Sunday, June 18, 2006
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Will my nosehair recover?
It’s 9:40 and both boys are in bed (not necessarily asleep – Andrew’s been up several times). But get this, AJ’s been in bed since 8:00. What?! That’s actually makes me more nervous than happy. I’m almost hoping he wakes up soon, so I that he won’t wake up ready to go in the middle of the night. But right now, it’s nice to have a quiet house so early.
Tonight for dinner, I treated Andrew to a trip to McDonald’s. I love their dollar menu…we can eat for little cash. And again, Andrew ate a double cheeseburger and some fries. Toward the end of the dinner, AJ started to get fussy. I went to get him out of his car seat and realized that he had a blowout through his diaper, through his onesie and in his car seat. At that point, we were almost done eating and even though I had another diaper and outfit with me…this was just too much and since we weren’t far from home, we just packed up and headed in that direction.
But as soon as I walked in the house, I smelled something horrible. Something hot or even burning. It was strong. I set AJ down, tell Andrew to stay in the kitchen and ran to basement thinking I should have grabbed our fire extinguisher on the way down it smelled so bad. I had started the dryer before I left, so that ran through my mind first. Not the dryer. I checked the sump pump…nope. I ran back up and made sure there was no gas running from the stove and even tested our carbon monoxide detector. (yes, I know carbon monoxide has no smell, but I was at a loss). I then checked every room I the house trying to figure out what was burning. I even checked the windows. It was so hot today that I thought possibly maybe somehow the sun got magnified (by a toy, glass, etc…) and melted something. Nope. Finally, I open the dishwasher (I also started that before I left). As soon as I opened the door, the smell about knocked me over. Um… yea, a bottle lid fell to the bottom and totally melted into a plastic puddle. I got it cleaned up and I was thankful that all it was.
But now, I still had a blowout to clean up. Ahh, motherhood. I got AJ cleaned up, then I got Andrew in the tub and he got to watch a Thomas the Tank movie before bed while drinking a “black cow” (2/3rds milk & 1/3rd root beer). I finished emptying the dishwasher, got a shower myself & snuck a snack once the boys went down. I still need to get things together for tomorrow (going to be tricky getting us all up and out for church tomorrow).
I heard from Marc not too long ago and he is having a good time and the fishing is good. He is missed but will be home tomorrow evening. Happy Father’s Day!
Tonight for dinner, I treated Andrew to a trip to McDonald’s. I love their dollar menu…we can eat for little cash. And again, Andrew ate a double cheeseburger and some fries. Toward the end of the dinner, AJ started to get fussy. I went to get him out of his car seat and realized that he had a blowout through his diaper, through his onesie and in his car seat. At that point, we were almost done eating and even though I had another diaper and outfit with me…this was just too much and since we weren’t far from home, we just packed up and headed in that direction.
But as soon as I walked in the house, I smelled something horrible. Something hot or even burning. It was strong. I set AJ down, tell Andrew to stay in the kitchen and ran to basement thinking I should have grabbed our fire extinguisher on the way down it smelled so bad. I had started the dryer before I left, so that ran through my mind first. Not the dryer. I checked the sump pump…nope. I ran back up and made sure there was no gas running from the stove and even tested our carbon monoxide detector. (yes, I know carbon monoxide has no smell, but I was at a loss). I then checked every room I the house trying to figure out what was burning. I even checked the windows. It was so hot today that I thought possibly maybe somehow the sun got magnified (by a toy, glass, etc…) and melted something. Nope. Finally, I open the dishwasher (I also started that before I left). As soon as I opened the door, the smell about knocked me over. Um… yea, a bottle lid fell to the bottom and totally melted into a plastic puddle. I got it cleaned up and I was thankful that all it was.
But now, I still had a blowout to clean up. Ahh, motherhood. I got AJ cleaned up, then I got Andrew in the tub and he got to watch a Thomas the Tank movie before bed while drinking a “black cow” (2/3rds milk & 1/3rd root beer). I finished emptying the dishwasher, got a shower myself & snuck a snack once the boys went down. I still need to get things together for tomorrow (going to be tricky getting us all up and out for church tomorrow).
I heard from Marc not too long ago and he is having a good time and the fishing is good. He is missed but will be home tomorrow evening. Happy Father’s Day!
If only everyday were Saturday.
