anatomy of an anniversary date

a babysitter, sushi, cocktails and a boy cuter today than he was on our wedding day eight years ago.

greatest hits

while our living situation is currently upside-down, we are trying to keep things as normal as possible for the boys.  even though we are living in only three rooms of our house, tball, birthday parties, mothers day out and trips to the mall continue as though we were living in the whole darn thing.

here is a peek:

1) last tball game of the season.  ben got a chocolate ice cream cone AND a trophy.  double score.

 2) our favorite blond bombshell turned three. the boys celebrated by running themselves silly through water that shoots up from the ground.  our giant baby boy had a blast, as you can see.

 3) breakfast and morning cartoons per usual.  except now our table is in the living room and capes are worn to ward off evil.

 4) fourth of july spent eating donuts with bacon on them (chris), hanging out in our underwear (crosby), and swimming (all of us).

 5) a rare friday morning alone, spent getting the deal of the century on the most beautiful mirror for our entry hall.  it looks like this:

via

  followed by a lap around northpark with the kids.

looking forward to: date night (woot!) and anna's birthday.

how was your week?  what are you looking forward to?

until next time,

xoxoxo

happy fourth!

did you know that this version of 'just breathe' existed?  hmmm?  did you?  did you?  surely if you knew you would've told me.  it's so good, y'all.

and nothing says 'americana' quite like mr. willie nelson.  enjoy.

happy fourth of july, y'all!

my soundtrack

i felt half asleep well until lunch today.  how about you?  i heard this song on the radio on the way to work.  it tried it's best to assist my coffee.

i hope your tuesday is less sleepy than my monday.

xoxoxo

greatest hits

this week: we packed.  the boys threw up.  i threw up.  the boys ran a fever.  i ran a fever.  we sold our house.  we bought another.  we moved into one bedroom.  we began tearing out floors in order to replace them with new floors soon.  we swam in our new pool.  ben threw up again in the middle of the night, three times, in the room we are all sharing.  we went to the doctor.  the virus is trying to move in, after i clearly tried to leave him on bondstone.

it's been a doozy and i could whine about it for days, but i won't.  because i am happy.  we have a new house.  and once the dust settles, it will be awesome.  forever.

 momma's little helper

 i found him like this

 falling apart

 bye-bye bondstone

 camp bonner

 kitchen/den/office/dining room

 sometimes one does his best work in his underwear

pretty new street

we may not have floors, but we do have beds, cable, internet and a coffee maker.  life is good.   

now step back before one of us throws up on you.

looking forward to the last tball game and a birthday party.  how was your week?  what are you looking forward to?

until next time,

xoxoxo

greatest hits

tomorrow i will pack a suitcase. sunday i will unplug the computer. monday we will load the trailer and clean up our mess. tuesday we will move. i am sad and happy, ready and completely unprepared. it's bittersweet y'all. i will be in touch soon. wish us luck!

here is a peek at our week. It involved a stomach bug, a trip to the grocery store, packing and a birthday party. wild and crazy!

irony

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irony is your children getting the stomach bug the week you are to move out of your house.

irony is your boy throwing up in the middle of the night all over his bed the day after you pack all the spare pillows.

irony is having to miss work during a week i cannot miss work. people need to get paid, y'all.

and even worse, now i have that damn alanis morrisette song in my head.

serenity now.