Two weeks to post about

I missed writing about my March Break - J's nap ended last week before I even got the chance to open blogger.

March Break - my one week off that was completely for me.  J went to daycare and SR had school - her break starts this Thursday for Passover.  March Break started with some weekend playdates.  Monday was to be my one day with SR.  I sent her to school until 11am.  Picked her up, and took her to Dairy Queen's Free Ice Cream Day.  From there we headed to the eye doctor for her check up - her peripheral vision is fine, she's just naturally clumsy!  Sigh, I think she gets it from me.  The eye doctor and the dentist are both in the shopping mall.  So we went down to the food court and got Subway - I rarely take SR out to eat and she was THRILLED to go to Subway and she enjoyed her Tuna Sub so much!!!!  I let her order my coffee at Tim Horton's and they gave her a free Tim Bit - she doesn't like chewy foods, so I got to enjoy that too :)  We went to the dentist after walking around the shopping mall for a bit.  We just had a really great day together!

Tuesday, I ended up taking J to the pediatrician to check his asthma, but after dropping him off at daycare, I enjoyed my day going to Walmart and Winners.  All of the things I never get to do for myself.

Wednesday, I had lunch with some teachers - LUNCH...I got to go out for lunch!!!

Thursday, I spent the whole day with a close friend who took the day off of work.  We went to her gym to start the day (I got a trial pass), shopping at a toy warehouse, lunch together, more shopping.

Friday, I went back to the gym, because the pass was still valid (I miss going to gym classes regularly), grocery shopping, met my dad to buy new running shoes, and then out for lunch with my best friend from high school - we hadn't seen each other in 20 years.  It turns out we went to the same teacher's college at the same time and work for the same school board, but somehow he and I lost touch over the years.  Hopefully we will continue to maintain this friendship.

So it was a fabulous week for me.  I was spending time with the kids - I got to take SR right to school and pick her up at school rather than sending her to the before and after care program.  But I really needed the me-time so much!!!  I went back to work feeling refreshed (not to be confused with well-rested, which I wasn't).

This weekend is turning into a fun weekend as well.  J started his "Monkeynastix" program that SR took 4 times.  But SR's program doesn't start for two weeks, so she came along and got to participate with us.  In the pm, we had a playdate at a friend of SR's from school.  J played with the little girl and SR had a great time with her friend.  We stayed for dinner and I got to socialize :)

This morning we were invited out with some "Jewish Choice Moms" to an indoor playground that we haven't been to before.  They mostly know each other well, and I'm busy chasing two kids around.  Nice to be invited, but they did leave without saying goodbye....not sure if I should take that personally.  In any case, my kids had a great time at this new playground.  Then our good friend (who I spent the day with last Thursday) invited me to drop SR off for lunch while J napped in the car - which is where I am now, in my parents' driveway.  J just woke up and although I just drove us around the block, he's awake, so I'm going to take him into my parents' house for lunch before we rejoin our playdate.

Tomorrow is my favourite day

Tomorrow is March 15th, my favourite day of the year.  I have nothing planned.  Maybe we will just spend a great day together.

March Break has officially started.  I am rewarding myself with a week of Me time.  SR has school, as she is not on holidays yet, and J will be in daycare.  I have booked appointments and lunch dates.  SR and I will spend Monday afternoon together, as I booked her two appointments and we will also have lunch together.  But I'm looking forward to doing stuff for me...I may even get to Walmart!!!

I took the kids this morning to an indoor playground - my first time tackling something like this with both of them that was open during public times.  We also had friends meet us there so SR had a friend to play with on the equipment.  We arrived almost an hour before our friends - this was great because SR taught J-Bear how to go up all of the equipment and we had a great time going down the giant slides - first with me holding J in my lap, and then with him waiting at the top with SR while I went down first.  Lots of laughing and exploring.  It was nice because usually SR has a Saturday morning program.

J is now snoring away in the back seat - both kids were exhausted after more than 2 hours of playing.

Okay, I'm going to read some blogs now.  Nothing else to update right now.

Happy March!!!!

March is my favourite month of the year - March 15th my favourite/lucky day.  Things often go my way in March...or else I'm just more in tune with what is happening.

J-Bear is napping behind me in the car, while I sit in my parents' driveway.

Once again, there is a house for sale near my parents.  This is a constant struggle for me.  I live in a great house.  1850 sq. feet.  Nice neighbours.  Close to my work and to SR's school.  Newish (7 years old).  All of the rooms are spread out with a bathroom between them.  So SR's room is apart from J's empty room, which is apart from my room.  Walk out to the garage from the laundry room (I back my car into the garage so I quickly load and unload the trunk each day).  Large rooms and a large living/dining room that acts as a big play area.

But it's away from my parents (10 minutes or up to 30 in rush hour), who were used to me living within walking distance to them, and J's daycare.  My dad still comes to my house every morning to pick up J and take him to daycare and then brings him home at the end of the day.  And I get less help being further from them.  But the houses near them are more expensive and quite a bit older (30 years).

Agents know I'm looking in this neighbourhood and contact me every so often - after I once again settle into the fact that I really like my house.  So my parents both went to see a house this week on the street next to their street.  They liked it, but it's missing obvious things that my current house has - plus the bedrooms are much smaller, as is the kitchen.  It's also a condo so there are extra monthly maintenance fees.  There isn't a walk out to the garage and the laundry room is in the basement (I hate going into a basement!!!!).  I just saw they are having an open house today - I may run over when J wakes up and I take him into my parents' house for lunch, just to confirm that it's not the house for me.

J woke up early....will have to finish this blog next week...