Everything and Nothing

Today was one of those days that there was nothing to do so a little bit of everything got done.
The kiddos had no school and Dusty is at work so I attempted to sleep in. Eventually I gave up and go up. We all ate in shifts all day. No meal. Some TV but only while folding laundry. Chores got half done- the first rooms on the list look great and as they went down the list their calibre also slipped!

I have been on and off of the computer all day. I have been desperately trying to catch up on scrapbooks. Sometimes I really wonder if it is worth the time but I keep telling myself in 20 short years as my kids become parents they will want to look through them and remember the foggy memories a bit more clearly.

As I have been looking through the photos I have been scrolling through the blog trying to get a refresh of my own memories. I am so grateful I never gave up on this even though there are years that are scarcely documented.

Today as I have been sitting here and children have been coming and going around me, I would catch a whiff of body shop smell. It made me stop and smile. I must of been about their age (that 10/11 year old age maybe a little older) and I would go to the mall and I would get smelly stuff. Lotions and soaps and my room would stink up like green apple and watermelon and I would have clothes and magazines everywhere. Life is changing in our house. We still have Andy to chase around but I now find myself saying things like, "less in more.... especially with perfume..." or "can you put that (insert any form of technology) down while I am talking to you" or "can you turn down your music".

I loved being young and listening to loud music and smelling of an array of scents and talking to my friends and having secrets and being busy but with nothing important.

Those are the thoughts of the day and  I might just go turn on some ace of base and spray room spray everywhere and dance around and pretend I am 12 again.

Sickies

Lucy got strep throat this week so has been off school all week. She's been marathoning 'Full House' and I think she's actually made it to season 2....

Baxter has also been feeling a little under the weather. He went in Monday to get Neutered. 

He's needed a bit of extra lovin' from the kiddos. 

He is 7 months old and a whooping 62lbs already. 

Baxter and Ellie at 3 months

The sickies hangin' out today.

Limes

Two years ago I got a like tree.

I kill everything green

But

Somehow I have managed to keep this finicky little tree alive. 

But today

(After it actually started growing some fruit)

Andy decided to farm it.

It has no fruit.

No flowers

Lost leaves

And pulled up the roots. 

But his tractors did their jobs- they are dirt covered and parked in a neat line ready for the next job..........

Birthdays

Most birthdays are quiet for me now that I am old-ish. Yesterday I spent a good chunk of my morning cleaning off our ice rink.

I had a little bit of help.

He was happy to have it cleaned- and I was happy to justify two pieces of cake!

Then we had surprise visitors all afternoon. It was so nice. We went for dinner at the arena and all in all it was a pretty sweet day!

two short-time flys

Our baby is starting to not be such a little baby anymore! I can't believe he is TWO!!!