happy barbara blue birthday!

Up until a year or two ago, my good friend Barb had never gone to have her nails done. She got suckered into trying it out when a friend held a fundraiser at a spa in town. I think it's safe to say, she really enjoyed the pampering.

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coooookies

It all started with my Christmas present from Chris last year. He showed up at my house proudly toting a box of 100 assorted cookie cutters for me (smart man). Now if I was a normal person, I'd just use those to make a few fun-shaped sugar cookies, slap some icing on them, and call it good.

But we all know I'm incapable of normal.

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birthday cookies

My girl scouts are probably the biggest fans of my pet hedgehog, Russell. They're dying to meet him. And since I'm not planning on letting him come to robotics practice any time soon, they are hedgehog deprived.

Since my birthday coincides with the robotics season, I usually bring in a special treat to share with the girls. This year I went all out.

So adorable. They took absolutely FOR-EV-ER to make, but I think the end product was totally worth it.

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Mr. Russell Pricklepants

I got a new roommate this past weekend. He's shy and sleeps all day and can get a bit prickly at times.

Behold: Mr. Russell Pricklepants.

There's obviously a back story to how this happened, so here it is (beware, it's a long one).

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