So yesterday wasn’t as bad as I was expecting it to be. We got on the road about 8:30 and met up my mom (GaGa) so we could all ride together. GaGa fed the boys breakfast in their car seats to save us from having to feed them before we left which ended up a good thing since we barely made it to the funeral on time. I had HORRIBLE back pain the whole way to Missouri and almost asked Jim to turn around and take us back home so I could go to the hospital, I thought I was going into labor for sure but the desire to see my grandparents trumped my fear of having to give birth in a strange hospital and we trucked on…lucky we did because once I got out of the car and started moving around a little my back pain went away. (thankfully!) Once we got to the church we changed diapers and outfits in the back of the van and had just enough time to line up our car with the rest of the family as they followed the casket into the church. We sat on the back row instead of up front because we weren’t sure how the boys would do, good thing since about 5 minutes after the service started Jim ended up taking the boys outside to run around. I can only imagine how much energy they had after sitting in the car all morning. After the funeral we followed everyone to the grave side for a very quick prayer then went back to the church for lunch. Lunch was DELISIOUS…seriously, there is something about southern food that just can not be replicated. I wish I could cook like that! After lunch we were lucky enough that Charlie (my second cousin…I think that’s how we’re related lol) offered to take the boys for a tractor ride on the farm. He has about 5 square miles of farm land so his tractor is HUGE, I didn’t see it since I was inside with my feet up (darn you swelling!) but Jim said it took up both sides of the road! Charlie pre-programed the GPS to drive the tractor and then let the boys pretend to drive it, I heard they had a blast! Lucky for the boys Charlie is a pushover when it comes to little kids so once they got back he gave them rides around the house in what I refer to as the “super” golf cart…mostly because I don’t know what its really called. Anyways, by this time it was nearing 4:00 and the boys were 2 hours past nap time and I was ready to go. I fell asleep almost immediately once we got in the car and once we got back to town we went straight to GaGa’s house for dinner. My grandparents and Aunt Cheryl joined us for my “unofficial birthday dinner” (we’re celebrating for real tomorrow night) which was the best gift I could have been given! Grandma and Aunt Cheryl drove the 45 minutes out to our house after dinner JUST to see the nursery, they literally only stayed about 10 minutes and turned around to go back to GaGa’s house…it meant a lot to me that they cared enough to make the effort to see the baby’s room since who knows the next time they will be in town. By the time they left it was nearly 10:00 at night and the boys were BEYOND tired (Jim said they barely napped on the way home…I think its because GaGa was in the back seat with them lol) Once they went to bed I took a nice long shower to unwind, once my head hit the pillow I fell asleep listening to my sweet, tired, toddlers talk to each other…that was at 11:30, I have no idea what time they actually passed out but I do know they slept until 9:30 this morning and have been extremely fussy all day.
Today since Jim had to work I am just trying to get things done around the house. Its not easy cleaning with toddlers around since I feel like every time I get something done I have to go back and pick something else up that wasn’t there before. I did manage to get the guest bathroom cleaned top to bottom which is nice. I bleached the bathtub and all the bath toys cleaned the rugs and shower curtain (note to self, do not wash vinyl shower curtain in washing machine, design WILL come PARTIALLY off and look HORRIBLE….I wonder how much that little mistake is going to cost me to replace…) I cleaned the toilet and vanity and even went through and organized under the vanity. I wiped down the walls and steam cleaned the floor and now I know I won’t have to deep clean it for a while since it only gets used for the twins bath time and when family is in town. Its so nice I just want to sit in there and look at how clean it is (if I can manage not to look at my ruined shower curtain that is…) I also ran a bleach load in the washer and wiped down the washer and dryer (have I mentioned how much I LOVE my washer and dryer…seriously love them.) By then it was lunch time and then shortly after that nap time…my favorite part of the day (hehe). I thought I’d throw up a blog at nap time (see that’s why you’re able to read this lol) and then reorganize the cabinets in the laundry room and then straighten up the utility closet. That darn closet stays organized for about 2 days every time I do it and I do NOT want to have to spend 3 hours on it again so I’m TRYING desperately to keep up with it…I don’t know WHAT is so hard about putting things where they belong but I just can’t manage to follow through. I try, I swear I do, but as I’m mainly the only person to go in there I know I’m mainly the one to mess it up. ::insert frustration grunt here:: I’d also like to get to the linen/shoe closet but I think I’m going to have to suck it up and purchase some of those space saver bags I’ve had my eye on for months now. I know I need them and I know they would seriously help me make some space in that closet but every time I put them in my cart I end up putting them back on the shelf. I just can’t take the leap. I think its because I feel like as soon as I put everything in a bag and get it all organized I’ll need something out of that bag and have to start all over again and it just seems like an extra step I don’t know if I want to have to take every time I have company or need an extra blanket…
Anyways, I’m off to take advantage of these “nesting” urges before baby bean comes and they decide to go back to where ever they came from. <3
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