- It was super humid today on my walk. Since no one is awake when I come back afterwards, I thought about stripping my clothes off right there in the kitchen. I did wait until I made it to my closet, but everything on me was wet.
- I woke up the school people, and we started school. Whitman still had 3 things left this afternoon, but he didn't dally and finished them rather quickly this afternoon.
- The plan was to celebrate Nonna's birthday today, instead she spent the day at the doctor's office while Pops' had a heart cath. Thankfully, they found nothing wrong, but now they have to figure out why he is feeling so bad.
- After I left there, I met Robby at Cracker Barrel to split a supper. When I made it home, I packed some with Anderson-he just has his clothes really to pack. We even ordered him a few more shirts today.
- Then I did some spelling with Whitman, and afterwards I did some packing with Reagan. Oh gracious. I don't remember what she had last year, but I estimate there will be at least 25 trips to move her into her dorm.
- She is worried that she has too much stuff. Anderson was also worried that he was going to have more stuff than other people. I pointed to his sister's pile to reassure him that he has the right amount.
- Robby made egg in the hole for some of the kids for supper. And after cleaning up, we have been on the couch. I think that I'm in the mood for ice cream tonight since it's been a long day.
August 13, 2025
August 12, 2025
- Another day of school and another afternoon filled with college move in day prep. We did the school thing this morning, and I think that maybe Whitman is getting into a routine of completing most things before lunch time.
- When he completes 5 things, he earns himself a 7 minute break. Of course he has some things that are super quick (going over geography cards) but others take a lot longer (math or science). He obviously does the quicker things first and takes his break.
- Today and late last week, I would catch him after his break and sit nearby and slide him the next thing to do. He can take 5 minutes staring at his list trying to decide what to do next. If I can keep it going then that helps.
- Today at lunch time, he only had 3 things left-math (hard), reading (easy), and science (medium). I explained that he could have an hour break for lunch, but then he had to finish it all. I guess he didn't exactly hear me because at 5 he walked through the living room saying that he was going to to go and read. Tomorrow I will have to be more clear with my instructions.
- I didn't do any packing with Anderson today, but he had added a few things to his pile. I did do some shopping with Reagan. She is currently plant and lamp obsessed so today we went to Marshalls for her to buy a lamp that she has been wanting and then to Hobby Lobby to buy a plant for the pot she bough the other day. We did quickly stop at Goodwill just to see if they had any chairs. They did not, so she ended up buying a chair at Hobby Lobby-I had to ask the people if we would be able to bring it back inside if we couldn't get it in the car. It was close, but we were able to get it in the car.
- Actually, by the time we came home, the trunk was full, the backseat between Campbell and Keaton was full, and I was holding bags plus there were more at my feet while Reagan drove.
- Most of our purchases were at Walmart. She had not bought all of her essentials-cosmetics, school supplies, and snacks so we filled a buggy full. It took no time at all for Campbell and Keaton to leave us at Walmart and go their own way. They even found a few things themselves.
- Once at home, the kids started leaving-Anderson took Reagan's car to go and eat before playing volleyball. He took her car because Graham didn't want to drive the minivan. Then Graham left in the Suburban to play volleyball. Reagan wasn't going anywhere, but left a bit after the boys to go and play pickleball. Since she had let Anderson take her car, she had someone come and pick her up.
- Tonight I have had my hot chocolate, crocheted 4 squares, and am now finishing up the blog-though I have at least 4 more hours to be awake since this house doesn't really come alive until 12ish lately.
August 11, 2025
- 5th day of school here and the 5th day that I have been up on time. I was hurrying a little bit trying to get as much accomplished before it was time to wake up the kids. Calling the dentist was the number 1 priority this morning (after my walk.)
- Saturday night after Robby and I went to sleep, Graham was brushing and afterwards felt something come out of his front tooth. He had a filling there earlier in the summer and part of the filling fell out. It wasn't noticeable unless you really looked; however, the girls said that Graham was about to have a panic attack.
