Fun with the Girls

Tonight was a wonderful night....I went to see Mama Mia with my girlfriend Emily, the movie is great and we had a ball. The most memorable part of it was at the end of the movie as the credits were rolling women starting standing up and dancing the the Abba music. In the beginning it was a select few and as the credits continued to roll the few that were dancing turned in to many....It was hysterical. Emily and I were trying to capture it on our phones, but it was still too dark. There are no words for 50 + year old women dancing to Abba, we laughed until we almost cried....
When we left the movie we went to Mattito's and met up with Crystal and Beth. We sat around having drinks and laughing. This was Crystal's first night out after having Emerson, and it was great to see her enjoying herself. It reminds me how important my dear friends are. I love being a mommy and wife, but I also enjoy my time to relax with my girlfriends. When I got home, it was after midnight, the house was silent and dark, everyone was sleeping and I find myself unable to sleep so I decided to blog. I guess I need to head to bed, we are leaving for Missouri to visit my aunt and uncle and I have packed nothing, so typical!!
Thanks girlie's for a FUN night, lets do it again very soon!!!

Never a Dull Moment

Where do I begin?? The kids and I have spent the last 2 days at my parents house so the hardwood could be layed downstairs. I came back over to the house on Tuesday night with my dad to help Paul wipe everything down and get the furniture back where it belonged. You would not believe the dust, you would have thought a dust storm blew through Plano. It took a few hours to get rid of it. The house is somewhat back to "normal". The floors are beautiful, but we have a few obstacles b/c of it. When they ripped up the existing hardwoods, it left a 2 inch gap in the front door, so I am air conditioning my front porch, stresses me out!!! They are going to have to send a door guy out to fix it, wonder how long that will take?
McKenna has been battling a cough the last few days, and we went to the doctor this am just to make sure I haven't missed something. She is fine thankfully, we are heading out of town to visit family and I didn't want to get there and have to see another doctor.
My mom had her surgery today. All went well, they repaired the severed tendon and when the doctor was going to fix the other one it wasn't there......Now, if you are like me you say, how can a tendon just disappear?? Apparently, about 10% of the population has this specific tendon in the lower arm missing.....My mother happens to be one of those, who knew?? She will have her cast on for 2 weeks, then it will come off so she can start physical therapy. She has the best doctor in town taking care of her, my dad......If she is looking for a chef to cook for her she is going to have to go elsewhere, he lacks in that department.

Living Life with Two Kids

Last Friday night my parents took McKenna to the movies and we found ourselves not sure what we were going to do with only one child. We decided to head to dinner, it was so easy to only get one ready and in the car. As were we having dinner we noticed that we had sat very close to the ice cream machine, big mistake. Chance had more fun watching others get ice cream rather than eat his dinner. As we were leaving we HAD to get him his first ice cream cone. See pictures below to see how much he enjoyed his treat, he ate every last bite. I don't think I have smiled this much in a long time. The weekend was spent painting the front 2 rooms before the hardwoods are layed next week. Paul has been such a trooper through all of this. I finished McKenna's bathroom yesterday and I did it ALL by myself...It looks cute and she loves it of course, b/c its pink......
Today we went to Willow Bend mall to enjoy their children's week. It was a mommy and McKenna day, and we went with 2 of her friends. The kids got to make their own pizza from California Pizza Kitchen and they got to watch bake it in the oven. It was a fun filled day as we watched the 3 of them walking through the mall hand in hand giggling. I know there will be many more days ahead at the mall, of course those will be the days when I am not so "cool" any more...Oh how I dread that!!! I love to watch McKenna light up b/c she is having so much fun. It is amazing to me that she is about to go to kindergarten. She is such a blessing to us and is a fantastic young lady!!
We went tonight to visit our friends John and Claudia and their new baby. It took me back to the "baby" days and it reminded me of how much I don't miss the sleepless nights. Don't get me wrong I love and adore my children, but oh how I don't miss those days. I am hoping to go see Crystal and her new bundle Emerson on Friday and get my "baby fix". It is SO fun to hold other people's babies and hand them back when they get fussy.......

My Summer Projects

It's not enough that I get the summer "off", whoever came up with that term doesn't have 2 small children and projects around the house to always work on. I (or should I say Paul) finished the downstairs bathroom. We didn't just "paint" the walls, I also needed all new accessories to finish it all up. I have taken down the wallpaper in McKenna's vanity upstairs, and I hope to make that MY project and not drag Paul in to it. To top it all off Paul wants hardwood floors all downstairs, not only did he "talk" of getting them, he ordered them today...I am SO excited! My project list just got longer. I now want to paint the dining room and front room (aka, the kids playroom) before the hardwood is layed. That gives me about 2 weeks to do it, that's enough time right? Well one might think so, but my painting has to take place while Chance is sleeping, unless I can talk my mom in to watching him and McKenna for the day. So my "summer off" is turning out to be the exact opposite. In the end my home is going to look just like new, that is until the next project comes along!!!

What summer and being a "stay at home mommy" is all about!!

Today started out just like the other days do. Chance standing at the side of my bed asking to get up on the bed. I take a quick shower before Paul leaves for the office, then my day begins. After he had his breakfast he awaits his sister waking up, (I can't wait for McKenna to wake up each morning too, b/c I get a small break). After a few minutes of not hearing Chance I listened for his giggles. I went to the bathroom that is being redone to find him standing in a heap of a mess. He had taken out all the toilet paper, turned over the rugs, tucked the shower curtain in the bathtub, all the while thinking he had "helped" me somehow. I think this was about the time I called Crystal to ask her if she wanted a baby...Oh yea, I forgot she is about to have another one, you better watch out Crystal!!
The remainder of the day was spent running errands, cleaning the house, making lunch, cleaning the house, naptime, cleaning the house, and the list goes on and on. We did find a little time to play in the hose outside, which they love to do, of course it is a different story when we have to put it away, little man does not like the fun to end. I guess we all have a little of that in us!!!!
The highlight of MY day was my DEAR friend Tamara coming over for dinner. She is in from California, although she is still a Texan at heart. She brought the kids toys and took a million picutes of them. They call her "Aunty Tamara", even though she isn't their real "aunty" they love her like she is.......
It was wonderful to see her, she looks great and I think Cali is agreeing with her. I miss her already, so maybe one day I can head West to visit her and Jason......
What a day, I wonder what tomorrow will bring??