Catch Up

Okay, hopefully I can get a "real" blog post done today. I don't see why not. Dalton is already sound asleep. Thank goodness! Easton is acting like he's going to nap because he says he's sick...we'll see. I kinda doubt he'll sleep.

So, back to the weekend. I don't even remember where to start other than with the pipe snake story. So, anyway, on Thursday I noticed a little water under the kitchen sink. I told J...he fixed it...we tested out the fix by shoving a bunch of food in the garbage disposable and seeing if the water got high enough if it would leak. It didn't. Problem solved.

Only we created a new problem.

On Friday Jason went to a farewell happy hour with some people from work. The boys and I were on our own and after dinner I was doing the day's dishes when water started cascading out from under the sink onto my feet and the floor. Seriously gushing! Ack! Jason was on his way home, I told him to drive faster as I tried to soak up the puddles of water spreading across the kitchen and keep the kids out of it.

Basically J determined that shoving all that food in the disposal clogged up a pipe (ya think?) But it was this strange mystery pipe that he can't quite figure out why it's there. Anyhoo, bright and early Saturday morning Jason ran to Home Depot for the auger and took care of the stinky mess. I kept the boys out of the way with bagels and Halloween puppets:


Jason finished up the sink project, decided to go clean out our bathroom tub pipe that gives us troubles a few times a year, and while he was all covered in stinky stuff he decided to go ahead and give the lawn it's last mow of the year. After all of that I went down to the Home Decorating and Remodeling Show with my mom.

As I mentioned, I rode the train into downtown. The funny thing was, my mom was already on the train that picked me up! So we were able to ride the rest of the way together. She treated me to a soft pretzel and lemonade as we wandered through and I hummed the "If I had a million dollars" song in my head.

Saturday evening was that birthday party and Jason and Dalton stayed here and played and bonded and all that. Easton went to bed as soon as we got home and told Daddy about the party.

Sunday morning found J going to try out a church...another "no". We'd each been there before and while I didn't think it was a keeper, I also liked it more than the last church we were seriously considering. The search continues.

But, while J was at church, the boys and I did puppet shows with the Halloween stick things we made the day before:


We didn't have football to watch during the day, but I can't really remember what we did. Sunday night was my Mom's Night Out. I left the boys playing in the backyard:



Jason had asked Easton if he wanted to bring any toys outside like a ball or something. E said, "No, when I'm a boy I bring a ball but not when I'm a Superhero." Which, you may notice, he's in his Batman jammies.

Meanwhile I drove down south to meet up with the other moms for Mexican food. "Senioritas and Margaritas" the eVite said. :) And how.

When I arrived, Max's mom, Ellis's mom, and Wee Laddie's mom were already there. Ellis's mom and I both live on the north end of town so the other moms were surprised we didn't carpool. I said, "I was afraid you guys might get all political and I'd need a getaway car." And apparently they were already talking politics and politely stopped, just because of me...the non-political person with different beliefs than all the rest of them. Wasn't that nice of them? I felt bad for being the party pooper but they were nice about it.

Meanwhile, Jason and the boys made some dinner and had a fun bath:



They went to bed without issue and I came home a little later.

Monday was doughnuts and Wal-Mart in the morning. We had an issue with milk where there was a small hole in the bottom of the container. I didn't really notice it until we got home and I opened it. Then it became like a can of pineapple juice or a sippy cup where you need a hole to pour/sip from and a hole to vent. So as soon as it was open milk was spouting everywhere. I was in desperate need of milk for Dalton so we had to go right back to Wal-Mart to exchange it.

That meant we were a little late getting our lunch and I didn't have Dalton asleep by the time Lauren arrived to watch them while I went to the dentist. I tried to get D down but it wasn't working and I told Lauren she could get him up if he wasn't settling down and going to sleep.

So, that's what she had to do. And Dalton didn't end up getting a nap. But unlike the other day, this time it's really affecting him. At dinner he was just so cranky and pathetic. His little eyes kept closing while he'd sip his milk. He kept rubbing his eyes. As soon as we finished dinner I stuck him in the bath and got him ready for bed. He was out by 6:45. Slept till 7:30 this morning but has been a pill most of the day. Still sleep deprived. I'm hoping today's nap helps his mood a little. Poor guy.

And I was right...Easton's not napping but he's laying so quietly in his bed. I'm gonna go move him over to my room with some juice. Oh...school went so-so today. Easton was saying he was sick and wanted to stay home. I didn't let him and he did a small cry a few minutes after I dropped him off (I was still in the hall). But Mrs. M said he did great the rest of the day.

Okay...gonna go now. Bye!

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