Late Post

Oooops!! Already falling down on the job. It is now Wednesday and I am just not getting my post up from the week. Hopefully, I can remember what I did last week. Wait....It was my week of vacation! That's right.

I didn't get all my stuff done, but the most important was taken care of.

• The guest bedroom is now functional. Bud and Ann can now visit and not have to sleep on the couch :-)
• All baby items such as the highchair have been cleaned and placed in storage. It is amazing how much stinkin' room that stuff takes up.
• I spot cleaned the carpet. If you look really close you can see applejuice dots all over the place. I think I got them all.
• The tile in the kitchen, dining, and entry way was cleaned with the FlipIt! Ok, I love that thing!! Craig gave it to me as a Christmas present. I used it for the first time last week. Hopefully, that doesn't tell you what kind of housekeeper I am.
• Conor, Mommy, and Nanny went swimming on Monday. Fabulous time. I think we spent nearly 2 hours at the pool. Needless to say, we were tired after that.
• Conor's baby toys and clothes that he has grown out of have been placed in plastic storage bins and stored for later use. I bought 4 of the big ones and used 3. Two were strictly clothes, if that tells you anything about what I went through.

Conor was involved in Ceramics class on Tuesday!! The final masterpiece will be ready for viewing on Monday. I will post pictures of that when I get it. Well, I think that is about it. If you don't hear from me before then, have a safe and happy 4th of July!!!

Someone check me for fever....Two posts in one day??

That is right folks. Two posts in one day. Can you believe it?
I just had to add a few more pictures from today. Conor and I spent about an hour and a half at the pool today. We had subway for lunch and in his kid's meal he got some pretty sweet tattoos. Ok, so tats aren't my thing but Craig, as most of you know, has six of the darn things. As my sweet baby is peacefully sleeping, I got a wild hair and put one on him..... What do you think???

Next, in my post earlier today, I mentioned that I had worked in the flower bed on Saturday. I just had to post a picture to show my hard work. I am proud. I just hope I can keep it up!

Last but not least, I just have to post a couple of pics of Conor and I together. My poor baby needs a tan. Compared to his Mommy it hardly looks like we are related!!

Happy Monday!

For the rest of everyone that has to work, today maybe it's not a happy Monday. I start my week long vacation today. It is so refreshing! No work, no e-mail, no hot car in the afternoon when I leave! Will I accomplish all that I have set out to do? Sure hope so. You will find out next week in my post if I did it all.

Our weekend was great. Friday night, we hung out with my parents and sister. Saturday, Craig, Conor, and I had a day full of errands to run. Oil Change, Pack N Mail, Uncle Geralds house, and Toy R Us were on the list of things to do. Then, I got the bright idea to mulch the flower beds about 1pm. Duh!!! What was I thinking. I don't believe I have ever sweat that bad in my entire life! I suffered for the rest of the afternoon. I hope I leared my lesson.

Father's Day was fabulous. I got to spend it with the wonderful men in my life. My Dad, Craig, and Conor. It was a relaxing day, with a little bit of shopping sprinkled in. Dad, Craig, and Conor put together a car for Conor. It was a nice project for everyone to be involved in.

I have the coveted job of "sticker application specialist". I have put stickers on all of Conor's toys. I actually enjoy it.

The finished product. That was probably the best $10 my Dad has spent at a garage sale in a long time!!

It's been a short weekend!

When summer hits, it never fails, the weekends get shorter and shorter. I can't believe tomorrow is Monday. Ewww. One thing I have to look forward to is my vacation next week! Usually, by this time of year, I have already had a week of vacation, but for some reason this year I just haven't taken anything. I am going to spend Monday - Wednesday by myself. I actually have a list of things that I need to work on.

1. Clean up guest bedroom. It is a nightmare.
2. Go through Conor's clothes and decide what to store and what to give away.
3. Clean out the pantry and fridge
4. Sweep the outside of the house
5. Pull every weed I can see in the front
6. Thursday will be Mommy and Conor day. We are going to swimming during the day and Then we will go see Cars when Daddy gets off work.
7. Friday - My mom has the day off work and we are going to hang out.

