Rain & Teething.....

This was the most frustrating weekend, in a long time! It rained all weekend!!!! And not just a little drizzle but a complete downpour. Plus, it was windy, which made some small trees in our neighborhood fall down. It was cool for the first day but then it just sucked the rest of the weekend. We went out of the house a total of two times this weekend! On Saturday, it stopped raining for an hour so we quickly made a run to Mission Viejo to Sports Chalet so Morgan could buy some diving equipment he needed. While we were in the store for 20 minutes, the flood gates opened and we were stuck in the store for 50 minutes. How did we entertain that gremlin, you ask? We let her out of the cart and took her to the camping section and let her run around in the tents that they hang. Note, to any parents of any small toddlers...this was heaven for her! Kept her entertained for 20 minutes! After our shopping excursion, we went to dinner at Hapa J's. Luckily, we got there early enough that there wasn't a big crowd. Of course, Madeleine was a gremlin for half the time we were there. She wanted to get out of the high chair and climb across the table as we were eating! Seriously, learn some manners! The waitress asked if we wanted dessert and I looked at Morgan and he said, "Check, please!" HAHAHA. He learned from our anniversary date night!


We were stuck inside so long that we had to get creative with play time. I let her play with her clean clothes in a laundry basket. She loves to play with clothes. She even entertained herself with a laundry basket. We also watched way too much Yo Gabba Gabba and Lilo & Stitch!

Sunday, during the day, the rain finally stopped and we went on a family walk. By this time, the whole family was getting on each others' nerves! Chili was over being stuck inside, that she decided to dig a huge hole in the backyard. This set Morgan off! I guess she was looking for that California sunshine. Morgan was getting antsy because he wanted to go swimming and running. Sorry buddy! Madeleine was so fussy the entire weekend. She is still teething, and it will be the death of both of us! There was one point where she was crying and I was on the verge of crying! I just wanted to wash the dishes without Madeleine clinging to my leg, and crying and yelling "dada!" Ummmmm, excuse me, my name is "mama!" If you're going to say "dada," you better start clinging to his leg and not mine! I also couldn't go the bathroom without her crying at the door! There was one poin, that I looked at the bottle of tequila and contemplated shots! Needless, to say when the rain stopped we got dressed and went on a walk! The fresh air was soooo nice!

For dinner, I made this recipe for baked honey sesame chicken with brown basmati rice and roasted broccoli. It was tasty and better than any Chinese take out we've had here in SC.

I cooked while running back and forth to the living room to watch the Oscars. Did anybody else get a lady boner from just looking at Jared Leto?!?! Oh, he is sooooo dreamy and pretty. I'm convinced he is prettier than most women. And his speech was fantastic!!! I may have cried....Don't judge me. Jordan Catalano forever!!!!!! (On a side note: I hate that on the West coast, it airs at 5:30!!! I'm such a central time zone chick.)

Well, it's actually sunny today so we are getting out of this house! Hopefully the gremlin will act appropriate. And say a little prayer that those teeth break through!