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Re: How was your weekend?
Is everyone still asleep???
Friday was Family Night. Soup/grilled cheese and a viewing of Snow White (my dad loves buying whatever is coming out of the "vault." LOL.) DVR watching after the kids went to bed.
A long Target run (took forever to get our prescription) and then home for a nature walk, picnic, and trip to the library. YAY for wearing them out and getting a 2.5 hour nap out of them. Unfortunately, I spent the time cleaning the house. L came home after nap and we went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and to the mall to let the kids ride the carousel, elevators, and escalators (the holiday season has really started - it was packed.) After the kids went to bed, we ate our cheesecake and went to sleep before 10.
We went to Cox Farms with DC Rainbow Families (hopefully some of you will join us next year!) It was really warm and nearly everyone there was over dressed for the weather. We were there for 4.5 hours as the kids did the slides over and over and over and over... They napped on the way home and we stopped by Costco to pick up fruit for the week and then home to play outside while we shoveled out the van (how can it accumulate so much stuff in so little time???) The kids were out by 7:30, L was out by 8:30, and I was out by 9:30. 
Saturday I took the kids to sports class. A game of kickball with twenty 2-4 year olds.
Sunday Gray was up for good at 5am.
Hello ladies!
Friday night I worked and then came home and crashed on the couch next to K.
Saturday we spent most of the afternoon running errands and prepping for a dinner party we hosted. We had three other couples over for an Oktoberfest dinner. Overall I was pretty happy with it but it took K forever to get her cooking done so we didn't eat until like 8:30 or something. It was a new recipe which she didn't expect to take as long as it did. Poor guests, I felt so awful that all we had was appys to tide them over.
Also, I must add that not having wine at a dinner party was hard. I bought non-alcoholic wine for Abba916 and I to enjoy but it just wasn't the same. I know most doctors allow for a glass of wine now and again but I've promised myself I'll wait until at least my 30th birthday to indulge.
Sunday - K spent the day hung over. Poor thing, she was miserable. I did all the dishes from the night before and then went shopping. I wanted to check out a glider I saw in the Sunday paper but the store didn't have them in yet. So I went to BRU, bought a baby monitor, and spent awhile reading up on the different Jeep stollers.
My weekend was good overall.
Saturday we went out in search of a baptism dress for DD, being that she is about to turn 6 it was tough to find the kind we wanted. I think we are going to print out pictures of a few we like and have a friend make it for us. My brother and his wife said yes to being her god parents which makes me VERY happy.
Saturday night my BIL called to say that everyone is coming to our house to BBQ for his gf's birthday. I was upset that he didn't ask but kept my mouth shut and played hostess.
Sunday we went to the Palm Springs Pride parade, this is the first year we have taken DD and she loved it. She got to wear her rainbow knee socks and so many people in the parade complimented her on them. At one point during the parade there was a gap and we were waiting to see what was next so DD stood up and looked down the street and said "Oh, there are more gays dancing in their underwear", I lost it, it was so funny.
After the parade we went to my IL's house where I was the center of a major blow up. Keep in mind that my IL's are Mexican and their culture dictates that when you are offered food, you must take/eat it. MIL was out shopping and came home with Panda Express, they tried to offer me food and I kept turning them down saying that I wasn't hungry( I was hungry but I've eliminated eggs from my diet and eggs are in what they were offering). SIL held up a bag of eggrolls and said that they were vegetarian and MIL kept pointing to her chow mein saying that it was vegetarian also, I had to say no over and over. Finally SIL yelled at my wife (in Spanish so I couldn't understand) that it's rude that I don't take the food they offer me and that I haven't eaten anything they've prepared lately, what's wrong with their food, etc. My wife yelled back at her and told her to say what she needs to say in English so I can tell her myself because she isn't sure why I turn the food down either. After that happened my FIL jokingly told me to go ahead and starve myself but it added more hurt to the situation so I shut down and kept to myself for the rest of the visit. My wife knew how hungry I was so we left earlier than normal. We discussed the blow up on the way home and came to a sort-of-understanding.
The rest of yesterday afternoon was good, we chopped up the rotten tree in the backyard, made dinner, watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving with DD, and watched GI Joe.
*Edit - I forgot to add that we got a baby bunny on Saturday, it's so tiny and adorable. DW named it Peanut and when we find it's mate we will name that one Butter.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
Friday night we grabbed something quick out to eat then did a Target run.
