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I've gotten out of doing weekend wrapups, which I really hate. I know it's not the best blog reading material, but I love being able to look back at the random things we do.
So ...
Friday night was super low key. Since none of us were totally recovered yet, we just lounged around the house and watched TV. I'd had a super yummy lunch while out and about that day, so I skipped supper all together and the boys enjoyed burgers and fries.
I also did a bit of baking for the next day. My new nephew was being baptized (his family lives 6 hours away, so it's easier for them to come to us rather all the family go to them) so cupcakes were part of my contribution.
Saturday morning, we slept in. Yay! As I mentioned in his recent post, Cooper is quite the fan of French toast and I had a slice of it left, so I heated it up for his breakfast. Meanwhile, I did eggs and toast for J and I. Long story short, Cooper finished his food before I could sit down and was yelling Eggs! Toast! so I gave him my food and got up to make another plate for myself. I love you, kid.
The baptism was great (still waiting on photos) except the fact that my demon child apparently thought he was the entertainment. You can tell we don't take him to church regularly. And since hubby had still been running a fever the night prior, he figured it was best to skip out so as not to potentially spread germs to the little ones. Which means I got to deal with little man all on my own. Yay. Afterwards, my parents hosted a little luncheon, so it was great to hang out ... even though I have no photos to document it, since I left the phone in my car.
After a quick nap and outfit change, it was time to head back to town for a wedding reception. Y'all. My kid was cracking me up. A little 3-year-old (I think) fell in love with him. She kept pulling him to the dance floor, kissing him, chasing him, etc. It was so adorable. But I think he was a little traumatized. J and I were just glad to find someone with just as much energy as Cooper who could chase him. Ha! Once we got home and tucked Little Mister into bed, hubby and I enjoyed a couple beers on the porch.
Which brings us to Sunday. As per usual, it was dedicated to cleaning and grocery shopping. Hubby was able to get some work done outside, such as trimming our shrubbery, which looks 10 times better!
I'm also working to do a better job menu planning. So, here's what's on tap for the week:
Sunday: Stew meat w/gravy, mashed potatoes, corn
Monday: Bacon cheeseburger pie, tomatoes
Tuesday: Fish stick sandwiches, mac & cheese
Wednesday: Round steak w/rice, green beans
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Frozen pizza
Saturday: Leftovers
- Super Cooper isn't feeling very well :( He's running a fever and goes between acting like a crazy kid and being super cuddly. So I'm home today playing nurse and trying to get some work accomplished.
- Thankfully he waited until last night. The first three days of the week, I covered at least 400 miles (thankfully I didn't drive all of it) and have another day on the road tomorrow. Ugh.
- This morning, we had to head to town to pick up my laptop and Coop insisted on wearing his boots. With his shorts. I figured why fight it and I may as well pick my battles.
- We are on a real boot kick these days. The other night, he insisted on boots, a diaper and a hat to go outside. Thank goodness we are in the country!
- This will be a very busy weekend for us. My nephew is being baptized and we have a wedding.
- Over the weekend, we went out shooting skeet with some friends and had a great time!
- I know there are a lot of weight loss products out there. My blogging friend Erin is selling ACE, which is one of the hottest weight loss/energy supplements out right now. She and her husband have lost a combined 30 lbs. in two months! For more, contact her at erinmotes@gmail.com and let her know Michelle sent you!
- Happy Thursday!
If you've been following for awhile, you know that I work for a community college in the area where I grew up. I work in development/fundraising and really love my work.
However, for about three weeks every semester, things get crazy. This is known as the last minute registration/book checkout/financial aid rush. So my work goes on the backburner, and I more or less run the bookstore in our Center.
And man, it reminds you how EXPENSIVE books are. I recall spending more than $500 per semester on textbooks while in College - and only getting a small fraction (if anything!) back when selling them at the end of the semester.
That's why I'm glad to team up with CampusBookRentals.com and spread the word about the perks of renting textbooks.
