July 28 - August 3

Monday, Silas woke me up at 7:30 on the dot. But it was ok, I suppose. He slept in his crib again, so I was happy. Kira woke up about an hour later, right about the time Silas fell back asleep. No more rest for this lady. Jon got up a couple hours later. We had a pretty lazy day. We had the tamales we got from the Farmer's Market for lunch. They were AMAZING! Then, Jon put together his smoker/bbq combo I bought him for his birthday. I am terrible at saving his birthday presents until his birthday. I always give them to him early. He went over to Cash n Carry and bought some ribs and some charcoal so he could use it. They were amazing! We watched a few more of a new to us show that I found and headed up to bed.

Jon setting up his new smoker/bbq

Tuesday, Silas woke up about 6. I knew Jon's alarm was going to go off at 6:30, so I took Silas upstairs with me and hoped that he would go back to sleep up there. He did, but it took him an hour and a half, and he only slept for about another hour. So we just got up. I did as much as I could in the kitchen before Jon got home. We ran over to Walmart to grab Kira's new car seat and a few other things. Jon decided he really wanted Jimmy Johns for dinner, so we went there and picked up a couple sandwiches for everyone. I got the kids all down at the same time for once, so Jon and I actually had a bit of along time. We watched a couple shows then went to bed early. Oh how the times have changed! haha. 

Wednesday, Silas had me up every two hours. It was horrid. The girls decided to get up early too. Not cool. We had cereal then Silas decided to sleep for 3 hours. Thanks, baby brat! haha. Lunch time rolled around and I busted out some sweet and sour pork for the girls and I. Jon got home and he worked out. When he was done, we took a family ride. Maddie and I rode our bikes, I had Silas in his little backpack carrier. Jon had roller blades and pushed Kira in a jogging stroller. It was fun. We came home and I took a shower, then Jon bbq'd some chicken and the charcoal/smoker grill and we headed up to bed early again. 

Thursday, Silas had me up all night again. In the morning, I woke up to an empty bed and the baby monitor turned off. I guess I really zonked out and Jon took care of making sure I got a little extra sleep. I came downstairs, and he even had coffee ready. He went to work, and I cleaned up the house as usual. A few weeks before, Jon and I spoke about me going back to work. He needed a few people at his place and I asked if they could use me. He got back to me that day and told me it was a go! It was nice to be able to stress a little less about bills while being able to do something I've known all my working life, so no stress about learning new procedures for either me or the employer! I made a rotisserie chicken in the crock pot and waited for Jon to get home. 

Cute Little Sleepy

Friday Jon had inventory, so he went to work really early. Silas did not want to sleep, so I was up about 7. I cleaned up the house (again or still, I can't figure it out) and waited for him to come home. When he did, we ran around town like a chicken with its head cut off looking for work pants for me. We couldn't find any at any of the stores we went to. What happened to the walls of Dickies that used to be at every store? Ahh! Anyway, we came home and made some steak and watched The Neverending Story III. I wouldn't recommend it, but the girls seemed to like it. haha.

Saturday, Silas slept through the whole night, but woke up at 7 again. I came downstairs and hung out with him. Jon got up a few hours later. We went out to a couple of stores still trying to find me some work pants. I found some that will work for now until I have some money in my bank to order the ones I want online. When we got home, I took a bike ride over to work to see how long it would take me. About 15 minutes! Not bad! It's only 3 miles, but riding to work is a lot healthier than driving. Jon went to work and hung out at the house waiting for him to get home. The girls cleaned up the living room and I did the kitchen. I wasn't hungry for dinner, so I just made an apple and peanut butter for myself. 

Sunday Jon got up with Silas, but I didn't get to sleep in long. Silas wasn't very happy with his Dad, so I came down a bit later. Jon played Skyrim the whole morning, then went out and did the yard. I took Silas out in his walker and he hung out with the girls on the porch. Maddie swept up the entire porch and cleaned it up. It was cool. Jon played Skyrim some more, and I rode a bike up to the store to get some stuff for dinner. Jon made a rack of ribs on the smoker, while I made baked beans and we did a joint effort of mashed potatoes. Jon also threw some onions on the smoker. Everything turned out really well! We were really tired though, so right after we ate, we went to bed.