We have a person like this.
Someone we know who is chronically late. Late for everything?
That's my BIL.
He was supposed to be here at 12pm.
It's now 12:55pm.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
A little indulgence
I bit the bullet. I bought us some.....bed linens!
Some might think it crazy. Bed linens. But the Hubs and I have been using the same few sets of inexpensive sheet sets for the last 6 years. We don't even use a comforter or blanket that's made for our king size bed. We've been working with the queen size blankets and comforter that we had when we first got married.
After we got our GIANT bed, we ended up having our kids and I wasn't working. The bed linens we had were fine. They worked. So I never bought any additional items for us.
But now?
I ordered a king-size comforter filled with goose down. A duvet cover. That's a big indulgence for me as I've always used the inexpensive comforters that didn't require any kind of protection in my eyes. A couple of nice sheet sets. AND a box spring cover. Our bed frame doesn't work well with those flouncy bed skirts. A box spring cover. Go figure! No more looking at the pattern on the box spring!
All our stuff is supposed to arrive early next week. I am SO excited! He-he-he! Excited over bed linens? Yup! I'm tickled by simple indulgences like that. I buy the kids stuff right and left without a blink of an eye but for us? Takes me FOREVER to get us something. Now finally....we get to look at a NICE bed! Woohoo!
Some might think it crazy. Bed linens. But the Hubs and I have been using the same few sets of inexpensive sheet sets for the last 6 years. We don't even use a comforter or blanket that's made for our king size bed. We've been working with the queen size blankets and comforter that we had when we first got married.
After we got our GIANT bed, we ended up having our kids and I wasn't working. The bed linens we had were fine. They worked. So I never bought any additional items for us.
But now?
I ordered a king-size comforter filled with goose down. A duvet cover. That's a big indulgence for me as I've always used the inexpensive comforters that didn't require any kind of protection in my eyes. A couple of nice sheet sets. AND a box spring cover. Our bed frame doesn't work well with those flouncy bed skirts. A box spring cover. Go figure! No more looking at the pattern on the box spring!
All our stuff is supposed to arrive early next week. I am SO excited! He-he-he! Excited over bed linens? Yup! I'm tickled by simple indulgences like that. I buy the kids stuff right and left without a blink of an eye but for us? Takes me FOREVER to get us something. Now finally....we get to look at a NICE bed! Woohoo!
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Comment on Tuesday...
We know some parents whose daughter had a birthday on Tuesday.
Yes. That was "Damien's Day".
This daughter? She turned 6.
HA-HA-HA! She turned SIX on Tuesday!
We haven't talked to these parents yet but I wonder how the day went for them....
Yes. That was "Damien's Day".
This daughter? She turned 6.
HA-HA-HA! She turned SIX on Tuesday!
We haven't talked to these parents yet but I wonder how the day went for them....
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Making Mommy Laugh
This morning...
She's pointing to her arm. I stroke her arm. She laughs.
Imagine the confused look on MY face.
Princess: "Mom! Feel here!"
She's pointing to her arm. I stroke her arm. She laughs.
Princess: "Do you feel them?"
Me: "Uh. What honey?"
Princess: "The SCREWS!"
Me: "The...screws?"
Princess: "Yeah! The screws on my arms!"
Imagine the confused look on MY face.
Princess: "The bumps on my arms. That means I'm cold!"
Me: "Oh! The goosebumps!"
Princess: "Goosebumps?"
Me: "Yeah baby. Goosebumps...."
Monday, June 5, 2006
New adventure for the Princess
This morning, the Princess started on a new adventure.
Summer school!
She has been bored to tears staying home with me. Being here just with me while I work. Definitely, not fun. But she made the most of it.
We got to the school about 7:50am. Kids slowly were getting dropped off. The younger kids had one parent hanging around waiting for the 'official' start of the day.
This summer school was not being held at the Princess' regular school. This was at a private school down the street from her regular school. So it was going to be something new for her. New teachers. New kids. New environment.
It's only for a month but it'll be great.
For the next two weeks, she'll be in the following classes: (1) Painting (2) It's a Zoo (3) Math (4) Swimming.
