Blueberries and a Date

Saturday we went to the Blueberry Festival the town about 1/2 mile from our house was having. We didn't eat any blueberries, but we three enjoyed having pulled pork and french fries. Nadia enjoyed the dog shaped balloon the clown made for her, until she accidently popped it that is.

Saturday I tackled another project on my to do list - organizing the garage. There were a few boxes out there that we had never unpacked since we moved here (Sept 2008). They had things like motor oil, cleaning supplies, bug spray, and such in them. After I put the stuff in other places (shed, basement, laundry cabinets, etc.), I swept the garage floor. It looks much better and now I'm not worried about the kids getting into something that might hurt them if they're in the garage. This also meant there is now room for Nadia's scooter, tricycle, and plasma car in the garage. I'm thinking in the winter when Paul is at school I could pull my car out into the driveway and she could ride her trike in our 2 car garage. The next project on my to do list regarding the house is to organize the basement. To that end, we bought a shelving unit for the basement on Saturday at Target.

Sunday afternoon we went on a date. I guess it was a date. It was very utilitarian in nature. Paul's parents came up and watched the kids so we could go shopping. We used two $10 coupons at Famous Footwear to buy two pairs of shoes of Nadia that were on clearance. She loved the Disney princess sneakers we got her because they light up when she walks. She had a blast walking around the family room in them. We bought a few odds and ends at Target. We spent the bulk of our trip buying Paul a suit at JCP. It cost more than my wedding dress, even though we bought items that were 50% off and then used a 15% off coupon on top of that. I should mention that I paid $99 for my wedding dress (original price was over $500). He needed a suit for Poland, and the one he had doesn't fit any more. I like seeing him all dressed up, and I won't even get to see him in this suit since I'm not going to Poland. Well some day he'll have another occasion to wear it, and maybe I'll be present when that happens. Our last stop was to buy a grill at Sears. We got a lot accomplished in a little over 2 hours. Now Paul needs to assemble the shelving unit and the grill. Paul's parents took our old grill back in their truck. The recycling center would have taken it, but we don't have a vehicle big enough to get it there. When we got back, I made spaghetti and meatballs for the 5 of us. Nadia loved it! She had it for lunch and dinner again today at her request! She makes quite a mess though. I gave the kids a bath after lunch because spaghetti was even in her hair.

Paul stayed home today because he had a rough night (throwing up from coughing, etc.). Unfortunately Nadia seemed worse today. I made a trip to CVS this morning for cough medicine for Paul and Kleenex with lotion for all four of us. I've had a bit of a fever yesterday and today. Moms don't get sick days. Paul slept in really late and took a few naps in between working in his office. I got a short nap while both kids were napping, but otherwise my day went as usual with caring for two sick kiddos, doing housework, and grading for my online course. I'm hoping all four of us feel better soon and that we didn't pass our germs on to Paul's parents yesterday!