Category: Misc

Yowsa. That was one busy weekend. The only downside (besides having to work my arse off to work 40 hours in 4 days) to having my Fridays off that I can see is that our life is a bit more like college than you'd imagine: weekends start on Thursday evenings.

Thursday: work all day, come home a tad bit early, run 3 miles, pick up kids from sitters, dinner @ Wahoo's because I cannot stand to clean the kitchen again, Matt's brother comes over to play with kids, bedtime is late
Friday: playdate in the AM, late lunch, late nap, late run interrupted by my cat-napper, wake up Tabby from nap, dinner with friends, holy crap it's 9:30!, home late
Saturday: gym, drop kids with mom, lunch out, home to work on this and that, dinner with mom, sister, kids, head home around 9:30 (again)
Sunday: gym, birthday party, swimming at birthday party, home for lunch, kids down for naps, I go grocery shopping, come home, make dinner, long walk, clean playroom (from playdate on Fri), kids to bed, freelance work, relax and watch Chuck until too late.

It was really nice. I probably wouldn't have cut out a single thing (except maybe some of the WORK I had to do), but man am I tired this morning!!

I am exhausted. We left right after work on Thursday and spent an amazing weekend in Vail. I really loved and appreciated the break. I have been working so hard and it was nice to do a few things with Matt and the kids and my family that weren't rushed. We loved skiing (gorgeous day on Friday) and watching movie and cooking and just goofing around. It was so nice just playing with the kids. They always surprise me.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. I stayed up too late last night doing some work that had to get done before today (which I put off until the last minute). And then I got up super early with the kids because Matt and my dad headed off to a remote resort for another day of skiing and I packed up and headed home with the kids. They played pretty well on their own while I got things put away, did laundry and picked up, but they were exhausted from our trip and had practically no naps, so it was early bedtime for them and now some relaxation time for moi.

• Matt arrived home safely Thursday night. I was very glad to see him.
• Friday was super-busy with a playdate and a bunch of other stuff.
• My parents took the kids Friday night so we could have a date.
• We went to see Avatar in 3D. From a story standpoint, it kinda sucked. The graphics were amazing though.
• We picked up steaks at Whole Foods for dinner … they were OK, but the potatoes were awesome (more on that tomorrow).
• Sans kids, I skipped my “long run” Saturday morning and spent the whole day working on my freelance project while Matt worked in the basement.
• We hosted my parents, grandma, sister and brother-in-law for dinner on Saturday Night. It turned out well (more on that tomorrow too).
• I made the kids mix CDs with new bedtime music on them for Valentine's day (plus a couple of other little treats).
• We went to the gym and scratched the surface on weekend indulgences.
• We came home and had lunch and playtime and then NAPS (for the whole family).
• In the evening, we had a nice dinner, a bath (the kids), and folded laundry.
• I watched the Olympics and worked on THE PROJECT until they were over. Making excellent progress, but need more time!
• Unfortunately, due to excellent afternoon nap, could not fall asleep until after midnight.
• Was NOT able to get up at 4:30 AM for Monday run … this is a reoccurring theme with me.

So the moral of the story is … No Naps on Sunday!!

We are having a good week … let me tell you about it:

• Matt's desk arrived on Monday and we got it all put together. Office is looking great and other than moving in all his stuff, getting our futon back to the playroom and adding some artwork and terminating some wires (cat5, coax), the remodel part of the basement is done (his shop is still lagging behind).
• Tabby had a leeetle stomach bug (maybe Ben too?), but she now seems to be mostly over it.
• I am taking the kids to the library tonight … and I get to pick up a new book for me.
• Gymnastics last night was hilarious (as usual). Tabby kept running back to the viewing area to give us updates on her progress. “I'm doing great!” and “I'm doing awesome!”
• I got in an excellent 3 mile run last night (farthest in a while!) while I watched Make It or Break It.
• About halfway through a 600 page biography of Ben Franklin … though I have given myself permission to ditch it if I stop enjoying it.
• Tonight will hopefully be a quiet night during which I can play with the kids and get some laundry and picking up done. And dinner is already made – lentil soup!
• After downing a ton of raviolis and meatballs, Ben finally slept through the night. Am buying stock in Olive Garden.
• Matt is taking Friday off so that we can hang out and get the house ready …
• because I am hosting Game Night on Saturday. Very much looking forward to it!
• Just found out that we are going to get the awesome prints for Matt's office over a third off because the artist we're buying them from is having a BOGO sale. Also thinking about buying a couple more prints for the playroom.

And yes, another post in bulleted-form.