busy, relax, busy, relax

Friday night JR and I had the priveledge of watching my cousin's baby, Mark. He just turned 5 months old and his mommy and daddy went out to celebrate their 3 year anniversary. They went to a fancy dinner and then an Andrea Bochelli concert in Austin. I know how hard it is to find some adult time with your spouse once a baby comes along, so I was happy to babysit for them. It has been a long time since I have had a 5 month old to look after, and I am not going to lie, I forgot about a lot of stuff. Mainly, the spit up factor. Man, I was covered! LOL I guess when you aren't doing it every day, you sort of forget how much those little tiny things can erupt! LOL Logan was great, he got a little bit jealous, but really I think it was more the fact that he wanted to sit with Mark than him wanting to sit with me. Landry, really enjoyed having Mark around...as long as I wasn't holding him. She definitely had a jealous streak going on. As long as Mark was in his chair or walker, Landry was all about playing with him. She did get a little upset when I wouldn't let her hold him though! Anyway, It was really fun. It brought back a lot of memories. Later that night JR asked if having him all night made me realize I wanted another baby, or realize that I didn't. Honestly, it didn't change my mind either way. I still think I may want another one...but not for another 5 years or so. Part of me feels a little selfish for not really wanting another one. We have so much going on in our lives right now, and I am really hoping to go to cosmetology school in about a year from now...having another baby would put everything on hold. Plus, I really want to get settled into our house for at least a year before we take anything else on...including school, a new car, or a new baby. Anyway, I was really happy to watch him, and look forward to watching him grow up. As of right now, we only live about 2.5 miles from them, but once we get into the new house we will be less than a mile down the street!

JR has to go to work on Saturday...well actually he had to go into Austin for a re-certification test. He was home by noon and slept until 4 then drove into San Antonio to work. He didn't get home until a little after 9am Sunday morning. On Sunday, he slept until 3 then got up and headed back to San Antonio for work AGAIN. He got home at midnight last night and slept in a little this morning before heading to work in Ausitn at 8:30. Whew! So, while he was working, the kids and I were at home. I seriously woke up this morning thinking it was Wednesday. It was so strange having him gone all weekend, and even when he was here he needed to sleep, so it was like not really having him here. I know I missed him, I know the kids missed him. Part of it was hard...I think the kids get really riled up when they dont have their dad around for a while. JR is kind of their own personal jungle gym. In a way, he is the "fun parent". I am more the disciplinarian. I am the take them to the park, but please dont jump on top of me. My old bones just can't take it. I know..I'm kind of the pooper in the family. Anyway, the weekend was just a back and forth bewteen being busy and relaxing. When I say busy...I really just mean kids running around like hooligans! Ohh and Landry is having a bit of an issue with pooping on the potty...so she took A LOT of baths!!!

Obviously - these are not the floors we will have...instead we will have wood floors. We got a few samples on Thursday and are expecting some more either today or tomorrow. There were two we really liked from the first batch of samples...but they just weren't the WOW!!! that we are looking for, so hopefully we will find what we are looking for soon, because we need to place the order pretty soon. I promise, one of these days I will post pictures of something other than the kitchen...but as for now, it just doesn't look like much. Once we get furniture in and the floors and paint, it will be better to post! We are exactly two weeks from our HOPEFUL closing date! Ahhhh! So excited