Since I haven’t posted since Monday, here’s a quick recap:
- My in-laws’ visit on Monday went well. Grandma’s shingles were not really contagious anymore, so I let her hold babies. They have not developed chicken pox yet, so I guess it worked out fine.
- My iron died on Sunday when I was about to iron. I was going to watch Juno while I ironed, so instead, I just watched Juno.
- My MIL offered to buy me an iron while they were out shopping on Monday and bring it to me. So they did. But there wasn’t a great selection at the place they went, so she just picked the “best” one.
- Since the iron my MIL bought me (and brought me) on Monday was pretty cheap, I bought myself a nicer one on Tuesday (Eric was okay with that).
- On Tuesday night, we watched Prince Caspian in HD (we recorded it from a movie channel we get). It’s been so long since I read that book, I have no idea how close it was to the actual plot. But it was a good movie anyway.
- I ironed all afternoon on Wednesday.
- My new iron works fantastically. I had no idea how bad my old iron had actually gotten until I saw the new one erase creases like magic.
- I watched another movie while I ironed (Definitely, Maybe).
- Eric actually came home from work at lunchtime on Wednesday because he’s had a scratchy throat all week and wasn’t feeling the best. It was really nice to have him home to hold babies and to talk to.
- Wednesday night, the babies had trouble getting to sleep, which is very unlike them. But we finally got them settled. It was a reminder for me how nice it is that we can usually just lay them down…and they go to sleep. Neither bedtime nor naps are battles for us (right now), and I’m very thankful for that!
- Yesterday, we stayed home because the Jeep doesn’t have A/C right now, and it was too hot to take the babies out in a car like that. I think we’ll be getting that fixed in the very near future.
- I did get a number of small cleaning projects done. I found out that Alex didn’t like the noise of my cleaning the stairs with my new Dust Buster. I organized/sorted in the loft. I made lasagna to put in the freezer for future meals. I made dinner.
- Last night, I went to my first ever meeting for the Mother of Twins club in Columbus. I’ve belonged since before the babies were born (as an honorary member), but I’ve never made it to the meetings. Since last night was the last one before the summer, I decided to go. It was fun, but it was a late night for me. I’m beat this morning!
- This weekend in our subdivision’s “official” garage sale weekend. So this morning, I think I’m going to walk around with the babies and see if there’s any of our neighbors’ junk that we need. Should be fun!
- Tomorrow, we’re heading to the farm for the weekend. I’m not into the right mindset for that yet. Nor am I in the mood to organize and pack. *sigh* I need to get both of those adjusted sometime today.
And that is the update, I think. I really should write more often so I don’t have these super-long posts. Oh well. Thanks for skimming to the end! Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!
Hooray for good go-to-sleepers! How are they at staying asleep nowadays?
It sounds like you got a lot of good stuff done last week. You go, girl. And I feel you on feeling pressure when it’s time to visit and share the babies. Even with just Will, I find myself wanting to grab him and be antisocial in a corner… I get stressed out when he’s with other people because I don’t want them to think I’m dumping him off on them. And having to make sure everyone gets equal time with him is stressful, too. I hope your weekend at the farm went well and you were able to have fun and relax, even with the baby-juggling!
I grew up in a sub but live out in the country now. I think taking the babies in the stroller to your own sub sale sounds fun. I hope it is as beautiful there as it is here today. Sunny, temp is perfect but a little windy. We’ve had lots of wind lately it seems. Happy Weekend!
Prince Caspian is waiting for me at home. Even with little schoolwork to do right now, I’m still not in a movie mood. I think the outside has so much more going on
I hope your mindset gets farm-ready. Sounds like a beautiful getaway time with your family.
@shannahhogue – i’m with you on that. Baby C is my most versitle sleeper so far. She’ll lay right down for nap time when I need to be with the other kids, but at bed time when the big ones are in bed, I can still snuggle her asleep. So I definitely love that, too!
Oh, gotcha. I wondered if it was the drive or the actual being there that you weren’t looking forward to. I don’t think it’s selfish. It’s hard enough to take care of two kids…let alone take care of two while they’re being passed around…poked & prodded….etc, etc. Just remember that you’re not in charge of filling everyone’s baby need & if they want to hang with the babies, they can come track them down. (I’m getting to be a crotchity mommy in my old age.
i think.)
@faithchick – Actually, on the rare occasions that Erin fusses at bedtime, I do enjoy the snuggling. Especially with two, I just don’t get to snuggle them when their sleepy as often as I’d like!
The farm is an hour and a half away. It’s not a bad drive, even with the babies. But I just am not feeling up to the constant socialization (ie – make sure everyone gets to see the babies). I need to stop being so selfish!
*Caspian is a bit of a stretch compared to the book (but no more so than the Harry Potter movies, but it still irks me)
*What did you think of Definitely, Maybe? I watched it, just curious.
*Did you know mom really wants to see Juno?
*Glad you went to MOT….did you meet your twin mommy?
i read to the very end 🙂 didn’t just skim!
LOOOOVE when kids finally just lay down for sleeping alone. It’s hard to give up the snuggling, but it’s so nice when you can count on then falling asleep by themselves.
How far away is the farm?