November 17, 2025

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• This was an odd morning-as I was walking through the living at 7:30 with my laundry in my hands, I spotted Whitman casually sitting in the living room on his ipad. He told me that he woke up at 7 to which I asked why. He said that he tries to wake up early every morning but usually doesn't.
• I then went on my walk and returned to see Campbell sitting where Whitman just was. She said that she woke up at 6 and hadn't been too sleep since then. With everyone awake so early you would think that we would have finished school super early. 
• Campbell and Graham left for work at one, and by 2:30 my phone said that they were back home. They had finished everything for them to do-I guess they work pretty hard and get things done while at work. They do not even have to go back on Wednesday which helps me on Wednesday but doesn't help their bank accounts.
• When they came home, they were a bit perplexed about what to do with their bonus time. Campbell went right to work painting while Graham migrated upstairs to play on his device. 
• Since the kids were home early, Robby moved our evening appointment up as well. At 4, we left the house to go and pick out Bentley's new sister. There were a lot of girls to choose from, but when we told them that we wanted a light one and one who was also a big bigger, they showed us Polly (they have been calling her polly-but we will probably choose Marley as her name.)
• We all enjoyed holding some little puppys, but little Polly was definitely a favorite. Everyone was pretty excited on the way home today for sure. I have a list of things to buy for the puppy plus I have one more area that needs to be cleaned a bit before she comes (Whitman's bookshelf with lots of little things on it.)
• We came home and started working on supper. We have manicotti and soup left, but my crew didn't really eat any of that tonight-they did have some soup for lunch. Robby and I worked on finishing off the soup for supper. We still have a lot to eat though which is a very good thing since we all really enjoyed it.
• Now, Robby and I are on the couch on our computer. Campbell is also on the couch working on her new Spanish curriculum. Graham is on his xbox while Whitman is on his ipad. I think that Keaton might be cleaning her room since she saw a spider near her bed this afternoon.