Seedlings, Book Club and Messenger Bags... Oh My!

Holy crap, it's Friday!  So I think I left off at Tuesday.... It was a busy last couple of days, but also very productive so I'm not complaining.

Wednesday began like any other day only I didn't have to pack a lunch for Bella because Pap Pap and Jamma were going to have lunch with her at school this day.  She was so excited, with fingers crossed that Jamma would bring her a Happy Meal.  Of course she did, which is fine because it is not very often and it's a special thing for those two.  Diane texted me a picture of Frank and Bella both with the biggest smiles on their faces... So sweet.  As for me, I came home for an hour or so, worked on some napkins and cut out a messenger bag before heading to Monroe to have lunch with Laura to discuss the Girl with the Dragon Tatto series we read for our book club.  Our book club consists of myself and her... you gotta start somewhere right?!  Anyway, she had put a table cloth on the table, some candles, nice napkins with napkin rings, wine glasses - it all looked so nice.  She made yummy sandwiches and tomato basil soup, and we sat down to eat and converse.  We both giggled about how "Finer Things Club" everything seemed, but whatevs it was nice, and the 3 books were awesome so there was a lot to discuss.  Fun times.  From there I went to get Bella from school, and we were home for a couple of hours before heading to Noodle Night.  When Vince got home from class, I was happily watching Project Runway and ironing napkins.  For the record, I know Gretchen wins Season 8 because I saw the end of the season, but now seeing the beginning of everything, I like her even less if that's even possible.  Ok, I'm done...

Thursday... I got home from dropping B-bo off, worked on a couple projects, and then made a trip to IKEA for some material.  I really love their materials, and needed something to complement a canvas fabric from 1980 with a whimsical/trippy/fairytale scene on it.  I found what I was looking for, plus a little extra, and headed home to create my masterpiece.  I made a messenger bag and it turned out pretty bad ass, needless to say, I was happy with the end result :)  On the way home from school, Bella reminded me that I promised we could stop by the Creamery (local ice cream shop in Mint Hill).  Even though it's raining/gloomy/cold/dreary outside, sure ice cream sounds good.  She got peach and I got brownie fudge, and what do you know, it was a good idea <3  I did a little picking up before Vince got home and made dinner which we enjoyed at the kitchen table together :)  Bedtime was laid back because Bella is out of school today (Friday).  After watching a little tv, and enjoying some cheesecake pudding, we called it a night.

Now it's Friday, Bella is out of school and it's still disgusting outside.  We need some sunshine in a bad way because attitudes are starting to be affected by a lack of outside time for significant energy burn off. The whining is about to kill me.  For example, we were 2/3 of the way to school on Wednesday when Bella decided she did not want to wear the shoes she picked out, and could we please go home so she could change...  We do not live 5 minutes from school, and even if we did we wouldn't be going home so the diva could change shoes.  This caused big crocodile tears and a lot of whining the rest of the way to school.  We were only 7 minutes away at that point, but it felt like 30...  So today, I am hosting a big ole play date from 2:30ish till peeps want to go home.  La, Liz and their 5 kiddos combined will be here, maybe Bella's friend Nora, and when it's all said and done, Allie is going to stay and spend the night :)  I'm looking forward to this afternoon because the kiddos need it as much as the Moms.

I think I see some blue sky peeking through the clouds, we just might get some sunshine after all!  Let's hope so because we need to do some yard work like nobody's business.  We are quickly becoming "those people" if you know what I mean.  We also started our seeds so that the seedlings will be ready by mid April for planting... It's an exciting time of year <3