After writing such a long blog yesterday about the last year in our new home I didn’t really feel like writing more about our day since it had been rather eventful. So as I sit here waiting for my hubster while he is in an appointment, I guess now is as good a time as ever.

It was a day home from school for the monsters and threatening rain. The girls two friends had stayed over a second night in a row and pretty much hung out all day. Bitty was busy as ever trying to keep up with them. Budah was home from work and had no plans, which usually leads to complete and total boredom. God love this teenager of mine, but he becomes a very antsy and annoying boy on days like this. Yesterday was certainly no different. I was sure he was trying to drive me insane. We have always played rough with each other. For half of his life it was just him and I. I never wanted him to feel like a mousy little boy because of it. So I have never had a problem playing the daddy role too. I mean after all I did grow up with five step brothers. Unfortunately, he hasn’t quite grasped the whole “mom just had a surgery & isn’t even supposed to be lifting more that ten pounds” bit. So his being rough with me yesterday has lead to me having a whole lot of additional pain, just when I felt like my recovery was nearing an end. Huge sigh. Again I say, thank God I love this boy! On a positive note, he finished his drivers ed class last night. He needs to just do a few simulator classes and a few driving classes through the school, six months with a permit, that unfortunately my surgeries have prevented him from already having, then he will be that young fella with a license. I’ll give the heads up as to when that is so everyone can watch out on the highway for him!
Buggie & I enjoyed some special time doing some fun Halloween crafts together. And hung them up throughout the house. We really love Melissa & Doug products!We’re slowly starting to try to get Bitty to willingly kick her binkie habit (I know this will make Uncle Billy very happy to hear, ha ha). Her doctor hasn’t encouraged us to do so. But it seems like she may be getting there on her own, so we are encouraging her to not use it unless it is nap time or bedtime. She cracks me up when I ask her for it and she will run to her bed and toss it in there and smile real big. Such a bright little cookie she is!
The girls have really come to enjoy the movie “Teen Beach” on Disney. Even Buggie has all of the lyrics and dance moves memorized! We decided since they loved this musical so much, it was time for them to see one of my fave classics “Grease”. We watched most of it before it was time to go to ballet & tap and then finished it up before bedtime. Turns out my Bunny boo loved it as much as I always have! But wowza, thank God these monsters didn’t understand all of the innuendos that are throughout this movie that I had just never realized when I was younger. Matt & I spun around and looked at each other completely shocked more than once! Thankfully the girls were oblivious! Bunny & I ended up watching the last half alone together. She enjoyed it so much that she begged me to rewind it to see the end of school fair scene again. She really got a kick out of it!
Last night was the special night that we got to sit through Bunny and her friend’s ballet & tap class. They only do this twice a year. So pain or not, this mama was determined to be there. Their teacher said the class is already half way through the dance and still have two months before their Christmas recital so they are on it! I am so glad we signed them up! They absolutely love it! Really looking forward to going to watch Buggie’s class later this week too!

A rather uneventful day around the house on this somewhat rainy day. The saints lost their first game of the season, that was a bit of a bummer. But with a 5-1 track record I’d say they are playing pretty good this season and tonight was a close game. Two of the girls’ friends are spending a second night in a row over since they have a three day weekend. Budah had work this morning, but the rain kept him from skateboarding with friends, yay! I mean that kinda sucks. I was glad to have an afternoon with all of my monsters home for once. Our family is always so busy and having to go in what seems like ninety different directions through out the week that it’s nice to have a mellow day at home occasionally. After yesterday’s chaos and accidentally picking up Bitty twice and completely forgetting the “no lifting more than ten pounds for two weeks” rule, I am physically paying for it today. The monsters seem to be calming down for the night. Bitty & Buggie are both crashed in our room and I don’t think I am far behind them!