- Graham came by to pick me up this morning, and we headed to his nutrition center visit. They had sent me a text a bit ago, and when he saw what he would make he decided he wanted to try it.
- As always, at the Nutrition Center, they read pretty much the whole consent form to you which makes me a bit crazy-word for word page after page. Plus I've already read the form because you emailed it to me...and in the form it said today's visit would just be 3 hours. However, the lady today said our visit could take 5 hours-Graham and I started to worry a bit about getting him to work.
- It all worked out just fine though because we were out of there in exactly 3 hours. The study is basically seeing if isometric exercise or aerobic exercises are betting at lowering blood pressure-though Graham's blood pressure today was like incredibly low (or at least I thought it was incredibly low compared to mine-though my blood pressure was crazy low for me yesterday.)
- We raced home, and I jumped out of the car and the girls jumped in, and he headed to work. They wrote asking if Keaton wanted to work again today so she took them up on that. She proofed most of the afternoon long.
- While they were all gone, Anderson and Whitman did a little bit of school work. Whitman was still sleeping around noon today-I did make sure that he woke up and got out of bed. I'm keeping a close watch on him so he doesn't pull any more all nighters-that boy has never required much sleep.
- Reagan went to work-today she ran some errands buying things for Camp Geyer. I know that she enjoyed getting out of the office for a little bit. She was finished early this afternoon and hung out at Graham's house sitting house for a little bit before going back to church.
- We all met back up at church this evening for the Camp Geyer meeting. The meeting didn't last too long so afterwards the big boys went to play pickleball-we hurried home so Anderson could take the car. Right now everyone seems to be crazy busy with plans every day-all of our people are coming and going, but I think that it will all slow down once summer gets started (at least I hope that it will.)
May 14, 2025
May 13, 2025
- I woke up this morning and discovered that I'm truly a pretty bad mother. I was raising the blinds in the living room, when Whitman popped his head from a chair and chipperly said, "hey, Mom!" Turns out the boy had stayed up all night long. He was so proud of himself, and he was so wide awake! Before Robby and I had left the house he had already started on his school work for the day.
- Robby dropped me off at Grannymom's house this morning. He went on to his doctor's appointment-he has a frozen shoulder. He also had a steroid shot today and will start going to PT next week.
- When Robby's appointment was over, Grannymom dropped me off at the hospital for my colonoscopy. It wasn't too bad at all-of course, yesterday was the worst part. When it was all over, I was still a bit dizzy. When Robby had finished his last year, he wanted to go to Sams to eat pizza. I would not have been able to walk that far at all. Now, I was able to request a hamburger and gobbled that up when I got home.
- Robby eventually headed off to run some errands at about the same time that Anderson left to go and play basketball with Graham and some other guys. I napped this afternoon a bit, but so did Whitman. I think that he went to sleep pretty soon after we left this morning. I woke up him around 4, but it took me a while to actually finally wake him up.
- Robby sped home to pick up the girls to take them to babysit for a few hours. Then he hung out with the boys until it was time to drop off the car (white van-working on the air this time) and pick up the girls.
- Reagan worked today and was home for about 20 minutes before she left again with Kennedy. They went to eat and then to a friend's house. She said that there were a lot of meeting at church today that she had to go to, but I know that she is enjoying seeing all of her friends from home this summer.
- I had supper ready when Robby and everyone else came home (Graham is still house sitting). I thought that it was pretty decent, but my supper ratings were Ds from the girls and B- from the boys (Anderson and Whitman are just a like in that they will tell me whatever they think will make me happy so I can't really trust their ratings.)
May 12, 2025
- I was barely up as Reagan left for work this morning, She had a good first day working on Camp Geyer things all day and even came home with a goody basket. As soon as she did come in tonight, she said that she was about to leave to go and play pickleball and has even spent some time at Sonic.
- Bentley and I almost didn't get our walk in this morning. I thought that it was sprinkling so we turned back, but then by the time I made it back to the house it had stopped so we left again.
- It rained on Anderson a bit these last few days when he was camping, but thankfully the tent that he was in stayed dry. I went to pick him up this afternoon when they made it back to church. He had a great time-he didn't canoe because the canoes were crowded, and he stayed back with someone that didn't feel great. His favorite meal was the breakfast burritos that he even helped make.
- Campbell and Graham went to work this afternoon. Graham came and picked up Campbell and then dropped her off. He also picked up some clothe for himself. He tried to also pick up some food, but we didn't have any supper plans around here tonight.
- Keaton has played volleyball today and even taken a walk. She did her bit of summer school, but she might get a little bit bored this summer with so many people gone so often. Whitman won't get bored, but he sure wasn't a fan of me and him working on his school work today-it took less than an hour, but he was a bit surprised when I told him that we were going to do spelling every day.
May 11, 2025
- It wasn't as difficult as I thought this morning to wake everyone up. I know that they were all exhausted yesterday, but the girls woke up on their own so that just left Whitman to wake up.
- By the time that I got out of the shower, Whitman was already dressed and in the living room. Soon the three kids here and Robby and I were heading for church. Reagan had spent the night at Graham's house sitting house so they both met us at church.
- We did the church thing, and afterwards we headed to Nonna and Pops' house for Sunday lunch. Nonna did have to cook her own Mother's Day meal, but Pops did help since they had pork tenderloin-a kid favorite. I did bring a strawberry cake to add to the meal, but she had already bought a cake so there were two.
- The girls all left to go shopping after lunch, and Graham went back to the house he is staying at. Whitman, Robby, and I ran to Kroger to pick up a few things. Then it was home for a nap-Robby and I were both pretty sound asleep when my alarm and a few snoozes happened. I finally had to tell him that we had 10 minutes and needed to get up.
- We left the house and picked up Grannymom and Graham on our way to Dana's house. We celebrated Cash's graduation with all of his family along with pizza, salad, and cookies. While we were there, we were able to give Grannymom her Mother's Day present.
- When we left Grannymom's house, Graham left to play pickleball, and the rest of us headed home. Shannon came over to eat some dessert this evening and stayed to chat for a little bit. I made my list for tomorrow-tomorrow we will see if I will actually be as productive this summer as I would like to be.
May 10, 2025
- It was a long day around here-Anderson and Keaton left at 6:40 this morning to head to Raymar. He was the only intern on this last day of games so I'm sure that Keaton helped him quite a bit setting things up.
- Robby, Campbell, Whitman, and I were not far behind them. We arrived at 8 and went to work at the concession stand. This was the coldest soccer game that we have had, so I was busy the whole time making hot chocolate and coffee.
- I don't drink coffee, but I have googled how many tablespoons to put in the coffee pot for each cup, but I do forget a little bit between each Saturday. I'm pretty sure that my coffee is not weak, and it is probably the strongest coffee people have ever had.
- One lady today asked me to put a packet of hot chocolate in her coffee (she offered to pay for both), and she called it a mocha. I was so impressed that I briefly thought about having me some of her creation. Instead I had my third cup of hot chocolate-I was struggling to stay warm.
- Keaton and Campbell both reffed one game. Graham reffed two this afternoon, and I think that Anderson also reffed two. Keaton and Whitman's team came up short today, but the team they played had double the amount of players so they were all exhausted. Either way, I think that they had fun, but I also think that they were glad that this season was over!
- There were two championship games late this afternoon, so none of us left Raymar until almost 6. Robby and I had done everything we could to clean up so Anderson could leave as soon as he could. He had to run to the house that Graham is house sitting at to shower, and then Robby delivered him to his senior camp out with his Sunday school class. (He could have driven but we are putting the suburban in the shop early Monday morning.)
- Since Graham is house sitting near where Reagan was going tonight, she just decided that she was going to spend the night there too so she didn't have to drive home late. Keaton and Campbell didn't even get to go home today because they went straight to babysitting.
- I have made a strawberry cake, and Robby is almost home from taking Anderson. We will have to get out again to pick up Campbell and Keaton, and then I'll have to make sure that Graham and then Reagan both get home from their outings tonight.
May 9, 2025
- I hopped out of bed before my alarm to put a filling inside of my sour dough bread and then put it in the fridge. It has been quite the process because I made the dough Wednesday mid morning, and it took it until this afternoon around 4 to be ready.
- I've never had great luck with just plain sour dough bread, but this bread is cinnamon sugar so of course that makes just ok sourdough so much better. Whitman did tell me that he liked the plain bread better-and he is a big bread eater.
- Finally this afternoon, I was able to bake it. Of course by the time that was ready to come out of the oven, we were already heading to soccer. Reagan had test the temperature and get it out of the oven for me.
- Around 11, Robby and I left for Arkadelphia. We had a few stops on the way there, and even sat down at McDonalds before heading to campus. When we arrived, Reagan, Ethan, and 2 other friends met us.
- We went up to her room, and she had 3 things in the hallway and the fridge draining in the shower. Ethan carried the fridge downstairs, Robby and Reagan took the other things while I worked on the shower. It gave it my all-plus some bleach spray-I might have gagged a few times, and in less than 15 minutes we were done. Reagan's car was already filled to the brim, but if she would have had room, she wouldn't have needed us at all.
- We hurried towards home and stopped at Kroger. Then we went to Lowe's where Aaron and his truck met to help Robby get the dryer home. I left them and ran another errand before hurrying home.
- Anderson and Whitman had carried Reagan's things to the bonus room, and she went to town organizing it. It is now all in 3 piles-going back, she has to go through, and I have to go through. I have already gone through my pile. I've put some things away, but also made more piles: someone may need this and Anderson's pile.
- While we were in Arkadelphia, Keaton went with Graham and Campbell to work again. This time she cut pictures. We picked her up a few minutes early and headed to soccer. Anderson was already at Raymar, but Keaton and Whitman had a game tonight.
- Their team won this game so it was a fun game to watch. It was a little bit chilly, but that was fine. Keaton did stop the ball with her face, fell down, and then got back up like a champ. She never did get near the boy who kicked the ball at her again! It shook her up for a minute, but soon she was asking to go back in.
- Graham went to play basketball tonight so he wasn't around Raymar, but on his way to basketball he took Campbell to a birthday party. It was a pickleball birthday party which is kind of fun. Graham, not only dropped Campbell off, but he also picked her up. I was already on my way, but I turned around-since I was making him a grilled cheese, he didn't mind at all.
- Anderson helped Robby get the dryer in its spot, and it didn't take him long at all tonight to get them going-this one even has a 15 minute wash! That is very exciting to me-it's the little things.
May 8, 2025
- I guess this was officially the first day of summer around here. I did work with Whitman for a little bit this afternoon, but we will do that every day this summer too. Whitman frowns at me and scrowls, but it's all an act, and he really doesn't mind.
- Everyone slept in for a bit, but Robby eventually did have to wake up Graham. It was washer moving time. Robby went with Tony this morning to fetch the new washer-the dryer and microwave weren't ready yet.
- They returned, and Robby prepared everything. Then once Graham was awake, we carefully moved the washer over the 4 foot wall. Once again, it was easier than we had expected. Without the dryer, and without the dryer adapter that Amazon brought late this evening, we haven't been able to do any laundry today.
- The girls went to Mother's Day Out today-I took them and ran some errands on the way home. Then when it was time to pick them up, I picked up Charlotte on the way home so Keaton could do her nails. Graham left around 2 so he could play basketball and stayed out until he had to ref at Raymar.
- Anderson left to go to work, and a bit later Charlotte and Keaton headed there. While they were all gone, all the deliveries came.
- When the dryer plug came, Robby was able to plug up the dryer so we started the laundry. Also, two new mattresses arrived-one for Graham and one for Whitman (who's mattress would not even be fit for a pet.) Moving and cleaning things took a while this evening, plus the boys bedding is still in the wash so hopefully it is dry before bedtime.
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