Weekender

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hey friends! Happy Christmas week! I am so so so so so so excited for this week because I just love the holiday season and can’t wait to experience it with Wes for his first time. Anyhoo…our weekend was actually a bit low key, but it was JUST right for the three of us (whoops…five of us if you count the pups!) Here’s what we were up to…

Friday

I was really hoping Wes would stick to the loose schedule he’s been on lately, and the kid didn’t disappoint! After he woke up from his morning nap and ate, we hopped in the car and headed up to Airdrie so I could buy one of his Xmas gifts. It was pretty snowy out and I skidded on an offramp which was SCARY. I took a different way home and was glad to be off the roads after that.

During Wes’s afternoon nap, I relaxed in the tub with a slice of Cheesecake. Umm..can’t hate that!

Tyler made some delicious black bean chili for dinner and we watched Mad Max in 3D downstairs before heading to bed.

Saturday

I made an appointment for the dogs to get their nails clipped at our vet because they were having a fundraiser. Tyler ended up walking them over while Wes and I did some serious playing.

Later, it was Wes’s last session in the pool. It was Tyler’s turn to be in the water with him an I was kinda jealous- they did some fun stuff! I’ve decided not to enroll in the next session because weekday classes are around his nap time and I want to have Saturdays free so we can have options for other activities.

Tyler made a big Costco run while I stayed home for Wes’s afternoon nap. I may or may not have taken another bath while he was sleeping. 😉

Apparently I had Tyler do a lot on Saturday because he also made us pizza for dinner! (Ok, I guess he is useful! haha)

Before Wes went to bed, we pushed him back and forth on his car and he LOVED it. If you haven’t already seen it, check out my Instagram feed for some of my Wes on Wheels videos!

We watched Christmas Vacation and called it a night!

sweaters

Sunday

The little one slept 13.5 hours! Good kid. I did some odd and ends around the house before he finally woke up. I guess I could have gone back to bed, but I’ve been averaging some seriously good hours of sleep this week so I didn’t feel the need.

Tyler made us some breakfast and we hung out a bit while football was on…….all day.

During one of Wes’s naps, I headed over to Shoppers. Can you believe it has been over a year since I last bought makeup? I hardly wear the stuff. I wound up purchasing some mascara, foundation, an eyeshadow kit and a brow kit. Holy cow is makeup expensive!

Once home, I whipped up a batch of peanut butter blossoms. They are gooooooood. (PS: Hershey’s chocolates in Canada are WAY better than the US)

We had pork tenderloin for dinner and umm…..I may have taken another bath while Tyler fed and put Wes to bed. hehe

How was your weekend??

Weekender

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hey there, happy Monday! How was your weekend? Ours was pretty good- Wes sorta got back to normal in his napping so that was a huge load off our shoulders. Phew! Backing up a couple days…

Friday: Not much during the day on Friday. Tyler came home with some new beers to try, so I had one with dinner (chicken fajitas!). Once Wes went to bed, we watched Ridiculous 6 on Netflix. It was ok- your typical Adam Sandler movie.

Saturday: After a low key morning and a long walk with the pups, we headed to the Y for the pool. I am really starting to dread it because the water is either cold or I am freezing once we get out! Poor Wes cried when we were changing afterwards because he was so chilly! Next week is our last class, so I’m trying to enjoy it while it lasts!

Once Wes went down for a nap, I went out to run some errands. By the time I got back, I had to quickly whip up an appy, bake cookies and shower before heading out to a Christmas get together with some other local blogging friends (Leigh, Brie, Jen, Ashley, & Ange).

We did a gift exchange and I wound up with my own gift. WOMP. The one I originally chose was stolen (DRATS- I loved it!) and I felt bad stealing someone else’s knowing they’d get stuck with mine. Does that make sense? Either way, I think I’m overly bummed about it. Anyone want to trade gifts with me? haha

UGH. This makes me realize how much I hate my hair these days. Color it? Cut it? How do I *do* it? I am officially paranoid that it doesn’t look good anymore. Are you silently judging me? Photo cred goes to Jen

Sunday: Same old Sunday routine-> I got up with Wes, napped once Tyler got up, we watched tons of football, did laundry, walked dogs, blah blah blah. BONUS: Tyler made a cheesecake! It has to sit in the fridge overnight so I can’t tell you yet if it’s good or not but I’m about 1,000% sure I’ll love it.

Video from Jen Linton on Vimeo.

That’s it in a nutshell! Lots of Christmas movie watching and baking this week so hopefully more to report on that later!

