Last night at the Christmas party we gave Joshua a game called 5-minute-dungeon. He has taken to the game more than I was even hoping, and got Ben and Isaac to play it this evening even though it meant foregoing screen time.
I got about the amount of work done today that I was hoping to. Sort of. There's still a lot on the list, but since the kids had screen time after school I was able to finish some of the things that I really wanted to get done.
The third grade Sunday school lit the Advent candle this week. I was going to grab a screenshot from the streaming video, but it started too late so I only got a far away picture. Joshua didn't want to say anything, so he just stood up there with his friends.
I donated blood today, and as always it was a bit of an adventure. They used the opposite arm as normal, which surprised me but I don't really care which they use. Getting the blood to flow into the tube was a little hard, but once it was going is was going well. But then I got a hematoma - apparently some blood was leaking a bit into the surrounding tissue, causing a small bump and the flow to slow way down. We moved my arm around a bit and it started flowing enough to finish up. (Phew.)
I had to ice it for a bit right afterwards and then I applied heat this evening. There's still a bump, bit it might be getting a little smaller. My elbow is also slightly sore, but just barely. They kept talking about the bruise that might show up - I usually get a pretty nice bruise a few days after donations, so I'm kind of hoping this one is awesome.
It was a rather normal day, really. Class had a bit more content than I would have preferred: I had a review, we talked about differences between Excel and Google sheets, and they had some time to practice. The second class I took quite a bit out and that made it a little better, but I had still been hoping to finish just a bit earlier for more practice time.
Due to the change in credit hours and restructuring of the class, I don't have anything else pressing that I want to teach. Next week is the last week of class so we'll have a quiz and then leave early on Tuesday. Everyone is so busy at the end of the semester that I expect the extra half hour will be appreciated. We'll review on Thursday, but that content is mostly put together. I'm really ready for the semester to be over. It wasn't a bad semester, but it felt busier than normal.
This evening I drove people around and had my karate class. There's apparently a recertification coming up in two weeks. It feels more like a normal test, but I should still get a little bit of extra practice in. There's a new form that I don't have much practice with and some old forms that I don't remember that well. I've tried to practice, but only manage about once every two or three weeks.
I should get to bed. I should have gotten to bed a while ago.
The cats inspected most of the work I did today.
Nap? Inspected.
Unplugged the humidifier? Inspected for a long time.
Cooked food? Inspected
That being said, I didn't think I was going to get most of my list done today, and it was a bit of a problem as most of it needed to be done today. But I even got a few extra things that were added at the last minute done, so I was rather happy.
Ben was playing Minecraft with the boys and he and Isaac were going to spawn a monster. The monster creates a lot of damage, so they went far away to a savannah. However, they had to move to a different spot because Isaac said, "Dad, we can't do it here. I've seen a giraffe around." I know I don't write quite as much about Giraffe as I do Grey Bear, but Giraffe is a beloved member of the family.
Thanksgiving was a nice day. We did church at home and then the kids helped with the fruit for Thanksgiving dinner while I made the corn pudding. We already had the pomegranates done and were just using canned pineapple, so food prep on our side was rather easy.
The Box was brought over and proved to be a hit.
Dinner was delicious, as always. I claimed the right to carve the turkey. I'm not a great turkey carver, but I'm willing!
Afterwards we talked, played some games, and I took a quick nap. We snacked a bit near dinner time. And by snacked, I made a plate of food for myself and told the boys they had to eat something healthy before more dessert. I think Joshua listened to me, but I think Isaac just didn't eat.
