Today I had a very productive day. I got my kitchen all cleaned up (it was such a disaster, I am embarrassed to even think about it), got everything unpacked from camping on the weekend, cleaned up all the toys that were scattered from one end of the house to the other, did some laundry and even got my floors washed!
My sister also took Addy and Alexis for me this evening. She wanted to take them for some Auntie/Nieces time and I jumped at the chance to have 2 free hours to myself. Jamie was already gone to work and I spent the whole time doing what I wanted to do. And man did I need it. I got to blast my music, did some reading, had a little workout, took a bath and just relaxed.
And now the heat in this house could very well kill me. It has to be close to 30 degrees in here and it seems no matter how many windows I open, it's not cooling off in here like it is outside. If it doesn't get much better tonight, I'm definitely not going to be sleeping well. All I can say is thank heavens I'm not pregnant!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Another Long Weekend Is Here!
This week has been a really good week with the girls. They have been in good moods, napped well, went to bed well and were cuter than usual, if that's even possible. They slept in and treated their mommy to leisurely mornings and quiet afternoons that they slept away. And still, I managed to get absolutely nothing done around here!
This weekend we were supposed to be getting the house ready to have the realtor come take a look and give us an idea of a selling price, but it looks like that will be pushed to the back burner again. Instead we're going to spend the weekend out at the lake with friends and possibly at another lake with my sister and her hubby. There isn't a whole lot to do around here anyways, that doesn't require a trip to the city to buy supplies, and we aren't going to the city any time soon so I suppose it's no big loss. I'm still in love with the house we looked at in Myrnam, but we're not sure we're ready to make that move. But it has been for sale for quite some time now (things don't seem to move very fast out there), so my fingers are crossed that when we're ready to make a move, it will still be available.
Jamie is off until Tuesday evening when he goes onto nights, so I'm looking forward to having some family time and for the girls to get to spend some time with him. This week he has been long gone by the time they get up for the day, and when he's been getting home, they're already in bed asleep, so I know they are missing their daddy and he is missing them.
Anyways, I have lots to do to get ready for the weekend, and not much time to do it, so I am off. Enjoy your long weekend, everyone!
This weekend we were supposed to be getting the house ready to have the realtor come take a look and give us an idea of a selling price, but it looks like that will be pushed to the back burner again. Instead we're going to spend the weekend out at the lake with friends and possibly at another lake with my sister and her hubby. There isn't a whole lot to do around here anyways, that doesn't require a trip to the city to buy supplies, and we aren't going to the city any time soon so I suppose it's no big loss. I'm still in love with the house we looked at in Myrnam, but we're not sure we're ready to make that move. But it has been for sale for quite some time now (things don't seem to move very fast out there), so my fingers are crossed that when we're ready to make a move, it will still be available.
Jamie is off until Tuesday evening when he goes onto nights, so I'm looking forward to having some family time and for the girls to get to spend some time with him. This week he has been long gone by the time they get up for the day, and when he's been getting home, they're already in bed asleep, so I know they are missing their daddy and he is missing them.
Anyways, I have lots to do to get ready for the weekend, and not much time to do it, so I am off. Enjoy your long weekend, everyone!
Friday, July 18, 2008
My New 'Do!
Today was a day I have been looking forward to for awhile. It was my afternoon, child-free, to get my hair done and relax. I wanted a change, so I went in and told the stylist "Something short, and red, and different," and this is what she did. It's bold and I think it's way cooler than I am, but I love it!
Here is my before picture, taken yesterday:
And here are the after pictures taken this afternoon:
Here is my before picture, taken yesterday:
And here are the after pictures taken this afternoon:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1 More Sleep!
1 more sleep until my kid-free afternoon of pampering. I can hardly wait! It will be so nice to have an afternoon to myself. I love my girls, but I need some time for myself. It is long overdue.
