I was looking forward to Spring and Summer so we could get out of the house, and so far, the season is not disappointing. We've had birthday parties, BBQ's, outings with the kids, and projects in the yard galore. It's been great, but damn I'm tired!
We took the kids to the circus Saturday morning. All in all I would say it went pretty well. We left at intermission, only because it was cutting into lunch and nap time, but I think we stayed for about as much as three two-year olds can take anyway. AR was mesmerized the entire time; pointing out and naming all the animals. SA clapped and (happily) screamed the majority of the time, until he decided he needed to take some laps with dad around the arena because he had his fill of staying in one spot, no matter how exciting the view. SJ...SJ...oh SJ. He didn't care for the whole experience. He was excited up until all the lights went out and the show officially started. Then it didn't help any when people started clapping and cheering. He had enough. He wanted to go home. We kept offering him pretzels and juice in efforts to bribe his compliance, which helped just enough to make staying until intermission worth the occassional meltdown.
I had my second laser-tattoo removal treatment this past week. Kind of glad they didn't mention at the first visit that they would be upping the energy with each treatment. Did I mention there could be up to ten of them? YIKES! Well...the Betty Boop on my shoulder now looks like a monkey tripping on acid, so I don't think I can stop now.
I have a busy few days ahead of me. Tomorrow morning I am touring and observing classrooms at a daycare/pre-school in my neighborhood. They're not ready for pre-school, but I'm wanting to enroll them in some sort of "Mommy's Day Out" program. I think it would help them with their speech and interaction with other kids, as well as give me a much-needed breather. It's only two days a week, 9-1, but still quite pricey. I'm still not sure I can sell RD on the idea, but I'm going to see what they have to offer anyway.
Speaking of money - and spending it faster than it comes in - we're getting two bids from irrigation companies this week. RD spends an unbelievable amount of time in the yard watering - a job I have to do when he's working long hours (which is quite often), and we've decided it's worth the chunk of change to have a sprinkler system put in. I CAN NOT WAIT.
Wednesday I'm getting my oil changed and while I'm there I'm going to test drive a 2006 Honda Odyssey. My lease is up soon (2004 Odyssey), and I need to decide between the Odyssey and the Toyota Sienna. I've been really happy with my Honda, but the Toyota has several options I'm wanting that the Honda doesn't (moonroof, rear passenger windows that go up and down, etc.).
Okay...it's starting to storm pretty bad here, so I better get off the computer before I get zapped, or even worse, lose power and lose everything I've typed! eek!
Hope everyone has a great week!