- I was able to get him an appointment for this afternoon, and it didn't take long at all for them to fix his tooth right up. He and Robby even ran some errands afterwards including picking up Reagan's suit skirt from Grannymom's house.
- School went well today-I do think that Whitman just finished his reading. He zoomed through his work this morning, but he had about 4 things this afternoon. So instead of getting them done, he would wait and take an hour or so break between each one.
- Reagan and Anderson spent a good deal of time in the bonus room with me working on packing things up. Anderson put together his desk chair, and I think that he enjoyed getting things ready for school.
- Many of Reagan's people have already gone back to school, so she is getting a bit stir crazy without many places to go. She did find a friend at Sonic tonight. Campbell also found a party to go to tonight. She is swimming with some friends tonight so I'll have to pick her up sometime this evening-I haven't heard yet!
August 10, 2025
- Sunday morning here and for some reason my girls didn't set their alarms. I made sure that the boys were awake-though when I went up for one of my "boy checks," I noticed that Anderson's clothes were not laying in the floor-he was laying in the bed wearing them. I couldn't complain since he was awake, dressed, and ready.
- Campbell and I worked worship care during big church this morning. It was promotion Sunday so things were a bit chaotic in the Children's area. I had the tiny babies and spent most of the time carting them around in the wagon. Campbell was walking around with a boy who was crying on her hip most of the morning long.
- Then our Sunday school class had food which certainly made my heart happy! There were even scones there-so I spent the whole lesson thinking about how I could get another scone to put in my bag and take home.
- We had lunch at Grannymom's house-she had pizza which we have not had for a very long time. Then the boy boys rushed off to meet their friends at Pinnacle. They climbed the hard side which Graham said was indeed "hard." Then they rushed in and quickly to shower and left again.
- The boys were gone until after 10 at a house playing nearby playing pickleball and eating. They had a good time with their friends this evening and came home and chatted all about it.
- I took Campbell to a friend's house for the evening after my nap. Then I was home for a bit before I left to pick up Charlotte, pick up supper for Traci, pick up Sophia, and finally drop all of the girls off at a party.
- I hurried to the Wilson's house for supper, and Robby had to leave next to pick up Campbell from her party-it was 4 hours long, but it seemed like it was just a bit since I was busy the entire time. Reagan and Ethan left the Wilson's just in time for Reagan to bring Campbell home and then later go and pick up Keaton which super helped out.
- The girls were all downstairs in the living room when the boys came in from their evening, so all of us sat in there and talked until almost midnight. I'm going to miss these summer nights.
August 9, 2025
- Robby and I were both up early this morning, and it was a fairly quiet morning. I worked on my crocheting, and even though I know I will complete this project by Christmas (my goal), it is still a lot to do.
- Anderson was awake fairly early as well. He did come downstairs and ask where Whitman was since he wasn't in his bed. We were pretty sure that he was in the bonus room, but I did check just to make sure-he was sound asleep in the bonus room with all of the lights on. I guess he stayed up fairly late last night!
- Robby and I left to run some errands-we ended at Kroger where we had to buy spoons because we were in the one car that doesn't have a pack of spoons for ice cream emergencies. Today wasn't really an ice cream emergency, but it was an ice cream sale on little Ben and Jerrys so Robby and I enjoyed some today as we drove home.
- We did pick up Annie for her afternoon and evening visit. By the time that we all came home, all of the kids were awake. Reagan has been steadily working on everything that she needs for room-now she just has to organize everything to get ready for move in day.
- Reagan also decided on her red suit that she needs for her social club. She had ordered 4 different ones, and finally made her decision today. The jacket fits her perfectly, but the skirt hits between her ankles and shins! It's going to Grannymom tomorrow for some repair work.
- Reagan went out to play pickleball tonight, but the big boys didn't have anything. Campbell left at 5 to go and babysit. Keaton had a Bible study group party at 7 (thankfully, I didn't have to drive her to do that), but both girls are probably going to finish around the same time-but probably not close enough to save me from making two different trips.