Today was another uneventful day, although I did put a pretty good dent in Mount Washmore. There is still alot to do, but I did get a surprising amount done. I didn't manage to get much else done, but I can deal with that. It seems that whenever I do laundry, it gets washed and dried, but then just stuck in a laundry basket and forgotten about. So today I had alot of folding and putting away to do.
Tonight seems to be a nice treat. Both girls are already fed, bathed and in bed asleep. So it looks like Jamie and I may have some couple time!
I broke Addy's blind in her bedroom today. It's one of those stupid roller ones that you have to pull down farther to get to go up. Well I pulled, and it fell on my head. So now her window is covered with our duvet cover, which is a not so subtle pink. And being in her room is now like being in a cotton candy machine. Everything is pink. Hopefully Jamie can get that blind fixed soon!
Today was another uneventful day, although I did put a pretty good dent in Mount Washmore. There is still alot to do, but I did get a surprising amount done. I didn't manage to get much else done, but I can deal with that. It seems that whenever I do laundry, it gets washed and dried, but then just stuck in a laundry basket and forgotten about. So today I had alot of folding and putting away to do.
Tonight seems to be a nice treat. Both girls are already fed, bathed and in bed asleep. So it looks like Jamie and I may have some couple time!
I broke Addy's blind in her bedroom today. It's one of those stupid roller ones that you have to pull down farther to get to go up. Well I pulled, and it fell on my head. So now her window is covered with our duvet cover, which is a not so subtle pink. And being in her room is now like being in a cotton candy machine. Everything is pink. Hopefully Jamie can get that blind fixed soon!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Happy Hump Day!
Well the week is half over now. Only 2 sleeps until my child-free afternoon! I can hardly wait, although I know as soon as I leave the house I will be missing my girls.
I didn't do much of anything today, although I did see the doctor. I went because my ears have been giving me issues, but it turns out it is just because of my allergies and the fact that I'm not (not to mention can't) take anything for them because I'm breastfeeding.
I also asked about all my belly pain. I have been having alot of numbness and pain around my c-section incision as well as pain on the left side of my abdomen. He says that it is muscle spasms from screwing around with my muscles during my surgery (obviously he didn't use those words...lol) and that I have 2 options. Option #1 is a topical gel that should help. Option #2, if that doesn't help, is "targeting the spasms" and he says he does that for a few patients but that it is incredibly painful. So I figure I'll try the gel, but if that doesn't work I'll just wait and let it work itself out. It's not painful enough that I want to try an "incredibly painful" procedure to get rid of basically some mild-moderate discomfort. Plus I'm a wimp. lol
Not much else to mention, though. Tomorrow will be dedicated to laundry and housecleaning, assuming my kids let me.
I didn't do much of anything today, although I did see the doctor. I went because my ears have been giving me issues, but it turns out it is just because of my allergies and the fact that I'm not (not to mention can't) take anything for them because I'm breastfeeding.
I also asked about all my belly pain. I have been having alot of numbness and pain around my c-section incision as well as pain on the left side of my abdomen. He says that it is muscle spasms from screwing around with my muscles during my surgery (obviously he didn't use those words...lol) and that I have 2 options. Option #1 is a topical gel that should help. Option #2, if that doesn't help, is "targeting the spasms" and he says he does that for a few patients but that it is incredibly painful. So I figure I'll try the gel, but if that doesn't work I'll just wait and let it work itself out. It's not painful enough that I want to try an "incredibly painful" procedure to get rid of basically some mild-moderate discomfort. Plus I'm a wimp. lol
Not much else to mention, though. Tomorrow will be dedicated to laundry and housecleaning, assuming my kids let me.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
What is wrong with people?
I sat down at the computer this morning with my cup of coffee to check my email and see what's in the news today, like I usually do. And what do I see? Yet another news story of a dead, abandoned newborn being found.
