week two | project life

MON | 09  grocery shopping at wal-mart. couldn't help myself and went to get a bagel for breakfast. met my mom, jen and jodie at panera for lunch. (stopped at michaels first to get some scrapbook stuff for project life)

(browsing through blogs and pinterest while waiting for the kids... kobe in his tight new t-shirt)

TUE | 10  i had a hard time locking kobe up in his kennel to go shopping today, so i waited until after i picked the kids up and then madi and i ran out to costco to get some prints from project life. then we ran over to hobby lobby and bought a frame. that night, after dinner, kenzie and i went to petsmart to get kobe his first adult dog food. (and a sweater and run dmc t-shirt - his birthday is coming up + they were on clearance)

(i was so excited to figure out how to make that black outline around the numbers - now hopefully i can remember how to do it)

 (book swap girls)

WED | 11  einstein bagel morning. took darric to the airport at 12:30. the drop-off area was packed but he got to the gate pretty quick and had to wait until 2:00. while taking max and madi to get ice-cream cones, i swear we saw darric's southwest airplane taking off into the air at 2:24 (he said it could have been him). kenzie went over to markela's house after school. around 5:00, we went and picked up kenzie (kobe came too, of course) and we got them all mcdonalds for dinner and stopped to get gas. out of habit, i left my door open. when i went to pump the gas, kenzie yelled at kobe and when i turned around there was a man standing there and kobe standing in the driver's seat. both startled me. the man wanted to clean my window for a quarter and i let him, only i couldn't find a dang quarter, so he got a bunch of dimes. and we managed to push kobe back into the backseat. at home, i got the kids set up with their dinner and went to meet jen at jodie's and we rode over to the palazzo for book swap. carol, amanda and michelle came too. the food was delicious, pasta carbonara (with mushrooms) and pecan chocolate chip cookies. i got one book to bring home. we'll see if i read it, considering i didn't read the last two i took. i got a few texts and a few phone calls from the kiddos. madi texted about a poop like substance on the ledge and max called to let me know what kobe was doing and that he chewed up kenzie's koala. he was right. when i got home, there was koala innards all over the front room. the poop substance got cleaned up the next day. i had cookies to enjoy in bed.

(i found this after the kids went to school - someone has stinking breath today)

(stinky breath boy did awesome on his spelling test once again)

THUR | 12  i worked on my project life kit today. got week one done - well, almost. i have to do all of the journaling, but i need 6x12 sheet protectors to do that. we ordered papa johns for dinner. then madi and i watched valentine's day. she was also searching the internet for birthday party ideas. then the three of us (well, four, including kobe) went and climbed in my bed. kenzie was in her room.

FRI | 13  it's kind-of-sorta kobe's first birthday today (that's what the vet guessed). at 11:00, i met jen and jodie at bank of america and we opened an eighteen25 account. we even had a nice little deposit to make too. it was pretty exciting. that night, i got the kids and kobe in the car and we drove to costco to get some prints and because we were a half hour early to kenzie's volleyball practice, we ran to sonic for drinks. dropped kenzie off and came back home. left at 9:00 to get kenzie and just a minute later, darric called to inform me had landed. so we headed over to the airport, almost missed my turn because i usually don't go the way i did. but we made it.

SAT | 14  madi and i ran to target this morning to get cade a birthday present (a wallet and gift card). then we went and to try out bread and butter. a little restaurant that jodie just mentioned yesterday. i got the girls each a bagel, a strawberry beignet for max (that darric ended up eating) and waffle sandwiches for darric and i. after examining the baked goods, we decided we needed to try a pretzel and i got soft drinks for the adults too. i noticed some business cards that people had pinned up and asked the lady if i could put one of ours up. i was so nervous. but i thought it was so cool. on the way home, madi opened up the pretzel. and HELLO... that salted soft pretzel was heavenly (i think the rest of the family would agree). and i was just as pleased with my sandwich. at 11:30 we went to cade's birthday party. he got the game van again and everyone had a great time. kenzie and i had to leave at 1:30 to get home and watch tommy, because darric and billy were going to the paris for some of the memorial (of bill's partner larry). they got back around 6:00 and we had pizza for dinner. they forgot our ranch and the ranch makes a big difference. the boys were the last ones to fall asleep and the first ones to wake up the next day.

 

kobe woke me up at 5am to go "potty" and when i checked on the kids, this is what i found.

trying to talk darric into a disneyland vacation while he watched football.

SUN | 15  hung out at home today. dani and bill came and got the boys. darric and max ran to albertsons to get stuff for a bbq. i attempted some baked zucchini sticks, but they didn't turn out. we all gathered in the living room that night to watch the new napolean dynamite cartoon. it was just ok. a little while earlier, the kids and i played a game of apples to apples (junior). max and i only needed one more card to win... it was max's turn to pick a card and i laid down the underwear card. (i knew he couldn't resist it) he was so mad when he found out it was mine. tried to say he didn't really pick it. whatever.