Thank goodness it's Monday!

Bet you don't hear that very often! I am actually glad to be back to routine today. This past weekend was super busy! Scott's family was all in town for a reunion so we started out the weekend with going to Grandpa's for supper. We were home by 9:00 that night- not too bad.

We had a full day wedding on Saturday. I started at the salon at 9 am. We left the dance at 10:30. 2 of my cousins also got married on Saturday and we were able to make it to one of the dances after we were done shooting. The girls and I danced until midnight then we decided we should let Will sleep in his bed instead of just sleeping on daddy.

I was up at 6 on Sunday and went to the bank quick to do my cleaning. We went back to Grandpa Meyer's for lunch and then spent the afternoon taking pics of some of the newer additions to the family at the studio. To Royal Fork for supper and home at 7 for baths and showers. I think we were all asleep before 8:30. What a weekend!

I had given Haley my camera Friday night to take some pictures. Looking thru them this morning, I think I should have taken some more myself, but that's ok. I know there were at least a couple of other cameras there! Here are a couple she got:

Who is that little boy????

Scott took Will in for a haircut yesterday morning. I had been debating about just taking the razor to it myself but chickened out. I had told them to get it cut "a little shorter than usual". Well, this is definitely shorter than usual! He looks like a totally different kid! I guess since it's summer and he's a boy, it's only natural for him to have a buzz cut, right????

The girls had a summer singers concert last night at Terrace Park. Holy Hot! It's really fun to watch how into the songs Haley gets. She had actions for all the songs- even when no one else did! I love it when she actually looks like she is enjoying something!

Well, I gave myself a 5 minute time limit on the computer this morning so I would have enough time to get ready for work- I am already way over that time so I'd best be moving along!

Finally a summer-like day!

This week it is finally starting to feel like summer. Yesterday was warm and super humid. I had to work all day and in the evening so I didn't really pay too much attention to what it was like outside- too depressing. Today I only worked until 1, so I did what I could to make the most of another warm day. I went to the studio for about 1/2 hour to pay a couple bills for Scott, then I changed into my swimsuit and headed to get the kids. We spent about 2 1/2 hours at the pool. Scott joined us for the last hour or so. The kids all had fun, Will is getting braver and keeps wandering to water that is almost too deep for him to touch in. I remembered to put sunscreen on the kids AND myself today. It seems I missed a few spots on me, cuz I have random burned spots and the backs of my arms are pretty red, but that's nothing compared to my usual first of the summer burn! We came home and had supper and Scott headed back to the studio for an evening session. I mowed the front yard and most of the backyard- until I ran out of gas. Sure, I could go get more gas, but I was dripping with sweat and covered in dirt and grass. Mower out of gas? WOO HOO!
I've got Will in the tub and Haley in the shower. I am exhausted from all the fresh air and sweating. Scott was talking about us biking to the falls tonight when he gets home. Oy, as much as I need the exercise and really enjoy going with him, I don't know if I have it in me today! I guess we will see what happens......wish me luck....I barely kept up with him last time (I think he was taking it easy on me too- Yikes!)

Back at it, wishing for more vacation....

Well I am back at work this week and it seems I really didn't miss it at all! No big surprise to know that I would rather spend the days hanging out with the kids and Scott than go to work. I think work missed me at least a little so that is good. Wouldn't want to go back only to find out that I wasn't really needed anyway.
At least the weather hasn't been any nicer this week than it was while I was home. In fact, it's looking like we might get a good storm tonight. Too bad Scott just rode his bike to the studio. I may end up going to get him later.....
I was doing really well on dieting and running, but going back to work this week has got me all out of wack. Working hours and money stress and all I want to do is snack all the time. ARGH! I hope I don't undo all that I accomplished in the past couple of weeks. That would be really depressing.
If all of the brides Scott has been meeting with would just sign contracts and pay deposits, the stress eating part might get better. Stupid economy has everyone price shopping everything so it takes forever for them to sign a contract!
Well, I'd better get to giving Mr Will a bath. He has had bed wetting incidents two nights in a row, so he is on strict liquid restriction tonight!
Maybe I'll even try to get some time in on the elliptical tonight......maybe?

Week of vacation...Day 5

Well today is the last day of my vacation week. Tomorrow we have a wedding and it's back to work on Monday. I hope to squeeze a little more relaxation in on Sunday if at all possible. The weather may even cooperate enough for a pool outing. I'll keep my fingers crossed on that one. So here is today's rundown:
1. Up at 6:45- see, vacation is over and I am finally getting better at sleeping in!
2. 3 mile run- I must say, I prefer running at 5 am when there are a lot less people out and about.
3. Spent some time on the computer, checking email, reading Facebook, etc.
4. Trip to Hy-Vee. Will got to talk to some Firefighters that were there shopping. Boy did he think they were cool!
5. Leftovers for lunch- real exciting, huh?
6. 3 hours of board games with the girls. Spongebob Life, Bratz scavenger hunt, about 20 games of Rumikub. Scott came home in time to play a couple rounds with us.
7. Turkey Taco Pie for supper.
8. Quick blog update and off to part time job.
I may not have been able to take the kids to the park or swimming as much as I had hoped, but we did spend a lot of time together and that was the main reason for taking the week off. I suppose I'd better get moving, nobody likes a tardy cleaning lady!

