My friends

Sometimes it's strange for me to hang out with the ladies in my ward. Don't get me wrong they are very cool women, with whom I have a fabulous time. I find it strange because most of the women who are my age have been married longer than 2.5 years and have kids who are a lot older than little man. The ladies who are at a similar place in their lives are 10+ years younger. So I find myself still relating best to the single sisters and my mother's friends.... do I want to know what that says about me?

Old man pants

"Aunt Susie, you have to come home right away! Mommy keeps dressing me in these old man pants that she says are cute, you have to make her stop."


I love you!

$1

When will I learn that carrying a $1 in my purse is the key to making it through the grocery store without wanting to cry? All I have to do is make a pit stop in the produce section, buy an apple and it's at least 30 minutes of contentment for Little Man. But no, I think to myself, "It's only a couple things. We'll be quick." And do I regret it by the time there are 3 items or less in the cart...Oh YES. Someone please remind me next time I'm headed to the grocery store to make sure that $1 is in my wallet.

Mission Completion

Well, not quite, but pretty darn close. We managed to get everything on our list done except for two things. I decided it was pointless to go through the stuff in the trailer until we could use it at the new apartment. I'm sure that the stuff we can't find is in there somewhere and if not - I get to go shopping. So the only thing left on the list is fixing the crib. It's one that we got for free a few weeks ago when we thought we might need two cribs. Now it just needs a little extra stability on one end. I'll go to the hardware store this week and it will give Wil a project for this weekend, while I'm cooking 8lbs of sloppy joes for the ward picnic.

The List

We were right on schedule and doing well with our weekend to-do list until 11am today. That is when our wonderful friend, Dari, called and said, "the pool is open and we are planning to spend the afternoon hanging out in it. You are welcome to join us." The plans changed immediately. Once we made a quick stop at Wal-mart for a pool floatie and sunscreen, we were eager to get Little Man down for a nap and head on over. It was GREAT! Little man loved the pool and they invited us for dinner too. We did get the closet cleaned out, but the boxes here can wait until another day.

For AHP

I found this one at Target. The one I saw at KMart didn't have a sand side to it and was only $30. The other ones I've found online were all more expensive, but so far both Target and WalMart have had them online.

It's Jennifer's fault...

that I cut my finger while making dinner last night. As we were leaving Enrichment Wednesday night, she mad the comment that "(cooking) disasters always happen when you are planning Enrichment or having the missionaries over for dinner". This wasn't a "disaster" (thank goodness) but she jinxed me.

Memorial Day - Revised List

Tonight:
-Dinner for the Elders

Friday:
-Wil comes home early (HOORAY!!)
-Lauren gets laundry done.
-Stop at KMart
-Visit Grandmother and Granddad

Saturday:
-Bank
-Clean out closet at the house.
-Go through stuff in basement/trailer
-Move anything else that we need at apartment
-Finish unpacking the apartment.

Sunday:
-Church
-Naps
-Dinner with Mom & Dad (?)

Monday:
-Prince Frederick errands
-Drop off the car
-Fix the crib
-Set up the new fish tank.

Memorial Day Weekend

I would just copy Heidi's list, but we don't have a garage, shed or a yard that is our own. Plus her list just made me REALLY tired. Our to do list so far for this weekend is as follows:

1. Visit Grandmother and Grandad.

2. Clean out closets at the house.

3. Finish unpacking the apartment.

4. Set up the new fish tank.

5. Naps.

I know there was more, but that's all I can think of right now. Wil may have something to add to it.

Whistle while you work

I went to our quarterly Enrichment meeting last night and the theme was "Lighten' Up". Something I really needed to hear. So this morning while little man was fussing for me to pick him up and I was trying to get tonight's dinner for the missionaries started, I let him "help" with the dishes. 20 minutes later, my dishes are done and I actually get to stop and post something more than the HUGE pictures of my eye. Thank goodness for well water that costs us nothing and the plastic dishes from IKEA. Until just now when he realized he can dump bowls of water on the floor...gotta go!


It was definitely worth the dry outfit.