Today

Today my name is Rancho Grande, and Lillian wishes to be called Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. I asked if I can just call her PB&J, and she nixed that idea. I must use the entire name when addressing her.

So my weekend went like this: take care of the sick hubby all day Saturday, leave for a brief trip to Target to buy supplies for Lillian's party, eat a bowl of spicy chili for dinner, wake up at 4:45 on Sunday morning and say hello again to that bowl of spicy chili. Fun.

So hubby and Camryn were in charge of Lillian's birthday party. I was confined to the bed. Hubby enlisted our children to clean the den, back porch, downstairs patio and playground area. Camryn baked the cupcakes and iced them. She planned the games, tried to play them with our young guests ("like herding cats" the hubby said) and took the pictures at the party. Camryn and her dad made an excellent team, and the party went very well (I watched the video). I'm so very grateful that I have such a wonderful husband. Most men would've cancelled the party, but my amazing guy trudged ahead. He even made me fruit salad and went out to Jersey Mike's to get me a sub when I felt like eating again last night. Whatta guy.

Feeling much better today. Surprisingly the house is pretty clean. Hubby finished washing all the sheets that I had in the laundry room, and the dishes in the dishwasher are clean. The den doesn't look like a tornado hit it (like I was expecting). He is a great guy. I can't complain.

I'm looking forward to a great week. Hubby is off from work tomorrow, which always makes for a good (relaxing) day. I think we'll go to Lowe's and get some planters and fall flora for the front porch. I get to go to the pumpkin patch with Aiden's class on Wednesday (and again next week with Quinn's class). Camryn and Aiden have just a half day of school on Friday, so I get to have a Mommy date with them before picking up Quinn & Lillian from school. I love Mommy dates.

Right now I'm concentrating on cleaning off my desk so I can get back to scrapbooking. I finished my Disney album (yea!) and need to get back to work on the kids' albums. I have piles of things on my desk, though, so those need to be purged and organized before I can concentrate on fun things. I can't be creative in the midst of chaos.

And that's all I have to say on this Monday. I hope you have a great week!