Taking care of me today...

Today I made time for myself. Gracie and I went to the dentist. I love going to the dentist. It's an opportunity for me to sit and do nothing...and have a good reason for it. My daughter hates the whole scraping thing. Oh well...it must be done.

PTL...no cavities!

When I was little, I used to WANT to get cavities b/c then, when I got them filled, I'd be able to inhale that "laughing gas" and get a legitimate high. Isn't that a mess!

Now that I'm grown up. I don't want to PAY for cavities.

Afterwards, we took advantage of a littles-free day to head to Target. I bought another bin for some organizing I've been doing of the boys things. From infant to 3T, all clothes that currently don't fit my boys have been in an unorganized mess. I straightened that out today.

After Target, we went and had a mother/daughter lunch (with no littles!) at Cheddars. Our lunch included a business meeting over schoolwork and a slight review of upcoming work.

Dropped Gracie to coop and I then went to the eye doctor. I hadn't been in five years. In 1991, I had lasik surgery done and saw 20/20. That's my excuse for not going back for awhile. Poor excuse I know. Anywho...I still see 20/20 (20/15 out of one eye) so I'm happy! I had worn glasses since the 3rd grade so I'm glad to be in the land of the seeing!

Stopped by to see my sister (something I really get to do by myself) and then made my way home to finish my organizational project and start dinner.

Tonight I cooked Shake-N-Bake Chicken with corn on the cob and lima beans. This is a family favorite. I LOVE the site where this recipe comes from Hillybilly Housewife. This lady has AWESOME recipes as well as wonderful tips and tricks for the kitchen. In addition, many of her recipes are budget friendly.

My husband kept an eye on the boys for awhile while my hands were covered with raw chicken gook. Sumo LOVES working on this wooden (and inexpensive, I might add), toy train set from IKEA...

Then he went upstairs to finish some work stuff. My 3yo stayed busy w/one of his puzzles. I put my 20 mth old in the high chair, pulled him close to me and let him do a puzzle too. I think this is about the age that we started teaching Sumo about puzzles too. Melissa & Doug puzzles are great!

Packed up a dinner for my oldest and left home quickly to then pick up Gracie from coop and take her to Volleyball tryouts. Got home at 9:30.

Long day but a good day. Wonderful time meeting some of my own needs :)

Still working on getting unpacked :)