This was, by far, the most fun Mother's Day weekend I've ever had.
On Friday, I went to Abby's school for Mother's Day Tea. The kids sang songs and there were placemats with their handprints and pictures and chocolate roses. There was a buffet of lunch meat, cheese, chips and cookies. It was a really nice time. I got to hang out with my girl and meet some moms of other kids in her class.
After tea, Abby and I changed into comfy clothes and went to our hair cut appointments. The last time I cut my hair was November of 2007 - right before my sister-in-laws wedding. I am not one for scheduling regular hair cuts, so I just kind of let it go. Then a friend mentioned to me that she was going to grow her hair out for donation to Lock of Love. I thought, heck, I could do that too. So, yesterday, I had about 8/9 inches of hair cut off and now I have a real cute bob. Abby also decided to let her hair grow, because she wanted to not cut it, just like Mommy. She got about 5 inches cut off and has a real cute short hair do for summer. Yay! No more hair brushing battles!!!
After hair cuts we came home for a quick rest and some last minute camper packing. (The boys had been home all morning packing and shopping and getting us ready to go) We headed off to the campground around 4pm. Got to our site, got settled and hooked up. And then it was time for me and Abby to head home and change (again!)
We got dressed in nice clothes and went to our church's All Daughter's Banquet. It was a salad supper, so we had a lot of variety. And since it was for all the women, the boys from our small group met Mike and Josh at the campground for some hotdogs and smores. Everyone had a good time.
Abby and I came back to the campground around 8pm and the kids got ready for bed. Mike and I stayed up sitting under the EZup tent chatting. It was so nice; relaxing; bonding. We weren't wearing watches or carrying our cells phones, so I have no idea what time we went to bed....it was dark :-)
We had rain overnight, but we stayed nice and dry. Abby was up at 6am (OMG!) and by 6:30 I was awake enough to head home and walk the dog (hey - it's cheaper than boarding her and bringing her along was not an option). We ran home together and took care of the dog and picked up a few things at the store on our way back. By the time we got back to the campground, the list of forgotten things was too long to make breakfast, so we went out to the local Java Junction and had yummy breakfast sandwiches (me and Mike) and blueberry muffins (Abby and Josh). Good times!
We spent most of the day riding our bikes, playing on the beach, or playing games at the camp site. Mike and Abby headed home to walk the dog after lunch and Josh and I rested in the camper. Dinner was (yummy!) steaks and mashed potatoes. Then smores. Then bed for the kids. We didn't stay up that late last night - the wind was blowing pretty hard and it was getting cooler. The fire was warm, but it was dying quickly.
Slept much better last night - sleeping in the cool air is good :-) Kids slept in till about 6:45 this morning. I went home alone to walk the dog this morning. Picked up a few more things for breakfast and we had Saturday morning's breakfast on Sunday. Yeah, it all worked out! Went for another bike ride, played some more at the beach, cleaned up the campsite and finally packed up and went home.
It was so nice to be "unplugged" for the weekend. It felt a lot longer than 2 days. It was quiet and restful and re-energizing. I have a positive outlook on things now (yay!)
We did go out for dinner tonight - to The Olive Garden (where the wait for a table was 90 minutes, but we were able to seat ourselves in the "bar" area within minutes of walking in). The kids are tucked in and I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight.
I appreciate the work that goes into Motherhood. It's not always easy and it's not always fun; but it IS always rewarding. Thanks to MY mom for raising me right and helping me with my kids!
Well, I think I've rambled on enough now. It was a good time and I am already trying to figure out when we can go again (before our OBX trip).
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Chrissy-ology
Let others know a little more about yourself, re-post this as your name followed by "ology".
***********FOODOLOGY***************
What is your salad dressing of choice?
Gazebo Room Balsamic
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
Olive Garden
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of it?
Hmm - toughy! Twizzlers? :-) How 'bout an apple?
What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Just cheese, please
What do you like to put on your toast?
Butter, butter, butter
***********TECHNOLOGY***************
How many televisions do you have in your house?
Three
What color cell phone do you have?
Black
Do you have an Ipod?
Nay. I do have an off-brand MP3 player, though :-)
***************BIOLOGY******************
Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A lump from my tonsils (but not my tonsils)
and TWO CHILDREN!
What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Was is Abby or Josh? I can't remember!
Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
No, thank you!
************BLAH-OLOGY**************
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
Not really. I'd probably just obsess over it anyway.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
If you had asked me this 25 years ago, I would have said "Kimberly Irene". But I have long since outgrown that desire! I'm good with what I've got.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
NO WAY JOSE!
************DUMBOLOGY******************
How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A couple. But I don't wear them too often - they hurt my toes.
Last person you talked to?
Abby
Last person you hugged?
Abby
**************FAVORITOLOGY****************
Season?
