What I’ve learned… redtagcrazy.com blog

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What I learned with my newest shipment:

The Paige Black Sea denim runs small,cheap mac makeup, the Aristocrat Windsor Warwick runs large,mac makeup, and the AG Legend Flares run TTS!
Here are pics of me in the Aude racerback tank,mac makeup wholesale, which is ridiculously comfortable. Then I tried on the Zlush Scandal cami and Newsprint top, both of which run a little small. The Vince comfort tee in white, I figured I wouldn’t take the pic of, but it runs small too so I got the medium and it’s AWESOME!!

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Designer Gifts for Christmas 2011 BOUDI

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Are you Ready for Christmas 2011,mac makeup!  Check out the Latest Designer Christmas Gifts available for Him & Her
 Online at Boudi UK

Swarovski Crystals Headphones and Dazzling iPhone cases are just a few of the many Gift Ideas that we have in store and available online. Including more from Celebrity Favourite King Baby Jewellery. 

p.s they make the perfect stocking fillers x

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First Pair of Paige for Krys! redtagcrazy.com blog

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Ok, so I’m semi new to redtagcrazy.com. I have been on this site now right at about 2 weeks, thanks to my local news station that advertised it. I was on here just looking and lurking seeing how things worked out on here, asking everyone questions about the site.

JP has helped me out tremendously! Every question I’ve had she has pretty much answered it amazingly! I also made a mistake buying a shirt I didn’t want and Kamie helped me out within less than 5 minutes! How great is that; and just like them, SA and Melissa have assisted me with everything else. I’m amazed that Melissa is taking on this fast paced site being pregnant,cheap mac makeup!

I love RTC and the girls on this site. It is so much fun and so helpful to have a chick chat to discuss things on. Well, I came across a super cheap Abercrombie & Fitch shirt I really liked. So I went ahead and bought it about a week ago and was very excited!  On top of that, I have found alot of jeans on here that I’ve liked, but I just couldn’t see paying that much for them!

I have never had a pair of designer jeans. I’m a fan of Aeropostale jeans, they just fit me very well. I just recently had my second and last kid, so I wanted to start dressing nicer, so I have been slowly buying nice more expensive clothing. RTC is helping me out and is definitely an amazing site!

I have had 2 kids now, and since I got pregnant with my first I found myself more self-conscious about my body… I gained a lot with my son, but I lost it all. Once I lost it all, I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I had her a month ago and just started working out again using the Billy Blank Boot Camp work-outs (amazingly hard work out, by the way).

But, like all the other moms on here, I have always put my son and now my daughter before me. I always made sure my son was happy and had what he wanted or needed, before I did anything for myself! (Minus my pedicures,mac makeup wholesale, they are a must for me. Have to have nice feet and toes ) But recently, little things have made me feel so great about myself, like getting my hair done for Valentines Day… I haven’t felt that good about my hair in about a year! (I never dyed it while pregnant, so my hair was in need of being done!) I felt SO good after getting my hair done, I just felt so much better with such a little thing being done.

My husband also got me Wii Fit for Valentines Day. So since then I have been working out on that…it’’s a great way to have fun working out and shedding the baby weight!

Well, since then,mac makeup, I finally found a pair of jeans I thought was a must. I loved them! But I still couldn’t see paying so much for them. (They were 60% off) so I kept thinking about that also. But my lovely friends here on redtag encouraged me to buy them. I wasn ‘t sure what size to get, because I’m working this weight off, and I’m determined. The girls on Chick Chat were amazing, helping me out with what size to get also and thank you for that! I also told myself if the jeans happened to be too small, it will encourage me to lose even more weight and make a goal to get into then, and not pushing to get into them! I want to fit into them nicely. I can’t squeeze myself into a super nice pair of designer jeans; that wouldn’t look right! I was so nervous to buy these though… so nervous!

