Thank Goodness It's Monday

Wow, what a week-end! B and I were going to go somewhere since the girls were gone all week-end on their first camping trip (which they loved, BTW). But, we ended up having so much we wanted to get done here, we just stayed home and got some things attended to. We did take time on Friday after dropping off the girls and went to Tryon to go antiquing and eat at a quaint little pizza place there. We didn't find anything we were looking for but it was fun to look. Then we sat down to eat and a few minutes went by and they sat the most horribly behaved children next to us, with their equally obnoxious parents. These kids were probably 8 years old and they were worse than my kids who are 4 and 6- on their worst days times 10. They spilled their drinks right off the bat because they took the lids off their cups immediately- it went all over and the mom just laughed and laughed about it. The little boy was the worst- he was jumping around and yelling and the moms at the table were talking so loud, we couldn't even hear ourselves think. The hostess tried to seat another, older couple behind us and they picked up their silverware and went to the other room before even getting their seats warm. We should have asked to be moved, but I was so surprised at kids that old behaving like these were that it didn't occur to me. I just ate a little bit and got the rest to go before B or I blew a gasket. I am so strict on my kids and my friends are, too. Just some friendly advice- do not count to 3- that does not work. Kids know when they are being bad, a warning is fine, but after that, there should be some consequences- especially when the kid is 8. Or if you are the type of parent who does not believe in discipline- as these parents so obviously didn't- do not take the kids to a restaurant unless there are golden arches on the sign. Do not ruin other people's dinner- especially since a lot of others paid to have sitters and expected to go out for a peaceful meal. Oh, and if you have to call the kid down more than a few times, it is time for a trip to the bathroom. I'm just saying.... Anyway- on Saturday, we went to almost every furniture store here looking for a recliner for our next house and we did eventually find one. I don't like recliners that actually look like recliners. I call those "butt-back" recliners- obviously because that big puffy back looks like a giant fanny to me. (Sorry for those who have or like those- that is fine- just not my style.) We also found some chairs to go in the sitting area of our next kitchen. And, we picked out our granite. I would never have thought we would have chosen the granite we did, but I loved it and it will blend with the backsplash we chose for the cooktop. We had lunch Sat. with our friends and their boys and that was fun- then Sat. night, we went and hung out with some more friends and their boys. Sunday we went to church and lunch and then had to go to the lot and decide where we wanted the trees we are moving. We had to kind of place the house on the lot to decide that, and that took forever, because the house is at an angle and my hubby is anal about stuff like that. We were there for 3 hours and I wore a camisole because I thought it would be nice to get a little sun- now I look like a lobster and my skin is on fire on my chest, back and shoulders. That is what I get. I thought B and I were going to be divorced before we left the lot because of all the yelling and arguing. My lack of patience does not come in handy with times like that. However, after the sun poisoning set in, I was fine. We then went and picked up the girls and heard all about the camping trip and took the girls home, threw them in the bath, fed them and put them in the bed. Annelise told B that she had an ear infection in her right ear (very matter-of-factly) and lo and behold, she did- so she started on antibiotics before bed. Hopefully she will make it through school ok today. She tends to be crabby when she gets ear infections- I don't blame her. Well- gotta run. This week is looking like it will be just as crazy as last week was, so I better get started with it!