5/18/12

Today was my Friday home with the girls. They were quite a handful today, so that was a little frustrating. But, as I went to do my usual balance the checkbooks/pay the bills song and dance, I was pleasantly surprised. As I mentioned in my plan to save/bring in some more money last week, I did change my W4 from claiming 0, to claiming 2, and the difference was much more than I expected. And, Christian's raise showed up on this check, which was also more than I expected. Once our modification finally goes though, we'll definitely be able to start breathing a little easier. Definitely started my day off right.

I did weigh in this morning, and that wasn't quite as exciting. I was down .6 from last week. Not much, but I'm happy to be down. I'm hoping it's just my body adjusting to a new workout.

After breakfast and a little playtime around the house, we got ready and headed out for a picnic at the park. We stopped to pick up some picnic groceries, and spent a couple hours at the park, burning off some energy. There was a huge group of kids there (daycare I'm guessing), and Olivia jumped right in and started playing with a little girl that looked about her age. She's never been SUPER shy, but I've never seen her just play with a perfect stranger like that before. I suppose that's a result from school, but I definitely like it!

The sun started taking a toll on us, the girls were dirty and exhausted, and it was finally nap time, so we started on our way home. I relaxed while the girls napped. It ended up being a record breaking hot day - but I actually was OK with it. The thought of turning on the AC never even crossed my mind (at one point, it was 85 degrees in the house) - for me, that's crazy. I've always been a winter person, hated the heat and hot weather...maybe that's all starting to change a little.

After naps, the girls and I played in the backyard for a while. They checked out the sandbox for a big, and I watered the plants...which turned into watering the girls :) They had a blast though. Christian arrived home in time for dinner, which of course had to take place on the deck. After dinner we watered the front yard, AKA played in the sprinkler some more. Then, it was finally time for baths and bed. Christian was off for a work retirement/goodbye party, and I did my workout, took a shower and settled into bed with the DVR for a while. A long, busy day - but in the end, a great one.

Today's Photo a Day in May is Something I Made. Today, I started making our trip list for the Dells. YAY!

And, here are some photos of our day...