Last night my mom, the kids, and I met Dave up at Easton for dinner. My mom had called Thursday evening and asked if she could take us to dinner she would pay and we could pick the time and place. Of course I am not one to turn down that kind of proposal.
Dave has been in the mood for a good burger lately so we decided on Red Robin since they have good burgers and are kid friendly. We met Dave there at 6 so they were busy but we got lucky and only had a 10 minute wait because we agreed to take a booth with Ian's highchair on the end.
We ordered the Onion ring tower for an appetizer and both the kids ate two onion rings a piece. Ian ordered the corn dog and broccoli and Emma got a cheeseburger and oranges. When the food arrived Ian decided that he didn't want the broccoli anymore (I tried to tell Dave he wouldn't eat) so we gave Ian some of our fries and Emma got the broccoli. Both the kids ended up eating every last bite of food they had. I'm not sure that has ever happen when we've gone out to eat before. They were also very well behaved which was surprising for me because they had done nothing but fight all afternoon.
After dinner we came home and my mom went off to do her grocery shopping. I'm pretty sure the kids have reached their limit for being inside at home and were itching to get out even at 8 o'clock at night. Now normally 8 is bedtime for them but after all the food they had eaten they were wired and I knew there was no way they would go to sleep. So finally Dave and I decided we would all take a nice country drive.
We drove about 15-20 minutes south to a very small little town, drove around that town, and then headed back. By the time we got home both the kids were sound asleep in there seats. Thankfully I was smart enough to have them put their pj's on before we left the house so Dave and I took their coats and shoes off and then put them in bed.
What was a rough morning and afternoon of playing referee for me turned out to be an very nice evening.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Smart Mop
Have any of you seen the new commercial for the SmartMop? Dave was watching one of the shows he DVR'd last night while I was grocery shopping and for some reason did fast forward thru one of the commercial breaks. It's kind of a good thing because if he had he never would have seen the Smart Mop commercial and then he wouldn't have been able to show it to me.
Once I got home and had all the groceries put away he had me watch it. Now he didn't explain to me what it was going to be about he just told me I had to watch.
At first it was your typical infomercial type thing. The pop will pick up more spills than the regular mops and you don't have to bend over to ring it out. Then he demonstrates how well the mop works by pouring an entire can of pop on the floor and mopping it up. This is where it gets interesting, instead of ringing it out in the bucket he rings it out into a glass while telling you that in this hard economic times you can ring it out into a glass and still drink it.
I tried to find this commercial on the Internet somewhere but I couldn't. I swear on my life that this is what the guy said. So my question is would anyone actually do that? I know I wouldn't. Also are times really that bad that we would sink to the level of drinking mopped up pop?
Once I got home and had all the groceries put away he had me watch it. Now he didn't explain to me what it was going to be about he just told me I had to watch.
At first it was your typical infomercial type thing. The pop will pick up more spills than the regular mops and you don't have to bend over to ring it out. Then he demonstrates how well the mop works by pouring an entire can of pop on the floor and mopping it up. This is where it gets interesting, instead of ringing it out in the bucket he rings it out into a glass while telling you that in this hard economic times you can ring it out into a glass and still drink it.
I tried to find this commercial on the Internet somewhere but I couldn't. I swear on my life that this is what the guy said. So my question is would anyone actually do that? I know I wouldn't. Also are times really that bad that we would sink to the level of drinking mopped up pop?
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Friday's Foto Finish Fiesta
As promised I saved the pictures I took Sunday evening of the kids playing catch with Dave. These were my two favorites.
Even though you can't see Emma's beautiful face I still love this picture. There's just something about it!
I think Ian looks like a pro in this one with that baseball stance. Really I snapped the picture just has he was pulling back to throw the ball.
Now you should head straight over to Candid Carries and share your own picture.
Even though you can't see Emma's beautiful face I still love this picture. There's just something about it!
I think Ian looks like a pro in this one with that baseball stance. Really I snapped the picture just has he was pulling back to throw the ball.
Now you should head straight over to Candid Carries and share your own picture.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Kite Flying
Last year about this time Dave and I were at Target and saw some kids kites on sale for $3.00 a piece so we picked one up for Emma and Ian with the thought that we would take them out on the next nice spring day. Unfortunately Mother Nature did not want to cooperate when Dave and I had the free time. So the kites sat in Dave's office for weeks and weeks and then got moved to behind the love seat in his office and you know the saying "out of site, out of mind".
Then fall came and winter and the kites got moved to the basement where they stayed until this evening. When I left work at 4 today I was completely surprised by how sunny and warm out it was. The forecast was calling for a high of 65 and rain but it was sunny most of the afternoon and reached a record high of 79. It was very windy though which gave m the idea to finally get the kites out since Dave was only working until 5.
So I came home and made a quick dinner of Johnsenville Turkey Cheddar Brats (they are so good you can't tell they aren't beef and they are half the calories) and fries. Then it was off to the soccer park better known as Crusiser Park to fly the kites.
I was kind of surprised that Emma didn't like kite flying that much. She flew hers long enough for me to snap those pictures and that was about it. She more happy to run around in the open field and just watch which of course meant that I was the one flying her kite. I was also surprised at how well these cheap kites did in the crazy winds we had.
Ian on the other hand absolutely loved flying the kites and had that cute grin on his face the entire time.
He liked to run with the kite flying high behind him. He may be a little guy but he hung onto that kite really well!
After about 40 minutes with the kites we loaded them back into the car and headed for the park at the end of our street to play on the swings and slides for a little while and then on the way home we just had to go by the DQ for some ice cream!
What started for me as a lousy, gloomy day ended as a sunny, happy day and the kids were so worn out that it only took them about 10 minutes to fall asleep tonight.
