Ufda!

Man am I behind on posting! We have been seriously crazy though. So here is very quick rundown on the Nelson daily rat race the past two weeks...
1. Phoebe turned 6!!!! It was a fabulous day of grandparents and partying. She is one fabulous little girl. GMAC contingent stayed until 11 that night playing Guitar Hero rock band which is entirely too much fun.
2. Granny came to visit for the weekend.
3. Nicole got to scrapbook for an entire day.
4. Tanner started saying no, but he sometimes he yells, "NEIN!" when he is really mad.
5. The swingset is officially finished. Tanner can climb the ladder by himself and slides down on his tummy to go faster.
6. School is out. Phoebe and Mrs. Preboy both cried.
7. T-ball started. Annika hit a boy in the "wiener" and Phoebe beaned a boy in the face. They can out throw most of the kids. Daddy is quite proud.
8. Drawing lessons started. I have 8 kids. It is going fabulous.
9. Ann Taylor Loft is proving to be the most money I have ever been paid to fold shirts.
10. Got to see Cliff and Naomi, Sarah and kids in the last two weeks which was way fun.
11. Jeff and I went to see the Twins play the Cubs today. We got spontaneous and scalped tickets for the game tomorrow.
12. We went to Touch a Truck day and the girls loved sitting in the semi, garbage truck and bus.
13. Grilled out with GMAC friends and played Wii dance party.
14. Phoebe now has two fillings, and one more to go this week. She is a super trooper and did a great job. Mommy was way impressed!
15. Went for Thai with my mom, kids, and Naomi. Loved it.
16. Jeff finished unpacking the garage. AND he put the license plates on the Saab.
17. Tanner is trying to be a big boy eater complete with booster chair, fork, spoon, and dishes. Mommy couldn't take him standing up in the high chair anymore.
18. Tanner now has four molars.
19. Phoebe has grown 3 inches since February! That is crazy. She is NOT supposed to grow that much that fast. She is my baby.
20. I am now realizing what a little trooper Annika has been dealing with the rest of us!
21. Phoebe had field day, grandparents day, and parents day at school.
22. Tanner likes to turn off the computer.
23. Annika has been learning to do cartwheels, backbends, and headstands in gymnastics.
24. I had three doctor appointments. Two out of three weren't bad.
25. Jeff has been swamped at work with the Chrysler takeover and GM bankruptcy. The silver lining for him is that his job is very very safe. He has been in charge of calling Chrysler dealerships to break the news they are being closed. It has been emotionally draining.

So those are the highlights among the regular stuff like playdates, laundry, grocery shopping, and all the other basics. No wonder I haven't checked email, facebook, or blogs for two weeks! So this week so far we are going to the Twins/Cubs again, Joliet Jackhammers baseball game(Phoebe earned free tickets for all of us through her school library reading program), either Shedd Aquarium or the zoo, have two playdates at our house, have last gymnastics class, t-ball, drawing, I work two nights, get ready for a garage sale, another dentist appointment and go to Iowa for next weekend. Who said summer was lazy and boring??????