Chris' aunt and uncle so graciously and eagerly agreed to have Elianna visit them for the day so I could get away for the day. It's something I have needed for a while. Time away to get some computer work done and enjoy the somewhat peace and quite. We are now on to hand soaps. Riveting! I must live such a boring life if my attention is being held by a stranger lady discussing cleaning agents.
Although I did recently make my own dishwashing detergent and it works super! And it did not cost me an arm or leg, but in fact is way cheaper than the stuff I usually buy at Target.
Apparently, I have come out of the blogging woodwork to discuss detergents and DIY boring stuff. Wahoo! Come back tomorrow and we will discuss carpet care. Just kidding - maybe.
Here is what we have been doing besides doing dishes and laundry:
We have been able to have several families over for dinner in the recent weeks. Coincidentally, they have been families who have little girls Elianna's same age. She has so enjoyed having girls to hang out with at church. In New Jersey, all the children her age were boys. She did learn how to stand up for herself during that time. A little pushing and a little shoving did the trick. Now, she has all little girls to hang with. We are working on standing up for yourself in a non-marker war kind of way.
We also have several things we "automatically" do each and every week. Of course, there is story time which is either Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings. Every other Tuesday, we skip Pajama Story Time and head over to a local park to Running Club.
Elianna still has "school" in the morning. I firmly believe that she knows how frustrated I get when we discuss the letter "A" all morning and then I ask her about that same letter and she decides that it is the letter "B." It is a test of my patience sometimes. She would much rather be doing hands on activities (cutting with scissors, etc) than sitting and learning. I know she is still young.
Chris has been working funny hours with Starbucks. He has to work most Saturdays so Elianna and I have been traveling to see Chris' cousins' daughter (follow that?) play volleyball on Saturday mornings. He also either works early early in the morning (4:30am) and next week will work later in the evening. He is working towards being a shift supervisor which is why I guess he is working strange hours. He has to get acquainted with all the different rush times.
I have been busy teaching Elianna, attending Storytimes, laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, and cleaning up our spare bedroom for company. It keeps me a bit busy which keeps my mind off the no internet problem. And since we have now come full circle, I am going to conclude this super long post. Excuse me while I continue to sit here and sip on my Mexican hot chocolate and eavesdrop on the new customers who have decided to sit across the room from me.
We have been able to have several families over for dinner in the recent weeks. Coincidentally, they have been families who have little girls Elianna's same age. She has so enjoyed having girls to hang out with at church. In New Jersey, all the children her age were boys. She did learn how to stand up for herself during that time. A little pushing and a little shoving did the trick. Now, she has all little girls to hang with. We are working on standing up for yourself in a non-marker war kind of way.
We also have several things we "automatically" do each and every week. Of course, there is story time which is either Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings. Every other Tuesday, we skip Pajama Story Time and head over to a local park to Running Club.
Elianna still has "school" in the morning. I firmly believe that she knows how frustrated I get when we discuss the letter "A" all morning and then I ask her about that same letter and she decides that it is the letter "B." It is a test of my patience sometimes. She would much rather be doing hands on activities (cutting with scissors, etc) than sitting and learning. I know she is still young.
Chris has been working funny hours with Starbucks. He has to work most Saturdays so Elianna and I have been traveling to see Chris' cousins' daughter (follow that?) play volleyball on Saturday mornings. He also either works early early in the morning (4:30am) and next week will work later in the evening. He is working towards being a shift supervisor which is why I guess he is working strange hours. He has to get acquainted with all the different rush times.
I have been busy teaching Elianna, attending Storytimes, laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, and cleaning up our spare bedroom for company. It keeps me a bit busy which keeps my mind off the no internet problem. And since we have now come full circle, I am going to conclude this super long post. Excuse me while I continue to sit here and sip on my Mexican hot chocolate and eavesdrop on the new customers who have decided to sit across the room from me.
She loves to have me take her picture - "Mom, take my picture"
