Tired

I am oh-so-very-tired… and it is just after 4 over here.

I need a nap!!

Jane took a much needed break with some friends on a women’s retreat this weekend. So we have Miss Molly for the weekend. Today she had a dance duet up in Malbis. I was cracking up at myself trying to do the makeup like she needed. At least Molly was a great sport about it? I decided Jane does a MUCH better job on the makeup than I do for SURE. Hmmmmm, maybe she’ll do Tori’s for the recital. Jane?!!!

A few pics of the afternoon that amused me:

Ummmm… there is a STRONG spray of water coming up where that little boy is sitting. He sat there for 20 minutes straight. He made me laugh.

Boys loved this… of course.

After a few hours of fun in the sun (we did eventually score a table with an umbrella, so not super bad), I made good on promises to the boys. (Yes, fine I bribed the good behavior with promises of visits to places they love!) Barnes and Noble and Bass Pro Shop.

Could have been worse?  Tori wasn’t with us because she was being Mother’s Helper for the neighbor down at the Earth Day festivities at the Fairhope Pier.

A few errands on the way home… and now we are all ready to nap.

Alas, tons more to do.

TJ has been begging for rice noodles and shrimp. (To Tommy’s disgust.)

Found a basic brown sauce recipe over on this blog.

Basic Chinese Brown Sauce

In a measuring cup, combine:

• 1/4 c. (or less) soy sauce
• 1/2 c. water
• 0.5 – 1 Tbl. grated ginger
• 1 tsp. chopped garlic (1 clove)
• 1 Tbl. cornstarch
• 1 Tbl. molasses

Basic Directions:

1) Cook any meat first. Remove it from the pan.

2) Stir-fry your veggies.

3) Mix up all the sauce ingredients in a measuring cup.

4) Add a few pieces of hot veggies to the measuring cup to pre-heat the cornstarch.

5) Dump all the sauce into the pan with the veggies (and add the meat back, if using) and bring to a boil.

6) Simmer for a minute or two until the sauce is clear and thickened.

Hopefully we’ll have a tasty (and easy) dinner. We’ll see?

And of course I can’t do a post without new house news. Tim went floor shopping today. (Long story short, the place we were going to use to put in the hardwood and carpet  post-closing went under — or almost under? So, Tim needed to shop so the flooring will be in BEFORE the furniture arrives from Alabama.) He sent over a couple of pics. I really like the  dark hardwood with the different widths. Carpet? Long as it can handle our traffic, I’m good.

And that is our Saturday so far.

Will someone PLEASE take a nap for me? I still have to work my hours after dinner.

Oy!

PS Just for s&g today I kept a running tally of  how many times people remarked about my dark hair and the kids’ blond hair (yes, Molly isn’t technially mine, but I claim her none-the-less)…

EIGHT TIMES.

People are rude.