I wasn’t sure what the hubby would think about paying that much, but in the long run… I’m sure he will love them on me and be happy I got them! I’m also thanking my amazing daughter for needing to eat at 5 in the AM (west coast time) if she wasn’t hungry, I wouldn’t have been up to see or to buy these amazing jeans! I guess she didn’t want me to miss out on them either!

When I decided to buy the Paige jeans I had a rush going through my body of happiness and it felt good! The second I hit that BUY button I couldn’t stop smiling, it was a permanent smile for a long time! I just can’t wait to receive them and try them on for the first time, and have my first experiment of my first outfit from RTC!

Denim is Dangerous…

Thank you everyone on RTC!

*Krys*

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My First RedTagCrazy Shipment redtagcrazy.com blog

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I’m so excited…and I just can’t hide it! Yeah, that’s really how I feel at the moment. I finally decided to ship my order today and really my first line said it all. I AM SO EXCITED! I know that I will flip out when it shows up, I have to wait until I get off work at 5 and then the drive home. After seeing all the pics and blogs that other girls have put up about their items and how great they look it has officially become THE countdown! I must also add that RTC, you rock! Not even an hour after I shipped my cart I went back to check out of curiosity and it was already shipped AND had a tracking number with a link to the UPS site! How awesome is that?! VERY awesome.

As a little side note I have my iPod set and I am sitting on the side lines of a soccer game, no doubt bobbing my head along and mouthing the words to Walk Away by Kelly Clarkson (not exactly good background music for a soccer game,cheap mac makeup, but slightly entertaining). But regardless I am in my own little bubble of happiness. I do have some qualms with the fact that I can’t access the internet here and therefore have no clue what is going on in the RTC world and not only that but my hourly JP updates might not make it though thanks to my cellular device not getting signal. NOT cool. But other than that I am sitting on my little cloud imagining a brown box with all my goodies in it!

So, back to me being excited. I woke up today knowing that I was going to ship my cart,wholesale mac makeup, simply because I couldn’t wait any longer to actually try something out! Cart number two could no lie be started maybe even before the night ends. Which, these days the nights are pretty long and the mornings come way too soon for my taste.

I drink coffee in the mornings if I want to LOOK like I’m living. I don’t require it to function, but it’s a completely different story if I have some in my system. Due to lack of sleep from school work and sometimes even work work that I end up bringing home, I basically just drag. Well, today…no coffee in sight and there was a pep in my step! I have told every person that will listen to me about this site and all of its greatness. Even annoyed my boyfriend a little, he doesn’t even ask what I am looking at anymore on the computer,mac makeup wholesale, he just asks, “how is Red Tag?” and then gives the occasional smirk or rolling of eyes in my direction.

It is OK though, his eyes will be doing some different things once I get my hot new outfits.

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What to Wear When it’s “That Time of the Month” redtagcrazy.com blog

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Every girl knows what it’s like to have that time of the month… there’s nothing worse (and guys, I’m not going to go into detail,cheap mac makeup, but you still might not want to read this one!). I would live in sweatpants and never get out of bed, but you guys tend to need me around the site,mac makeup wholesale, so here are a few of my definite go-to clothing choices for Jaime’s uncomfortable week.

1.       AG denim. I think that God (and Adriano Goldschmied) decided to create the AG Dakotas solely for me and my crappy days… and I’m not kidding. It’s around this time that I’m not only grateful that I sized up on these babies (I should’ve bought a 25, but there weren’t any around to be had), but downright celebratory. They make me feel better just by looking at them… at least,mac makeup, until the Midol kicks in.

2.       Aude… anything. Okay, maybe not anything. But, the Aude hoodie, Henley, thermal… pretty much anything other than the tanks (hey, when I’m sick I get cold. Tanks just will not do!). They’re nice enough to wear out of the house, but comfortable enough that you don’t feel constricted… or like you’re flaunting the girls (unless you’re me, and you’ve got girls in spades).