It’s been confirmed. All the sleeping genes went to our youngest son. Last night, again, he went down at 10pm, got up at 3am & 6am for mere minutes and finally woke up this morning at 8:30. By that time, I already had breakfast going, vacuuming & mopping of the kitchen done. Then, he took a nice long nap the same time as his brother. You know what that means?! I got to take a nice long nap, too. (Although I had weird dreams, but that is beside the point). He also slept off and on this morning as well.
Well, once AJ got up and I got everyone fed, changed, dressed, etc… we did run out and get my coffee and we did, in fact, hit the sales. It really wasn’t bad at all. Not too crowded, not too hot (yet…it’s over 90 now), and not too big that we were there forever. We got it all covered in less than an hour. I took the stroller, so AJ could ride and Andrew walk half the time and the other half, AJ slept in my wrap and Andrew rode. It actually worked out nicely. I didn’t find much. But I did get 3 shorts and 1 hat for Andrew ($3.50). That was the extent of my purchases. But I guess since shorts are what I was looking for, I call it a success.
We came home, ate leftover pizza for lunch and had our naps. Now we are just hanging out (too hot to go outside right now). I need to clean for a bit today yet. Then maybe we will be able to head back outside later tonight once it cools a bit. I see at least some root beer floats in our future.
Well, once AJ got up and I got everyone fed, changed, dressed, etc… we did run out and get my coffee and we did, in fact, hit the sales. It really wasn’t bad at all. Not too crowded, not too hot (yet…it’s over 90 now), and not too big that we were there forever. We got it all covered in less than an hour. I took the stroller, so AJ could ride and Andrew walk half the time and the other half, AJ slept in my wrap and Andrew rode. It actually worked out nicely. I didn’t find much. But I did get 3 shorts and 1 hat for Andrew ($3.50). That was the extent of my purchases. But I guess since shorts are what I was looking for, I call it a success.
We came home, ate leftover pizza for lunch and had our naps. Now we are just hanging out (too hot to go outside right now). I need to clean for a bit today yet. Then maybe we will be able to head back outside later tonight once it cools a bit. I see at least some root beer floats in our future.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Flying High
Well, we aren’t going to the airport tomorrow morning… that’s because we went tonight. Once I got home and AJ woke from his nap and was fed, we hit Little Caesar’s for their $5 pizza. We took it to the airport and ate our dinner there. We did see a few take off and land, but overall…it was a slow go. We then hit Meijer for a little grocery shopping.
Since it was so hot, and I am doing the mom thing by myself this weekend, I thought a margarita sounded wonderful once the boys went to bed. Well, I am not one to drink and tell, but I have to give props (I feel so gansta just writing that) to this margarita recipe. It was unbelievable…and one was plenty enough.
So, tomorrow I am not sure what we are going to do. There is a huge church nearby that is having a HUGE garage sale. They rent out their parking lot and each spot is like a separate garage sale. Talk about efficient. It’s the one I look forward to each summer. I didn’t realize it was this weekend until this afternoon. However, I am just not sure I can do it with both boys. Well, I can…but not sure it would be worth it. Especially if it is as hot as today. But of course, we will have to get up and out and get my coffee. I only have until the end of the month to use up the rest of my cards and I haven’t been going now that I am back to work. So we’ll just see how adventurous I feel once I get my grande skinny Carmel Marvel in me, to see if we hit the sales or not.
Ok, I am heading to bed. ‘Night
Since it was so hot, and I am doing the mom thing by myself this weekend, I thought a margarita sounded wonderful once the boys went to bed. Well, I am not one to drink and tell, but I have to give props (I feel so gansta just writing that) to this margarita recipe. It was unbelievable…and one was plenty enough.
So, tomorrow I am not sure what we are going to do. There is a huge church nearby that is having a HUGE garage sale. They rent out their parking lot and each spot is like a separate garage sale. Talk about efficient. It’s the one I look forward to each summer. I didn’t realize it was this weekend until this afternoon. However, I am just not sure I can do it with both boys. Well, I can…but not sure it would be worth it. Especially if it is as hot as today. But of course, we will have to get up and out and get my coffee. I only have until the end of the month to use up the rest of my cards and I haven’t been going now that I am back to work. So we’ll just see how adventurous I feel once I get my grande skinny Carmel Marvel in me, to see if we hit the sales or not.
