Thursday, March 17, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Life Lately
We are just trucking along here...Eddie has been traveling for work, so me and the bozos are getting it done!
Daylight Savings is SO not fun, especially when you have kids....holy cow. But it does mean some added after dinner driveway basketball time. Hard to be mad at that.
And they are playing hard, so they are going to bed pretty easily, thank goodness. Bruce too-- he tried to sneak under Andy's bed...I think he thought I couldn't see him. Crazy eyes in the flash...
We've had some mega storms here lately. Monday night, Bruce wanted to watch the lightning...I guess. He loves to stand in the window looking out.
The Bachelor season finale was on (ohhhh it was a good one!) and because of said storm, our TV went out. I was about to cut someone when my sweet friend, Jackie facetimed me so I could watch it! True friendship :)
Thankfully, it came back on quickly and I didn't have to cut anyone. Instead, Andrea and Jackie and I sent no less than 984 texts to each other throughout the show. Can't wait for next season and our Monday night dates!
I go to the library about every 2 weeks. I usually check out 20ish books and we read two a night and then I return them. I have always been really good about returning them...but this time, I got the notice they were due, and I had something that day and couldn't get there, I went the following day and tried to check out a bunch more books and got the notice I had been "banned" from checking out. I went to the desk and had a $30 fine...whoops! She offered to "get it down to $25...but there would be an additional $2 fee for using a credit card." Lesson learned. These clowns best enjoy those books!
I had to return one more book (I feel like I have been in this parking lot a LOT this week!) and Andy came with me-- we made a quick pit stop and I did a double take. Why does he look so old? I kept looking at him at school thinking how big he's getting...and he just seems so old. I am in the process of registering him for kindergarten and I kind of can't believe it....!
We also went to VOTE on Tuesday! There was a line, but it was worth it to wait in that line. I have said it before and I will say it again: I don't like to talk politics on here, but I am so damn scared of Trump being our next president. I am super into this election- I even found myself watch Meet the Press this weekend (WHAT?!?!) and getting so heated when I see how Trump treats people at his rallies. It is terrifying. And I can't complain if I don't vote, so you know what I did?? I voted! Andy was a great helper and earned that sticker!
We have started taking the dogs on walks every single afternoon. I will try and do it without Andy, before I pick him up from school, but if I don't have a chance to, he hops in the trusty stroller (that I was ready to retire eons ago!) and has a little snack...
I put in my headphones and rock out to pandora "thong song" station,
and have a dog on each side of me....
and we hoof it through the hood. Everyone is much happier with this walk. At first, I dreaded it-- walking both dogs is not easy. At all. They are big and they pull. Walking them with a stroller is an added challenge...but I have come to really enjoy these walks! I swear, it's all the music....!
I made Pioneer Woman's Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole this week.... I thought it was good, and Eddie ate it without much complaint and commented it "wasn't bad...". Boys didn't love it, but they
ate it, so there.
Soccer was canceled on Monday for all of the rain we got-- those fields must have been soaked. I am about to take the boys to the mall for some shoe shopping... they need new flip flops! Rack Room, here we come!
Daylight Savings is SO not fun, especially when you have kids....holy cow. But it does mean some added after dinner driveway basketball time. Hard to be mad at that.
And they are playing hard, so they are going to bed pretty easily, thank goodness. Bruce too-- he tried to sneak under Andy's bed...I think he thought I couldn't see him. Crazy eyes in the flash...
We've had some mega storms here lately. Monday night, Bruce wanted to watch the lightning...I guess. He loves to stand in the window looking out.
The Bachelor season finale was on (ohhhh it was a good one!) and because of said storm, our TV went out. I was about to cut someone when my sweet friend, Jackie facetimed me so I could watch it! True friendship :)
I go to the library about every 2 weeks. I usually check out 20ish books and we read two a night and then I return them. I have always been really good about returning them...but this time, I got the notice they were due, and I had something that day and couldn't get there, I went the following day and tried to check out a bunch more books and got the notice I had been "banned" from checking out. I went to the desk and had a $30 fine...whoops! She offered to "get it down to $25...but there would be an additional $2 fee for using a credit card." Lesson learned. These clowns best enjoy those books!
I had to return one more book (I feel like I have been in this parking lot a LOT this week!) and Andy came with me-- we made a quick pit stop and I did a double take. Why does he look so old? I kept looking at him at school thinking how big he's getting...and he just seems so old. I am in the process of registering him for kindergarten and I kind of can't believe it....!
We also went to VOTE on Tuesday! There was a line, but it was worth it to wait in that line. I have said it before and I will say it again: I don't like to talk politics on here, but I am so damn scared of Trump being our next president. I am super into this election- I even found myself watch Meet the Press this weekend (WHAT?!?!) and getting so heated when I see how Trump treats people at his rallies. It is terrifying. And I can't complain if I don't vote, so you know what I did?? I voted! Andy was a great helper and earned that sticker!
We have started taking the dogs on walks every single afternoon. I will try and do it without Andy, before I pick him up from school, but if I don't have a chance to, he hops in the trusty stroller (that I was ready to retire eons ago!) and has a little snack...
