MIDWINTER BREAK

This week is Mimi's midwinter break. Due to the fact that we will be in Canada next week, she will have two weeks out of school. What to do with this energetic, hot chili pepper of mine??? Since we had a busy weekend, by Monday I was way to exhausted to do anything so we gave Blake a call to see if they would like to join at Black Diamond Bakery for breakfast and they did because Keri was feeling the exact same thing. Then it was time to do some grocery shopping and piano lessons for Mimi. Then came Tuesday where Blake called to see if he could come over while Bailey was at gymnastics "I really don't wanna go with my mom and Bailey" the boy said with a sad, sad voice. However Bailey was upset because she wanted him to come and watch her practice as he is in school when she has her gymnastic class. Blake really did not want to go, so I suggested to Keri that ALL of us would go and then we would have lunch at McDonald's. Unfortunately lunch did not happen as you may have seen on my FB. Someone bashed into the drive-up window. Mimi then went home with Keri while I did a bit more shopping at Costco. Then it was back to the gym again for Mimi's gymnastic practice. Our local Costco is the watering hole for those of us up here in Maple Valley. While there, I met with other parents whose girl takes lessons from Ms. Celia (piano teacher) and Mimi's gymnastic coaches. That brings us up to today. A short while back, Keri invited us to go to the Great Wolf Lodge with her and her family this week, but since we are going to the Olympics, we politely declined. We are saving our $$$ for next week. Mimi was quite upset when she found out Blake was going to The Great Wolf Lodge (huge indoor park with a copied Disney, somewhat of a Brother Bear theme interior decorum). Don't know how else to describe it. It is very popular with the locals up here in the northwest. Especially during the winter season. Anyways Mimi was quite livid with us that we are not going "I HAVE BEEN DYING TO GO THERE AND YOU WON'T TAKE ME!!!" Truth of the matter is.......I wanna go to as I love swimming more than anything. She quieted down when we told her that we may take her in June. Now she cannot wait to go to Canada with Samantha and her family. She already has it in her mind that both she and Samantha are going as "Rockstars ". Today she and Zoe played together while Shelly and I had a nice visit. We don't get much of a chance to see each other very often as we both have busy kid schedules. Tomorrow and Friday will be busy with taking care of any last minute details. Then when we get back there will be another competition up in Skagit County, Mount Baker to be exact. Then come this summer is our annual camping trip to Ohanapecosh near Mount Rainier. Phew! It seems like we never stop. Just go, go, go but I am loving it every minute of everyday.

HAVING FUN WITH BUTCH