December 27, 2025

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• I wasn't super productive today, but I did mark quite a few things off of my lists for the rest of the week-that really just means that I didn't have high hopes of getting anything done this next week. 
• I'm always surprised how productive I can be when we are still getting up during the night. Marley woke up once last night, but when Robby tried to put her back to bed in the kennel she would have none of it. I finally set by her until she calmed down. 
• This morning Marley didn't like her kennel at all. We have tried treats, we have tried a kong, and we have tried everything we can think of. Hopefully, we were able to turn a corner, and she will be happy to go to bed tonight. 
• Robby left pretty early and Campbell and Keaton left as well. They followed Robby to get gas in the suburban, and then those two girls went shopping at the Promanade. I think that they went into quite a few different stores plus they even picked up something for Reagan. Keaton bought one book while Campbell didn't buy anything.
• Keaton babysat at 4 today so I took her there. Reagan met a friend at the Promanade and shopped some next. Campbell had to babysit at 5:30 so Robby took her there (she probably could have driven but it is a ways a way). Anderson and Graham went to play basketball this evening so everyone was gone except for Whitman.
• While I was gone, I ran some errands all by myself! Robby eventually joined me, and we did really well. We did well enough that we went to eat a potato at McAlisters and then both had our own ChickFilA shakes. 
• Keaton and Campbell finished at about the same time so the whole house was home and showering  by eleven tonight.   
• Oh, I forgot to mention how my morning started out-no one was awake, but Robby and I. I was in the kitchen and went to the bedroom to talk to Robby. Marley was right there behind me in the kitchen. When I went back to the kitchen, that dog was gone! I looked everywhere-EVERYWHERE for her. I started to get a little panicked and had Robby get out of bed to look. We both looked and looked-I was about to wake up the kids to help look when Robby discovered Marley in the bonus room. I had already checked the bonus room, but I guess when Robby went up there she was pretty happy to see him (especially since she was stuck up there because she can't yet come down the stairs.)