- This morning started early for Graham and Reagan since they went to Bible study across town. Reagan got herself some banana bread while Graham just at a doughnut. They made it home about the time that Anderson had to leave for his classes.
- I then started reading with the others, and Graham and Reagan headed to school. Once she made it to school, she text me a question so I called Robby who wasn't at the house to ask him. I started talking, but forgot that we are all still a little jumpy on Tuesday mornings about Reagan getting to school. I think that I kind of panicked him since I didn't get to the point quick enough.
- Anderson and Graham came home just about the time that we were finishing school around here. I still had to work with Whitman on his spelling, but then the school day was over.
- Robby cooked 3 dozen eggs and 3 pounds of sausage for me. I then made breakfast tortillas for the big boys. I am not sure when we did this last, but it seems like they can really go through all of that. It is nice to have something warm to eat for breakfast though.
- I then took Graham to the orthodontist and then to get his hair cut. He said that those are two places that he really hates. He especially stressed about going and getting his hair cut, but I think that it looks good.
- At home, Campbell helped me put up the big Christmas tree in the living room. We didn't decorate it or anything, so that will be tomorrow's task. Then we had our supper-most folks chose air fryer pizza to eat.
- When Reagan left school, she went to work-this was her first day at her second job. I think that she liked it, but she isn't quite sure what all she is supposed to be doing. Then when that was over, seh met a friend at Dillards so she could buy herself some house shoes.
- Robby and I then met her at Kroger to fill up 2 cars with gas. While they were getting gas, I ran into to Costco, and then Reagan stayed and walked through Kroger with us. We grabbed a few things, and then headed home.
- I just had some ice cream and am about to finish my book.
November 7, 2023
November 6, 2023
- As far as school goes today, this was definitely a Monday morning. It took a little bit of time for us to get back into the swing of things. Math was especially difficult for everyone since it had been a week break on math. Math is just something that we shouldn't really take a break from-maybe I will need to remember than when we take our winter break.
- Graham and Reagan went to work this afternoon. While they were gone, Whitman and Anderson still had a little bit of school work to do. Then Keaton and Campbell helped me with my afternoon task.
- I have been putting up the Christmas trees, and on Saturday I put up the tree in my bedroom. When I finished, I realized that I put up a smaller tree than we had there last year. I worried about it some, but then just decided that it was okay because the girls could just use the larger tree in their bedroom.
- However, I didn't take into account that their ceiling is pretty sloped. Campbell and Keaton tried the big tree, but nope-it just wouldn't fit! That meant that my bedroom tree had to be undecorated and hauled upstairs. Thankfully, they did that for me so I only had to redecorate it. Last night I had told Robby how much I really don't like putting up Christmas trees-and today, I got to do one again!
- None of that took too long though so I was soon working on the tree in the kitchen. I have one tree left and one bin left. However, I have lost one thing so hopefully it shows up in my next bin.
- Whitman washed, poked holes in, oiled and salted our baked potatoes tonight so we gave him credit for making the meal. We have another bag of potatoes which is good because baked potatoes are a hit around here.
- I did some reading tonight while Reagan was at a Bible study and while quite a few of us gathered around the tv to watch the Hogs play basketball.
November 5, 2023
- Did you know that having 23 first graders in Sunday school can pretty much cause a person to lose their religion? It's true. Ha! Well, it is kind of true. There is just a room full of them, and I had to put a bit of fear in a couple of them this morning; otherwise Robby and I were going to lose control.
- Teaching Sunday school this year is just completely different than last year for sure. However, it is still probably easier than answering Whitman's questions during big church. Today during a song, he asked me why they call Jesus the Son of Man. Hmm, I leaned over and asked Robby who wasn't really sure either so I had to ask google, but it didn't clear things up too much.
- After church, the big girls and I changed clothes and headed to Benton for their last soccer game. This was Reagan's last last game. The game was tied 2-2 when it finished but Campbell and Reagan probably had their best games today.
- They wanted to celebrate with Sonic on the way home so that is what we did. We probably would have celebrated even if they had lost too. While we were soccering, everyone else went to Granmymom's house for Sunday lunch.
- Keaton stayed and helped Grannymom with some yard work when everyone else went home. Anderson and Graham went to play basketball this afternoon. They made it home just about 20 minutes before they all needed to leave for Rock Creek.
- So then everyone but Whitman went to The U tonight while Whitman stayed here with us. Robby continued his Sunday nap while I tried to mark things off of my weekly list. We then all met back up at the Wilson's house for Sunday supper.
- The kids headed home before we did, but we were home before 10 so we could start the nightly routine since tomorrow is a school day!
November 4, 2023
- Robby and I knew that since we had the opportunity to sleep in this morning, we would not, and that was true. We were both awake pretty early, but we did lay in bed as long as we could.
- Robby eventually ended up outside. He worked on quite a few different things, but the big thing was getting the tow dolly ready to go again after the blow out on the way to Disney.
- I was a little less productive inside. I did the regular things, plus I got all of my new Christmas ornaments ready to hang and ready to blog about. While I was working on that, I heard a ton of commotion upstairs and realized that the boys were watching the football game.
- I then joined Campbell on the couch watching the game. There I stayed until it was time to leave for Reagan and Campbell's soccer game in Sherwood. For a city that is kind of close to home, it is a long way away.
- The other team just had 7 players so we played them 10 on 7. I think that both teams had a good time on the field today-there was a lot of soccer playing, but a lot of laughing as well.
- When the game was over, we hurried home since all of the girls had something this evening. Campbell went to a party at a friend's house while Reagan and Keaton went to a movie.