Ok, I am heading to bed. ‘Night
The boys are "Shiny & Clean, Shiny & Clean" (from a Thomas the Tank show)
In case anyone was concerned, I did make sure my boys got baths last night. Marc took Andrew and I took AJ. However, while I was down at the kitchen sink with AJ, I could hear Marc and Andrew up in the bathroom. I am not sure who was louder or who was having more fun. I don't know what was going on, but there was a lot of laughing and it sounded like a splash party was in the works.
Ok, I was dying this morning on the way to work. I've determined that I have turned into a garage sale junkie. Not so much that I buy a lot of stuff and I feel I do pretty good at not buying 'junk'. However, I love just going to them and browsing. Around here most garage sales start on Friday. So this morning, on my drive in, I passed maybe 50 (no joke) garage sale signs. Auuugh! And I doubt I will head out tomorrow because I have both kiddos since Marc is gone. Unless of course, I find an efficient set of sales, like a block sale or church sale or the like. Maybe I'll check the paper. My latest quest is shorts for Andrew. (although we should keep him in jeans just for the protection is gives his poor knees.)
Well, it's Friday and so far (knock on wood) today hasn't been as horribly busy as it could have been. I am thankful for that. And now that I am back in the working world again, I can say....YEA, IT'S FRIDAY!! Weekend, here I come.
Ok, I was dying this morning on the way to work. I've determined that I have turned into a garage sale junkie. Not so much that I buy a lot of stuff and I feel I do pretty good at not buying 'junk'. However, I love just going to them and browsing. Around here most garage sales start on Friday. So this morning, on my drive in, I passed maybe 50 (no joke) garage sale signs. Auuugh! And I doubt I will head out tomorrow because I have both kiddos since Marc is gone. Unless of course, I find an efficient set of sales, like a block sale or church sale or the like. Maybe I'll check the paper. My latest quest is shorts for Andrew. (although we should keep him in jeans just for the protection is gives his poor knees.)
Well, it's Friday and so far (knock on wood) today hasn't been as horribly busy as it could have been. I am thankful for that. And now that I am back in the working world again, I can say....YEA, IT'S FRIDAY!! Weekend, here I come.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
I'm a Dystwa, You're a Dystwa, Dystwas we are all. And when we get together, we do the Dystwa call.
Andrew now knows his last name. There is another Andrew in his daycare class, so they call him Andrew Dykstra vs. just Andrew. So now if you ask him what his name is, it is Andwoo Dystwa. So, today we were asking him what his name was, then we asked him what Marc’s name was…Dada Dystwa. And you guessed it, I am Mama Dystwa. And of course we have Baby AJ Dystwa, too. A whole Dystwa famiwee.
And get this. Last night that Baby AJ Dystwa went to bed at 10pm. Then only got up around 2am and again around 6am this morning!! Then he slept until 7:30am. And each of those “wake-ups” were mere minutes. I love that little punkin butt.
(my spell check loved this post)
And get this. Last night that Baby AJ Dystwa went to bed at 10pm. Then only got up around 2am and again around 6am this morning!! Then he slept until 7:30am. And each of those “wake-ups” were mere minutes. I love that little punkin butt.
(my spell check loved this post)
Working Mommy = Messy House
Girls Night Out: Great Dinner, Great Company, Bad Movie. But even with the bad movie, it was still a great evening. One that we need to instill on a regular basis. And not of us got a call on our cell phone from a desperate husband looking for relief. It was very enjoyable.
Other than that, I have been working. The kiddos & hubby are doing just fine. The house is suffering a bit (along with my kids hygiene), but hey…it’s my first week back. Gimme a break…baths are on the agenda for tonight.
This weekend is Father’s Day. So, for Father’s Day, Marc and his buddy are heading to Point Blanc Island for a weekend of roughing it. Which leaves me as a single parent for a few days. I have a TON to do around the house (see above paragraph), but we may have to have a little fun Saturday morning. I am thinking...get my coffee, grab some breakfast (either from home, or out) and hit the airport. Andrew has been asking all week to go. We may also hit the big playground too, but maybe we will save that for Sunday. Tomorrow, I am not planning much, as I am expecting work to be crazy busy and therefore, I will probably be pooped when I get home. Other than maybe a walk around our block, we will probably just hang out at home. So, if I don't get a chance to write tomorrow, have a great weekend.
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