Numbers

2nd week of the new job. So far, so good. Too early to give an accurate representation of what it will be like, but outlook is good.

3 days left until we head to the beach! Yea! Looking forward to vacation time. Really hoping for both the kids to enjoy it this year. Last year with a 6 week old, I was basically hanging out inside nursing and watching TV. Should be a lot more fun this time!

1 year until Emmett goes to Kindergarten!

1 year until my 20th high school reunion. Can I really be that old?

And only 164 days until Christmas. :)

Tolerance, or lack thereof.

Today, my 4 year old's whining seems whinier. And my 1 year old's crying is louder and screechier. Or is it just me?

I think it is just me. I am not sure why, but it is just one of those days. Tolerance is not something I seem to have a lot of right now. Maybe it is because vacation is near and I am ready to go. Maybe it is because my project list is so long, but I seem to never be able to cross many things off of it. Maybe it is because I have had one too many nights lately with broken sleep. Who knows.

Tomorrow is a new day.

What do you do when you want a mini van, but you don't want a mini van?

You buy a microvan! The Mazda5. 

Ok, I know you are thinking about that previous post where I said I wanted a minivan. Well, the Mazda5 is really a mini minivan and it had all the things we liked about a minivan, without the downsides. I shall explain. As I mentioned in my earlier post, these were my reasons for wanting a minivan:

1. To be able to drive to the beach for vacation without having things shoved in the door pockets and under the passengers feet.

2. So that the back of my seat won't get kicked as easily

3. So it will be easier to toss the kids in with the sliding doors.

4. So we can buy and haul large items from Home Depot and Ikea.

5. So we can have guests go with us somewhere without having to take multiple cars.

We get all those met with the Mazda. 

And here are the bonus points:

1. It doesn't really look like a minivan. (Double bonus: my husband doesn't mind driving it since it is less soccer mom-ish.)

2. It is easier to drive and park. 

3. It gets much better gas mileage. 

4. It is at a much better price point than a regular minivan.

We still get a third row, sliding doors, etc. The only thing you sacrifice is less cargo space (but is still a good bit of space, if you don't plan to use your third row very often). I think it will be great for our family of four. 

Cucumbers!

What do you do with 30 lbs of cucumbers?

Make lots of pickles! (We made 12 jars, and only used about half the cukes)

4th of July

Hammock

I am sitting in the hammock as I am typing this. The birds are chirping. The weather is perfect. Someone is mowing their lawn in the distance.

Molly fell asleep on the way home in the car, so I opened the car door and am letting her sleep while I keep an eye on her from the hammock. So relaxing.... so needed after this week! And we have a long holiday weekend! Yea!

Nutshell Update

It has been one of those weeks. Really.

Saturday, Molly came down with a fever (Which I was thinking is probably side effect of Thursday's immunization). Emmett got a cough. Spent all weekend with lumpy little girl on my lap.

Monday, thought Molly was better and took her to school. 9:30am-- School calls. Molly fever is back. Go to pick up the kids, get thrown up on by Molly, and the school thermometer says 106! I freak out and go straight to the Doctor's office. (Temp at the doctor's office was 103.7) We get Tylenol and diagnosis of ear infection for Molly and potential strep throat for Emmett. After a not fun trip to Walmart including a snafu with the insurance card, we go home with 2 prescriptions of zithromax at full price.

Tuesday, I work in the morning, Emmett goes to school, and Seth and Molly stay home. In the afternoon I switch off with Seth to take care of Molly. When I get home, the house seems a bit warm. Come to find out the AC has stopped working. Gets up to 87 degrees in the house. Remember Molly with a fever? We end up with a field trip the Holiday Inn Express for the evening.

Wednesday, everyone to work and school. But, school calls at 2pm because Molly has slight fever. (We also notice that Molly now has a total of 8, yes 8!, teeth coming in all at the same time!) Seth picks kids up. I am finishing my last day at work at my current job. Before leaving for the day, am informed that I40 is shut down because of a suspicious object (possible pipe bomb) so I have to take 70 home. After an hour commute, I get home to my hot house, but a good family who is all on the mend, and a nice bottle of champagne and chocolate to celebrate my last day.

Today, home with the kids, and AC repair man is here as we speak. The upswing. Thank goodness.