{"id":3048,"date":"2011-04-10T22:38:55","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T05:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2011-04-10T22:38:55","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T05:38:55","slug":"thank-goodness-it-is-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=3048","title":{"rendered":"Thank Goodness It Is Monday&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;now we can rest!<\/p>\n<p>THAT was an insanely crazy weekend and I&#8217;m looking forward to a hopefully slower-paced week so we can all get a little rest and recuperating done.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for all of your well-wishes, presents and phone calls on Em&#8217;s birthday yesterday. She had a blast and truly felt loved. She even told me that yesterday was the best birthday EVER. No pressure for next year or anything!<\/p>\n<p>Since we had a big party last year, I told her we needed to keep it small this year. She invited a few of her friends and we went to Common Thread, a sewing studio and lovely Jin helped the girls make monster pillows.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0328.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5609004962\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5309\/5609004962_948fcb1c37_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0328.jpg\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You should totally stop in for a class or visit with Jin and her cute puppy, Lucca &#8211; it is such a cool place!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0346.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5608428771\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5147\/5608428771_a82208ee24_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0346.jpg\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next we went to Mix &#8216;N Munch for lunch. They have gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches&#8230;and about 50 different kinds of cereal. Yes. Like cold cereal and milk. But&#8230;that is what Em wanted and that is what she got.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0349.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5609012960\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5305\/5609012960_1802a6b5bc_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0349.jpg\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Like how Daddy is clearly feeling outnumbered by all of the girls as he sits patiently in the back corner?)<\/p>\n<p>Then we walked down for a little Menchie&#8217;s treat. Again, Em&#8217;s choice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0357.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5608432107\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5302\/5608432107_a38e29e1f7_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0357.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love that pic of Em. She had something in her eye and I didn&#8217;t realize it when I took the photo &#8211; but I love that she looks like she is winking. Such a cute 8-year old!<\/p>\n<p>What a blessing it is to know that Em has such a great group of girls to depend on and have fun with!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0388.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5608434865\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5145\/5608434865_02e0755b93_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0388.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the girls went home at that point, but the party didn&#8217;t stop. Em decided she wanted her ears pierced. Yeah, I know she doesn&#8217;t look too sure of it here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0396.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5608436073\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5061\/5608436073_b2ec937938_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0396.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;but she powered through&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0400.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5609019774\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5106\/5609019774_eafc4a32d8_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0400.jpg\" width=\"680\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and now has some bling!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0408.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5609021736\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5302\/5609021736_4153c40f14_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0408.jpg\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And is also now obsessed with cleaning\/turning\/admiring them.<\/p>\n<p>So it was a pretty full birthday. Throw in a jog-a-thon, Girl Scout meeting, birthday dinner, a Silent Auction for the girls&#8217; school, bringing in 200 pairs of shoes the Brownies collected for Japan, a little bit of gardening and&#8230;oh, YEAH&#8230;signing all the paperwork on OUR HOUSE, and it was a pretty full weekend, too.<\/p>\n<p>C&#8217;mon, Monday. Bring it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;now we can rest! THAT was an insanely crazy weekend and I&#8217;m looking forward to a hopefully slower-paced week so we can all get a little rest and recuperating done. 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