Then the following two weeks, she'll be in the following: (1) Dr. Seuss (2) Games & Fitness (3) Cooking (4) Computers!
It's going to be an awesome experience. She was so excited last night and this morning. But turned a little shy this morning when she got there. Once she gets comfy, she'll be great.
I got her in there because THAT is the kind of summer experience that I always dreamed of. Not just staying home. I'm so excited for her. I can't wait to talk to her later on today about all that she did today!
Summer school!
She has been bored to tears staying home with me. Being here just with me while I work. Definitely, not fun. But she made the most of it.
We got to the school about 7:50am. Kids slowly were getting dropped off. The younger kids had one parent hanging around waiting for the 'official' start of the day.
This summer school was not being held at the Princess' regular school. This was at a private school down the street from her regular school. So it was going to be something new for her. New teachers. New kids. New environment.
It's only for a month but it'll be great.
For the next two weeks, she'll be in the following classes: (1) Painting (2) It's a Zoo (3) Math (4) Swimming.
Then the following two weeks, she'll be in the following: (1) Dr. Seuss (2) Games & Fitness (3) Cooking (4) Computers!
It's going to be an awesome experience. She was so excited last night and this morning. But turned a little shy this morning when she got there. Once she gets comfy, she'll be great.
I got her in there because THAT is the kind of summer experience that I always dreamed of. Not just staying home. I'm so excited for her. I can't wait to talk to her later on today about all that she did today!
Sunday, June 4, 2006
Oh yeah...the funniest moment last weekend...
The most funny moment for me occurred at the reception.
It was when the Hubs' grandpa did his speech.
He gave his warmest welcome everyone. Congratulated his grandson & his new wife. Then sent out his regards to some missing people.
I looked over at my SIL and she had her head down looking at her lap in embarrassment. I have no idea what the Hubs and my BIL were reacting as their grandpa made his speech.
I was just about to crack up laughing. Jesus and Priscilla are the Hubs' parents.
It was too funny that Grandpa CALLED them on their lack of attendance.
You see, Grandpa and Grandma made it out to my BILs wedding. My BIL who just got married in April. My BIL who got married in Florida just before a honeymoon cruise. For some reason, my ILs did not fly out for the cremony even if they didn't want to go on the cruise. That's what the Hubs' did. He flew out and spent the day before with everyone and attended the wedding ceremony the next morning before the cruise set sail and then flew home.
Then my ILs didn't make it to this wedding...AND they don't plan on attending another wedding in October in the Windy City.
It's not like they have a whole lot going on. They don't have a TON of responsibilities. It's just the two of them at home now.
I mean, the Hubs and I had to juggle attending 3 weddings that occurred within a total of 7 weeks. All the wedding required travel. Since we had about 9 months to plan our schedule, then we were able to swing attending the various ceremonies.
But my ILs? Just didn't happen.
I wonder what my MIL did when she heard about her father's speech???? HA-HA-HA! [snort-snort] HA-HA-HA!!!!
It was when the Hubs' grandpa did his speech.
He gave his warmest welcome everyone. Congratulated his grandson & his new wife. Then sent out his regards to some missing people.
I would like to send my love out to a couple people who couldn't make it here tonight. Jesus and Priscilla. My daughter and son-in-law....
I looked over at my SIL and she had her head down looking at her lap in embarrassment. I have no idea what the Hubs and my BIL were reacting as their grandpa made his speech.
I was just about to crack up laughing. Jesus and Priscilla are the Hubs' parents.
It was too funny that Grandpa CALLED them on their lack of attendance.
You see, Grandpa and Grandma made it out to my BILs wedding. My BIL who just got married in April. My BIL who got married in Florida just before a honeymoon cruise. For some reason, my ILs did not fly out for the cremony even if they didn't want to go on the cruise. That's what the Hubs' did. He flew out and spent the day before with everyone and attended the wedding ceremony the next morning before the cruise set sail and then flew home.
Then my ILs didn't make it to this wedding...AND they don't plan on attending another wedding in October in the Windy City.
It's not like they have a whole lot going on. They don't have a TON of responsibilities. It's just the two of them at home now.
