Self portrait by Kylie that I think is cute :)
This week was busy, but not horribly noteworthy :) We got wind and rain from Ike, but it wasn't a big deal. Friday morning Kylie threw up, but she seemed fine after about 9am, so that night Christy and her friend Lisa went with the kids and I to Grapefest. Megs and Kylie played in the huge sandbox they had in the kids area and watched a puppet show and Beth rode on a tricycle rather than getting dirty in the sandbox. After that, we went to the petting zoo, billed as having "40 exotic animals". It consisted of about 25 goats, several rabbits, several chickens, a couple of ducks, three llamas and a baby kangaroo in a cage. The goats were very . . . enthusiastic and the girls took a bit to get comfortable with them. They loved petting the rabbits though. Christy fed one of the llamas, but the girls opted out of that particular experience :) Jack didn't want to go in the sandbox or pet any animals. Following the petting zoo, Christy let them go on a couple of carnival rides (I was going to be mean and just let them do the free stuff - I think Christy enjoys being the fun aunt that will buy them carnival tickets when Mom says no way :) ) and then play a game that resulted in two stuffed ducks for Kylie and Beth and a stuffed toy shaped like a rose for Megan. After that, the kids and I went home and Lisa and Christy stayed for the wine tasting and to check out the stalls. Rob was supposed to work that night (although he wouldn't have come anyway as you had to get there before 5pm to get in for free), but he didn't have to, so we got to actually spend a Friday night with him :) I was hoping we'd get hit by Ike just badly enough that his job would be cancelled, but no such luck; he worked Saturday evening at the country club.
Monday we didn't do much other than in the evening when I went shopping with my friend Beca. Tuesday morning we worked on Pre-K work with Kylie and Beth and then went to pick up our co-op order. The highlight of that was when Kylie discovered a rather large inchworm on a head of lettuce. Kylie and Beth were enthralled by the way he moved and we spent quite a while examining him. Tuesday evening Rob had boxing (btw Rob - apparently there is a guy in Keller 1st that trains for boxing as well - Bro. Chin?), so I tried to clean up the house while making brownies to bring to my book club. We got fresh mint with our co-op order, so I really wanted to make something that incorporated that. I found a recipe consisting of a brownie pie, topped with homemade chocolate pudding, then marshmellows, caramel and fudge. I altered it a bit (and cheated by using a Ghiradelli brownie mix instead of making them from scratch) and topped bite sized brownie pieces with homemade chocolate mint pudding and then pieces of Andes Mints. To all of you who may try piping chocolate pudding onto something, it looks much better piped in diagonal lines. I started by piping the pudding in circles, sort of like soft serve ice cream, however it ended up looking a bit like dog doo. It tasted great though :) Rob said they were my best brownies ever :)
The rest of my day didn't seem horribly productive though. It was one of those days where you feel like you run around all day and feel like you got nothing done - and nothing seems to go right. I made dinner for the kids by myself since Rob goes straight to boxing from work. I made corn on the cob and buffalo burgers. It wasn't until I had the burgers on the table that I discovered that the burner I had the corn steaming on was not working and the corn was still raw. I moved it to another burner and started putting burgers together for the kids. When I cut Jack's, I discovered that the inside of the burgers was still raw. At that point, I just stuck them in the microwave, but then the cheese on top melted completely and slid off into the grease and juices that were now on the plate. The kids were very hungry by then and couldn't understand why there was food on the table, but we weren't eating. Rob picked that moment to call and chat while he drove to boxing :) Ah, motherhood :) I took a deep breath, told Rob I would call him back, got burgers together for the kids and sat down. I'm glad every day isn't like that! When Rob got home, the house was still a mess, the kids were still awake, and I was sitting in the library. Rob, being the incredible husband that he is, immediately took over, reassuring me that everyone has days like that, getting the kids upstairs and ready for bed, and sending me off to book club. I had a wonderful time at my book club (it's really one of my very favorite things in the world :) ) and came home to a kitchen devoid of any sign of my afternoon/evening and a sleeping family :) Thank you Rob!!!
Jack stuck in the doll cradle after he climbed in to get the toy vacuum cleaner
Megan got to vacuum as a reward for helping the most in the cleaning of the playroom (I should have thought of that reward system sooner!)
Kylie and Beth reading together
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