One last perusal of the Summer Bucket List for 2012

1. Trip to Franklin Park Zoo.. hopefully on a day when the Giraffes are out. - Done... and we saw the Giraffes
2. Trip to Canobie Lake Park. (will need to happen with friends). Not Done
3. Fly a kite. - DONE as of June 30th. We had a great time and will be doing it again.
4. A Beach trip... another to do with more than one adult  Not Done
5. A trip to a DCR Pool. with more than one adult. Not Done
6. Ride the train to Boston.. hopefully on the Commuter Rail aka the Purple Train  - Done (Orange Line)
7. Trip to Rockport  Not Done
8. Trip into Boston to play at the Frog Pond  Not Done
9. Carousel ride in Boston.. hopefully by the Frog Pond or maybe down by the Rose Kennedy Greenway  Done and the girls had a great time
10. Swan Boat ride  Not Done
11. Children's Museum  Not Done
12. Museum of Science  Not Done
13. Go to the Fourth of July Parade in Wakefield and possibly go see the fireworks show over the Lake in Wakefield. - FAIL... it was too hot and wound up being a stormy night..
14. Breakheart Reservation to play and possibly go swimming  Not Done
15. Go to Richardson's Ice Cream to visit the baby cows (yes i know they are Calves) and get some Ice Cream.  Not Done
16. Mini golf... (maybe at Richardson's though Hago's in Stoneham might be more the girls speed). Not Done
17. Salem Willows.  Not Done

I guess that we can try again next Summer...

Knitting update - FO spotted

FO = Finished Object

I did it.... I finally finished the Feather and Fan blanket that I've been working on since sometime in February of 2010 tonight.. Two years and 7 months later... I didn't work on it all the time over the 2 years and 7 months.. There were plenty of socks and washcloths and other bits of knitting done or worked on during that time. There was also a husband that got sick and passed away and not much knitting happened then..

Want to see it???? Of course you do..

It's so pretty and I love it...

Now I need to figure out what to work on next....

Routines

We are finally getting into some new routines around here.... with my job I need to have a solid routine in the morning and at night with these girls... Our mornings (most of the time) are awake and out of bed at or around 6am.. up to pee, take a shower (just Mommy), get dressed, put on shoes and jackets, grab what we need for the day... head out the door, get in the car to get to Daycare by 8am at the latest.. then taking the train and getting to work by 8:30am..

At night we drink our nightime Apple Juice (laced with Melatonin - dr approved), then put on our Jammies, brush teeth, read a story and then go to bed hopefully no later than 8pm or 8:30pm.

Then there are the routines of things that come up on our calendar that can wreck havoc with the above. Once a month we go to the Library on a Monday night to sing songs with Mother Goose.. the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month we just resumed the Kid Grief group that we attend. On other Wed nights we go to Knitting Group though lately I've had a pair of sitters coming by to watch the girls for me so I can go out by myself... and have 2 hours to myself. We just added Dance Class (Ballet and Tap) on Saturday mornings for the girls.

Somehow I still haven't figured out how to get back to Running Club on Tuesdays, Scrapbooking on Fridays (once a month) or Twin Mom Club (4th Tuesday of the month). Eventually I'll do a few of these again.. I just need time to figure it out..