Whew. Wow-wee... made it through another day... started to grumpy grouchy around the kids' bedtime tonight, but overall it went alright. We dropped Mommie off at Eastern HS for a presentation at 8:19 and went back home for cereal, toast, smoothies and huevos with hot New Mexico green chile. After gathering all the stuff necessary for the pool (food, towels, sunscreen, diapers, MILK! I remembered the MILK today! and my own suit too), I thanked Corie out loud for dressing the two older ones, Kaia and Ruby in their swimsuits with sun dresses and then , after taking my pitcher of sun tea experiment of Green and Mint mix inside, I loaded the team into the Highlander and headed off to Brian's. The BT'er was ready for us and greeted the girls by panting and barking like a dog at the screen door. "I Know You DO..." BT'er stock phrase answerable in all situations and we headed to the fancy pool at the park in Arlington... It was a nice 75 degrees but a bit windy so in the water you were fine, but out of it you got cold fast.
Minor worry was Eliza having a bunch of hairs wrapped around a finger and shutting of circulation. We got a nail clipper from the lifeguards and saved her finger tip. Then there was Ruby's skinned knees while simply walking from the parking lot to picnic tables and that led to visit number two to the First Aid station for band-aids. When you have wee ones it's a rare day you get through without some crying and sniffling (maybe a little whining too).
BT'er missed his 7 year old Julia, but he was great to the girls. We dipped Eliza's toes in the water a little and then it was time to head home.
After dropping Brian at home I unloaded three sleeping girls into the house (Yay Poooool)... but Ru Ru woke up fast and had a snack with me while I ate lunch and then she played while I made guacamole, started cooking the ribs and planned out the rest of dinner (corn, potato salad and cornbread). 2 hours on the grill cooked on low heat with a cake pan of water next to a rack of ribs wrapped in multiple layers of tin foil. The dry rub I made was New Mexico Chimayo Red Chile powder, cumin, white pepper and oregano. First grill of the summer.
We made a brief attempt at a walk to meet Corie, but Kaia had to go to the bathroom. She and Ruby stopped by our neighbor Judith's and I finished making dinner. We ate outside and by 7:30 I was asleep on the sofa. Now, after holding the "lizer bean" for a little and watching more baseball, i'm summoning (am I?) the will to go for a run... We'll see....
What's on tap for tomorrow? I wish I could call Rick and take Kaia rock climbing... maybe we could hike the billy goat trail instead.... mmmm....
Minor worry was Eliza having a bunch of hairs wrapped around a finger and shutting of circulation. We got a nail clipper from the lifeguards and saved her finger tip. Then there was Ruby's skinned knees while simply walking from the parking lot to picnic tables and that led to visit number two to the First Aid station for band-aids. When you have wee ones it's a rare day you get through without some crying and sniffling (maybe a little whining too).
BT'er missed his 7 year old Julia, but he was great to the girls. We dipped Eliza's toes in the water a little and then it was time to head home.
After dropping Brian at home I unloaded three sleeping girls into the house (Yay Poooool)... but Ru Ru woke up fast and had a snack with me while I ate lunch and then she played while I made guacamole, started cooking the ribs and planned out the rest of dinner (corn, potato salad and cornbread). 2 hours on the grill cooked on low heat with a cake pan of water next to a rack of ribs wrapped in multiple layers of tin foil. The dry rub I made was New Mexico Chimayo Red Chile powder, cumin, white pepper and oregano. First grill of the summer.
We made a brief attempt at a walk to meet Corie, but Kaia had to go to the bathroom. She and Ruby stopped by our neighbor Judith's and I finished making dinner. We ate outside and by 7:30 I was asleep on the sofa. Now, after holding the "lizer bean" for a little and watching more baseball, i'm summoning (am I?) the will to go for a run... We'll see....
What's on tap for tomorrow? I wish I could call Rick and take Kaia rock climbing... maybe we could hike the billy goat trail instead.... mmmm....
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