Spring - I love everything blooming and turning green again....from the safety of indoors, cause if I were outside to enjoy it, I would be sneezing!
Holiday?
Any that I can host - I love to cook!
Day of the week?
Sunday - it's restful.
Month?
June - still cool enough to be outside a lot without sweating too much.
***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************
Missing someone?
Always
Mood?
Cranky - I have a headache.
What are you listening to?
Toot & Puddle
***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************
First place you went this morning?
BBS - to drop Abby at school.
What's the last movie you saw?
HaHaHa-like I have time to watch a movie! I honestly can't remember.
Do you smile often?
Not really. I have to make an effort to remember to smile more!
************OTHER-OLOGY*****************
1)Do you always answer your phone?
No - I love caller ID!
2) Its four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
I dunno - but I wouldn't get it till later anyway, cause I don't take my phone to bed.
3) If you could change your eye color what would it be?
Hmm, maybe a cool green.
4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
Never been to Sonic
5) Do you own a digital camera?
Ayup
6) Have you ever had a pet fish?
Yes - a few from the fair and last summer the kids and I got a Beta fish.
7) Favorite Christmas song(s)
Anything by TSO
8) What's on your wish list for your birthday?
Mani/Pedi/Massage
9) Can you do push ups?
Yup
10) Can you do a chin up?
Maybe one
11) Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
Probably nervous, because it affects my children more than me.
12) Do you have any saved texts?
No - I keep running out of room!
14) Do you have an accent?
Only when I try ;-)
15) What is the last song to make you cry?
Cowgirls Don't Cry
16) Plans tonight?
Dinner with the family, catching up on tv, maybe doing some beading (depends on the headache thing).
17) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
All too often
18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday.
Breakfast (bagels), a Coke, dinner (at church)
19) Have you ever been given roses?
Yes
20) Current worry?
Always worrying about how my children will turn out; hoping I do a good job with them.
21) Current hate right now?
Besides myself? :-) People who complain but do nothing about it.
22) Met someone who changed your life?
Yes. I married him.
24) What song represents you?
ABBA - Dancing Queen :-)
25) Name three people who might complete this.
Bah - I don't know.
26) Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
Probably - depends on if I got to choose the time.
27) Have you ever dated someone longer than a year?
Ah, yeah!
28) Do you have any tattoos/piercings?
Pierced ears.
29) Will you be in a relationship 4 months from now?
Ah, yeah!
30) Does anyone love you?
Ah, yeah!
31) Would you be a pirate?
Maybe for a day. But only because it would be fun to talk like one!
32) What songs do you sing in the shower?
Whatever pops into my head.
33) Ever had someone sing to you?
Yeah
34) When did you last cry?
I dunno; been a while.
35) Have you held hands with anyone today?
Abby
38) Who was the last person you took a picture of?
My kids
39) What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?
Elementary School?!?! Are you kidding me, that was decades ago! Whatever it was, it was probably on a record!
41) Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
Most are old; but I make casual friends easily, so there are lots of new friends too.
42) Do you like pulpy orange juice?
NO!
43) What is something your friends make fun of you for?
Ha! - being the crazy lady wearing a striped shirt (bell choir)
***********FOODOLOGY***************
What is your salad dressing of choice?
Gazebo Room Balsamic
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
Olive Garden
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of it?
Hmm - toughy! Twizzlers? :-) How 'bout an apple?
What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Just cheese, please
What do you like to put on your toast?
Butter, butter, butter
***********TECHNOLOGY***************
How many televisions do you have in your house?
Three
What color cell phone do you have?
Black
Do you have an Ipod?
Nay. I do have an off-brand MP3 player, though :-)
***************BIOLOGY******************
Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A lump from my tonsils (but not my tonsils)
and TWO CHILDREN!
What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Was is Abby or Josh? I can't remember!
Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
No, thank you!
************BLAH-OLOGY**************
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
Not really. I'd probably just obsess over it anyway.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
If you had asked me this 25 years ago, I would have said "Kimberly Irene". But I have long since outgrown that desire! I'm good with what I've got.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
NO WAY JOSE!
************DUMBOLOGY******************
How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A couple. But I don't wear them too often - they hurt my toes.
Last person you talked to?
Abby
Last person you hugged?
Abby
**************FAVORITOLOGY****************
Season?
Spring - I love everything blooming and turning green again....from the safety of indoors, cause if I were outside to enjoy it, I would be sneezing!
Holiday?
Any that I can host - I love to cook!
Day of the week?
Sunday - it's restful.
Month?
June - still cool enough to be outside a lot without sweating too much.
***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************
Missing someone?
Always
Mood?
Cranky - I have a headache.
What are you listening to?
Toot & Puddle
***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************
First place you went this morning?
BBS - to drop Abby at school.
What's the last movie you saw?
HaHaHa-like I have time to watch a movie! I honestly can't remember.
