicole can claim you first), why I liked your mom as my YW leader, and why I have this blog on my google reader even though I think crocheting sounds good in theory (as in "I think I'll run a marathon"), but will never happen.
    On a side note I think someone should start a pinterest board called "Nice idea, BUT..." for this same dose of reality. Cause you know your kid would destroy that in .5 sec or that you never will have time for that or if you were were that organized you wouldn't even need that organized, etc. If you start one, I'll contribute!

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  14. And this is why I adore you Rachel. You see, those blogs give a distorted taste of what life really is like--live is hard & a lot of work. But we all try to do our best. Thanks for making me feel like I am not the only one who sees it like that. You are REAL, and that is why I like you. :)

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  15. I feel you, sister! I also write a blog about being a newlywed and struggle with exactly how honest should I be. I mean, I want to be real, but I don't want to be dragging the blog world through any crap that my husband and I are working through.

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  16. You are awesome! I agree completely...keep it real. And cute monster hoodie :)

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  17. And your word vomits are precisely why we all LOVE you!

    Here's to hoping today is a better day...

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  18. Love this post! I am so glad you "keep it real"... that is the only way to go! I do catch myself wondering about the perfect lives of some of these bloggers, but let's face it... their lives aren't perfect, they just try to make it look that way. I'm not sure why you would want to, though.. perfection is a lofty goal to try to achieve every day. Makes me tired just thinking about it! :)

    P.S. I love your hair too, mine is cut short but never looks that good!

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  19. First off, thanks again for guest posting, so glad to have you! Second, I totally agree!! I feel that same way reading some of the "big blogs" out there. I take most of my pictures in my weed-filled backyard and my kid had cookie cake for dinner 2 nights ago (at least the juice in Red Vines could possibly make it count as a fruit lol) Thanks for keeping it real! It's refreshing to hear that someone else feels the same way I do

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  20. Thank you so much for this! I feel the same, and I'm glad so many other ladies do too. I have a messy home, my kids drive me crazy sometimes and I rarely put on make up or do my hair through the week. But I do love my life, and I really try not to show a 'perfect' version of my life on my blog. Though I'm not sure I could clear a clean space big enough to photograph anything properly!

    Thanks for making me feel good about not being perfect!

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  21. You said everything that needed to be said! You are an inspiration for beginner bloggers like me and the future bloggers who follow you now! All I can say now is: You.Go.Girl!

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  22. amen! i hate when people correct my missedespeddlings, they do it all the time. i mean really, i know i cant spell. do you have to keep telling me about it?!

    great post!

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  23. I am SO with you! I have a 2 yr old and an almost 10 mth old. I often feel like I'm doing something wrong. I look at the blog community or even families at Church, and feel depressed trying to figure out what in the world I did wrong with my toddler. He is demanding, all over the place and he doesn't just dislike having to sit in church for an hour. He screams (loudly) and kicks. We just have to remind ourselves no one is perfect. We all have our struggles. So while someone may seem perfect, somewhere there are issues just like the rest of us. And we may prefer our struggles once we learn their's!

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    1. When my first child turned 3 I thought I had ruined him for life. (Nobody told me the "threes" were 10 times more horrible than the "terrible twos". It was a huge relief when I talked with a couple of friends whose children were being the same little stinkers! Hang in there!

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  24. Sorry you had a bad day :( I totally hear you though, there are some blogs that many others' like that I just can't read because they make me feel inadequate and I like myself too much to read something on a daily basis that makes me feel that way.

    Thanks for keeping it real.

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  25. I think we were seperated at birth. Sister?? I also think we had the same stork bring our kids. I kept waiting for the stork bringing the clean, well-mannered kids, but it only got as close as next door. I have to disagree with you on the jammies in the wheatfield professionally photographed...hell yes I would totally heart a calendar of other mothers sporting their pjs as I sit in mine that I maybe hadn't gotten out of from the day before. I have dibs on being Miss October in worn out flannel pjs with "racy" bears all over.

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  26. There is never, ever anything wrong with wearing jammies all day, or even the same ones you wore the last 2 days. Why get dressed up all cute when the only one who will see you is your little kid(s), who don't CARE what you're wearing? Save your cute outfits, the ones you feel good in, for when you leave the house or do something with PEOPLE. Then your favorite outfits don't wear out as fast, AND you have less laundry to do. AND you're comfortable. A win, win, win!!