Weekender

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hey everyone! How was your weekend? Our was pretty good- low key in that we didn’t really have any obligations; restful even if Wes’s nap schedule was totally whack; and accomplished in that we got our house ready for the holidays! Backtracking a couple days to bring you up to speed…

Friday: Layla had us up pretty early in the morning because she was having butt issues again. I finally got out of bed at 5:30am to hang out in the living room with her because she kept wandering in to Wes’s room and crying. Once the vet opened, I called to make an appointment and we were squeezed in that morning.The verdict? We think she was just constipated. I know, who wants to read about that on a Monday morning. Sorry.

The rest of the day we just hung out.

I did some yoga then laid down for a bit while Wes took his afternoon nap. It felt good to get some stretching in then rest! Especially with such a stressful night with Layla.

Once Tyler got home, we went to get our Christmas tree then had burritos for dinner and watched Amazing Race.

Saturday–>

Pool
Costco
Pizza

There was a bit more in the mix, but that’s the highlight reel.

I decorated the tree and got some other stuff put up around the house in the morning. It’s now really feeling like Christmas and I love it.

Wes was really great in the pool this week, too. I’m glad it was my week to be in the water with him because not only was it WARM (thank god) but he was kicking and splashing and majorly pining after a giant red ball floating around. Now if only the YMCA would wash their damn windows so we could get a clear picture!

Our Costco trip was a fortune. That is all.

Tyler made pizza, I jogged the dogs, and we watched a couple recorded shows before heading to bed.

Sunday: I got up with Wes but was quickly fading after about an hour or so. It wasn’t that he got up early, I was just really exhausted for some reason. Once Tyler got up, I headed back to bed and was able to nap for about 90 minutes. HEAVEN.

I mustered up enough energy to get in a cardio workout while Wes took his morning nap (even though it was more like the afternoon by the time he finally fell asleep!) and Tyler was able to put up our outdoor Christmas lights.

And for the love of all that is holy, Canada Post actually delivered a package. ON A SUNDAY. It was some stuff I ordered for Wes since I had an online credit (more on that later!) He was just as happy as his mama to get some mail!

Wes had a super late afternoon nap- which thank goodness didn’t kill bedtime too badly. RULE: don’t f*ck with a baby’s nap schedule. #bagsfordays

Tyler made me breakfast for dinner, I walked the doggies, and attempted to clean the various disasters around the house before heading to bed.

How was your weekend?

Weekend At A Glance

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hi friends! How are you? Did you have a good weekend? We didn’t do much over here, but if you’re reading this in desktop version you might have noticed I changed the blog’s format a bit. I’m still trying to play around with it- at least as much as I can without having to pay for any upgrades. Let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see/change! Continue reading →

From the Weekend

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

No play by play on the weekend this week. I’m pretty sure if you scroll through the past dozen or so Weekend Recaps, you’ll see the same things happened. These would include:

eating pancakes Friday morning
watching a movie Friday night
pool class at the Y on Saturday afternoon
Costco
Sunday BRUNCH
hanging out
the end.

See? Same old same old. I hardly took any pictures either. But here’s what I’ve got..

Yup, Friday morning pancakes. While I watch an upside down, tummy sleeping Wes.

Snack: Apple slices w/pb, raisins and chocolate chips. I didn’t even want this, but it was the only healthy option in the house that wouldn’t fill me up too much before dinner.

Dinner: Leftover lasagna, caesar salad + garlic bread. Afterwards, I went to pick up another EXACT SAME jumperoo off Kijiji. Now we have one upstairs and downstairs!

Saturday dinner/dessert: CPK BBQ Chicken Pizza. I saw Costco now carries them! They’re one of my favorites (well, when you order it in the restaurant. The frozen ones aren’t the same quality, but they’re pretty OK for being frozen) & melted chocolate with Halos. Yumm.

I’m quickly realizing that many of my photos are of food. Too many.

There ya go, a photo of my boy. And Layla!

Committed a major party foul and accidentally used ONE CUP of butter for this recipe instead of 1/2 cup. The results? Not terrible, but yeah…super buttery. I am hoping that after a couple of days in tupperware they’ll set nicely and be edible.

Who am I kidding…I’m still gonna chow down on them today. And tomorrow. I used this recipe and used Oreos, dark chocolate chunks and semi-sweet chocolate chips. And double the butter…don’t do that.

Another non-food picture! Wes, of course. He is an absolute black hole for solid food. As soon as I buy it, it disappears. It actually makes meal time for him pretty entertaining for me. Despite the fact that he chucks his toys on the floor about 20597139523502 times.

Random dinner of a mini cheese quesadilla and a portion of southwest chopped salad.

Some other tidbits:

The pool was way too cold this weekend and Wes did NOT want to be in it, so we left after 5-10 minutes.
I had my first fall of the snow season and completely wiped out on the ice as I was getting out of the car at Costco. Made me GRUMPY.

How was your weekend??