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I may be enjoying a week in Minnesota (with plummeting temperatures and the threat of snow later this week) but in less than three weeks Brian and I will be enjoying an amazing weekend in New York with our besties, Peg and Rob, WITHOUT any children. In less than three weeks I will be staying in a hotel WITHOUT my kids and enjoying the Broadway opening of Anything Goes. In less than three weeks I might get to meet Joel Grey. I. Am. Excited.

In the meantime, we left the balmy temps in Kansas to spend time with our families. We had a great drive up - our best yet. The kids were perfect and we made it in record time. It was our first drive without diapers and Andrew did great. I put him in a pull-up and he did have an accident while he was napping but honestly, it's gonna take a lot more than a wet diaper for me to wake Andrew up from a nap in the car. I read an entire book - Pioneer Woman's Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. (It's fantastic - especially if you love the Pioneer Woman like I do and like a great love story.)

Yesterday was a nice day - sunny and temps in the upper 50s - so we spent much of the day outside. Angela was here so she and I did our "big city" shopping. We ended the night watching K-State play a great game. It didn't end in our favor but we still love our Wildcats! It's been raining almost all day today and Andrew wasn't feel 100% so my mom and I took Jackson to a movie theatre in LaCrosse that was showing Tangled. What a great movie! I am going to be downloading some of those songs right away. Mandy Moore voiced and sang Rapunzel and was great. I almost didn't notice the strange way she sings her "t" sounds. If you are a singer, take a good listen. You'll agree with me. I've been able to keep up with my work-outs. Cotter (my high school and where my dad works) has a fantastic fitness center that has everything I need.

We don't have a lot planned for the rest of the week. The temps are supposed to get lower every day and there's snow in the forecast for Thursday-Sunday. Tomorrow may still be nice so we'll get outside again. The boys got a huge box from an appliance store and they have made themselves a clubhouse and they are completely entertained by it. Note to self: call Manhattan Appliance when I get back. Appliance-Box-Club-Houses are a big part of my childhood so I appreciate this. On Tuesday we'll try and get to the Children's Museum in LaCrosse. Brian and I will get a date night in one of these nights. That usually means a movie and Chinese food at the world's best Chinese restaurant.

I also just polished off my bottle of Skinny Girl Margarita so a trip to HyVee liquor is at the top of my list of To-Dos tomorrow.

The boys are so happy to be with Grandma and Grandpa. It is such a treat for all of us to be here. It may be cold outside but our hearts are warm. And that's not just the margarita talking.