Weekend Update

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Happy Monday, everyone! Here’s what we got up to this weekend:

Friday
After a LOT of swearing and cursing at the lack of space in our little apartment-sized freezer, Kyle and I adulted HARD and bought ourselves a ginormous 22cu.ft deep freeze! It arrives on Friday and I’m pretty stoked on it.

We also did a little bit of Christmas shopping done while we were at the mall, and I think it’s safe to say that I’m officially DONE my shopping! Thank jeebus, because it’s starting to get a little crazy in the stores.

Saturday
We had a pretty lazy morning up until Isla had dance class at noon. I dropped her off and did our grocery shopping for the week, and after I picked her up and went home, my mom came over to help me bake cookies. Okay, it was more like her watching the girls while I baked, but still! Kyle did some shopping with his mom, and then when he got home he helped me finish off the cookies and made dinner.

Sunday
We thought about going out and picking up a couple of things at Canadian Tire, but changed our minds. I ended up bringing up the Christmas decorations and decorated the house a little bit; we’re getting our tree next weekend, so no pictures until then!

In the afternoon Isla had her winter dance recital. It was a bit packed but she had 10 family members in the audience cheering her on! Norah had a bit of a meltdown (I think it was stimulation overload), so after she wouldn’t calm down for my mom, Kyle scooped her up and stood with her by the door in case she didn’t settle and he needed to make an escape. Luckily she calmed down for him right away and he was able to watch the show!

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It was hilarious and the cutest thing ever! I think she was focused on the audience a lot because she would get “stuck” doing the same moves, but she’d catch up once she saw her teachers instructing them. Of course, I got it on video:

Enjoy! (And pardon the weird cuts into the routines. My camera only lets me do 5 minute videos at a time so I tried to film each song separately and stitch it together the best I could.)

How was your weekend?? Are your Christmas decorations up yet? Are you finished your shopping?

Day in the Life: 12/02/15

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I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, so I though I’d document an average Wednesday. (Because my life is sooooo thrilling!)

5:30 am: Norah wakes up after she’s been sleeping all night (fist pump!) so I go into her room and am greeted with a big ol’ smile and happy squeals. I sit down to nurse her and Kyle comes in to kiss me goodbye for the day before he heads off to work! About 20 minutes later I hear the garage door open and it’s either A) A axe murderer, or B) Kyle because he forgot something. Luckily it’s just Kyle; he forgot his phone!

6:30 am: Norah’s finished eating and I manage to get her back to sleep. I’m not sure how long it will last, so I get up for the day and pour myself a mug of coffee and a bowl of cereal. I manage to consume (and enjoy) both before Isla wakes up just before 8 am! I get Isla her cereal and catch up on some blog posts I haven’t read while she eats.

8:30 am: I hear Norah waking up but she’s not upset so I let her chill out in her crib for a few minutes before grabbing her. It’s cartoon time for Isla and then I grab Norah and put her in her circle of neglect excersaucer while I have a quick shower.

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9:30 am: Time to feed Norah again! I cut Isla off her cartoons and turn last night’s episode of The Voice to watch while Norah nurses and Isla occupies herself in her room with puzzles and toys. She manages to get herself dressed, so that’s a plus!

Oh look, she even kind of matches!

Oh look, she even kind of matches!

10:40 am: Norah’s finally finished eating, so I get her dressed and we head down to the dollar store to pick up a couple of things. I wanted a couple of bags for Christmas gifts and I managed to find a couple of super cute ones for just a couple bucks! I got 3 bags, 3 ornaments and a glass canister for our kitchen for under $7. Woo!

11:45 am: Norah fell asleep on the way home from the store so I cooked up some lunch for Isla and I. It wasn’t anything fancy, just some pasta with leftover sauce I made the other night for dinner.

