Whew.

Holy corn cakes I am so glad to be home. What an exhausting week! We got a lot done, but we are all totally exhausted. We also learned that we need to have some nights to ourselves between guests when we are there for a week or more. I loved having all the different family members down on all the various nights, but after a while I felt like I was running a hotel/ restaurant. Everybody was really helpful, and it was fun, but sometimes I just need a little "alone time" and it was not to be had this past week. I felt like if I left everyone in the living room it would be rude. On a few occassions I went out on the porch overlooking the lake to get some quiet and people just followed me out there. I'm glad people want to be around me and everything, but I almost lost my mind this week. On Thursday, I drove 2 hours back home to see my good friend's new little baby boy and also to pick up a patio set at Home Depot. ( We got one on clearance in Georgia to go on top of the dock and wanted one more to match it up there and they didn't have any left in Augusta, but they did back home.....) I had to drive Brian's Ford F-250 and I looked like Sanford and Son coming back to the lake with all that crap strapped down in the truck. However, I did not take any mailboxes out coming or going, so I am pretty proud of that. Considering I felt like I was driving a small semi, that was darn good. Emmaline and Annelise had a blast at the lake and spent almost every waking moment in the water. Emmaline is now a pretty good little skier if I do say so myself! She gets right up and looks so cute out there. She is being rewarded with scented Blendy Pens this week. My priority now is to get ready for school to start and to get a plan for going back to the gym. I ate so much junk at the lake this week..... What can I say, Bluebell ice cream was 3 for $9.99 at the grocery store. Can you blame me? Anyway- I am looking forward to this week. I am going to pick up Brian's "surprise" I have been talking about sometime this week, and Aunt Libby wants to come get the girls this week for one or 2 nights- at which time I am going to the outlets in Gaffney to get some Bath and Body Works and also some 1st day of school outfits for the girls. (Annelise has requested a skirt with black and white squares and a black top and Emmaline wants a black and red dress. Sure, that should be easy. What happened to pink and purple? ) My architect friend also has completed the house plans, so I am soooo stoked about seeing those this week. Now it's up to bed for me. Unfortunately the insomnia spell I have had lately lasted all this week, too. Usually it only lasts one week, but occassionally it goes longer and it has this time. I hope to get back on a more regular schedule this week. Tommorrow I go to the orthodontist to get a really strong wire put on my braces. He told me I wouldn't like him after he puts this one on. I plan to medicate with Motrin before the visit! Oh, I'll put lake pics up sometime this week. I took some of the new dock. It is awesome! So nice not to have to dig out splinters from Annelise and Emmaline's little tender feet anymore. Good night for now.......