Ladies Weekend

So Papa is off this weekend to have fun with a friend and it is just us girls. As much as I miss him I was looking forward to some alone time with the ladies and to getting some stuff around the house done. For some reason I am so much more productive when he isn't here. *wink*

This weekend I tackled the kitchen. As much as I love my bright yellow kitchen it was a bit overwhelming and just intensified the chaos and hid all of the good stuff. So I have toned it down with a grey. The dining area remains yellow with a grey base by the bench and I am making curtains to tie it all together- no pictures until it's fully complete. Unfortunately we still have green counters, but I don't think they clash too terribly. I just can't bring myself to "work with" them after seeing the green kitchen we originally bought with the house. I just hate green now. It's ruined for me- at least with the kitchen. I still need to do something about those damn green ceilings, but that's a different weekend altogether.

I was sick lthis whole last week and found out that I was exposed to Pertussis (Whooping Cough) so I was tested on Friday (still waiting for results). I think I might still be leaking cerebral fluid from the thing they shoved up my nose . Lili didn't sleep last night as she has developed a terrible cough, congestion and runny nose. I could literally wring snot out of her shirt today- NO LIE! I took her in to be tested as well and now we wait til monday. Wouldn't you know, now Addi is coughing too! They were just sick only 2 wks ago... Ugh. At least they've been pleasant. Or rather entertaining- See story below

So I was talking with my mother on the phone as the girls were supposed to be napping- key word "supposed". I had just finished putting together their toddler beds (a compromise to my hubby who cannot stand the mattresses on the floor) and baby proofed a bit by literally bolting a piece of furniture in place in front of their new toy- the electrical outlet. Now their monitor and radio can be stored where their unbelievably long arms cannot reach it, the cords, or the outlet. They got quiet shortly before I hung up the phone so I assumed they had finally stopped playing and decided to go to sleep. I open the door to find this:

Look closely and you will notice the cornstarch (yeah, I'm a hippy so what) all over the floor and a hint of it smeared on Lili's face (she's sleeping on her stomach). Now notice:

The empty bottle by Addi's head and the cap in her mouth like a pacifier. This bottle was on top of the changing table that had no chair nearby. I don't even want to know how they got it. So much for baby proofing. It's just pointless. It is entertaining. I had to call my mom right back as this was the funniest thing I've ever seen and I couldn't even be mad!