March 18, 2024

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  • I have loved this first day of Spring Break. I woke up early in a mad dash to work through my list. I did chore after chore trying to mark things off. I did sit down twice to read a little bit, but each time I had to get up for something-and once was to walk Bentley since she was barking.
  • The reason for my insistence on finishing my list had to do with the mail. I was anxiously awaiting a new shipment of curriculum. So, from Reagan on we have pretty much done the same thing each year. I have added things, but I have rarely just about scraped everything and started over. However, that is what I am doing next year for Keaton and Campbell.
  • And I could not be more excited about it. My box today had language arts for Graham, Campbell, and Keaton. I worked just about all afternoon on reading through everything tying to understand and getting as much as I could ready for the fall. If I could just jump to the fall, I would right now! Keaton and Campbell don't seem to be as thrilled as I am about all of this though.
  • Robby ran a few errands in the morning and was back in time to take Graham to work. He met Reagan there since she is still house sitting. Late this afternoon, we ran a few more errands-Campbell and Keaton were oh so bored, so they went with us. They did manage to get some candy and a drink on the outing so they were pleased.
  • Anderson and Whitman were just as happy as they could be here though, but they were anxious to know what supper was going to be. I made english muffin pizzas and fries in my effort to clean out the freezer some. 
  • After eating, most of the kids worked on their brackets, and now Robby is working and I'm cuddled up on the couch.

March 17, 2024

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  • We managed to leave a bit after the usual time this Sunday morning. There wasn't too much concern about leaving a little bit later since we thought that there would be a few folks gone because of spring break. 
  • We did the church thing, and then headed to Nonna and Pops' house for Sunday lunch. We all ate-Reagan discovered that she likes Nonna's corn dip (also known as Texas cavier). We have had it before at Nonna's house but she has never tried it, so I'm glad she tried something new. They also had raspberries which my girls demolished before I even had my plate ready.
  • Reagan then headed back to her house sitting house, and the rest of us headed home. Robby and I, of course, had our nap. Usually everyone leaves for life groups and Rock Creek, but all of that was cancelled tonight for Spring Break so all the people were here all evening.
  • That kind of threw Robby and me off since we usually start working on things when they leave. And since no one left, our supper ended up being even a little bit later than usual. It was all good though-chicken fried steak. mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, and brownies. 
  • The kids played pickleball this afternoon and then also this evening. I think that some one might even be outside now playing as well. The kitchen is clean, and now my blog is written. I have a fairly large list of things that I want to do tomorrow-plus I  should be getting a shipment of school books for next year, so I want to finish my chores before they arrive so it should be a busy day!

March 16, 2024

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  • None of the girls were home last night, but the boys' room was full and noisy-I have no idea what time they went to bed. Graham was the first one stirring this morning, and he was actually downstairs before Robby and I left.
  • Our first stop this morning was no where near here-Riverside Grocery which is just a gas station, but they have cinnamon rolls...which we missed! Oh, well, another day. We then went to a Mexican grocery store in Benton. 
  • We bought some pastries there, but really our only winner was the cream cheese churro. Every thing else we bought wasn't that great. The boys have munched on some things during the day, but there are still two things left in the kitchen. 
  • The winner from the Mexican store was the tamales that we bought. Robby and I ate them for supper tonight, and they were delicious for sure. Now, I do think that tamales need a little something so mine were covered in salsa and sour cream.
  • When I volunteered at the pregnancy center, I would always pass a meat place, and I always wanted to stop and get him a sandwich. Well, we did today. Though, I don't think that we chose the best one-we just got a bbq sandwich so it was fine, but not great. Graham did eat half of it when we finally made it home. 
  • We also managed to do 2 mystery shop stops before picking up Keaton from the house that she spent the night at. We then went home to divide up all of the food that we came home with. 
  • Robby then worked in the camper for a little bit while I read, took a short nap, and then made apple muffins. They are decent, but I didn't see the part in the recipe about turning the oven temperature down so I really could have burnt them, and they are quite possibly a smidge overdone. 
  • Then Robby and I went to Grannymom's house for a little bit. While we were there, Campbell made it back from her night out-she had lots of fun and had a big day-even bought a sweater. We ran to the grocery store before going home to pick up a few things.
  • Everyone had already eaten some type of supper, so the kids all played pickleball while Robby and I ate. Now, they will begin cycling through the shower for tomorrow while I read some and Robby watches basketball.

