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“All right, the way I see it, there’s only two possible outcomes: / Either I make it down there in one piece and I have one hell of a story to tell…or I burn up in the next ten minutes. / Either way, whichever way…no harm, no foul! / Because either way…it’ll be on helluva ride.”

—Dr. Ryan Stone in the movie Gravity

“Jenny: all my friends come over w/ the buckets and the kids just keep sleeping”

—3/4/14

March. March. March marched in pretty lion-y in my real life and is going out pretty lamb-y, that said, weatherwise, it is the opposite, as today is dark and stormy and awesomely spooky…ROAR!!! I’m starting this week off right by feeling super arrogant and great about EVERYTHING (other than this cold I am beating back). We had an awesome weekend and it totally deserves an…

EOTW.

Friday started with me taking the day off work since Baby got her first cold! 😮 Poor little gal. I just couldn’t leave her. She was pretty miserable but got better really fast, and we took a delightful 2-hour nap together for the first time in ages (and maybe the last…alas! they grow up, they just do!). Some errands and playing and pretty soon she was nearly back to her crazy moving self. YAY! After bedtime Jeff and I had dinner and watched some shows like the old days. Great evening! Early to bed…

Saturday …early to rise, up to play and I made us all cheesy eggs and blueberry pancakes (yogurt for baby, oh and super strong Starbucks instant coffee for me). We were all happy and feeling healthy, hurrah, hurrah! I got in a decent workout in the basement. Whew. Quick lunch then out for a stroll while Jeff worked out. Naptimes were fought and eventually won, then off to the new Saturday Evening Routine! Swim lesson followed by grocery store followed by 5 Guys. A new tradition, beloved by all! Swimming lesson was very fun, enjoyed by Baby and Mom alike, despite the very stereotypical Tiger Moms and the crybabies. Heh.

The grocery store is always a treat, Baby sat in the cart and laughed it up. So much to see! It’s an interesting Cub out in St. Louis Park, there are aisles and aisles of things devoted to Passover foods…not something we have in our Cub, no doubt. Then to dinner…we ate there and fed Baby too. Guy tried to upsell me on my little fries, I explained that Jeff would have his own. HA! Cherry-vanilla cokes, burgers, and fries…divine. We are obsessed…OBSESSED! Esp with the cherry-vanilla coke. OMG. Anyway, fun family dinner then home, where Baby went to bed, I did some cooking/chopping and Jeff watched the Gophers play hockey, and all of us were HAPPY! It was SO nice to be back in the kitchen, I guess I really missed it…eh? WTF. Then to bed…got some decent sleep in too thanks to JEFF!

Sunday I woke up sick. Just a cold but still. Gross. Now I get why Baby was mad! Lay in bed and eventually get up to play with Baby. Lots of cup stacking and giggles. THE BEST! “Breakfast first! / Then socks and shoes!” Down for a nap, out for a BIKE RIDE!!! It is GORGEOUS out. Finally 60 degrees. It was a messy and glorious bike ride to and around Lake Harriet. Lots of riff raff out and about but worth it, I was careful too. Windy and sunny and wonderful. Frozen lake and happy people. Great great ride! WE ARE NEVER LEAVING!!! Home, shower, then a quick lunch and out for a family walk! YAY!!! We get ice cream and have a good chat with the proprietor/trainee. Baby tries ice cream and LOVES it. Wants MORE! Uh oh!

Walk back home in the sunny sun sun. Do some chores during nap FAIL. Finally give up and pack Baby up where we head out for an afternoon of SOCIALIZING. First to drop off a dress, then to FROZEN-themed 5th birthday party. We got to see many many people at once, which is GREAT, so much family!, and Baby was a real charmer despite lack ‘o naps. She got scooped up by Mike’s mom and I almost didn’t get her back. LOL. The party was decorated to perfection with amazing Oreo truffles to boot. WITH SPARKLES!! The b-day gal even had sparkly nails. Anyway. We then had to scoot to our next gig and THANK GOD Laura reminded me to take the DVD. I seriously OWE HER MEGA BIG TIME OMG!!! (Seriously. I would be dead.)

Off to Roseville…GDHH with babies. Baby loves playing with friend’s 1.5-year-old and crawls around happily. So good to catch up with Ange/Heidi/Brigette and see Ange’s new HOUSE! Two hours fly by with puke, giggles, bruises and fun. (For once it is not one of the adults puking, lol, guess we sort of grew out of that…and INTO babies/kids who puke HA HA HA. Oops.) Finally realize we have to get going, and pack it up to take Baby home for a too-late bedtime. She falls asleep immediately, then I enjoy the fruits of my early-AM cooking in the form of CROCK POT CHILI. Sit down with that and a Limonata and watch end of Gophers/then Walking Dead with Jeff. Gophers: won. Zombies: SUPER mysterious and I may have to watch the show again. BOOM!

Decided before I even went to bed that I’d get myself a big ol’ COLD PRESS this AM (from Dunn Bros, FTR, with vanilla/cream) and that made me go to sleep and wake up happy. HAPPY MONDAY/MARCH/SPRING! 🙂