Week 8

Saturday 7-28-07 Lazy Saturday! We haven't stayed home and had a lazy day in a long time. Everyone slept in until at least 7am when L and I got up and had about an hour to ourselves before the others got up. We had banana muffins for breakfast and then M dressed up in her Cinderella dress, 6 strands of beads around her neck and a bracelet. She went into our closet and picked out a shirt with fish on it for Dad's party dress and as I was in a nightgown - that worked. We played in our party dresses all morning. Then after lunch M laid down for a nap and I did too (Dad offered to watch the girls). I told him to wake up in a 1/2 hour and 1 1/2 hours later all three woke me up. We all got ready and went grocery shopping. we were doing pretty well - M was driving the "car kart" and L was in her carseat in the stroller going up and down the aisles UNTIL M got tired of driving and wanted to walk around and L started crying and when I picked her up she had pooped through her outfit and into the carseat and on my shirt. Plus the diaperbag was in the car so T grabbed M and they ran to the car while I held L to keep her quiet. Then I changed her and cleaned the carseat the best I could and put her back in where she fussed the whole way home. That is the last time all four of us go grocery shopping in a while. Our friend Megan and her daughter Clara came over for supper and it was so nice we ate out ont he deck and the girls played on the swingset. After they left we put M to bed and played with L a little while before the rest of us went to sleep.

Sunday 7-29-07 We went to church this morning and both girls did very well. I made homemade donuts for breakfast that M loved. Then after Mom's 1/2 hour nap we got ready to go down to Beresford. We went to see Great G&G Z and Aunt Darlene. Grandpa found a cookie for M and money to put in her and L's piggy banks when they got home. Grandma's face light up when she got to hold L and especially when M gave her a big hug and a kiss. We were there close to an hour and a half and that was about the time to leave before a really good visit was ruined by cooped up girls. So we went back to SF and went to Valentinos for supper. M ate her pizza and L was doing good as long as she could sit in my lap and not in the carseat. A very nice relaxing day.

Monday 7-30-07 T asked the creative director at Paulsen to make L a wood cutout of a frog like M's horse. He brought it home today - it is so cute. Well L's frog had jewels on it, so T told M that she could send her horse to get jewels if she wanted. When she was supposed to be sleeping T heard her talking - she was telling her horse (hanging on the wall) that he was going to go tomorrow to get "pretty". She was so excited.

Tuesday 7-31-07 danelle says: how did drop off go? Geek Dad says: terrible Geek Dad says: she screamed and cried all the way there - and into the house - so i put her in time out as soon as we walked in - and she cried more - Geek Dad says: plus kelly was gone this morning - it was just the helper danelle says: I'm sorry Geek Dad says: not your fault Geek Dad says: she wanted more juice - drank it all in the garage - i told her no

Fortunately she did well the rest of the day - she had 3 helpings of french toast and grapes (it wasn't home made of course). Then she ate her lunch all gone! So she was very excited to hear that Daddy was taking her and L to BK to meet Michael and Serie for supper and then they were going to the park to play. Because we have such nice husbands, Nancy and I went out to eat without any kids and went shopping at the craft store and could look at breakable items. It was only a couple hours and as soon as I got in the car L was screaming as she was hungry and as soon as we got home it was time to get M ready for bed - but it was really nice to have those couple hours. It is difficult most days to find time to be non-Raven/Aerostar, non-Mommy, non-wife Danelle.

Wednesday 8-1-07 This morning something happened that hasn't happened in a long time (on a week day)- M woke up on her own. She turned our bedroom light on and then just sat in the doorway until we coaxed her on the bed with the three of us (I was feeding L and we were all dressed and ready to just wake her up). She would have been perfectly happy to just stay there in bed and watch Curious George but Dad managed to get her dressed without complaints. We made it out the door and everyone to work on time. By the time I picked them up L had pooped through her outfit and M refused to eat one kernel of corn and lifted the cheese off each bite of pizza making sure there wasn't any meat on it. It was nice out and M wanted to play in the backyard. I thought I would be nice and make snacks of fruit on pretzel sticks for her but she only ate one bite of apple and pretzel and then refused to eat the watermelon. For supper we tried to get her to eat one little bite of sandwhich with a tiny bit of ham on it and she refused - so she went to bed shortly after 7pm. T & I both get so upset that she would rather go to bed 1 1/2 hours before bedtime than try one bite. So I took L for a walk in the stroller and got some parenting therapy from my folks on the cell phone. We got back just before it started pouring rain (too bad it didn't last any longer than 10 min). So we got everything packed and laid out for tomorrow and went to bed right after the news.

Thursday 8-2-07 This morning was the best drop off since L was born for me (I haven't done it many times but they have all been bad). M didn't get any snacks or drinks on the way and she wanted to wear her flip-flops instead of her sandals. Other than that she helped tell me how to get to Kelly's (pretending I didn't know the way) and she went down the list of everything we have to bring - M, L, blanket, milk, Mommy, purse, lunch, pump and today a bag of clothes to change into for the Paulsen picnic. I had an appt. early this morning so I had a few extra minutes to give them both extra hugs and kisses before I left daycare. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that L doesn't poop through her clothes (again) and M keeps her promise of at least trying her breakfast and lunch so that we can go to the picnic. But after yesterday I have my doubts.

Well the both proved me wrong - L and M did great today. Both girls ate today and still looked nice in the clothes I sent them in this morning. So we met up with Dad and I quick fed L before off to the picnic and Thunder Road. We had a lot of fun visiting, good food (M ate a hotdog warmed on the grill) and activities. T and I each took a turn riding with M in the go-karts. We couldn't tell if she was having more fun "driving" or talking smack to T's co-workers about who was going to win. We watched Dad in the batting cage before he and M did the Water Wars. M wanted to do water balloons in the worst way but then she kept hiding behind Dad or the sign so she stayed dry while Dad got wet. L did really well - she was content to be passed around and watch everything going on. By 9pm it was definitely time to go home and get everyone ready for bed.