on the up-swing

It was a gorgeous morning at the park. (I downloaded the instagram app today. I know I'm the last person on the planet to do so. What took me so long?)

We did some climbing.

I also did a little cleaning. Ian came down with some sort of stomach bug this morning. He puked right in the middle of Target and I just sort of stood their frozen- not sure what to do. It was one of those moments when I felt totally unqualified to be a mom. What are you supposed to do in that situation? I just grabbed him and ran for the door. Poor guy. Hope he feels better soon. This is his first real illness. I'm missing the superpowers of breast milk right about now. Anyways, that whole deal necessitated a massive car seat cleaning. Gross.)

We (I) ate a light little dinner sans husband. I do miss him when he travels, but I gotta say cooking is a breeze when I'm here solo. Salmon burger salad was on the menu. Tasty.

And then we had a little after dinner dance party. What's not to love about having young girls in the house who give you an excuse to download songs like this. (Did you notice that they were driving my van in the video?) I can teeny-bop with the best of them.

I'm feeling better than I was yesterday. Thanks for letting me process some of that stuff out loud. I've had a few really big ideas lately, and well, they haven't all been met with the kind of enthusiasm that I was hoping for. Defeating you know? But when you want something bad enough... I guess you just find another way- right? I'm bouncing back now, and just in time too. Guess who's coming to hang with me for a few days? Yep, my farm-girl friend/cousin- in the flesh. We've got some fun up our sleeves. Watch out...it might get crazy.