I mean, the Hubs and I had to juggle attending 3 weddings that occurred within a total of 7 weeks. All the wedding required travel. Since we had about 9 months to plan our schedule, then we were able to swing attending the various ceremonies.
But my ILs? Just didn't happen.
I wonder what my MIL did when she heard about her father's speech???? HA-HA-HA! [snort-snort] HA-HA-HA!!!!
Saturday, June 3, 2006
Time away from the kiddos
This weekend was SO much fun.
The flight out was uneventful, which is good.
My BILs wife (Sarah) was actually on the same flight!
It took about 30 minutes to get our rental car.
We then made our way out to pick up the Hubs tux. He'd been measured here at our local affiliated tux shop a month ago. The Hubs had printed out directions off the internet but those directions left off one important turn. According to the printout, we were supposed to merge on a particular street after we got off the freeway. Uh, it was either a left or right turn. We chose left. And that was the wrong choice. But we eventually made it to the tux shop.
The lady manager helped us. She looked up my husband's name.
Thankfully, the lady manager measured my husband and got him a tuxedo. No big deal.
Have you been keeping track? That's already 3 negative events and we had just gotten to our destination!
Because of the well-known traffic in the Windy City, we didn't bother checking into our hotel. I mention this because it turns out our hotel was literally less than 5 minutes from the mall. We went directly to the church so we wouldn't be late for the rehearsal. We located the site and realized we had about an hour. There was actually NO traffic on our way out! So we opted to grab some food to eat at a nearby Outback.
We got to the church just as the Hubs cousin and his fiancee were parking. We walked in with them. We only had to wait around about 15 minutes for the rehearsal to begin. What took me by surprise was the priest.
No big deal to him. The Hubs went to a Catholic High School when he lived there so he was used to sassy priests.
The rehearsal dinner was fun. Sarah & my BIL along with Deb and Wendy and their spouses (who are brothers) sat next to us at the dinner. It was great having that time to catch up with them. I hadn't seen Sarah since before she got married to my BIL. I hadn't seen Deb in about 6 months. I hadn't seen Wendy in 5 years. So there was a lot to catch up on.
The Hubs and I left and checked into our hotel. We were beat.
The next morning we ate breakfast there at the hotel. They actually had a nice spread. Not just a continental breakfast with bread, bagels, and coffee. They had cereals, teas, juice, fruit, yogurt, croissants, donuts, and a waffle maker! It was nice to have a good selection. And we were able to eat a leisurely pace rather than rushing since the kids weren't with us. There was no drama to deal with.
The Hubs was supposed to meet with the rest of the crew at noon, so we just drove around and did some shopping after breakfast. We found the wedding reception site which was 5 minutes from the hotel.
Well, you all know that the Hubs got ready and met the rest of the guys at noon. That left me to get ready at a snail's pace. I brought two dresses with me. Thankfully I did bring two dresses. The black dress that I had originally planned on wearing (and hadn't worn since last year) just wasn't working. I had to wear a particular low-plunging bra with it and control top pantyhose. And I forgot the pantyhose. So there were bulges in the WRONG places. YUCK! I put on the brown dress and it worked. Yeah!
The wedding was really nice. This was the first time that I'd attended a wedding where the priest stood between the front pews and the bride and groom faced the congregation. We were actually able to take photos and see their expressions.
I ended up driving to the reception by myself. The wedding party all went in a trolley.
The reception was a great event. I was at a table with Sarah, my SIL (Hubs' sister) and her best friend, my Hubs' uncle and his family. What was nice was that I sat next to Sarah and my Hubs' aunt, who both enjoy food. So I didn't have to watch what I ate. My SIL is a picky eater, so I don't really like eating with her.
They had an open bar. Not just beer and wine. Mixed drinks too! I'm sure that tab on that was HUGE! My husband's family can drink. Like seriously drink. When I found out it was an open bar, I expected to see a fight or argument of some kind. That's what normally happens with the Hubs' family at social events when drinking is involved. But nothing happened! It was pretty shocking really. Everyone was on good behavior.
