Well, I can't post photos, but I can still write about our day! Gavin and I stayed really busy today. We still have some time before Jason gets back home to us, but my "to do before he gets home list" has been created! It's much longer then I'd like it to be, but we still have time, and we'll get things marked off one day at a time. Normally I'm pretty good at procrastinating and just squeezing everything in the last week, but being this pregnant and having Gavin I know I won't manage that well this time around, so I'm starting early! We put a HUGE dent in the list today. First we stopped at the library for toddler story time and returned our books while we were there. I never seem to think Gavin really listens while we are at story time, but once we leave he talks about the books and songs the rest of the day. I know he's absorbing it all! Today's "theme" was about counting with your fingers to ten, so we did lots of books about counting! We also sang "Where is Thumbkin" so Gavin and I have had that in our heads all day. One book we read was "5 Little Monkeys" and then we took an activity sheet to do later at home. (We did it before dinner tonight. Gavin colored the 5 monkeys and then glued them on his tree worksheet!)
After the library we dropped a load of things off at Goodwill then went to get the oil changed in Jason's truck. Of course it has been sitting for months so it did need a few extra things, but at least the price was manageable this time. Both his tail lights were out and the place only had one replacement, so I did spend the day driving around in a truck that CONSTANTLY beeped at me telling me "Lamp out" - SO ANNOYING! Just glad I'm getting it fixed before he gets back!
Next was off to the post office to mail out my September photography orders. Can't wait until the clients get their prints - they turned out great!
We also stopped at Pet Smart and made LT and Hogan new tags for their collars. (I've still yet to write about our pet catastrophe this weekend, but LT did get out and was gone for just under 24 hours. It was SCARY! Thankfully a kind man found LT running in the street and took him to him home for the evening until a vet was open the next day. When LT got to the vet, they scanned him for a microchip and our information came up. They called me Monday morning with LT and we were able to pick him up! My advice to everyone - microchip your pets!!!) I blame myself for not having name tags on the dogs collars with our contact info, but we took care of that today! LT and Hogan now have their name tags and rabies tags on their collars with my cell. Hopefully this never happens again, but we are better prepared now.
A quick stop a Chick fil A was in order! I had a coupon for a free sandwich and got Gavin a kids meal - gotta love a cheap lunch!
Next was Motherhood Maternity so I could exchange a shirt I'd bought. That was a challenge, as I'd forgotten Gavin's stroller, but we made it work and I now have a shirt I'll actually get use out of for the next 3 months. I'm so glad Motherhood Maternity changed their return policy and now its no issue.
Finally it was time to head home. Gavin was in no mood to nap, but I still made him have a 1 hour quiet time in his room. There's no way I'd survive my day without this. He was great and just played trains in there by himself with the door shut. I worked on editing a few more photos while he did this.
When he came out of his room we headed outside and tackled more projects. He helped me wash the Yukon, inside and out. It looks great now and smells much better! We also trimmed all the bushes and raked up the mess. Gavin loves to help when I do this and he uses his own little rake and yard gloves. I had to laugh when a 7th grader came by wanting to play with Gavin (He lives a few houses down.) They had a great time together playing in the yard. The boy has a 3 year old sister, so he's had practice with kids and was great. He stayed for about 30 minutes running "races" with Gavin up and down the sidewalk and playing baseball with him while I finished up with the yukon. He told me that Gavin is so funny that he should be on Funniest Home Videos!!! He headed home when we came in for dinner, but Gavin made him promise he'd come back again another day first! I can't say I'm surprised that Gavin had such a good time, he's always loved hanging out with older kids and really enjoys the one on one attention of a "cool boy".
We had an easy skillet meal for dinner - Yankee Pot Roast. Gotta love a meal that requires no preparation and minimal clean up. We skyped with Gammy for a bit then it was time for bath! Gavin wanted to rock for a long time after his bath and ended up falling asleep on me. I savored every moment of it, as that never happens anymore. Maybe skipping a nap isn't so bad if it leads to him cuddling with me while I watch Law and Order SVU! :)
Alright, that was our VERY BUSY Wednesday. I just love marking things off the to do list. Sometimes I write silly things just so I can mark them off... its true.
Tomorrow is Gavin's first soccer practice! Better get to sleep.