- That left us and the boys at home. Graham made orange chicken which Anderson and I also ate. Whitman and Robby both had pizza for their supper.
- Right now, I am cuddled up on the couch and just remembered that I have to go and pick up Campbell in a little bit! I'm sure I would have remembered-maybe!
November 3, 2023
- This was a little bit slower day than even yesterday which was nice. I worked with Graham and Anderson on their science for a good little bit this morning. Then I helped Anderson, and by the time that we were finished, Graham and Reagan were leaving for work.
- I still had laundry to fold, but I wasn't moving too quickly this morning. I actually thought that if I left the laundry on the kitchen counter for long enough then someone would come along and fold it. That didn't happen, and there is still laundry on the counter from at least one Dennie child.
- This afternoon I am not really sure what I did. I tried to read for a little bit but was too distracted to do that. However, it was soon time to go to Defy with the little 3. I was able to read there, but I spied those three just sitting in the middle of Defy talking..and not jumping. A little bit of exercise is good for everyone, but I guess a little bit of bonding is also good.
- We did pick up our last free tacos today from Taco Bell. That kind of was sad. Then we did stop for a drink at the gas station on the way home. I had tried to tell the kids that we wouldn't get a drink too, but then Whitman mentioned that he didn't get a taco so then I had to get him and the girls a drink.
- Back at home, I sat down for a minute before it was time to leave again to meet Robby to get gas. We then walked through almost every aisle in Kroger and bought a few things. The Wilsons wrote, and after we came home with my groceries and Robby's Costco pizzas for the kids, we headed out.
- We ate at Tacos for Life for supper-my favorite is the cheese dip, guacamole, and salsa and could have just eaten that. I usually get the mango habenero taco, but I have decided that it may not be my favorite anymore.
- We then did a little bit of walking around Sams and Costco really quickly. Then we came home and watched a few camping and camper videos. I am about to check something for Reagan's school while the boys are screaming at their xboxes.
November 2, 2023
- I had been a bit worried about how this day would go, but ever after all of our minor stressors yesterday, we were still home before I thought that we would be. So when I went to wake up Anderson for school, I was surprised to see their lights on.
- Anderson was already awake and Graham was finding something in his drawers while Whitman had the covers over his head. I asked why the lights were on since Whit didn't have to wake up yet, but they said that he wanted for them to wake him up. (It didn't work because I had to come up later twice to wake him up myself.)
- Anderson went to his class, and then Reagan and Graham went to theirs. While they were gone, Campbell, Keaton, and I did a little bit of reading. I had planned a shorter day of school for them-pretty much they only had to do things that didn't involve me at all!
- While they were working, I tried to work on my list. It started off being a pretty long list, but I was able to do quite a bit during the day. By the time that the big boys came home from school, I was about to have my lunch.
- I did some math with Anderson and then helped him and Graham with some things that they had missed while we were on our trip. By a bit after 5, the camper was clean and reloaded with all of our clean sheets.
- Tonight everyone made their own suppers which did help clean out the fridge a little bit. I worked on some school for January while Robby worked on my computer that wouldn't print. And finally, we ended up in the living room with Keaton and Whitman watching Amazing Race.
November 1, 2023-Disney Season Pass Era Ends
Overall, this was a great last trip to Disney and a great last trip in the camper as well. I'm just kidding about the camper...kind of! In all honesty, the camper did give us some fits on this trip and even on the way home. However, the week was pretty great at Disney and the campsite plus we made it there and back safely so I can't complain too much.
Robby and I went to sleep around 2 last night. After drinking hot chocolate on the late night drive, I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Of course since we were sleeping with the slides in, I couldn't get out with out crawling over the dog first and then Robby. I sure didn't want to wake Robby up because I was worried that if I woke him up, he would just decide to start driving. Thankfully, we hadn't been asleep that long so we both did get back to sleep.
It was just about 7 when my alarm went off. Robby was already in the bathroom, and we were soon on the road. We stopped at the first Buccees for gas, but we didn't go in since the kids were still awake. Then everything starts running together really.
At some point today, someone honked at Robby so he pulled over to inspect everything. His tow strap had come undone. They loosen as you drive, and Robby had already tightened them yesterday. This wasn't a problem though-except it had become tangled so he had to deal with that while we were on the edge of the road. It didn't take long for him to fix it, and we were back on the road.
The kids eventually started waking up. Everyone was up for a Buccee's stop in Leeds, Alabama. Before too long we were stopping and going in Memphis rush hour traffic. This is when someone honked again at Robby. This time they told us that our tire was smoking.
This was not what we wanted to hear at all. (We just bought a car with what we paid to fix the other side and do some preventative maintenance on the now smoking side-and not really a car, but a good bit.) It was slightly smoking-nothing like the other side did. There was no smell and nothing leaking anywhere.
Robby decided that we needed to leave the area that we were in so we pressed on and just prayed that it was the new brakes causing the smoking. We then stopped at least 3 more times to see if they were smoking, but there was nothing. He can see the tire pressure and temperature so that was all fine.
What was not fine-Robby and I. Really, I am not too sure just how much more we can take. Our stress level is a bit high and nerves shot! We love the camper and love camping, but maybe we can just fly. In all honesty, we did feel confident in the work that we had done, plus Robby needs to get a tune up, and hopefully the camper will be in good shape and ready for the next adventure. Though the next few adventures will be in the state of Arkansas!
When we did get home, the kids helped us unload the camper. That took about 30 minutes or maybe just a bit longer. Then I made grilled cheese sandwiches for everyone and heated up some soup from some cans. This meal was a hit-Anderson said that he would be fine with us having it once a week.
I have a load or two of laundry to fold and then it will be bedtime for everyone!
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