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  27. Y,know I keep coming here and go to comment and when I read what I put it always sounds stupid and I don't leave a comment. So just wanted to say that I was here and loved your post. :0)
    Kate x

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  28. Hallelujah! I actually have two tabs for blogs I like to read...1. Tab's blogs 2. Tab's happy day blogs. So many blogs make you feel awful AND manufacturers send them free supplies and craft machines (geez, I'd create custom t-shirts all the time too if I could afford the supplies!). Ugh. I'm with you! My kids are in college and HS now, but they still put food in their hair and my "best friend in the world hubbie (gag)" picks his hairy nose too!

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  29. So glad to hear I'm not the only one! I totally agree, and am glad you're not into making your life look like a dream :) It's so much more interesting to read blogs that are true to life and honest about the daily grind. definitely.

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  30. Wow- I have started writing posts like this SO many times and stopped because I just didn;t know how to say it. You really hit the nail on the head! I feel the same way, looking at some people's blogs and just knowing there's no way their lives could be so perfect! That's the thing about blogging- we can kind of fashion this image for ourselves by leaving out the bad and photographing only the good. I don't want to be that way either! Thanks for your honesty, this is yet another reason why I love your blog! You are inspiring but don't make me feel like less of a person. =) THANK YOU!!!

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  31. Amen!! I'm all for keeping it real. That post was great!!

    And I love the hoodie :) Too cute. Perfect for my little monster (notice that I didn't say little angel.).

    Sarah @ This Crazy Blessed Life

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  32. OOOOHHH my goodness, "I wear my jammies all day, wanna see THAT in a wheat field?!" HILARIOUS!!! Ahhh, thanks for the laugh my dear. And also, don't feel bad. I have a blog that makes me feel exactly like that, that I've not haunted in awhile simply because I don't like feeling as though I loathe my children because I do enjoy being away for girls nights on occasion. You keep being the real and super awesome lady that you are, cause we all love you because of it!

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  33. You have just shattered my illusion that all American Moms live in large, perfect, houses with perfect children and perfect husbands :)Fantastic post and so so true! I am in the UK so look on in a somewhat removed manner, so nice to know I am not alone, sitting in my house with 2 very grumpy children with 2 bedrooms you can't see the floor of and the dinner dishes still sitting on the table....!!!
    Alison
    x

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  34. Just want to say that I was considering unsubscribing from your craft blog because it makes me feel like junk.

    Just kidding! I like this blog, in addition to your personal blog, and I think you're pretty cool for having a craft blog and Etsy shop and crocheting up a storm, actually! And it's fun to get a little more Rachel in my day, since you don't update the other blog as frequently.

    Anywho, I just wanted to say that I looked up a girl in my ward that I don't know very well on Facebook and from there linked to her blog, and I had the kind of response that you're describing here. She talked a lot about how great her husband was and I was kind of mad at mine and feeling like the worst wife and also feeling like I wish I had married someone cooler.

    Bad news. I feel like I can distance myself pretty well from people I don't know at all, but people who I kind of know, or know of, are harder to ignore, I guess. Anyway, I'm totally with ya here.

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  35. I am SO glad I am not the only one that feels this way. More often than not my house is a mess, dishes and laundry are piled up, kids are screaming and I struggle every day to get a shower in! Some days I just want to go hide somewhere quiet. But to tell the truth, I wouldn't trade this life for anything.
    I love reading your blog. And I love your hair!! Wish when I cut mine that short it would have looked that cute! Keep up the great work! From one normal mama to another...you are doing a great job!!

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  36. This is my very favourite blog, and you are my very favourite blogger. Personally, I think you rock and have a wickedly awesome sense of self. I could totally see us being friends in real life.

    That said -- I read your blog and wish I was 1/100th as talented and creative as you are. Your ingenuity and zest for creating is truly inspiring. Don't ever stop being you. And all that "imperfection", all your "ordinary-ness" is what makes you so extraordinary. The number of comments on this post alone supports that.

    Keep doing what you do, and we, your bloggy followers and friends, will love it!

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  37. I LOVE THIS. I'm so glad I stumbled upon your blog that day when I was looking for a Crochet Along lesson!
    Thanks for this post. <3

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  38. Thanks for keepin it real! Being a mom is hard, being a wife is hard. It is a messy, sucky job sometimes and no one wants to talk about it. Just to prove it - I have dried up dog puke on my kitchen floor right now. Am I cleaning it? No. gross. I am hanging my head in shame while I catch up on blog reading.

    Thanks again for being so honest. I appreciate your realness!

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  39. I just have to share with you how much I LOVE this post. I have been feeling "crafty" for awhile now, but find so many craft blogs intimidating. My works almost never look the way they do in those fabulous pictures, and end up not finishing the project because I end up feeling bad about myself and my crafting abilities.

