Great Weekend

My birthday was 2 weeks ago. I told my mom and Tim that all I wanted for my birthday was a day to be me....I didn't want to be a mommy for one day. DON'T GET ME WRONG... I LOVE MY KIDS AND WOULDN'T TRADE THEM FOR THE WHOLE WORLD! But...even the best mommies need a break sometimes! So, what I wanted was to be able to sleep without interruption and wake up whenever my body woke up. I didn't want the sound of kids waking me ...or wanting their lists of demands met immediately as I got out of bed (Xander wants milk, what's for breakfast?, babies need diapers, Tim can't find socks for work...etc)! So.... for my birthday, Tim gave me a card- in it he wrote that the card entitled me to a night's stay at a hotel...free of kiddos! My mom gave me a card- in it, she wrote that the card entitled me to a full 28 hours of no kiddos...she would come babysit all 4 kids so I could spend a full, complete day (and then some) out of my house! THE BEST GIFTS EVER!

So, Saturday, my mom came over at 1 p.m.! I left and met up with my friend, Alison, to see the movie Whip It! It's a great "chick flick" done by Drew Barrymore about a group of girls who do roller derby races...it was GREAT! I really enjoyed it...which is good considering I had NO DESIRE to see it...I only agreed to it because it's what my friend wanted to see.

After the movie, Tim met me at the Hyatt Place where we checked in for our stay! Our room was awesome. It was 2 parts- one side was a living room area then on the other side of the divider was the bed and bathroom! There was a GINORMOUS flat screen TV (which Tim has decided he needs to have)! After we checked into the room, we left to go out for the evening. We went to the new River Spirit Casino. We lost money...darn it. But we had a yummy dinner. When we left there, we went to see Couple's Retreat. I liked this movie too, but Tim did not...Sad! After the movie, I was exhausted...so we headed back to the hotel. The bed was super comfy! I slept for 10 1/2 hours...I can't remember the last time I slept that long! It was so nice!.

Sunday morning I woke up TOTALLY refreshed. It felt so good to sleep in! I didn't want to get up...stupid check-out time! We went to Fat Daddy's (a sport's bar) for lunch. It was fun because the non-smoking section was completely empty...we joked that Tim reserved the restaurant just for us!! The food was delicious! After lunch we just hung out...we went to the mall, Goodwill, Walgreen's, and then to Tim's work (he works at the animal shelter). There was a dog there that we really liked! So, we went to see him...and adopt him!

So, the newest member of our already crowded home is Juno.... a totally black dog. Not really sure what kind he is, but he's a really good boy! In the face, he looks like a Lab, but he's really short & long...about the size of a Beagle. Anyways, we're trying him out with our other dog...and with the kids! So far, so good! After we picked up Juno, we came home to relieve my worn out mom! She is so wonderful...thanks mommy for allowing me to have a great weekend!