Wonderful Summer Blazer

So, the picture totally doesn't do it justice, but I bought this Miley Cyrus (yes, Miley Cyrus) blazer in both black and white from Wal-Mart yesterday.  They were $14.99 a piece and are a jersey knit which is absolutely wonderful for summer, although the black I probably won't wear much till fall.

Last summer I did a lot of "under layering," i.e. a tight-ish shirt underneath a short sleeved shirt.  This summer I'm trying to stay cooler and have found that either just wide sleeved long sleeve cotton tunics (like the ones from East Essence, I have 3) or a short sleeved or tank top shirt underneath a cotton cardigan keep you much cooler than the tight "Egyptian" layered look.  I'll save those looks for fall, as well.  The 90+ degree heat is just too stifling.  I bought a medium, so 1 size larger than I would normally buy so that I could button it loosely.  It is also long enough that it just covers my rear.  Some may feel comfortable with it only over a skirt, but I think I will wear it with dress pants to teach.


In other completely unrelated news, my son is here eating CORN CHEX.  I am so excited!  We are on day 6 of our corn trial which is his first grain, since rice and oats both make him violently ill.    Corn opens up SO MANY more possibilities and I am so excited that he has almost "passed."  They even sell corn pasta online, so I could make him macaroni! (with tomato sauce, he can't have dairy yet).  Hoorah!  Also, he has passed lamb and 4 days of fish(tilapia).  We aren't totally out of the woods yet but things are really looking up.  :)