Well, well, well...I woke up on Day 6 early, and couldn't go back to sleep. I was pretty sure the novelty of being a stay-at-home-mom was starting to wear off. So I actually felt excited about waking up early and having some time to myself before children woke up, to sit and watch the news and work on my blog and leisurely sip some coffee. But we all know what happens when mom wakes up early thinking she'll get some her time.
Even HE doesn't look happy about it! We made due though. He kept me company and we watched some cartoons, while Alec slept in til 8:40!! Poor kid was pooped. Since I was feeling pooped from all our activities, I farted around most of the morning, when I should have been cleaning, then finally did a mad clean up before lunch. The carpet was DISGUSTING so I was determined to get things picked up enough to vacuum before we got out of the house, which made me late (just call me Linda) to our lunch date at my brother's house! My sister-in-law is a teacher so she's off for Christmas Break with her kids and invited us over to sammies and romping around outside, so I took her up on it. We got some good mommy chat time and the kids enjoyed themselves!
Then we stopped over for a visit with Yaya (my best friend's mom, who is like a mother to me and in turn another grandma to my kiddos)! We needed to return a movie rental to her and she had gifts for all the kids...
As if they hadn't already had enough sugar over the holidays...
Yikes! On the way home we stopped and picked up some construction paper and glue sticks because the children had been begging to make homemade ornaments. *Sigh* another project.
I complied. I got out the printer so they could print off pictures to color. And this...
...became this...
...and then there was a nerds explosion...
...and mommy was glad Yaya gave her her own sugar...
The kids really did work hard and enjoy themselves being crafty.
And made some cool ornaments!
A little bit later that evening my friend Megan from high school came over to learn the ropes of her sewing machine. She's had it for a while but didn't know how to use it, so I told her I'd help her figure it out. I got out my machine and apron kit thinking I might be able to get started on my own project (which never happened because I had monkeys I had to tend to in between giving instructions...).
And before she showed up I decided to get my crownie on.
Which are chocolate chip cookie dough brownies. I normally make them with ganache, but I just used some store-bought frosting, because I knew this one was dairy free so Aidan could eat it!
Here they are fresh out of the oven!
As I was frosting them, the kids joined me and wanted some licks out of the can.
...as if they hadn't already had enough sugar for the day...
Corrinne also came to help Megan with her little project. Hi Megan! You're on candid camera!
Her lesson was successful and she learned how to use her machine. Very well I might add!! The whipped up a little gift in just a couple of minutes to give to Corrinne for being her helper. So sweet!
And then Marc finally made it home from work after a very long couple of days, and I was very glad to see him. Especially knowing he didn't have to work the next day and we'd officially be able to start our Christmas vacation together!
Whew! What a tiring few days, looking forward to some days of relaxation to round out the Ten Days of Christmas!
That looks like insanity... Delicious insanity! BTW, one of our buddies is a honcho at Hahn winery... How was the vino? :)
Posted by: Stephdunham | 12/24/2010 at 10:34 AM
it was delicious! and merlot is not my favorite red, but this was very smooth, and rich. delightful with the homemade pizza i had with it for dinner!
Posted by: Missy Rose | 12/24/2010 at 02:56 PM