It's less than two weeks now until our camping trip and I am a little freaked out. I have to get everything ready and I am worried Delilah won't sleep while we are there. Plus it's been 6+ years since the last time I canoed the 7+ mile route and I am so much more out of shape now. It kicked my butt last time, I can only imagine how much I will ache this time. Hopefully my back will be better by then, I tweaked it this weekend and it was killing me yesterday. I am sure everything will be fine in the end, but it's my nature to worry until we get there.
This weekend seemed very long and the girls were not as well behaved as I would like. Friday I made the mistake of going to the commissary, on payday, right after school. The girls were at least good that time. But we went again with my mom on Sunday and they were Out.Of.Control! I was so not pleased and my mom wasn't real happy either. We took Meme with us and she doesn't know how to be firm with them yet. But she wanted to push the cart with Aidan and Sophia in it, so we let her. They walked all over her, doing things they KNOW is not acceptable. We had a talk with her, gently telling her she can and needs to tell them no. So that was a very stressful day. On top of them acting up, it was Sunday after payday and all the blue hairs (retirees) were in for their monthly shopping. They refuse to be polite, move when they are taking up the entire aisle, or even move when you say excuse me. Plus in general they are slow and they buy a lot of stuff. I try not to go to the commissary on payday weekend, it's too much for even me. We thought we were safe by getting there when it opened, before church let out, but no such luck.
Friday morning Kale's cousin had her twin boys. I was surprised that they only scheduled her c-section a week before her original due date. She has been wanting babies for years, she had many miscarriages. I am pretty sure they found out that if she took 1 baby aspirin everyday her pregnancy became viable. The boys, Kurt (Jr or the III) and Jonathan, were 7.5lbs each, a great size for a singleton birth, let alone a twin birth. They are fraternal, one has blonde hair, the other dark hair, and one nurses, the other won't. So I am happy for them, they have been waiting for years to have a baby.
Saturday mom, the girls, Stella, Meme, and I went shopping. Well, I mostly went to return somethings and to use my $10 off any $10 purchase at JCPenney's. I got a shirt for myself for $8.99, not too shabby. I was behaving myself since I need to conserve money right now. Especially since I just had a birth I need to buy a gift for and in a couple of weeks I have a wedding gift to buy. When it rains it pours! And right now my money is getting ready to pour out of my account. I still have no clue what I am going to get Delilah or Sophia for their birthday's. Delilah doesn't like toys, she prefers trash. I guess I can get her a big box of food, that would make her happy. :P Sophia would love lots of toys, unfortunately she already has lots of toys. So I have no clue, I am open for suggestions!
This is my usual dilemma, willing to give them the world, but realizing they already have it.
Hope everyone had a good weekend!
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i always stress out before going away. with the camper it is a LOT easier to go camping... than when we had a tent and had to bring EVERY. SINGLE. THING. possible. UGH!! Now I pack it once and it is there for good... well besides food and clothes, but that isn't that bad.
BUT you will have a great time and your girls will have a great time and your MIL will have a good time and probably drive you NUTS... but you are a good DIL and you will definitely be going to heaven for all this!! :) Pinky promise!! lol
I have no clue what to suggest to you to buy your girls for their birthdays!! I have no clue what to get my kids either... their birthdays are ONE week apart... so we have Trevor's on the 29th of Sept and one wk later on the 6th of Oct it is the girls' birthdays!! ugh! I'm stressing about parties and decorations and who to invite and all that... on top of gifts. but it always works out... we go to Toys R Us and just spend ridiculous amounts of money and they love the boxes or the shit I get from the dollar store for favors!! lol
oh well.
My kids have been pretty good lately... like I'm wondering what is going on... but I know EXACTLY what you are talking about with the "OUT.OF.CONTROL" stuff... they do this!! It used to be almost all the time.. but now it only seems to be once in a while and when we are at home... when we are out... they ~**KNOCK ON WOOD**~ have been pretty good... but don't say it out loud... I'll be cursed. lol
I'm sure your week will get better!!
xxoxoxoxoxoxx
Jenn,
I think I have decided on a LeapFrog Learning Table for Delilah. We had a table for Lilly, but that was 9 years ago and they have advanced in their construction (I hated hers). Alan got one for his b-day so I will copycat Rosy. BUT that's another freaking $40-$50, URGH! Sometimea I wish I didn't care so much about making them happy (yeah right, like that would EVER happen). Birthdays and Christmas are sacred in our household, we always go all out. I don't have a problem saying no to the kids any other day, but I am a sucker for holidays.
I hope we have a great time. I just hope my back is much better by then. It would get better quicker if I didn't have to lug chubby butt (Delilah) around.
The out of control thing is why I rarely take them all out together, and it's even more rare when I take them without 1 or more adults to help.
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