Weekend/Monday/Tuesday

Whoops...didn't blog all weekend...we're always busy on the weekends, even if we don't have plans, it seems that something always comes up!

Saturday, one of my college roomies came to visit for the afternoon/evening...a blast! I was so happy to see her. It's a shame to admit that she lives in Ithaca and this is the first time we've gotten together in...years. For some reason, I thought Ithaca was actually farther away than it is. We will get together again...hopefully soon! This time we won't let Christian beat us at Trivial Pursuit, either...he didn't even sit and play the whole time...how did he win? haha!!

Sunday we were invited to attend a very special event at another church, but between being up late the night before, the extreme heat/humidity, and the fact that Christian had to go to work for the afternoon, we went to our church service. It was SO HOT in church. Poor Sam was breaking out in a heat rash...he was laying with his head in Christian's lap and Christian was holding a cold water bottle on Sam's neck...I took them down to nursery, which I don't usually do, but it was so hot! I was going to stay down there with them, but they were fine with Jasmine, a nice teen that attends church with her grandparents, so I went back upstairs...it's probably the first sermon that I've actually heard most of in a while! :-) We had lunch with my gram before Christian went to work. Brayden took a nap but our neighbors were target shooting with ridiculously loud guns and Sam couldn't fall asleep. SO, he laid on the couch downstairs where it is cooler and watched a movie. I invited Kaleena over for the Pad Thai that I neglected to make Friday (too hot), and then decided it was too hot to cook, so Christian brought home sandwiches, which were very good...it was a hot and long but very good day.

Yesterday...Monday...I woke up and there...was...NO...COFFEE...in this house!!! WHAT?!?!?!?! That's right, folks, no coffee. Brief moment of panic before making a cup of tea and making do. I got myself and the boys ready and took them to get some portraits taken (ok, ok, I bought myself a cup of coffee too!)...came home, got them down for naps, got some cleaning done, it was a normal day after the portraits. And...I FINALLY made the stinkin' Pad Thai...worth the wait, though it would have been good any time...sorry Kaleena!! It was SO GOOD. One of our favorites, for sure!

Also, I officially restarted Weight Watchers yesterday...so far so good...I'm doing the online program right now...much cheaper than meetings! I've been trying to get down to where I was before I was pregnant with Brayden and lose a little more, but I didn't anticipate nursing and losing weight to be such a struggle. Wait, yes I did, because I had the same struggle with Sam, it wasn't until he had been weaned for several months before I joined Weight Watchers and really started to have success...and then I got pregnant! haha!! So, I'm back on track, hopefully. Something about PAYING for a program holds me more accountable than trying to do it by myself...imagine. Maybe I'll even get pregnant again ;-) (Don't get excited, I'm not TRYING right now...just wishing.)

Today...oooh, cooler with a breeze, and this makes mommy happy. I baked some banana muffins for Brayden's birthday party and have some cinnamon bread rising too...once the bread is ready for it's second rising, I'm going to try and squeeze in a workout before the boys are up from their naps...it's a good day. Emotionally, I'm having a difficult time coping with the fact that I'm heading back to work 2 nights/week and every other weekend...daytime orientation for 4 days next week, which has me in tears, of course. My heart is already aching for my babies...this is really hard. But if you're reading my blog, you know how I struggle with this so I won't start a rant because you know my feelings about this. I am praying for it to be a "short season" as my wonderful friend Becca said...I'm really hoping to get my bakery business started and bring in enough income to be able to stay home. Either that or have Christian get his full salary back...all of you other stay-at-home mommas know how much a couple of hundred dollars can make or break your budget...and after a year and a half of making money appear from nowhere (aka our savings), it's beginning to break us...so please...pray for us all. This topic is several long and emotional blog posts in and of itself..........................

On the bakery front, I haven't heard anything from the Department of Agriculture...I'm really hoping to hear something "official" soon!! And when I do...look for Capo Cucina everywhere!! Or contact me here, through e-mail, phone, etc if you need any baking done...mmmmm...