3.       linQ Hoodie Jacket. So this is when I really need to pretend to dress up. I throw this baby over a tank or something, run outside in my AGs, and I look like I actually tried… without looking like I tried too hard. That way, when somebody decides to come up to me and ask how I’m feeling, I can still say I feel like shit without it sounding like total bull. It’s the best of both worlds!

4.       Loafers. These are something I want to get onto RTC, because I kind of live in them, particularly my one pair of Tod’s loafers in Crème. They feel great and look good, but took less time to put on than a pair of flip-flops.

Oh, and for everyone’s benefit (mostly yours!), avoid the skinny jeans. Nothing says “god, I feel like death” more than a PMS-y girl in a pair of skinnies. You’re bloated and cranky… don’t add to the stress.

What am I wearing right now? Do you really have to ask?

Numbers one and two. And don’t you forget it.

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Summer Time Recipes redtagcrazy.com blog

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I love love LOVE summer time because I love to grill out and plan cookouts. Heck I don’t even need a cookout to try out some new summer recipes. Recently I have gotten into cooking and baking and have enjoyed posting a blog dedicated to those of us who are a bit of a klutz in the kitchen (kitchenfail.blogspot.com).

I usually gravitate towards desserts when I am bringing something to a pitch-in or making something for friends so I will share some of my favorites.

Indulgent:
Carmel Extreme Puffcorn

3/4 Cup Margarine or Butter (stick)
1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Light Karo Corn Syrup
3/4 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 bag Plain Puffcorn (this is in the big bags at the grocery store,mac makeup, sort of like popcorn)

Combine margarine,mac makeup wholesale, brown sugar and corn syrup in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour 1/2 the puffcorn into a roasting pan and pour half of the hot mixture over it and mix well. Pour in remaining puffcorn and mixture and mix well again. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool and break apart. Store in an airtight container.

Mostly healthy
Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes (makes about 12)

3 Tbs Buttermilk
6 T mashed strawberries (I use the food processor or personal chopper)
3/8 Tbs baking soda
1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk
1.5 tsp vanilla (if you can find powdered vanilla I highly recommend this – it is amazing)
9 Tbs butter, melted and cooled
1.5 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp kosher salt
5 drops red food coloring (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk buttermilk, strawberries and baking soda together. Add egg yolk, vanilla and melted butter and whisk to combine.

In a larger bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Add the liquid mixture and whisk until just blended. Stir in food coloring (if you leave it out it will be a weird beige color but you can leave it out if you can’t do food coloring). Divide into muffin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Frost with any frosting you like. If you want to make your own you can do:
4 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 stick butter at room temperature
1/2 Tbs vanilla
1.5-2 cups powdered sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar until you reach desired consistency.

Healthy
Berry Messy Cake This is my all-time favorite summer dessert to serve

1 box sugar free vanilla pudding
1 8oz container of fat free cool whip
1 low fat/sugar free vanilla cake mix (whatever the healthiest kind you can find)
1 package frozen mixed berries

Bake cake according to ingredients (you can sub applesauce for oil and use egg beaters to lighten it considerably). Allow cake to cool completely. Once it is completely cooled, crumble into smaller pieces (great task for a child).

Mix the pudding according to directions on box (use skim milk) and mix in cool whip.

In a large bowl (you will serve out of this bowl), layer half of the cake crumbles,wholesale mac makeup, half the cool whip mixture and then half of the fruit. Continue layering until you run out of ingredients. You can also layer in thirds if you have a deep bowl.

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New Sigma Stuff Vintageortacky

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Hi Guys and Dolls!

I know I already talked about the new Sigma brushes in a video,cheap mac makeup, but  since I already took the pictures,  I don’t want them to go to waste. I was also sent their makeup line, so I figured I would review those as well:)

Here’s some shots of the ss197 and the ss187 for comparison/reference purposes.

Sigma SS197 (top) and SS187 (bottom)

Swatches of their eyeshadow and blush sets:

Please click on the picture to see in larger.

