Sunday morning, Patrick is still not dressed for church:
Mom: Patrick, I can help you get dressed for church.
Patrick: I can do it myself, I only need help with the handcuffs!
Mom (thinks) Handcuffs, what I great idea! He'll finally keep his hand off Andrew and Edmund.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
A Manic Day?
Yesterday was one of those days when I felt like I needed to get a ton of stuff done. Probably because my children and husband are on Spring Break next week. We want to go camping while the weather is nice, but I also have a growing list of projects that need to be done around the house. Between Michael's responsibilities at church and hunting, he has rarely been home on Saturdays, and he is also gone on many evenings. So I've been trying to figure out how to get it all done. So Yesterday morning, I headed out to Home Depot, and purchased my long list of things we needed to make necessary repairs and finish projects. (A new sprinkler head, 1 gallon of paint, trees and plants for the yard, curtain rods, a shower door, other assorted small thing.)
On the way home from Home Depot, I remembered that a local grocery store was closing, due to the bad economy (and also that they were over priced and always empty). All their foods were 40-60% off. So Patrick, Andrew, Edmund and I filled an entire grocery cart full of food. This was no small task, because Andrew and Edmund could get in and out of the cart at will, and did over and over again. I filled the grocery cart to the very top, and a new cooler full of frozen orange juice. I spent all of next week's grocery money, but my pantry is FULL of an eclectic mix of foods. Next week's dinners will be interesting.
After I unloaded the food, I unloaded the plants I bought. This is our Family Home Evening project for Monday, so I don't have to feel guilty about unpotted plants sitting out in my driveway.
Then, I started emptying the Home Depot bags and putting each item to work. Carissa now has curtains in her bedroom (Anna, I think you and Andy will appreciate them when you are here in May). Aaron and the twins now finally have door knobs. A few other small repairs. Then I removed the old shower door frame, and 4 cracked tiles around the shower door.
Then I made brownies for Cory's class and Fruit Pizza for a church activity.
On the way home from Home Depot, I remembered that a local grocery store was closing, due to the bad economy (and also that they were over priced and always empty). All their foods were 40-60% off. So Patrick, Andrew, Edmund and I filled an entire grocery cart full of food. This was no small task, because Andrew and Edmund could get in and out of the cart at will, and did over and over again. I filled the grocery cart to the very top, and a new cooler full of frozen orange juice. I spent all of next week's grocery money, but my pantry is FULL of an eclectic mix of foods. Next week's dinners will be interesting.
After I unloaded the food, I unloaded the plants I bought. This is our Family Home Evening project for Monday, so I don't have to feel guilty about unpotted plants sitting out in my driveway.
Then, I started emptying the Home Depot bags and putting each item to work. Carissa now has curtains in her bedroom (Anna, I think you and Andy will appreciate them when you are here in May). Aaron and the twins now finally have door knobs. A few other small repairs. Then I removed the old shower door frame, and 4 cracked tiles around the shower door.
Then I made brownies for Cory's class and Fruit Pizza for a church activity.
Then I couldn't figure out how to attach the tile cutter to Michael's Dremel, so decided I would leave replacing the tile to another day (by now it was evening, and once again, Michael was off at a church meeting)
So, I cut out Carissa's Easter dress, and sewed all the white parts (sash, collars, and sleeve bands). The song " Favorite Things' from The Sound of Music kept going through my head. Of course, Carissa will have a blue dress with a white batiste sash. not white with a blue satin sash, but oh well.
Finally at 9:15, I watched the last 30 minutes of The Spiderwick Chronicles. which I had turned off the night before because I needed to explode at my husband about my frustration about him being gone all the time and not getting anything done.
So know I feel like I can go camping for at least a couple of days next week, at least if I have those tiles replaced first!
So know I feel like I can go camping for at least a couple of days next week, at least if I have those tiles replaced first!Cuttie Boys (notice I didn't say babies, they will be two next month.
Just when I thought that absolutely every Christmas thing had been put away, Edmund came downstairs, wearing a Santa hat, and happily playing his Maracas.
Andrew likes to go just about anywhere, and time I tell the children 'get ready to go' he does all he is capable of doing to make sure he also gets to go. Here he is anxious to leave on Sunday morning. Notice he is still in his pajamas.
Andrew likes to go just about anywhere, and time I tell the children 'get ready to go' he does all he is capable of doing to make sure he also gets to go. Here he is anxious to leave on Sunday morning. Notice he is still in his pajamas.
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