We've come to the end of our car search. Kinda. The search is over, the new car has yet to be obtained. Taran has officially completed the paperwork for our new minivan. Now, it's a matter of the dealership actually acquiring it so that we can trade in our current vehicle. That means that sometime next week (hopefully) I'll be officially inducted into the "soccer mom" club. It took a long time for Taran to convince me that a minivan was the best idea for us. I hate it, I truly do, but there really are no other options. Nothing else is big enough, gives us enough storage space, has rear air for the kids and enough room for their car seats, gets decent gas mileage (relative to size), and isn't a giant boat. So, minivan it is. It'll be good for us, just not my ego.
I've spent the past couple of days at home which has been bad for my sanity. Assuming I had any to begin with. I've got some crazy cabin fever and I am in desperate need of a girls' night out. I think the last time I had one was when Noah was about 5 mo. old. The kids are seriously wearing on me. I keep convincing myself that the few hours I get in the evening after Noah has gone to bed will refresh me, but it's not enough, especially considering that August doesn't necessarily sleep at the same time. Usually by the end of the day I'm so exhausted that I just want to veg and in vegging, I don't really appreciate the free time I have. And that's if I let myself veg and I'm not occupied by laundry or dishes or who knows what else that needs to get done around the house.
On a happier note, I have been keeping myself occupied with my crafts. I've finally finished all the shoes that I had official orders for. I also recently completed a cloth diaper cake (for display only) and a Halloween cake (also for display only). They were fun. I got to try some new things I hadn't done before and it was awesome to work out new tricks. I have many more projects prepped and ready to work on, I just haven't gotten around to doing that (and in many cases, I haven't had the energy).
Tomorrow I have my annual eye exam (not excited) and later in the week I have my regular mommy meeting and a meeting for the mommy foundation. Maybe with things to keep me occupied the week will go by faster. Next weekend my in-laws are going to be here, so that means a lot of cleaning on my part. It's nice when they are here, but I really don't like the pre-company prep. That part is never fun. Oh well. At least it forces me to clean on a semi-regular basis so that can't be all bad.