March 15, 2024

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  • I did nothing really all day long-well, I did take Graham to work at 1, Campbell to a friend's house at 2, and Keaton to a friend's house at 4:30. So really if you need a ride anywhere, I'm your gal!
  • Here is the day in a bit of detail-though there really isn't much. Reagan went to her house sitting gig around 10 and stayed there until work time. That is why I took Graham to work.
  • I then went to the library to pick up some books because that was my fun activity for the day. On the way to the library, Campbell wrote asking about spending the night at a friend's house. I should have been proactive then and had Keaton find a friend to come over here, but I wasn't.
  • So a bit later, during my afternoon nap, Keaton asked if she could spend the night at a friend's house, and I was soon back in the car driving back to Bryant. I could be convinced to move someplace closer some days.
  • Other than that, we didn't leave the house today and it was pretty nice. I just sat in my chair and read and slept. After work, Reagan dropped Graham off and picked up some supper to make and left again. She did get her senior pictures scheduled next week so that will be a fun activity.
  • The baseball game is on right now, and it is just me here with a house full of men. Everyone has found their own suppers-no one wanted any of my chickpea masala. 

March 14, 2024

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  • Thursdays are just the best day around here. Robby and I have always loved Thursdays, and now the kids love it too. I think that they love that this is the last day of school for them-that would certainly make me happy. 
  • Now seeing that I neglected to run the dishwasher yesterday did not make me happy at all. That started my day off poorly-and it will start my day off poorly in the morning when I have a crammed full dishwasher to empty.
  • We did our school work and then Campbell and I went to work in the kitchen. Campbell made a batch of sour dough pretzels while I made a chocolate chip pie. It took me about 15 minutes to make my pie, but it took Campbell most of the afternoon to finish her project.
  • I heard talk of a pickleball game, so I quickly grabbed Whitman for spelling with the promise of being done before anyone went outside. We quickly spelled, and then I took Bentley on a walk. I was expected rain all day long, but surprisingly we have yet to get any. (The sirens just went off here, but it looks like so far we will miss the rain.)
  • Reagan was going to have to go to work today, but it was cancelled because of the storms coming. Robby went to his coaches meeting for soccer, and on the way home, he grabbed pizzas on the way home so we could fully celebrate pi day with pizza pies and a real pie.
  • While he was gone, most of the time I was outside playing pickleball. This was at least the second time today that most people had played pickleball outside. When Robby came home, we ate our pizza, and most of us hung out in the living room watching tv.
  • I eventually had to call down all of the upstairs people for a few minutes because of the weather, but that soon passed and now everyone has left, and it is just Robby, Bentley, and I in the living room. Poor Bentley is not moving from her spot-the thunder terrifies her! She doesn't whine, but she gets as close to one of us as she can.

March 13, 2024

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  • This was a fairly normal school day-Graham and Reagan leave early so Graham has to hurry through things. Whitman took a five minute break today every time that he completed a certain number of school things. I urged him not to do this because I thought it would take him a lot longer, but I guess he figured it all out and was done at about his normal time.
  • A bit after lunch, I left with Robby to go and pick up some of his medicine, and then we ran to Kroger for a few things. We bought really nothing that we could use to make a meal, but we felt like we got a few really good deals so that was fun.
  • Back at home, I tried to work with Whitman but he quickly mentioned that they were about to have a pickleball game. So I let him do that while I walked Bentley and did a few other things on my list. When I went to find him again, he was quick to say that they were about to play football-they were not, but he was pulling out all of the stops to get out of spelling today (it didn't work).
  • Reagan and Graham came home at 4, and Reagan, Campbell, and Keaton left soon after that. My car load was the next to leave around 5:10-Graham likes to be there early so he rushes us to leave, but he doesn't want to go as early as Reagan though.
  • After church, Anderson and Campbell went to ChickFilA while the rest of us hurried home. I am afraid that Graham spent most of church tonight watching the Hogs play. We were able to listen to the last few minutes of overtime on the way home. 
  • Robby had tacos for our supper. We pretty much devoured them, and he had to make us some more. Campbell and Anderson are on their way home now from their outing, while I am covered up in a blanket-I thought that it was supposed to get warm!

March 12, 2024

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  • In case you were wondering, we were back to our old sides of the bed last night. Sleeping on my regular side didn't help me get up any quicker though I wasn't in a huge hurry this morning because I knew I had very little laundry to fold today.
  • Now, little laundry this morning means lots of laundry tonight and tomorrow morning. We started our school this morning, but gracious the kids kept looking at their phones tracking Pops-they knew that he was bringing them doughnuts this morning.
  • After Nonna and Pops stopped by, I finished working with Campbell, Graham, and then Whitman. Then I quickly got myself ready, and Campbell drove me to Nonna's house. She made lunch for Graham, Campbell, and Keaton. 
  • We visited for a little bit, and then Graham drove us to the library and then to home. Everyone was getting their driving practice in today. We weren't home for too long before Reagan left for her work and Anderson left for Raymar to work. He took Campbell, Keaton, and Whitman with him-they went to get a drink, but I think that they had fun.
  • Everyone trickled in from their jobs, while Robby was making pork tenderloin for supper. I added green beans, crescent rolls, and mashed potatoes. We all ate at the table, and then folks dispersed. 
  • Keaton is making some type of dessert while Robby and I are watching a tv show. Bentley is destroying a toy, and most folks are cycling through the showers.