Ho Hum

So this week and weekend is and will probably continue to be ho hum. Not a whole lot going on which makes me kind of bored.

We have yet to get school supplies and new clothes and shoes, so we'll probably do that over the weekend and I also have to work Saturday and Sunday evening. I was going to try and pick up a Friday shift but I think I'll stay home instead.

I'd like to go to the State Fair on Monday, but I'll have to go by myself during the day and don't really want to bring Laila so we'll see. She can come along when we go back in the evening so she doesn't miss the animals.

I'll probably get scheduled to work all of Labor Day weekend so I don't have anything cool planned for that either. If I do (by some crazy lucky strike) get a day off then maybe we'll host a BBQ. That sounds fun.

So, yeah, pretty boring stuff. If I can think of enough things maybe I'll do a "like" and "dislike" post like Bonnie - that was a good idea.

R & R

Oh, what a weekend! We dropped the girls off at Bill's parent's house on Friday night and had the entire weekend to ourselves! (Thanks Nanny and Papa!)
Friday night we ate dinner and stopped by the Champps patio on our way home to sip and talk. It was fun.
Saturday morning, bright and early, we headed up to Taylor's Falls. We canoed down the St. Croix with our friends Terra and Dave - otherwise known as "Huds" and her "Work Friend Dave" - who are really fun and funny and happy just like us!
Jenn and Beni met us at the campsite later and we did a group dinner around the fire. We relaxed for the rest of the night there drinking and stuffing our faces. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Next day, pack up tents and gear, grap some breakfast, head home to unpack the car, go to get the girls and come home to mow, clean and hang-out.
Bill and I do this trip every summer. It's a staple in our schedule where we say no matter what, this is our weekend to ourselves with our friends.
The girls had a blast at their grandparents house, and now we're all back in to the swing of things.
Next up, State Fair!!!!

I Love You

Menu: Re-Posted

Here's the menu idea post from last summer.




http://heers-abcdh.blogspot.com/2009/07/whats-on-your-menu.html

Baby Clothes

It's been too hard to daily journal, but rest assured, we have been busy.

Today I was putting clean clothes away and discovered that Laila had two bins of hand-me-down summer clothes in her size that I neglected to get out all summer. I was crushed. Pink dresses, rompers, skirts, shorts, tanks, swim suits...all just sitting there.

I have such a hard time every time I have to go through the stuff that Laila outgrows. There was also a bag with a couple pairs of pink baby shoes in it. I cried.
It's not like they're still not here, they're just not those babies anymore. And there's not another baby on the way.
Everything else I can get rid of - hi-chairs and toys and saucers and strollers. The clothes are just so much more special to me. The little buttons and the baby smell. I just die.

There are beautiful things on the other side of the baby phase. Like sitting on a towel and watching all three of my ladies play on the beach and hold hands as they brave the beach waters. I love this part too. A whole lot.

There's just something about letting go of those clothes.

8/12/10

Yesterday went, vaguely, as follows:

You know - waking up and all that stuff that's included such as: bathing, feeding, coffee-ing. You know.
Prep backyard and pool for company.
Company arrived bearing cupcakes. Score.
Swimming, chatting, playing,floating, snacking ensues.
Lunch - today's customers include 5 children and 2 adults. No sweat.
More playing and then Laila starts to indicate, for the group, that they are tired.
Enter daycare child.
Books. Naps.
What is this???? Blue ink pen ALL over the arm of my CREAM colored sofa?!? LAILA!!!!
(good thing she's already in bed).
Futile effort to get pen off of couch. And here I was on a high from getting permanent marker off my wood coffee table but not 2 days prior. I guess I'm not the stain fighting machine I thought I was.
Where was I?
Nap time over. Snack. Enjoy the AC for a while.
Bill got home early bearing whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Or McDonald's. Who cares.
Off to the parade!!
Scorch in the sun for a few hours while the kids go bonkers over floats throwing candy at them.
Once again, Laila lets the whole world know it's time for bed.
Home past bed time, but do baths because of the disgusting combonation of sunscreen, chlorine, bug spray and dirt that is covering their bodies.
Night kids.
Pop in the movie. Make it almost to the end without falling asleep.
Guess the fresh air gets to all of us.

So Fresh

So, I don't know if it's just me or if blogging is really becoming stale.

I still like to hop on and see what everybody's up to and I'm still enjoying what everyone else has to say, but I feel like I need to freshen things up a bit.

Maybe I'll start with a daily journal.

Today:

Slow morning. Laila was up first and somehow none of her pj's were on her body, but thrown on the chair next to her bed. Whatever.
Cleaned a teensy bit (always have to make the beds, it's OCD, plus I have daycare kids sleeping in some of the rooms.)
Got a call for CeCe to go on a play date.
Showered, got the kids dressed, fed, etc.
Dropped CeCe off. Went to the library - not open 'til noon on Wednesday of course. Skip that idea.
Stopped at the gas station for milk - ended up with frozen treats since I had the two little girls w/ me.
Fed myself.
Fed the girls.
Filled up the kid pool and read Parents magazine while the girls ate their frozen treats and played in the water.
Picked CeCe up, returned to greet daycare child.
Change out of suits. Read books. Naps.
45 minutes to myself - laundry, toy clean up, DVR of Chelsea Lately from last night while eating Twizzlers and sunflower seeds.
Big girls up - swim in the big pool for an hour. Come in wait for little ones to wake up.
Now: on the computer.
Guess I'll have to finish this tomorrow.

***Update***
So, to finish up.
Greeted Bill home from work.
Opened a cold beer for both of us.
Made dinner.
Went to the grocery store while Bill cleaned up dinner and gave the girls a bath.
Came home, put groceries away and did CeCe's lotions (it's a production).
Watched Bill mow lawn and kids ride bikes while I drank another beer ;)
Put now sweaty kids after just having a bath to bed.
Too late to watch "Death at a Funeral" so watched something on TV.
Kept up my new regimine of washing my face before bed.

Off to dreamland...

Aside from the two older girls fighting pretty much all day, I'd say it was a pretty successful day all in all. Now, on to tomorrow!