June tomorrow?!

Again, I don't know where the days have gone but if tomorrow is June I need to throw a bunch of food away that expired 4 days ago. I had good intentions of cooking when I was by myself in the nice, peaceful grocery store, but then I came home to the chaos and decided that eating at the pool or getting take-out was much more realistic. We are taking advantage of the great weather and Sean's time off and hitting the pool as much as we can. We even spontaneously took a trip to KC so the kids could play at Dave and Busters one afternoon. We have never been spontaneous people and adding 4 kids to the mix certainly didn't help, not sure where that motivation came from. Since Sean should be in Iraq right now, we do feel we need to take advantage and enjoy our time together though. But let's not get all crazy, 2 hours in the van is pushing it. 2 hours of Patrick making up words to sing along with the Barbie movie is more than pushing it....

I did take some pictures with my little camera and if I can remember how to download those I will post later. I did not get a photo of our circus at the Yard House (the restaurant we went to with Nana and Pops last summer) but suffice it to say, when the waitress told us to come again, she also told us which days she wasn't working.... I'm kidding, the kids were actually very good other than fighting us for the desserts. Ah, there is a diet tip for you, split a dessert with your sugar crazy kids. Good luck getting a bite!

Last Day of School

How we got to this point, I have no clue. This year was a blur to say the least and it's pretty obvious why when you compare the pictures from today with the ones from the first day of school. Emily feels the same way I do, oh the chaos that is coming... I think Megan still has the same shoes, not sure how those still fit. Thank God those pants don't still fit me though, yikes. And I need to make some hair appointments...

Pool Time?

If I had 8 arms I would have taken some photos to post on here, but trust me, we made it to the pool. Like an idiot, I told the kids it was opening before I checked Sean's schedule to see if he was working. So off I went with all 4 while Sean stayed home on back up call, which meant he got to relax while waiting to see if he would get called on. Oddly enough, he did not get called on until we got home and it was time to bathe 3 of them.

Lessons I learned: Megan can still kind of swim, Anna can still barely swim, Patrick can drink a lot of pool water via a squirt gun, and Emily can and will demand to be held every single minute. I will have to remember no beverages of any kind for me unless I have an entourage to help me. Along those lines, I think it is best all around if I don't attempt potty training Patrick until after pool season.

Now, let's discuss pool food.... could they put something on the menu that you'd want to eat when you're already feeling fat in your bathing suit? Sure, I'll go home and eat half a pie in my pajamas, but when I'm showing more skin than anyone wants to see at the pool, I could be inspired to be healthy and eat some of those vegetables I keep hearing about. I do force the kids to get "fresh fruit" with their greasy dinner item and for some reason it is always mostly green melon. Why? Who likes green melon so much that they go through all that trouble to cut it up? I don't think the old people even like it, probably this is what's leftover from the salad bar at lunch.

They are all begging to go back every single day, so I need to go to bed now so I can rally...

Lost Nerds

Having watched Lost from the very beginning, hoping that it wouldn't get cancelled like so many other shows we like, we decided to celebrate the finale with some friends. 6 years and a debatable ending that we are too tired to really think much about yet. Sean did put some thought into the party favors though, which the other nerds appreciated. At the other end of the entertainment spectrum, I'm looking forward to mocking the Bachelorette premiere tonight.

Eyes hurt

I type this urgent blog update with one finger and a teething baby on my hip. The new house that is being built next door to us is so ugly that I might have to move. They somehow managed to take stucco and make it look like plywood, much like the half finished house we had to look at for a couple years before a bank took it over and finished it. Why? Who does this? And why don't they know that you are at least supposed to make the trim lighter than the house to make the windows look bigger? I would post photos but I don't need anyone recognizing their house on here...

6 Months

All the usual thoughts, how has it been 6 months, etc. Here you go, here's a picture for the grandmas.

Paper Service

Yes, in his sister's slippers... insists on getting the paper each day. Much appreciated in unfavorable weather conditions. Unlike our neighbor, Sean refuses to put on red cowboy boots with his pajamas to go get it, so at least Patrick can handle it.