Okay....

Well, this week has been really weird.

Last weekend our family went camping with the family and when we came home on Sunday night Jer's feet were hurting from a gout flairup. So he then used FMLA and got a few more days off of work to recover... so he was home till yesterday.

Which was nice but really threw my week for a loop. Instead of getting normal things done, I was trying to get other things done.

First off there was airing out the sleeping bags from camping and setting up the tent to sweep it out and make sure it was dry. And of course there was the laundry I missed plus the added laundry that camping creates! So Mt. Washmore (stole that from Kar and Nat... it's just too good of a description girls!) started getting tackled almost as soon as we got home. It took till Wednesday to get the tent done due to crazy nutzo Idaho wind. Then the power went out a couple of times due to aforementioned wind, so... because the kiddos were going stir crazy we took them and went through the car wash with them.

Most of the time when we wash our cars we do it ourselves or go to Soapies where the car sits still and the things moves around it. The kids seemed to really like the moving car wash (well, okay... the older kids loved it, Turbo wasn't so sure and and seemed a bit worried, at one point he was yelling "Mom! Mom! Back up! It's going to hit me!" but after he realized that the window stopped it all it was good.) and actually it did a really good job cleaning the car... reminds me of the days when I was a teen and washed my car often, it has been a good year since our van was given a good scrub, but the camping trip guaranteed that the thing needed it desperately!

Last night we went and got family pictures taken, because the last time we had them taken was when Turbo was a month or so old and even then it was only because the extended family scheduled them! So I bit the bullet and decided we needed family pictures that we chose to do on our own... and since Jer was home anyways, why not see if Loni (one of my friends who is trying to get a photography website up and running) could do it last night. She is such a doll, she totally worked with us and even missed out on her bible study so that we could get it done! I'm sure the pictures will be awesome once they are done and am excited to see them. :)

Anyways, now that Jer is back at work and it's near the end of the week.... well, ya, getting back into gear is hard! I stayed up too late (Jer is a night owl after all) and haven't gone and worked out all week... Ya, need to get on that before I balloon back out!!! But I really am having a hard time talking myself into getting anything real done today or tomorrow. Maybe I'll call these two days my own little vacation and call it good till Monday... well, 'cept that I have to get to the grocery store or the world will implode!

I've found that I kinda work like this... well at least the graph at the top, the rest is great too, but doesn't apply that well to me since I'm okay at getting things done... cept cleaning.

Cleaning sucks.

My "I'm NOT Mommy" Day :)

Ok, so a while back some of my "Mommy Friends" and I decided we needed a day sans kidlets... you know, to just be US and not have someone asking "mommy" for things all day long. And what a good time to bring the idea up cause Nat was having her birthday soon!!!! Great excuse! So Saturday off we went to Nat's mom and dad's house (Hellllooooooo Neighbors!) for some "I'm Not Mommy" time.
Poor Nat injured herself the day before someing something UBER exciting. So Kar had to pick her up cause nat's knee mad her not be able to even drive. ugh.
We spend most of the day chatting up a storm... though technically we did have a movie going... we just weren't watching it :)

Arin made bows (she is hiding behind some unfinished ones).

Here is Nat aka "Gimpy" for the day playing with her cam, and Arin gluing.

And Gluing some more....

and CUTTING!!! Imagine!

Who stinks? ;0)

And here is Kar making cards :) her cards turn out so cute!

After vegging for a while and talking our heads off and watching Youtube videos for a while we went to see "Mama Mia" at the theater. it was really cute.. though if you are going for the singing expertise keep in mind that big ACTING names and singing don't usually go hand in hand :D I have to admit I was a little embarrased for Pierce Brosnan a couple of times ... :P

After the movie we went out to Wingers and Nat got a HUGE free desert due to turning a year older :)

Arin unfortunatley forgot her camera.... little did she know it was in her van!! She found it as we were about to head home.

These girls are so much fun! I'm really glad we got to hang out all day... and wish we had had a whole lot more time to laugh and giggle and goofy things. I definately want to do this again!