Tomorrow is my mommy's birthday. She will be one year older than she is today :-) In honor of this momentous occasion, we had a fun party at my uncle's house (her brother) this weekend. DH was up at his mother's Thurs and Fri, drove home Sat morning and then changed cars and we drove to Philly for the par-tay. MommaSan had a nice time (I think). It was just fun to all be together. We (almost) always get together at New Year's to celebrate Christmas. So this was extra special. And super fun. We really should do it more often (get together, that is - not have 60th birthdays - OOPS!) ;-)
Happy Birthday, Mom!!!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
After school special
She made it!!! DD survived her first day of Kindergarten. And she LOVED it. I had to wake up DS to go get her (something he is just going to have to get used to). We waited in The Line for about 15 minutes before we got close enough to get her. She was happy to see us and after minimal proding I was able to get the jist of her day: playing, craft, sitting on the carpet (circle time?), playing, snack, lunch, playing, naps - she didn't, they listened to a story about 4 kids, more playing (quietly, because of the other little kids was still resting), then it was time to go.
And she is excited to go back tomorrow. Works for me!
The First Day
Today was the first day of Kindergarten for DD. She has been SO excited to go. It's just too funny. Yesterday we took her to school during the open house, to drop off her school supplies and (hopefully) meet some of the other kids in her class. She was SO clingy and shy I was having second thoughts about letting her go! On the drive home she commented that it was just so different from her "usual" school. I explained that, yes, it was different - this was a big kid school. And all of her friends from her "usual" school were also going to big kid school. That sort of helped.
Daddy saved the day, though. He started in with "Can I come to school with you and sit under your desk?" Response: "No, Daddy, you're too big to sit under my desk" or "Where would I sit?" or "No, Daddy, you have to be FIVE to go to my class".
So, this morning, when it was time to go, she was practically bouncing off the walls! I had to wake DS up to get going and DD kept telling him it was because she didn't want him to miss her first day. It was a very important day!! :-) We left the house around 7:12, because it takes almost 25 minutes to get to the school and we had been warned about the "long line" for drop off. Yeah, we had to sit in the school parking lot for 10 minutes because we were so early!! We took a few pictures and then we all walked in with DD. She took off. She had to be reminded to give hugs goodbye. :-) Good sign!!!
DS and I will go back to pick her up around 3pm. I can't wait to hear how her day was!!
Daddy saved the day, though. He started in with "Can I come to school with you and sit under your desk?" Response: "No, Daddy, you're too big to sit under my desk" or "Where would I sit?" or "No, Daddy, you have to be FIVE to go to my class".
So, this morning, when it was time to go, she was practically bouncing off the walls! I had to wake DS up to get going and DD kept telling him it was because she didn't want him to miss her first day. It was a very important day!! :-) We left the house around 7:12, because it takes almost 25 minutes to get to the school and we had been warned about the "long line" for drop off. Yeah, we had to sit in the school parking lot for 10 minutes because we were so early!! We took a few pictures and then we all walked in with DD. She took off. She had to be reminded to give hugs goodbye. :-) Good sign!!!
DS and I will go back to pick her up around 3pm. I can't wait to hear how her day was!!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
One crazy week
Well, this past week has been a whirly blur of fun activities. DH's sister came to visit. She is one of my favorite friends. We get along so well, it's almost scary! And she loves to hang out with the kiddos. She flew in from Missouri on Sunday afternoon and we spent the rest of that day just relaxing and hanging out. Here's a quick rundown of what we did this week:
Monday - we went to City Island and rode the train and the carousel. Then lunched at Perkin's and went home for naps. After naps we went to Oak Grove Farms for some veggies and cut some fresh flowers. We had a wonderful dinner of steak and corn on the cob. And ended the evening with some Olympic watching.
Tuesday - we went to the pool. It was a beautiful day! We spent close to three hours there. That night we had unexpected (but welcome) company for dinner and ended the evening with more Olympics watching.
Wednesday - we went to Hershey, PA and met Mimi and Nana at the Gardens. We spent about 2 hours walking around and enjoying the flowers and butterflies. But hunger soon became overwhelming and we headed out to Red Robin for a food fix. Then we went to Chocolate World, because, really, who can go to Hershey and NOT to go Chocolate World?! :-) We stocked up on some yummy things (like 2 foot long Twizzlers!) DH had to be in Baltimore that night, so it was just the 6 of us for dinner. We even did some beading, making lovely matching bracelets :-)
Thursday - BOYD's BEAR COUNTRY in Gettysburg, PA. Longaberger was there for Basket Fest. We started our day with a nice breakfast at the local dinner with DH, then came back to the house to get ready. We spent some time at the outlets and then headed over to Boyd's for (more) shopping and to make our baskets (way cool!) Met DH for dinner out at Hoss's where I realized I had left my camera in Gettysburg (ACK!) A disappointing ending to a very fun day.
