May 16th, 2008
It’s Friday!!!
FINALLY! Whew . . . I can’t believe I made it . . .
Last Saturday was another “beautiful” day for spring soccer in the Rockies. Dude is wearing a rain jacket under his jersey; however, it could have been a t-shirt or parka at any time . . . we had snow, rain, sunshine so warm that everyone took off their jackets, and then hail, all in the course of a one-hour game. Here’s dude playing in the hail 
After the soccer game, the kids and I cruised to a birthday party with Queen Taunya. Then we headed back home to set up for Hubby’s birthday party - about 20 people came over to grill out and celebrate with us. A good time was had by all!
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Mother’s Day was great! Jason just couldn’t wait for me to wake up. The minute my eyes opened, he ran out to the living room and came back with a handwritten menu from his restaurant -Â Chef’s Choice. I’ve eaten there before - it’s very good! All kinds of good things were on his menu - eggs, waffuls, blueberry muffens, pancaks, milk, oringe juce, white grap juce, sasage, bakun - and of course all of it was free for Mother’s Day He even brought in a little ordering pad on a tray so he could take my order in bed. Here he is making my muffins:
Keira came to help out later. She was still sleeping after a late night partying at Dad’s party - and you do NOT want to wake that sleeping giant! Anyway - I love that he’s wearing his apron, and you can see his ordering tray right in front there - yes, he’s conveniently covered up the princess on it 
We had a great breakfast! Hubby had to go to work (boo hoo), so the kids played outside all day while I tried to get some work done. Jason informed me that he and Keira were taking me out to dinner, so we cleaned up a bit and headed to BW3 . . . one of my favorite places, and surprisingly (um, not!) not full of Mothers on Mother’s Day We had a wonderful meal and Jason and Keira even paid with the money Hubby had slipped them. Jason realized we had enough left over for ice cream, so off to Maggie Moo’s we went - yummy! A great Mother’s Day!
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Then Monday came - and back to work. The sleeping giant was N-A-S-T-Y! But we got out the door. Right after school we took Duma on a quick walk, packed some lunches for dinner, and headed off to my volleyball match. It was the last match of the season - we won!!! Yeah!!! But, alas, volleyball is over until next fall.
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Tuesday came and was another wonderful day getting Princess out the door. I have no idea what her problem is this week, but if she doesn’t fix it, she’s gonna be grounded for the rest of summer - sheesh! Miserable to live with that one is right now! I had a haircut after work, so again, rushed home, grabbed the kids, and ran to the haircut. Dinner, playing with dog, and rushing to bed ensued.
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Wednesday rolled around a bit too early as always. Dude missed the bus - partly because he was messing around and partly because Princess was being a nightmare and wouldn’t let him brush his teeth. So we take Dude to school, drop Duma off at doggy daycare, and take Keira to school. At approximately 12:00 noon, a sigh of relief was heard from my cube - the house cleaners had arrived at my house and I could feel it from 15 miles away! My wonderful MIL has gotten me a house cleaner once a month for the rest of the year - am I the luckiest person or what?! That’s why I took Duma to doggy daycare - so the ladies could have their way with my house. Soooo nice to come home to a clean house! At lunch I ran to the grocery store and got ingredients to make 8 chicken pot pies with. Dine in Divas is this weekend and Wednesday was my only “free” night to make them. So I stuffed the groceries in the fridge at work (sorry everyone!). Picked up Princess, went home and started making chicken pot pies, picked up Duma, ran through McD’s for dinner, and finished making pot pies around 8:30 p.m. Whew!
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Thursday finally rolled around and it was back to work! Nothing new there - lunch with some ex coworkers was a lot of fun! Pick up Princess, head home, kids head out to play while I box up books and posters to ship for Hubby. The kids thought it would be fun to make a water park in our back yard - a waterpark for lego men that is. We have no grass. So water and our yard makes - mud - and lots of it. Duma, who had just had a bath at doggy daycare Wednesday and was squeaky clean, decided to play with them. The result?
Um ya - you can tell how deep the mud was by the line on her nose If she didn’t look so friggin’ funny I woulda been mad! She was hilarious - it’s like she’s never seen mud before, and actually - maybe she hasn’t! She would dig in the puddle and dig and dig and dig - then she’d stick her nose in it - then she’d stand there and stare with her head cocked to the side, wondering why she couldn’t dig a hole like in other places of the yard - this hole kept mysteriously filling up with water! Thankfully, she’s a lab and water-resistent - so I made her stay out there to dry off so the dirt would just flake off of her fur.
Off to soccer practice after dinner and back home by 7:30 p.m. for jammies, homework, an bed.
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Friday is finally upon us . . . work, soccer practice, and RELAXING after that. Our last week of soccer is tomorrow - kind of a bummer - we’re having so much fun with it this season! But, after that do you know what we have going? N-O-T-H-I-N-G! Really, volleyball and soccer are over, we’re taking a break from gymnastics, and baseball doesn’t start until June 11. So until June 11th, we have not one single solitary weekly commitment on our calendar - a first in, well, ever - I’ve always played volleyball or softball and the kids have had gymnastics and stuff. But nothing until June 11th. We are all SO excited.
So - the week in a nutshell. Next week I get to chaperone Dude’s field trip and pack for our trip to The Black Hills over Memorial Day Weekend. Fun times ahead!!!
Happy weekend to everyone!
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Wow! You had a lot of catching up to do. Sounds like a nice Mother’s Day- sorry your hubby had to go to work though. But, how sweet of the kids to take you out to eat and I love that they paid.
Holy catch up!! Glad you had a great mother’s day. I love the Chef’s Choice bit and I LOVE his spelling. Fabulous.
Love the pictures, especially the soccer shot!!
Loved it all!! Dude is sooo sensitive and thinks about others…it’s just great. And Princess told me about the gift she made for you. There’s nothing better than a Mother’s Day when your children put forth time and effort to make you comfortable and happy. As for nothing until June 11…I think the break will be great for all of you. Honestly, I don’t know where you get all of your energy!! As for the house cleaner…I wish Sue was my MIL!! Love…Mom
Awww…your mother’s day sounds fantastic! What sweet kids you have! I can’t wait until my girls are old enough to really understand what Mother’s Day is all about and that they can do things for me on their own. You’re a lucky Mom!