Road Trips

We made a trip to WI last weekend.  Friday, I had to work and being Patrick had a "light day" he stayed home and did paperwork and what not.  He brought me to work so he could have the truck home and get everything loaded and the girls picked up from daycare and be back to my work at 4.  It worked splendidly!  It was the first time in a LONG time that things went as planned and we left on time!  Once we were on the road the discussion of what to do for supper begins....not sure why we even waste time discussing it because it usually ends up being McDonald's.  Not my favorite but its quick and then I have happy kiddos for the moment, plus the happy meal toy is their highlight and is a distraction from the long ride.  

After supper is done, usually books are next. The girls each "read" a book...out loud and usually at the same time. Then they trade books and ask for new books. It's funny to listen to them "read". "Mom can you put on our songs" was the next request...also funny to listen to them sing together.  And last but certainly not least are the games.  Usually the last hour they get pretty antsy and then the Mobigo and Leapster come out, they trade games and trade again and again.  It ended up being a pretty nice ride down.  The surprising thing was that they didn't sleep at all, which was a change, they usually fall asleep even if it is 20 minutes.  We arrived at my Dad's at 9:00.  Had some time with Grandpa, Sami and Ady then it was off to bed! 

It's amazing to me that road trips are getting easier....I remember when I dreaded the long trips(as we have had some bad ones).  Never thought those words would come out of my mouth...but its great!  Now that I've said that, I'm sure our next one will be a disaster....   

New Computer??

I haven't blogged for almost a month and this is my 3rd blog today!  Our latest hurdle for this household is getting a new computer....as some of you may have noticed my blogs have been very picture less. The USB port doesn't work so I can't load pics onto the computer from my camera.  Nor can we back up our business files, so if our computer actually dies we are out of luck as far as retrieving that information.  Kinda sucks.  We've been around the table as far as getting a lap top or a desk top. We like the idea of the mobility of a lap top but my husband likes having a desk top for doing paperwork and such. We've also talked about keeping the desk top we have just for business (if our USB port is fixable) and getting a lap top for Internet and what not. And if you know my husband he takes forever to make up his mind.  Well for now I think we've agreed to look into seeing if our USB port is fixable or how much it will cost if it can be fixed.  I do not enjoy making decisions like this.  I just want someone to tell us what to do! 

7 years come and gone!!

Yesterday was mine and my husbands anniversary.  7 years!  Wow!  Can't believe its been 7 years!!  The only way I can tell its been that long is...well....it was just a regular day for us.  We got each other cards and I reminisced the day frequently as I was looking at snow on the ground and was glad it wasn't my actual wedding day!;)  (Although, it rained for our wedding.)  I had some people ask me if we were doing anything "special" for our anniversary.  We did nothing "special" besides spend time with the kids and had supper together at home.  Which is "special" in itself for us!  =)

Too Strict???

So those of you who know my girls I have some "girly" girls on my hands.  They love to dress up, play mommies/babies and of course paint nails!!!  We paint nails on a weekly or sometimes 2x a week basis.  So its pretty common around this household.  The other day at Syd's school I was chatting with a mom and she noticed that Karsyn had her nails painted and asked her if she painted her own nails (ummm NO she hasn't, she's only 3!!).  Then she went on to say how her daughter (who is going to be 5 next month) had a friend over and they painted their nails too.  And said that it was a funny story because her daughter started painting her nails, while the friend insisted she'd get in trouble doing it herself.  Turns out she lets her daughter paint her nails by herself ALL THE TIME as long as she's in the kitchen she can have at it!!  What?!?  Then she added that the friend dumped the bottle of remover all over and said she just laughed it off as no biggie!!!  Is this lady for real?!?  I usually paint the girls nails on a napkin, and they can't leave the table they are dry and checked by me.  So I thought....maybe I'm too strict....maybe I should let Syd branch out and have a go at it....  So since Karsyn is napping now I thought I'd let her try it....well....lets just say.....I don't think I'll make that a regular occurrence.  YIKES!!!

So....am I too strict???