(grouped in fours) Neutral, Fun, and Smoky Eye quads, and the Blush & Highlight Quad

I was really excited to receive the makeup line, since so many people were saying they liked it, and whatnot. These shadows and blushes are sold in pretty generous portions, in little pre-matched kits, so it takes the guess work out of coordinating, and because they are quads they are easy to travel with. They have awesome names like “Start me up”, “Paint it Black”,  (Rolling Stones fan !?)

The Eyeshadows:

I knew from the get-go  from other reviews  that all the eyeshadows had some degree of shimmer, but I thought it would still be ok, since sometimes I like all shimmer, if the shimmer textures are different (Like, satin, frosty, glittery). Maybe I haven’t made this clear in the past, or maybe you’re new to the Peanut Gallery, but I’m a girl who needs balance with her eye makeup. I like differing colors, and textures.  While I’ll admit sometimes I use all shimmery eyeshadows of some form or another, generally they at least have some kind of differing textures.

With the exception of the black,  these all have the same shimmer texture. The eyeshadow is not pressed very hard, so it’s very soft, when you touch your brush to it, a lot flakes off not only wasting products & making a mess, but they have a lot of fall out. Just click on the picture above to enlarge it, and then enlarge it again to see all the fall out just in the swatches.

One other caveat I have with these is that the smoky eye one has a smell; a perfume-y/cheap cosmetic smell. They remind me of old lady department store makeup mixed with one of those Markwins palettes your Grammy would buy you.  While for some of you this is a non-issue, I really am turned off by the smell, and haven’t even attempted to use the smoky eye on my face, which is disappointing, since color& texture-wise, it’s my fave!.  Now you’re probably thinking I’m a freak that sniffs my eyeshadow, but I’m really not, they just smell that strongly.

My question is why even scent something that goes on the eye?

I have to say I’m pretty disappointed with the eyeshadows. It’s not really the colors that are the issue (I’ve been accused in the past of not liking neutrals, which is FAR from the truth. You should see me drool over the Too Faced Natural Eye Kit we sell at Sephora).  It’s just the texture & odor.  A few of them I do think are pretty so I will probably make like, a custom quad with the colors I do like.

The Blushes:

While these are also very powdery and 3 are really glittery, I like these. There is one matte in the bunch (YAY!) and it’s a pleasant pop of blue-pink bubble gum goodness!  Moonlight Mile is the softest, and it’s really fall out-y but it’s really pretty to dust over your face for a gold glow. Some Girls is the budget-friendly version of NAR’s Super Orgasm, and Ruby Tuesday is a great deep raspberry with shimmer. I guess that what didn’t work with the eyeshadows works well for the blushes!

These items were sent to me for review purposes. The opinions and views expressed are clearly my own and are not influenced my any company or individual. I hope Sigma will take my review to heart, and understand this is not meant to be a slam, I am only telling the 100% percent honest and frank truth and maybe my honestly will help them improve upon their makeup line in the future.

I really hope Sigma Makeup will improve the formulations, add new colors, textures, and continue to make their amazing makeup brushes! I hear they are coming out with new brushes! Is anyone else excited!

Thanks for stopping by my Peanut Gallery! Remember to be Bright,wholesale mac makeup, Bold,mac makeup wholesale, & Beautiful, Just Be yourself!
<3 Cora

Posted by vintageortacky in Reviews Tags: Sigma 187, Sigma 197, Sigma Makeup swatches

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RedTagCrazy Shopping It’s a Lifestyle Choice redtagcrazy.com blog

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And no, this isn’t one of those crazy blogs where JP rambles on and on about stuff.

Particularly not in video form.

What is RedTagCrazy really?

When it all comes down to it, it’s just a site where we buy clothes… but, that feels like it’s making it a little too easy. For me, this site is a place to work and still have fun,mac makeup wholesale, to want to write about everyday things on the blog… but want to hear about other people’s lives even more.

