W, Th, F, Sa

Wednesday, August 21st - L was well enough to go to preschool today (after being sick on Monday), so I was able to [thankfully] ship her off for the morning.  E and I then spent a bunch of time running errands all day.  So many errands were run today that I really didn't feel like we had much downtime.  Yuck.  I hate days like this.

New cat bed or new kid bed?

Thursday, August 22nd - My FIL came to babysit in the afternoon so that I could get a hair cut, go to a doctor's appointment, and get some clothes for the girls (without them saying I WANT THIS all the time).  It's so nice to get out with my girls sometimes, whether it's shopping, doing a few errands, or running.  The me time I get saves my sanity!

Organized my bookshelf - ALRIGHT!

Friday, August 23rd - I really wish my husband would take more advantage of the time he gets with the girls.  When he's home, he always seems preoccupied with whatever electronic device is in front of him.  I have to ask him to do things with the girls, and even then it's only for a few minutes at a time.  Argh!  Today, he was home while L was at school, so it was the perfect opportunity for them to do some one-on-one stuff.  He?  Would not have taken advantage of it.  So, I said I was going running, why don't you bake cookies?  Instilling the idea in E's head gets the ball rolling, and sure enough, when I came back from my run they were baking.  Yay!  He says he's "socially retarded," but seriously?  It's not that hard to put down whatever you're doing and play with your own kids!

E watching TV upside down...

Saturday, August 24th - I did 10 miles of running on hills this morning.  Incredibly, I feel better now after this run than I did last week at this time after 9 miles on hills.  Maybe I'm getting better at it and/or used to it?  Either way, I like that I can actually move!  Now if only I could increase my speed...

What a view!  :)