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saturday morning, 7am. liam is awake. usually he will sleep until about 8 or so. but colin and i put up a garage sale the last 2 days, so liam apparently thought we should wake up and do it again. it was supposed to be my day to snuggle and sleep in. however, colin went into work around 6:30 to finish up the st. patty's day wedding order - so it is most likely unfair for me to be tired. but i am.
the sale was a huge success! we got rid of so much stuff - and made ~350. not bad. i couldn't have done it without nikki and zeven (seen here playing in the mirror).
these really odd things happened during the sale:
1. we were both flirted with. not by hot guys like our husbands, but still. it had been such a long time, i was not quite sure what was happening at first. nice to know i still have it.
2. when not being flirted with, i'm pretty sure we were being mistaken as a lesbian couple. nikki also recently had her hair chopped, and you know all lesbians have short hair.
3. someone thought zeven and liam were twins. now, if being twins meant only being super cute, yeah, i could see it. however, nikki's son is a month older, but wears 18 month clothes. that means he is one big kid. silly people.
all in all it was a good time. we all went out to dinner at hu-hot last night (we discovered this is not just colin's, but also nikki's favorite restaurant). then visited sarah's for noah's first birthday party. liam was quite the ham. it was like showing up in a dress prettier than the bride's. usually noah is just as jovial and loud as liam, but liam was in rare flirty form.
we finally got the spare couch moved out (we had 3 for 2 weeks). colin got to spend some time with eric and i got to curl up with a good book. mandy and her friend will be in town tonight and are taking me out for sushi.
tomorrow i turn 29. i think we'll have a bbq later this week, weather permitting.
liam is finally ready to nurse (and nap!) so i'm back to work :)
today colin, kyle, mandy, mom and i all came out to grandma's property to clear off (i'm not exaggerating) 36 truckloads of brush. remember the incredible ice storm? well, it successfully destroyed most of the tree's branches and the sight was starting to depress grandma. i have not been this tired in a long time. and i even got to take breaks to help with lunch and dinner, and to nurse and change liam. i can't imagine how everyone else feels, although mandy sleeping next to me on the couch since 8pm is a probably pretty indicative.
however, i worked for about 2 hours with liam on my back in my mae tai. i put it on under my coat and then flipped up the hood over his head. it was really cute, and kept him warm and happy. then he fell asleep, and stayed that way. very very convenient. however, raking limbs and loading trucks with 20 pounds on your back does take it's toll. hopefully he's as tired as i am and will let me sleep tonight.
tomorrow it's back to topeka. i have a ton of laundry to do and i'm gearing up for a garage sale thursday morning. i helped nikki with her's on friday and i have the bug now to get rid of everything i don't need in exchange for a bit of cash.
on a side note, we picked up stephen's old high chair while at grandma's today, so i no longer get the wooden 'eddie bauer' one i've been coveting on target.com. *sigh*
yesterday was colin's and my first wedding anniversary. he had to shoot a wedding, but we did get to spend the afternoon together. we had a leisurely lunch at ruby tuesday, where colin gave me the newest post secret book. yay! he's the best. then we went to barnes and noble to kill a little more time. he had to go back and work the wedding, so i went and tried to find something to wear. that is no small task with a child in tow. two hours and $20 later at kohls, i had a cute green shirt and gold sweater to wear with my sailor skirt. i went and had free dinner at the reception and got to watch my husband work it. he is quite talented.
today liam and i went to the library and got to know george, from fellowship, a little more. we had a really nice visit at the cafe, then i brought colin some lunch. we stayed at the studio until 4 with colin, then headed back home. liam had some extended naked time on the floor while i folded laundry and made my reminder calls for jim. liam is practicing his 'crawling stance' and will be mobile before i'm ready. colin made us yummy tacos for dinner, and i made some banana bread from scratch. we all watched the final episode of 'planet earth' and now this happy family is off to bed. *yawn*