The site had host staff walk around with platters of bruschetta and stuffed mushrooms. YUMMY! They also set up an appetizer table with cheeses and crackers AND large shrimp and calamari! The Hubs never saw the shrimp and calamari. He and his brother and his cousin were sitting at the head table drinking beers and eating bruschetta. He didn't happen to notice that people were congregated on the dance floor milling around something. Go figure!
They dropped off a bottle of red and a bottle of white at each table before they served dinner. Salad with some yummy raspberry dressing. And then a family style meal. Huge platters of mashed potatoes, sliced beef with mushrooms, chicken breast with a creamy sauce, penne pasta with a marinara sauce and some other things. Soon after we got cake and were served coffee.
Then the festivities began. The dancing started. And it didn't stop until almost midnight. The bride danced almost the entire night. Even the Hubs got on the dance floor. My husband doesn't dance. He only dances after he's had a lot to drink. And I guess he'd had a lot to drink. And he danced a lot! So it was fun. But I didn't necessarily need a partner to dance because everyone was dancing. Even the kids! Actually, the kids were the first ones to overtake the dance floor! What was great was the DJ was playing music from the 80's.
Around 9:30pm they set out a dessert table. A dessert table? Yes! It had a couple coffee decanters. Cheese cakes. Pastries. Strawberries and bananas. Next to a chocolate fondue thingy. It was yummy stuff. Especially since we'd all been dancing up a storm by then.
All in all it was a fabulous trip. A beautiful wedding. A fantastic reception. It was a good time away from the kids. A nice little weekend to let off some steam and reconnect as a couple....
The flight out was uneventful, which is good.
My BILs wife (Sarah) was actually on the same flight!
It took about 30 minutes to get our rental car.
Hubs: "Avis certainly isn't trying harder, are they?"
We then made our way out to pick up the Hubs tux. He'd been measured here at our local affiliated tux shop a month ago. The Hubs had printed out directions off the internet but those directions left off one important turn. According to the printout, we were supposed to merge on a particular street after we got off the freeway. Uh, it was either a left or right turn. We chose left. And that was the wrong choice. But we eventually made it to the tux shop.
The lady manager helped us. She looked up my husband's name.
LD: "What name is the wedding under?"
Hubs: "Mark X and Lisa Y"
LD: "Okay. Here is their sheet."
Hubs: "Okay..."
LD: "Your tux is in your home town."
Hubs: "Well, the wedding is tomorrow. Can I get a tux today?"
Thankfully, the lady manager measured my husband and got him a tuxedo. No big deal.
Have you been keeping track? That's already 3 negative events and we had just gotten to our destination!
Because of the well-known traffic in the Windy City, we didn't bother checking into our hotel. I mention this because it turns out our hotel was literally less than 5 minutes from the mall. We went directly to the church so we wouldn't be late for the rehearsal. We located the site and realized we had about an hour. There was actually NO traffic on our way out! So we opted to grab some food to eat at a nearby Outback.
We got to the church just as the Hubs cousin and his fiancee were parking. We walked in with them. We only had to wait around about 15 minutes for the rehearsal to begin. What took me by surprise was the priest.
"That looks terrible! What are you all doing!"He actually said this when the group didn't do exactly what he told them to do. He said it loud and with negativity. My husband wasn't phased. His entire family wasn't. But for me and the other married in girls (Sarah & Deb) who weren't from there were taken aback.
Me: "Wow! He's really got some attitude!"
Hubs: "He's a Chicago priest." Then my husband just shrugged!
No big deal to him. The Hubs went to a Catholic High School when he lived there so he was used to sassy priests.
The rehearsal dinner was fun. Sarah & my BIL along with Deb and Wendy and their spouses (who are brothers) sat next to us at the dinner. It was great having that time to catch up with them. I hadn't seen Sarah since before she got married to my BIL. I hadn't seen Deb in about 6 months. I hadn't seen Wendy in 5 years. So there was a lot to catch up on.
The Hubs and I left and checked into our hotel. We were beat.
The next morning we ate breakfast there at the hotel. They actually had a nice spread. Not just a continental breakfast with bread, bagels, and coffee. They had cereals, teas, juice, fruit, yogurt, croissants, donuts, and a waffle maker! It was nice to have a good selection. And we were able to eat a leisurely pace rather than rushing since the kids weren't with us. There was no drama to deal with.
