Happy Mother’s Day to Me!

It feels like it was a busy week.  Let’s see what we did. 

Monday I had a dentist appointment.  I waited one hour for a 10 minute appointment.  uggg.  My dentist sat down and started tugging on my gray hair and said it was a terrible affliction. This coming from a completely white haired man. He was joking and said he could only say that because he had been completely white haired since he was 35. But really? Insult your client’s gray hairs???

Tuesday we had a normal Tuesday except Drew was in Durham all day long meeting our Duke summer intern.  The kids had gymnastics as usual.  After gymnastics we went to visit one of my graduate school professors for a bit.  We didn’t get to visit long because she had a student she tutors coming over but it was great to see her.  She was my favorite professor and we have always kept in touch.  She hadn’t seen the kids in a few years so it was fun for them to visit her. 

I had another doctor’s appointment Wednesday morning but was done in time to pick the kids up from school and go to music.  It was our last Kindermusik class, ever.  They have done Kindermusik two years and now their teacher will start over again.  I know they enjoyed their music class and we loved Ms. Beth.  She works at the kids’ preschool so we will see her around next year.  After we got home from music Lindy had to make her teacher appreciation cards for her teachers.  It was almost like pulling teeth getting her to make 6 cards in one sitting.  Her vision really affects writing and coloring and I know it’s hard for her.  We did get it done!  After the cards were done I started in making banana bread for each of her 5 teachers at one of her schools.  I made loaves all day long! 

Thursday morning Will and I went to United Methodist Women at church. Will played with our friend Wayne while we had our meeting.  We had to leave a little early to pick Lindy up.

Friday, May 11th, was our 10 year wedding anniversary.   Wow!  10 years of wedded bliss. We spent the entire day apart but we did manage to meet up and head to a nice dinner at the Bonefish Grill while Ed and Jamie watched the kids for us.  It is seriously hard to believe it’s been 10 years.  Wow, time flies!

Saturday we had the 2nd annual Banister family reunion at a local park.   We had a little smaller crowd than last year but still over 30 people.  Bob’s mother, Frances, had two sisters, Margaret and Jean.  It was all the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids of those three sisters.  We had a yummy potluck lunch and then played a big family kickball game.  Even if I was on the losing team, it was still fun. Although I am so sore today! 

Today was Mother’s Day.  Before church I got cards and a gift certificate for a one hour massage and pedicure!  Ooh la la!  I can’t wait to cash that in!  We had church and came home for lunch.  The kids sang in church today.  They sang three Mother’s Day songs.  It was cute.  Drew had to head to a church member’s house after lunch.  I got to watch reality shows on Tivo and talked to my own mama.  Drew made me French toast for dinner (my fave) and we played some Wii and put the kids to bed just in time to watch the Survivor finale. 

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.  My mom is the best and my mother-in-law and step-mother-in-law are right up there in rank, too!  I’m lucky to have such amazing women in my life. 

Crazy with a capital C.Practicing her Wii boxing skilz. Music class with Ms. BethOur favorite music teacher, Ms. Beth!Cutie pie!10 years later.  Will built himself a cave/bed Sat. morning.Will got a haircut this week.  She chopped his bangs!The whole group at the family reunion.  The three trouble makers.I love this picture!!And this one!!Lindy really liked Missy the dog.  A mama and her kids.Crazy hair Lindy last night!Mother’s Day breakfast with the kids.A massage and pedicure.  woohoo!Cute girl in a skirt I made her.An extra Mother’s Day present.  Smiling and looking at the camera at the same time!Singing this morning in church.I love being their mama! 

April Showers Bring May Flowers

We had a really rainy April so maybe all the flowers will be beautiful this month!

Monday was a busy day. After school Drew and I had lunch with the kids at the playground at their school. Then Drew and Will dropped Lindy and me off at PT and they ran some errands. Lindy had new braces made a month ago and we picked them up. The right one is really cool, it is basically a shoe insert and you can’t even tell it’s there. The left one we had to go back to a tall brace. uggg. I wish it just wasn’t summer with the tall brace. Thankfully they fit in her shoes fine and she didn’t skip a beat with them. When she was little new braces used to throw her off but this time she didn’t even notice. She was in kind of a crazy mood so I’m not sure as much work got done as usual. Drew and Will picked us back up and we headed to Chick-fil-A to get our last free milkshakes. I had these cards that gave us free milkshakes every month since January. We are sad to see them go! After we got home I decided it was a good day to ride out to our old stomping grounds and get strawberries. We headed to some old church members’ berry farm and we picked a gallon of berries. Lindy dumped our bucket twice but we finally managed to fill it up. Then we bought another pre-picked bucket. One was enough for me! The kids had fun playing around the barn and had the most fun on Emma Lou’s golf cart. She ended up taking us for a couple spins around the barn which the kids thought was great fun. We sure have enjoyed the berries all week. Will is a big strawberry fan; Lindy not so much.   We came home and ended up going out to eat at Waldo’s Wings.  It was Hope du Jour day where tons of restaurants in town contributed 10% of the proceeds to our local Crisis Control Ministry.  We ate out for a good cause!

Tuesday the kids had gymnastics and Wednesday they had music.  They also had choir practice on Thursday night.  They are practicing for a Mother’s Day performance.

Friday evening we met Mike and Janice at the ice cream shop for dinner and of course, ice cream.  Lindy was in rare form.  The girl went crazy at dinner.  She was attacking her ice cream like she hadn’t ever eaten. There was a full moon this weekend – I think it got her! 

Saturday morning I mowed the grass while Drew and the kids went to the store.  Saturday evening we had Kris, Katie, Micah, and Claire over for dinner.  Nothing says Cinco de Mayo like deer steak – ha ha.  Katie and I got to work a little on a sewing project and the kids got lots of playing done.  A fun night for all.

Today we had church and a pot luck lunch afterwards.  It was anniversary Sunday – celebrating 13 years in the new church building.  I always find potlucks a bit stressful.  Drew is usually still talking with people and I’m trying to get the kids and their food settled.  Lindy always ends up stuffing her mouth and choking.  Good times!  At least we always get a good meal – even if it’s stressful at times!

Will’s phrase of the week has been “Oh my gosh” or “Oh my goodness” or towards the end of the week it’s been shortened to “Oh my.”  He has said it all week long, in any and every situation.  Lindy told me Monday night that I was her favorite Mommy.  ha!  She walked into preschool Wednesday morning and told all the teachers she had a fever.  Which she didn’t.  Then she pretended to give her teacher a fever.  I had to swear to them she didn’t have a fever and that she wasn’t sick!  The things that come out of their mouths!

So there is our week in review.  I don’t remember taking many pictures so we’ll see what is on the camera.

Playing on an illegal merry-go-round on Monday!  She insisted on spinning me.  I had to get off.  She made me sick!

This truck driver likes to pick strawberries but not eat them!This one likes to pick and eat strawberries.Just because it’s too funny not to post!OMG he’s a cutie!The best part of their afternoon.  Playing on the golf cart and then Emma Lou taking us for a ride!Lindy’s new braces.  Super low right foot, back to high on left foot.The right brace is basically just a shoe insert now.The shifty-eyed giraffe!  We had to make animal masks for music class and I think his eyes look so funny all cock-eyed!Much better!The little monkey!Working 9 to 5, each and every day.  She’s a busy girl.I’ve never seen anyone love a calendar so much as this guy.  He has almost every date I put on there memorized.  He checks it every morning.Pretty girl before church today.Handsome boy before churchWhat a pair!