Monday, August 9, 2010
So funny
Sunday, August 8, 2010
A weekend like none other
We were all set to go to the lake once Trevor got home from work Friday...for a relaxing weekend of doing absolutely nothing. Friday afternoon, a wild and crazy idea popped into my head. "I wonder if Trevor would take the kids (and dogs) to the lake and I could get things done around the house?!" Well, upon offering the suggestion, I heard a "sure!" So, a weekend alone I got. Friday night was WEIRD. No sounds. No running around. No pitter patter of paws. Weird. But I slept well. Saturday was full of accomplishments. I basically finished the basement in three hours. A task it has taken me weeks to attempt, but with little helping hands, progress was stalled. I moved furniture, added to the Good Will pile, sorted tubs of clothes, and took a lot of trash out. Then, come noon, I was ready for a break. I hit up TJ Maxx (found some puzzles for Millie Jenkins), Home Depot (got a few replacement plants for the house and a under-the-sink organizer), Costco, and a furniture store I've been meaning to go in to but have always had the kids with me. I found lots of over priced stuff, so I was happy to have not wasted my time previously. Then, back home, I ate half of the Costco strawberries in literally 15 minutes, did a little more basement work, watched Inside Edition (strange for me to watch TV in the day time!) and hung out until I saw my friends and was invited to dinner with them. So, after inhaling a huge calzone, I came back home to an eerily quite house, folded a load of laundry and laid in bed watching stupid TV for way too long. Another good night's sleep and here I am...contemplating how to spend my day until my little (and big) buddies arrive home this afternoon. Grocery store, vacuuming, bringing up some baby clothes, taking a walk...
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Tennis
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Happy Birthday Millie Girl!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
A Day in the Life
A day in the Kettrick house can be very non stop (when it's not a jammies til noon kind of day). I thought it'd be fun to pictures as the day progressed.
I had an entire post all set to publish but blogger is giving me major problems and causing me to want to throw my computer out the window. Deep breaths....
We had a fun day yesterday of, well, waking up, watching old videos, cleaning house, doing dishes, and playing with puzzles. All before the older two woke up. Then the fun continued with eating breakfast, playing some more, some dog training, going to Georgia's tennis lesson and playing at the park. Murphy did take off Georgia's necklace before going to the park (but kept on his basketball jersey). Millie told him "boys not wear necklaces." Classic.
Amy and the girls met us at the park, so it was a treat for everyone! Georgia was so surprised after she was finished with her lesson to see her best buds. They played and played until they ran out of steam (or I did). We were all starving and hot and tired but Georgia's violin lesson was at 3pm, and I knew if we went home at 1:45, Millie would fall asleep (or have a melt down), and nobody would want to get back in the car to go to violin an hour later. So, we decided to go to Fiesta Mexicana, right down the road from violin. The kids and I inhaled our lunches (and they got to experience Shirley Temples), and since we had some extra time, some ice cream for dessert. We had a blast, the four of us, sitting in the booth laughing and being silly. I don't take time enough to just hang out with them. What a bunch of clowns. I love the fact that when the waitress asked me how much longer I had (of being pregnant) and if it was a boy or girl, Millie pipes up "A baby sister. My big brother's Murphy and my big sister's Georgia."
Post Mexican food we all looked even less desirable than we did with sunscreened hair and faces and sweat post park. Oh well - that's summer, right!?
The kids and I ran to get gas after dropping off Georgia. We took our time, but it still left us with about ten extra minutes to play in the car until she was finished. I talked to Gramma Alice, detailed the car (ha ha) with baby wipes, and tried to organize the heap that was taking over my front seat (tennis apparel, running shoes, sunscreen bottles, water bottles, my purse, oh my). Murphy and Millie entertained themselves in their tired stupor until finally the four of us were on the road headed home.
Murphy and Georgia took their seats on the couches to watch some KPBS while Millie and I played Legos. OK, I started "building" with her and let her take over so I could try to figure out my computer, which shut down seven times on me. I called The Man and he said the soonest he could come out was Monday afternoon, and that it sounded like the fan wasn't functioning properly and my hard drive was getting overheated. So, I figured maybe I should take a break from the computer and let it cool down. We continued building.
I got a text from Tina a few minutes before Trevor walked through the door asking if I wanted to go to Nordies with her. I had a bag of things to return from last week's trip to Nordies and hadn't made it downtown this week, so I said sure! Plus, why would anyone ever turn down a trip to Nordies with Tina? So, after a quick "Hi, Trevor! Bye, Trevor!" I was out the door. I did my returns (and shopping...) and Tina did hers (her quest was an outfit to wear to her reunion) and by 8pm we were both starving. We hit up Rock City then headed home. Great evening.
Great day. Exhausting day on the go, but a great day for sure!
I had an entire post all set to publish but blogger is giving me major problems and causing me to want to throw my computer out the window. Deep breaths....
We had a fun day yesterday of, well, waking up, watching old videos, cleaning house, doing dishes, and playing with puzzles. All before the older two woke up. Then the fun continued with eating breakfast, playing some more, some dog training, going to Georgia's tennis lesson and playing at the park. Murphy did take off Georgia's necklace before going to the park (but kept on his basketball jersey). Millie told him "boys not wear necklaces." Classic.
Amy and the girls met us at the park, so it was a treat for everyone! Georgia was so surprised after she was finished with her lesson to see her best buds. They played and played until they ran out of steam (or I did). We were all starving and hot and tired but Georgia's violin lesson was at 3pm, and I knew if we went home at 1:45, Millie would fall asleep (or have a melt down), and nobody would want to get back in the car to go to violin an hour later. So, we decided to go to Fiesta Mexicana, right down the road from violin. The kids and I inhaled our lunches (and they got to experience Shirley Temples), and since we had some extra time, some ice cream for dessert. We had a blast, the four of us, sitting in the booth laughing and being silly. I don't take time enough to just hang out with them. What a bunch of clowns. I love the fact that when the waitress asked me how much longer I had (of being pregnant) and if it was a boy or girl, Millie pipes up "A baby sister. My big brother's Murphy and my big sister's Georgia."
Post Mexican food we all looked even less desirable than we did with sunscreened hair and faces and sweat post park. Oh well - that's summer, right!?
The kids and I ran to get gas after dropping off Georgia. We took our time, but it still left us with about ten extra minutes to play in the car until she was finished. I talked to Gramma Alice, detailed the car (ha ha) with baby wipes, and tried to organize the heap that was taking over my front seat (tennis apparel, running shoes, sunscreen bottles, water bottles, my purse, oh my). Murphy and Millie entertained themselves in their tired stupor until finally the four of us were on the road headed home.
Murphy and Georgia took their seats on the couches to watch some KPBS while Millie and I played Legos. OK, I started "building" with her and let her take over so I could try to figure out my computer, which shut down seven times on me. I called The Man and he said the soonest he could come out was Monday afternoon, and that it sounded like the fan wasn't functioning properly and my hard drive was getting overheated. So, I figured maybe I should take a break from the computer and let it cool down. We continued building.
I got a text from Tina a few minutes before Trevor walked through the door asking if I wanted to go to Nordies with her. I had a bag of things to return from last week's trip to Nordies and hadn't made it downtown this week, so I said sure! Plus, why would anyone ever turn down a trip to Nordies with Tina? So, after a quick "Hi, Trevor! Bye, Trevor!" I was out the door. I did my returns (and shopping...) and Tina did hers (her quest was an outfit to wear to her reunion) and by 8pm we were both starving. We hit up Rock City then headed home. Great evening.
Great day. Exhausting day on the go, but a great day for sure!
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