my babe comes home today…

since i had so much time alone…
what’s a girl to do???

• i super-cleaned & organized all the kids’ closets, and everyone is set for the new school year.
  that included mending a few items, ironing a few items, and passing along all the hand-me-downs between the girls.
• took 17 bags of kids items to ‘kid to kid.’
• cleaned my closet
• took one large bag of items to ‘plato’s closet’
• school clothes shopping & school supply shopping…all done.
• back to school home-lunch supplies in pantry: FULLY stocked.
• made crepes for breakfast: 100 times. at least.
• deep-cleaned the house, again, and organized our TOYS.
• washed & ironed all bedding, quilts, blankets, pillows shams, etc. every bed & linen is freshly clean!
• took my SUV in to get a tire checked.
• started to make plans for a special man’s 40th birthday…this year.
• designed my girlfriend’s birthday presents, for this next year…!!! so fun.
• planned sela’s 4th birthday party, and made the invitations! {7 weeks away…}
• started plans for another friend-sons birthday party…
• we almost have all halloween costumes planned and completely purchased and/or designed.
• wrote our annual christmas newsletter!!! {really happy about this one!}
• did a little more christmas shopping! almost done!!!
• designed a blog header, for a friend.
• swam with the kids, a ga-zillion times.
• found a dead snake on our driveway and i had to dispose of it…

removing the snake, is a job i really dislike –
husbands are really good at this stuff,
when they are home!

• stopped eating sugar for two weeks, had a total meltdown for two days and ate all the sugar in site, too big of a list for here, and have been off sugar again for another week now… thank goodness for new beginnings! {over & over & over!}
• took all four of my munchkins in for their six-month dental check-ups. it is always an adventure to take FOUR kids to the dentist, at once. kj & myla kept us all entertained!

if you are looking for a great pediatric dentist in utah county, i can recommend one…

and a great orthodontist.

• took kiana, myla, and kj to the orthodontist…my kids have some interesting things going on with their teeth, geesh. thank goodness for modern day technology!!!
• committed one whole day to my moosey. i believe, this one day may have changed this girl, forever. she really needed one-on-one momma time. when kiana was in fourth grade {here}, her class went on a field trip to timpanogos cave. this past year, when myla was in fourth grade, the field trip was postponed then later cancelled and i promised her i would take her, alone. well, we finally planned the day, and it was beautiful. i’ve hiked to timp cave three times in my life now. and we had the best tour guide i’ve ever had, this time. myla started our day by choosing ihop for breakfast. we spent most of our day in the canyon & hiking, then made a special stop at ‘dear lizzy’ for cupcakes at the end of our day. i just love this girl, to pieces. she is just so sensitive, thoughtful, and has the best sense of humor. she told me over and over, “i had a blast, mom, thank you, this was the best day ever!” i need to do this more, with her. she’s so content to not get most of the attention, most of the time. i even noticed that myla wore the same tennis shoes hiking to the cave that her big sis kiana wore when she hiked it…myla is my very happy & content hand-me-down girl.

side note: myla and i were sore for a WEEK after hiking timpanogos cave…we thought we were in shape! it was the
hike down that killed our calves!!! ohuoi.

• worked out/exercised half of the days my man was gone. the other half were just impossible. during those work-outs, finished season FIVE of desperate housewives. i’m so hooked. can’t wait to get my hands on season six. daytime tv is just plain awful, my minutes pass so slowly when sweatin’ to something boring!
• went to about seven movies, four were girls nights out {thank you besties}, and took kiddo’s to three movies. have you noticed, we love movies around here!!!
• the kids: kiana attended her annual dance intensive camp at center stage, kj went to tennis practice four days a week, myla went twice, one saturday morning tournament, sela went to little gym summer camp four times, had numerous play dates with friends & family, myla went to soccer practice three times a week and had her first tournament.
• i have this habit of listening to ‘bbc radio’ while driving, laura marling has been on there frequently, lately… and i’m lovin’ this and this song by her. enjoy.
• and so much more…

funny thing…after ALL of this, my ‘to-do’ list for today,

before husband arrives home late tonight is still HUGE!

wish me luck!