Mother’s Day Trip to Walgreens

May 6th, 2008

Today the boy’s and I ran the usual Monday errands… We made a trip to visit hubby at work, then to Dollar General, quick stop off at Walgreens, and Wal-Mart in the afternoon. When we were at Walgreens, Thade noticed all of the Mother’s Day presents and displays, and quickly asked what Mother’s Day was. I tried to explain that it was a holiday just for Mommies. He then asked if you got presents on Mother’s Day, and I said sometimes. Thade said “nope, you only get presents at Christmas” :) I had to smile at that one.

Do you have big Mother’s Day plans or any gifts on your wish list?

The Oatmeal Drum

May 2nd, 2008

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I made a double batch of No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies yesterday, and I had an empty container for Thade. He quickly turned the Oatmeal Container into a drum, and played lovely songs all afternoon.

At breakfast this morning Thade and I made up a song about everything that we had to do today so we could have fun out of town tomorrow. Thade also made up a song about Dylan liking bagels.

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I don’t think Dylan was the biggest fan of our singing, but Thade had a great time with his new “drum” :)

Busy Days, Sleepless Nights

April 30th, 2008

It all started last weekend, I couldn’t sleep Saturday night, and this trend has continued through today. Last night I was up at 3:00 a.m., half tempted to just get up, but decided to try to go back to sleep. I was up past 5:00 a.m., and I finally got a little rest. Dylan was up before 7:00 a.m., but Thade is still snoozing.

Yesterday we went to purchase a T-Ball Glove for Thade, our local Wal-Mart had  completely sold out, so we had to shop out of town. With the gas prices at $3.59, I wasn’t looking forward to the trip. I made the most of it though, and stopped off at Aldi to stockpile the pantry, and I picked up Arby’s for lunch. I even treated myself to a Grande Cafe Vanilla Frappuccino  at Starbucks :) My frugal mind said no do not buy the $4.02 coffee, but Nico’s love of Starbucks took over and I enjoyed every delicious sip of my coffee. All in all it was a fun trip, but a bit pricey in the old gas tank…

We had Thade’s first T-Ball practice last night, and he could not wait to go. Both boy’s were up before 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning, and all day Thade asked when T-ball practice was, I kept telling him it was at 7:15 p.m. Mr. 20 Questions (Thade’s new nickname) continued asking all day, by 6:00 p.m., he couldn’t wait to go, so Dad took him outside to practice catching in the back-yard.

When 7:15 p.m. finally made it Thade was happy/grumpy/anxious/exhausted. He finally got to go and play, but after the 12 hour wait, it took him a little bit of time to get used to the Baseball environment and the new team. He loved the baseball field though, and running the bases too. I got a little nervous when he got to Bat first, this was Thade’s first time even holding a Bat. He did well, and hit the ball right off of the Tee :)

His coach is really nice, and the team looks great :) I think that it is going to be a fun T-Ball season, and games start very soon. I think the kiddos have one more practice, and then the games begin. I’m bringing snacks and drinks to the first game, so I should probably find out just when that game is happening ;)

Today I’ll be catching up around the house, and making a few phone calls. I’ve been trying to get a hold of the Lawnmower repair guy for about 5 days now. Our mower is in the shop, and this dude is not returning my calls… Grrr! The lawn is in desperate need of a mow, so I’m hoping to hear from him today.

I hope that your morning is going well, and that your day isn’t too busy :)