we came into the weekend knowing it would be hectic -- halloween, house projects, daylight savings time, and CSA farm harvest dinner.
Thursday night brought a night of disturbances and interruptions. k had a rough time and was inconsolable by dad who received a few angry kicks. this prompted him to try to sleep downstairs. but in departing for the couch, ruskin broke the security gate on the stairs. well, woken out of a deep sleep by crying, kicking, and then the clanging of the metal gate, did little to help ruskin back to bed. so he came down and did what any sensible parent would do -- dishes and then fixed the gate. he made it to the couch (lucky guy to sleep alone!) until r called. r had wet the bed and wanted only daddy. by the time, i convinced him that mom was ok, dad came up. of course, he did not want dad then. meanwhile, k discovered my departure and went spiraling into screams. somewhere along the line, she must have gotten a bloody nose with all of her screaming. nevertheless, with all of the drama, everyone was back asleep within 15-20 minutes.
Friday was quite exciting around the house. The kids and i slept in luckily as we had to go get our flu shots. these were not immensely popular and some crying was done by several of the recipients. some of the crying was mitigated by stickers. k and r had short days at school and we picked them up early to get home for halloween. they tried to eat dinner, but the draw of the doorbell was to difficult to resist. so every 5 minutes, they would get down from their chairs to rush to the front door to see the kids in costume. k asked for nani, nana, and rocky mama. she pretended to talk to them on her cell phone.
we finally got everyone fed and dressed in costume to head out to a party. r and k discovered halloween candy not because we took them trick or treating but because we doled out their favorite kind -- peanut butter cups. R has a current narrative of being "sneaky" and doing something that we may not approve. this night, it meant sneaking a piece of candy out of the bowl every time we went to the door. he amassed quite a collection. i am quite pleased that he is interested in trying and eating candy. especially peanut butter and chocolate!
at our friends leanne and tony's party, we hang out and marveled at all the adult costumes. the kids enjoyed it as well. though k was scared of "towel-y" from south park. r was smitten with tony/joe the plumber (aren't we all?) who generously shared some pipes with him.
saturday morning it was me and the kids again as ruskin had to work. i got them fed and dressed. not too bad. sometimes getting them to do things within a certain time frame is quite difficult. this time it was the bathroom/diaper situation that slowed us down. we did get out the door, much later than hoped, but out nevertheless. we went to the central library. i did not know it was homecoming weekend for the UMN and we hit a lot of traffic heading to the metrodome. for the most part, the library was fun. the kids cannot be occupied with similar activities yet and so the outcome is that they run around in different directions and are hard to keep track of. they both enjoyed the story time. we had read several of the books oddly enough but r enjoyed the interactive part. at the end, both were having a hard time. k was clearly tired and hungry. she fell deep asleep before we got home.
i was ready for a break from the kids and sent ruskin to the park with them in the afternoon after k's nap. i made dinner and cleaned. it was nice and quiet. the harvest dinner for our CSA farm was nice. we were on the late side. but it was a huge turnout and it was good to see friends. k is a delight. i love this age -- lots to say, lots of questions, figuring things out, and a great sense of humor.
Sunday was another day with just me and the kids. ruskin got up and made pancakes which were popular with bug. he has asked for them recently. we were supposed to go to the zoo with aunty hot hot who texted us that she was ill and could not go. but even before this message. r indicated that he wanted to make her and nani drawings. he and k worked on elaborate drawings and artwork for a good hour. i finally got them out the door as well. i get a little crabby when it takes so much time to get them anywhere. we are also hitting a new phase of development with r. he challenges and get angry with us. he resists more and wants what he wants more strongly. he has a stronger sense of himself which is wonderful. we have a lot to re-learn. r helped ruskin with a project. while i dealt with k, i believe r asked his dad about 397 questions about anything and everything over the course of the afternoon.
we managed to get dinner and a bath in before every one was settled into their beds.
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