Ken is off to Alan’s for his overnighter and I am left home with the wild things. Zander and Gavin refused to nap, Emanuel is cranky from teething and the weather is SLIGHTLY warmer but windy so we are stuck inside. Happily the whole family went out this morning to Walmart to get ceiling hooks to hang up the curtain to partition off Emanuel’s section of the room (you have no idea how much I wish Ken had done that months ago! Though I am so glad it is done now… I simply cannot reach the ceiling… safely). We had McDonald’s for lunch – it was still breakfast so we had yummy sausage sandwiches. It is such a nice little corner now. Ken took my iPod earbuds with him so if I DO go out tomorrow it will be without music.
I printed out Easter colouring pages today (thanks so much for the links Cheryl!) for Sunday and the kids’ gifts are in gift bags. Tomorrow I need to pull out the twins nice plaid shirts and dressy pants and get my outfit together. I am debating if Emanuel will wear his asian outfit James Leung sent him from Hong Kong or the cute striped Gagou Tagou outfit I got from Toys R Us which is a little less dressy but warmer. I am leaning to the latter since we will be out and about that day.
Today has been full of time outs… fun fun. Days like this I wish I had a nanny!!! Three has definately been harsher than 2 years old! And yet we want another…
We have finally succeeded in getting Emanuel to drink Soy Milk – we put it in a sippy cup with a soft spount instead of a straw and BANG he is drinking it!!! Not drinking tons of it mind but at least it is a start! Turns out he simply did not want it in anything that looked like his water cup! How silly.
So the evening has been far from restful, I swear the kids chose the times I am alone to be their least reasonable. BUT all 3 of them are pj’ed and clean and fed – all that is left is teeth, vitamins and meds for Zander.. oh and Emanuel’s bedtime nursing. I am thinking the twins will make it til 7, I would LIKE to have Emanuel up til 8 but he is tuckered out – he gets up so early it is a horrible cycle. I don’t see how single parents do it! I am hoping to get a bath tonight as I am certainly not going to get one in the morning.