I can't believe another holiday - another free day off work - bites the dust. That sucks. I always look forward to the long weekend and can't wait. Then poof - it's OVER! I told myself before the weekend started that we weren't going to eat out alot and we weren't going to be running around alot. I wanted to stay home, get some things done, swim and enjoy family time....... yeah right.... well, I did most of what I set out to do!

Friday night after Steve picked up the big kids - he calls me on his way home and says he wants Oley's pizza. I can eat Oley's every day of the week - well really I couldn't I would be bound up and not able to shit!!! I did have hamburger laid out to make a meat loaf - but that decision was trumped by the whole family!! After Oley's we headed home and Steve and the neighborhood brats played some b-ball and I put Piper to bed after she played outside for a bit.

Saturday we got up and headed to the farmer's market. I love that. I don't know when it ends I think it is soon - that is such a shame. After the market we needed to hit my fav place - the grocery store.... sucks.. Then it was lunch time - home and eat and put Piper down for her nap. While she was napping, Steve and I started deciding where we were going to put this elipitical trainer we were taking from his brother. This is a machine I mean to tell you. It's the kind they have in the gym. Well, here is the deal, we don't have much space left in our house and I really didn't want this thing in my living room!!! So, we figured out a way to make it fit in our room......but with this idea - we had to get a new tv.....yes a new TV - and flat one so that it could fit on top of Steve's dresser....... So, we ran around looking at tv's. Now remember I didn't want to run around alot or eat out alot....so far Friday Oley's and running all day Saturday...... In the end we bought the new tv from Best Buy because Wal-Mart really pissed me off and I am not buying shit from them again. Now I can't wait for the new Target to open up by my house! We got a 22' Samsung flat screen for the bedroom. So, the machine wasn't as free as we had hoped but it saved us a gym membership and the cost of the 3000.00 machine.

Sunday we had to move the machine upstairs and get all the tv straighten out. Also, we needed to get converter boxes for the kids tv for the digital change in Feb. So, we ate lunch at Arby's and then Steve and Riley went to get the converter boxes. When they got back all the upstairs tv are working and cool! Then later that afternoon we all took a swim. The water was freakin' hot! Steve turned on the pool heater for just a bit... but forgot.... I think he is hanging around me too much. So, the water was extremely warm. It was still nice to hang out by the pool. I made a meatloaf for supper and it was yummy!!! And I had brownies in the oven baking while we were eating supper. Those were yummy too!! The plan for that evening was to play board games after Piper went to bed. Well, Piper didn't want to go to bed. She was a real pill to get to bed that night. I don't know if she didn't feel well or what her deal was - but it took forever and then I was ready for bed myself!! Steve did play pictionary with the kids while I was dealing with her. At least they got some playing time in!

Monday we stayed home all day!!! It was great. Ashley had lots of homework, Riley had some and we just hung around and chilled all day. I am reading a great book by Debbie Macomber again. The third book in the Dakota series and I can't seem to get my nose out of it. Piper took a good 2 hour nap and I did all my laundry up for the week and chilled with the rest of the family!

Ashley has her first volleyball game on Thursday so that was all she could talk about. Riley - well he pushed my buttons a couple of times this weekend and so did Piper.

I hope I don't get a migraine this week. I have been getting them about every other week lately and finally with the last one - I went to the dr. He pulled me off all caffeine. Boy if that isn't fun! I am kinda feeling one coming on today. I hope not. But if I do - I have some new meds to try to keep it from getting too bad hopefully. I am suppose to avoid some of the other headache triggers - yeah right - stress, weather changes, beer, cheese, chocolate, etc., etc., HELLO - It's me Amanda - I can't do all that! Shit- I am going to have a headache!!