3 Ring Circus: Crispy

I must say, this past weekend was a FABULOUS weekend. The weather was great, kids were good with a few exceptions and things that I had set out to be accomplished were well..accomplished.

* House was clean
* Laundry was washed, dried, folded AND put away.
* Kids clothes were packed in their respected bags for Nana's house. I do this weekly so I don't have to try and scramble in the morning for clothes for each child.
* I took some time out everyday to do some major studying. Tests are every week!
* I Got myself and my lazy boys out of bed Sunday morning for church, and on time none-the-less.
* Grocery Shopping done
* Cleaned my Van, Inside AND Out..
* For Dinner, I made Chicken Parmesean and it was awesome!

It really seemed like everything was falling into place for an awesome weekend. On the way home from church the boys all fell asleep for their naps. Even Patrick who doesn't nap. I was lucky enough to transplant them from their car seats to their beds without waking them up. Score for me!! Eric told me that he didn't "feel" like mowing the lawn today. I didn't feel sorry for him. It's not like we have a push-mower or anything..It's a RIDE-ON zero turn lawn mower...I can't have sympathy for the lazy.

This was my chance to mow the lawn. I love mowing the lawn!! I haven't mowed the lawn in about 3 years. It has been since Patrick was a toddler..it was my sure fire way to put him to sleep. Most people drive around in the car to put a baby to sleep. Us country folk take the babies out on the lawn mower. It's all about multi-tasking in my world, and it worked every time. So as excited as I was; I ran in to my bedroom, threw off my church clothes and put on a Tank top and shorts. Eric gave me a quick refreshers' course and I took off. It only took me 2 1/2 hours to get the whole yard done. 2 1/2 blissfully quiet hours...time for me to get thinking done as well as check out what the neighbors were doing. Eric came out just before I was finished and signaled to me to cut the engine...I went over to see what was wrong...nothing..he was just wondering if I remember to put sun block on. I guess I ran out of the house so fast that I completely forgot. I don't tan...I BURN.

It didn't look or feel that bad Sunday evening, but when I got up Monday morning my lower legs hurt when I got out of bed. I eventually hobbled along and got in the shower and dressed for work. I had put a pair of Capri's. I don't normally look at myself in the mirror, but I'm glad I did. I looked ridiculous. I had notice that I have my own man-made "white socks". I took off the Capri's and put on pants to hide my legs.

While sitting at my desk i took a picture of my legs...

One thing about me: I obviously don't learn from some of my mistakes..or I like to put it "I always do things the hard way".

My PIC (partner in crime) Susie took these pictures for me: