Well, I guess my microwave didn’t appreciate being left out of my happy list from my last post because it just gave up the ghost. I use it for all my “cooking” just about and especially for warming up our night time and morning milk for the nuggets. I had to kick it old school with a pot of boiling water on the stove top. And since Allen decided to wake up at 5:30 yesterday morning, that was NOT a fun thing to do. I made buying a new microwave my priority for the day, but unfortunately for me, it was a rainy day. Picture a huge Sam’s Club cart with both kids, some groceries and a huge new microwave oven. Add lots of rain and a golf umbrella. That was our morning yesterday. Now the kids like to sit on the old microwave like it’s a bench made just for them!

In health news, it turns out that I did NOT have impetigo. I went back to the dr. after the red bumps were steadily spreading to my right leg and itching even more. After a week of $65 worth of pills and creams plus sleeping in tube socks (yuck!) I had enough. The new diagnosis was poison oak or poison ivy so the kids watched while I received a steroid injection into my hindquarters. I also have been taking steroid pills and the first couple of days I experienced my first ‘Roid Rage. All the down-sides of being a pro baseball player but without the money or the glory.

Allen also had a follow-up appointment with his doc to check on his stitches from the circumcision. I tried to entertain those knuckle-heads for 45 minutes while we waited and when I was just about to let them run wild, a nurse came around the corner and said we were in the wrong part of the waiting room. They had been looking for us. Big Juice got a clean bill of health from the doctor but I was warned that we have to check daily to be sure one of his fine, blonde hairs isn’t wrapped around anything down there because it might amputate. Wow. Things you never knew you should be worrying about. He looked pretty cute in his Aggie attire…like a little linebacker. Katy announced to anyone and everyone that he was there to get his ding-ding fixed. She also told everyone her name, and if they acted interested, she told them Allen’s name, too.

I’ve also been editing bridal shots for one of my former Young Women. I’m so proud to be trusted with her big day! She is gorgeous and John and I are doing her wedding on Saturday. I’ll be SO glad when it’s over!

This past weekend was my long-awaited Girlfriends Weekend Getaway. Delma took care of all the details and I only needed to show up for my part and bring my camera. Delma picked a town located between the three of us (including our friend Angela) and we pretty much took over it while we were there. In advance Delma researched shopping, restaurants and fun activities, plus she booked our fabulous hotel. All it takes to make me feel like royalty is a Holiday Inn Express. I even got my own bed because of my “infectious disease”, but that also kept me from getting a pedicure. :o( There was a huge outdoor pool but most of the time it rained so we never even dipped a toe into the water. We are definitely doing it again next year! It was too much fun! Angela is a masseuse and she brought a massage chair with her. I am officially addicted. I was the photographer for the weekend and the gals were great sports, hamming it up in The Dollar Store and doing whatever I wanted them to! Posing with mumu’s and everything! I was really missing the kids by Sunday and brought home new toys for them (Leap Frog toy for Allen and a new doll for Katy named Dolly) even though the nuggets do NOT need more toys. It is SO cute to see Allen dance to the music, though!

I did learn that the kids didn’t miss me one bit for their Mommy-Free weekend. Katy was whisked away by Mookie to spend the weekend at Sarah & Keith’s house. Apparently Mom really enjoyed hearing Katy sing B-I-N-G-O in the car along the way. They had a relaxing time with lunches at PF Chang’s (where Birdie ate bok bok and rice) and watched Disney movies. Mash and Shelby licked her, according the Katybooty’s report. Sarah even took pictures. If someone wants to borrow my kids, the best way to convince me is to promise me photos! She did lose points for using the ol’ cell phone camera which is stinky.

Peter and Allen just had a boys weekend at home. The report was a little vague but I’m sure that the tv was on and some basketball was played. My hoodlums spent some time on Saturday at Grammy & Papa’s house working on their new laptop. Allen conquered the rocking horse there without competition from his big sister. I’m sure he enjoyed all that attention for himself. I did leave my old camera behind with instructions but there were no new pics when I got home. Hmmm…..

Don’t you hate it when you fall asleep while eating yogurt?

Katy’s dance necklace is constantly being stretched across my neck. It scratches and pulls my skin and it’s too small for me, but my Bird is in denial about that. Finally she found someone else to put it on.

And I have officially taken pics of our new van. No name yet. I am getting used to the strange position of the gear shift and I still love the power sliding doors. We’ve already trashed it like rock stars, though. It looks like Aerosmith took it for a tour around the country.

OK, I feel mostly caught up for now. I’ll close with some Katy-isms:
*pweez, oh pweez = Katy’s begging method of choice, spoken with much more emphasis than her regular “please”
*lympics = we’ve been up late watching the Olympics
*slips = flips (Katy throws her dolly up into the air and watches her do flips like the gals in the ‘lympics)
*nastics = gymnastics (Katy does forward rolls on a bath towel. See above)
*almost a’gok = I almost forgot (even when she did forget, she says almost)

And finally, since I don’t have any Juice pics for this post I’m putting up the desktop background. He looks so cute in a bow tie. Maybe he’s a future James Bond? OK, I guess he might make a better Odd Job.