Catching up

What's new? A lot has happened since I last posted. Nothing extra special but a lot of things that made it so there wasn't much free time.

Last weekend was my birthday. We decided to head out to the Wisconsin State Fair. We were going to have my mom watch the girls so that we could have some free time but we decided at the last minute that the girls would have a good time so we took them along. I neglected to take any pictures but they really enjoyed themselves. Their biggest moment was being able to pet a live horse. They were really excited about all the animals but I think we have 2 horse lovers on our hands. They were grossed out by seeing the cows going to the bathroom but it helped them see another side of nature. The hardest part was that my hubby got me a chocolate covered cheesecake on a stick and told me to enjoy it all myself. Try explaining that to 2 toddlers that want to eat it all themselves.

Sunday was a lazy day because I knew I wasn't going to be around much the rest of the week. I cleaned up a little in hopes that I would come home to a half way clean house.

I left for a business trip in the afternoon on Monday. My hubby had the girls in his hands for the next 3 1/2 days. He certainly had his hands full. I was away at a management training. I learned a lot and it renewed my spirit as a manager. I made some new friends and got to see the beautiful mountains in San Jose California.

I got back at about 1:00 AM and could not fall asleep until about 3:00 AM. I blame that on the time change and being wound up from the flights. I was woken up by the sounds of my hubby trying to keep the kids out of my bedroom. This was about 7:30 AM. I decided to get up and spend a few minutes with them before they headed out to daycare. After that I was wide awake so I got ready and headed to the office. This day is exactly why my spirit was shot down as a manager. I am still going to use some of the techniques I learned in my training in hopes of making things better in the future. I wanted to leave the office early to try to catch a little sleep before the kids got home but that certainly didn't happen. I got home well after they did.

Yesterday we attended the 2nd annual Katie's Kids baseball outing. My family attends a Brewer's game in honor of my grandma's favorite pasttime. She loved watching the Brewer's. This is the 2nd anniversay of her death. It's kind of a sad thing and hard to have a good time when you think about the meaning behind us being there. It seemed as though everyone had a good time but who knows what happened after we left in the 5th inning.

Today is my time to catch up on cleaning. So far I have only finished the bathroom. I started with the room I hate cleaning the most. One thing I learned is that the Clorox Bleach pen works wonders on the grout in between those tiny tiles we have on the bathroom floor. I also used a tip I learned from a cleaning show on cable. I took the shower curtain liner down and filled the bathtub with some water and poured in some laundry soap. You then stomp on the liner until all that mildew comes off. It makes it pretty easy to clean the liner. I cleaned down all the walls and the shower curtain rod. I had a shower curtain I won on an online auction sitting on a shelf for a few months. I decided it was time to whip that out. Let's see how long it takes for hubby to notice I switched it out.

ALl in all it's been a pretty busy few weeks around here. I am happy to be home but cannot wait for August to be over.