we've got crocs

ella has fallen in love with her crocs. we just picked up a pair for her on saturday. aftie needed a new pair and i finally gave in as well. they really are great. so, ella has been calling them her "sleeping crocs" and has slept in them two nights in a row! however, she left them outside last night and i think some birds or rabbits or something carried them away! we cannot find them anywhere. afton thinks it's wonderful that a bird family might have them for a new home. seriously.
sunday i attempted a recipe for pizza dough. it looks so simple, but i fail every single time. poor ryan has to fix my disastrous bread attempts once or twice a year. (that's all i'm willing to work at it) we were going to the hot air balloon show at the state park for the evening and i thought it would be lovely to fix a picnic. my vision was something out of a tourist ad for france. the reality was a blue cooler filled with a bunch of stuff out of the fridge. i did try to use the dough last night for a little pizza pre-dinner snack on the grill, but it turned out more like deliciousness on a wafer. mamma mia.
afton had her first asthma attack in a very, very long time yesterday. poor little thing. we've doubled up all of her medication and she's doing much better. it's so sad for me to watch her struggle, because i understand completely how it feels. but i'm glad to be able to know 1st hand how to help her. she's such a sweetie.
surprise ryan! i took the pantry door off all by myself and i'm painting it. usually when ryan is traveling, i sit on the couch and wait for him to return. i usually don't even attempt a light bulb change, so this is big news. i've finally reached a point where i care what our house looks like. the other day we went to look at flooring. apparently cork is out (ryan says) because you have to apply polyurethane once a year. i don't see what the big deal is about that...just one more project for ry. so, maybe some bamboo. i have to keep my eyes above floor level, because they may be blinded by the hideous-ness of our flooring. remember phoebe on friends, when she saw ross and rachel kissing, and yelled "MY EYES!"? that is how i feel.
tomorrow is coming shortly...an early tennis match, salsa to school for teacher appreciation week, and a delicious dinner at my friend eliza's home. she feeds us everytime ryan is gone. seriously i can make dinner, it's just that why would i want to when i can have an amazing meal made for me? frankly, it's getting embarassing that i keep accepting her dinner invitations. i guess it would be more embarrassing if i just showed up on the doorstep with two hungry children. she's so wonderful, she'd probably just smile and say come on in! God bless eliza.