How did I get screwed out of date night?

Thursday Dusty called to ask me if I would watch Hope on Friday so he and Sandy could have a date. I agree on the condition that he watch my kids on Sat. Eventually he agreed and I tried to decide what we would do for our date night. I didn't want to go to a movie or eat I just wanted to spend some quiet time with Shane. I was thinking we would check out a museum. Anyway Friday rolls around and next thing I know we are full of stress. I am trying to get my duck in a row so I can do some substitute teaching and Shane had a lot of stuff do at work. We talked a few times and what was suppose to be a 4:00 pick up from work turned into a 5 or 6 or 6:30 pick up. Meanwhile I had my own running around to do including getting a haircut and a quick trip to Hallmark. (I love getting the ornament wish book!) Then I had to get Ava from school and then back to the mall to turn in her free book form. (She read her 8 books so she got a free one from Barnes and Noble. Then we ran up to the APS office for the forms I needed, back to the car to head to the grocery store and then home. Then it was cleaning and Nova time. I decided at the point that there was not way I was going to take one another kid since the ones I had were driving me crazy!:) Oh yeah Ava's bike also got stolen! It's a long story and I just don't feel like going in to it. So anyway Dusty was hurt so I told him I would watch her tonight which he told me they had to much to do on Sat. (today) so they would just take Hope with them. Then he asked if we had plans for dinner. I had a great plan to thaw out a chicken and make enchiladas but you have to actually take the chicken out of the freezer to do that so no we at that moment didn't have plans that didn't involve opening cans of soup. I agreed to meet them after we got Shane and we all went to eat at Kelly's. After dinner I wanted to walk around the shops so we took a good walk and at the end they asked me if I would still watch Hope. I said ok and asked them what their plans were. Turn out they wanted to watch Mirrors and take Fred with them. (Some date night!) I said ok and told them to have fun watching their evil movie and I would see them tonight. This morning I got up before everyone else and enjoyed my coffee while looking at the ornament book. I had a lovely time and decided that I wanted to get another walk in before the weather got to hot. Once the girls woke up and ate some breakfast we headed out. Shane had his work project to do so he was stuck at home. We originally thought we would go to a park but the weather was just so great that I wanted to keep walking and I bribed Ava with the promise of HSM sunglasses. (It is a school "requirement" like a hat is) We made our way down to Family Dollar on Yale. For those who know it behind the ghetto Smiths. It had a lot of fun on our walk. After a quick trip to Smiths to find the glasses (Family Dollar was out of them) we began to walk home. By then we had been gone for a while and since I forgot to charge my cell I figured I better find a payphone to call Shane. I had this vision of him freaking out since I told him I would only be gone 40 mins. We made our way to Garfield and Princeton where we found a payphone and I called him to let him know we were safe. He was surprised that we went so far and offered to pick us up. I had planned to walk home but I felt bad for Ava since she had been walking with me. (Nova and Kennedy were kicking back in the stroller so they were fine.) Shane came and got us and I set the trip button so see how far we walked. We walk about 2 miles this morning which was a good little walk for us. Seeing as how it was mostly down hill or flat it went by fast. Once home more cleaning. Then I reminded Shane about watching hope so they could watch Mirrors and Shane "asks" me if I mind if he goes. I said ok since I figured that would be less stress on me to keep the girls down to a dull roar. Now I am stuck alone with these girls and I realize that Shane is now on a double date with Dusty and Sandy with Fred being his date!lol So how did I get screwed out of a date???

That's ok! Shane must have felt bad because he started to work on making me a personalized blogger template. It's going to be really neat once it's done! (If he can stop dating Fred that it!!!)

Updated picture

Got a fresh haircut today and am pretty happy with the result. The back is a little shorter and clipped better so it has more volume. I couldn't go another day with the shaggy mess that was my hair. I had a nightmare last night about having it cut which is weird because I usually am the first to get a short hairdo? So I wonder why I had the dream. You can't really tell in this pic but I had gotten a sunburn from our walking. It's has tanned pretty well but my chest is still a little red. I forget to use sunscreen on myself even though I smother it on the girls. I need to get better at that. I had planned on taking a pic with the girls but they are all in a mood and refuse to cooperate so I kicked them to the couch and took my own one.lol I hate the nights that Shane is late:(

What a great morning!

We had an beautiful morning. We walked Ava to school which is a mile away. The walked killed me on Tuesday because the Sun was really harsh and it was humid. We have several steep inclines to get to her school and I was not looking forward to it this morning but it really was great. We had a nice walk to school and made it in about 25 minutes. After we dropped Ava off we headed to Roosevelt Park (a great name for a great man) and hung out with the hummingbirds. I spread out a little blanket for Nova and Kennedy ran around trying to catch the birds.lol Then she came over to us and I taught her to lie on her back and look at the clouds. We used that time to learn colors which we are continually working on. Then we got back in the double stroller and headed home. We got a good breeze and hit the shade and it was really fun. It reminded me of how great I had it in Foster City. For all the reason I wanted to leave that was a huge reason why I wanted to stay. I LOVED walking there. If you ever have a chance check it out on google maps. It really was beautiful. Have you ever been to a city where the powerlines are all underground? It makes sucha difference. Anyway here is hoping (Knock on wood) that our afternoon walk to get Ava is as smooth!

First day of 2nd Grade!!!

This is how all the girls looked on Ava's first day of second grade! Kennedy has taken her "homeschooling" pretty serious and is showing us her playdough hands. Ava was tired after school and this was her relaxing. Nova has no idea of what school is.lol

Girl's room

The last 4 days have been a blur. I started a project that I have been wanting to do for over a year but being pg with Nova prevented it and then her birth and sleepless nights continued to keep me from doing it. Lately I had been thinking about it but finally after cleaning the girls room again I decided that I had to do it. I had to switch their room or our master bedroom and move Shane and I into their tiny room. This way all three kids would be able to share space and still have room to play and keep organized. Now I am not saying this was a fun looking forward to it task because it was not. In fact it sucked big time. You just never know how much crap you have until you have to physically move it. Then I had to put a lot more stuff in storage which I am pretty sure has filled our space. I couldn't have done this without Fred so a shout out to him. This is a video of the girls in their room today. I still have the tops of the closet to switch but I would say I am 95% done. I am exhausted but happy because they love their room. Shane and I will survive the small room, but I know that when the time comes and we move to another place (so not looking forward to that move at all!) we will be thankful for the larger space. Meanwhile at least now I seems to sleep a little better now that Nova is with the girls.

Three's Company!!!

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