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Todays pictures are brought to you by the handy dandy iPhone.

Yesterday morning I got the standard, “I have no jeans- you gave them all to Blake!!” from my 12 year old.  I don’t think that I gave them to Blake but since they wear the same size I guess it’s possible.

Cole was getting picked up from K and headed to a friends house so I had a few hours.  Eva and I decided to hit the outlet mall.

Everyone had their jeans on sale so Austin scored at American Eagle.  I decided it was time to throw out all my jeans with holes- I have worn my jeans into the ground because I loved them so much.  Some of them were the same age as Blake (10).  I know.  Bad.

So out they go and in came a couple pairs of replacements.

See part of my Dyson back there?  Remember how I said I ordered it when I was supposed to ordering Xmas presents?  Well I broke it a couple weeks after I got it.  I am so hard on vacuums, I now own two broken ones.  One of them I tried to duct tape back together.

Eva was not happy with me because after the outlet mall I made her go to the grocery store to stock up since we are expecting a snow storm.

That meant grabbing a few new sleds since our old ones didn’t make it home last time.  Thinking they might be in a friends car

Cole wants to go sledding so bad he carried his around all night.

I found it here

And then he whined about sledding the whole time I was making dinner

We currently have NO snow.  So no sledding.  But it didn’t stop him from whining.  And trying to sled off the couch.

It was basketball night so dinner was quick

And then Blake said, “look at Eva and her mad skillz!”  Because she kept trying no hands

Those are some serious thighs!

“come on Blue Jackets, score!!” is what he was yelling as he watched the game from this interesting position

Pictures stop there as Blake had gotten dropped off at the wrong school for basketball and I had to go get him

For those asking the price on my dream house (and for those that are curious but afraid to ask)

I realize that housing prices are all relative- for instance when Pottery Barn was trying to woo Andy away from VS, there was no way we could make San Fran work.  Without a significant downsize.  Here in the midwest you get a little more bang for your buck.

That said, my dream house is old, historic, huge, and not cheap.

When the house was put on the market it was some where in the 9’s.  And it sat.  And sat.  So they dropped it to 870 or so.  It eventually sold for 770 back in 2007.

The house would easily sell for twice that here in Worthington where I currently live. Housing prices vary so much and it’s all based on location of course.  Granville is far enough out that things are more affordable.  And no, I don’t think 770 is terribly affordable but there are a ton out there that are.

I think part of what makes Granville also so alluring is that it is this little picturesque university town set down in a valley that is steep in history.  And fun facts like haunted inns, underground railroad, and Jennifer Garner (she went to college there- how can you not love her?)

But as much I like to love on Granville, Worthington is pretty cool too.  And a heck of a lot closer to Whole Foods.  And we are happy here.  For now 🙂