Friday - we had no plans for this day! I got the call around 8:30 that they found my camera, so at some point in the day, we knew we had to go back to Gettysburg. Mimi was spending the day and night with her brother in Mechanicsburg, so we took her over there and then went to Starbucks for a coffee hit. Then made a drive by DD's school and found the doors open, so Nana and Auntie got to see her classroom and DD was able to meet her teacher's aide. (We go on Tuesday afternoon to meet the teacher and other students before the first day of school on Wednesday). Then we ran through the grocery store for dinner stuff (and the wine/spirit store for after dinner!) Went home for lunch and left the kids with Nana while Auntie and I went back to Gettysburg for my camer and a stop at Walmart for school supplies. Dinner and bed for the kids. Mojitos and dominoes for the adults!
Saturday - Auntie and Nana had to head home. We had breakfast at Dunkin Donuts and then Nana went to get Mimi and head to NY and we took Auntie to the airport to head back to Missouri. We came straight home to visit with some friends who were on their way home to Virginia. We had a GREAT visit (miss you guys!) After naps we went over to West Shore church for their community fun fest where the kids got to play inside a hot air balloon, climb and slide on inflatables, eat funnel cake and ended the evening with fireworks. It was a late night, but it sure was fun.
I'M TIRED!!!!
I can't belive school starts on Wednesday. But I'll blog about that later.
Good night.
Monday - we went to City Island and rode the train and the carousel. Then lunched at Perkin's and went home for naps. After naps we went to Oak Grove Farms for some veggies and cut some fresh flowers. We had a wonderful dinner of steak and corn on the cob. And ended the evening with some Olympic watching.
Tuesday - we went to the pool. It was a beautiful day! We spent close to three hours there. That night we had unexpected (but welcome) company for dinner and ended the evening with more Olympics watching.
Wednesday - we went to Hershey, PA and met Mimi and Nana at the Gardens. We spent about 2 hours walking around and enjoying the flowers and butterflies. But hunger soon became overwhelming and we headed out to Red Robin for a food fix. Then we went to Chocolate World, because, really, who can go to Hershey and NOT to go Chocolate World?! :-) We stocked up on some yummy things (like 2 foot long Twizzlers!) DH had to be in Baltimore that night, so it was just the 6 of us for dinner. We even did some beading, making lovely matching bracelets :-)
Thursday - BOYD's BEAR COUNTRY in Gettysburg, PA. Longaberger was there for Basket Fest. We started our day with a nice breakfast at the local dinner with DH, then came back to the house to get ready. We spent some time at the outlets and then headed over to Boyd's for (more) shopping and to make our baskets (way cool!) Met DH for dinner out at Hoss's where I realized I had left my camera in Gettysburg (ACK!) A disappointing ending to a very fun day.
Friday - we had no plans for this day! I got the call around 8:30 that they found my camera, so at some point in the day, we knew we had to go back to Gettysburg. Mimi was spending the day and night with her brother in Mechanicsburg, so we took her over there and then went to Starbucks for a coffee hit. Then made a drive by DD's school and found the doors open, so Nana and Auntie got to see her classroom and DD was able to meet her teacher's aide. (We go on Tuesday afternoon to meet the teacher and other students before the first day of school on Wednesday). Then we ran through the grocery store for dinner stuff (and the wine/spirit store for after dinner!) Went home for lunch and left the kids with Nana while Auntie and I went back to Gettysburg for my camer and a stop at Walmart for school supplies. Dinner and bed for the kids. Mojitos and dominoes for the adults!
Saturday - Auntie and Nana had to head home. We had breakfast at Dunkin Donuts and then Nana went to get Mimi and head to NY and we took Auntie to the airport to head back to Missouri. We came straight home to visit with some friends who were on their way home to Virginia. We had a GREAT visit (miss you guys!) After naps we went over to West Shore church for their community fun fest where the kids got to play inside a hot air balloon, climb and slide on inflatables, eat funnel cake and ended the evening with fireworks. It was a late night, but it sure was fun.
I'M TIRED!!!!
I can't belive school starts on Wednesday. But I'll blog about that later.
Good night.
