It's Friday!!

Ooooh, I'm so excited it's Friday. You would think that I didn't have much to be excited about- I'm working 12 hour nights all weekend. BUT, it is Friday. The bug is at the babysitter's. My house is getting cleaned. I'm gearing up for a yard sale, so all my junk is getting moved outside!

Mr. Fixit is having Lasik eye surgery on Monday. We are going to stay with my dear friend Rachelle! I'm so happy for both of these activities. I'm glad Mr. Fixit will not have to worry about contacts and glasses and dry eyes and...whatever else goes along with having not perfect vision. And it's the perfect reason to visit with my best friend, see her little guy, and see how big her tummy is getting (she's having a baby in August!).

Are you longing for a summer treat, but don't want to take in a lot of calories? I just discovered a yummy snack. Tastes kind of like a Skinny Cow. Just take a graham cracker and break it in half (so you have 2 squares together). Put a little fat free cool whip (or light, whichever you choose) in the middle to make a sandwich. Freeze. Eat. Enjoy all 85 calories of it!!

Before you know it, your legs could look like this...

I love nap time. Mine still takes 2 naps a day (most days). I'm currently reading a book about sleep called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth, MD. It's quite interesting. A friend of mine used to work with a pediatrician who recommended it for her patients. I like the book because it affirms that what I am doing is okay- putting the bug to bed while he's awake, giving him two naps a day, and teaching him to fall asleep on his own. Meanwhile I'm learning some good tips as well.

Anyways, about loving nap time. I think I'll let my bug take his 2 naps as long as he wants. I'm required by law to have two 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute break during my work day, right? I'll use this time to play!!

I messed up...

Well, I tried to make the page look a little bit cooler...and look where that got me. The whole blog is messy right now, I apologize. Hoping to have this little mess fixed soon. Stay tuned.

Friday's Hilarity

So, here's the end to our Friday last week:

Remember how the bug and I were having such a great time? We were doing some major shopping damage- Menard's, Kohl's, Hobby Lobby, etc etc. Meanwhile, car #2 continued to make these embarrassing noises. I called Mr. Fixit and asked him if we should make a stop at the car dealership and test drive some new vehicles. He declined.
Well, it was 5:00, so we picked him up from work. We were at one of the busiest intersections in town (Friday....5:00pm) and wouldn't you know car #2 broke down!! I mean broke down. Like shut-off-I-don't-even-want-try-to-start-up-again kind of broke down. So here we are. A family. 5:00pm Friday. Stalled. Busy intersection. Left turn lane. 20 cars behind us. Mr. Fixit talking to AAA on the cell. Tow truck will take 40 minutes. Can't put the baby in the tow truck. Calling a friend for a ride. Signaling the 20 cars behind us to go around. Bug sleeping. And I didn't have my camera!
I got the giggles and couldn't stop while the bug and I waited on the sidewalk for our friend, and Mr. Fixit sat in the car, in the left turn lane, at 5:00, on Friday. (Am I being redundant?) I did snap a shot on the cell phone, but I'm not smart enough to upload it to the computer.
You will have to use your imagination.

We made it home. No working vehicles. Ordered Pizza. Mr. Fixit went to work on car #1 until about 11:00pm. Thank goodness he fixed car #1 over the weekend!

Bug spent the weekend working hard on teeth.

Bathroom updates

Okay, so I'm dying to show you my newly decorated (or should I say, finally decorated) bathroom. It's not totally finished yet. I still need to find my window treatments. What do you think?
Before......and after...

Weekend update

We have been busy at work this weekend! Mr. Fixit is doing quite well with his list. He finished cleaning up the yard and got car #1 in working order. I'll have the juicy details on car #2 later this week...you don't want to miss this! A big thanks to our friends who helped us out with the yard, the car, painting, and watching the bug!

The landscaper came to look at our yard on Saturday. I'm very excited to get started on that project this summer. She's got some great ideas to transform our yard...I can't wait! Flower beds and vegetable gardens and vines...oh my!

Hopefully the bathroom will be done this week and I'll post before and after photos :)

I think that I might just become a home-body this summer with all of these projects.

Have a great Sunday!

Stickin' Cute

Oh, the bug was so cute today.  We were up at 6:30 a.m. getting ready for the day.  That part wasn't so cute.  But, daddy had some appointments that we had to take him to and pick him up. So, the bug and I saw it as an opportunity to go shopping.  I'm redoing the bathroom, so we went to Menards to pick out paint chips.  Well, did you know that there is like the coolest play yard at Menards?  I didn't know this until we went to check out the garden section.  We came upon this huge playset.  Mind you, the bug has never been in a real swing.  In fact, come to think of it, he's never even been in an infant swing- I failed to set it up.  I have failed as a mother!  Anyway, well, there may be some saving grace to my title...all of the anticipation built up to this moment:  The bug's first swing ride.  It was the cutest moment.  I strapped him in.   1...2...3... Swing!  Oh, he just giggled and giggled and giggled.  The look of pure joy on his face was priceless.  We must have swang (swung, swinged??? they all sound pretty funny) for 5 minutes, which is a long time for my little guy!  It was such a fun moment.

Maybe we all just need to go swing on the play set at Menards and forget about all of life's troubles for 5 minutes.

Well, I did fail as a mother.  I didn't have my camera!  (That's why there's a random tub photo up).  Jim said "You are the mother of a 1 year old.  You need to have a camera with you at all times!"  Oh, by the way, I think he will be "Mr. Fixit" from now on.  He's got quite the line up for the weekend: Yard, vehicle #1 (won't start), vehicle #2 (making embarrassing noises), towel bar in the bathroom, and, and, and...