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Week(end) in Review – Game Night Edition

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

So it’s really just the weekend in review rather than the whole week, but that’s mostly because Josh and kids were getting over various illnesses and who wants to relive that?  The fun really began on Friday when friends from Wisconsin came to stay for the weekend.  I also tested the new little camera I picked up with my surprise bonus.  I wanted something that was lighter for traveling with and I think my little Sony A6000 is going to be just what I need once I get used to it.

TV watching or game playing… who knows.  I’m loving that it’s getting lighter outside each day.

Since I’m allergic to bunnies, I may never actually get to have real ones… I’ll have to be happy with fake ones on the table in the meantime.

Munchies and stuff for game night!

Hello, Kendra and Tyler!  (Or Skyler as Phoebe kept calling him). Haha!

Chip sneak!  Better than his sister who snuck I don’t know how many cupcakes and proceeded to only lick the frosting off them.

I soaked these cherries in Amaretto for 24 hours and then dried them and dipped them in white chocolate candy coating and sprinkles.  So potent and good!!

The taco dip also went fast, as did the Buffalo Chicken wraps I forgot to get pictures of.

The first game played before other people arrived (and the kids’ favorite).

Think Uno… only with poop.  You have to try not to clog the toilet. So gross, and perfect for any kid.

This picture was as the night was beginning to wind down, I believe.  If you’re looking for games to play, though, Betrayal at House on the Hill is always a fun one. Utter Nonsense got a lot of laughs, as did Joking Hazard.  Wow… I’m not sure if we actually got around to any other games besides those… if we did, it’s slipped my mind.

Anyway, it was a good weekend and we need more game nights.  Happy Monday!

What a week…

I was going to do a week in review yesterday, but didn’t get around to it.  It’s been busy overall, but the really fun stuff has only been happening over the past few days.  Josh is limping the van to a mechanic today – thankfully only for a new tire, but it’s still a pain. I’ve never gotten a flat tire or had to change a tire in my life… and we don’t know how we got this flat. It was just suddenly flat when I went into the garage to warm it up.

Anyhoo… there’s that.  Friday wasn’t so bad because the kids’ day care was closed, so I worked a half day from home that morning.

We’ve watched Moana a couple times over this past weekend. Haha!  It was cold out, so we decided to go to the zoo because in my infinite wisdom I figured it wouldn’t be that busy on a Friday afternoon. Wrong!  I don’t know how many kids were there on field trips, but there were a lot on top of what I would consider the typical mom and kiddo groups.  We found a decent spot for some people watching, though.

My popcorn was fiend was satisfied for a while and then we made the rounds through the Tropics Trail (yay warmth!).

The kids wanted to get ice cream, so I compromised and told them we could go to Target and do some shopping and pick up whatever treats they wanted there.  Phoebe used her red Popsicle as lipstick.

Josh had to work really late Friday night and then early again Saturday morning, and on top of that Enzo woke up not feeling well, so I figured it would be a low-key day.  At some point we took his temperature and discovered it was 102 degrees. I can’t remember the last time he was this sick…

Clearly a fever calls for another movie in bed, right?  I thought so too.

Sunday was a lot more of the same, though I tried to get a few things done around the house as well.  One thing after another, and it’s only Tuesday and I wish it were Friday.  Time to pull up my big girl britches and get through the week… and the month.  Let’s do it!

Week In Review – Could have been better… could have been worse

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

Random occurrences and accomplishments.

  • All of the laundry since I didn’t get it done over the previous weekend while I was gone.
  • Day care found lice… again. I just can’t. We were clear and then all of the sudden it’s back.  I’m burning down the house.  (*Update – all is good now!*) Phoebe enjoyed our stop at Starbucks after confirming that we were indeed lice free and didn’t have to firebomb the house.

  • I am currently looking for our resident Sock Gnome who ran off with half of Phoebe’s new socks. I just bought them and then when I went to do her laundry…. Nothing. I looked everywhere. Curse you Sock Gnomes!!
  • Our car died.  As in needs a new engine died.  The good thing is that it looks like it’s related to a recall that happened last year.  Good because we took the car in and they cleared it, which means it looks like we won’t have to pay for the repairs.  I can’t even tell you what a huge relief THAT is.
  • However, because of the lice and the car I ended up working from home all week.  I’m ready to get back in the office tomorrow.  The one plus is that I get to wear whatever I want when I’m at home.

  • Still loving the planner.  I suppose I should have taken a picture this morning when it was updated, but too late.

  • Watched a fair amount of TV over the weekend. It was really gloomy and grey and just really blah overall.  Phoebe and I did get out to go run errands, so we weren’t completely housebound all weekend. There was a lot of lounging, though, which we fully earned after our less than stellar week.

  • I also pulled out my coloring books again the other night. It really is a nice stress reliever, I just don’t do it as often as I’d like because generally after 5 minutes I have to put everything aside (and kick a cat off my lap) because a child starts crying or needs to pee or something. I suppose I’ll have to use the dining room table from now on.

On that note, have a great week everyone!  May your cars run smoothly and may your house stay bug-free.

Week In Review – Bugs and a Road Trip

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

Random occurrences and accomplishments without many pictures because it was one of those weeks.  Oh boy, was it ever.

  • Lice, Lice, Lice. We’ll know for sure on Wednesday whether we’ve completely gotten rid of the little buggers. Needless to say my week has not been as productive as I would have liked.

  • Small progress made in my office in terms of organizing.
  • An embarrassing amount of Sister Wives episodes watched (in the background) while working from home 3 days this week). It’s fascinating, what can I say? There are times when I’m like, yes!  Having extra help around the house would be awesome!  Then I realize I’m incredibly jealous and that would probably not work… also I’m anal and then that would be one more person putting stuff in the wrong place and I have no time for that nonsense.
  • My company’s holiday party was on Friday evening, so we went to that and I indulged in several G&Ts and we watched a musical (Million Dollar Quartet). Neither Josh or I are really theater people, but we had a good time and it was very enjoyable.

  • I had a much-needed getaway. I haven’t spent a night away from the kids in a very long time and I can’t remember the last time I spent quietly outdoors, by myself without a lot of noise and/or people. I stepped out of my typical comfort zone and it was really good for me.  We’ve talked about one day getting a cabin and now I’ve decided I really want something as remote as possible.

I hope everyone else had a great week and Happy Monday!