So the past 3 days… BUSY BUSY BUSY and MOSTLY in a good way! So I gave up on completing a few things – blogging, homeschool prep work beyond VERY rudimentary, organizing the house full of chaos and any sort of intense stitching or designing. It was all for the greater good of course!

So, that covers the WHY I didn’t post, now to post the fun that ensued! Hmm where to start? How about FRIDAY… first off… Friday marked the day we dropped all 3 of our sons off with their loving Grandma! Talk about a sweet mother. Admittedly we sort of dropped them and ran BUT not before Ken had a 30 min power nap and helped her with her garage sale stuff (apparently it was all living in the basement and needed to make its way to the garage).

This gave Trinity a chance to play in the backyard and get thoroughly muddy! Apparently Grandma had set them to work filling the holes Harley had dug and she interpreted that as an indication she should SIT in the dirt and go nuts. Oh well, it all comes out in the wash!

In the sandbox (Zander)

Harley!

After dropping the boys off we stopped in to say hi to Aunty Christine (luckily she WAS at work and had the weekend off… she is currently back and forth from her dad’s place who had heart surgery recently so VERY hard to get a hold of). Then, to help Trinity get over her disappointment for having to leave Grandma and Mike BEFORE dinner we stopped at KFC/Taco Bell. Why had no one told me about the 2.99 snack boxes? popcorn chicken, fries and a little gravy for that price! (Granted the gravy is now in my freezer for a later use and it is far from a regular meal item for our little girl but WOW) She basically licked the box clean, and since it was basically her ONLY non healthy food for the weekend it was well worth it!

Nom Nom Nom

Our Friday evening was nice and quiet, no boys asking questions to get out of bed, talking too loudly for someone to sleep OR potty breaks! This is a first for us pretty much in FOREVER.

Saturday started slowly with Ken sleeping through whirlwind Trinity in the livingroom – apparently it is the BOYS that wake him up when he naps when they are up early. So she took full advantage and played with everything from flash cards (gently at least) to play doh (just the toys not the dough). So I woke up to a bit of cleaning but nothing extreme. Lunch was another special request for the birthday girl, due to my impending retake (please keep a positive thought for me!!) I chose to forego the Italian place in favour of a place I KNEW I could get a super healthy meal at – Extreme Pita! Trinity got her own bag of pita chips and shared an apple juice with Daddy… we tried offering bites of our pitas but all she was interested in was the pita itself! Silly girl!

We then took a walk through Toys R Us, not the best choice as we couldn’t buy everything Trinity wanted but we checked out the baby aisle and found for 20.00 a stroller for dolly whose wheels TURN! So when our baby comes maybe Miss T will get a stroller that is a wee bit more manageable to steer!

Supper was great fun! Mongoli Grill as requested, with Karyn, Ted, Ken and Trinity. I was smart with my rice and instead filled up on meats (not fatty) and veggies like water chestnuts (mmmm), broccoli, even peanuts… and a minimum of sauce. I had NO left overs and Trinity made up for my lack of rice eating (cruel cruel world as I LOVE their rice) by eating at least 3-4 cups of the stuff herself!

After supper was a leisurely walk (well except for Ted who opted to get something done on the computer) followed by visiting late into the evening. So definitely the day I wanted (well except for the lack of rice!!).

I even got my Christmas present (from last year) – a new DS game – Mario and Luigi – Bowser’s Inside Story. So now on my birth DATE I get my birthDAY gift and for the first time in YEARS have the present on the day! Wow!

Sunday was another slow start with lots of rest (even Trinity slept in with that belly full of rice!) and then our fun as half a family came to an end with a trip back to pick up our boys. We skipped out on the splash park as the day was hot AND when we got there they were running wild in the backyard with water guns and the sprinkler. In fact, we got them home around 5:30 and all 3 went right to bed! It was that good of a weekend!!!

In the midst of all this I finished my wedding gift for Saturday (just needs cleaning and framing) and mocked out the baby sampler for July. We tried on Trinity’s flowergirl dress to find it will fit PERFECTLY, even though she took GREAT offence to putting it on and will probably have to get a little bit of bribery in the day of to get her calmed down (not a huge surprise, it is like two steps dressier than any of her other dresses but SOOOO cute!). I got in some time to take maternity photos (posted here and on deviant) AND some lovely quality one on one time with Ken (much needed).

In the backyard on Saturday

Front yard Sunday

31+ weeks!

TODAY the boys woke up a bit on the wrong side of the bed, Emanuel and Ken had to rush off to a doctor’s appointment – his yearly – where he came out with flying colours. The only concern is that we work with him on is his speech, slow him down and make him repeat words he says wrong but that is common with MOST kids. The heart murmur is still there, but still nothing more than existing, his potty training is beyond on track and he is growing like a weed! I LOVE this paediatrician, she is a specialist (due to the twins’ preemie status) but she also supports our homeschooling! Definitely a gem!

The other 3 kids spent time talking about gardening, we read about flower and food gardens and drew our own as well as checked out the peas in the pots and drew how they look right now. Our little garden is doing rather well…

I tried some pictures in the backyard – since it is so overgrown in the back corner already, the plan is to take some pictures back there and THEN cut it all down before the raspberries start really producing. Sadly the time I chose to go out we couldn’t get a good spot where the sun was not in their eyes. BUT it was a nice trial.

Of course this got us busy in the backyard which lead to hunting down the air pump and refilling our pool, then spraying it and moving it, and finally water. So after quiet time everyone headed BACK outside to play in the pool (well except Emanuel who wanted to play in the yard). I LOVE our backyard.

After dinner we took a nice walk as a family. And that marked the end of Lisa eating until AFTER the retest (again positive thoughts please everyone!).

Did I mention the wonderful gift I got from my mom for my birthday? A blue Pashmena!!! I LOVEEEEE blue and this one is gorgeous!

And from Karyn an absolutely gorgeous necklace! Apparently the little store she got it at does their own designing and such so all the metal work around the stone is done there!

So now I am no longer eating until AFTER my glucose retest… so what I would love is if everyone could just wish me the best possible results for baby AND me… I just want to be sure I don’t have a false positive from an overly sugar heavy diet! And then at 3pm is my ultra sound to see where the placenta is at… I have to admit I don’t really have any fear or worry in regards to that appointment – there is nothing I can do about the placenta, so instead it is more exciting to see the baby again and get a better idea of where that placenta really is! A busy day for us to be sure!!