- We had manicotti for supper, and now I'm curled up on the couch watching the clock to see when I have to leave for my pick ups to begin.
August 8, 2025
- I woke up this morning and did my normal chores at about the same time as usual even though we weren't doing school today. When I had finished with most things, I changed out of my clothes that were nasty from my morning walk and put on clothes for the day.
- Then I realized that Bentley was already down stairs, and since I really needed to take her on a walk, I left with her. By that time, it was pretty warm outside so we just made it a half of a mile before I decided to come in since I didn't want to change clothes again-after all, I'm the one doing the laundry. Plus, she isn't the greatest dog to walk lately-I have slacked on taking her on a walk, and she has forgotten any skills that she has.
- I worked on scheduling one more test for Anderson where he can possibly earn credit for a science class. This took a bit, and Robby eventually had to help, but the test is scheduled for next Friday. Then it was time for me to leave to take Campbell to eat and shop with some friends.
- She had a big day-lunch at Layne's, shopping at Target and Home Goods, and even drinks at Sonic. Her friend brought her home which was also super nice. As I was on my way home from dropping her off, Reagan asked if I would want to go dorm room shopping with her. Within 10 minutes, we were leaving for that adventure.
- Keaton came along too, and we started at Home Goods where we bought a mirror for her desk. Then we went to Goodwill, At Home, and Hobby Lobby where we had no luck. Finally, we were successful at Target where she bought 2 pillows, a hand towel, and a pretty.
- She has a pretty long list of things that she needs-tv, tv stand, coffee table, big mirror, sheets, rug, shelf-but by the end of the day the tv and coffee table were all bought by roommates. Hopefully, we can buy one or two more things in the next day or so since we are running out of time.
- When we came home, Annie was over playing. We were home for a bit, and then we left to go and eat at Texas Roadhouse with Keaton and Campbell. There was a quick trip to Walmart on the way home, but pretty much as soon as we did get home, those girls went to town on cleaning out their room. Currently, they have 4 trash bags of clothes to get rid of. Hopefully, they will keep cleaning and organizing because they still have a long ways to go!
- Reagan left to go and eat supper with another friend who is leaving for college tomorrow. She had one leave today and another leaves tomorrow. I think that she is ready to get back, but she has had a fun summer, and will miss some of her friends from here.
August 7, 2025
- We finished our first week of school-just 176 more days. Ha! Not that many because I really don't think that I could make it. Actually, school has gone fairly smoothly this week. I don't expect that every day, but I'm thankful that this week has been easy.
- I'm also a little bit tired this week because I have been getting up at 7 each morning so I can do all of my things before we do have to start school. I know for most people that is not early at all, but when you are still staying up until 1 each night, seven is early.
- Graham went to lunch with a friend this afternoon. Then he met the others at the Sander's house for an end of the year party for the youth group. Whitman enjoyed the pool and was team captain for the kickball game. Not many of Campbell's friends were there, so she would have enjoyed it more if her other folks were there. Keaton had a blast with her friends.
- And the big boys must not have gotten enough friend time being at the party from 2-6 because as soon as they came home and changed clothes, they left again to go and play volleyball. Summer is quickly coming to an end for all these extra outings since kids will start going back to college and starting school each morning, but until they do, the big boys are soaking up the fun.
- Reagan has also been gone most of the day. She went to a meeting at church during lunch. Then she came home for a bit and started thinking about dorm room shopping. She has a long list of things that she wants, and she has to start shopping because she doesn't have much time at all before she goes back. This evening she left for pickleball.
- Robby and I ran some errands this afternoon. Then when we came home, I pulled out school for next week, read, and even crocheted-and then I decided that I possibly need another hobby. The house was fairly quiet and I'd done all that I could think of (except clean the potties-I don't want to be an overachiever).
- I did help Whitman make some peanut butter cookies tonight, and there was a lot of time watching Annie and Bentley-two dogs is like having two toddlers, and I've done that before and don't want to do it again.
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