Do you smile often?
Not really. I have to make an effort to remember to smile more!
************OTHER-OLOGY*****************
1)Do you always answer your phone?
No - I love caller ID!
2) Its four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
I dunno - but I wouldn't get it till later anyway, cause I don't take my phone to bed.
3) If you could change your eye color what would it be?
Hmm, maybe a cool green.
4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
Never been to Sonic
5) Do you own a digital camera?
Ayup
6) Have you ever had a pet fish?
Yes - a few from the fair and last summer the kids and I got a Beta fish.
7) Favorite Christmas song(s)
Anything by TSO
8) What's on your wish list for your birthday?
Mani/Pedi/Massage
9) Can you do push ups?
Yup
10) Can you do a chin up?
Maybe one
11) Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
Probably nervous, because it affects my children more than me.
12) Do you have any saved texts?
No - I keep running out of room!
14) Do you have an accent?
Only when I try ;-)
15) What is the last song to make you cry?
Cowgirls Don't Cry
16) Plans tonight?
Dinner with the family, catching up on tv, maybe doing some beading (depends on the headache thing).
17) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
All too often
18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday.
Breakfast (bagels), a Coke, dinner (at church)
19) Have you ever been given roses?
Yes
20) Current worry?
Always worrying about how my children will turn out; hoping I do a good job with them.
21) Current hate right now?
Besides myself? :-) People who complain but do nothing about it.
22) Met someone who changed your life?
Yes. I married him.
24) What song represents you?
ABBA - Dancing Queen :-)
25) Name three people who might complete this.
Bah - I don't know.
26) Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
Probably - depends on if I got to choose the time.
27) Have you ever dated someone longer than a year?
Ah, yeah!
28) Do you have any tattoos/piercings?
Pierced ears.
29) Will you be in a relationship 4 months from now?
Ah, yeah!
30) Does anyone love you?
Ah, yeah!
31) Would you be a pirate?
Maybe for a day. But only because it would be fun to talk like one!
32) What songs do you sing in the shower?
Whatever pops into my head.
33) Ever had someone sing to you?
Yeah
34) When did you last cry?
I dunno; been a while.
35) Have you held hands with anyone today?
Abby
38) Who was the last person you took a picture of?
My kids
39) What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?
Elementary School?!?! Are you kidding me, that was decades ago! Whatever it was, it was probably on a record!
41) Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
Most are old; but I make casual friends easily, so there are lots of new friends too.
42) Do you like pulpy orange juice?
NO!
43) What is something your friends make fun of you for?
Ha! - being the crazy lady wearing a striped shirt (bell choir)
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Saturday Morning
This morning, the kids and I planted seeds for our summer garden. Yesterday after school, we went to Home Depot to purchase the seeks. The kids have chosen some interesting things. And I think we will have to expand the garden this summer!!
We planted seeds for: corn, beans, peas, carrots, pumpkins, yellow squash, and zucchini; petunias and sunflowers; and herbs: parsley, cilantro, rosemary and basil. If everything comes up and actually grows - wow - we will have an abundance of veggies!! Fingers crossed!!
Now we just have to wait and water. The seeds are in the window above the kitchen sink - one of the few places that gets decent sun in the house. (The other place is the sliding doors in the "dining room", but there is no where to put anything like this there.)
We planted seeds for: corn, beans, peas, carrots, pumpkins, yellow squash, and zucchini; petunias and sunflowers; and herbs: parsley, cilantro, rosemary and basil. If everything comes up and actually grows - wow - we will have an abundance of veggies!! Fingers crossed!!
Now we just have to wait and water. The seeds are in the window above the kitchen sink - one of the few places that gets decent sun in the house. (The other place is the sliding doors in the "dining room", but there is no where to put anything like this there.)
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Learning
DD has a passion to learn. I love it and hate it at the same time. I love it, because, well, that's just cool. I hate it because I am a horrible teacher! I have no patience for it. There is a REASON I'm not a teacher by trade, ya know?!
Anyway. I just purchased new shoes for DD - with laces. She decided tonight that she wanted to learn how to tie them herself. So, we had lesson number one tonight. I don't know they whole bunny running around the hole story. I'm just teaching her how to do it by showing her - repeatedly.
YEARS ago, when DH and I were dating, we agreed that I would teach our children how to tie their shoes and he would teach them how to drive. Hopefully the kids will be able to tie their shoes before they are 16!!
Anyway. I just purchased new shoes for DD - with laces. She decided tonight that she wanted to learn how to tie them herself. So, we had lesson number one tonight. I don't know they whole bunny running around the hole story. I'm just teaching her how to do it by showing her - repeatedly.
YEARS ago, when DH and I were dating, we agreed that I would teach our children how to tie their shoes and he would teach them how to drive. Hopefully the kids will be able to tie their shoes before they are 16!!
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