What I Did Today

Yeppers - life is good!

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Things that make today great: shopping with Molly; lunch with Sam, Lynnette, Lindley, and Molly; Whitts stuffed potato

Ding, Dong, The Itch Is Gone!

Poison ivy - gone. Itch - no longer. Fear of the 3-leaf scratch monster - ginormous. In other words, I learned my lesson - if only I could correctly identify the plant at the root of all my recent misery.

Maybe this bout of poison ivy was a gift. Maybe I am supposed to learn what harms me so I can be on the lookout for it and avoid it. Maybe I'm supposed to take that life lesson and apply it to other areas of my life - what food harms me, what people harm me, what outside influences harm me, what bad habits harm me. Maybe I should be so wary of those harmful things that I would do everything to avoid them.

This case of poison ivy was the worst I've ever had. It was super-itchy and did a slow spread, making it last for a few weeks. It certainly made an impression and made me want to avoid poison ivy at all costs. I will be paying closer attention to those green leaves of three.

Now it's time to identify those other harmful things so I can pay closer attention to (and avoid) them, too.

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Things that make today great: Last day of boot camp for this session; BSC with Lindley; waiting for Lindley to wake up from nap with Lynnette; hanging clothes rod for Molly and her later visit

Molly and Reese's Cups - Friends or Foes?

Earlier this week, I bought a bag of the terrible things pictured above. Molly said to get them because she was going to put them in a brownie cupcake recipe. However, she did not make the cupcakes and the terrible things stayed at my house. You know what happened next - I ate one, then two, then too many to mention. It has been warm here, so they made it into my refrigerator. Unfortunately, that just made them more tempting, so I ate too many more.

Tonight, I ate enough to put me into a peanut butter cup sleep coma. Fortunately, Molly took the remainder of the terrible things away from my house. So is Molly the villian or the hero of this story?

I would think about it, but I have to go take a nap now.

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Things that make today great: BSC with Lindley; Molly's new surprise ac and wall sconce install; telephone chat with Maribeth; Krogering and turkey sandwiches with Molly

Chillin'

Am I the only person who thinks babies get all the breaks? Where is the adult size boppy? All I know is that somebody looks pretty relaxed to me. Or do you think it's the pacifier?

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Things that make today great: BSC with Lindley; Steve's Bubba burgers for dinner; chatting with Maribeth on the phone; Molly's little visit

Tuesdays With Granny Lu (And Maggie)

Lindley's day care is closed on Tuesdays. Not sure why they pick Tuesday instead of Friday or Monday (think LONG weekend) to shuck the kids, but they do. It gives me the opportunity to keep Lindley all day. Just thought I'd give you a brief idea of what our day is like:

Usually I sweat through an hour of butt camp, come home and drink my chocolate milk (the thing you should have after you work out), shower, and make a Starbucks run for me/Sam/Lynnette before I pick up Lindley at her house (yes, on Tuesdays I run bus service in the morning). I had planned to do that today, however ...

Everything was going according to plan. I had sweated and attempted and modified my way through butt camp. I had showered and chocolate milked and breakfasted and was on the road to Starbucks, which frankly, Granny Lu needed this morning.

I was on the interstate when I got a call from Steve saying he had turned around on his way to work because his tire showed a low reading, and when would I be home so he could take my car to work? So I called Sam, told him the story, and arranged for a Lindley handoff - sort of like passing the baton in a race. Two minutes later, Steve calls and said his meeting wasn't until 9 so there was no rush, which any wife knows means there really is. I pulled up to Sam and Lynnette's, sirens a'blazin', went in and collected Lindley, and headed for home. Please notice there was no Starbucks stop - Granny needed a Buckys but PawPaw needed to get to work, so off we went. Of course, two minutes later, Steve called and said he decided to go to work with the low tire anyway. Figures.

Now I am met with an ethical dilemma. Okay, so maybe not so much ethical. Should I call Sam and Lynnette and tell them I am going to Starbucks and will bring them their usual Tuesday treat? I decide against it, instead going to a different Starbucks (didn't want them to catch me at the usual one and feel sad). One Grande Mocha Frappachino Light later, we arrive at home.

The rest of the morning was fun (since I am posting at noonish, you'll have to imagine the rest of the day). Rather then use 1000 words to describe our morning, I though I'd post pictures instead:

First, Maggie taught gym class:

Next Maggie made sure everyone was ready for nap time:

Next was nap time - for just about everyone. (Kat - The quilt was a hit in today's babysitter's club!)

After naptime, it was time for Hygiene Class:

Finally, it was lunch time. Maggie, or course, decided to join the fun. First Maggie noticed Lindley, then Lindley noticed Maggie, and there was a little Lindley-Maggie bonding. At least for Lindley!

Now it's time for some whatever until our afternoon nap. I'm not sure what the afternoon will bring, but if Maggie's noticed the two poopy diapers in the trash can, I have a feeling she might be pushing some litter box training!!

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Things that make today great: surviving boot camp; Lindley and Maggie's adventures in babysitting