Nice and relaxing! A good balance of activities & down time, togetherness & time alone. I think I got time with L, time with just the kids, time with each kid alone & time with a friend! Amazing
Got the kids new shoes. Went to a clothing swap hosted by a friend & got some new-to-me clothes for L and me.
We've been in San Francisco since Friday, leaving when everyone wakes up this morning. I wouldn't call it a great weekend...
We brought J's oldest sister and our niece, they made our usually fun SF trip painful. J's sister doesn't understand money limitations and was amazed that we spent $60 to feed our family lunch one day, but then asked if we could spend $60 a person to take our kids to a theme park we couldn't really afford to go to. I love SF but have been ready to go home since Saturday.
Oh, Apple is getting into her terrible twos at the ripe old age of 17 months too. The blankie attachment (it's cute and frustrating all at the same time), the screaming, the hitting, the running away, the food refusal, the not listening......GAH!
But on a lighter note, today is day 60 in bios appeal window, the last day for an appeal. If we make it through today, we can move forward with the adoption!
Friday- Went to a shoe store on my quest to get easter shoes for E. Found the perfect pair but they did not have her size. Boooooo. Decided that we are going to try to eat paleo/whole 30 since Sue went to the dr for a pre work physical and had a wake up call about her/our health. So we need to lose some weight. Hopefully this helps because we have been both feeling like crap. This is one of our many pre ttc things we need to get done. Hopefully we will be baby making this summer.
Sat- Sue was supposed to paint but the woman didn't get the paint so she postponed to Sunday. So we decided to go to the movies to see the croods. It was ok. I think Ella was about a year too young. She got bored about 3/4 the way through. The movie theatre had an arcade so we took E for a bit. I ended up having a complete freak out since Sue was happily playing games and I was left to chase a melting down child around. DW was like what I didn't notice that she was freaking out....I don't think my sugar/carb withdrawal helped with that one. Then Ella totally freaked out we got her under control until she took off in the parking lot. Then Sue freaked out on her and left me to get a completely tantruming child to the car. So we fought the whole way home instead of going out to dinner. We got over it and ended up having a pleasant dinner take out after E went to bed.
Sun- Sue had a pre planned brunch thing with friends and then she had to go to paint. Which left me with the girl alone all day. I decided to go check out a consignment shop for shoes for Ella. Found the perfect shoes but they were the wrong size. The store was awesome and I ended up getting a bed rail for ella's big girl bed, a super cute pair of pjs, 2 tea brand dresses, 1 tea shirt, and a cute barrette. Since I still had no shoes for Ella I then went on a quest to some more stores for shoes. Ended up buying 2 pairs. E was awesome and she got a treat which was fun. Came home and made dinner for E and for Sue and I. Sue did bedtime with Ella which was nice. I was also able to book a photography session for Ella at the place in the mall that has live bunnies for the easter pictures. Last time we got pictures done they came out super cute so I am looking forward to having some more cute Ella pictures.
I am feeling really gross today from the paleo. I think that I am still sugar detoxing. Yuck.
Friday - L was home with the sick kids. I picked up dinner on the way home and then we watched a movie with the kids.
Saturday - Both kids were bouncing and jumping and obviously feeling better, so L took them to childcare at the gym while she went to water aerobics. I had a blissful 90m at home alone before going to meet them for swim lessons. We went to get L new sneakers (she is walking the 2 day breast cancer walk (39 miles) with her boss in May), went to lunch at the Cheesecake factory, and spontaneously decided to take the kids to see The Croods. Half way through the movie, Carter says he needs to go to the bathroom and then proceeds to get sick (thank you for the foresight!) I wasn't really sure what to do...he felt much better after getting sick, L and Gray were sitting in the top row in a packed theater, and L wasn't responding to texts. I took him back and sat in seats closest to the exit where he promptly fell asleep. Had a lazy rest of the day watching movies and reading.
