All the Grandmas

The other day, Harper informed me that she doesn't have two Grandma's.  She has 'this many' (holding up three fingers).  I asked her who her three Grandma's were and she told me 'dad's parents, my Grandma that lives on a rocky road and Grandma Clayton'.  Well Grandma Clayton is really her Great Grandma and she has three other Great Grandmas but she sees Great Grandma Clayton far more than her other Great Grandmas.

I have also realized while looking for pictures of Harper with her Grandmas, that we need to take more pictures of them.

Homesick

Harper and Ryden are on vacation with Nate for the weekend.  I left them at Mahoney yesterday and they will be home tomorrow.  This is the first time they have seen him for more than a couple hours for almost three months.


I just got the second call of the night where Harper begged to come home.  The last call was horrible, Harper was bawling the whole time, I just want to be there to give her a hug and kiss.  I was gone for 5 days while they were at Grandma and Grandpa's house and she was fine.  Two nights with dad and she's bawling and begging to come home.


It makes me sad.  I hate her being sad and not being able to comfort her.

Garage Sale

I'm having a garage sale this weekend.  This seemed like a good idea to get rid of things.  Garage sales are A  LOT of work!  Still seems like a relatively good idea, but I'm definitely ready for it to be over.  Hopefully I will get rid of some a LOT of stuff and won't have to move it.


Speaking of moving, I signed the lease for our new place yesterday!  It will be less space but that's what happens when you pay $225 a month less in rent.  But it means that I really need to get rid of as much stuff as I can.  Lots of baby clothes and other baby stuff, plus my clothes have already made the cut, but I need to go through the toys and thin them out a little.  While I was sorting through things in the garage closet, I came across evidence of a mouse!  Let's just say that ruined the awesome feelings of cleaning spaces out.


Now, off to price things and attempt to organize it all.

My vacation

Harper and Ryden survived an entire week without me, I survived too.  I had a little too much fun in California and I'm still tired even though the week with Grandma and Grandpa somehow got Ryden to sleep much better at night (I say somehow because when I called after the first night I was informed that he slept in bed with them)  Calling was another issue all together since I forgot my phone, thanks to everyone who let me borrow their phone to call home.

Ryden got pumped milk at bedtime and was just fine.  I, on the other hand, didn't fair quite as fantastically.  Sunday was the drive from Avoca to Lawrence and then the flight to Sacramento.  I managed to get a clogged duct and couldn't get it resolved.  As the days went on it got worse and worse.  I spent most of Tuesday uncomfortable and stressing out about getting mastitis in California.  Thankfully, Tuesday night it cleared out and the rest of the trip was just annoying pumping.  I think I'm almost done with pumping . . .

Harper's best quote that I missed:  After searching for and finding a toy that Ryden had relocated, Harper said 'We solved that mystery!'

I got back late Thursday night and drove up early Friday morning to see them.  Then we went to the fair on Friday.  Both of the kids LOVED the animals and Harper had so much fun watching the hog show and the horse show.  I stayed in Avoca two more days (after being there five days and in California for 5 days)  I'm really glad to be home.

Now to get ready for a garage sale Saturday and pack to move in almost two weeks.  Yay.

A little sassy

Harper's new favorite thing to say is 'I told you so'.


It is annoying.


Extremely.


I ask where the tape is she tells me it's on the counter followed by 'I told you so'.


She finishes a puzzle, shows me and says 'I told you so'.


I'm going to lose my mind - - - I told you so.

It's love

So in lieu of losing my mind today - it's been at least 100° for a whole week - we went to the library.  Yesterday we spent our afternoon at the pool, nice and cool.  It is impossible to just go outside when it's this hot.  The park is definitely out of the question with unbearable hot slides.  During the week we go to the library in the morning, nap, and then pool, or they go to daycare and then we go to the pool.


I made sure to hit the library during storytime too.  Harper does great, but Ryden has about a 2 second attention span and is all over the place.  At one point though, he walked over to Harper, stood right in front of her and leaned down to put his wide open mouth on her lips.  They love each other so much, I hope it lasts.