Then fall came and winter and the kites got moved to the basement where they stayed until this evening. When I left work at 4 today I was completely surprised by how sunny and warm out it was. The forecast was calling for a high of 65 and rain but it was sunny most of the afternoon and reached a record high of 79. It was very windy though which gave m the idea to finally get the kites out since Dave was only working until 5.
So I came home and made a quick dinner of Johnsenville Turkey Cheddar Brats (they are so good you can't tell they aren't beef and they are half the calories) and fries. Then it was off to the soccer park better known as Crusiser Park to fly the kites.
I was kind of surprised that Emma didn't like kite flying that much. She flew hers long enough for me to snap those pictures and that was about it. She more happy to run around in the open field and just watch which of course meant that I was the one flying her kite. I was also surprised at how well these cheap kites did in the crazy winds we had.
Ian on the other hand absolutely loved flying the kites and had that cute grin on his face the entire time.
He liked to run with the kite flying high behind him. He may be a little guy but he hung onto that kite really well!
After about 40 minutes with the kites we loaded them back into the car and headed for the park at the end of our street to play on the swings and slides for a little while and then on the way home we just had to go by the DQ for some ice cream!
What started for me as a lousy, gloomy day ended as a sunny, happy day and the kids were so worn out that it only took them about 10 minutes to fall asleep tonight.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Weekend Recap
It is official, I have Spring Fever bad and I mean real bad. I was starting to get it a few weeks ago just based on being tired of the cold. After the 70 degree weekend I am done, it was completely gorgeous even with the clouds that came and went.
It probably didn't help that I had the weekend to myself. Friday morning Emma's fever (from the flu she had last week) broke and she ate a ton for lunch and ran around the house like a mad women so I figured she was feeling better and could spend the weekend with her Grandma like previously planned. So I packed the kids up and went to meet the MIL. We stopped to get Dave on the way but he was stuck with a customer. I took the kids to the MIL and on the way back home I stopped back by Dave's work and he was just finishing up with the customer. After I waited a few minutes we went and had dinner together at Las Margarita's. It was such a nice night for Margaritas that we couldn't pass them up.
Saturday morning I had to ride into work with Dave because my car was still up there. Both Dave and I were amazed when we walked out the door and we didn't need coats or even the sweatshirt I had on. When I got back home I decided that it would be a good day to start my new workout program since I will have my 10 year class reunion this summer. Of course I went back to the workout videos on Exercise TV OnDemand and found a new cardio video to try. It ended up to be a great workout and an even better way to start such a gorgeous day. After my workout I showered and got ready for the day. I decided I wanted to be outside and enjoying the nice weather so I pulled my car around back and cleaned and vacuumed it out. Then it was back inside to watch a few chic flics before I had to fix dinner. For dinner I fixed some pasta and garlic bread and then Dave and I sat down and watched another video.
Sunday was another nice day temperature wise and we had the windows open all day. I did leave for about an hour to do the grocery shopping and the rest of the afternoon I sat in my recliner with the breeze blowing in and watched TV while Dave played his computer game. When the kids got home they ate some dinner and then Dave took them outback to play with the baseball gloves and balls that Santa brought them for Christmas. Of course it was so cute that I took some pictures but I am too sore from my workout tonight to get up and upload those picture. Maybe I will save them for Friday. Anyway they played out back for about and hour and then it was back in to get ready for bed. I don't know if it was my internal time clock or something else but come 11 I wasn't anywhere near tired. Around 12 I went to bed but I layed there watching TV for another hour or so before I finally fell asleep. That made 5:45 come very early but I have survived so far. I guess we will see how the rest of the week goes with the cooler weather moving in.
It probably didn't help that I had the weekend to myself. Friday morning Emma's fever (from the flu she had last week) broke and she ate a ton for lunch and ran around the house like a mad women so I figured she was feeling better and could spend the weekend with her Grandma like previously planned. So I packed the kids up and went to meet the MIL. We stopped to get Dave on the way but he was stuck with a customer. I took the kids to the MIL and on the way back home I stopped back by Dave's work and he was just finishing up with the customer. After I waited a few minutes we went and had dinner together at Las Margarita's. It was such a nice night for Margaritas that we couldn't pass them up.
Saturday morning I had to ride into work with Dave because my car was still up there. Both Dave and I were amazed when we walked out the door and we didn't need coats or even the sweatshirt I had on. When I got back home I decided that it would be a good day to start my new workout program since I will have my 10 year class reunion this summer. Of course I went back to the workout videos on Exercise TV OnDemand and found a new cardio video to try. It ended up to be a great workout and an even better way to start such a gorgeous day. After my workout I showered and got ready for the day. I decided I wanted to be outside and enjoying the nice weather so I pulled my car around back and cleaned and vacuumed it out. Then it was back inside to watch a few chic flics before I had to fix dinner. For dinner I fixed some pasta and garlic bread and then Dave and I sat down and watched another video.
Sunday was another nice day temperature wise and we had the windows open all day. I did leave for about an hour to do the grocery shopping and the rest of the afternoon I sat in my recliner with the breeze blowing in and watched TV while Dave played his computer game. When the kids got home they ate some dinner and then Dave took them outback to play with the baseball gloves and balls that Santa brought them for Christmas. Of course it was so cute that I took some pictures but I am too sore from my workout tonight to get up and upload those picture. Maybe I will save them for Friday. Anyway they played out back for about and hour and then it was back in to get ready for bed. I don't know if it was my internal time clock or something else but come 11 I wasn't anywhere near tired. Around 12 I went to bed but I layed there watching TV for another hour or so before I finally fell asleep. That made 5:45 come very early but I have survived so far. I guess we will see how the rest of the week goes with the cooler weather moving in.
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