And maybe that last part is why I love the blog so much, and why I love running it. You guys are so great… and I’m not just kissing ass so you’ll keep blogging for me. You really are. I read Kristen’s blogs, and I’m ready to try new drinks. Amanda’s newest one makes me want to go paint my nails. Khristi makes me want to learn how to pole dance SO bad… actually,mac makeup, what it really makes me want to do is install a stripper pole into my office, but I think that might be frowned upon by the BF (wait,wholesale mac makeup, what am I saying, he’d love that!)… Missy and Vikki make me want to cook, and so much more.

So, what do mine do?

Well, the video makes me want to cringe (but I laugh at it anyways, and that’s why I’ll keep doing them), my denim reviews remind me why I love jeans so much… and the pictures usually make me want to go put on the RTC clothes I have.

It’s a great job, and a great life. I really couldn’t hope for much else right now… except, well… maybe a few things.

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Denim Dalliance redtagcrazy.com blog

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Hey ladies. So with all of the lovely new denim (Fortune Denim for example), I’ve been thinking a lot about my love affair with designer denim.
You see, I used to think it was oh so frivolous to pay so much money (triple digits for a pair of jeans??? No thanks) for a pair of jeans that were meant to be worn to school and such. I could very well make do with a pair of American Eagle jeans which I could often find at what I thought was a great deal of $20. Most of this hesitance to spend my moolah on a pair of designer jeans stemmed from my very frugal mother. Growing up I pretty much wore hand me downs from my cousins and didn’t even own a pair of jeans until I was in 7th grade and bought them secretly.
Then designer denim began to pop up everywhere. When I say everywhere I mean all over the butts of my high school classmates. Day in and day out I would stare at those 7 for All Mankind yellow squiggles, the blue h’s of Citizen of Humanity and of course the much coveted Rock & Republic r’s. Finally I made my way to Nordstrom and tried on a pair of 7fAM bootcut jeans. They were HEAVENLY. I had never had a pair of jeans look so good on my rather large bum. And I couldn’t help but pet them since they were so soft compared to my ratty old American Eagle jeans (I was later pleasantly surprised that some other jeans such as my new Hudsons were even softer!). Although they were too long for my 5′ 3″ self,mac makeup, I bought them and had the Nordies people hem them for me.
My dalliance with designer denim did not end there, however. I just could not get enough of these beautiful, soft and oh so flattering pieces of love. And so I frivolously spent more than I could. I had to have them all basically. Citizens? Must have. Sevens? Of course! Rock & Republic? No duh! Oh but my poor wallet suffered so much.
At last I found Nordstrom Rack which offered designer denim for less (albeit behind a season or two and sometimes a bit stretched out from people trying them on). And the denouement of my denim love affair story? My discovery of RTC and my very first purchase from here which were a pair of Rich & Skinny jeans. They fit wonderfully,mac makeup wholesale, were a fantastic deal and came to me new/non-stretched out. And ever since then I have transferred my obscene search for denim from Nordies to RTC where I can get delightful brands like True Religion,cheap mac makeup, Joe’s Jeans, Hudsons and many more for much cheaper without the “everybody and their mom has tried these on” feeling.
Thank you RTC for feeding my addiction while helping out my wallet out a bit

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Pure Eco Style Event Part 2 – The Gang’s All Here redtagcrazy.com blog

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It seemed like everyone was present and accounted for during the most recent RedTagCrazy event introducing Sworn Virgins. And why not? Who wants to miss the presentation of a new and wonderful brand to the site? Not only were we treated to a selection of beautiful and eco friendly items of clothing, we were also treated to visits on Chick Chat from not one, but both of the creators of Sworn Virgins, Alex Amini and Roshanne Aghelvi. As a matter of fact, Alex, with 231 shows of ‘love’, made it to #1 on the RTC Most Loved rankings chart.

As everyone probably knows by now, one of the most enjoyable things about special event days – ok, ok, aside from the introduction of new and wonderful items to purchase – is all the fun we have on Chick Chat throughout the day. This event was no exception. In fact, I have to say that I found this event filled with a collection of ummm, eclectic conversation. But of course, this is what we love about CC.

