Fortin Around

Well happy Monday everyone.  I have come to realize that Mondays really aren't so bad as long as I use Sunday to get myself organized instead day drinking!  Kidding...or am I?

So what did we do this past weekend?  Well thanks for asking.

FRIDAY  After enjoying lunch with beer at McMenamins, we headed out to explore Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum.

The crew

Dean lunching in the sun

 Helpful cousins

 Her legs were tired...as usual

 Jail

Afterwards we headed home and Kevin decided to fall some trees on our property.  Let's just say it didn't go so well and leave it at that...

Saturday I worked and Kevin stayed home with the kids.  When I got home, Kaci had packed to go camping.  She was really very thorough - a backpack filled with all of her jewelry; some body wash; shampoo; a tambourine and two of Dean's binkys.  We aren't going camping until August, but Kevin said it kept her occupied for 45 minutes.  Nicely done!

We finished off the day at Jake and Sarabeth's house warming party.  Once there I realized I should have gifted them towels instead of beer:

The original color of this towel was blue I believe.  Hard to remember as Jake got it when he was like 9...he will be 29 this year.

And a shot of Rupert.  Looks like he is adjusting quite nicely to his new home.

Sunday Grocery shopping; food prep; the movie Frozen (for the 12th time) and cleaning.

Peace.

I Just Don't Fit In

Today I woke up pondering what to post about for the week.  As the clock turned to 11:00 a.m. and I still had nothing interesting to write about, I turned to Google to do a search.  The problem is...I just couldn't find a blog type that fit me.  

Ideas for the MOMMY blogger:

•  Share the details of your dream nursery
• My dream nursery?  I don't have a dream nursery.  All I want is a room that will allow my little son to sleep for a very long time.  Still on the hunt for that one...
• Got pets?  Pet pics and stories are great
• I hate pet hair, pet pee, pet poop and pets inevitably die.  So no, I don't have any pets.
• What is in my diaper bag
• Diapers...duh

Ideas for the LIFESTYLE blogger:

• Write a post dedicated to your blogging BFF
• Neither one of my BFFs write.  In fact, I believe that this may be the only blog on their reading lists.  
• Let your dog guest post
• If I ever get a dog and i do allow him to guest post, please punch me in the face.
• Interview your spouse to find out how they really feel about your blog
• Kevin: "Cool blog.  You should put a picture of my boat on it."

Ideas for the WINE/BOOZE ENTHUSIAST blogger:

• A brief history of your state's wine production
• Who knows?  Who cares?
• Food pairings
• Hot dogs, goldfish crackers, nothing...really anything goes.  Maybe a better topic would be what DOES  NOT go well with booze.  Come to think of it, the only thing that is not made better with booze is the flu.
• The justification for wines priced above $500/bottle
• HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - yeah right!

So you can see my dilemma.  Going forward I will compile a list of possible post ideas for my blog.  As for the type, let's just call it CYNICAL MOMMY WITH NO LIFE WHO LIKES WINE/BOOZE.  

Happy Weekend - oh and here is a picture or two:

Kaci go get a hair brush please

Smiles

Back At It

Well we made it through my first week back to work.  The hardest part is now behind us.  We now know how our mornings will work, Dean has settled into his routine at the babysitters, Kaci is back to her full time pre-school grind, and Kevin has settled into his Mr. Mom role from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  So how has it been going you ask?

The challenges:

• Dean wakes up early...as in 5:00 a.m. most mornings.  He wakes up starving...so I feed him.  My rule is if it's before 6:00 a.m., he has to go back to bed...so back in his bed he goes.  He usually goes right back to sleep, but by now it is 5:20 a.m. and my alarm is set to go off at 5:30 a.m. so that I can shower before Kevin.  So I am up...for the day...a half hour before I wanted to.  
• Kaci is rather fragile in the mornings.  I have to make sure I give her plenty of time to relax a bit on the couch before we head out the door.  Try to rush her and you are guaranteed an emotional breakdown.  
• Traffic still sucks.
• I lost my mentor at work.  He didn't die or anything so don't shed a tear...He moved on to bigger things.

On the bright side:

• Mornings are not chaotic at all with Dean's ridiculously early start time.  I leave the house feeling calm and organized.  In fact, I even cleaned my bathroom Friday morning before work.  Now that has never happened in this house before.
• I must burn more calories waking up so early...right?
• I love my job...always have.  It feels really good to be back at it.  I am very excited to get home to see my little gremlins though.
• Being at work again brings back my appreciation for the weekends.
• The radio in my car can again be cranked loud during my drives.

Dean has hit the 3 month mark and is just a prince.  Handsome as ever...want to see?

And Kaci is a wild girl who is just as adorable as ever.  She can now snap...she wanted to make sure I added that tidbit to the blog.  Here is my gal relaxing with a beauty mask...the grimace is due to her worry that the peppermint was burning her skin:

Adios for now!