Date Night with the Twins

On Monday evening, I took the twins to their basketball practice. They talked all the way there and all the way home. They loved being together... alone... without their big brothers.

So, I asked them, "hey guys, what would you think if you two did something with me this weekend? Just the three of us?"

"YAY!"

"That'd be awesome!"

"Let's plan something!"

So we all started brainstorming (on the short car ride home).... Bradley basketball? No. Rivermen hockey? No.  Hmm... Monkey Joe's! Ok, that's a start.

One of them wanted to go to that restaurant... Flat place?  Flat house?? ... Flat something!

On Wednesday when I got home, I was met at the door by the oldest twin saying, "We need to plan our date night."  Yes sir!

So.... I said, "What do you think about this:  let's go to your basketball game on Saturday at 1:30. After that, we'll go to Monkey Joe's. Then we can have dinner at Flat Top like your brother wanted. We'll go for ice cream after dinner."

He said, "That sounds awesome!"

I presented the twins with their Saturday
"Date Night" agenda on Friday evening.

So our afternoon went kind of like this (by series of pictures):

Their basketball game. Yep, that's my stepson.
Sitting on the floor.  😂😂

Monkey Joe's  (they love each other so much!)

FLAT TOP! OMG. When we got closer they
were like "There it is!!" And yes, that's a drawing of me
by the youngest. 😂😂 (I have wrinkles!!)

Cold Stone Creamery - Yummy goodness!! 

As we went through the afternoon,
we checked off the items from our list. 

How did your weekend start?

I took a half day from work today... I truly had too much stuff to get done. Do you ever feel that way? When do you have time to run errands?

With my new job, I often work 40+ hours a week. On nights we have the boys, I enjoy spending time with them.  And then of course, when we don't have the boys, we are training for our upcoming triathlon season.

So today was the day to run my errands:

• Post office
• Fedex
• Hyvee for groceries
• Little Ade's to pick up bike
• Clean

Now, I really didn't want to clean. But, my parents (thank you mom and dad!!) gave me advice how to clean the poop off the wall... So... I did it. 

Stepmom #FTW

I cleaned the poop off the wall. It was gross. And it smelled. And I can't find enough soap in this house to truly clean my hands a million times. 😂😂😂

Finger Painting on the Wall

This past weekend, while I was putting away laundry in the twins' room... I noticed there was some "writing" or "drawing" on the wall above one bed.

What is that?

Get a little closer...

Is that chocolate??

Well, it looks like chocolate. Oh shit.

It's not.

Yep. It is.

It's poop. Written in squiggles on the wall.

😷😷

Stepmama of 5 Boys... Official Diet Plan...

I went to the grocery store this evening... by myself... And this is what I came out with:

The "Stepmom of 5 Boys Diet" Plan

• 6 (Yes, SIX) boxes of cereal.
• 1 gallon of milk. 
• Salad fixings. 
• Broccoli. 
• 36 Bagel Bites.
• Yogurt. 

Now THAT... is a diet of Champions right there.  😂😂

Back to the Grind...

This evening we celebrated my oldest stepson's 14th birthday.

14!!

Of course, immediately after, it was back to homework and getting ready for school tomorrow.

Algebra. 

"I need help with #6 and #8."

Even numbers. That means the answers aren't in the back of the book.  Shit.

So I say, "Ok, I'll try to help."

Growing up, I loved Algebra. Math was my favorite.

Algebra Homework

I'm not gonna lie, #6 was a hard equation. But I did enjoy working on #8.  😄😄  This step-mama loved school growing up.

New Year, New...

ME!

I am already starting 2017 as a new me!

I've started this year...
Married...
With Five Stepsons...
In a New Career...

Which is already different than my start to 2016!

💖💖