Wednesday: not much done

It didn't feel like I got a lot done today.  I'm not sure that's actually true; it's just how it felt.

I mean, I cleaned the kitchen (twice!), got groceries, put the groceries away (not a given), made dinner, did some school work, and assorted miscellaneous things in between.

O:CtH didn't get a lot of love today, but between Monday and today I did go through two of the cubby drawers.  I'm putting the stuff I don't think we need in a small box and letting the kids each pick out about three things they really want to keep when the box is full.  I also have a box with things that I want to keep, but that the kids don't really play with anymore.  I'll just put those in the basement for...whenever I'm ready to get rid of them.  I'm just not at that point yet.

Tornado did a wonderful job of snuggling with me during nap time.

  

Tuesday: bag day

Tuesday is our biggest bag day.  Isaac and Joshua have their backpacks, I have my lunch and whatever, and there's the stuff for piano (and waiting during piano).

And while it's a lot of stuff, it isn't as bad as it was in daycare!  On days that I laundered the bedding I feel like we could easily get six bags.  Six big bags.  And I was the only one to carry them.

Monday: truck parade

We went to the truck parade this morning!  My favorite is hearing the different horns.

 

Joshua mentioned that it had been a while since we worked on our donut survey, so we stopped at Tim Horton's afterwards.  The boys really enjoyed their choices, but mine was only ok.

Saturday: StarWars

We started watching StarWars, Episode 4 with the boys.  Ben is working on a StarWars Lego set and so it was appropriate for multiple reasons.

It was surprising how much the boys already know about the movie.  It's just so pervasive within our culture that they know half the story already.  At the same time, they were asking so many questions.

Then Joshua started working on a different Star Wars set and finding all the Lego Minifigs that are StarWars related.  It was cute.

Friday: no school

We made zucchini cake this morning; Isaac grated the whole zucchini for it!

 

This afternoon was apparently closet time.  I yelled that it was snack time with no response.  I yelled a few minutes later and there was still no response, nor was there a response to knocking on the door.  I finally went in to discover they had the marker/crayon/pencil box all over Joshua's floor and were playing "Keep Joshua in the small closet."  There was a lot of laughter though, so it seemed pretty easy to keep him in.

After snack they moved to Isaac's slightly bigger closet and played some board games.

Thursday: work

 Work went well today...but I got home and crashed.  It happens at the beginning of every year and unsurprisingly this year was no exception.  I had been planning on going to karate tonight, but gave myself a pass.

Wednesday: bed

Today's Operation: Clean the House (OCtH) was to get the bed put back together.  Check.  It took longer than I was hoping, but about as long as I was expecting.  (It doesn't have sheets yet; the blanket it to protect the mattress from cat hair.)

I also had lunch with Betsy!  It's been a while since I've seen her, so it was nice to get caught up.