Friday, May 27, 2011
Thanks for the cute dress, Aunt Lindsey!
It even has Lola's name on it... look at the bottom right. Too cute!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Lola's nannies
We are blessed to have three women in our lives who are helping us with Miss Lola during our busy season. Chris Hoefle started watching Lola around the first of March. She's a neighbor and a dock customer. She and her husband, Milt, moved to Pontiac from St. Louis about 10 years ago. Milt passed away two summers ago. Chris is retired and decided she wanted a part-time job. In addition to watching Lola, Chris has also been working at the dock. She has been an all-around BIG help to me.
Anna Reynolds is Matt's first cousin. She's from El Dorado, Arkansas. She graduated from Harding University a year ago, and she is about to complete her first year of teaching (food and nutrition) at Bentonville High School in Bentonville, Arkansas. Anna has spent a few weekends with us already. She also met us in Kansas City for Caldwell and Kate's wedding to help us with Lola on the wedding day. Anna will be staying with us for part of the summer, starting around the third week of June.
Katelyn Phelps is the daughter of our friends, Craig and Stephanie. Katelyn is 17 years old and is graduating from Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois on Saturday. She came down with her family last Friday and babysat Lola Friday night and Saturday morning and all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. She is back in Illinois now, getting ready for her graduation. She'll be back on Sunday and will be staying with us for about a month.
I'll post pictures soon!
Anna Reynolds is Matt's first cousin. She's from El Dorado, Arkansas. She graduated from Harding University a year ago, and she is about to complete her first year of teaching (food and nutrition) at Bentonville High School in Bentonville, Arkansas. Anna has spent a few weekends with us already. She also met us in Kansas City for Caldwell and Kate's wedding to help us with Lola on the wedding day. Anna will be staying with us for part of the summer, starting around the third week of June.
Katelyn Phelps is the daughter of our friends, Craig and Stephanie. Katelyn is 17 years old and is graduating from Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois on Saturday. She came down with her family last Friday and babysat Lola Friday night and Saturday morning and all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. She is back in Illinois now, getting ready for her graduation. She'll be back on Sunday and will be staying with us for about a month.
I'll post pictures soon!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Mommy brain...
...is a real thing. I always heard women talk about it before, and I'd secretly roll my eyes, like, oh whatever. But, now that I'm a mom, I can attest that mommy brain is real, and I am suffering from it.
I completely forgot to pick up our dogs from the groomer today.
Granted, it was a Monday, and I had a billion other things to do - like work, spend time with our new nanny, Katelyn, who is going to be staying with us for part of the summer, and write a column for the paper (which I'm still working on right now at 9:05 p.m.)
First of all, I thought their appointment with the groomer was at 9 a.m. I got to work this morning and looked at my calendar to see that it was actually at 11. No big deal, but I had to rearrange a few things.
When I dropped them off I chatted with Ruby (the groomer) for a few minutes, then as I was leaving I said, "Pick them up around 3?" She said yes and that she herself had a hair appointment this afternoon after she was done with Honey and Oscar, and she was looking forward to it.
I ran to town to the bank then back to work. At about 12:30 I noted the time and thought to myself: "I have plenty of time before they have to be picked up." Next thing I know my cell phone is ringing, and it's Ruby. My heart sank as I looked at the clock and saw that it was 3:20. Where had the day gone? Luckily Matt was there, so he ran out the door to go get them. Poor dogs. They have certainly taken a backseat since Miss Lola arrived.
Sigh. I'm really not a dumb blonde. Really. I'm not.
I completely forgot to pick up our dogs from the groomer today.
Granted, it was a Monday, and I had a billion other things to do - like work, spend time with our new nanny, Katelyn, who is going to be staying with us for part of the summer, and write a column for the paper (which I'm still working on right now at 9:05 p.m.)
First of all, I thought their appointment with the groomer was at 9 a.m. I got to work this morning and looked at my calendar to see that it was actually at 11. No big deal, but I had to rearrange a few things.
When I dropped them off I chatted with Ruby (the groomer) for a few minutes, then as I was leaving I said, "Pick them up around 3?" She said yes and that she herself had a hair appointment this afternoon after she was done with Honey and Oscar, and she was looking forward to it.
I ran to town to the bank then back to work. At about 12:30 I noted the time and thought to myself: "I have plenty of time before they have to be picked up." Next thing I know my cell phone is ringing, and it's Ruby. My heart sank as I looked at the clock and saw that it was 3:20. Where had the day gone? Luckily Matt was there, so he ran out the door to go get them. Poor dogs. They have certainly taken a backseat since Miss Lola arrived.
Sigh. I'm really not a dumb blonde. Really. I'm not.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Bath time!
Okay, I know Lola will cringe when she looks at these pictures as a teenager (especially that last one!)... but, they're too cute not to post. She LOVES taking a bath. She recently discovered the water coming out of the faucet, and she tries to 'grab' it with her hands.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Just Dance
Caldwell and Kate's reception was by far one of the most fun we have ever been to, (and we have been to a lot of fun wedding receptions!) It was a great crowd, good dinner and toasts (Matt and I gave a best man and 'best sister' toast - ha), and the band rocked. It was the kind of party that kept everyone on the dance floor all night long. We kept pushing tables and chairs out of the way to make the dance floor bigger. Caldwell's fraternity brothers were the life of the party. There were about a dozen of them there, along with their significant others, and they danced their booties off. One guy was on another guy's shoulders. Another was break-dancing. There was a whole choreographed routine that involved dancing over a mimed jump rope. It was hilarious. It was entertaining. I hear there is some video footage floating around, and I can't wait to see it. (And I'm a little scared to see it.)
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