I was planning to go but decided against it because we kept the kids up too late the night before at the school's faculty fall picnic. That was so much fun, too. The teacher who hosted it had delicious barbecue, hay rides, pony rides, and horse rides for the adults. It was hosted at her father's ranch. It was fun, but the kids stayed up until 11pm. Not a good idea. Isabella was a wreck Saturday morning so I opted out of Dinoland and instead went to the farmer's market and to thrift stores for the day with my friend Julie. We had a wonderful time. I wish we'd gotten to the market earlier though. They were out of fresh eggs and a host of other staples by the time we got there. I love the different foods they have there! We had spanakopita (sp?) and fresh-baked cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Yum.
That evening I went out with Julie and Lila on a girl's night out. We went to Guero's for a yummy Mexican dinner and margaritas. I ran into a couple of teacher's from David's school there. Then we went to the Belmont which is a bar on sixth street. Coincidentally, Julie's high school was having a reunion there for the class year before Julie's so she saw a lot of old friends. I also ran into another group of teachers from David's school at the Belmont. It was kind of funny to see so many of the same people I had seen the night before at the picnic. I didn't realize Austin was such a small town! The girls, most of whom are in there mid to late 20's and were there with their boyfriends/spouses, were wondering why I was out without my DH. Where is he? Home with the kids? Why are you out by yourself? Maybe the idea of a girl's night out doesn't sound that great until you have little kids at home and need a small break to just visit with your lady friends and have a drink together. I was the designated driver so I really only had one drink with dinner but I still felt like I'd been run over by a bus the next morning when I had to get up at 7:30 a.m. for church having only slept a total of 5 hours. But truth be told, I don't think I've ever been able to sleep less than 8 hours and feel like myself the next day.
Sunday morning we were busy with church and religious ed (RE). We had a big brunch at home after church and DK suggested we go on a bike ride on the hike-and-bike trail near our house. I was surprised that NK was able to ride her bike the whole way to the park which is about 2 miles from our house. She is still on training wheels, but she was trooper. They were excited to find that at the end of the hike-and-bike trail is a playground. That was a real treat for them.
We got home just in time to change and get ready for BASEBALL! Last night was our second to last game of the season. Both NK and DK play so we basically spend our Sunday evenings at the ball field. DK's game ended at 8pm. We got home very late for a school night. NK fell asleep on the way home which was too bad because she really needed a bath after all the biking and baseball she had today. Oh, well. She can always take a shower in the morning. :)
I was so tired when I put Isabella down last night that I fell asleep with her for a couple of hours. When I got up, DH was just getting back from watching the Red Sox lose. Bummer.
I was so tired this morning that I did not hear the kids or DH get up for school. I woke up 10 minutes before our pest-control guy came to our house this morning. I always feel so bad when I can't help David get the kids ready for school in the morning. He can do it by himself but I'm sure he appreciates the help. Tomorrow.
I've done the dishes already but still have a lot to do today - clean bathrooms, make beds, and do laundry, but it is so much fun to sit here and write this while I sip my coffee. As I write this I need to add another chore to my list of things today, I must now vacuum because Isabella has just pulled out all of the tissues from the tissue box and has proceeded to shred every single one of them on the rug in the family room. She needs better supervision! :) TTYL.
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