Long time no blog....

Its been forever since I updated my blog! sorry about that. Sometimes life just has a way of getting in the way!

So we have been having beautiful weather here in PA. And to add to that the girls' Bear bought them a treehouse/slide combo which they have been out playing on every nite!. Mommy and Daddy love it because they play all nite with very minimal fights and then go to bed and sleep very soundly! The girls love it because they love being outside and just love playing on it.... They are loving rediscovering all of their outdoor toys that have been put away for awhile and have been having a blast playing with sidewalk chalk....

We are getting ready for our vacation to Myrtle Beach soon and Katie has interpreted that to be that we are going to Turtle beach. She kept asking if they turtles were nice at Turtle Beach- it took us awhile but we finally got it that she was thinking Myrtle Beach as Turtle Beach. We have been taking swim lessons all winter and have really enjoyed them. Sarah is a natural to the water and I am somewhat scared that she is going to just leap out of my arms and try to take off when we are in the pool. Katie is much more apprehensive about the water and I blame myself for not starting her sooner on swimming lessons.

Sarah is doing much better at school and is not trying to bite anymore. It took a lot of working with her here at home and at school.... I am extremely relieved to not have to worry about that these days.

KAtie has a trike a thon coming up this week to benefit St. Judes. its for all 3-5 year olds at her school and they are raising money for a great cause!

This past week I was in NYC for business. WE had a great time. It was nice to see my teammates in person and hang out for them. All though the poor souls had me go sing karaoke with them- I dont know if their ears have recovered yet. Then on Wednesday my other teammate and friend that works at home Rebecca and I did a marathon shopping session in midtown for our kiddies. We started at the FAO schwartz store which was a major bust for both of us and then we moved on to the apple store. I know midtown is touristy but nothing prepared me for the apple store which easily had 200 people in it. They had all these apple laptops and such out to play with but seriously you could not get close enough to play with anything because there were so many people there. From there I had to drag Rebecca through several stores looking for a purse because sometime between FAO and apple - my purse gained a gaping hole in it. I ended up in the Gap with a $34 purse. I actually love it- its big enough I can throw stuff for the girls in their and go.... For those that don't know on me that well- I am on a never ending quest to find the perfect bag that will accommodate my needs and that of my 2 girls.... From there we ended up in Dylans candy store which is any candy lovers (adult or child's) dream come true. They have plenty of today's candy plus a huge array of candy that I remember from my childhood- like candy cigarettes and candy buttons.... WE were so exhausted from this marathon that we ended up for dinner in the California Pizza kitchen that is literally right next store. I always forget how much I love that place till I go there again.....

Now I am back home and sitting on the porch chilling out and watching the girls play. Hope everyone is having a great weekend as well!

General Thoughts.....

Sorry its been so long since I posted. Its been a crazy couple weeks in the Folmar household... We had a nice Easter... WE hosted which was a lot of work but the day turned out to be nice and relaxing.... Both girls loved what the Easter bunny brought them... Katie is at the age where the magic of the Easter bunny is in full swing. I felt a little guilty because the day before I took her and Sarah grocery shopping and OMG- it was the baddest the 2 of them had ever been... I was mortified at how bad they were through the whole store.... We came home and I told them I didn't know if the Easter bunny would come now - they were so bad. Then Jim told Katie that if you are not good- the bad bunnies come and eat your chocolate and I added to it saying they would poop in her Easter basket. She got up Sunday morning and after pulling everything out of her basket, said Look mommy- the bad bunnies did not come cause there is no poop in my basket.... Yeah I think that might have worked too well.....

Sarah was funny with the whole Easter basket- she would take each item out and go "ohhhhhh"...It was too cute...

Then this past weekend we went to West Virgina - both girls, me and their Mimi to go see Aunt Jenn and cousin Hannah before they move to Colorado. A true girls only weekend. While both girls did ok on the 7 and half hour car ride, we did have some problems. Katie got a stomach virus on Sunday and was notfun to ride back with on Monday. And Sarah was petrified of their dog Ellie. I spent the whole weekend with Sarah attached to me with a death grip.... But all in all both girls had a blast playing with their cousin and spending time with her before they move.

However since we have been back both girls have been giving each other stiff competition for who can be the most clingiest and whiniest. Sarah since she saw the dog has been non stop clingy and whiney. Some of it is her teeth- she is getting her stomach teeth. And Katie since she has been sick is constantly whining or being incredibly rude and bossy. Between the two of them, I would not be surprised if Jim and I start drinking heavily. (joking....i think).

Now this morning at 4am I woke up with the stomach bug.. Lovely.....