Please let this be the last time I post about us being sick for at least a month 😮‍💨 Our little Lydi was tossing and turning all night on Thursday and lo and behold, a double ear infection. She’s on the up and up though and we still managed to have a bit of fun this weekend. I watched the BTS doc, we walked to the park, Joey and I each had some one-on-one time with one of our kids and we finally got to see Project Hail Mary!

Our girl was complaining of an ear ache, so we took her to the doctor and got the diagnosis and a prescription. Can’t say she’s been enjoying the antibiotic so wish us luck for the next SEVEN days 😱 I had organized a farewell lunch for one of our employees who was retiring, so Lydi and I headed over and the poor thing fell asleep minutes from the office, so we headed back home. She had on her party dress and had packed her purse too 😢 She slept for a looooong time, so I got to watch the doc and I could listen to Namjoon talk forever. My favorite part was Hobi’s reaction to hearing “Body to Body” for the first time. Same!

Everyone was doing better by Saturday. Joey headed out for a run, so I got the kids up and made us waffles for breakfast. Afterward, I was feeling stir crazy, so we took off for the park. It was PACKED! Ran into a classmate of Dempsey’s, so that was fun and then I headed back to bring our groceries in and Joey and the kids joined a bit later. I spent way too long getting a certain girl to take a nap, but it was essential because she and Joey had tickets to the Avs game that night! Looked and sounded like they had so much fun 🥺❤️ Meanwhile, Dempsey and I had dinner and ice cream at Edgewater and it was just the best. I love him so much! I told him we could watch a movie after, so we started Teen Titans GO! To the Movies just as the other two were getting home. Got the kids to bed (poor Demps was out before I even finished reading) then watched an episode of Shrinking before going to bed ourselves.

The kids slept IN on Sunday. Joey was out for his long run and when he got back, they were still out! Finally woke them up at 8:30 then ordered breakfast sandwiches from Wooden Spoon. It’d been too long! Afterward, I headed out for a manicure. Got back just in time to finish the kids’ movie with them. I’m not entirely sure it’s age appropriate but it was funny 😋 And before we knew it, it was time to take the kids over to Lori’s so Joey and I could see Project Hail Mary. We both liked it and it was a lot funnier than I had expected it to be. Ryan Gosling even has chemistry with a rock! I find myself saying I liked it with nothing more to add, so take that for what you will. Picked the kids up and headed back home for spaghetti dinner and a slice of the sourdough that I had baked that morning. Then it was suddenly bedtime for the kids. This day FLEW by and I’ll be honest and say we didn’t quite have time for our Sunday chores so salad making and kitchen clean up all had to be done after the kids were in bed. Not ideal, but what can you do?

We have a busy busy weekend coming up, but I’m looking forward to it! Happy Monday 😁

Currently toggling between TOTAL EXUBERANCE because: BTS IS BACK!!!! And depression, because Lydia and I finally caught the family cold and we spent most of the weekend couped up, watching too much TV and feeling tired and whiney. At least we were listening to good music though 😉

My girl was running a fever Thursday night, so she stayed home with me on Friday. She mostly chilled next to me on the couch watching “Iron Friends” (aka Iron Man and His Awesome Friends) while I worked and listened to ARIRANG over and over and over. Joey and I watched the new single, “Swim,” drop on Thursday night and it’s an instant earworm. Stayed up to listen to the entire album once through and though it sounds really different from past BTS albums, if you listened to all of their solo work, it makes so much sense. I love it for them (and me)! I took Lydia upstairs for a nap and she fell asleep in seconds 🥺 I made us all pesto turkey meatballs with orecchiette for dinner and it was a hard no for both kids. Their loss! We got them to bed and watched this week’s episode of The Pitt before going up to bed ourselves.

Up and at em on Saturday to watch the 5 AM BTS Comeback performance. This is also when I realized I had a sore throat 🙁 What can I say but that the performance was amazing? “Body to Body” is going to be so incredible live in concert! Love to see new choreo and just watch the guys kill in on stage. Born performers, all 7 of them! Joey took off for his training run shortly after and Dempsey and I decided to let Lydia sleep in and snuck downstairs just the two of us. He told me “I love when it’s just me and Mommy for breakfast” 😭🥹🥰 We had a pretty chill rest of the day. We cancelled our plans to go see Project Hail Mary so I’ll just be dodging spoilers until we can go see it. Ordered in burgers for dinner then got the kids to bed before watching Shrinking.

Woke up Sunday and made breakfast for us all and then we had another very low-key day. Joey took the kids to Lowe’s for a few household supplies and so Mom could have a minute to herself. After lunch, I managed to get Lydia down for her nap. She was fighting me so hard but the 8-minute song from the Haunted Mansion ride finally did it 😂 I finished my book while she was asleep and I thought it was so smart and interesting but I’m still trying to figure out what the takeaway was. It was about an AI companion robot woman, so I feel like the messages on autonomy don’t fully apply to human women but it’s also more advanced than what current AI is capable of. Maybe it was a glimpse into the future 😱 I cooked another tomahawk steak for dinner and I think it turned out pretty good! Got the kids bathed and to bed before starting Eternity but we’ll finish it tonight, so to be continued on my review 😉 Wishing you all a Happy Monday!