Finn's the king of the world! (King of Bull Shoals Lake anyway.)
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Can we get an 8th day, please?
I'll even settle for a 25th hour.
There. Are. Not. Enough. Hours. In. The. Day.
Or days in the week. Or weeks in the month...
You catch my drift.
Life is crazy-busy these days, and of course, it doesn't help that this is our busiest season of the year. We're enjoying our Wednesdays off with the kiddos. We've been taking them swimming and tubing! One morning we boated up to another marina for breakfast. We love our Just Jackie's, but a little variety is NICE. An evening trip to 178 Club is in my and Matt's (near) future, I assure you. Yesterday I told Lola that Mommy and Daddy need a "date night." And she said, "NO!" Then I told her she and Finn could eat dinner at Pop and Gigi's and maybe even take baths there, and then we'd come get them before bedtime. She came around to the idea and proceeded to tell Pop and Gigi alllll about Mommy and Daddy's date night plans. :)
The kid is hilarious. The other morning she said: "I want a baby sister Mommy, can you born another one?"
I choked on my morning tea.
Emily, our summer babysitter, went to Nashville for a week on a school trip. Last week was her first week back, and she and Lola were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast when I heard Lola say: "So, Emily, how was your trip?" Just all grown up like.
Finn babbles nonstop. Like his sister, he is rarely quiet (unless he's sleeping). He understands everything we say to him, but he speaks back to us in "Finn language." (We're learning it.) His facial expressions are priceless, and he is such a sweet cuddly bug.
They play well together 85 percent of the time. Sometimes they even occupy themselves for a decent amount of time in one room while I am able to complete a whole task in another room! Sometimes I hear full-on laughter coming from both of them. This warms my heart. (Other times, there is screaming and crying and "He took my parrot!" or "He pinched me!" or Finn is screaming in "Finn language" at Lola because she booted him off the piano bench... Sigh.)
I am really enjoying this summer. I love what I do, and I can't imagine doing anything else (work, I mean), but I'm not gonna lie. It's a nonstop stress-inducing juggling act trying to balance running a busy seasonal business with taking care of my family/home (and myself). We're learning as we go and managing (I think). There are still plenty of days when I don't feel like I am doing a good job at any of it, but that's normal, right? Right?! (This is where the 25th hour would come in handy.) I don't want to wish away these long days and warm nights, but I am already longing for football season and pumpkin picking... And blogging a lil bit more. Til then.
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There. Are. Not. Enough. Hours. In. The. Day.
Or days in the week. Or weeks in the month...
You catch my drift.
Life is crazy-busy these days, and of course, it doesn't help that this is our busiest season of the year. We're enjoying our Wednesdays off with the kiddos. We've been taking them swimming and tubing! One morning we boated up to another marina for breakfast. We love our Just Jackie's, but a little variety is NICE. An evening trip to 178 Club is in my and Matt's (near) future, I assure you. Yesterday I told Lola that Mommy and Daddy need a "date night." And she said, "NO!" Then I told her she and Finn could eat dinner at Pop and Gigi's and maybe even take baths there, and then we'd come get them before bedtime. She came around to the idea and proceeded to tell Pop and Gigi alllll about Mommy and Daddy's date night plans. :)
The kid is hilarious. The other morning she said: "I want a baby sister Mommy, can you born another one?"
I choked on my morning tea.
Emily, our summer babysitter, went to Nashville for a week on a school trip. Last week was her first week back, and she and Lola were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast when I heard Lola say: "So, Emily, how was your trip?" Just all grown up like.
Finn babbles nonstop. Like his sister, he is rarely quiet (unless he's sleeping). He understands everything we say to him, but he speaks back to us in "Finn language." (We're learning it.) His facial expressions are priceless, and he is such a sweet cuddly bug.
They play well together 85 percent of the time. Sometimes they even occupy themselves for a decent amount of time in one room while I am able to complete a whole task in another room! Sometimes I hear full-on laughter coming from both of them. This warms my heart. (Other times, there is screaming and crying and "He took my parrot!" or "He pinched me!" or Finn is screaming in "Finn language" at Lola because she booted him off the piano bench... Sigh.)
I am really enjoying this summer. I love what I do, and I can't imagine doing anything else (work, I mean), but I'm not gonna lie. It's a nonstop stress-inducing juggling act trying to balance running a busy seasonal business with taking care of my family/home (and myself). We're learning as we go and managing (I think). There are still plenty of days when I don't feel like I am doing a good job at any of it, but that's normal, right? Right?! (This is where the 25th hour would come in handy.) I don't want to wish away these long days and warm nights, but I am already longing for football season and pumpkin picking... And blogging a lil bit more. Til then.
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