Saturday: car

Ben got a new car today!  While he ordered it back in November, we weren't expecting it until mid-February which made everything feel slightly rushed.  However, all the paperwork easily got finished on time and he was able to get it.

I know it's not a great picture, but I regularly go for quick and easy pictures instead of good pictures.

Friday: friends

We had some friends over tonight.  They include a lot of boys between 7th and 1st grade.  The kids just play though...it's always a bit crazy, but in a good way.

They also went outside for a little bit.  So now the whole yard has footprints around it, but it's perfect.

I had most of the day blocked out for cleaning the house and getting ready, but by 9am I decided that it was good enough.  I did do a bit more cleaning and stuff, but at the same time I was much more laid back.  It was a nice feeling; the house has been staying a little cleaner than normal somehow and it's made life easier several times.  Surprise surprise.

Thursday: snow

We finally got some snow.  I guess we had some yesterday too, but most of it was today and it was beautiful.

Beyond that, it was a pretty normal day for me.  Isaac climbed his first V2 route at rock climbing, so that was exciting.  (It starts with VB, Beginner.  Then VB+, V0, V1, and now he's done V2.  It gets hard quickly.)  I belayed Joshua several times on a route.  He did the run several times.  First just to try it, then with fewer breaks, then with no breaks, and then with as many breaks as he could.  It was a funny challenge.

Wednesday

 Isaac enjoyed eating dinner with both cats on his lap this evening.

Google also made a nice collage of Ben and the boys.  It's cute.

Tuesday: before and after

Before: 

And after:

As I mentioned before, I didn't get rid of a ton of stuff.  It is reorganized so that the bottom shelf holds more of the commonly used items.  I've also used up a few of the items that have been sitting around for a while and we just haven't eaten them.  I'm hoping to do a few more within the next few weeks to help clean it out even a bit more.

Monday

Today I went to help out at kids' food basket.  I always try to sign up for packing lunches and half the time I feel like I end up on food prep.  While the change isn't a big deal I do enjoy doing the lunches more.

I cleaned another cupboard, but the lazy susans I was using were dirty enough that they needed to go in the dishwasher.  So I'll post about the final result later: I was expecting this one to be a more drastic change than what it ended up being.

Weekend

 It's been a busy weekend and we've seen people, but at the same time nothing all that noteworthy has happened.

My amaryllis finally bloomed.  It was a bit late, but I'm still enjoying it.

We did some rock climbing.  Isaac is on the Rockwall of the Week, which tends to have large pieces and is currently above his level.  But you get to sign your name on a piece of paper if you make it to the finish point and they are different than the normal routes so he's been spending a lot of time on them.  I know Joshua looks bored here but I think I just got him at a bad time.  On Saturday Isaac's friend Isis joined us and that was nice.