This Week We

...Randomly lost the internet. Luckily, I found it, not sure how, but I am happy about it. 

...spent another day at the Farm on Monday with my aunt and cousins. My 'aunt' is married to my mom's youngest brother, so we are actually just a few years apart and our kids are too. We had a blast hanging out and can't wait to see them again. 

....Tuesday came home, unpacked, happily crossed 5 days off the calendar and went grocery shopping in a torrential downpour- big thanks to my friends Shawn who let me drop the big boys off to play with her big boys so I didn't have to lug all 3 little humans through the rain.  

...Wednesday, hung out with my friend Jen, her son Sean and her sweet twin baby girls who my boys just adore. 

Bennett is petting Katie, not poking her in the eye and Claire was allll smiles for Cullen

...Had that kind of an afternoon where I drafted a funny post in my head titled: 

Ways They Drive Me Crazy 

Included in that unwritten post (since I had no internet) would have been:

Cullen: What time are we going to Sam's tomorrow?

Me: 3

Cullen: What time are we going to Sam's tomorrow?

Me: 3

Cullen: What time are we going to Sam's tomorrow?

Me: I AM NOT ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.

Cullen: Mommy, my brain isn't on today. 

And then had a lovely (and hilarious) dinner with the uncles and girlfriends and my parents to farewell to Kathleen who is leaving us for Nashville - We miss you already Leen!

I did a risotto bar which worked out perfectly and was a fun and fancy way to please everyone's tastes. 

the fixings to add to a garlic/onion risotto

....Thursday: Continued with Ways They Drive Me Crazy

Example:

Wells- wakes up at 5:45, goes to back down at 7- C wakes up at 7 and immediately asks if we can start rearranging his room (he and Bennett are going to start sharing and are so excited about it), when I said I need Coffee first, he asks if I want to play football in the basement (boyfriend hasn't even gone to the bathroom yet, I am not joking about this being immediate)- I convince him to cuddle and watch a show (so I can shut my eyes for another minute) but then B comes down and wants to cuddle too, but he wants to the red blanket and C already has the white blanket, and we are watching Sheriff Callie but B wants Daniel Tiger and WAFFLES. WE WANT WAFFLES. 

So yea.. no extra twenty minutes of sleep for me. 

And mess, so much mess, all the time

After W woke up we headed to Homegoods and Target to start a little makeover for some big boys' room (which will give us a guest room upstairs and give them a playroom in the den with a door I can close when I don't want to see the mess. Woohoo!)

and then in the afternoon met Cara, Sam and Julia at the pool and for dinner. 

Lastly, Things That Don't Drive Me Crazy:

When the boys (and I) write letters to their Daddy. 

And knowing that another month of deployment is down. 

And when Bennett wears a Cat mask. 

Happy Weekend to you all!

*****
PS- Thanks to all again who offered to donate a backpack and supplies to our first service project - school starts August 6th so if you can get your packs in the mail before then, that would be amazing! Don't forget to link a pic on instgram with #packapack if you would like to share.
Julianna- Can you please comment with your email so I can send you the info?