Cabin Fever Weekend

  I have been a bad blogger, and the sad thing is that we really didn't do much this weekend at all. It was awful cold, and we really didn't have any errands to run. 

We spent most of Saturday working on catching up on housework. Most of this was folding clothes, as I don't have a problem with doing laundry; just a big problem getting it put away. This, as with any other small task, is a little bit harder with my wonderful little helpers. 

We had also been on a quest to figure out where the lead was coming from in our house. Dad had tipped me off to checking our water, and I do plan on doing that. We did find a more obvious culprit right in front of our eyes. The doors in the built-in cabinets in our dining room are original to the house, and have lead-trimmed glass panels. So, while we don't really want to toss them we will be modifying them a little. So with that mystery solved, we headed to church. 

Church on Saturday is fun because you can get pizza and pop before the service. While that seems weird (the pizza and pop at church,) it would make a lot more sense if you saw the church. It is very big, but we very much like it. Aidan has even responded. Every time he gets done w/ his lesson he tells us all the things God made, especially that God made him. This warms our hearts. We are glad that he is finally responding to something. I can't even get that much out of him about preschool. Also, his little girlfriend Sayla is usually there. That helps. Owen isn't much into the dropping off part, and we usually find him either crying or sitting right in front of the half door waiting for us to pick up him. The nursery helpers for his room always say that he does really well; at least until other parents start to pick up their kids.

Church on Saturday also frees up Sunday morning. The boys are really starting to play well with each other, and its fun to watch. They spent most of the morning spreading out ALL of their toys, and then sitting together in one of their toy baskets. The rest of the day was pretty slow, but then we decided to throw caution to the wind and take Aidan to get a haircut.

Aidan has desperately needed a haircut for awhile now. There are a few reasons that I have put this off. First, he keeps running into things and the long hair hides the bruises. I realize that all kids get bruises, but wow, does he get some doozies! Second, I just very much was NOT looking forward to the fit that he was going to give in the chair. I always get nervous about this because if he acts out to the scissors then he'll most likely get a buzz. I can't have that--I love the little boys with longer hair. Finally, it just doesn't work out well with our schedules to be able to do it. I have tried to do it alone before, and Owen tends to disappear somewhere in the salon. Now that he walks, I wasn't even gonna chance it. Luckily, Wade was willing to put off homework long enough to join in the fun. Of course Aidan was an angel, making me look a little crazy to the stylist. It went well, and his hair is still long enough for me!

After the haircut, we headed home for supper. We decided it was time for a Kelley movie night. So, after supper we all changed into pj's and settled in in front of 'The Wizard of Oz.' Aidan finally got the Halloween association, and often became pretty concerned about what was happening to his 'family' on the tv screen. 

We very much had a great weekend. Wade put it best, "it wasn't a productive weekend, but sometimes you need these times." Easy for him to say...he went back to work Monday, and I woke up to the mess!