It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been busy.
I did a yard sale at my mom’s house on Saturday. The kids and I went down on Friday night and stayed until Saturday evening. They loved the extended time with my parents (and I’m pretty sure the feeling was mutual). I made $50. Not horrible. Not great. But I may throw what I didn’t sell into a sale a friend is having in a couple of weeks. If it doesn’t sell there…then it’s gettin’ donated.
Of course that meant I did a lot of sorting in most rooms of my house. And it feels good to have less stuff on my shelves..and in my cupboards, under the beds, in closets, sitting out in piles because I didn’t have an actual place for it…I’m sure you get the picture.
Sadly, I’ve done almost no cleaning for almost a week. So I have fewer piles…and a dirty house. Need to work on that!
I spent most of the last two days trying to meet a deadline on a writing project. I made it…barely. But hey, I made it. And it is definitely nice to have time to blog instead of trying to bring the atonement alive for a teenage, unchurched audience. Needless to say…you guys are a much easier audience than that!
Today we went to the library and Meijer. And lest you think that I’ve somehow got the logistics of such a trip down pat…I don’t. It still takes a LONG time to get out the door. And I almost left said door open when we left (not the garage door…the one from the garage into my kitchen). Both twins filled their diapers at the library, so they had to be changed in the van before we drove away. Megan pretty much missed her morning nap. And when we pulled into Meijer (after the library), Alex immediately melted down, yelling at the top of his lungs, “I Wan’ Go HOOOME.”
But on that topic…Alex’s verbal skills are skyrocketing these days. That sentence totally clear, even while being screamed at the top of his lungs. He’s getting more understandable every day. He’s even started to talk back to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse when it’s on. I’m lovin’ it!
On the other hand, Megan is hitting a weird phase for eating. She’s totally distracted and has stopped emptying me of milk most of the time (maybe 1-2 times a day, she does). It could be teething (though I doubt it). It could just be that she’s starting to be done with the current arrangement. Of course, she won’t take a bottle and hasn’t quite figured out sippy cups (reliably) yet. So for now, I’m just stuck trying to wrestle her multiple times a day to get her to eat. *sigh*
Then again, I found Books 4 & 5 of the series I’m reading at the library today. Yay!
And…this weekend is our 7th anniversary. Sunday, to be precise. Still working on the celebration of that achievement…but I’m sure we’ll figure out something. It is an achievement worth celebrating, after all! And I really like the gift I got for Eric. It’s neither wool or copper (that’s my hint, in case Eric reads this post), but hopefully, he’ll like it anyway.
So…that’s a little update into our lives. I need to blog more often again…these catch-up posts are too long! Oh well.
Happy Tuesday!
May 24, 2011
Congratulations on seven years!
May 30, 2011
Happy Anniversary! I don’t know how you do it with 3, I can barely get out the door with 2! Hope you have a great rest of the week!