Using CampusBookRentals.com, students can save between 40 and 90 percent off bookstore prices and get FREE shipping both ways. You are allowed to highlight in the textbooks and CampusBookRentals.com is flexible with the renting periods.
One of the huge plusses about the website is that it has a partnership with Operation Smile (more information HERE) and donates to the organization with EVERY texbook rented.
For students who have extra books lying around, CampusBookRentals.com has just rolled out a new RentBack initiative. Through this program, students can retn the texbooks they own to other students. Typically, the textbooks owner makes two to four times more money than they would if they can sell it back at the end of the semester. AMAZING!
If you are taking classes, or know anyone who does, I highly recommend checking out CampusBookRentals.com. I sure wish they had this when I was in College - and know many students now who would love to take advantage of it.
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post that I was compensated to write. However, all opinions are 100% my own!
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Alternate title: Cooper is 21 months old!
Alternate title: The last three month's of my kid's life
Alternate title: Worst Mom Ever
And so on ...
I figure it's time to get this post up before my kid is officially closer to 22 months.
You are a wild child and mommy's little monkey all rolled up into one. You are such a stinker, but have a very sweet heart. You love to love. You are always giving hugs, or kissing your friends or toys.
Your favorites right now are tractors {which will probably be a favorite forever}, Cars/Lightning McQueen {which you say Cane! and it's so precious}, Curious George, trains (you call them choos!) and puppies. Sometimes when you are snacking, I catch you feeding/giving drinks to the stuffed animals and tractors and it's so cute.
I'd say you currently weigh about 27-28 lbs. You are still working on your two-year molars (and that's a mess) but you have the cutest little teethy grin and mouth full of teeth.
You are a daddy's boy through and through. And it actually stinks, because I get no love and sometimes when I want a hug, you push me away. It's pretty funny, the gender roles that you have established. Even though you love tractors and riding on them, you refuse to do so if I am driving. In fact, you have a fit, like girls aren't supposed to drive tractors or something?
We've always read most nights before bed, but in the past month, you and your daddy have started reading a bigger chapter book (about Lightning McQueen, of course!) and you seem to really love that.
You recently had your second hotel stay, and I'm relieved that you did much better than you did at the first. We stayed at a hotel when we went to Marion, Ill. on vacation. You loved the hotel pool, and slept very well at night. Possibly because you were a handful at the game and stayed up until midnight?
We've flipped your carseat to forward facing, and you love it and rarely fight us on going in the carseat these days. You like the high chair a lot more now too - oftentimes, you will climb up and in, and all we have to do is help buckle you in.
You are a pretty good eater, but definitely have a sweet tooth. Luckily, you really like bread (AKA toast), fruit and veggies. Beans are another love of yours. On the weekends, we do a big breakfast, and you'll then typically skip lunch. You love bacon, eggs, pancakes, sausage, biscuits and French Toast.
You've just now gotten to a point where you will sit and watch movies. We don't have many kid-friendly movies (nor have we been able to record many) but you like Ice Age, Toy Story, Cars (duh), Curious George & Kung Fu Panda. We'll be requesting movies for your birthday and Christmas.
Let's see... you like to bounce in bounce houses. I pulled out your ring stacker and you did great with it. You really love to be outside. When we ask if you want to go outside, you run to grab your "flops" and yell "SIDE! SIDE!"
Whenever we do something like turn lights off/on or you see smoke, you go "wow" in this whisper voice and it's just plum adorable.
You are all boy, and love playing in dirt and puddles! I think there is some sort of a magnetic property that attracts you to them? Playing in the rain doesn't seem to bother you, either.
You love to brush your teeth. When you get up in the morning, the first thing you say is "teeths!" and then you stand on the vanity and brush them alongside your daddy.
You are very curious about the potty. We did buy you a potty chair a couple months ago, but you like to play with it and use it as a stool. Still not quite ready for potty training, but we are getting there. Ideally you will be potty trained for the day by the time you turn 2, but we'll see.
You are really into imitating everything, so that's fun and scary all at the same time.
