I'm still here!

I love that I wrote that. Because it's not as if the handful of people who read this blog don't talk to me...every SINGLE day, regardless of whether or not I blog! But, just for kicks, I'm still here!

We had a pretty good weekend. Friday night there was a brawl at the YMCA between me and some old bat named Dorothy from the childcare center. Let's just say this...am I still a member of the YMCA? Yes. Is Dorothy still an employee of the YMCA? No. Aw yeah! That's how I roll! Don't mess with me, my kid, and my entourage (a.k.a. Cecilia)!!

Anyway, back to the weekend, which will seem oh-so-bland compared to the Friday night shenanigans! Austin and I cleaned the house on Saturday for a good part of the day. Nick did some garage work when he rolled out of bed that afternoon, too. Then, not much else happened. We played out in the yard, which was chilly but fun.

On Sunday, Austin and I met Cecilia, Memphis, and Grayson at Target for our monthly "10% off" day. We did some pretty good shopping! I went with a goal of getting some specific things, including sports bras, black shoes (because I need more!), cat pee pads, and a potty seat. I ended up with...cat pee pads and a potty seat (among other small random things). What happened to all the things I was going to get for myself, you ask? It's the same every time. When I go out to buy something for myself, I have a hard time finding anything that works! I'm going to do some online shopping and see if I can't come up with something, though, because I NEED the sports bra and shoes pretty badly! I promise!

Austin and I then hit the Dollar Tree where I bought our Halloween candy -- I know, enticing, right? Come to our house for gross peanut butter chews, Tootsie Rolls (sorry, Mom!), Dum Dums, and sad PAL gum. You're no one's pal, PAL gum. You lose your flavor in like 4 chews. I have to get that kind of candy, though, so I won't eat it! I suppose I could invest in nicer candy that I don't love, like Skittles or Starburst, but I was really interested in spending just $1 per bag! Oh, those lucky trick or treaters who come by our place! I'll act really friendly to make up for the poor candy selection, I promise!

I also WRAPPED CHRISTMAS PRESENTS on Sunday! Can you believe it? I have 2 people DONE and 1 person on the way to being done already! I love getting stuff ahead of time! Heads up, visitors to 13 Timberview Drive...no peeking for presents in our house!!

We wrapped up Sunday with a delicious pork chop dinner and some attempts at Zumba in the basement. Austin didn't really want me to work out, though, and insisted I hold him the whole time. Zumba is hard enough, but trying to do it with a 25 lb. weight on one hip is pretty impossible!