We were low on bacon this morning and I actually made it - I laid it out on a pan and baked it. It was the first time I ever made bacon. It was not the most pleasant experience taking it out of the package and laying it down on the pan. The fatty part was super, super slimy. What we do for love.
After breakfast and playing a bit, we got dressed and I took the kids to Target for some minimal food shopping and to let Cleo spend the last $20 of her birthday money. She selected a unicorn pillow pet and a pink Barbie refrigerator stocked with little fake ice cream sundae fix-ins. I got Sidney an Avengers early reader book and some Avengers Squinkies so he can stop playing with Cleo's Squinkies - little rubber toys that are miniature versions of familiar popular characters, e.g., the Hulk, Thor, Hello Kitty, Disney Princesses, Transformers.
We came home and I made them little pizzas and broccoli. Sidney did not eat lunch. After eating her lunch, Cleo ate 2 mini chocolate donuts and one powdered donut. I remember loving powdered donuts as a child. I put Sidney to bed and then I put Cleo to bed.
During the kids' naps, I exercised for the first time since the first week of May. I have been so unmotivated to exercise. Let's hope my motivation has kicked in for good. I plan on exercising again during their naps tomorrow.
After the kids' naps, we played a quick game of indoor hopscotch. In the photos below you can see Cleo's unicorn pillow pet. She uses it as a pillow when she sleeps in her bed. She loves it.
We also watched Jake and the Neverland Pirates on the Disney Channel. After that, we watched Planet 51, a cartoon movie featuring the voice of The Rock as an astronaut who lands on a planet and enlists the help of some friendly aliens to get him back to Earth. Cleo played with her Barbies during the movie and Sidney hovered around causing trouble and intermittently playing with Cleo's Barbies. After the movie ended around 7, we ate dinner.
Roger had his lower right impacted wisdom tooth removed Thursday afternoon. He's recovering this weekend and has been holed up in our room. He's doing much better than the first day. He's been eating clam chowder for dinner and eating lots of Jell-o during the day. The kids visit him frequently during the day and they're always asking me about him. He finally got to eat his strawberry muffins which he kept asking for when I got him home after surgery. When his anesthesia and other drugs finally wore off, I told him about his asking about the muffins and he said he had no recollection of anything we talked about from 3pm-9pm.
For dinner, I made Cleo a burrito with cheese and broccoli. Sidney wanted yogurt and I insisted on him eating broccoli. He had 2 bites of yogurt (blueberry Greek yogurt) and one bite of broccoli. I don't understand how he subsists on so few calories each day. He didn't eat his dinner last night either. Cleo ate all of her food and had 3 mini donuts again.
After dinner, we made some get well decorated heart cards for Roger. I will take a picture of them tomorrow and post the picture in a later blog entry.
After our arts and crafts session, I attempted to put Sidney to bed. He's being super difficult when I put him to bed and wants me to lay with him forever. He keeps asking me to, "lay with me one more minute, Mommy. Please!" When I was trying to extricate myself from his room, some nearby fireworks started up and lasted for a good 45 minutes. Cleo was resting in our bed with Roger and we all gathered on the 2nd floor landing to watch the fireworks through the window that faces our street. The fireworks were pretty but it was so late by the time they finally ended. Sidney kept asking if they were over whenever there was a pause between blasts. When the finale was over, he asked if the fireworks went home to their families.
When Sidney means to say "that's incorrect" he says "that's not fair." It's cute. Cleo and I tell him he's misusing that phrase and tell him what he should be saying. Today when the kids were playing with Cleo's Barbies, Sidney said, "pardon me" to Cleo. I didn't hear it. Cleo said, "Mommy, Sidney's so cute. He just said "pardon me" to me!" She was so impressed with him.
Cleo can sound out so many words in her early reader books. She's excited to do it and loves to read to me and Roger when we put her to bed.
Both kids are finally in bed. I will stay up a little longer to decompress and brace myself for another long day. I am not sure if I will take them out of the house. Maybe I will take them to Publix to get some fruit and vegetables for the week and the newspaper.
I cannot believe how hot it's been in Atlanta and the rest of the Atlantic Seabord. When I was driving home from work on Friday, the car's temperature reader said it was 114 degrees outside. According to NPR, it was 103 degrees; I know my car detects that it's hotter outside than it actually is.
Have a good rest of your weekend.
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