catch-up

So, today I heard somebody pronounce ketchup "catch-up." Is that how most people pronounce it? Where is the "A" in ketchup? It sounded so funny to me. I guess it sounded as funny as when people call soda , "pop" or creek, "crick." Maybe I have been living on the east coast too long!


But, right now, I am going to play a little bit of catch-up. I have not been keeping up to date on things. (Bad, Kate! Bad!)

1. Ben is off all week! Yeah! His schedule is where he works for 3 days, 24 hours at a time, with 24 hours off between each shift. And then he is off for 4 days. He is taking off the first day of his next rotation, so he is off starting yesterday and going back to work on Sunday. I can't complain that I never see my husband.

2. I went to the scrapbooking store today, aka "heaven". I brought Preston with me, and he managed to dump over the entire bin of blue buttons. (When I got home, I found buttons that had fallen in my rolled up capris! Oops!) I got some adorable paper to make the decorations and invitations to Preston's 1st birthday party. Now it's time to get to work!

3. I made bread today. You heard me right! I made bread! From SCRATCH! :) Thank you, Beth, for the recipe! I think it turned out pretty good for my first attempt! Kinda lopsided, but good! :)As you can see, there is only one loaf of bread, which means we almost already ate the other loaf!

4. We had an enrichment activity tonight. I learned how to make lumpia and pancit! The sister did such an amazing job, (she was so nervous, and she shouldn't have been!) and I think I can attempt making these dishes at home now, and I am not even scared!

5. When I got home from enrichment, the dinner table was cleared off, the dishes were done, the toys in the living room were picked up, the bathroom was straightened up, and THE KIDS WERE IN BED ASLEEP! Did I hire a babysitter!?!? Nope! My wonderful husband did it! I don't know how he managed it, but he did! So amazing! Thank you, Ben, you are the ABSOLUTE best!

6. I got a pedicure yesterday! Very nice treat! I think we moms deserve one once a month! Enough said!

7. I am getting ready for my two nieces to come out and stay with me for the summer. I cannot begin to say how excited I am! I AM SO EXCITED! It is exactly what I need to get out of the doldrums! Just about another week and a half to go! :) Yeah!

8.I found this awesome website that has FREE fonts. And cute ones, at that ! I love fonts that look handwritten, because I HATE my handwriting, and this site is AWESOME! So, if anybody else has cool sites like this, let me know! :)

9.Preston and Parker are getting along a lot more! But, if you ever call and talk to me on the phone, it would not appear that way! They both vie for my attention at that point! I guess tonight as Ben was watching them, they were playing so well together that he started to wash the dishes. They were just playing together, chasing eachother around. They got quite for a while, so Ben went to check on them. Not in Parker's room. Not in Preston's room. Not in the living room. Where could they be? Then Ben heard Preston make a noise, it was coming from our closet. Ben goes into our room, the sliding closet doors are shut, and they are both in there. Parker starts to slide the door open, so Ben holds the door so he can't open it. Parker tries harder to no avail, and says, "Uhh Ohh, Preston." (Meaning, I think we are stuck!) Preston starts to cry a little bit, and Ben lets go of the door. Parker slides it open and sees Ben and says, "Daa--dddyyy!"
What silly boys. All of them! I live with a bunch of silly boys. But I LOVE them so much!

Well, I think it is almost bed time. I got a new magazine in the mail, maybe I will go relax on the couch and read for a little bit. :) Have a good night, everyone!