I just don't get what is wrong with these people. I can understand someone finding themselves dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. It's not fair, but I know it happens. But do these women (and girls) not understand that they have options? As much as I disagree with it, and I am 100% pro-life, I would rather see a woman have an abortion than to leave their baby in a dumpster or a stairwell or wherever to die. But if they do carry on with the pregnancy, why not just give the baby up? Why abandon it? Why not seek medical help when they go into labor? Or if they don't, at the very least drop the baby off at a hospital after it's been born so that it can be taken care of.
There are so many couples who can't have children, or who miscarry, or who have a baby or child die, yet these women who are blessed with these babies just throw the child's life away like it doesn't count.
Hopefully one day there will be a system in place for women who feel they have no other option. So that another baby doesn't have to suffer like so many have. In the meantime, I suppose all we can do is hold our own kids close to us and be thankful to be able to provide for them.
I just don't get what is wrong with these people. I can understand someone finding themselves dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. It's not fair, but I know it happens. But do these women (and girls) not understand that they have options? As much as I disagree with it, and I am 100% pro-life, I would rather see a woman have an abortion than to leave their baby in a dumpster or a stairwell or wherever to die. But if they do carry on with the pregnancy, why not just give the baby up? Why abandon it? Why not seek medical help when they go into labor? Or if they don't, at the very least drop the baby off at a hospital after it's been born so that it can be taken care of.
There are so many couples who can't have children, or who miscarry, or who have a baby or child die, yet these women who are blessed with these babies just throw the child's life away like it doesn't count.
Hopefully one day there will be a system in place for women who feel they have no other option. So that another baby doesn't have to suffer like so many have. In the meantime, I suppose all we can do is hold our own kids close to us and be thankful to be able to provide for them.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Another new week.
It is Monday again, and for once I am actually feeling well-rested and happy. I am usually not a morning person, and although I am usually in a better mood by this time of the morning than when I first get up, I have been strangely un-grumpy since I rolled out of bed.
It's certainly not because I had a restful weekend. Saturday Jamie was barely around at all and I had a difficult day with the girls. By the time the weekend rolls around I am so ready for his help, and he was busy and I didn't get it. Yesterday was also busy, but the girls were much easier than they were the day before.
I think the real reason why I feel so wonderful is because I got a good night's sleep last night. And not just 6-ish hours of straight sleep like parents of a baby are thrilled to get...Lexi was down by 11:00, I was asleep shortly after and she let me sleep in until 8:45 this morning. That's how real people sleep! lol
This week should be relatively uneventful. Nothing planned until Friday, when I get an afternoon to myself. Either my mom or my mom-in-law will be watching the girls and I will have the entire afternoon to myself to go to St. Paul and get my hair done. Something short and red, I think.
The weekend should be busy because we have a wedding to go to, but it will be nice to get out and do something. We won't be kid-free (although we will likely only take my breastfeeding lady with us), but it will be a nice change of scenery, not to mention routine.
So I have my fingers crossed for a nice, quiet, maybe even relaxing week. Hopefully my 2 lovely ladies are in agreement with me on that one!
It's certainly not because I had a restful weekend. Saturday Jamie was barely around at all and I had a difficult day with the girls. By the time the weekend rolls around I am so ready for his help, and he was busy and I didn't get it. Yesterday was also busy, but the girls were much easier than they were the day before.
I think the real reason why I feel so wonderful is because I got a good night's sleep last night. And not just 6-ish hours of straight sleep like parents of a baby are thrilled to get...Lexi was down by 11:00, I was asleep shortly after and she let me sleep in until 8:45 this morning. That's how real people sleep! lol
This week should be relatively uneventful. Nothing planned until Friday, when I get an afternoon to myself. Either my mom or my mom-in-law will be watching the girls and I will have the entire afternoon to myself to go to St. Paul and get my hair done. Something short and red, I think.
The weekend should be busy because we have a wedding to go to, but it will be nice to get out and do something. We won't be kid-free (although we will likely only take my breastfeeding lady with us), but it will be a nice change of scenery, not to mention routine.
So I have my fingers crossed for a nice, quiet, maybe even relaxing week. Hopefully my 2 lovely ladies are in agreement with me on that one!
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