Just us girls....

This the second weekend in under a month that Kora and I have been left to our own devices by Daddy. Granted, the first time he was gone for his grandmother's funeral so that couldn't be helped, but this time he is on a fishing trip the whole weekend and.....

While the cat's away, the mice will play!

And play we have. Kevin officially left Thursday night so Kora had to go to dance with Mommy yet again and spend two hours playing her little heart out with the sweet girls who help me watch her there. She was so cute with them and gave each one hugs before heading home and to bed. Friday she slept till about 5:30, then went back to sleep until around 7:30. I was thinking about heading up to Boone since my bro is out of town but wasn't sure how much money Kev would be spending on his trip so decided against it. Instead we walked over to Trader Joes so Mommy could stock up on her current vice, chocolate chip scones!!! Then we walked over to a little shoe store that is going out of business and bought a really cute pair of Pedipeds (who knew they were pronounce Pee-di-Peeds?!) for about half the price. We also visited a used bookstore but I was able to restrain myself and made it out of there with nothing but plans to return! By the time we made it home I was dripping sweat and little Miss got to go in the neighbor's inflatable pool with Eben while I watched. Later in the day we headed over to Wally World for some basics and had a relaxing evening at home. This morning we hit up two Farmer's Markets, which were both really small but still fun, in Cary and Apex. Then we headed over to the Mall for the rest of the morning so Mommy could buy a new swimsuit top and continue her search for a "fun" white tank top. I have officially given up on that search, by the by. I don't think what is in mind exists and I am so tired of looking!

This week we also were able to reconnect with some "old" friends who we met last summer and weren't really able to see during the school year. Savannah is just a couple weeks older than Kora and so cute! We met up Thursday morning for some coffee and story time at Barnes and Noble and the girls had a lot of fun playing and running around together. I'm glad I was able to reconnect with Meredith, she's almost as crazy about worrying as I am and makes me feel not so bad for all the worrying I do! I'm looking forward to more playdaytes with her and Savannah and I know Miss Kora is as well! Oh, I almost forgot to mention that we also had our first creative movement class this week (taught by yours truly) and the girls did so well, they went for about 40 minutes! I didn't get any pics as I was teaching but I will try to get some next week and post them.

P.S. The pic included in this post is just a fun summer pic from a playdayte at a friend's a few weeks ago

P.P.S. Did I mention that while shopping today my child threw a deodarant (granted I was purchasing it) on the floor and broke the cap! The nice salesperson said I could get a new one and that one would be donated to a woman's shelter. So at least some good came out of it, right?!