It's only about halfway into the weekend and we are all exhausted.
I had my normal mommy meeting today where we got off to a rough start with Noah and his very physical behavior. On the upside, I was able to hand off some of the shoes I had made that one of my mom friends ordered and picked up a potential new order.
In the afternon we attended a "family" reunion for an organization Taran and I were in while in college. It was so wonderful to get to see some old friends no matter how brief, but it also reminded me how secluded I've become in my "new" little life as a mom. It's a bit sad, really. Sometimes getting over that hump is the hardest part. In any case, Noah had a great time playing, even in the 106 degree heat - and depressingly enough, that is not an exaggeration. Poor Taran had to chase him outside while I stayed in and protected the wee one from the sweltering heat. He's such a good sport and luckily has a far superior tolerance to heat than I do. I hope Noah gets that from him because I'm a wimp. It's the end of the day and we are all worn out. I suppose that's the way to ensure good sleep.
Not a whole lot going on tomorrow, a few errands to run. Monday will be busy as well with August's 4 mo. appointment in the morning and then we are hosting dinner for a co-worker friend of Taran's and his wife. Fortunately, I've managed to keep the house from becoming a complete disaster area over the past couple of weeks since we last had dinner guests, so while there still is cleaning to be done, it's not terrible. We just need to plan a menu and take a trip to the store.
So, a good but busy start to the weekend. I'm not used to this pace of multiple outings in a Day and having had more outings than normal in the past week (some days with more than one) I'm wearing out. I remember the days when I had much more stamina. Here's hoping I can maybe keep up the pace and get that back. Yay for optimism. =)
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
More days gone by...
It's hard to believe that so much time passes between blog posts. I feel like there is nothing to report, but I suppose that depends on who's reading it and how much they know otherwise.
So, this week has been busy. Taran returned from the rig earlier than expected which was really nice. This go-round out there was stressful for both of us. While out there, the first big tropical storm of the season came through. Well, kinda. It was mild enough that they decided that the rig workers would ride it out. Not that that made me feel better. I also for the first time made sure to do some hurricane prep by getting a few recommended supplies. I wasn't terribly worried about food since I've had a habit of stocking up more since I've started couponing, but things like water and batteries were necessary to pick up. As it turns out, the storm passed south of where Taran's rig was stationed and they just got some waves. We didn't even get rain. Oh well, at least I have some supplies should I need them in the future.
This week I've also been inspired to create new projects for my baby boutique (despite having a lack of time to work on them. I also received some orders for more shoes which is super exciting - we just need to hash out the details for them. I can't wait to get to work on those.
Taran and I went and dropped off my second donation of milk to the drop-off site for the milk bank. I had almost 3 gallons collected which is awesome. It's so nice having Taran with me for those trips since the trip takes about 45 minutes and otherwise I'd have to unload kids and load them back up with no time to stretch legs and play, well, in Noah's case anyway - August would want a snack at the least. The other option is to stop somewhere to let Noah run around which can prove to be difficult depending on where we are. In any case, with Taran it was an easy run in an out so there was much less stress! Thank you, hubs!
Today I went to the local Big Latch On. Conveniently, it was taking place where we normally have our Saturday mommy meeting and almost at the same time too, so it's not like it was out of my way. I would have gone somewhere else though if it were in a different location. There were 15 moms there and a reporter from a local paper so that was pretty cool. They had also set up a silent auction for the Smart Mommies Education Foundation, the non-profit that hosts our meetings. I hope it did well. I didn't bid on anything b/c I'm cheap. Also, I didn't look closely at all the things up for auction but I did see some items which I either had or didn't need so I nothing drew me in.
Tomorrow we are supposed to have some work friends of Taran's joining us for dinner. Taran is planning on making chicken-fried steak which he makes wonderfully. I'm going to make the sides and we'll have mashed taters and black-eyed peas. Not a ton of color on that plate... Oh well.
So, that's the wrap-up of what's been going on with us. Maybe I'll get better at posting regularly, but who knows... =)
So, this week has been busy. Taran returned from the rig earlier than expected which was really nice. This go-round out there was stressful for both of us. While out there, the first big tropical storm of the season came through. Well, kinda. It was mild enough that they decided that the rig workers would ride it out. Not that that made me feel better. I also for the first time made sure to do some hurricane prep by getting a few recommended supplies. I wasn't terribly worried about food since I've had a habit of stocking up more since I've started couponing, but things like water and batteries were necessary to pick up. As it turns out, the storm passed south of where Taran's rig was stationed and they just got some waves. We didn't even get rain. Oh well, at least I have some supplies should I need them in the future.
This week I've also been inspired to create new projects for my baby boutique (despite having a lack of time to work on them. I also received some orders for more shoes which is super exciting - we just need to hash out the details for them. I can't wait to get to work on those.
Taran and I went and dropped off my second donation of milk to the drop-off site for the milk bank. I had almost 3 gallons collected which is awesome. It's so nice having Taran with me for those trips since the trip takes about 45 minutes and otherwise I'd have to unload kids and load them back up with no time to stretch legs and play, well, in Noah's case anyway - August would want a snack at the least. The other option is to stop somewhere to let Noah run around which can prove to be difficult depending on where we are. In any case, with Taran it was an easy run in an out so there was much less stress! Thank you, hubs!
Today I went to the local Big Latch On. Conveniently, it was taking place where we normally have our Saturday mommy meeting and almost at the same time too, so it's not like it was out of my way. I would have gone somewhere else though if it were in a different location. There were 15 moms there and a reporter from a local paper so that was pretty cool. They had also set up a silent auction for the Smart Mommies Education Foundation, the non-profit that hosts our meetings. I hope it did well. I didn't bid on anything b/c I'm cheap. Also, I didn't look closely at all the things up for auction but I did see some items which I either had or didn't need so I nothing drew me in.
Tomorrow we are supposed to have some work friends of Taran's joining us for dinner. Taran is planning on making chicken-fried steak which he makes wonderfully. I'm going to make the sides and we'll have mashed taters and black-eyed peas. Not a ton of color on that plate... Oh well.
So, that's the wrap-up of what's been going on with us. Maybe I'll get better at posting regularly, but who knows... =)
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