I'm Back!

Well that was ridiculous, wasn't it?  Who needs a 6 month blogging break?  Truth be told...I got a little self conscious about blogging because I started to think "my pictures aren't very good" and "my stories aren't that cool" and "my blog doesn't look that cute" and blah, blAH, BLAH!!  Who cares?!?!  All I want to do is jot down the memories so that is what I'm gonna do!

That said, a few things happened to the Gumshoes while I was on a whining hiatus:  

Gumshoes are getting fit!

Here's the story-
I've been mourning my junk food partner for a while now because Gumshoe has gone all health nut on me.  His new favorite snack is low fat cottage cheese with raw sugar snap peas.  BARF!  And he does things like this when I ask certain questions:
Me: "Hey Gumshoe, do you want to go to Dairy Queen?"
Gumshoe: "No thanks, but I'll be happy to take you."
Ugh! Never mind, then.
Seriously though, I am super proud of him.  He's lost over 40lbs and looks AMAZING!  He went from looking like this...

 To looking like THIS!

Which means I need to go from this:

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To this:

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Okay, Okay.  I'm exaggerating...that picture of the superhero is not me.  Obviously!  I would never wear a pink mask with a red leotard!  However, Mrs. Gumshoe could stand to lose about 6 lbs so we're all following Gumshoe's lead and jumping on the fitness bandwagon.  Even Dogshoe has lost 12 pounds.  The vet was so proud!

Casa de Gumshoe is receiving a face-lift!

That's right, folks!  Casa de Gumshoe is getting a new look from top to bottom.  You see, Gumshoe and I regularly vom in unison upon entering our front door.  One step inside and BLECH!  So it's time to roll up our sleeves and make her into something that is not vom-inducing. 

I'll post pics of our progress, but here's a little teaser of how much LG LOVES the new playroom we just created him!

In other Gumshoe news:

-Dogshoe ran away and fell into a neighbor's window well where she remained for about 8 hours...she was returned to us and we all sat down and had a nice doggy to person convo in which we expressed our needs and concerns.  She wanted more love and attention.  We wanted less shedding a quicker poops.  I think we're all at a better place in our relationship!

-I learned that LG is now tall enough to reach the doorknobs and coordinated enough to turn the lock...I learned this the hard way.  Locked outside of my home.  While LG was locked inside.  During a snowstorm.

-Gumshoes are going green!  Well...a shade of green anyway.  When I announced this at a recent girl's night out, a friend asked me "are you using cloth diapers?" to which I immediately replied "Oh, heck no!" when what I was actually thinking was "Oh, H#$L no!".  Kudos to those who do, however.  That's being really committed.  I mean, I thought calling and getting the green bin to start recycling was a HUGE step so clearly I am not ready to move to Portland, but better late than never, right?

-I learned how to use chopsticks watching Special Agent OSO on Disney Jr.  It went something like this: "LG!  Would you stop trying to get me to read that book to you?  I'm watching T.V."  And I literally ran to the junk drawer where we randomly have a set of chopsticks so that I could copy exactly what Special Agent OSO was doing during his special assignment in China.  Really.  OSO has also taught me how to ride a scooter, make my bed, color in the lines, water a plant, make a leaf rubbing for my Grandma's birthday, make a pine-cone bird feeder, and fall asleep when I'm too excited before my birthday party.  I mean...is there anything this bear can't do?

So that should get you up to date on the latest Gumshoe news.  More to come...I promise!  I'm committed to posting at least twice weekly so I can accurately portray the non-events of our completely normal lives. :)