http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:17:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drew calls my phone, here's basically how the call went.... Drew: HEY! I was wondering if you were going to take the kids to the carnival? Me: Uhhhh, it hadn't even occurred to me so not likely... Drew: Really? There are some really fun rides here, and if you want, I ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/07/03/conversation-with-drew/ Today we made a trip to Muscatine for Lydia and Evan's birthday party at the Muscatine Aquatic Center! I had never been there before so I was interested to see how similar it was to Coralville's aquatic center. I was surprised by how much cooler the water slides ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/28/birthday-party-fun/ Yesterday afternoon I got a wonderful call from miss Becca Tap who said that her husband was going on a fishing trip with most of her children and she didn't want to sit home alone, so she decided to pack up Elena and head to Coralville to hang out with ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/27/surprise-thrap-visit/ Today the kids and I had to make a emergency run to Muscatine to drop some things off to Lori. In high hopes of getting the kids to look forward to this mini-trip, I told them that if they behaved and were patient we would have lunch at McDonald's ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/25/summer-funning-happens-so-fast/ 41As a 1930s wife, I amPoorTake the test! http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/24/sad-but-true/ Having spent far too long lazying away the summer, I have decided that since it was essentially my last real summer with the kids before I would have to be working full time, that I really needed to make it worthwhile! So today, I got up early and got ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/23/summer-fun/ This weekend started off with a bang with Becca's Thursday night arrival! She was able to get away early (Thank you Aunt Elise!!!) and get here Thursday so we would have some extra time together! That night we played cards with Drew and Erin and watched 27 Dresses ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/23/another-fun-and-busy-weekend/ So the news has been reporting for a few days that President Bush was going to visit Iowa and tour some of the flooded areas to see what was going on... Anyways, this morning my carpool buddies picked me up at 0900 and we start heading up I-380 towards Cedar Rapids. ... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/19/something-you-dont-see-everyday-in-iowa/ I just saw one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life! More to come in a few hours... http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/19/wow-amazing/ So now I will entertain you with "before" filthy pictures and the "after" clean pictures. It is really ridiculous! My bedroom before: My bedroom AFTER: My living room BEFORE: My living room AFTER: My hallway BEFORE: My hallway AFTER: Michael's room BEFORE: Michael's room AFTER: and finally my kitchen/dining room BEFORE: And my kitchen/dining room AFTER: Yay it is DONE!!!! http://www.chrisandkatewheeler.com/2008/06/13/twenty-four-30-gallon-trash-bags-later-im-done/