Sunday: got better

This morning was a bit rough.  The kids and I had different expectations about breakfast and time management, and so Isaac was sad I rushed him out the door and Joshua was starving because he didn't eat second breakfast.

But then it started to get better.  Isaac finished all the pages of a math test that he needed to finish faster than normal.  Joshua went to a fun birthday party while the rest of us played Apiary.  (Isaac and I tied, but I won on the tie-breaker.  So, per tradition, I had to put the game away at the end.)

I send Isaac some desmos equations that returned swirling hearts.  He gave me a single heart back:

And then one of his chores was to send me a text (so that we can keep his free wi-fi number) and he sent me this, which is so true and cracked both of us up.

And lastly I sent a quick thank you to the mom of the birthday party and got this lovely text back:
"Joshua is an exceptionally kind person. He really cares about how other people feel. "

Saturday: normal

We had our first "normal" Saturday in a while.  I don't know if that makes it a normal Saturday or not, but it was nice.  Legos were built, work was done, games were played.

Friday: getting done!

I gave the last final exam today!  I finished grading the physics labs and was also happy to find that I'm over 2/3 of the way through the final exams.  I've been pecking away at them at night; it isn't as efficient, but somewhat more enjoyable.

I went to get groceries and was in and out of Aldi in about 15 minutes.  This is much shorter than I was expecting.  I was pretty pumped about it, but at the same time it just meant that I had to go wait in a parking lot because I was too early to pick up the kids.

I don't have jury duty next week.  This would have been the best week to have it; I'm really hoping not to get it the week of Christmas.  It seems like a mean thing to do.

Thursday: snow day

 It was a snow day!  Isaac likes snow days, but wishes they would be on a day other than Thursday.  He still has to do his math class.  (However, we learned a lot from last Thursday and came into the day with different initial conditions, so I think the day was still pretty good.)

Joshua played outside for over an hour.  I think he sled...sledded?...went sledding down the hill most of the time.  The neighbors joined him for a little bit.

I got some stuff done.  Not as much as without kids, but still stuff.  Including a few things that I wouldn't have otherwise done, but that I needed to do with Joshua.  I did figure out how to postpone all of my errands because I just didn't want to go outside.  I don't have groceries...yet...but can hopefully do a speed run tomorrow after picking up the work Christmas gift.

I went to karate, as normal, this evening.  My shoulder has been hurting lately.  (I have a PT appointment scheduled, but she books pretty far out.  A dose of ibuprofen usually takes care of it.)  Anyway, I was attempting to do push-ups and my shoulder just said, "no".  My shoulder has never said that to me before.  My legs have, on occasion, but not my shoulder.  I double checked with it two more times, and then decided that "no" really was the best option tonight.

Wednesday: stuff

First off, there's a snow day tomorrow!  I don't have to work, so it's a good day for it.

I got stuff done.  I took a nap.  We got a ton of boxes.  

Horizon slept on the bed most of the day.  It was a problem because I needed to change the sheets, but you can't move a sleeping cat.

Tuesday: a day

It was a pretty normal day.

I got through a bunch of chores in the morning.  It included putting my decorative pot back up.  Of course, then we were looking at the forecast and it is supposed to be windy soon.  So Joshua decided to move the pot to the front where it might not call over.

Yesterday we put boxes under the Christmas tree to stop the cats (well, mainly Horizon) from eating the tree.  Horizon has a love / throw-up relationship with all plants but apparently can't stop himself.  So I decorated the boxes today.  Joshua didn't love how I did one of them and so rewrapped it, but that's fine.

Monday: the beginning of the end

Finals week started today.  I had one today and have one on Friday...I'm just glad they're not both on Friday because that is the worst.

My to do list for Hope is getting smaller.  I know everything that I still need to get done.  Today I drastically reduced the number of emails in my inbox.  The last normal assignment in CSCI is almost finished being graded.  I finished the final exam grading rubric.  I have 3/4 of a physics lab to finish.  The final exam finishes up the list and then I'll be all set!

Overall, it was a boring day.  That's really the best outcome for exam week.