Happy Father’s Day to everyone celebrating today! The kids worked hard to make Mike some cute gifts, and we made him a yummy breakfast (which the kids graciously helped him eat, too). We’re heading to my aunt’s later for BBQing and swimming and celebrating. Our area is in the middle of a big heat wave so I can’t wait to cool off in the pool with Mike and the kids.
Happy Father’s Day to my wonderful husband Mike, my own awesome dad, and my father-in-law! I love you guys!
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~Interview With a Woman Who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks
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~A Pure Conversation With Paul McCartney
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Free Tickets
If you have ever bought tickets through Ticketmaster, you have to check this out. Thanks to a lawsuit, anyone who bought tickets between October 21, 1999 and February 27, 2013 is eligible for vouchers from Ticketmaster. I read that article and thought, “No way this is true,” but I logged into my Ticketmaster account and I had a TON of vouchers waiting for me – including four free tickets. Mike, however, has THIRTY FOUR free tickets, plus a ton of discount codes. It’s crazy! The vouchers can only be used at Live Nation venues, but LN owns a ton of venues around the world. So definitely check your accounts, because it’s real!
The Final Countdown
My birthday is a week from tomorrow, WOO HOO! My family is going in on a big gift for me (they’re going to help me give my office/craft/sewing space a makeover), but if I could buy myself something it would be this gorgeous green dress, even though I have absolutely nowhere to wear it. I mean, I suppose I could wear it to the kids’ swimming lessons but it might be just a tad too fancy. In the end, if I buy myself anything to celebrate the joyous occasion of my birth it will probably be shorts and tank tops that I can wear to the pool…anything that will help me not sweat to death during their lessons!
Happy Sunday, everyone!
samatwitch says:
That is a gorgeous green dress and would look great on you! In the spirit of “If you build it, they will come”, if you buy it, you will have to find someplace to wear it.
My birthday was Friday and I celebrated yesterday with an old-fashioned (60s) tea party with ten of my closest women friends – and two male friends came to help with leftovers, etc, after. It was not up to your standards in terms of decorations, but everyone enjoyed it.
RzDrms says:
So does that mean that Leah gets her Cricut back?! (I’m *kidding,* of course, and I know nothing about this secret world of crafts. I’m simply still in the middle of the abortion interview and needed to make a light-hearted joke.)
Heather says:
NEVER! I am holding her Cricut hostage for LIFE.
(I know, that’s an intense interview)
amourningmom says:
Hope that everyone in your family had a happy Father’s Day. I know that often these days are bittersweet when you are missing your child or your dad. Sending extra hugs.
Becca says:
Hmm.. Ticketmaster appears to be experiencing some technical difficulties…
Becca says:
6 free tickets! Woohoo! Also – I was totally eyeing that exact same dress while shopping at Banana Republic yesterday. Gorgeous!
Colleen Salling says:
Am I really the only one who wondered who that was holding James? I know now that it’s Mike. But seriously, even now I don’t actually see it. Looks like a totally different person. Maybe just a different angle…maybe time for an eye exam.
Lindsey says:
YAY – 12 free tickets! Thanks for the info!
Lisa says:
Just get the dress!
REK981 says:
The ‘free’ ticket crap is in fact, crap. It is for select shows at select venues based upon how you bought your ticktes and what venue you went to. You can’t randomly choose any Live Nation venue and show. Example, I had 2 vouchers and had initially 57 show options but it was really only 12 shows and of those 12, 6 were already sold out…I cannot use my vouchers at all now. No actual refunds are allowed…Ridiculous. LOVE that green dress! I can’t do midi dresses because of my cankles. I read the abortion article twice. What she did was perfectly legal and it cost her $10,000 cash. Astounding and upsetting and enrages me.