Ends and Odds

Aaron is sitting next to me working on Ryan and Melissa's Flo-Foto website, (for those of you who run the Dirty Dash, they are the company that takes your picture. For those of you who don't run the Dirty Dash, you should.) and I really should be reading my summer reading book so I can get all the points I need to enter the drawing at the library.....BUT.....I feel like blogging instead. It's one of those days where I really don't have anything specific to say, so let's just see what comes out of my head.

-Today was long, and I am exhausted (but not sleepy), and tomorrow's looking to be about the same.

-I tried on a pair of really cute capris that I own that have not fit me since I had children. I really had no hope that they would ever fit again, but was hanging onto them anyway. I try them on every year and they never fit. This has been going on for just about 4 years now. Well, I tried them on the other day and they fit! Woot, woot! I guess the space they've been hogging in my drawer for the last four years has been worth it. (Does that mean it's taken me four years to lose the baby weight from Lincoln, haha! I couldn't really care less about that, but am very excited to have my capris back.)

-Our peas, green beans, and corn (all the plants we planted from seed) are starting to pop up! So excited. And our tomatoes, sunflowers, peppers, and zucchini (all the things we transplanted in) are still alive. Yay!

-I thought I was a genius today, because I let Adelia play in the tub (without water) with the bath toys, while I scrubbed the toilet. Everything was going along fine, until she decided to climb over the edge and bonk her head on the floor. Oops.

-I hate to say it, but my Ivan Boy has entered the realm of the terrible twos, and I'm afraid they'll be no going back.

-Speaking of Ivan, I know you're all dying to know how the binkie ordeal is going. Grrrr... I think I curse Aaron silently just about every night for taking the stupid thing away in the first place. Ivan has stopped asking for the bink, but is now stuck in this overly particular and absolutely ridiculous bedtime routine, and I can't seem to shake it. And, even if I can get out of his room without him screaming bloody murder, he stays up talking and singing to himself, or sometimes yelling for anyone who'll listen, until around 10:00pm. And he's waking up earlier and taking shorter naps. Is it any wonder that the terrible twos have come crashing down upon our heads? The kid needs sleep, and I'm about ready to find a large rock to help him along (ok, not really).

-Pulled out The Wiggles finally, and let the kids watch it this morning. We went through a stage where they'd watched it so much that I was about to lose it if I got the songs stuck in my head one more time. So I put it away for awhile. It was a much needed break. I didn't even cringe while they watched it today. (And for the record, I actually do like The Wiggles, I think it has a lot of educational value, but the songs just stay in my head a little too well.)

-Aaron is making us Margaritas (virgin, obviously). Oh how I do love Margaritas. One of my favorite treats, especially if we have Margarita Salt, and tonight we do. Yippy!

-Aaron also turned in all his paper work today and is officially graduated. The only thing he doesn't have is the letter of completion which will be faxed to him in two days. Hooray for no more school!!

-Tried Magelby's in Springville tonight. It was SO DELICIOUS. Every thing we had was amazing, and I didn't even get to try the chocolate cake this time, but I've heard wonderful things about it. I definitely want to eat there again...next time I'll dress up a bit nicer and leave the kids home with a babysitter though. (When I suggested we go there tonight, I totally though it was a Jason's Deli style place, like super casual. Well, it's not, haha! Was I in for a surprise when I walked through the door and the seating host was in a white shirt and tie.)

-Adelia is too big for her car seat. We need to move her into Ivan's, and get Ivan a bigger one like Lincoln's. Maybe next pay check, because it definitely won't be this one. :) I thought we were supposed to start making money once Aaron finished school, haha!

-Lincoln and I made an ocean scene out of play dough today. It was pretty cool. And he did a lot better with it than I thought he would.

-If I have to read On the Moon by Anne Milbourne or In the Caste by Anne Milbourne, one more time for bedtime I might pull some of my hair out. Both are very good books, both have been read one too many times in a row by me.

-Found the coolest website today completely by accident. It's a crock post recipe website. The lady had a New Year's resolution to only cook out of her crock pot for a whole year, and she has over 365 recipes. Oh, and all her recipes are gluten free. Cool. We are trying the African Peanut Soup tomorrow for dinner. http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/ Check it out.