Friday: the day

It was kind of a busy day today...but it didn't feel as though I got much work done.  I went to the Mom's group at church which was very nice.  I tried to give blood, but I didn't prepare properly so my iron was way too low.  So I went to Lowe's instead and got some paint and styrofoam.  The styrofoam is for the office window: we keep the blinds closed almost all the time and hopefully this will help keep it a bit warmer.  (It hasn't been put up yet, but I had to clean in front of the window first.  O:CtH has been having slow progress in part because there keep being things that go into the office that need to be dealt with.)

The other funny? thing is I realized that there were only two days in January where both boys were in school.  Oh, it's been nice to have them back in school even though the days have been full of errands and such.

Wednesday: snow

Today wasn't a snow day!  It did snow most of the day though.  The roads started out ok and by the end of the day they weren't quite as good.  (I did a lot of driving today.  The worst part was actually dealing with car windows.)

I brought my quilting machine in for a tune-up.  It's just a local, in-home place but it had really good reviews.  The quilter has never had a tune-up, so it was due for one.  I had never thought to look for local places, so we'll see how it goes.

Then I went grocery shopping.  Most things that I was looking for were back in stock, with the exception of orange cinnamon rolls.  

I brought the cats to the vet, only to find out that I had the wrong month on my calendar.  They had time though, so got us in.  Horizon gained a half pound and needs more exercise, but otherwise they're doing well.

Tuesday: school

Everyone was back at school (or work) today!  Huzzah!

Now that things are almost normal, I'm hoping not to have a snow day tomorrow.  Joshua is quite sure there will be a snow day tomorrow.  There isn't a ton of snow predicted, but it's supposed to freeze (after today's rain) around 2am.  So roads might be terrible.

I really have a lot of things I need to do tomorrow.  It wouldn't be a terrible day for a snow day, but I have errands and appointments and normal stuff.  The last two weeks have felt like just getting the minimum amount done...which is fine and all, but more needs to get done.

Monday: Joshua's videos

Joshua made some videos with instructions on how to make a lego house.  They were rather Blair Witch Project as he ran around with the phone multiple times.  He'd also show me the finished step but instead of holding it steady he'd shake the Legos around so I couldn't really see anything.  We made it through with a bit of non-video help.

Tomorrow everyone goes back to their correct place. To put it in perspective, Isaac only went to school for nine days in January.  I'm hoping for no snow days this week, but I think there's at least a 50% chance of one.

Sunday: stuff

Sunday started out with church.  It almost didn't happen because suddenly the video and sound disappeared.  Then the video came back.  Then just the sound came back.  Then it was super small.  Then it was just the video.  Finally it worked.

The boys still don't get to sit on the couch with us.  Isaac briefly let Giraffe have his chair and blanket while sitting on the hard ground before deciding that was a poor choice.

 
The cat sil finally seems to be working and the suction cups are remaining attached.  Tornado likes to terrorize Horizon from the top shelf.

Isaac made some cool Lego silhouettes.

Saturday: Joshua

Isaac didn't want Joshua back in his bedroom.  Oh bother.  Joshua, as you may recall, hates sleeping by himself.  Well, we compromised on a fort in his room, under the loft.  It worked well because Joshua had worked really hard that morning to clean his bedroom.  It got a bit messy again once all the books were moved in, but at least while moving it in was clean.

Joshua had also been working on a present for me and made me wait until Saturday morning to get it.  He wasn't going to forget, but made me put up a reminder note anyway.  When I woke up there was a chair and the present sitting in the middle of the room.  It was a Lego brick in a necklace.  I faithfully wore it all day.

Friday: all's well that ends well

Joshua and I started out the day with a puzzle.  Isaac will sometimes join me, but Joshua seems to enjoy them more.

I also found some of his work from yesterday that I found funny.

Write an opinion piece to tell why you like a food the best.  Opinion: I love love pancakes.  Caption: Funny face pancakes  Reason 1: They are delicious.

Reason 2: You can bring them home! Reason 3: You can put syrup on them.

Fast forward to the time we were going to pick up Isaac.  I was in Ben's car because mine was having some work done.  I get to almost the end of the neighborhood road and suddenly I can't shift into gear anymore.  I try several gears.  I pull over to the side.  I still can't shift into gear.  It's a bit awkward since I don't drive this car much, but at the same time I am confident that something is wrong.  I restart the car (like a computer).  I call Ben.  We find out I can put the car in gear if the car is off, but then the car doesn't start.  He comes to the rescue, quickly leaving work to pick up Isaac.

While we were waiting Joshua did a good job of distracting me, although I managed to worry about a good many things.  We talked about the hazard lights, because I'm pretty sure it's the first time I've actually used them for a hazard.  (We were in a safe place, but it was pretty close to a minor intersection.)  I realized I had forgotten to turn off the dryer and so we talked about why you do that.  I realized that Joshua didn't have a coat because it was going to be a quick pick-up.  He told me he was warm though.

Before too long Ben arrived to save us.  (Let's be very thankful at this point that he had a work vehicle today!  There are other options and other people that could have helped, but it was nice to not bother them.)  Anyway, he gets to the car and diagnoses the problem right away: the clutch was stuck in.  He unstuck it and away we went.

While I did feel somewhat foolish for calling him home over such a slight problem, it's also never one I've encountered before.  It also isn't a car that I drive very often, so I didn't realize that the clutch wasn't moving properly.  We were both relieved to not have to deal with a bigger issue.