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So, I tried out running with my pepper spray. Here's what it looks like: it has a little Velcro strap that you wear around your hand. It even has a lady running on the front of it!
**disclaimer:hand shown is not my hand. MY right hand has an Aggie Ring on it. BOO-YAH. **
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Also, I bought this thing for #2 to use at the pool. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzYPCPAaRXhZgDDs39_cHnZgYdWOJO6W06BogpABz3AOm4mCtV0XfUHjTIt6Cx2Zb0LTTIPJiczIp8oVFo0ZQRN5HTgVqlcE7cRrHnOgwVfjhDIv-3cJM_ebFnwGkjvX2OaWW138_Qu5Z/s200/june+2010+003.jpg)
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I've seen other moms using something similar, which is yellow, and a bit more sturdy than the mesh baby ring things that most people use for babies. But that thing has a 30 pound weight limit on it, and #2 is much more...um...sturdier than that. So then I found this thing that says 30-50 pounds. JACKPOT. And it was only $5! So, we'll see how it goes, I'm gonna try it out this week. If he's just in a toddler pool he's fine, but I need something for our neighborhood pool which doesn't have one of those. Usually he just stays on the steps with his puddle jumpers life vest thingy, which he HATES, and I want to get him used to being in the middle of the pool. Right now he is not on board! As soon as he turns 3 that child is going into swim lessons!
I have no idea what kind of animal this is, the package says "Donkey" but....I'm not sure...any guesses??
Also, we have set a date for our long-awaited garage sale. TWO WEEKS. ugs. The goal is to clear enough to purchase some extra free-standing kitchen cabinets that we will be able to take with us whenever we move again. I'm not sure that we will tho :( Because I am DYING with the 3 square inches of cabinet space I have. Almost all of my baking stuff and smaller appliances, casserole dishes, and holiday plates and stuff are still in boxes in the garage. AND, I have to park my car outside while working on this stuff, because our garage is so full we can only get one car in there anyway. And I KNOW it's not TX, but geez, it's been really hot here. Husband is a little tired of me complaining about the heat and says he's about to ship me back there for a week and that'll fix me.
In honor of our city's finest patrolling our neighborhood, here's a pic of a Police Car cake I made from a picture of a coworker of husband's boyfriend's squad car. It was a surprise and I hear it went over pretty well.
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