{"id":35770,"date":"2017-06-28T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=35770"},"modified":"2017-06-28T18:42:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T23:42:34","slug":"tuesday-thoughts-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=35770","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Thoughts on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, everyone! \u00a0You may think I have been a little MIA but instead just staying super busy with summer and loving it. \u00a0 Here is a Thursday edition of our Tuesday Thoughts.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t quite ready on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Little Miss and I recently took a girls&#8217; trip to visit some friends in Salt Lake City. \u00a0 I have known them for years even, before my days with Yankee. \u00a0One of them basically introduced me to Yankee, and I introduced him to his wife. \u00a0Now we all have children, and they have a daughter a few months older than Little Miss. The girls had a blast and my heart just melts seeing her play and seeing her imagination come to life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35771\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I1.jpg\" alt=\"Tuesday Thoughts\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I1.jpg 480w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I1-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The girls were switching clothes, shoes, and jewelry the whole time. \u00a0I see the teenage years before me.\u00a0 Haha!\u00a0 We spent lots of time outside and even enjoyed some great hikes and s&#8217;mores along with her first time bowling.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35772\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I2.jpg\" alt=\"Tuesday Thoughts\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I2.jpg 480w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I2-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/I2-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She loved everything &#8211; even the travel part. \u00a0She is becoming a great flyer and can navigate the airport pulling her little suitcase with the best of them. \u00a0#somygirl<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35773\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Pic.jpg\" alt=\"Tuesday Thoughts\" width=\"430\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Pic.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Pic-217x323.jpg 217w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Pic-300x447.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the adoption front we have made HUGE progress. \u00a0We have finalized our adoption with the state of North Carolina which means she legally has our name!!!!! \u00a0Only one step left, and that is our trip to the Thailand Embassy in DC. \u00a0We just got word last week that they received our file, so within the next four months we will get scheduled and head that way to register the adoption. We are so close to being finished, and I look forward to that day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u9Dw2V\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35774\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Car-seat-tray-e1498501915591.jpg\" alt=\"Car seat tray\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little Miss is not only becoming a pro at plane travel, but we also have had our fair share of long car trips. \u00a0If possible, I like to leave very early in the morning and that means she at least sleeps a little in the car. \u00a0Also, with an early departure, it doesn&#8217;t feel as if the whole day is spent driving. \u00a0We purchased one of these <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u9Dw2V\" target=\"_blank\">car trays, <\/a>and it is awesome. \u00a0 She loves it, and can spread out some toys, color and put books in the side pockets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35777\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-27-at-7.14.46-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot from Amazon\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-27-at-7.14.46-AM.png 554w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-27-at-7.14.46-AM-430x298.png 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-27-at-7.14.46-AM-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was out of town the other week for work for my day job, and at night I did some binge watching of Shark Tank. \u00a0I have always loved that show. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tpC942\" target=\"_blank\">This product <\/a>was so brilliant, I thought.\u00a0\u00a0 Even though we are past this stage, I wanted to share. It is basically a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tpC942\" target=\"_blank\">place mat with a plat<\/a>e on it, but it has a suction cup so it can&#8217;t move. \u00a0A brilliant mamma came up with this product.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.la-z-boy.com\/p\/recliners\/charlotte-high-leg-recliner\/_\/R-028931\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35775\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-26-at-2.33.41-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-06-26 at 2.33.41 PM\" width=\"402\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-26-at-2.33.41-PM.png 402w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-26-at-2.33.41-PM-386x323.png 386w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-26-at-2.33.41-PM-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now onto the house. \u00a0We made the plunge and ordered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.la-z-boy.com\/p\/recliners\/charlotte-high-leg-recliner\/_\/R-028931\" target=\"_blank\">these Lazy Boys<\/a> for our living room. \u00a0It is the Charlotte recliner, and I was really drawn to the style. \u00a0 We wanted something that reclined but didn&#8217;t look like a recliner or looked too heavy in our living room.\u00a0I drew everything out to scale on a plan, but I wanted to see visually how it would feel with two chairs in place of a loveseat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35776\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Chairs.jpg\" alt=\"Tuesday Thoughts\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Chairs.jpg 480w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Chairs-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Chairs-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When our old sofa was moved out and we were waiting for the new one, I moved the loveseat to the sofa position and brought in our two chairs from our back porch, just to get a feel. \u00a0Oh, we loved it and the room felt so much more open. We kept them in the house for a day, and Yankee and I were both sitting in a chair. \u00a0I thought yep this recliner thing is going to work \u00a0Plus, the max we ever had was two on the loveseat, so we aren&#8217;t losing any seating. \u00a0I can&#8217;t wait to show you when they come it. \u00a0Slowly this room is coming together, and I am really loving it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/outdoor-rug-pattern-stripe-blue-threshold-153\/-\/A-51598109#preselect=51439072\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35785\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-28-at-1.18.17-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-06-28 at 1.18.17 PM\" width=\"476\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-28-at-1.18.17-PM.png 476w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-28-at-1.18.17-PM-326x323.png 326w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-28-at-1.18.17-PM-300x297.png 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-28-at-1.18.17-PM-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also just ordered two of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/outdoor-rug-pattern-stripe-blue-threshold-153\/-\/A-51598109#preselect=51439072\" target=\"_blank\">outdoor rugs from Target<\/a> for our back porch. \u00a0They were on major sale, and the one I have out there now is too small. \u00a0It is well over nine years old and has been in multiple rooms in our old house and loft in Atlanta before landing in its current spot on our back porch. \u00a0I plan to move it to either our front porch or the porch off our bedroom upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23661\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phone-pic.jpg\" alt=\"Change the voice on your iphone through settings - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phone-pic.jpg 2056w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phone-pic-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phone-pic-681x1024.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, here&#8217;s something fun.\u00a0 My mom discovered, through a friend, that you change the voice of Siri on an iphone.\u00a0 Mom&#8217;s phone had the typical Siri voice, but her friend&#8217;s Siri voice was a British male.\u00a0 Mom changed her phone, and now her Siri is a British male, too.\u00a0 There are lots of different English accents for the choosing.\u00a0 Siri can have a South African accent or an Australian accent, etc.\u00a0 Just go into your settings to make the change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>affiliate link in post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, everyone! \u00a0You may think I have been a little MIA but instead just staying super busy with summer and loving it. \u00a0 Here is a Thursday edition of our Tuesday Thoughts.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t quite ready on Tuesday. 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