Saturday, August 22, 2009
One week down...
I came down with a horrible sinus and ear infection last weekend. They are both still lingering around. I did not get anything accomplished that I had planned to. This weekend I plan to make up for lost time.
Monday, August 17, 2009
1st graders...
We officially have 1st graders. The girls started today on the 17th. They are in seperate classes (thank goodness). I think they are happy about it too. I had to pretend I was the Papparazzi this morning and snap off the pictures. They did well though. This year they got to move to the older kid playground for recess.
I however have an ear infection as well as a sinus infection. It has been coming on for a few days now so I finally made my way to immediate care on Sunday for the official diagnosis. The sinus part is alright but the ear is so painful.
Devon is receiving a promotion at work so he will be leaving us for a week to go to training. That will stink. Other than that nothing new going on.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Busy Summer
The Dunes, we went a couple weekends ago and they were wonderful. The day started out seeming like it was going to rain and be a muggy day. We ended up at the dunes and it was beautiful. The water was rough so we could not swim at first but we got to explore. Then the afternoon rolled around and the water opened up. The girls had a blast and so did Devon and I. We spent the night in Portage and had dinner at a wonderful little diner. The girls swan in the pool land the next day we went to the Fair Oaks Dairy Farm. We took a tour around and the girls got to play around on several fun things. We even got to see baby cows be born (not too pleasant).
All in all a very fun weekend get away.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Hello Race Fans
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mothers Day
After we all stuffed our faces and Emily ate every chocolate covered strawberry that she could find, we headed over to Duckpin Bowling. It was all of our first time there. We really enjoyed ourselves. Great times were had by all and we will definatly be doing that again. We headed over to the soda fountain where the good times came to a screeching hault when Zoe had a melt down.
We came home, Allison and I took some flowers to the cemetary and then it was time to weed. We all did some gardening and Devon cut the grass.
Chinese food was our dinner. All in all it was a pretty good day.
We now have mothers day wrapped up. Next up is Girl Scout meetings this week, field trip saturday.
I hope everyone had a great mothers day. Hopefully I can get a picture or two to post.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Here comes the fairy.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Busy, busy, busy...
Then we hauled it home to change clothes and head out to the wedding reception for Mark and Amy. It was wonderful, great food, open bar, lots of dancing, open bar, great music, open bar, beautiful location, oh did I mention that there was an open bar. We had so much fun.
Sunday our feet hurt so bad from our Saturday night dance party I woke up, cut the grass then it was onto Leader/Daughter bowling with Girl Scouts. Of course we all had bumpers. I think a combined score was around 175 for 2 games. Poor little Zoe stepped on the waxed lane and biffed it and fell. But in the end for door prizes her number was pulled (as was mine). A nice older girl gave Allison her prize.
Mom and Dad took Allison to dinner and Devon and I took Zoe for a speical dinner at Bob Evans, which was her decision. Great times had by all and Allison will have her special time next week and her dinner of choice is Steak N Shake.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
BLAH!!!
I really need to get on the ball and plan this vacation in October. I seem to fall off the vacation band wagon the past couple years. I think this time we will not take nearly as much luggage as we took before. We always tend to overpack and take 20 more outfits than necessary. Plus on the cruise I think we lived in our swimsuits.
The girls had fun today torturing poor little Toby. That dog is getting more love than he bargained for. Allison asked me if when our dogs died if we could get a puppy. So now she is wishing our dogs dead. Puppies are like babies, cute for a bit then you have to clean up after them.
Well hopefully tomorrow is a better day. The weekend is just around the corner and it is jammed packed.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Rainy days are here again....
Swine Flu has officially hit Indiana and I am officially obsessed. The good news is our fall cruise is not stopping anywhere near Mexico. The bad news is I think by October I do not think it matters. I am going to continue to plan our vacation as scheduled but things can change.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Beautiful weekend!!!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Warmth is here
Monday, April 20, 2009
Getting back in the groove...
We had the big pre Earth Day festivities last weekend with the girl scout troop that went pretty well. I did however get a sun burn so that sucked. It was a beautiful day. Danya and I hung out over Saturday night and had a great evening together. Sunday was moms b-day dinner full of food and ice cream.
I did take Allison and Zoe out for a day of beauty at the spa. We all got a pedicure and they got their nails painted. They were so cute sitting there all still while they got little flowers painted on their tiny fingers. Now I need to attempt to master the art of flowers on the nails since that is their new obsession.
We have canceled our Turkey Run trip mothers day weekend. Devon has to work and with family dinner we would not get to spend much time up there. I think that we might try to head there one day this weekend though.
