Monday morning miscellaneous

My sister will be heading home this evening. I am so sad to see her go, but I suppose it will be good to get back to our regular routine. Our visit has been a whole lot of fun, although we didn't do anything all that spectacular it was just plain fun to visit and laugh and eat and watch movies!

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So, last night Lady Bug is writing on a piece of paper and she hands it to Lefty and asks him what it says. Here is what she wrote:

HeaHRALReaL

Lefty - sort of laughing: "It says He-a-Hurl-Real"

Lady Bug: "Noooooooo it doesn't say that. Look at it closer."

Lefty: "I don't know what that says. Go ask mom."

Lady Bug - in a very annoyed tone of voice: "Mom doesn't know how to read."

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We still only have one car. Our van, apparently, is fixable but a costly fix. The van is older and I am not sure I want to sink a bunch of money into it and then have something else break next week. So we did a little car shopping last week, but not much since we had out of town company. It seemed a little rude to drag her all over to look at cars with us. Although she probably would have gone.

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My boys are camping this week with some cousins and grandma & grandpa. They should have fun. Lefty is feeling very nervous because he still has nights where he wets the bed. I sent him with some pull-ups and lots of extra clothes. He was almost in tears this morning, which makes me feel like the worst mom E.V.E.R. My MIL was re-assuring Lefty this morning that it would all be ok and not to worry. At home, we have been setting his alarm clock for 2:00 am so he will wake up to go potty. This has helped -- but obviously when camping in a tent the alarm clock was not an option (plus I would feel rude asking grandma to get up at 2 every morning to take him to the potty.)

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We were trying to save some money on daycare costs this summer so the boys will be doing a lot of camping out or overnight visits with aunts, uncles, cousins, etc., which will be fun for them....lonesome for momma! This week, the boys will only be gone until Wednesday though. Then on Thursday and Friday my MIL will watch them during the day, but they will be home at nights with us!

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Today is my first full day back at work since last Wednesday's half day. I am sort of ready and sort wish I had more time off.