Workin' for the Weekend

FYI-

Kellan once upon a time loved and did a pretty good impersonation of Chris Farley.

Kellan's best friend Kenny gave me a DVD of Saturday Night Live's Best of Chris Farley for my 21st birthday.

Hence today's title.

I'm going to eat some cheese now.

The last few years Kellan has worked evenings/nights and weekends, so the weekend didn't mean much to us.

We looked forward to Sunday and that's about it.

Also, with no children in school, we didn't have to go anywhere or do anything unless we felt like it.

So basically the kids and I did our thing here while Kellan did school all day. Kellan would stop by around dinner time to grab something to eat and change and be off to work. I'd feed and put the kids to bed alone, then chill out by myself until Kellan came home around 1:00 am.

That's how it was everyday weekday or weekend minus Sunday.

Will you all think I'm crazy if I kind of miss it a little bit? Not the part where Kellan's gone all day and night. Not the part where I do dinner and bedtime by myself. Not the part where I have to drag my exhausted bottom to an empty bed every night.

I miss the part where I didn't have to be anywhere at any particular time of day.

With no bus, I have to drop off Anne at 11:50am and pick her up at 2:30pm every day. So far its been fine and eveything has worked out, but suddenly it feels like every 10 min of our life is scheduled.

After having no schedule for so long (execpt for bedtime) I feel like I have to check the clock every 5 minutes and make sure I'm utilizing every minute or dinner won't happen, or the house won't get clean, or Sara won't get her share of me time, or I'll be late to pick up Anne and she'll cry and not talk to me the rest of the day (she's since forgiven me). While I've managed to get it all done this week has been exhausting.

However, I realized today that its Friday and tomorrow is Saturday. For once in our life that means something. Its been such a relief to look forward to this evening and tomorrow.

So today I'm grateful for the weekend. Its nice to look forward to it again.

Somebody call the Waaaaambulence!

Today was Anne's first day of Kindergarten! AHHHH! I've been freaking out for the last 6 months. I've been on the brink of tears for the last week. I've hogged this girl to myself for almost 6 years now and I am not ready to share her with the world!

In spite of all that, it was so fun to see her so excited! And I haven't cried once today, maybe next week I'll have that melt down, but today was just bittersweet. So fun and so sad for me at the same time.

Sara was pretty sad when we dropped her off. She had to run back for a final hug and kiss. Once we got home and put Libby and Truman down for a nap, she loved having alone time with Mom. I think it will be really good for both of us. She seems to need the most attention, and yet she seems like the hardest one to make time for sometimes. Today we played the Fancy Nancy game for a while and then she helped me clean up the kitchen.

Dad waited to go to work so he could walk down with us to drop her off. It was good to have him there, I needed the emotional support today.

Once we got there she took off and didn't look back. When I picked her up, she said "Oh Mom! I had a lovely time!"

Diggin' and Singin'

I don't know what's funnier- my brother Keith's doofy laugh, Kellan's giant finger, or Sara.

Oh Sara. Sara, Sara, Sara...

Today...

I'm grateful that-

-I'm home.
-Sara's puke made it in the bucket both times she threw up on the way home yesterday.
-Sara is no longer puking.
-I surrvived camping with 4 kids ages 9 months to almost 6. (Thanks to lots of help from the fam!)
-I'm clean again.
-I don't have to sleep on the air matress tonight.
-Kellan had an enitre week off with pay!
-Somehow the dishes got done today (laundry wasn't so lucky...)
-Libby has decided that sleeping and eating something other than high fructose corn syrup is a good idea.
-I chickened out at the last minute and chose afternoon kindergarten over morning.
-Kellan has another week before his classes start.
-I have ice cream in the freezer.
-Anne makes me read Calvin and Hobbes for bedtime stories and CACKLES her head off.
-Pioneer Woman's recipe for onion strings. Delish!!!

Liar

This Kellan, my love. He likes Batman. He looks pretty hot here too I might add. You probably didn't need me to mention that, but Its true.

Kellan is not a sneaky guy. He can't lie or keep a secret to save his life. This is the guy who won a game of B.S. without ever B.S.ing (does that make any sense?). This is the guy who blew my engagement ring secret.

He had secretly picked out my ring and put it on layaway. We were already engaged so I teased him- OK, I badgered him- about whether or not I would get my engagement ring while we were still engaged. I really didn't know what he had already done, and had no idea the torture I was putting him through. Kellan, unable to bear it spilled the beans and told me.

So a few days ago when he told me he had bought a book he needed for work and to expect it in the mail, I believed him.

Today the package came. Since I knew what it was I figured I might as well open it. So I did, expecting some HR leadership kind of thing. I slid the book out of the envelope and turning it over saw the title, Summer of the Monkeys.

Huh? What the... ?

Then the realization hit me. Oh my gosh, he got me. He actually got me! That sly dog. He actually surprised me! He actually lied! And I believed him!

I couldn't wipe the goofy grin off my face for at least 20 min. There may have been some giddy laughter too.

Because I love that book. One of my favorite childhood memories is of my Mom reading it to us outloud every evening.

I love it. I love the liar I'm married to too.

we don't need no education

I'm grateful Kellan doesn't have school for a couple of weeks.

He comes home and is just home.

No more hours and hours of homework waiting.

At least for a couple of weeks.... We'll take it though.

Today I'm grateful for the gorgeous weather and my backyard.

There was a nice cool breeze, and the clouds were amazing.

Also, I love having my own back yard.

I have space issues.

I have no idea how I ever surrvived without my own back yard.

Me: "Do I look like a raggamuffin?"

Kellan (without hesitating): "Always."

Me: "Alright, let's go."

I'm grateful for the fresh green beans coming out of my garden.

Its the first year I've gotten more than 5 beans and they're my favorite! Yum!

I'm grateful for my vacuum.

I'm grateful Kellan brushed and flossed the girls teeth tonight.

Frankly, it grosses me out.

I'm grateful for Kellan's new work schedule.

He's only had to work one evening in the last week and a half.

Yay for dinner and bedtime!

I'm grateful Libby's last tooth finally broke through.

Its been a long year of teething.

It's so nice to have a happy little girl who will eat something other than soggy cereal finally!