The girls have been home about a week and a half now and I am breathing much easier! The first week back was a little wonky because we had arranged to bring Katelyn back from CS with us so she went straight from 2 weeks of chaos with Dad to a week of chaos with Mom. We ended the week with a baby shower and celebrating Father's Day with my family and all that left us completely and utterly exhausted, at our wits end with each other. After a few chill days with Mom, both girls are finally calming down and settling back into our routine. The black cloud hanging over us is the fact that they go back to their Dads this weekend. My oh so human complaint is that he gets 2, then 4 weeks of *uninterrupted* time with them. This is a luxury I will NEVER get. Such is life...
This week we have looked for new bedspreads and curtains to decorate their rooms, went to get our nails done and to the movies. Throw in a trip to Starbucks, lots of ice cream cones, playing in the sprinkler, walks with Maelei, and lazy mornings lounging in bed, watching TV and that pretty much sums up what our days have been filled with. It really has been soothing to all of our souls to have this precious time to enjoy with each other.
I am looking forward to, and trying to think of some really fun stuff to do next week before they leave for July. On the agenda so far is a trip to Stephenville, complete with fishing with the uncles, horseback riding with the aunts/friends, lots of swimming and a special date night for Mom and Abigail. Somewhere in there we will let the girls decorate letters for Axel's room, take some pictures and decorate 4th of July shirts! Whew...we like to stay busy that's for sure! :-)
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