When Daddy's away...

We haven't been up to much lately. Mostly because Chris had to spend the week in San Francisco. I'm definitely jealous of the nice 60 degree weather there. Since Monday was a holiday (MLK day) and the kids had no school, we partied it up.

First we all slept in. Well I did at least. Who knows what time they all woke up, but I was still in bed at 9:30am. It was glorious! We lazed around the house before taking Neil to his speech therapy and then doing the funnest thing possible. We went to Dollar Tree!!! Oh man! My kids love to go there and bring all of their hard earned cash. I have to convince them to only pick out a few things. This time Grace picked out a bunch of super glamourous costume jewelry. She insisted on wearing the clip on earrings for the rest of the day.

Then we came home and played with friends before going out to fancy dinner at McD's. I know, right? How does a holiday get any better than this? They were happy at least, and I didn't have to cook. Grace was still sporting the earrings and her ring. At least she ditched the huge diamond necklace.

The happy meals came with books this time. Pretty fun ones too. Here's Grace with her Flat Stanley. We're supposed to take him all over and take pictures of him. She insisted the coke machine was the best first stop.

The rest of the week went by rather uneventfully. Two of them picked up colds, and we've had snow on and off. This picture is really from last week. 

I was feeling a little bit bummed this week. I'm not sure why, but probably because Chris was gone and I felt so far from everyone. I treated myself today to some chocolate chip cookies, a trip to Target for new nail polish (and plenty of other fun stuff), and then broke out my pdx carpet socks. I really do love these things. There's nothing like seeing that carpet. To me, it is home. Unfortunately, they are just socks and not the real deal. But I can imagine right?

I also found this gem in Grace's backpack. The kids were supposed to draw a picture of a healthcare worker helping people. Grace wrote, "The nurse is helping Ms. Kim have baby Ella." I totally teared up when I saw this. What a special day that was! By far the best day at work ever. It's fun that Grace remembers that happening and associates it with being a good reason to become a nurse. She still insists that she will be one when she grows up. Anyway, it just made me miss my friends even more. At least I have my socks. Also, for the record, I don't remember her flying through the air. :)