TGIF!

Well, apparently the electrical blackouts should not be occurring any longer... that's quite the change from the expected months of them as reported just the other day!

The week flew by. It was a busy one at work and my evenings were full with friends, book club, yoga and salsa dancing.

Jess picked up AK for me and I headed over there after work. AK was pretty happy to see me... about as happy as I was to see her, I think! Although she was VERY happy to see Ben and I was pretty much forgotten as soon as he walked in the door. Hmph. That's got to change!

AK brought home a whole load of artwork today, including a lion mask and a plant! Jess said it's some kind of bean plant... whether it's green, lima or human is anyone's guess!

Ben offered to take the kids swimming, so we got AK outfitted in one of Hunter's swim shirts and a swim diaper (I thought the shirt was a wetsuit type of deal and kept telling AK she didn't need to wear a swim diaper, much to Jess and Ben's concern! Good thing they were there to protect AK's decency). Hunter is such a good swimmer, he can swim underwater for a bit even. Ben tried to help AK float on her back and she said "No, I don't want to get my hair wet!". Both kids took a noodle and swam around all by themselves. I think that's a first for AK! She also worked really hard to pull herself up at the side of the pool when she wanted to get out. It was painful to watch her, and it took her a while, but she was determined to do the same as Hunter!

AK wouldn't eat the Chef Boyardee ravioli that we gave her but she ate my spaghetti and tomato sauce. I've never really liked the canned pastas, guess she gets that from me! She got her soother out of her bag and put it in her mouth. Ben and I told her that she could only have it at bedtime and she said "I want to go to sleep!". Unfortunately that was at 6pm. That's when Ben got the idea to go swimming. After supper, AK wanted her soother again and as we were about to leave, I gave in. Somehow that didn't make bedtime go any smoother... AK took her sweet time going to bed tonight.

AK and I were talking about Molly's birthday party yesterday, talking about all the people who would likely be there. She asked if Emily would be there. Awww... guess she misses her! It should be a good party - it's at the Doghouse and it sounds like a bouncy waterslide has been rented too! xo