Well, Chrissie and Leina are in the air and on their way to their San Diego adventure.

Look out San Diego – Leina’s coming to town.

It’s just Kulia (aka The Rascal) and me for the long weekend. Things have started out right – she’s 3 hours into her 1st nap already. I’ve crossed 2 items off on my to do list and already gotten a little Mythos time in as well.

I figure if I can keep The Rascal sleeping for 18 – 20 hours a day I should make it until Monday without a problem 😉

Hi! It’s me! Remember?

I’m not sure what happened there. I’m afraid I just kind of wandered off for a bit. A few sick kids, a bit of sunshine…basically I’m easily distracted lately. Must be the spring bug in the air because I’ve been rather flightly and unable to follow through on anything.

I have managed to pack my bags for a weekend trip to SD with Leina. I’m so excited and Leina is practically over the roof. Just the two of us! That’s right, no diapers for me! I can hardly wait. Poor Kulia is being left behind with Kevin (or is that, poor Kevin is being left behind with Kulia?) while Leina and I take a quick jaunt down south to see the cousins. I’m sure it’ll be raining there but I don’t mind. Four days without a diaper in sight? Sign me up!

I guess that’s part of the reason I’ve been so dazzled lately. It’s hard to get up the energy to start anything when you know you’ll be going away. Or at least that’s the excuse I’m using!

If you live or work anywhere in Portland, stop what you are doing and go immediately to Cupcake Jones. I am not kidding here. This is serious. It’s a tiny little store where they have managed to make happiness in the form of cupcakes. Seriously delicious cupcakes. Not only do they do cupcakes, but they do mini-cupcakes and even….wait for it….frosting shots. Yes, for $1 you can get a little cup-o-frosting if that is your hearts desire. Sigh. Could life be better?

We got so much done this weekend. Our whole house was vaccumed from top to bottom, every toy put away, all the laundry hung and folded. It was awesome. And then the girls woke up and demolished everything. So my house is once again covered in chaos and dirt. But at least I can rest easy knowning it’s new dirt and all that old dirt is gone. Right? Right!?!

Once the house was in order, I turned my attention to something a little more satisfying. I pulled out a pattern and fabric and sewed up some fun twirly whirly skirts for the girls. No zippers or buttonholes, just easy seam sewing. Right up my alley! I can higly recommend this pattern as easy and very very cute.

So here are the cuties, posing in their new threads.

Of course, if didn’t take them long to discovery why I called them twirly whirly skirts.

And the best part? They have the same pattern in mommy sizes too! ‘Cause really, who wouldn’t want their very own twirly whirly skirt?

Ok, so, I probably shouldn’t say this but I have big plans for this weekend. I have kicked the cold and no one else succumbed to it.

This is good.

I’m feeling energized and ready to work.

This is also good.

And, most importantly, we have nothing planned for the weekend.

This is best.

My head is brimming with things I want to do. And so far, it looks like this is the weekend to do them! Cleaning the house? Sure! Weeding through the overwhelming piles of out of date kid toys? Let’s do it! Starting a new sewing project? A must! Cooking, baking, and eating? But of course!

I know, I know, I’m setting myself up for a big fall but I can’t help it. I’m so longing to get my house back together and my hands into a new project I can taste it.

They say enthusiasm is contagious so watch out. Maybe this will be a power weekend for you too. (Come on, you know you feel the urge to GET SOMETHING DONE. Right? So go to it)

Well, the snow has melted and I’m feeling better. Truth be told, I wish I was still sick. Whenever I go down for the count I seem to bring the whole house down with me. Everthng is a wreck. Dirty clothes everywhere. Stinky toilets in every corner. Giant hairballs roll around piles of strewn toys and crayons. We are out of diapers and dino nuggets and fresh veggies. Just thinking of how much work I have to do now makes me wish my cold would resurge so I coud avoid it a bit longer. I’ve lugged all the laundry downstairs and have started a load. Luckily my back is to the room right now so I can’t see the land mine of messiness that surrounds me. Even worse, I have 152 updates on my Google Reader to get through. Hmmmm, catch up on blogs or clean the play room? Not much of a debate, is it? I mean, it’s not like toys go bad if they lie on the ground too long. Right?