    I love how honest you are about what you do, who you are, what your life is like (it isn't perfect all the time!), and I have to say I appreciate so very much that you shared that with everyone.

    Thank you for helping me realize that I don't have to be this super talented martha stewart type. You are seriously my hero today!

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  40. I think that we should be best friends. A short list why:
    1. My kids had popcorn for dinner last night.
    2. I love your hair.
    3. You post mistakes, and laugh at yourself.
    4. You laugh at the word weenie.
    Yeah, pretty much you're cool. And that jacket is sweet!

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  41. 1. I love the hoodie refashion
    2. Your lil guy is WAY CUTE
    3. I agree agree agree. My life is perfect for me...but it's def not perfect. :)

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  42. One of my favorite blogs that makes me smile daily.

    Hoodie refashion...I know a highschooler that might be all over that one. :D

    Sorry about the bad day.

    Might not have toys on the floor unless you count the dog/cat toys and yes, candy/ice cream/etc is often a dinner choice when nothing else sounds good (especially when it's hot or too dang tired after working hard all day). lol

    A lovely rant that I agree with.
    So much agree with.

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  43. I must admit that while I read this I went through (in my head) the list of blogs I read yesterday that you could have been referencing.

    I often think about this too-- how some bloggers portray a life without messes, perfect spouses, and stellar DIY projects. Kudos to you for posting your rant, and for reminding the rest of us to keep it REAL.

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  44. Amen. It may be all the skitzo hormones, and lack of sleep, but I think I love you even more than before!

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  45. Great post! I especially love that I read it this morning as my son was in the middle of an hour long cry fest which climaxed with me, him and the dog locking ourselves in the nursery, hiding from our cats that thought I needed to be protected and therefore tried attacking the dog, and calling my husband sobbing (both me and the kid) saying we needed him to leave his work and come home to rescue us.
    Thanks for having a real and genuine blog. You do a great job.

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  46. Thanks so much for keeping it real! Ice cream for dinner is a 'regular' in our rotation. ;) Reading 'perfect' bloggers can be a little hard to read day in and day out. But I try not to let it frustrate me too much... cause I figure that they are trying to put their best foot forward. Everyone's 'online' life is edited to some degree. I'm sure that there are messes and craft fails that they are just not showing us!
    Thanks for sharing more about you! :)

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  47. My house cleans itself (hourly) and I agree with every stupid idea my husband has so we never argue. Please don't hate me.

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  48. Is it wrong that whenever I hear someone repeatedly brag about their spouse I think they are really trying to convince themselves? My SIL does this all the time.

    My husband and I argue. Quite a bit, really (more so if power tools or plumbing are involved). But we know the score. And we have each others' backs.

    My children however are absolutely perfect in every way. And all of my projects come out GOLDEN! Okay, maybe I exaggerated just a bit.

    Totally unrelated P.S.: I made a "lined paper" tee using your tute for my 6 year old. She loved it. I added the kind of quote I like to see on a little girl's shirt : "Be the change you want to see." You know, instead of something like, "Too pretty for school" or "Math is too hard for stupid girls like me." Thanks for the inspiration!

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  49. This is EXACTLY why I read and why I LOVE your blog--because you are REAL...and my kids can play with your kids and fight over the red vines for dinner any time!! As long as you understand the love of my life will be in the middle of the brawl trying to steal all the red vines from the kids and convincing them that all they need is something like oh french fries or fried flies or something...

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  50. One more reason why you're awesome! I feel the same way. Never have I put up holiday decorations (what a waste of time and money, right), I wear my pajamas most days, only wear makeup to church if I'm lucky, and am constantly battling with my kids. That's real life. ;)

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  51. Can you please move back to Iowa... we need to coffee! You're awesome!

    Nicky

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  52. Well said! You're blog is NEVER that way. Don't even worry about it. "Word vomit," bahahahaha! I think of Mean Girls every time I hear that. I love that movie.

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  53. Amazing post. It is hard to compete with some of the amazing blogs out there. Sometimes I feel like I have failed because I don't have anything even remotely as nice as these other bloggers do. But I am trying to be content where I am. No one's life is perfect and we all have our own things to deal with. I like to look at pretty things but at the end of the day I realize that we are all just people, going through our lives the best we can.
    No one is perfect.

