A Full Sunday

Lynnette's car decided to have a meltdown. The AAA dude who came by managed to get the car started, and then proceeded to give Lynnette a list of procedures to get it started again, should the car decided to have another meltdown. I think at the end of the procedure she was supposed to dance an Irish jig, but I sort of faded out after Step #14a ...

Molly and Melissa decided to take Everley to the baseball game. I'm not sure if they actually saw any of the game, since Everley prefers to run around on the grass rather than sit and watch the game ...

Everley and Emmatha came over and I watched as Emmatha seemingly gets bigger by the minute - why do they grow so fast?

Sister thoughts being passed through the head?

Happy Sister thoughts!

Sweet toys from the other LaLa!

Someone is growing up entirely too quickly!

Somebody else went to the Sounds baseball game with Moo and Melissa

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Thankful today for: AAA and the dude who got Lynnette's car started; having a spare vehicle so Lynnette isn't stranded; Molly taking Everley to the game; Laura's gifts for the girls

Party Time!!

Everley's party ended up being a great success. With the lego table and magnetic block building and pinata bashing and princess cupcakes, the party was enjoyed by all.  Molly made the cupcakes and even the boys seemed to think they were pretty cool. Somehow we managed to get through the event with no tears or major arguments. Sure, it was only two hours, but do you know how many meltdowns can occur in that time period?  Anyhow, everyone left with an amazing backpack filled with goodies, thanks to Maribeth's amazing bargain shopping.  And the best news?  No more parties until next January!!

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Thankful today for: Everley's birthday party with friends; Everley's friends and their parents

Friday Fun With Family and Friends

Today my Princess Bridesmaid Friend Laura called and said that she and her husband Marc would be in town and would stop by to see me. Since she had never been to my house before, I was very excited - and then wondered how many cleaning companies I could employ before she made it over in a few hours (she lives in East Tennessee). Pretty soon I did the math and decided I would have to take out a second mortgage on the house in order to accomplish that, and it would still be an impossible task, so I decided to let the house (and myself) just to stay as is - as if Laura would be surprised at my slovenliness. Anyhow, I had other things to do.

Mainly, Lynnette, Molly, Maribeth, and I were going to have a party planning meeting tonight. Everley's birthday was last week, but her official "friends" party was tomorrow (yes, tomorrow, we don't want to plan too far ahead). We needed to decide things like what we were going to do with a gaggle of 4-year-olds and what we were going to eat (and then go purchase supplies). We met, assigned duties and made grocery lists, and then they departed to their respective houses with their duty lists.  Emmatha stayed to spend the night (thank goodness for breast pumps) so Maribeth could get her list together.

Laura called to say that they had made it into town, and she and Marc headed over. Luckily she didn't feel the need for a hazmat suit, and we had a great time chatting and catching up (and she practiced feeding the baby, since her first granddaughter is due in a few weeks).

Family and friends - what better way to finish a Friday?!

I am not sure if Maggie Cat is making a claim to her new bed,
or offering her services as a potential nanny.
Either way, she didn't get moved ...

LaLa #2 - yep, that's her grandma name, too!!
Hopefully she will add some class to the name ...

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Thankful today for: party planning with the girls; granddaughter time; Laura and Marc visit

For Your Thursday Viewing Pleasure ...

Because sometimes on a Thursday,
you need a polka-dotted nekkid man
to get you through to the weekend!!

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Thankful today for: hanging out with Emmatha

Let's Talk Politics

On the other hand, let's not. I think there are plenty of people out there with very strong opinions that have no qualms about voicing their opinions with no regard to my opinions. And my opinions? I have them. And maybe when some of the candidates stop yelling and saying stupid stuff and ragging on the other opponents, maybe I'll have other opinions.

For now, let's just say I will be voting. For whom, we shall just have to wait ...

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Thankful today for: future vacay planning; paying bills; getting new yard people