We love you so much, Monkey Man!
I've been a longtime blog lurker of Shannon's, and decided today was the perfect time to finally join in on her link up :)
Today I'm saying SO WHAT ...
- If I'm already wanting another vacation, although I've only been back at work for a month after having a full week off!
- That I still haven't blogged about said vacation.
- If the only reason I got dressed (outside of pajamas) on Monday was because my parents called to invite us to dinner and it gave me an excuse not to cook.
- If my son is now obsessed with his stuffed dogs (both appropriately named "puppy" and I let him carry them around wherever he wants.
- If link-ups seem to be the only thing I can participate in on the blog lately. Life is crazy.
- If hubby and I met with a builder yesterday about doing some work to the outside of our house and the work will begin next week. EEK!
- If I've put myself on a spending freeze for the month. And maybe Octover. All those little $5 purchases sure do add up!
- That I popped open a bottle of wine during nap time on Monday, intending to enjoy a glass or two. And ended up practically finishing off the bottle before the child woke up. (No, I didn't share any with him.)
- That I'm wearing white pants after Labor Day. It's all about how you style it and what the current weather conditions are.
- If, on a whim, I decided to cut about 4 inches off (the back, mostly) of the back of my hair last week. Seriously, I made the decision 30 minutes before going in. And I love it!
How is your week? Anyone else totally pumped to only have (just over) two days left?
{1} Super excited for the weekend! This morning, I got an email that we are closing at 3. And of course off Monday for Labor Day. Yay! I've been going about 128 miles per hour since coming back after vacation, so I'm very excited for a day off!
{2} Tonight and tomorrow will consist of tons of fun and yummy food! My (very small) hometown is doing its fair! Cooper is in Tiny Mister tonight, then we'll be heading back up tomorrow for the parade. It's so hot here, that I'm considering hanging out at my parents' house during nap time then hitting a family member's pool.
{3} I've done so much work in Excel this week, my head is spinning. Have I ever mentioned that I HATE Excel, too?
{4} While shopping at TJ Maxx last weekend, I found this football jersey, in Cooper's size, in the clearance section for only $7. Directly in my cart it went!
{5} Last weekend, we went to a birthday party and they had a fun bounce house there. Cooper loved it, so now I'm thinking of buying/renting one for his birthday party.
Have a great weekend :)
Wow. August is practically over and I'm just now sitting down and writing my third blog post of the month. What is going on here?!?!?!
So in typical fashion, I figured I'd do a big bulleted/photo dump to serve as a reminder of what's been going on the past few weeks.
- I had my big groundbreaking last week and it went over great! Nevermind the fact that at 6 p.m. Monday we had to move it indoors, offsite because it was a muddy mess and just wasn't safe! Thankfully it went off without a hitch.
- Oh, did I mention hubby and I spray painted the shovels in our school colors to look all purrrrty for the groundbreaking? It was nice, but I'm never, ever, ever doing it again. I missed out on a lot of sleep doing it.
- Somehow, my son is about to be 21 months old {tomorrow}. Wow. I've missed out on updating his last couple of months, so expect a REALLY long update.
- This kid is seriously my life.
- Rodeo in our town has come and gone. My husband {and his friend, Sam} have a really odd sense of humor.
- One of my best friends is engaged. YAY! I'm so excited for her Cali wedding next spring.
- My cousin does roller derby, so we went to a match last weekend. I'm still figuring it out. Of course, Mr. Cooper got to visit with one of the mascots :)
- Our phone weather apps were being really weird one day this week. It definitely was NOT 124 degrees - or even close to it.
- This has been a very, very odd August. Very wet and mild. I suppose that's great for my utility bill, but by golly, I was hoping to get in a swimming pool at some point this summer!
- My weekends in October are pretty much all booked by now, and I don't like it. I have a basement reno to finish by mid-November!
- Thank goodness for the carseat while I was on a coffee run this morning :) The new place in town doesn't have trays yet, so I had to improvise to get four drinks back to the office.
