August - WEEK SEVEN

Sunday - BARF!
Saturday night/Sunday morning it was my turn, Sunday afternoon it was Ken's turn.  I'm just thankful that there was enough space between turns that we were able to take care of the girls.  It was unpleasant and awful, but we were all able to take care of ourselves so that was a blessing.  We obviously didn't go to church and we obviously had a quiet day.

Monday - Alliston - Sunpark, McDonald's, Dollar Store.  Evening grocery store trip to Schomberg.
The ladies and I had fun in Alliston today.  We had fun at the Sun park (the Rotary park).  We went for a walk in the forest that is behind the park.  It's fun to explore the paths through the trees.  I wasn't planning to stay in Alliston that long, I was going to head home directly after the park but Kate asked to go to McDonald's and I thought, why not, so we did.  She didn't want drive-through either, she wanted the restaurant experience.  Next she asked for a new colouring book so we went to the dollar store and bought $12 worth of awesome, just check out the hats!  It was just a random fun kind of day. 

We bought bunk beds - well an invert-able loft bed.  Kate thinks it's fun.  At some point I want her to sleep in it, besides just napping, which she decided to do at 6 p.m. 

Alice is in love with the bath right now.  She asks to have a bath multiple times a day.  I think she is part fish.  She just loves the water.

Tuesday - Returned book club book to Orangeville, Swimming Lesson, Fixed Plastic Cover thingy on van, Dinner out at Mr. Gigi's in Beeton.
Today was another random but fun kind of day.  A few things that are noteworthy.  1) Book club - I'm part of a book club, though not a very good member.  I've been to two book club meetings - both of which were in my home and I have yet to finish a book before book club night.  The book this month was The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.  I didn't go to the meeting and I only finished the book last night.  I loved the book, it was so good.  It's a movie too.  Part of the reason we went to Beeton and ate out was because I wanted to go to the library and check out the movie.  2) Kate's swimming lesson was in an indoor pool in Tottenham today because it was cold and rainy.  The town councillor has an indoor pool and let's people use it.  Weird, random, but kind of fun. 3) I had the plastic cover thingy that is hanging down at the front underneath part of the van fixed today.  Goodbye scraping noise every time we back out of the driveway - YAY!

Wednesday - Visit Grandma and Grandpa, Play at Crosby Park in Richmond Hill, and a Thunderstorm.
Mom's still in bed, her back is still a mess.  I'm glad for the support she has around her - she has so many wonderful friends that have been popping in to make sure that she and Dad are okay.  They are well taken care of.  I really hope Mom starts to improve soon.  We stayed perhaps a little too long.  I say that because instead of falling asleep on the drive home Alice fell asleep nursing before we left (and then we didn't leave right away) and then when I put her in the car she woke up and Kate started asking to go to the park and then Alice started saying park, park, so what the heck, we went to the park.  The girls had fun.  We did have perfect timing leaving the park as we got to the van just before the heaven's opened. 

Thursday - Swimming Lesson and Marisol came over to play.
It really was a quiet relaxing week.  Kate was a trooper in her swimming lesson today.  The outdoor pool was cold because of all the rain and she didn't cry.  I was impressed.  Marisol came over to play after swimming lessons.  I think Kate is really going to miss Marisol this year.  Heck, I'm going to miss Michelle - we really need to do better at getting together this year.  It's just so difficult when you go back to work. 

Friday - Swimming Lesson, finished Lucy's dress, walked to the post office, mailed Lucy's dress and Suzanne's curtains and bought the girls ice cream.
We had a make-up swimming lesson for the missed lesson last week and it was at the indoor pool again.  Kate put her chin, mouth and nose in the water today.  She is getting much more comfortable in the water.  I'm not sure if she'll get a sticker - as in I'm not sure that she's met the requirements for whatever level Krystal has her working on, but I'm glad we did lessons this summer.  After the lesson we came home, I put Alice to bed and I went to work.  Kate watched videos while I worked on Lucy's dress.  Then I made Lucy a card and as it says above, we went to the post office.   I'm excited for Lucy to get her dress!

Saturday - Upper Canada Mall, Visit Grandma and Grandpa, Crosby Park RH
Yesterday I did a stupid thing.  See this spot.  This is the spot where I left my camera.  It stayed out all night.  (Alice and I were hanging out in the backyard and I hadn't taken pictures in a few days so I decided to take some pictures and then, well, I put the camera down and I don't remember the rest.  I didn't remember anything until I went to grab the camera this morning and it wasn't in the bag and I thought, no way, I didn't?! But I did.)

Can you see the spot still?  Man I feel like a tool.  It's a good thing I'm so careful with my stuff.  Not sure I should really be including this, but perhaps my children need to have evidence that I do irresponsible things too sometimes, and not because I meant to or I was disrespectful, I just made a mistake. 

Today was a weird day.  It was a day that felt like it happened to us.  We needed to get new shoes for Kate for the fall so we went to the mall.  But we went a little late and dragging Kate around to buy shoes wasn't the most fun thing ever and then there was a cranky/tired melt down that I did not enjoy one little bit.  We did have some fun and we did get cute shoes, it just ended badly and that made me sad.  After lunch we drove down Yonge Street from Newmarket to Richmond Hill.  Ken then continued to drive around while I did some shopping for my parents.  Then Ken did some more driving around while I delivered the groceries.  And wouldn't you know that as soon as I got back in the van both girls woke up.  And they both wanted to see their grandparents so we all went up and hung out for a few hours.  The girls really do love their grandparents.  (Mom's still in bed...)

When we left it was too late to do anything but find a park.  So we went back to Crosby Park.  I suppose there are any number of places we could have gone to, but I really do like Crosby Park.  Ken and I took turns eating our dinner and running around after the girls.

When it was time to go we needed a bathroom.  There was a stinky diaper to change and Kate and I needed to use the facilities. Sadly the little community centre/pool was closed. Pictured below is where Kate relieved herself.  After she was done she informed me that it was my turn. 

There might have been enough cover - okay not really, but what do you do when you gotta go?!  As I was saying there was some cover for a three year old, but no, I didn't take Kate up on her offer!

Someday these ladies will sit in these seats and they'll be going somewhere, without me and without Ken.  I'm thankful that day is still many, many years away.

I suppose today wasn't such a bad day.  And I suppose having a quiet random kind of week isn't too bad either.  Two more weeks of summer and then the dream... nope, let's say it like this.  Two more weeks of full time fun with my girlies.  Two more weeks of being a full time wife and mother.  And then I'm still a mother and a wife and I get to be a teacher too, to other peoples precious children.  I really do have so many blessings.