2014 - Week 42

Monday was a bit of a chaotic day, but more in the planning of it than anything. It’s literally the one non-major-holiday day that our daycare is closed all year long. Now, I work for the government, so we get pretty much every holiday off…except today, which is Columbus Day, because we gave it up for the day after Thanksgiving years ago. Of course, that’s the day daycare closes. So, we finally got everything all figured out…I was going to work from home for a bit, drop Olivia off (she can’t enter the school until 9:10AM) and then head to work. My mother in law watches Eliza, so she agreed to take Amelia as well, so Christian was dropping them off. Then, I was going to leave work a little early and pick Olivia up (and, maybe make up a little work time before everybody else got home). Well, all of that worked out pretty well…except I woke up with a major headache. I haven’t been getting much sleep lately, and I’ve been plagued with these dang headaches all day long, I just needed a day of rest. I have little to no leave time, but I’ve learned that I just have to accept that for a while. So, after dropping Olivia off, I made my way back home to rest. It was actually really fun dropping her off – obviously, I never get to do it, so it was a new experience for me. Really getting to see her off to school. Cool! I spent the day on the couch, took a nap, showered and watched a few shows. I did feel a bit better in the afternoon, so I ran for a LONG overdue grocery/Target run. After getting everything put away, I picked Olivia up (also very cool, except waiting in line – lame). I put away some laundry, made dinner and spent most of the evening relaxing. These headaches just drain me! But, bright side of the day…once the girls were in bed, Christian and I were able to start the new season of “The Walking Dead” – YES, its FINNNNNNNALY back! We don’t have cable, and they don’t stream TWD, so we actually buy the season pass on iTunes every year. It’s literally the one show we really watch together, so we splurge.  The only downside is that we don’t get it until Monday, so we’re a day behind everybody else, LOL. Oh man, the premier did NOT disappoint either. This show would never in a million years get old. I’m so excited it’s already been picked up for another season!

On Tuesday, I was back to work, but I still was not feeling too well. In addition to feeling like I’m coming down with something, Eliza was up way early again this morning, and would not go back to sleep. I just feel so drained and rundown, and pretty sick of feeling that way. In addition, she didn’t really nap much at daycare today, so she was exhausted and crabby when I picked the girls up after work (which, I barely survived). She ended up taking a late nap while we made dinner and ate, so, of course, I had to prepare myself for another long night. Times like this, I’m super thankful that soccer is over. I miss watching them play, but at least it’s one less thing to worry about right now.

A moment of peace...

On Wednesday, Eliza was yet again, up WAAAAY before the alarm clock, starting the day off bright and early again. Seriously child, sleep – it’s wonderful, you are missing out! But, silver lining, it was my work from home day, so at least I got to stay in my jammies and relax at home. While I don’t feel horrible, I do have some cold symptoms hitting me…cough some sniffles, and my voice was completely gone today. Eliza and Olivia both have the cough too, so it’s just kind of making its rounds in our house I guess. When I picked the girls up, they said Eliza yet again didn’t really nap much, but she was pretty much in good spirits, so I guess it could be worse. I know the biggest issue is that she doesn’t sleep in a crib at home…she sleeps in my comfy, warm bed – so I think she just hates her crib there. Sorry, my fault. Hopefully she’ll still adjust, at some point, though. After picking the girls up, we had some dinner, and then baked some Halloween cupcakes...not something I'd usually do during the week, but we have a potluck at work tomorrow so I wanted to get them done to bring in. Finally, the girls had quick baths and were off to bed.

Their school pictures are SO DAMN CUTE!

On Thursday I was feeling a bit better, AND, Eliza actually slept (imagine that – I’m guessing the two go pretty hand in hand). Not only that, she actually took a nap today as well. Score, great day!! Olivia does not have school today, or tomorrow, for MEA. So, she got to spend the whole day at daycare with her friends again. She loves school, but I know she doesn’t mind being at the center one bit. Today was Sports Day at daycare (it was supposed to be spirit week all week, but they forgot to hang the sign up, LOL), so Eliza wore an old Vikings onesie we had, Amelia wore the Vikings sweatshirt, and Olivia had to wear her baseball uniform – sorry, they aren’t big sports fans. Amelia initially threw a fit about wearing her sweatshirt, until I showed her that she should match Eliza…then, it was AMAZING, she thought it was the coolest thing ever to match baby (especially because Olivia didn’t match). They’re so funny. Meanwhile, at work, we had a Taco Party potluck, just because – DELISH! After work, I picked up girls and we played outside for a while. Some warm weather has been moving back in and it was just beautiful out, we had to take advantage. We raked some leaves and jumped in the pile for a while, which is always a hit. The girls stayed out and helped Christian until it was dark, while I went in to feed Eliza and relax with her. We had a late dinner, took some baths (an hour in the leaves and they were GROSS!) and the girls were off to bed.