Friday, August 08, 2008
The exhaustion sets in
Whew, I'm pooped. This morning I cleaned both kids' rooms. Folded all the clean laundry and then went through all the drawers in their dressers pulling out too small clothes before putting away the clean stuff. Then I cleaned up their floors so I could vacuum. DD's closet needs a little TLC - I want to get another rod to hang lower, so she can reach her school clothes by herself. But, as of 12:31pm, I have not showered; frankly, I have not even gotten dressed yet. So, the closet rod will have to wait. I think it took me about 2 hours to do it all. My back is hurting. And I can't wait for the kids go to lie down so I can too! But I feel good having their rooms clean. Haha - when we came downstairs from the "adventure", I discovered a HUGE mess in the living room. So, we picked up all the little stuff and vacuumed the couch (because the cushions had been removed) and the floor. It looks a littel better :-) Not great, but I don't think that will ever happen! Baby steps.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
The perfectionist in me
The perfectionist in me likes to rear it's ugly head oh so often. Like when things need to be cleaned (can't do it perfectly, so why bother doing it at all) or arranged (can't trust anyone else to do it perfectly, so I'll have to do it myself). Things like that. And it's wearing me out. Sometimes I want to give up being a mom because I'm not perfect. Heaven knows (literally) that no one is perfect. As a Christian, I am not perfect. But I am forgiven for my imperfections. And I need to realize that my kids can be forgiving too (unless I haven't taught them that yet, dang - another flaw!) I have not been as "involved" with my kids lately. I can't pinpoint the reason....there are too many (ie - I hate feeling stupid and the ages my kids are - the questions they ask - make me feel stupid). With three weeks until Kindergarten starts for DD, I need to get my rear in gear and re-engage and enjoy these last few moments of "childhood". (sniff, sniff)
Friday, August 01, 2008
Going to Grandma's
So, last week was a bit out of the ordinary for our household. First, Nana came on Monday because she and I were heading to Ohio for the Longaberger BEE. Monday night I hosted a Tastefully Simple party here (yum!) Tuesday we did some shopping and laundry and packing for the BEE. Wednesday, when Grandma came, there was much rejoicing because DD was heading home with her that afternoon. Nana and I left for Ohio and Grandma stayed home with the kids until DH came home from work. DD went to Grandma and Grandpa's for some good times. DS stayed home with DH. Thursday, DH had to work, so DS went to a friend's house for the day. Friday was all day one-on-one time for DH and DS. They did "manly" things like going to The Big Green Store, The Fish Store, and Play McDonald's (for those of you that don't know what that means, I shall translate for you: Dick's, PetSmart, and McDonald's on Carlisle Pike). That night they had pizza and watched a movie. Fun Times. Saturday they cleaned out the garage and went for a super fun bike ride.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Rockville, MD....DD was having a blast with Grandma and Grandpa. They went to a paint-your-own pottery place, played in the pool, baked cookies, went to the National Zoo, played in the fountain in downtown Rockville, went to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm, went to the park, rode the carosel and in general did a thousand and one things that Mommy would never attempt with two kids! She had a VERY good time. G&G got tired.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Columbus, OH...Nana and I were having a great time seeing new Longaberger products, learning new things in classes and spending too much money!
On Saturday, Nana and I came home and on Sunday, DH, DS and I drove down to Rockville to switch kids. (Nana went home).
Monday was my first day with DD alone in a LONG time. We had a standing play date with some pre-school friends at 10:30, so we went to the park for a while. Then we went out to lunch at "Salad Bar" (Hoss's) and on a whim driving home, I stopped at the salon and booked us for pedicures. Tuesday we did some shopping - we were in search of school uniform clothes. We also picked up a handful of crafts and spent a fair amount of time Tuesday afternoon doing those. Tuesday night was Daddy-Daughter one on one time and they went to a sports place and played mini-golf and lots of other crazy arcade games. I went to the library and got some books to read, then I read in the quiet that was my home. Wednesday morning, DD and I went out for donuts before Grandma came with DS.
Meanwhile...DS had a good time with Grandma and Grandpa as well. He got to play in the pool and go to the park and ride the train and in general have the complete and utter undivided attention of his grandparents. How fun for him!
When my mom came on Wednesday, I asked her when it was MY turn to go to her house for one-on-one time! :-)
Yesterday was the first day home alone with both kids in over a week. We did NOTHING. We never left the house (in the car - we did go out and play in the pool and walk down to get the mail). It was a little rough. Frankly....
I CAN'T WAIT FOR SCHOOL TO START AGAIN!!!!!!
Meanwhile, somewhere in Rockville, MD....DD was having a blast with Grandma and Grandpa. They went to a paint-your-own pottery place, played in the pool, baked cookies, went to the National Zoo, played in the fountain in downtown Rockville, went to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm, went to the park, rode the carosel and in general did a thousand and one things that Mommy would never attempt with two kids! She had a VERY good time. G&G got tired.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Columbus, OH...Nana and I were having a great time seeing new Longaberger products, learning new things in classes and spending too much money!
On Saturday, Nana and I came home and on Sunday, DH, DS and I drove down to Rockville to switch kids. (Nana went home).
Monday was my first day with DD alone in a LONG time. We had a standing play date with some pre-school friends at 10:30, so we went to the park for a while. Then we went out to lunch at "Salad Bar" (Hoss's) and on a whim driving home, I stopped at the salon and booked us for pedicures. Tuesday we did some shopping - we were in search of school uniform clothes. We also picked up a handful of crafts and spent a fair amount of time Tuesday afternoon doing those. Tuesday night was Daddy-Daughter one on one time and they went to a sports place and played mini-golf and lots of other crazy arcade games. I went to the library and got some books to read, then I read in the quiet that was my home. Wednesday morning, DD and I went out for donuts before Grandma came with DS.
Meanwhile...DS had a good time with Grandma and Grandpa as well. He got to play in the pool and go to the park and ride the train and in general have the complete and utter undivided attention of his grandparents. How fun for him!
When my mom came on Wednesday, I asked her when it was MY turn to go to her house for one-on-one time! :-)
Yesterday was the first day home alone with both kids in over a week. We did NOTHING. We never left the house (in the car - we did go out and play in the pool and walk down to get the mail). It was a little rough. Frankly....
I CAN'T WAIT FOR SCHOOL TO START AGAIN!!!!!!
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