Another weekend gone.

When David and I were dating, we'd always sigh with contentment at the end of a weekend and just bask in the joy of an awesome weekend. We'd hang out with friends, go out to eat, talk for hours, and just enjoy each other's company.
Boy, is that season of life behind us now! I find myself longing for a chance to SLOW down and just enjoy things. With three kids and a full time job....slowing down is not an option. I feel like I'm always rushing to get to the next event. The thing is, there's nothing unimportant that can be cut to make things less stressful.
Take today for example. We volunteer once a month to work in the nursery on Sunday mornings. Today was that morning. We signed up for a Communication in Marriage class at church during third service. That's important, especially in the season of life we are in now.
Lunch. Naptime. Tonight we have small group, which is something we enjoy once we get there. David had to leave with Dawson and Baylor, and I'm sitting at home waiting for the dessert we are supposed to bring to finish in the oven. I'm also waiting for Nadia's underwear to dry in the dryer. Both are pretty important.
You might be asking, "Well why don't you just put another pair of underwear on her?" The answer is simple. There are no other clean underwear in this house. Trust me, I've looked. So they are ALL in the dryer, and we have to wait.
You might be asking, "Well, why didn't you buy something ready made to bring for dessert since it was your turn?" The answer is simple. In my brain, making a cake-mix peach cobbler sounds easy-peasy. I can do it with my eyes closed. It's good. It's simple. It's inexpensive. So why am I sitting here at 5:22 waiting for it to come out of the oven ?(Small groups starts at 5!) There's this little nugget of GOLD on Sunday afternoon called naptime, and apparently I was really tired today because I slept like I was a dead woman, and woke up at 4:22. Yes, at 4:22 I still had an unmade/unbaked peach cobbler in my kitchen.
Back from small group now. It was good as always. We're very fortunate to have the friends that we have at our church. They've been such a blessing to us in our lives.
My back has been bothering me. David asked me to lay down on the floor, and he was stretching my legs up towards my chest to stretch out my back. Nadia walks up behind us and says, "Momma, nobody wants to see your butt!" We were laughing so hard that he had to stop stretching my back because I couldn't breathe. When she realized what David was doing, she said, "Daddy. That's my momma. Stop doing that. You are hurting her!"
It's Sunday night again. Another weekend gone.

Back from New Orleans!

We took a little trip through the 9th Ward today on our way to our niece's baby dedication and baptism. It still amazes me just how much damage was done by Katrina.
Marissa is getting so big, and looks even more like her daddy than she used to. I took some pictures, and hopefully there a few good ones in the bunch. We ate way too much food, but it's hard not to when Mark's dad is the cook. I'll go back to counting points tomorrow.
We stayed in a hotel in Metairie, so it felt a little like a vacation. The four of us slept in a big king sized bed. (Baylor is at his dad's til tomorrow.)
Dawson slept from 11 pm-2 am, and then was up at 4 and 6. Nadia was up at 7, so to say I'm tired is an understatement.
Well, I'm off to bed. This time change is killing me.
Nadia and Dawson are both sleeping, which in our house is a rare occurance.

New playground at the zoo

Thinking this would be an AWESOME place for their birthday party!

We went to the zoo today!

We had so much fun. David decided to take the day off of work since he's been working like crazy, and after we slept late this morning, did a little housework, ate lunch, and took naps, we went to the zoo. It was a gorgeous day, and Nadia and Dawson were wonderful.

The only thing that would have made the day any better was if Baylor had been with us. He had some important business of his own to tend to today. His baby brother, Kohlden Rider Dohmann was born this afternoon. Baylor has two brothers that are five months apart! Imagine that!

After the zoo we met mom at Roly Poly for dinner. Thanks Mom! The food was really good, and it was a nice way to end the day.

This morning while Nadia and I were in the tub, David came in carrying Dawson. He started flipping him upside down, and I said, "Oh, no, not again." Nadia looked at me and said, "Now Mom, just close your eyes." She also regularly says things like, "Oh my gosh", "Oh my goodness", and "Hey, guys, guess what?"

Here are some pictures from today...

Oh I wish I had some time...

...to update this blog more often. I find it rather therapeutic, but time is pretty short these days. We had some fun this past weekend. We went out to eat Saturday night with Elliott and Suzi (and during the course of our discussions solved all of the world's major problems!). My mom babysat so that we could just enjoy our evening.
Sunday after church we went to Olive Garden with Kurt and Wendi. It was so good. I choose to just forget about the fact that I'm on Weight Watchers. I decided it's time to live a little.
Tuesday we went out to eat again with my parents for my birthday. How is it possible that I'm 36? I can't believe I'm that old. Wow.
Tonight at WW I found out that I've only lost about 1/2 pound this week. Oh well, at least I didn't gain anything!
Dawson still isn't sleeping. I started him on cereal, and I honestly don't notice a difference at all. I was hoping that the cereal would be the magic solution. Too bad I was wrong.
I've been updating my resume, and calling local private schools and neighboring parishes to see about a job for next year. I just don't see staying where I am with the decline I'm seeing. I dread going to work, and I am tired of babysitting and not teaching anymore. I don't enjoy it, and I always have. Time to move on, I think.
Baylor seems to be doing okay in school. I'm having him take the LEAP test in April, so we'll see. I'd like some clarification that we've done the right thing. I hope we didn't mess him up.
I need to take some pictures of the kids this weekend. I've been terrible at it. Dawson is 5 months old now, and it's been awhile since I've taken his picture. It's horrible of me. Dawson, if you ever read this blog...I'm so sorry, and I'll try to be better about taking pictures of you. He is rolling over from front to back and back to front. We're so proud of this major accomplishment.
Some cute Nadia conversations:
Nadia: Here daddy. Hold my baby. I'm going to kill the monsters. Be right back.

Nadia: Momma, how come milk won't come out my boobies?

Semi-Relaxing Weekend...

Baylor is at his dad's again, and Nadia spent the weekend at my in-law's house. So it was just Dawson. It was nice to have the pace of life slow down a little. The two little kids have been sick all week, so my MIL actually came and spent the night Thursday night so she could take care of them.
It really sucked that I didn't have any sick days left to stay home and take care of my own sick babies. I drove to work with a lump in my throat both days I had to leave them.
Friday afternoon Nadia left, and David was out of town at a Dave Ramsey conference. Dawson and I just hung out and rested. It was NICE.
I slept late Saturday (interrupted by Dawson's feeding sessions, of course) and David got home around lunch. I think that little time apart was good for us. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, you know!
We rested, and went out to eat at Applebee's. Then we got to chaperone the Sweetheart Dance at CHS. Oh joy. Not exactly my idea of a date night, but at least we only had to stay for an hour. After the dance we went to walk around Circuit City to see the sales (they're going out of business). We were home by 9:15. What a long way from my party animal days. I'm such an old fuddy duddy now. I just wanted to come home!
Nadia got home today with her little pink sunglasses. Of course she was going at full steam ahead. We missed her while she was gone, but she sure is a handful.
David and I started the Marriage Communication class at church today. Apparently there was a need for it because it was in the double classroom at church, and there was STANDING room only. I was astonished at how packed it was. I'm excited about the class. I think it will be good for us.
It's 10:15, and I'm going to bed. Dawson is asleep in the swing, and I'm leaving him there. Rule number 1 of motherhood is this: Never wake a sleeping baby. He'll be crying soon enough to eat, so I'm going to go sleep while I can.

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