Wednesday Already?

Where has the week gone?

On Sunday afternoon we had the R family over. We watched the Olympics and HR and I discussed craft ideas for vacation Bible school next week. H-man and the Boogie played very nicely all afternoon despite no naps! After the evening service we headed to the D family's house for some chips and salsa and more Olympics. I coaxed a couple of smiles out of baby K which totally made my day! It was a full Sunday but very nice.

Over the weekend DH talked about possibly changing his morning start time at work. When he took this job he was given the option of working 5:00-3:30, 6:00-4:30, or 7:00-5:30. He chose the 6-4:30 shift and has stayed there for a year. On Saturdays, however, he starts at 5:00 am. He thought he might like to try a 5:00 start time every day, but wasn't sure about it. Lo and behold, on Monday there was a shop meeting at work and due to an extreme jump in the electric bill they are making some drastic changes. One of the changes is that the shop is shutting down at 3:30, forcing everyone to come in at 5:00 in order to get their full ten hours in! So that took care of that decision. It started the very next day so we are beginning to adjust our days to start and end an hour earlier. My challenge is to get myself and the Boogie up earlier so that she'll go to bed earlier, etc., etc. I am a sloooow starter in the morning if I don't have to go to work, so this is definitely a challenge. Thank the Lord for coffee! :)

Yesterday HR and I took H-man and the Boogie and went craft supply shopping. We hit several stores and ended up at Chick-fil-a for lunch. It was a fun time! I'm excited to have them move into our building. They are a very nice family. Last night SIL1 came over for a while with EK and DR. I got to hold DR -- he is a very solid boy! He has great jowly cheeks and at least a couple of chins. Today is laundry day at 52 for me and the Boogie so SIL1 is bring EK and DR over as well and we'll spend the afternoon together.

A few days ago I painted the Boogie's toenails pink. Yesterday I gave her a bottle of nail polish (closed tightly, of course) and she immediately sat down and began to "paint" her toenails by holding the bottle and touching each toe with the lid. That's my girl! She started saying, "Oh no!" yesterday too, which I think is so funny. She also started saying, "bye!" after every kiss she gives. I'm not sure why that is but it's very cute.

Time to make myself useful around here ...