In the bath today I did up Nels’ mo-hawk with shampoo.
Solvei thought it was so funny she wanted me to do it to her. So she got her own faux-hawk to match.
Solvei
Yard work, just a little yard work…
We have spent the entire weekend outside so I could do more yard work.
We started things off in the front yard and I brought out the bubble machine for the kids to play with. They played fine while I mowed but started to get tired of being in the front yard while I was still pruning bushes. I wish I had gotten pictures. Solvei decided (how come it’s always her?) to sit down next to the bubble machine so she could get the bubbles right away. Sitting-next-to turned into sitting-with-the-machine-between-my-legs which became sitting-with-the-machine-in-my-lap which resulted in Solvei sitting in a puddle of bubbles, wet from her waist to her toes (even her socks were wet inside her shoes). So when I was done pruning, the twins got a bath before lunch.
We did find a little visitor on the outside of our garage that fascinated the kids.
I spent all of nap time, most of the evening, and the better part the next day weeding and pruning the irises. It was A LOT of work. The haven’t been thinned out in who knows how long and are very over grown with grass so they are starting to get root rot from not having enough drainage (the internet helps me learn these things).
Before and After
I have come to the conclusion that, based on the condition of the plants and bushes in my yard, and the amount of work I’ve done so far, this yard/landscaping has not been properly maintained in 4-5 years. There is still so much to do……I hate yard work and I am so not a gardener. At least with the irises, I know what they are and can look up how to take care of them. We have a handful of other plants that I have no idea what they are and so I don’t know what to do with them. If anyone can tell me I would be much obliged.
My mystery plants are:
Exhibit a)
Exhibit b)
Exhibit c) –This one is a bush with these flowers, you can kind of see the leaves in the photo
Exhibit d) –This one I think is some kind of garlic, but not sure what
close up of flowers
Exhibit e) –This one I’ve seen growing wild on the side of the roads here so I’m not sure if it was planted on purpose or just showed up.
Categories: flowers, Solvei, yardwork
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Dollar deals
I really like the dollar section at Target. We peruse every time we go. Today when we went I found all the kids a pair of snoopy sunglasses. We have a car trip coming up and Solvei and Nels always complain about the “bright” when the sun is in their face, so if they all have sunglasses maybe I will hear less whining while driving when I can’t do anything about it. Since they were all only a dollar, it won’t hurt my feelings if they get broken.
Pretty rockin’ huh?
**Sometime after taking these pictures and before bed that night, Nels lost his glasses. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find them -he was very upset. About a week later when putting the kids to bed, Nels found them in Saedi’s bedside table/cabinet (I think he knew exactly where they were).
Categories: Gavin, Nels, Saedi, Solvei, sunglasses
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"SIDEWALK" chalk
I needed to do a little yard work this weekend, to make it look like we do actually live here. I have mostly been working inside the house (unpacking and keeping up with dishes and laundry) since we have moved in. Nate has kept the lawn mowed, but we haven’t really done much else and the flower beds and shrubs are starting to show it. I brought the kids outside to play while I was working, so when I was done mowing the front I got out the sidewalk chalk for the kids to play with while I weeded the front flower beds.
It ended up being a lot more work than I thought so we were out there a while (good thing I sprayed everyone down with sun-screen when we went out). The kids got bored with the chalk before I was done with the work so they started to get creative with their drawing surfaces. (It may be called sidewalk chalk, but that’s not where they like to color with it.)
Nels started coloring on the front stoop,
Nels and Solvei colored their clothes and faces,
Solvei got her rear-end especially well,
and then they both colored on the house and the front door!
GOOD THING CHALK WASHES OFF!
After I got all the front work done and the chalk put away, I had to dump everyone into the bath before I could make lunch.
We ended up spending most of the day outside. After everyone got bathed and had lunch, I put the kids down for a nap and went back outside to mow the backyard and start weeding the iris beds in the back. I got quite a bit done before everyone woke up so when they did I brought them all back outside while I did a little more before dinner.
While we were out there we found a ladybug with no spots. Saedi said that made it zero years old.
Saedi and Gavin played on the big toy and Solvei and Nels were content to watch in their stroller for a little while.
When they got impatient, we went inside. Very long day but it was a nice one, now I’m just sore and tired.
Doctors visit
Solvei, and then Nels, both came down with a nasty something over the weekend (it does always seem to be that this happens at the beginning of a weekend or holiday). They weren’t emergency worthy so I watched them over the weekend, but decided that I would get an urgent care appointment for this morning since they were still fairly miserable. For the last three weeks or so Saedi has had a cough, no other symptoms, just a cough that at times could be a bit nasty. Since it wasn’t really getting better I thought I’d take her into the doctor as well since we were already going.
Solvei and Nels were examined and determined to have a viral something-or-other. Saedi got to have a chest x-ray. After it was read and she was given a breathing treatment,
the doctor said she has a touch of Asthma that was probably aggravated by allergies or a cold. I’ve thought about having her tested before when she was wheezing after running around playing outside, we just hadn’t made the appointment yet. Sent home with an inhaler, she will be doing better in a few days time. Now we just have to hope that Solvei and Nels will be feeling better by then too.
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On, please – Off, please…..
Solvei loves coats. One of the reasons is that she loves to have them put on so that she can take them off. Many times a day she will come to me to put a coat on her, zip it up and pull up the hood if it has one (if it doesn’t she whines, tries to pull the collar over her head and is then very upset that the “hood” isn’t working).
When Nate gets home from work and I’ve already gotten tired of the coat game, she will pester him to play it with her many times.
She has finally discovered that if she puts the hood on her head, then she can put her arms through the sleeves without needing my help – sort of. The only problem is that the right arm goes in fine (hand first) but the left arm tends to try to go in elbow first and then gets stuck. So now she comes to me saying, “Mommy…mo-om-my…. stuck!”
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Mild Mannered Alter Ego
The package that had Saedi’s birthday present from Grandma, also had some little goodies for everyone else. Gavin’s goody was a new accessory – he loves it, he wears it nearly everywhere.
“Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound”
It’s actually double-sided with Batman on the other side (which he switches to in the afternoon “because it’s dark at night so I have to wear the black side at night”).
Occasionally he lets Solvei or Nels play with it too; they get so excited. When Solvei is allowed to wear it she attempts to run by stomping around the house as fast as she can and says “Ly! Ly! Mommy lying!” (Ly=Fly in Solvei speak).
Categories: Gavin, running, Solvei, Superman
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Looking like a fool….
With your pants on the ground!
Solvei has an outfit I love that was handed down from Saedi. Unfortunately the waist band has lost most of it’s stretch, so the pants don’t stay up. Every time I put it on her Nate quotes the song mentioned above. I bought some elastic to fix them but it just hasn’t happened yet.
The other day she figured out that when the pants start to fall down, she can pull them down the rest of the way. However, when she tries to pull them back up they get stuck just below her diaper.
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Kew Shoes
When we went to the store today I picked up some new sandals for Solvei and Nels. This evening we went to dinner and I put the new sandals on them. Solvei was SO happy! Many times in the car and many more times in the diner she would tell Nate with a little giggle, “Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Kew shoe!”
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It’s So Nice…
…….when they all get along.
If only it happened more often than it does.
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