I put in my headphones and rock out to pandora "thong song" station,
and have a dog on each side of me....
I made Pioneer Woman's Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole this week.... I thought it was good, and Eddie ate it without much complaint and commented it "wasn't bad...". Boys didn't love it, but they
ate it, so there.
Soccer was canceled on Monday for all of the rain we got-- those fields must have been soaked. I am about to take the boys to the mall for some shoe shopping... they need new flip flops! Rack Room, here we come!
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Do yourself a favor...
Do yourself a favor...
and listen to THONG SONG station on pandora. Trust me. My new friend Amy told me about it at a basketball game and now I am officially obsessed with this station. Think of 90s rap: No Scrubs, Gin and Juice, Remix to Ignition, and on and on and on. I listen to it every time I walk the dogs and I find myself singing out loud. It's amazing.
Do yourself a favor....
and try the new spicy southwest chicken salad from Chick Fil A. Oh my goodness. I didn't add the tortilla strips and I got the Chile Lime Vinaigrette dressing (only 60 calories!) and it was sooooo good. And it had a kick to it. The name isn't lying. It is spicy.
Do yourself a favor...
and check out mommasgonecity instagram page. I have posted about them before-- I can't take the cuteness. She is so worth following for goodness like this:
and this...
and seriously?
oh.my.word.
I can't handle it. How sweet is this dog with his little face all mushed up next to hers? omg.
Do yourself a favor....
and make these muffins... oh my yum. And I feel like they are some what healthy-- with bananas and peanut butter, they have to be, right??
Do yourself a favor....
and come to POPUP this week!!! Bruce thinks it's a good idea too...
That's all I got for today.
and listen to THONG SONG station on pandora. Trust me. My new friend Amy told me about it at a basketball game and now I am officially obsessed with this station. Think of 90s rap: No Scrubs, Gin and Juice, Remix to Ignition, and on and on and on. I listen to it every time I walk the dogs and I find myself singing out loud. It's amazing.
Do yourself a favor....
and try the new spicy southwest chicken salad from Chick Fil A. Oh my goodness. I didn't add the tortilla strips and I got the Chile Lime Vinaigrette dressing (only 60 calories!) and it was sooooo good. And it had a kick to it. The name isn't lying. It is spicy.
Do yourself a favor...
and check out mommasgonecity instagram page. I have posted about them before-- I can't take the cuteness. She is so worth following for goodness like this:
I can't handle it. How sweet is this dog with his little face all mushed up next to hers? omg.
Do yourself a favor....
and make these muffins... oh my yum. And I feel like they are some what healthy-- with bananas and peanut butter, they have to be, right??
Do yourself a favor....
and come to POPUP this week!!! Bruce thinks it's a good idea too...
That's all I got for today.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Weekend Update: gooooo HEELS!
*there are videos below...and they aren't showing up! Any one have any tips for me?? Why can't I see them? When I go to preview mode, I can see them......I think they are only showing up on computer- not on devices...?*
The weekend flew by, and we were busy busy for a good part of it.
Friday, after Popup, I took a tennis lesson with Pippa. I have never played before and we were seeing if it was even something we would like to try. It was SO fun! I wasn't good- at all- but that's why we are taking lessons! It is fun to think of a new potential hobby. Everyone we saw out there was so encouraging about us trying tennis. We rewarded ourselves with some wine with lunch :).
I picked up Andy from school and then we took the dogs on a walk and then went to grab Cal- Hank wanted to join us:
We came home to play for a bit before heading to the club for a cocktail party and to watch the Carolina game.
Apparently, the sun was more intense than I thought and I got some fabulous tan lines... whoops.
I decided to wear the shirt anyway....
The boys were decked out in their Carolina gear for the game-- these outfits are good luck!!
After the big W-I-N! wooohoooo!!!!!
We got home late and everyone was tired and both boys wanted me at the same time. We found humor in this and Cal suggested we take a picture... and I am glad he did:
The best kind of chaos!
Saturday was 100% pure craziness. Eddie was in a golf tournament that was pretty much all day. He was able to come to the first game of the day- Andy's basketball game at 8am. It was early. Whew.
It was his last game and he did great! After the game,we dropped Eddie off with his golfing buddies and then headed to the house to get some fun chores done... sadly, that vacuum won't run itself (speaking of... anyone want to sell me a roomba? I think we need one...big time.).
The next game was at 11:40: Cal's first soccer game of the season. The team was very small for this game-- they had to have a player for the other team fill in our missing spot (Andy was asked to play and he declined- said they were too old for him...ohhhhhkay.....). It was hot out and those boys played without a sub the entire game. It was fun to watch him back out there again!
We came home briefly and then went to our next game: Cal's last basketball game!
Cal had soooo much fun playing in this game! It was really great watching him on the court- and his little fist pump after each basket.
Laynie got a basket too- had to get a picture of these sweet buddies after the game:
We left Cal's game and headed to the movies to see Zootopia with Pippa and her kids...we brought our own drinks ;)
After a BUSY day, it felt really nice to sit still in the theater. Well, except I had this one next to me...who ended up on my lap. I know I will miss him sitting on my lap in theaters one day...