Sunday - L went to walk 10 miles with her boss while I did homework with the kids, did laundry, packed lunches, etc. We met her for lunch and then she was going to put the kids in childcare at the gym while she got a pedicure and I went to Wegmans/did errands. Just as they were getting out of the car, Carter said he was going to get sick. So off with me he went....but in the 2 miles from the gym to the grocery store, he fell asleep. I sat in the parking lot with him for over an hour - thinking he'd wake - but he didn't. So, we picked up L and Gray and then had to go grocery shopping/do errands which got us home much later than we wanted. L finished up homework with the kids while I made chili. The kids watched The Lorax and went to bed early and we watched a movie.
Saturday morning I had a committee meeting downtown to review anti-bullying policies for compliance with state law. It was a productive meeting and we got through a lot of policies. Afterward I went to the Girl Scout council building to pick up a few boxes of cookies from their end-of-sale sale. When I got home I played with the kids and did more babyproofing while Jen weed-whacked the yard and went grocery shopping, and then we cleaned while the babies took a nap. A couple of friends came over Saturday night and we had pizza and wine and they taught us how to play Settlers of Catan (it was more fun and less complicated than I expected).
Sunday morning my parents picked me up and we went for a quick breakfast and then I helped my mom run the Kid's Cave at the rock show their club was hosting. It was a lot of fun and the kids were DELIGHTED at how cheap our games were (50 cents to spin the wheel and win big rocks, 50 cents to treasure hunt for a ton of smaller rocks). Jen and the babies met us at the show and we walked around for a while and then went out for a late lunch. Lady Baby was a terror, which isn't like her. Both kids were exhausted so we brought them home for naps, which they refused. I worked on job applications and then we got them down for bed. Jen made lots of fun little tea sandwiches and we watched two episodes of Downton Abbey, and then I finished up some job things and we hit the sack.
Post by bluedaisyus on Mar 25, 2013 11:23:53 GMT -5
I was sick with a head/chest thing. Again. It sucked.
We went to the ILs' on Friday evening and stayed through Saturday evening. We did a small egg hunt with the boy and dyed eggs and had a yummy dinner. I took a really long nap.
Sunday I got up early and did a 5K. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to given my congestion and how worn out I was feeling, but I finished with a new (albeit still very slow and not by much) PR and got a medal for finishing, so that was cool.
Weekend was good. We took the train to MA for our nephews' 4th birthday. My parents came also so it was good to see everyone. We went out to a fancy dinner in honor of my dad's birthday, showed off some Thailand pics (yes, Seattle, I know I should get some up over here too!), spent time with the boys, and helped prepare for the party. The boys were majorly wound up with excitement for their party and all their relatives and friends so it wasn't the best quality nephew time, but it was still fun. And I love traveling by the train instead of driving!
Post by seattlekari on Mar 25, 2013 17:14:32 GMT -5
Thank you Kershnic for the shout out, I am looking foward to those pics...and yes, I know I should just get my lame self on FB.
My weekend consisted of being really lazy with A. She got word on Friday in a mandatory management meeting that there will be layoffs in 2 weeks. They are told it probably won't affect her area, but one never really knows until it happens, and it could still mean a move to a different area or different site as they shift people around. So we spent a good chunk of the weekend talking about the what-ifs of that scenario. We had an in depth convo about how the current physical distance between us and her crappy work schedule present challenges to us...but all that said, we are incredibly happy together and want to keep working towards being together in the same house. We slept in, ate out, snuggled on the couch and just generally spent time focused on each other and it was wonderful and came to an end far too quickly.
Post by ballandchain on Mar 25, 2013 19:22:46 GMT -5
We did a few things this weekend that we have been meaning to do for a long time -- picked tile for our kitchen backsplash, sealed grout in our master bathroom, brought in old DVD players to be recycled, took bottles and cans to the redemption center ($20 worth). We also made a huge BJ's trip (we somehow managed to run out of all paper products at the same time), took the cat to the vet, and went to lunch at our favorite taqueria. It felt good to be so productive. I got in a good run and a walk with a friend and her dog, and the weather was decent for March.