Saturday: alarms

 Why does the low battery alarm always go off around 2am?  Every single time.

Thursday: excersise

We walked around the lake this morning; we didn't have any plans to leave the house until mid-afternoon and we needed to do something.  The weather was perfect.

Joshua finished his phoenix in the morning.

This afternoon I joined the kids for rock climbing.  It was a fun time.  This is Joshua's last time for a while; he's decided to take a break and run for a while.

I had karate this evening.  We worked on forms, and that's always my favorite thing.

Wednesday: text

We were on our way home from swimming lessons and debating about a stop at the library: I had some overdue books, there was one book waiting, but we were also waiting on a few holds that Isaac really wanted.

We decided to wait.  I got about three streets from the intersection that would send us to the library or home and I got a text.  Isaac's holds were ready!  It was perfect timing.

In other news, I've been making the kids slowly declutter their rooms this summer.  It's a good thing I'm having them do the decluttering because they are getting rid of more than I would have!  It does help that I'm not making them sort it...if they don't want it anymore it goes in a box and then I figure out what's happening with it (keep, give away, or trash/recycle).  Today Joshua finished his white bookshelf and I mentioned that the boxes under his bed were next.  Well, he decided that he just didn't need them anymore and put the whole boxes in my big box that was storing the stuff until I could sort through it.  Isaac added a bit and now my box is overflowing...but it's a good thing.

Tuesday: chaos

I went out to lunch with a friend today.  When I got home, I found that chaos had ensued and a ton of items were now in the wrong spot.  

*Lovies were switched

*Hand soap was on a night stand

*Shoes were in assorted places

*The cat carrier was in the shoe closet

*Chairs were all messed up

*Etc.

I noticed some of them right away, but didn't really understand what was going on until later.  For some of them I think the kids overestimated my level of caring about an object.  I imagine there was a lot of laughter during the time though.

Monday: busy day

While not crazy busy, today was one of the busier days we've had in a while.

*We went blueberry picking.  The goal was a full bucket and we got that in about a half hour with no complaints.  However, the ice cream machines were being cleaned and that was a let down for everyone.  The kids got pie and a donut instead, but it wasn't what they really wanted.

*We did some chores.

*The kids had swimming lessons.  The clocks in the pool we were in today were about ten minutes fast.  We got there a little early, but the lesson was still on the short side.

*Screen time.  A bit shorter than normal, but an important part of the day.

*Some friends came over, mainly so the kids could play with the Legos.  Natalie and I played Dominion, and that was lovely.

*Dinner!  Finish chores!  Have fun before bed! Bed!!

weekend

Honestly, it was a pretty normal, but always nice, weekend.  We didn't have any plans, so we worked on our Lego sets, played games, and did a few chores.  The kids played on the beach this afternoon while I read in the hammock.  

vacation Friday: escape room

 (I'm almost done!  These posts are important to me, but I wish I could have gotten them done just a bit faster.)

The morning started out with donuts.  Joshua also helped Seth with the racing game.

I finally got on it too.

Game room decor:

Two families went to Kennedy Space Center.  While it sounded really interesting, we needed another down day.  So we hung out at the house with the Parrs.

There were a lot of photos taken.

Even Grey Bear got in on the action.

In the afternoon we did an escape room.  It was a good room, although there were a two lasers that didn't work and that made it a bit hard.  The moderator noticed before too long and said something, but still.  We got through some of the "hard" parts really quickly.

Room 1:

The other group had also stopped at the beach; Joshua enjoyed looking at their shells.

So yeah, just a down day with normal stuff, but it was still really nice.  We did have time to pack since we were leaving first thing in the morning.  In the evening the adults talked and crashed.  Laura fell asleep on the couch reminiscent of grad school days.

I missed one from yesterday: