February 13, 2026

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• Normally, we are able to sleep in a little bit on a Friday, but we all heard Bentley barking early this morning. I'm not sure if Bentley was upstairs with Graham when she was barking or if he had already opened his door so she could go downstairs. Either way, she was not happy about something.
• Bentley not being happy about something woke us up and Marley up. Marley started whining to go out, so I went ahead and started my day. Of course when I leave the bed, Marley can hear me so then she really fusses while I go to the bathroom and find my pants and shoes.
• I had plenty to do this morning so getting up wasn't that bad. Robby ran to ChickFilA to pick up our free breakfast sandwiches. When he came home, I text everyone to tell them that breakfast had arrived, and even though it was fairly early, all the kids trickled down stairs.
• There was lots of packing happening today plus we left at 11 to go and see Nonna and Pops. I took ham and cheese croissants and pigs in a blanket (which I burned) to make there. Everyone was able to visit and see that Nonna was on the mend (kind of since getting a new knee is no joke.)
• When we left there, we went to Walmart next. Taking boys shopping is never fun because they want to be finished very quickly. I tried to prepare them because I knew that Campbell was buying a birthday gift with many little pieces, but she showed up where we were just a few seconds after Graham and Whitman picked out their candy.
• When we all came home, Graham went with me to meet Robby and pick up the mini van since it had a little bit of work done on it. Then it was time for the kids to go-they did leave early so they could stop at Sonic on the way.
• This weekend is Big Chill for the middle schoolers (Keaton and Whitman), and the high schoolers help lead the weekend. Graham is one of the boys in charge of the 8th grade boys while Campbell is on the production team getting things ready and set up. 
• Robby and I ran some errands tonight. Then we found supper at Chilis and even found some dessert in the ice cream section at Kroger before heading home.