clever floss

max slept at ev & kim's (<- aaron's parents) last night... and awoke this morning at... 415am! seriously, this child is running on... air?! certainly not 'sleep'! at this rate, he won't be invited for sleep overs anywhere, ever again!

i had a scale & clean at the dentist tonight, with cleo perched on my lap. the hygienist tied dental floss onto the dummy, so that i could hang onto the other end, and the dummy wouldn't go overboard... good idea!

so that's the dentist and the podiatrist that cleo has lain on my chest/lap during 'procedures', over this past week! back to the pod. tomorrow, where hopefully i'll get my heels scraped of dead skin. i really do have the worst feet ever - really!

crazy busy weekend here, but that's just the way i like them. saturday, i breakfasted with girlfriends, took max & cleo to a 2 year old's birthday party (dress up: max was ben 10 but of course) and babysat for friends that night. sunday; max, cleo & i hit the swap meet at 7am (yes, we are MAD!) while aaron did some hunter/gathering aka a scuba dive (10 crays, yay). later, we lunched at friends', celebrating their daughter's christening.

it was one of those GREAT days at the swap meet... we found sooooooooo many wonderful goodies! something i am loving... seeing as max has now come along to a gazillion swap meets with me, he too loves bargain hunting! cleo doesn't have a hope of resisting mwahahahaha.

so... onto our bargains & treasures!
for max: a slinky (remember those?), a game (hungry hippos) and a funky navy shirt.
for cleo: a pair of 'old navy' cargo pants (erm, in size 3), a sweet summer hat, & a summer outfit with really gorgeous embroidery.
for me: a striped top ('skipping girl')
for the house: a ficus plant and basket (for the 'front room'), a pale blue vintage alarm clock (for max's room), vintage set of babushka dolls (stamped with 'made in USSR' - very cool), a little wooden chopping board & a lovely glass lamp - very retro! the babushkas were the most exy item, $10. i love bringing home our treasures, and spending an hour or two, finding new homes for things, and reshuffling. pfft to being a public servant; interior decorating would be so much more fun!