Project 365 ~ Week 43

Our week, as seen through the lens of the iPhone cam... 

{One day, I'll get better about taking more pix with my good camera.  Maybe.  I just don't like lugging the Nikon bag for a purse... or throwing the good camera in my purse.  I have my eyes on a bag that may offer a solution.} 

Our week started with a dream come true for the girlies trip to the mall.  The girls have been asking to go to Justice for a bit of shopping for almost a year some time.  In Daddy's infinite sweetness, he gifted the girls with a lil' shopping spree {tip: google 40% off coupons!}.  I, on the other hand, gave in to the temptation when walking by a Marble Slab. Why do they have to be so yummy?  {Mental note:  Do not make a habit out of this.  Oi.}

We also discovered a Lego store within our local mall, so the girls each built 3 people for $10.  They were in heaven.

Country officially came to town.

I kid.

They thought it was the best. day. ever.

Oh... and we may have found a compromise on Gracie's future bedding.  She's been wanting Jonas Brothers, Camp Rock, Paul Frank, etc... {ugh} but she fell in love with this set in JCPenny.   She loves all things hot pink, glam, zebra, and leopard.  Love it! :)  Nator found hers while googling {Firefox does not recognize that as a word, but it is, right? ha.} the JCP website.  She loves all things purple, fairies, birds, quilts, and even zebra print. {She's torn between this one, or this one for now.}  I love the first one, but we're still looking.

We talked about what these prehistoric statues were once used for.  ;)

Running to and fro.

The girls and I spent a lot of time hunting recycle bins, going through their rooms, cleaning, dusting, organizing, and running items to donation destinations.  I'm still recovering from Gracie taking the plunge in officially giving away her baby dolls.  *sniff*sniff*

Without her baby dolls and accessories, Gracie decided she didn't need her toy-box anymore either.  *sniff*  With the extra space, we made a little reading/TV watching nook.    Of course, we made one for Nator in her room, too.

Of course, our piano and dance lesson schedule remained the same.  I'm so proud of this girl.  Her teacher is so complimentary of her accomplishments every week.  She's just a smart cookie!  Seriously.  :)

The Nikon found a few snapshots of our week, too...  :)

Nator helps Mama chop veggies for freezing.

And for cooking our first gumbo this fall.  It wasn't my best... as I realized after I had it all together that I needed to update a few spices.  Boo.  I actually bought organic chicken for this meal.  The first time I've cooked meat in at least a year??  Wow.

Mama was feeling icky from stirring up so much dust this week {I'm allergic to those crazy lil' dustmites}, so the girls entertained themselves with more creative play.  They did so without one. single. argument.   I told hubs that they were probably concerned that I'd find schoolwork for them to do if such drama occurred.  Did I mention that we took the week off of school?  Mama needed to clean, rest, and let the girls play.  ;)

One of our many errands.  New foot undies for Gracie's dance classes.  Her heart skipped a beat when the store owner pulled out these lil' leopards.  :)

After Friday night's rehearsals, the girls went to a friend's house, so hubs and I had an unexpected date.  We ate at Outback {shocker, huh?} and rented a Redbox movie.  Letters to Juliet was a cute, clean, feel-good movie.  Those are hard to come by, yes?

And this is the end of our week.  A day of sleeping in.  Family time at the gym.  Quiznos.  Errands.  And now... baseball.  We're hoping Roy Oswalt can win it for the Phillies.  He's one of the players we've missed that left the Astros.  *sniff*

Go Stros!  I mean Roy!  I mean Phillies!!

How was your week?  I'll be catching up with your blogs soon!  :)