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A Week, in Review
By Moriah on September 28th, 2008
Two Fridays ago now, Dolly called to see if we were doing anything that Saturday, since Ethan had to work here in town. She caught a ride with him and she and the kids played with us all day.
We went ahead and renewed our membership at the children’s museum then. Having her in town was a good excuse. (Like I needed one.)
My angel sisters watched ALL the kids that night, so we could go out to dinner (Andy’s restaurant, of course). Heaven.
And then early in the week, I made myself finish up the work on the house, including getting rid of that pesky box sitting next to my china cabinet all this time. I got the rest of the pictures hung in the hallway, and the extras carted up to the attic.
I love, love, love finishing major projects. It’s cathartic.
Some other, smaller projects I checked off my to-do list were letting out the hems in several of the girls’ dresses (now ironed and ready for a few Sundays), converted a lot of Madeline’s old hairbows from alligator clips to French barrettes, (I love me a glue gun) and organized the laundry basket full of random fall-ish clothes that’s been sitting in the hallway for the last forever.
We met Sarah and her girls twice at the museum this week – the first time on one of Drew’s school days and it was nice to have just all the girls. Calmer, shall we say. I love my Drew, but he can wear a mama right out.
I picked him up from preschool on Thursday only to have the teacher tell me he had had some trouble listening and obeying in class. Honestly, I’m surprised it hasn’t already happened. He’s obviously getting comfortable in his surroundings there. (A little too…)
So, we’re working on THAT.
And that brings us to Friday, which you already read way too much about. Today the kids and I had an uneventful breakfast, got a few groceries at Walmart, played outside, took a nap, ate a cookie, went to the playground, ate pizza outside on the patio table (less mess to clean up), and played some more.
I usually bathe my kids Saturday nights, and as you can see, tonight they were in dire need of a scrub-down. I’ve managed to get all three in bed and now my sisters are here doing their laundry and we’re about to pop in a DVD.
Oh! I almost forgot – the marathon!! Andy said they finished a little under 5 hours. They ran the full 26 miles and he said around mile 17 he thought he was going to die. He thought there was no way he could run a whole other hour and a half! But they did.
In “pouring down, torrential rain,” no less. Even got a medal for it.
He comes home tomorrow afternoon and I don’t know who will be more relieved.
3 Responses to “A Week, in Review”
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You’ve had a full week, huh? Friday should count as it’s own week, I think.
Glad Andy finished…that is a HUGE accomplishment! I’m proud of him.
Sounds like you had an eventful week. It is always tiring to think of things to keep kids busy, but in the end its well worth it to see a little smile. About having trouble in school, my boy is in kindergarden and I can say is boys will be boys. LOL!
I know you will be glad to have Andy back home. Congrats to him for the medal. I think you deserve one as well after the last few days you’ve had LOL You’re quite the trooper.