I'm worn out...

Another eventful week passes, but this time not many pictures :o) You will thank me later…

Saturday we went to the park with the girls and left them with Kevin so that Cathy and I could go shopping/looking. We ended up in a nearby town called Stamford. It was the most phenomenal place I have seen thus far. The brick streets were lined with stone buildings and I was immediately in love. After getting out of the car we walked the streets and went into the row of shops. There were many antique stores as well as shops with purses and clothing. Everything was quite impressive, and the shoes here are about 100 times better than those in the states. We even found a shop for children, which was full of PINK. Of course the first thing I exclaimed was “CATHY I want a little girl so I can come here and dress her in all of these pink cutie outfits…and the shoes, oh the shoes. Do they have these in my size?” After laughing for a while Cathy shut me up by showing me a price tag of a shoe that was not even 4 inches long and covered in pink beads and sequins….£120 = $241.12. I have chosen to stick with BabyGAP when I have children :o)….

We then ate at a little restaurant called Pizza Express. It was quite delightful as our table overlooked the small river/creek that flowed through the center of the town. Had we not finished our food and needed to get home, I could have stayed there for hours just looking out the window.

After shopping we headed home when I was dropped off to experience a brand new babysitting adventure. Elise happens to be the cutest little curly haired blondie I have ever seen, as well as the perfect child. However, being bilingual as a 2 year old is a challenge, because not only is it hard to understand a 2 year old, but it is much more difficult to understand a 2 year old who speaks some Dutch and some English but does not realize she is speaking both. So I read her a bedtime story in Dutch (I’m sure it was not read properly) and sent her off to sleep.

Sunday was a day of babysitting for Gwen and Drake. Drake had a fever and I learned to use my patience while trying to get him to fall asleep. Same good fun as it always is, of course, and then I slept at Andi and Holli’s house and went home in the morning.

Monday and Tuesday were school and play days….but Tuesday evening was a first for me. Ladies night out…much needed I might add…About 9 of the ISE wives gathered to play Bunko while eating junk food and chatting all evening. The conversations were quite interesting and gave us all a good laugh, and I left ….£15 = $30 richer than I arrived due to having the most ‘Bunkos’ It was a late night, but well worth the girl talk, freedom from children, and tasty wine.

Wednesday was back to Andy and Holli’s to babysit Gwen, Annaliese, Leah, Andrew, Casen, and Tristen. After a little hanging out with Holli after the troops parted, she and Andy headed off leaving me to my wee ones once again…this time Gwen and Drake were sleeping happily in their beds.

Thursday was school, swimming, and a night with me, Brittney and Sophie while Mom and Dad had small group. Movies, cereal, braiding hair….I know how to keep the wee ones happy.

Friday started out with a play date with Elise and Sophie, and then a sad goodbye as Cathy headed off for the weekend to leave me with Kevin and the kids. But of course when I am in charge, problems seem to be plentiful. So Sophie decided to get sick, and had a fever of 103 while refusing to eat. And of course as I am taking her temp, she decides to empty her stomach all over me as well as the table bench and herself. So cleaning up was fun and she ended up in the bath tub until Kevin got home. Then girls off to bed and it was time to try and relax. I definitely felt better about myself after Sophie informed her father that she didn’t want him to put her to bed she wanted Whitney. And then when she woke up getting sick to her stomach in bed, she called for me and not dad. But dad came to the rescue anyhow since it is impossible for me to hear her crying in my room. You are Welcome Kevin :o)

So today, Saturday is a day of cleaning up the mounds of laundry, dishes, toys, while juggling a sick child and play dates. Emily has been here to play with Britt, and is returning to spend the night this evening. Elise will come to play this evening as well, and I’m here alone all night with the girls. Its going to be a fun sleepover!

If it would only stop raining!!!