1st Official Day of Summer Break

I expected the kids to be up at 6am since I didn't have to hustle them out the door to drop Megan at school, but no, they actually slept in, no doubt tired from the trip. So of course, the air conditioner guy calls at 8am to find out where our street is... for his appointment at 1pm. ARGH! So, then we were all up...

Lots of camps and activities going on around town and so far we have signed up for none of them. The girls just want to play and I am tired of waking up Patrick to drive them places, so this works for now. Patrick is scooting around now and Sean is working to put a gate up (and no doubt wondering if I can hire someone to do this job as it is quite a pain).

The girls have discovered if they are quiet I let them stay up later, and if they bug me during my computer time I start talking about teeth brushing. I suppose it is time to bring the hammer down and get back to my laundry. It doesn't seem that anyone is buying into my plan of just wearing bathing suits and pajamas all summer.

Weekend Update (not as funny as SNL version)

Now that I have two little pack mules, we have no problem shuffling from the curb to the check in counter, thereby avoiding having to overtip some guy with a cart helping us out. Much like the wedding industry, the travel industry sure knows how to take advantage of a stressful time. Seriously, where else would you be expected to tip someone $2-$5 per bag to put it on a cart and move it 50 feet? In a normal situation, that's merely being helpful, not a career. Oh, and we can top everyone who is griping about gas prices. Sean couldn't find a gas station before turning in the rental car and thereby paid $7.99 a gallon. Well done, well done. At least he didn't get the insurance this time, has been suckered into that before.

Anyway, the wedding was lovely in every way, I expected no less from my super-planner high school friend Melissa. She is Megan's "Fairy Godmother" and the girls adored her princess dress. Anna was practically stalking her all night, constantly asking to go see the bride. I believe both girls cut in on Melissa and Jon dancing at the end, just to give them an idea of what life with kids will be like. Patrick was pretty chill all weekend and even managed to get naps along the way. A remarkably smooth 3 days, but always good to get home to our own beds and our own carpet (couldn't bear to let Patrick crawl around at the hotel, paranoid mom). Now I am doing laundry (as always) and repacking for the trip on Friday.

Milwaukee Weekend (We Survived)

Have you seen these outfits before?
Now, that's what I'm talking about!
The girls stalked the bride all night
Hedlun, thankful to have left his 2 year old twin boys at home

101st Post

Also, the 2nd to last day of school. I really don't know how we've gotten to this point but I am sick of waking up children to get them to school or waking up Patrick to pick them up from school, so I guess we are ready for summer. I am also tired of the slack-jawed yokels in the car pool lane who just can't figure out how it works. One time I had Sean with me and as we were passing this one woman who is notorious for blocking traffic I said, "Look, it's the most important person in the world" which is a long running sarcastic joke we have and Megan cranes her neck around to see who it is. Where is the most important person?! She was so excited. Burst that bubble. I think she will love riding the bus next year...

We had planned to golf tonight, which would be my first round in 7 years, but it is raining. I suppose I don't need sore muscles on Saturday when we attempt to get all 5 of us and our luggage and car seats to Milwaukee for Melissa's wedding. A test run for our longer trip to Virginia next week. So, that's right thieves, the house will be empty. Alas, there is nothing worth stealing and the furniture is really really heavy if you were planning to move it and steal the carpet underneath (an easier job when they stole it from our twin house that was empty at the time). Who knew there was a big market for used carpet? Seriously though, we will be keeping pit bulls in the house while we are gone and they won't have enough food, so they'll be hungry. Come on in! While you're at it, could you water the flowers? Thanks.

Weren't these banned?

For being too awesomely fun...

Ready for Summer

Already got the freckles on, summer here we come!

Too Nice To Blog

Yes, May is the time to visit Kansas, that brief period between cold and hot. It is so nice that Sean went for a run yesterday and his next PT test isn't until October! I even did a little yard work, shocking I know. Okay, 7 minutes to trim bushes, does that even count? I also washed the windows with that stuff you spray on with your hose. I don't think that counts because I don't think it really works but it's pretty fun. I enlisted the girls to help clean up trimmings and wash flower pots, offering them points for Gryffendor, which goes along with their Harry Potter pretend play. I probably didn't even spell that right since I've never read the books, just listen along with the girls. Anna wanted 100 points each for 10 minutes of work and I was debating with Sean if that was too many points and then he pointed out that these are points for pride, there's no Target redemption value. 100 points each it is!

Anyway, this weekend also marked another anniversary, 12 years since we graduated from college. I still have a head full of trivia from all those classes (okay, mostly one piece of trivia which is that more people die from toothpick related injuries every year than from aesbestos (sp?)) and I still have the set of heavy dishes I made in pottery class. I also made flower pots which the girls were most impressed with when they were washing them for me yesterday. What a great age, they are easily impressed. I suppose I could get my wheel out and get back to work. Yes, in all my free time. Easier to find time for the computer as that doesn't require getting goopy clay all over my arms. Someday...