That is enough to keep me busy! Hopefully, I will get it all done. When you have kids, it is amazing how much you can't get done. Without Craig and Conor in the house I can listen to the music as loud and I want! Yippy!

The only pictures I have to post today are the ones from swimming. We went to Seahorse today. The Seahorse brings back some memories. I took swimming lessons out there when I was a kid. I'll be darned if it doesn't look exactly the same as 20 years ago.

Spiderman Floaties!

Mommy and Conor getting out to take a break.

I bought this little floatie thing on clearance last year for $5. It is the neatest thing.

Thirteen Things about MIKA!1. I woke up about 5:45 am this morning. That is the earliest in a long time. 2. I made potato, bacon, and cheese burritos for breakfast today. They were delicious. 3. I went to Target on my lunch hour. 4. My son finally went to bed before 10pm tonight (believe me this is a big thing) 5. Conor and I went to our second swimming class. 6. I need a manicure, pedicure, and a massage :-) 7. I had a project meeting today and I am so excited to work on this project team!! 8. I have an off-site training tomorrow, and I can sleep in! 9. I am so glad tomorrow is Friday. 10. I can't wait to get pregnant again. 11. I would do anything to have my old car back 12. I wish someone would build a house next to ours. These empty lots are driving me crazy 13. I love my family. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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My first Truck and Swimming Lessons!!

In the last post I mentioned Conor is the proud owner of a new F-150 Power Wheels truck. It is just the cutest darn thing! I will go ahead and warn you now.....I let my kid run around in a diaper. And, Yes, in the front yard in daylight :-) I just have to remind everyone that Craig and I got a fabulous deal on this thing! Less than $100 bucks!

Moving on.... SWIMMING!!! We had a fantastic time. I wanted to get there early thinking Conor needed time to get used to the water. BIG MISTAKE. Conor wanted to get right in immediately when we walking in the door. Unfortunately, the "Y" had other classes going on at the same time so we couldn't just hop in when we wanted we had to wait until 6:30. So after some arguing and crying our cute little swim teacher said it was time. We all line up on the shallow end and moms get in first, then babies. Conor had a blast. He wanted me to let him go, but the water was too deep for him to be alone. He splashed and reached out for the floating toys, he loved to twirl in circles and kick his feet. Towards the end of our lesson, he wanted to jump of the edge to me. The 30 minutes went by fast, but it was much more of a workout than I expected. Some of the moms had younger kids who were still and allowed them to be held, but the rest of us had active toddlers who squirmed around the whole time. Needless to say, I was tired after that!!! The pictures from this time didn't turn out well. They were dark, but I was able to salvage one. Craig is going with me again on Thursday and he is going to try some different techniques with the camera to get some better pictures. I do have a scrapbook to fill you know :-) I have a week of vacations scheduled this month so Conor and I are going to have a swim day in a pool where we can stay longer. I LOVE being a Mommy!!!

Another week has gone by fast....

Hi Everyone!
We have had a very busy week! With the Memorial services and family in town, we haven't spent more than a few hours at home this week. Conor is now the proud owner of a F-150 truck (Power Wheels of course). Craig and I were at Wal-Mart doing our monthly shopping and near the check out lane they had a pallet full of these trucks on clearance. I always told myself I would NEVER buy my kids those battery powered cars. I just thought they spelled trouble. Well darn if they didn't look so cute on the box. Also, the clearance helped too! You know me and my bargain shopping. We have to let it charge for 18 hours, so tomorrow I will have pictures to post. It's a good thing we have empty lots on either side of us, that gives Conor plenty of room to "drive". Until we get pictures of the truck, here are some from the family.

Here is Craig, Conor, Ashley, Kerri, and Beth. Everyone was outside playing with the remote control cars that night.

Next we have the ladies hanging out on the back porch. Haylie, Terri, Aunt Ruby, Missy, and myself.

The Men hanging out inside. Here we have Bud, Uncle Jimmy, and Uncle Gerald.

Beth and Rex. Isn't she just the cutest thing!!!

Check for another update tomorrow!!