I've been ignoring my blog lately... Sorry to anyone to was actually reading it before.
A few things to catch up on: Oliver is registered for pre-school in the fall! A huge burden off my shoulders. He doesn't do very well focusing on activities like writing, colouring, etc... Pretty much anything that doesn't involve trains, really, so I'm excited that he is excited about going to school and will hopefully be taught the skills he'll need in kindergarden to focus there. Oakley is first up on the waiting list. I kind of hope he is able to get in this fall too. I don't think he needs it like Oliver does, but I think he'd really enjoy it. (And, the "evil Mother" side of me is looking forward to the half day with just one boy at home... I could go running! Get house work done! Nap? Who knows the possibilities?!)
I'm trying to think of what else there was to update on...
Hmmm...
I gave Elliot his first "haircut." Really, I just trimmed his bangs since they were in his eyes 24/7, but he looks so mischievious now. I love it. I do not love the new screeching thing he picked up. It's like the noise I imagine a baby pterodactyl making. At first I was attributing it to his first molar that's coming in, but it looks like it's mostly through the gum, and he still does it. A lot. And waking up super early. (5:30 this morning) Not being a morning person, I'm also not the hugest fan of that. Something else I'm not a fan of, not that I'm trying to rag on my kids, because really, generally they're amazing and great and wonderful, but I'm saying it anyways. Oakley keeps having accidents. I'm hoping it will resolve itself soon since I think it might have started when my MIL was with us for a week and she was babying Oakley a little and helping him go to the bathroom when he would normally go by himself.
I haven't done much running since my Half Marathon.. I've been lazy. I did do a relay race in Seattle that was a blast though! Good weekend with my Sole Sisters :) That race was at the beginning of April, and until last night I had only run about 4 miles total. And those were on a treadmill. Last night I went running with a friend and we did four miles, but they felt so hard! I'm always amazed at how quickly I can fall out of shape! We did pretty well for not having run in about a month though; we finished our four miles in 36 minutes.
In other completely random news, I'm slowly going through my house and getting rid of stuff for a yard sale I'm doing in a couple of weeks. It's slow going, but it feels good to be getting rid of things I'm not using anyways and hopefully I'll make some spending money for my trip to Banff which is mid-June. That is the real reason for having the yard sale. I'm not going to lie. I probably wouldn't have the motivation otherwise. Thankfully my dear friend and neighbour who is also going on the trip is a super organized person and thought of doing this. Bonus: we get to hang out all that day (Pray for sunshine on June 4th!)
Lastly, the cake business has picked up a bit! Hooray! I really don't make any money on it at all since I only charge about the cost of ingredients (I feel bad charging my friends [who are my only clients so far] more than that) but just in May I have made a Baby Shower cake, a birthday cake, I have another Baby Shower and birthday coming up. It's been fun. :) Maybe someday I'll actually make money at it, which would be nice, but until then, I'm happy to be involved in friends' celebrations in an extra way. It's also a fun thing to swap services with friends. My friend Monica is trading me family pictures for me to do her daughter's birthday cake.
I feel like I've been rambling, so I'm going to stop while I might still possibly be ahead.... Off to relax!
I read your blog! Welcome back...!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the garage sale. I hope you make enough to support our shopping adventure in July, too. P.S. I cannot wait to go shopping with you. I think we'll match each other's will to deplete every cent we have! :)
I don't know what you mean when you say "lazy" after running a marathon. The only way I'd ever run is if someone was behind me with a gun. I hate running.
I do hope to make enough to help out with our July Shopping Expedition. Even if it's only to put it on my Macy's or Nordstroms cards, lol. I'm trying to be good shopping-wise until then. I am addicted though (Hi, my name is Marie-Eve, and I'm a shopaholic....) so if I do buy things, I will try to either make them be dirt cheap or totally worth it. :)
ReplyDeleteI totally understand, girl! I am also an addict, but, I have to only use cash, no cards. A few weeks ago, I had a breakdown and begged Joel for a credit card and then came to my senses. Isn't that terrible?
ReplyDeleteMev! So glad you're back! Wahoo for pre-school for Oliver! Where is he going to go? Did you settle on the christian place over by Seltice School?(Can't think of the name....?) Is he excited? Can't believe he is old enough for school....Where does time go? I have lots of stuff to add to the yardsale. How to get it there?!! Keep up with blogging. We read it! :)
ReplyDeleteKrista: Yes, we settled on Calvary Lutheran Preschool for Oliver.. We looked at another preschool (the one at Katelyne's school) but it really didn't seem right for us and the cost is about triple! So we're very happy with our decision :)
ReplyDeleteJoanna: I probably shouldn't ever have gotten the cards! I do try to be responsible with them.. and at least every tax refund season we pay them off again (and do other things...I don't want to make it sound like our entire refund is spent paying off my Macy's card, LOL), though this year I'm trying to be super good and get closer to paying them off at the end of each month instead. The original plan with them was that I'd pay them off as soon as I'd use them, but I should have known better....