Adventures of Two Sisters, One Brother, and a Mom: This Weekend's Nightmarish Adventures...

I haven't had much chance to post this past week. I tried to catch up on cleaning and yard work at the beginning of last week...then work took over. Unfortunately, the weekend wasn't the most relaxing... in fact, it was incredibly stressful. Mainly, because I had to take all three children to work with me on Saturday. I stupidly agreed to fill in at a hospital from 10am -2 pm on Saturday. I had explained that I didn't have a babysitter, but they said, "no problem, just bring the kids along..." Yeah right... And, fool that I am, I agreed to work. I have to tell you, I will never do that again!!! It was soooo incredibly busy and the kids were so incredibly bad, that I just about lost it. The staff was not that affected, but I was stressed. It was so busy that I didn't even get to feed them until almost 2:00--which may explain some of their misbehavior. I should have known that things would be bad on Saturday, because Friday night, as we pulled into the neighborhood the brakes went out in my van... bad things always come in multiples.

After the miserable shift at the hospital, I made all three of them take a nap... they needed it. I needed the break. Even Big A slept. Later in the evening, we met some friends for dinner at a pizza place. I almost cancelled because of the stressful day I had, but I decided to go--I really needed a drink! It turned out to be pretty fun, and even though the kids didn't deserve the treat, they had a good time.

Sunday, we headed off to Goodyear-- the only place open, to get the brakes fixed. I also needed a new battery and an oil change. All four brakes needed replacing... All in all, that little trip cost $425.00. That is not what I wanted to spend my money on!!!! While we were waiting for the car to be fixed, we walked across the street to McDonald's for lunch. The kids got to play in the play area for a while--they were in Heaven. I usually never let them play on those playgrounds--they gross me out. Then we walked to a couple of stores and shopped around. I got decorations for Little A's upcoming Birthday Party... Then we headed back to the garage to pick up the car. Big A said, "what a fun day!" I thought, "what a hot and expensive day!" I spent my Sunday evening mowing the lawn, doing laundry, feeding kids, and getting them ready for bed... not a very relaxing weekend...

Big A's last T-ball game was on Wednesday of last week. Below are some photos of her last game. The season was great... She had a lot of fun.