The Hubs was supposed to meet with the rest of the crew at noon, so we just drove around and did some shopping after breakfast. We found the wedding reception site which was 5 minutes from the hotel.
Well, you all know that the Hubs got ready and met the rest of the guys at noon. That left me to get ready at a snail's pace. I brought two dresses with me. Thankfully I did bring two dresses. The black dress that I had originally planned on wearing (and hadn't worn since last year) just wasn't working. I had to wear a particular low-plunging bra with it and control top pantyhose. And I forgot the pantyhose. So there were bulges in the WRONG places. YUCK! I put on the brown dress and it worked. Yeah!
The wedding was really nice. This was the first time that I'd attended a wedding where the priest stood between the front pews and the bride and groom faced the congregation. We were actually able to take photos and see their expressions.
I ended up driving to the reception by myself. The wedding party all went in a trolley.
The reception was a great event. I was at a table with Sarah, my SIL (Hubs' sister) and her best friend, my Hubs' uncle and his family. What was nice was that I sat next to Sarah and my Hubs' aunt, who both enjoy food. So I didn't have to watch what I ate. My SIL is a picky eater, so I don't really like eating with her.
They had an open bar. Not just beer and wine. Mixed drinks too! I'm sure that tab on that was HUGE! My husband's family can drink. Like seriously drink. When I found out it was an open bar, I expected to see a fight or argument of some kind. That's what normally happens with the Hubs' family at social events when drinking is involved. But nothing happened! It was pretty shocking really. Everyone was on good behavior.
The site had host staff walk around with platters of bruschetta and stuffed mushrooms. YUMMY! They also set up an appetizer table with cheeses and crackers AND large shrimp and calamari! The Hubs never saw the shrimp and calamari. He and his brother and his cousin were sitting at the head table drinking beers and eating bruschetta. He didn't happen to notice that people were congregated on the dance floor milling around something. Go figure!
They dropped off a bottle of red and a bottle of white at each table before they served dinner. Salad with some yummy raspberry dressing. And then a family style meal. Huge platters of mashed potatoes, sliced beef with mushrooms, chicken breast with a creamy sauce, penne pasta with a marinara sauce and some other things. Soon after we got cake and were served coffee.
Then the festivities began. The dancing started. And it didn't stop until almost midnight. The bride danced almost the entire night. Even the Hubs got on the dance floor. My husband doesn't dance. He only dances after he's had a lot to drink. And I guess he'd had a lot to drink. And he danced a lot! So it was fun. But I didn't necessarily need a partner to dance because everyone was dancing. Even the kids! Actually, the kids were the first ones to overtake the dance floor! What was great was the DJ was playing music from the 80's.
Around 9:30pm they set out a dessert table. A dessert table? Yes! It had a couple coffee decanters. Cheese cakes. Pastries. Strawberries and bananas. Next to a chocolate fondue thingy. It was yummy stuff. Especially since we'd all been dancing up a storm by then.
All in all it was a fabulous trip. A beautiful wedding. A fantastic reception. It was a good time away from the kids. A nice little weekend to let off some steam and reconnect as a couple....
Friday, June 2, 2006
Can't be happening
103 degrees.
Humid.
Cloudy.
Suddenly windy.
Clap of thunder.
Downpour!
For all of 3 minutes.
Stop.
Downpour!
For one more minute.
Stop.
It's still 103 degrees.
UGH!
Apparently, there was a microburst in our town. Enough wind on the far side of town to knock down about 7 power lines. So there were 1000's of people on the other side of town without power...when it was 103 degrees.
UGH!
Humid.
Cloudy.
Suddenly windy.
Clap of thunder.
Downpour!
For all of 3 minutes.
Stop.
Downpour!
For one more minute.
Stop.
It's still 103 degrees.
UGH!
Apparently, there was a microburst in our town. Enough wind on the far side of town to knock down about 7 power lines. So there were 1000's of people on the other side of town without power...when it was 103 degrees.
UGH!
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