We came home and were all tired. Eddie had just walked in and was even more worn out from a day of golf (insert eye roll here-haha). I bathed the kiddos and got everyone in bed and then I sat down to watch the Carolina game... this guy wanted to be alllllll up on me:
Finally he decided to lie down and watch the game too:
At half time, I went up and washed my face and got ready for bed and was going to watch second half in bed. Cal woke up with a bad dream and I got him back to sleep again- he woke up a second time and asked about the game so I decided to bring him into bed with me to watch the second half--
We snuggled up and he did not move from this spot. He very rarely snuggles any more so this was a little slice of heaven for me.
We were pumped to spot Ms. Amy on TV-- we had to rewind and take a picture:
AND THE HEELS WON!!!!! So so so so exciting!!!
After the game, we turned off the TV and Eddie came up and caught this picture:
Sunday morning, we turned the clocks forward and got our days started. I told the crew peace out and set out on my own for an hour or two. I had some errands to run and needed to get out without someone in tow talking to me constantly. I went to World Market and the mall and Target- fun times for me.
I met the crew at flag football where I got to see Andy get a touch down, Cal make a big run, and then Cal get a touch down. It was awesome!
It was kind of an action packed weekend around here!
Our neighbor was kind enough to show Andy some worms that he is going to take fishing:
yuuuuuuck! No, thank you!
We wrapped up the weekend with some homework, grilling out and prepping for the week.
We are off to the beach next weekend, so no games for us....! Not sure we will know what to do with a game-free weekend....
One more time: GO HEELS!
The weekend flew by, and we were busy busy for a good part of it.
Friday, after Popup, I took a tennis lesson with Pippa. I have never played before and we were seeing if it was even something we would like to try. It was SO fun! I wasn't good- at all- but that's why we are taking lessons! It is fun to think of a new potential hobby. Everyone we saw out there was so encouraging about us trying tennis. We rewarded ourselves with some wine with lunch :).
I picked up Andy from school and then we took the dogs on a walk and then went to grab Cal- Hank wanted to join us:
We came home to play for a bit before heading to the club for a cocktail party and to watch the Carolina game.
Apparently, the sun was more intense than I thought and I got some fabulous tan lines... whoops.
The boys were decked out in their Carolina gear for the game-- these outfits are good luck!!
We got home late and everyone was tired and both boys wanted me at the same time. We found humor in this and Cal suggested we take a picture... and I am glad he did:
Saturday was 100% pure craziness. Eddie was in a golf tournament that was pretty much all day. He was able to come to the first game of the day- Andy's basketball game at 8am. It was early. Whew.
It was his last game and he did great! After the game,we dropped Eddie off with his golfing buddies and then headed to the house to get some fun chores done... sadly, that vacuum won't run itself (speaking of... anyone want to sell me a roomba? I think we need one...big time.).
The next game was at 11:40: Cal's first soccer game of the season. The team was very small for this game-- they had to have a player for the other team fill in our missing spot (Andy was asked to play and he declined- said they were too old for him...ohhhhhkay.....). It was hot out and those boys played without a sub the entire game. It was fun to watch him back out there again!
We came home briefly and then went to our next game: Cal's last basketball game!
Cal had soooo much fun playing in this game! It was really great watching him on the court- and his little fist pump after each basket.
Laynie got a basket too- had to get a picture of these sweet buddies after the game:
We left Cal's game and headed to the movies to see Zootopia with Pippa and her kids...we brought our own drinks ;)
After a BUSY day, it felt really nice to sit still in the theater. Well, except I had this one next to me...who ended up on my lap. I know I will miss him sitting on my lap in theaters one day...
We came home and were all tired. Eddie had just walked in and was even more worn out from a day of golf (insert eye roll here-haha). I bathed the kiddos and got everyone in bed and then I sat down to watch the Carolina game... this guy wanted to be alllllll up on me:
Finally he decided to lie down and watch the game too:
At half time, I went up and washed my face and got ready for bed and was going to watch second half in bed. Cal woke up with a bad dream and I got him back to sleep again- he woke up a second time and asked about the game so I decided to bring him into bed with me to watch the second half--
We snuggled up and he did not move from this spot. He very rarely snuggles any more so this was a little slice of heaven for me.
We were pumped to spot Ms. Amy on TV-- we had to rewind and take a picture:
AND THE HEELS WON!!!!! So so so so exciting!!!
After the game, we turned off the TV and Eddie came up and caught this picture:
Sunday morning, we turned the clocks forward and got our days started. I told the crew peace out and set out on my own for an hour or two. I had some errands to run and needed to get out without someone in tow talking to me constantly. I went to World Market and the mall and Target- fun times for me.
I met the crew at flag football where I got to see Andy get a touch down, Cal make a big run, and then Cal get a touch down. It was awesome!
It was kind of an action packed weekend around here!
Our neighbor was kind enough to show Andy some worms that he is going to take fishing:
We wrapped up the weekend with some homework, grilling out and prepping for the week.
We are off to the beach next weekend, so no games for us....! Not sure we will know what to do with a game-free weekend....
One more time: GO HEELS!