    Ruth

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  54. Ha ha ha! That was awesome!!! (the rant). my house is messy more than clean and my son can drive me up the wall and i miss going to work and today i am wearing sweats. i always want to take pictures of my outfits, but maybe i'm just horrible at modeling, because when i look at the pictures, i think i look horrid. maybe i should wear makeup more often? when i refinished my table, I messed it up so bad, I had to redo part of it. you're not the only one who feels this way!!!

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  55. May I nominate you for the best blog post EVER?!

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  56. I love that hoodie. Your little guy is adorable.

    And as for this post, you are my new best friend. I am your newest follower.

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  57. Agreed! Yesterday in about a 15 minute time span Gavin put a dead fly in his mouth (ewwwwwwwwwww!), they both had blowout diapers, I ran out of wipes changing the second baby shortly after he peed all over me (what? I thought we were over that phase!). I ended the night by getting thrown up on as I was trying to head out the door to go running.

    Yep that's real life around my house and it is awesome and incredibly messy! :)

    Love the hoodie and the keepin' it real rant. They are both favorites :)

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  58. Oh, Rachel...I didn't think I could possibly like you more. But now I do. You are awesome.
    I definitely needed this post...I think that I've found myself, more than once, trying to live up to perfection...trying to have a house ready for a magazine spread...trying to dress my kids in awesome outfits just in case I need to take a photo (this from a woman who's only daughter wore red/white striped tights, a pink & yellow skirt w/stars all over it and a blue striped hoodie to school today...OH, and let's not forget the polka-dot socks OVER the tights...and gym shoes...for reals...she did...and who's 4 year-old son ate NOTHING for dinner tonight because she let him drink 6, yes 6, Danimals and eat 2 lime yogurts an hour before we sat down to eat). You have reminded me that my blog should be about me and my life and what I create...because I love it...not because I think it's what people want to see.

    Thank you, Rachel.
    OH! And Forrest is so cool...he can come hang out with my kids any day...make sure he brings some Red Vines.

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  59. Found my new favorite blog! Glad pinterest sent me this way! It makes me want to scream when i see that those moms are completing all their crafting, sewing, building of houses, while their children are "napping!" I can't even walk across the house without waking my son up!

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  60. Also- will you PLEASE get your flannel pajamas professionally photographed in a wheat field? I would totally pin that. =D

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  61. just found ya' dig this post...i totally get you...i'm typing one handed cuz baby won't go to sleep...did i brush my hair today? ...no, haven't blogged since weeks before baby was born...following you...losing my mind...wouldn't have it any other way!

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  62. I'm your newest follower!

    Stop by Keeping up with Kristi!

    Great blog!

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  63. If you are looking for a new blog to read, try this one: http://mamawantsherprebabybodyback.blogspot.com/

    Sweet, funny, and a perfectly imperfect life with 2.5 sweet babies. Besides yours, this is probably my favorite blog :)

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  64. i love blogs with an honest writer. i don't read blogs that are always tooting their perfect horn. sometimes life freaking sucks, and its okay.

    i haven't really posted anything too personal on my blog yet, but im just not wanting to scare away anyone yet. >.>

    keep on being honest. and i think your kid is adorable, especially his cry face. thank you for not being perfect and being confident enough to share with all of us who feel the same way. :)

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  65. THANK YOU for this blog post. I have been following you for quite a while and this is why! I love how real you are. thank you for being you and making me smile at least once a week!

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  66. You are so not THAT blog. No way.

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  67. Keepin' it real is the best way. I would fail miserably if I had to keep up with a perfect appearance. My house is rarely clean. My kids and I fight and my dog likes to eat TRASH! :):):)

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  68. I just started a blog and am new to the blogging world, and I have to tell you, you are my favorite blog so far. I love your rants, and the fact that it's proper grammar just makes it more awesome! Thanks for voicing all the thoughts I've had floating in my head, it's good to know I'm not the only one with doubts and who argues with her husband. Best Wishes for a stress-free holiday!
    (And I'm starting on my own owl tonight!)
    www.onedogwoof.blogspot.com

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  69. Okay...I came to your blog today with a specific purpose in mind...now what was that? I completely forgot. (Oh yeah, hand sugar scrub - saw it on Pinterest). Of course, that has completely gone by the way side. Started paging through your blog..one thing lead to another..and here it this post!! Holy Cow! LOVE IT!!! Which leads to my next specific purpose, becoming one of your (insert air quotes here) blogger friends. ;) Keep it real, because that will keep us coming back.

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  70. FABULOUS!!! Thank you sooo much for being HUMAN!

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  71. FABULOUS!!! Thank you sooo much for being HUMAN!

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