No Sleep Till Brooklyn

D: I need my bed back on.

D: It's a dark and early morning!

J: DAAAAAAD!  MOOOOOM!   FIX ME!
(He stuck his arm through the head hole, and was not happy with his fashion choice)

D: I can't poop because it makes me all so I can get a haircut.
(Babbling, tired Ds are funny)

D: JADE, stop talking!  'Cuz I need to talk to my mom!

D: Close my window and Jade's window.
Me: Is Jade even with us this morning?
D: Noooo.
Me: Silly.

Me: What do you guys want for breakfast?
D: I want magic tricks!  And you need to heat them on the barbecue!

C: Do you know why I'm excited to start Scouts?
Me: Huh, why?
C: For the uniform!

D: Mama!  You need to never-ever go to work!


(8/18) The twins got to go bowling today with Sarah as part of the fundraiser for their school. C had Scouts' camp, and Dad & I had work.  Jam-packed day.

(8/19) Such a fun day!  After we dropped C off at camp, we hit the gym for Zumba with a new gal.  She was lots of fun.  After I got my dance on, we went home to clean up and then headed out to spend the day with the teenager.  I took her to DSW to get some boots for her birthday, to Sbux, and then to Subway.  Three of her favorite places.  Then we came back to grab C, and as a joke, she told him she was moving back in and that they'd have to share a room.  C seemed pretty okay & nonplussed with that.  Then we went home and chilled until Dad got off work.  In an effort to give Dad some quiet time, we hit the park.  It was quiet until football practice time, and then got super busy.  We headed on home, had dinner, and I ran the teen back on my way to paint night with a friend.

(8/20) Work day for me, and Dad had the kiddos.  I hit the gym after work and returned in time to put the littles to bed.  J told me all about his "crazy hair" while he was going to sleep. Important conversations.

(8/21) Work from home day for me, and Dad had the munchkins.  He took them out to visit cousins in town on holiday. Poor Deedles had an upset tummy while there and returned pantsless, but seemed fine otherwise.  Grandma & Granddad came over this evening so Dad & I could go to a comedy show.  We laughed a ton and had a great time.

(8/22) Zumba for me this morning, and then I ran up to visit Nanan.  We went out for lunch at a nearby pub and had a really lovely time. Didn't get as much work done as we wanted to, but oh well.  After I got back, Dad took off for his fantasy football draft and I stayed home with the boys.  We had some quality Mickey time.

This is my lap.  Every time I sit down.

(8/23) There is nothing like waking up to screaming. I listened to it for a minute to determine whether or not J might go back to sleep, but he had gotten his arm stuck through the head hole of his shirt and wanted to be fixed.  And so we were up before 6:30am on my one day to sleep, thankyouverymuch. I tried to cat nap during Mickey, but my cuddly monkeys were having none of that. J loves to watch C play video games, so I did manage to catch a few Zzzs after he came downstairs.  We had a stay-home day today and did exciting things like yard work. C created a ramp down through the ivy-bed, which attracted a hole herd of neighborhood boys at one point.  The littles rode their trikes.  Getting to be almost time for training wheels on the bigger bikes.  

Purse thief

(8/24) Work day for Dad & me. No camps this week, and summer is winding down.  Amanda said she took the kiddos to the park and blackberry picking.  None of the blackberries survived. Fruit bats at work!

Fire sky 😔