For me, the event day was filled with a whirlwind of multi-tasking. While trying to view and consider every item and hang in Chick Chat, I was also trying to… do laundry, make beds, cook breakfast, lunch and dinner, clean up breakfast, lunch and dinner, balance my checkbook (ok, not a good thing to do while shopping!), get caught up on paperwork/accounting for work, field phone calls from work, finish installing a new printer, uninstall an old printer, and run around like a crazy person getting ready for my son’s evening baseball game.

However, I still managed to catch a lot of the fun and see who was hanging out! Now as I have said before, if I missed you on the roll call list, please forgive me.

Chick Chat Roll Call

Jaime, Melissa, Kamie, SA (using his tech prowess to give us the green bar), RTSteve (as opposed to C&CSteve), Jennifer, cjv2003, Kristen, Bailey, Cate, Natalie, Daneille, Myrna, AnnieD, Krick, Jess, Brenna, Sy, Phoenix88, thebritney, Raven, km, PrincesstommyG, Rak, newbieRaven, Criss, AdnamaYata, JtThommerson,mac makeup wholesale, Erin, Dani, Sivvy, SuzieQ, Cleverly, ieatbugs, Sandy, Missshop, Podchild, Tash, Alliecat, Jxj, Paigenottheheans, Erica, Acctmaj, Tobeckjones, DB, Canandianshopper, Lindaclause, Astral, Katherine, Dan, L8dyluck, Betsy, Miss-fashionista, Jen, Aase, Crystalbou, Traci, Cali, Sexyjewishbeauty, Tammy, Kelly, Ccargirl, Sandi, Natalie, Calikim, Gitgraphictraci, Missy, Lyndsay, Heather, Mamawolf, Ericalee,  Acaplan,wholesale mac makeup, Christina, Beachgirl, Elmtree, Cindy,mac makeup, Nansey, Lisa, Tinybunnie, Smart, Spoom, Whit.norton, Lilliestar, Jmeems, Patty, Cayla, Astral, ooolookit, Jinny, Poppy, Sabrina, Mis, Minnow.

On Chick Chat, there was a lot of talk about…

Food

We considered the best places for and the best kinds of sushi and what exactly was the nature of ‘conveyor belt sushi’.

We made ourselves hungry contemplating all forms of Mexican food choices from ‘on the border’ to homemade tortillas (I promptly ran and made myself a quesadilla).

And when all else failed, we just went and made a second box of Ramen.

Clothes

We marveled over Jennifer’s matadorish power stance in the awesome red slit skirt and spiky black heels.

We debated the pros and cons of the infamous bodysuit.

… the pros being sleek sexiness and the prevention of embarrassing butt crack peakage.

…the cons being the possible appearance of camel toe and the complications of restroom visits, the airplane bathroom trip being of particular concern.

We were exhilarated by the fact that we did not have to cry over how many bamboo trees had to perish in the making of our wonderful selections.

We all concurred that we had ‘died and gone to fashion heaven’!

We congratulated ourselves on how our shopping event was most certainly selflessly serving others…. Well, the environment and of course, everyone at Sworn Virgins!

Peeing

We all agreed that peeing in a bottle was an acceptable sacrifice to make for event day.

Again, we revisited the various bodysuit  ‘peeing’ techniques, i.e. pulling said garment aside and letting it flow, and the ensuing possible complications, i.e. wet crotch.

And then furthermore, we explored the practicality of particular, umm, alterations to bodysuit using the previously removed skull buttons to make pee-access more viable.

(although, I yet again assure you,  from experience, the “pull aside” technique can most certainly  be mastered to perfection given enough practice of trial and, well, error).

Lastly,

We sent elmtree off with our good wishes for her upcoming triathlon and…

We sang from Rocky Horror Picture Show “An…ti…ci…pation” while waiting for the next item to appear.

All in all, I would say, a great day!

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