Saturday was gorgeous here. We took a long dog walk, opened the windows and cleaned cleaned cleaned. Then we grocery shopped in the evening.
Sunday we met a friend and her daughter for brunch. Then it was all about raking and prepping for my BIL's wedding next weekend. I tried to listen to a terrible football game on the radio - seriously those leaf blowers (the neighbors') are SO loud. Then DW made a yummy dinner while I roasted pumpkins. After dinner it was more cleaning and preparation for the wedding and a guest lecture I am doing in a couple weeks. Then we met up for some relaxation and Brothers and Sisters.
Friday we went outlet shopping and i got this bag in icy blue. I spent a long time debating a splurge on a diaper bag instead, but decided that I wanted something more practical/less destroyable for a diaper bag.
Saturday was a long, physically exhasting day. We started with a quick meeting w/ our mortgage broker, then took the dog to get washed and nails trimmed (that was a nightmare. thank goodness andrea was with me), and then we all went over to Andrea's grandmother's house. We stayed until 10pm packing, cleaning, and throwing out in prep for her selling the house at the end of this month. we were sooooo tired when we plopped into bed that night!
Sunday Andrea headed back over to bubby's for more packing while I prepped for company w/ cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping. In the evening our friend came over with her 17 month old and we all took a walk to the playscape where we played until dark. Side note: 2brides, i have no idea how you manage the playground with 2 kids!! It took all three of us to keep up with one child. After the playground we went back to our house for dinner. it was interesting to see him explore the house...i thought i had everything fairly well baby-proofed but i was very wrong! lol. I've got a new project for this week!
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sahm ~ toddler breastfeeder ~ cloth diaperer ~ baby wearer
LOL I've said that 12m-2.5y were the hardest time to have twins since they were mobile, walking in 2 different directions, and didn't understand the need to stay close (or on the playground!) Thankfully, we have a playground across from our house that is enclosed by railroad ties. Our nanny took them there everyday and really worked with them on learning that they had to stay IN the playground. But it was still exhausting to do it solo.
Now it is awesome! They run off and play and I can alternately play, skim through the mail, talk with other moms, and not have to worry about them every second!
Although we have a GIANT playground in the area and I STILL won't take them there solo - it is way too big to manage 2 kids alone.
Friday I ended up crashing pretty early. That is the downside to working nights... on your first night off you don't make it too far after entertaining the baby all day.
Saturday was gorgeous. We spent the morning out shopping for a new dryer and a snowblower. Then in the evening we had a family party for a cousin that is up visiting from Florida.
Sunday was grocery shopping and laundry and kitchen cleaning. Then I napped before work while Carol made a chicken for dinner. Very nummy. Then off to work for me.
~Kennedy
Friday: We hosted our friend's 16 year old niece, A, and a bunch of her friends for a going away sleepover. (Back story: one of our best friends has had custody of her niece for the past 2 years. A's mom finally got her life together & A left on Saturday to go back to live with her mom in a far away state). Friday night was fun. The girls ate pizza, listened to LOUD rap music (argh) and had a dance party into the wee hours of the night. Saturday morning was rough. Picture a room full of teenage girls crying because their BFF was leaving. It broke my heart. I really, really hope that life gets easier for A.
Saturday: I spent the morning trying to get my house back in order after all the chaos and then we had some friends over for a BBQ. The weather was amazing and it was so great to spend the day outside. N and I were asleep by 9pm!
Sunday: Cleaning & outside chores. We filled 16 lawn bags with leaves and pine needles. I previously only had love for the 12 pine trees lining our backyard. Now? Not so much.
It went by really fast and I did not get very much done. I did manage to get some much needed organization done on Sat. I cannot say cleaning b/c I did not get to that but, it does not look like someone threw up a wedding in my living room now. LOL
I went out for a while yesterday to Friday's. It was great to have a beer!
Friday we spent the night at home relaxing
Saturday, we went to lunch and to see Where the Wild Things Are and did a bit of shopping (C got a new coat and we browsed housewares). Then she came with me to babysit! It was so much fun!
Sunday, we went to IKEA, a tacky warehouse furniture store, Dania and a flooring place. I even got to include the time and mileage for my work because i was getting some accessories (rug and frames) for our graduate lab/lounge. It was a long day, but we found some stuff we like. We still need to go to at least one more flooring place and then make final decisions.