Thirteen Things about my week:

1. I took both of my older children to the orthodontist...I found out that you can read many, many magazine articles and enjoy a cup of coffee (still hot!!) while waiting for a child to get top braces on. While I felt bad for said child's discomfort, I enjoyed the time to indulge!

2. Strawberries were on special at the farmer's market this week--word got around the kids' school that I was going to pick some up, and ended up taking "orders" for various teachers and friends. I got some really funny looks when I went through the checkout line with fifteen pounds of strawberries in my cart!

3. The strawberries were delicious...Especially the ones that we dipped in three different types of chocolate.

4.We discovered that the baby LOVES strawberries (sans chocolate, of course), however, they give him a yucky diaper rash.

5. I found out that my five year old and eight year old are really great sous chefs...they did most of the work on the strawberries.

6. Which is a good thing, because I baked a quadruple batch of homemade sugar cookies for school parties and a batch of my dh's favorite cookies for his V-day gift!

7. My ten year old has figured out that you can still eat most things she likes with her braces...if you chop them up into small enough pieces. (You didn't think she'd miss out on those strawberries, did you??)

8. I learned that it is SO worth the extra $$ to have the babysitter come to the house an extra hour early...I got to get ready for my evening out in relative peace and quiet!

9. It's also worth the $$ to go out on Valentines' Day and leave the sugared-up kids (hooray for class parties...sigh...) the the sitter. She's younger and has more energy!

10. Again...getting my kids Old Navy gift cards in lieu of candy and not having more chocolate to stare me down every day...priceless!!

11. We went on our first double date in ages with our friends. It was a lovely evening.

12. I got fed up with my hair and eyebrows and made an appointment at a new day spa to tame the monsters.

13. I bought myself flowers yesterday...I was picking some up for a friend's birthday and decided that I "needed" some, too!

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