monday misc. :: sick weekend

Within 2 hours of coming home from school on Friday, Kid A got sick.

 She had a yucky 24 hour stomach bug/fever.

So, the hubs quarantined her and himself into our bedroom, so that he could take care of her and not risk Baby LL or myself getting sick.

Sure enough, in the early morning hours of Sunday, he caught it.

Good thing is, Kid A is over it and hopefully the hubs can come out of his hidey hole tomorrow for our anniversary.

And let me tell you, after sleeping on the couch for a few nights, I am more than ready to get back into my comfy bed.

During a trip to Target with Baby LL, I picked up some Clorox wipes and have been using them like crazy.

Clorox wipes, you are my life now. :)

It was/is very hard to not be able to be around Kid A or the hubs, but I have spent every waking (and sleeping) moment for the past 3 days with Baby LL.

He is SUCH a happy baby, and has the greatest disposition.

He even took a 2 1/2 hour long nap with me today.

 Thanks for that buddy, mama really needed it.

 

I love this little guy!

I also realized that he LOVES his stuffed giraffe (it plays Twinkle, Twinkle).

It's half the size that he is, but he's loving quality giraffe snuggling time.

 

During our Target excursion we also picked up a little somethin' somethin' for the little dude.

He'll be 5 months old later this week and we got the green light from the pedi to start solids whenever we wanted.

And seeing that this little boy can eat something FIERCE, we will be starting rice cereal  this week.

Just waiting for daddy to get better, so he can watch (and I can have a photographer).

 

Late  last week I took a little shopping trip to Anthropologie  to use the gift card that my mama got me for my birthday.

Here are my shopping spoils.

I actually received the vase and sugar bowl as presents.

 I still have a bit left on the card, so I will be headed back soon.

And yes, I have already put the mini colander to use holding our tea bags.

I haven't been very hungry today, but I'm craving a BIG bowl of Cheerios (with ice cold milk) something fierce!!

And seeing that this weekend didn't go as we planned, I thought  the following sentiment was appropriate.

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monday misc.

This past weekend was wonderful. 

A lot of hanging around the house, reading and napping.

I love my weekends with my family.

Even if we don't have any major plans, I get giddy as Friday progresses, thinking about spending time with my favorite people.

The week ahead is going to be a busy one.

I have three mornings of work scheduled.

Kid A has her very first field trip on Thursday, where she will be visiting a tree farm to do all sorts of fun Fall things with her classmates.

And on Saturday, we have the Fall Fest for Kid A's school.

I'm really looking forward to that one.

I used to love when we would put on Fall Festivals when I was in school.

Definitely looking forward to some fun family time.

I will also be making sure that I carve out a little time to go spend my birthday gift cards.

Anthropologie and Barnes & Noble, here I come!

I am currently reading this book.

It's about a girl who is a zombie.

Yes, you read that right.

She's not being attacked by zombies.

She is one.

It's definitely an interesting idea and I'm curious to see how this book pans out.

I have several upcoming posts that I'm looking forward to sharing with you, including one showcasing my Halloween decor, and a few talking about a few habits I've recently picked up, that I hope will positively impact my health and wellness.

Stay tuned.

Advice to live by....

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Tonight seems like a homemade burgers and fries kind of night.

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Hope wherever you are in your day, you're smiling!

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busy bee

Photo via Pinterest.

So, there obviously hasn't been a new post here in the last week.
This is because I just recently started working part-time again.
Add that to dropping off/picking up A from school, having an infant and keeping up with stuff around the house, and I am one busy lady.
This past weekend we also had birthdays in the family, including my wonderfully, fantastic hubby's!!
Needless to say, I'm having to (re)get used to being busy again.
After having the summer "off", I need to prioritize my time to make sure that I not only leave time for the aforementioned things, but also family time and leisure time.
Blogging has become both a creative and personal outlet for me and it is definitely one of the things that I will be making time for.
I have many post ideas swirling in my head, now I just need a block of time to get them "on paper".

Do you have any time prioritizing/organization secrets?
How do you make time to "do it all"?