A few days without the kids

Things were getting pretty wild around here. Dress up clothes were strung from one end of the house to another. At the mere mention of a trip to the grocery store or the gym, MR would run to her playroom and spend hours gathering her “look”. Another hour would be spent trying to convince her to ditch her “look” in favor of something a little more conservative.

Much of the dress up frenzy was in anticipation of a 4-night stay at “Camp Grandparents” in Athens.  The trip marked Hutson’s first overnight stay away from home. MR must have told him a dozen times, “Mama is fun, but Gran C’s even better. She lets us have marshmallows for breakfast”! From Wednesday evening to Sunday morning, the kids got in some time with Gran C and Big Daddy, while G and I acted like celebrities. We had friends over for dinner on Thursday night (stayed up way too late), went to a downtown concert on the square with friends on Friday (stayed up way too late again), and purchased a new “family” car on Saturday with more gadgets than I will ever figure out.

By Sunday afternoon, our celebrity status had come to an end. As soon as the kids returned home, it was more or less the same…piles of dressup clothes scattered around the house, a naked (drooly) baby, lots of noise, dirty diapers, laundry, and sweet hugs and kisses from the kids that make my world go round.

Much to G’s dismay, we’ve named the new car “Cinderella”. Sometimes we call her “Cindy” for short. Coming from an 11 year old Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cindy is a breath of fresh air. She has air conditioned seats, programmable buttons for our garage doors, blue tooth capability, a remote starter, DVD player, back up camera, fold in mirrors, and lots of chrome. She’s pretty. And comfortable. And its a good thing I like her so much becuase I will probably drive her for the next 15 years…

On a completely random note, Hutson has become the newest (unpaid and overworked) Petey Pie’s model. With back to school and the holidays approaching, Petey Pie’s is back in full swing! To see the complete inventory, please visit and “like” the Petey Pie’s facebook fanpage. Orders can be emailed to peteypies@gmail.com.