Week of vacation...Day 4

Day 4 of my vacation turned out to actually feel a little bit like a vacation day. The weather even sort of cooperated.

1. Up at 6:30- I know, I am almost figuring out how to really sleep in!

2. 2 1/2 mile run- was going to be 3 miles, but it started raining so I turned toward home a little early, I know, I know- WUSS!

3. Transported the girls back and forth to summer singers. In between travels, stopped at the studio and helped clean a little.

4. The girls and I worked on getting some senior postcards out for Scott. They love helping with that! (read in sarcastic tone)

5. The sun was shining, but the temp wasn't quite warm enough for swimming so we decided to head to Sertoma Park.

First we stopped in the Outdoor Campus building and learned how to tie knots. I had never gone in there before, there were a few interesting things to look at.

Then, we headed out to walk some trails.

Along one of the trails, we found an Emerson. What is an Emerson? One of Haley's friends from school...

I wanted a picture of the kids and they thought it was cool that they could get inside of this tree. There must be some weird forcefield in the tree or something. Look at Will's eyes.....

Daddy even stopped by to throw Will around for a minute before heading to a shoot.

Of course, we had to stop at the playground too.


6. Stopped at Lewis and picked up some flowers. A little late to plant now, but what the hey! Who says your flower pots have to be filled by a certian day? And why would we listen to them anyway?

7. Brought Scott some supper cuz he had evening appointments and couldn't be home to eat.

8. Mowed the lawn and cut down some nasty plants in front of the house.

9. Took a nice warm bath to get rid of all the nasty plant itchiness.

All in all, a really great day. Looks like the weather isn't going to be as nice for the final day of my vacation. Maybe today will be the day that I sit on the couch.....doubtful!

Week of vacation...Day 3

Day 3 of vacation made me start to wonder how many weeks I would have to have off of work before I would have time to sit on the couch and be bored. I am certainly not close to that point yet!

1. Up at 6 am- off for a 3 mile run.
2. Brought Haley to Summer Singers, dropped Will and Hannah off at Colleen's for the morning (thank you, Colleen!)
3. Spent 2 hours at the hair salon gettin' my hair did. ( I am now a bleached blonde/redhead)
4. Picked up the kids and home for lunch.
5. Ran around to a few stores looking for some Hawaiian party stuff for Haley's b-day party. I think we will have to go to Party America.
6. Balanced checkbook- YUCK!
7. Chicken tacos for supper, dropped kids off at studio with Scott so I could head to part time job.

See- no boredom time in there! Looks like the weather is going to cooperate more for Day 4......

Week of vacation...day 2

Day 2 of my official week of vacation went something like this:

1. Alarm goes off at 5:45 am - technically that is still sleeping in for me.

2. Kids up and car packed, ready to head out the door by 7:00 am.

3. Actually hit the road at 7:10 am - not too bad for a family of 5!

4. Walk the Omaha Zoo for 5 hours.

Will's not quite convinced this guy isn't going to get out!

These little monkeys were pretty brave- I'm not so sure they were supposed to be this close to the visitors.

Will loved this bridge, he asked probably 5 times if we could go back to it!

All day I had been promising that we would go see the sharks. He wasn't disappointed!

I told the kids I was going to get a picture of the 3 of them being happy together even if it hurt! It looks like Hannah is in pain, so I guess I was right.

5. The 4 "kids" tried to go down the "big slide" at the Old Market, but a couple of rain showers during the day made for a sticky slide with a mud pit at the bottom- not much fun.

6. Walked the Old Market for an hour or so.

7. Supper at one of my favorites:

8. Quiet ride home with 3 tired kids.

We had a really great day. No one had any major meltdowns and the weather was actually pretty decent. The rain showers all came while we were in indoor exhibits so everything worked out great. It was wonderful to spend the whole day as a family, Scott only checked his messages a couple of times and he didn't text anyone at all! ( I love you, honey!)

Week of vacation - day 1

Today is the first official day of my week of vacation. I figure since I have the whole day off, I should be able to find time to blog, right? Well, I am quickly squeezing this in before I make supper and head to the part time job- didn't take the week off of that one!

So, here is how I started my vaca:

1..Slept in til 6 am- yes, that is sleeping in!

2..Went for 3 mile run in the mist-I'm not sure if it was misting or just really wet air, but I got soaked none the less.

3..Taught Will how to write his name- really- LOOK! He was sooooo proud of himself! (I think I am more proud though)

4..Went to meet with a CPA with Scott for his business. I think I understood most of what he said but I'm still not sure what to do with the information....

5..Quick lunch at home with the kids.

6..Spent 3 hours at the studio trying to make Quick Books listen to me. Turns out Quick Books is smarter than me and I need to learn to listen to it- Go figure!

7..Played some Play-Doh with Will.

8..Quick blog post before making supper and then off to clean.

9..Hope to be home before 9 and asleep before 10- trip to Omaha planned for tomorrow- better not be raining!

So, as you can tell, I am having a nice relaxing vacation. Well, maybe I will be by the end of the week!