My sporty girls!

Playing outside.

Friday was my Friday off, so Eliza and I spent the day at home together. Olivia didn’t have school today, so again, she got to spend the day with her friends. Today was PJ day at daycare, which is always a bit hit with the kids. And, they got to watch a movie in her room – spoiled! Eliza slept in a bit this morning and took a great nap. I swear, she makes up for sleep and cuddles when we’re home on Friday, which is fine by me! Between naps, we did make a run to Target. Again, we have a birthday party tomorrow, so we picked up a gift.  And, of course, did a little browsing around the store. We picked up the big girls (nice and late!), made our way home for some dinner and had a quiet family night.

On Saturday, after an early feeding and chat session with Eliza, she and I slept in a little. Christian and the big girls hung out and started breakfast in the meantime. Once we were up, and fed, I put him in charge of the kids while I did some cleaning. I cleaned the kitchen, swept and picked up the living room a bit. But, I had to cut my cleaning short so we could get ready for the day. Once everyone was showered, clean and ready to go, we were off to Chuck E. Cheese for our nieces 8^th birthday. The girls had a blast, of course, but man does that place give me a headache (literally). Shortly after we arrived for the party, my sister in law informed us that she was getting married in a few hours…WHAT?!  Apparently after she and her fiancé had gotten engaged a while back, they bought a marriage license, not realizing that they expire. So, rather than have to buy another down the road, they decided to just get married at the courthouse. Luckily we didn’t have anything going on, so after the party, and a little relaxing at my in-laws house, we were off to the courthouse to witness the ceremony. It’s so crazy to think it’s all done and over and they’re married now, so out of nowhere! Oh to be that spontaneous, I just can’t even imagine it. After the ceremony, we joined them, their kids and Christian’s parents at Boca Chica (one of our favorite Mexican Restaurants) for dinner. So, what was supposed to be a pretty low key day turned out to be quite hectic! We left the restaurant around 8:30 and all of the girls passed out on the way home. Of course, we had to get Eliza up to eat before settling in for the night…and, we weren’t far behind them to bed. We were all so exhausted!

Sunday was another busy day. Christian started off out in the yard bright and early…doing some raking, putting away some more of the yard stuff, just getting it all ready for the winter. My father in law stopped over to help him work on the snow thrower so it’s ready for winter. We’re almost there, almost ready to pack it in and “welcome” the cold and snow. For now though, the weather is amazing. The girls played outside for much of the day while I did some laundry and hung out with Eliza. Then, we were all off for our first Halloween event of the year! Since our kids have accounts there, our credit union paid their admission (and ours) to go to the Como Zoo Boo this year, so we decided to take advantage (even though the event is pretty lame, and I would never actually pay to go to it). We arrived there a bit before it opened and the line was OUT OF CONTROL. I guess everybody was taking advantage of the warm weather. Luckily, we managed to find parking and took some pictures of the girls while the line died down. We finally got in, did our “trick or treating” and made our way home. They had Anna & Elsa there, so of course we had to stand in line FOREVER to get a picture with them. And, speaking of which, of course , like any other girl parent in the world, I did consider having the girls be Anna and Elsa this year. In the end, I didn’t want to spend the time searching for a (good) costume, and, quite frankly, I just didn’t want them to have the same costume as a million other little girls. So, while I thought I was going to get an ear full from them as we passed one Elsa after another at the event, surprisingly, they never said anything about it. That was a relief. It was getting dark by the time we finished up, so we made our way straight home for dinner, some baths and bed. Another weekend comes to an end, way too fast!

Until Next Week! XOXO