We have been trying to get our summer plans together. The girls will be attending a day camp for 1 week. And more than likely they will be doing summer dance classes. I am toying with Allison going to the Indiana School of Ballet but their classes are during the week at 4:30 which is near impossible for us to get to with us both working. Other than that we are definatly going to make it to the Dunes this summer. For the past 3 years we have talked about it and this year we are making it happen!!!
No exciting summer concerts are scheduled yet this summer unless you are old or a teenager so we will be saving some money there.
Tomorrow is portfolio night at school, so expect an update then.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Busy weekend....
Friday night is a pool b-day party for one of the girls friends. That will be a fun filled night of me trying to drag them out of the pool with crying and whining of them insisting the party is not over.
Saturday- I will struggle in waking them up to go to the Easter Egg hunt, AKA candy fest 2009. I am sure it will be cold and more than likely rainy. This is waht we all do as parents. We will get there the kids will ask 1 million times if it is time to go yet then the horn will finally sound. They will run out and in 3 seconds all the candy and eggs will be scooped up by all the darling Brownsburg children. We will then struggle getting them into the car and listen to the crys of the egg hunt not really being over so soon. I might then go home and start drinking because it will be noon more than likely.
Sunday- I will once again struggle with waking up the girls, but first I will remember that the Easter Bunny forgot to put the baskets together. I will run around the house trying to remember where we hid everything. Devon and I will get in a fight about where we hid all the goodies. Eventually we will find half of the items we bought. The girls will then wake up and we will have to rush to make it to our exciting Easter Brunch at the Holiday Inn Pyramids. We will get there only to have the girls wonder why we can not swim in the water park. We will eat quickly because throughout dinner we will be asked 900 times when we will be doing the Easter Egg hunt at my parents. Once again the lovely Indiana weather will blow so the easter outfits for the girls will not be appropriate they will get ill and freeze.
I am looking forward to singing on some rockband and having mamosas!!! The day will come to a close and the girls will look at me and say we did not do anything all weekend.
WHAT!!!!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
So this is spring???
Just thought I would wish everyone a happy spring LOL. Not one exciting thing to report here. I have been considering highlights in my hair. Yes I know huge jump for me. I caught a photo of me from 2 years ago and think I can sport that hot look again.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
So Busy...
Went dress shopping with Brandy and found a really cute black one that fit me pretty well. Other than that we just had a fun girls night out and that is about it.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Workout
We are closing in on the weekend here, half day friday, work saturday and take the kiddos to get their haircut. Good times.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weekend...
Friday, March 20, 2009
Happy Spring.
A miracle happened today, I finished up Girl Scout Cookies. It was one of the best days of my life. Not sure how many more years of being a cookie mom I can handle. We saw the Brownsburg production of Beauty and The Beast tonight and it was wonderful. They did a great job. The costumes and backgrounds were fantastic.
Tomorrow Devon is taking the girls to the father daughter dance and grandpa is getting the pleasure of going along too. We will have to have the camera ready.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, monday....
Sunday, March 15, 2009
An eventful weekend.
Sat was b-day party time and Hockey game. Today we went to the auction where we found a pretty antique desk that I am turning into a vanity. All I need is a mirror.
All in all a great weekend. Girl Scout cookie sales are almost finished and we can return to some sort of normal system in this house if that is possible.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Is it going to get warm???
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
30 something.
Tonight was yet another Daisy Scout meeting. We made Spring Globes and I am stoked to say they were a HIT!!!!! They loved them and it was all a sucess. We earned a patch and it was another sucessful Daisy hour. WOOT WOOT. Other than that I have 2 mildly sick kids.
Oh and Allison wants to eat at what she calls the best steak place around, Frank and Marys in Pittsboro. When she grows up she will be a little angry when she finds out that is a hamburger without a bun :)
So that is all I have fo y'all now.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Beautiful day.
The best buy of the night for us was a new bed frame for Devon and I. I think we might actually get to imrove our bedroom this spring or summer. So a coat of paint will do the room good, along with our awesome new bed frame.
Tomorrow is the big Spring Fling at the girls school. I will be working the candy wheel!!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Growing up....
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
First post....
So where is the Nelson family in our lives right now. Just here, we are simple people that like simple things. We do not have to brag on fancy designers or have the new things to show people. We just traded in the family car for a new/used car. Why get Gap when there is Old Navy.
So here I am getting ready to turn 31 and a mother to 6 year old twins. A Daisy Scout leader to about 10 girls, getting ready to hit the local stores to sell cookies. Whoever knew me 15 years ago would think that was a total joke. But I would not trade it for anything.
So more to follow later......