the almost weekend update

i wish i was as funny as tina fey or the other weekend updaters on SNL. i have always loved the weekend update. anyway- here's my far less entertaining version...

right now the girls are working on their daily project (afton's idea). they are making bead necklaces for their babies. they are sitting in afton's bedroom doorway with their backs toward me. i look down the hallway and see these two little sweethearts working away. i also see ella's tiny little bum-crack. she's got low-riders on today!

afton is out of school early today and monday for parent teacher conferences. she came home and i finished running on the treadmill, then for a super-fun surprise, we went to the crazy slide (mcdonald's playland) for lunch. this is afton's dream lunch destination. i try hard not to touch anything and i make them eat the apples. ella doesn't like to play there, but likes to watch afton.

then we headed to joann's to return some cording. i let them each get a couple strands of beads for their "daily project". we got home and set them all up with their beads and a movie. afton's comment of the day was..."now, this is what i call a fun day".

we had afton's teacher conference last night and i am happy to say she is doing really well. she was pretty nervous that her teacher was going to show us her work folder. apparently she's got a pile of work to catch up on. i thought it was funny, until i realized that she was really upset about it. she kept saying, "i'm sorry mom, i just get so distracted by michael". our new motto is "just keep trying to do your best". she seems a bit more relaxed about it today.

we had our service auction at church and it was very fun. my friend, kari got my recipe binder. she was telling our doubles partners at tennis last week, that she was going to outbid everyone. i hope she's not too disappointed with her big win.

i put a new link on my good stuff section. my friend, christy (from oregon and now buffalo) and her sister started a blog with all kinds of tips. tips on dinner ideas, where to get good deals, ideas to keep your kids busy and having fun, etc. it's really cute. they had some darling easter buckets on there, for $4! supposedly, they may be having some freebies or giveaways. so check them out!

happy weekend-ing!