Friday: an often seen sight

1) The laundry baskets are still there.  (The pot holder migrated into Joshua's room.)

2) Isaac is running around the couch.  He probably does about 20 laps on an average day.

3) Joshua is eating.  He loves his snacks.

In other news, it was a super warm day.  The day started with quite a bit of snow and ended with almost none.  Our decision to not shovel the end of the driveway was the correct one; the bump is almost gone!

Thursday: success

I, somehow, successfully managed to finish all my necessary work while at work today.  I even did a few of the items that were "I really should do these if I ever have time."

It was rather awesome.

Wednesday: a rarely seen sight

Two empty laundry baskets!  I left them there so we could enjoy their emptiness, but there is plenty of dirty laundry ready to go back in.

Also note the pot holder on the floor.  Note that I should have picked it up, but didn't.  It moved around the house today, at one time a slipper.

Tuesday: winter break

Today was winter break.  I got more work done than I was expecting; apparently I've been somewhat keeping up so that helped too.


Joshua setting the table runner.

Isaac taking a quick running break.  He was so, so weepy this morning.  Probably the weepiest I've ever seen him.  Everything I did was wrong, especially cutting his donut as he wanted a circle one.  We had so many tears in the hour before school.  However, he seemed to be his normal self after school.

Monday: unexpected

Today did not go as expected.  I think I expected to get groceries.  Instead I dealt with the flat tire and sickness.

The flat tire:
Cons: the tire was flat, and so the kids and I spent a little over an hour waiting for it to be fixed.
Pros: It was flat in the garage, I have now changed out a tire all by myself, I've figured out how to get the jack out of the trunk (Ben actually figured it out.), the waiting room had a nice play area, they were able to patch the tire, and there was no where else I needed to be today.

Isaac got a virus or something which made it very painful to walk on his right leg.
Cons: Isaac didn't walk for most of the day and there were several bathroom accidents.
Pros: Isaac was a trooper...although I think the extra TV and Ipad time probably helped, I talked to a nurse without having to wait long on the phone and she suggested not coming in, he was doing much better around dinner time, and I didn't have to work today.

I'm pretty sure I was a funny sight at the fix-it shop though; carrying the eldest child and making the younger one walk.

Sunday: foiled

I was getting everyone out the door for church - and, admittedly, running late - when I saw it.  A flat tire.  Bother.  I had been trying, trying, trying, to get everything together and now this.  I could have changed the car seats to the other car, but I was running late.  Really, but the time that was done and we got there it would have been rather late.  However, as I reminded myself while calming down from dashing everywhere, at least it is only an annoyance, not a catastrophe.

So we were going to watch a sermon from a previous week on the computer.  After about five minutes the video wouldn't go any farther.  Foiled again.

The good news is that I wasn't told "Joshua touched me" so many times. today.  I finally told Isaac that Joshua touched him because he was trying to play with him and so Isaac should give him a hug.  Now, if told "Joshua touched me" I just say, "what should you do?"  I figure if Joshua doesn't want the hugs he'll quickly learn to not touch Isaac.

Saturday: silly kids

Isaac: hey Dad, can you be a silly statue?  It's a statue that moves.
Ben: uh, sure.  Where did you learn about silly statues?
Isaac: my tummy

Joshua bonks his head on the hard part of the couch.
Ben rubs it.
Joshua bonks his head on the soft part of the couch.
Joshua puts Ben's hand on his head to rub it.
Joshua bonks his head on a blanket.
Joshua puts Ben's hand on his head to rub it...