Fun fact: I’m assuming the sauce I made from scratch (using this recipe) tastes good. You see, I have to use a special mouthwash because of the dental surgery I had last week and it has caused everything to taste pretty bland. Unless something is super strong or acidic (like coffee or orange juice), it just tastes like cardboard. Moving on …

1:30 pm: It’s feeding time again! We get settled in the living room again and watch The Incredible Dr. Pol and Ellen. Norah decided to stay awake instead of dozing off, so we decided to be lazy for most of the afternoon. I got some dinner prep done and Isla watched a couple of movies on Netflix. (The Very Hungry Caterpillar and then The Muppets.)

4 pm: I get Norah down for a little nap and get the rest of dinner prepped and ready to go. I’m making pork tenderloin and I have high hopes that I’ll be able to get it in the oven before Norah wakes up and needs to eat. I do, and I start folding the massive pile of clean laundry that has accumulated on my bed.

5 pm: Norah’s up and it’s perfect timing as I just got dinner in the oven. I sit down and feed her a little bit before getting the rest of dinner going. Isla entertained Norah while I did that:

The living room was full of giggles and squeals and it made my heart happy to see them getting along! Hopefully it continues as Norah gets older.

6:20 pm: Kyle’s home from work and we sit down for dinner! He took Thursday (today) off of work so it was nice to be able to relax and not have to get things prepped for the next day! (I also meant to take a photo of our dinner, but completely forgot. Dinnertime is chaotic around here!)

7:30 pm: I try to get Norah to go down for a little evening nap but no such luck, so she hangs out in Isla’s bean bag chair while I give Isla a quick shower. After that she goes and “exercises” with Kyle downstairs and I start Norah’s bedtime routine.

8:30 pm: It’s bedtime for Isla so Kyle takes care of her story and tucks her in for the night. He joins me in the living room and we chat about our day and plans for the weekend. He’s debating whether or not to go hunting and I have grand plans to bake cookies and get some final Christmas shopping done.

9:30 pm: Norah is finally down for the night and so Kyle and I start our evening routine. He has a shower and I finish putting away the laundry I had started folding. (Laundry is my LEAST favourite household chore!) We head to bed just after 10 pm, and get ready for the next day!

There you go – just a random and average Hump Day! What was a highlight from your Wednesday?

 

 

TGIF v.25

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The high of my week was having an amazing husband and wonderful mom help me out on Monday when I had dental surgery. I really could not have done it without them!

The low of my week was having said dental surgery. My face feels like I got hit with a 2×4 and the special mouthwash I have to use makes all my food taste like garbage.

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Also: Norah fell off the couch because I’m an awful parent and left her there for 2 MINUTES while she was sleeping so I could help Isla in the bathroom. The stinker decided to wake up and roll over and she bailed. She cried for maybe a minute and was back to her normal self. And to retaliate for my negligence, she barfed all over my shirt. Touché, kiddo. Touché.

An internet find I loved was this post by Melissa at So About What I Said. Click through and read it, please, and then high-five Melissa for sticking it to them.

The best money I spent was on a little outfit for Norah for her photo with Santa. While she has a ton of cute hand-me-downs from Isla, I try to put her in new outfits for special occasions, like her monthly update photos. That way, when she looks back on her photos when she’s older she doesn’t develop a complex ;)

My favourite Isla and/or Norah moment was getting Isla’s hair trimmed up. It’s long, wild and crazy and it just needed to have a couple of inches taken off.

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The song that has been stuck in my head is the theme song for Toopy & Binoo. I hate myself a little for introducing Isla to Treehouse, but PBS Kids was getting boring for her. Oh well.

My meals of the week were:

  • Sunday – Meatloaf
  • Monday – Campbell’s Butternut Squash Soup from a box! (Kyle and Isla had meatballs)
  • Tuesday – Jambalaya {via Looney Spoons}
  • Wednesday – Spaghetti
  • Thursday – Oven baked honey garlic chicken

My plans for the weekend are to relax! Actually, I have no idea what our plans are for the weekend. Isla’s dance class tomorrow has been cancelled because of the Santa Parade, but I don’t think we’ll actually attend. Maybe I’ll try and get some Christmas shopping done instead, without a certain toddler …