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| Weekend in the Life... |
| Saturday, March 8 |
| I get up early and read a bit |
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| Middle Daughter watches the end of the movie she started last night |
| I make breakfast and the awake kids eat |
| Husband wakes up |
| The boy reads until bathtime |
| I have a sinus headache. Does it show? |
| I play on the interwebs |
| The girls play on the piano |
| Husband reads nerdy books |
| More piano playing for everyone! |
| Time to go! Husband helps The Boy with his boots The girls check the mirror one last time |
| It's springtime! |
| Oldest Daughter doesn't have any boots. Poor baby! |
| We are going to need money. Lots of money. |
| The kids rock out to Husband's Ipod Of The Eighties |
| Our destination is in sight!! We're going to the Livestock show. |
| We park the car and start walking. |
| We walk past these horses |
| And we walk past these horses |
| This is my favorite |
| We walk some more. (It's a very long walk) |
| But we are rewarded at the end, because we hit the FOOD TENTS!! BBQ here we come! |
| The Exhibit Hall is very, very crowded |
| We watch some of the judging |
| The Boy pretends to drive a tractor |
| The Boy pretends to drive a tractor over Middle Daughter. Yeah, we're weird. |
| Pat the bunny! |
| The trash bins make me laugh |
| Can we have a baby chick? Pleeeease? I say no. |
| I think these cows are gossiping about us |
| Smile for Miss Moo! |
| I like the spinning and weaving demonstrations. |
| The goats are getting all gussied up for the judging |
| Boots boots boots! |
| The quilts are gorgeous |
| The stitching is amazing |
| Time to try on some Cowgirl glamour |
| Apparently crystals are the in thing this year |
| I don't really get the point of this, but Oldest Daughter tells me it's cute. |
| Oldest Daughter shows off her new Lone Star phone case |
| Time for more food! We share a funnel cake. Oldest Daughter thinks I like seefood. |
| The Boy has had enough of boots for one day |
| This looks interesting. I am mean and don't buy it for him. |
| The Grand Champion Boot. I couldn't make this stuff up, people. |
| It's the time of day when sitting is a good thing. We find ourselves doing more and more of it. |
| The Footsie Wootsie machines are fun and kinda freaky all at the same time |
| Time to round up the younguns and head fer the ranch. The Boy is not pleased. |
| Bye-bye, Livestock Show! |
| Hello, Mom's house! |
| Surprise! My niece is here for spring break. |
| Braxton meets Oldest Daughter for the first time |
| We hang for a bit |
| Why is everyone hanging out in the kitchen? |
| Banana Bread!! Fresh from the oven! |
| The Boy shows Sara his new Transformer moves. |
| My mom takes us to dinner. Yum! |
| Someone recommends the fajitas. |
| Back to my mom's. I am very tired. |
| It's such a shame no one likes this dog. |
| The Boy pretends to be Braxton. |
| Oldest Daughter gets arty with bobby pins. She looks tired. |
| Middle Daughter collapses while Oldest Daughter does what teenagers do. |
| Sunday, March 9 |
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| We head home |
| I wake up to find The Boy leaving me a note telling me he cleaned the room while Husband and I were sleeping. We slept very late. |
| Middle Daughter isn't feeling well. Apparently, it's nothing leftover fudge can't cure. |
| Oldest Daughter is ready to go! But first she has to take a call on the BananaPhone. |
| The weather is gloomy today, but the flowers still know it's spring. |
| Cavenders? |
| Cavenders! |
| We need to rectify Oldest Daughter's state of bootlessness |
| There are lots to choose from, but she likes these best |
| She decides to wear them out of the store |
| Next we buy some face stuff for me. It costs a lot of money to be a natural beauty. |
| We're only window shopping at Anthropologie, because I'm not made of money. |
| I didn't expect to love this top as much as I do. Now I'm sad about not being made of money. |
| Cutest. Dress. Ever. |
| OMG I think I had these pants in high school!! I am officially old. |
| Next stop, Bering's Hardware. I need coffee and air filters. Coffee first. We sample some Rainforest Blend while we shop. |
| We hang out in the garden department for a while |
| I don't know why she laughed at this hat. |
| We like the hedgehog |
| Oh, yeah...air filters |
| Look at the pretties! |
| Did I mention that this is my favorite store in the whole wide world? |
| I want my house to look like the gift department at Bering's. |
| mmmm...smelly stuff |
| And shiny stuff! |
| It's time to head back home. This is the ugliest house in my neighborhood. No easy feat. It's bigger than the church across the street. |
| Yay! Husband bought groceries. |
| I brown the roast and put it in the oven. |
| While it's cooking the girls play the piano |
| I do some of this |
| and some of this |
| until it's time to do this. Back in the oven! |
| So I do some of this |
| And recruit MD to do this |
| After dinner, Husband does this |
| But he also gets to do this |
| We check on our porch spider. That's her at the top of the picture. She is a very big spider |
| This is the web she spins every night if it's warm. She takes it down every morning. |
| I'm not sure what we'll do this summer when it's warm every night, because she spins this web all across the front of the porch. |
| Whew!! It's been a busy weekend! Goodnight everyone! |
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| The Boy watches Mythbusters and takes notes. Did you notice Middle Daughter and The Boy are still in their pyjamas? This is what happens when Men are In Charge. |