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.
Today was Ben's birthday. I had a good day - hopefully he did too.
I had some unique present ideas and I was rather excited about one of them. It was just a cutting board with Ben's name on it for building Lego sets on. It actually took me longer than expected to find the right size in the right price range.
We also went out for lunch, had a special cheesecake, watched it snow, and played Space Base.
...and I didn't manage to get any pictures.
Today was just a nice day. We finished up most of the Christmas decorations, I brought Isaac rock climbing, and did some work.
Let's see...I needed to do some grading because I was rather behind. However, one of my graders had already graded about half of what I thought I needed to do (because it had been turned in late) and it was amazing. I did it while Isaac was rock climbing, but was also able to belay him on a few courses and help out with some take-aways.
We mostly finished putting up the Christmas decorations. I think there's still a few stragglers, but just a few small items. Everything also needs to be put away. Between empty boxes and taking apart Legos the main area has been a bit of a disaster lately, but it is starting to get better. The house is fun. I ordered some new lights this year so that all the house lights matched. And I splurged and got special white/color LED lights and it has been so much fun. First of all, there's are different colors and they can fade in and out and we've been having a fun time trying out the different schemes. Secondly, the lights are about five times as long as the old light strings and so the whole house is covered with lights! I knew they'd be longer, but I was expecting about twice as long. Thirdly, the kids can do some of the stuff themselves. Joshua put up some outdoor lights and Isaac did the downstairs lights and they both look great. I'll get some pictures within a few days.
Hmmm...Joshua didn't have a fever today. He was still complaining a bit about a sore throat, but is happy that he could go to school tomorrow. He's especially happy that there is no school tomorrow!
I'm a bit grumpy tonight, but the things making me grumpy are all very small. There were a lot of good things today too, and they're even-ing out the grump. But nothing all that noteworthy.
Oh, a detail. (I always make the kids give me two details in the car ride home after school. It's interesting to see what they find noteworthy in the day...or, at the very least, what they can remember of the day.) We got some large candy cane light up decorations a few years ago and this year the lights went out on one of them. Joshua and I struggled to pull a new string of lights through and had really good team work. In the end, the lights are a bit dimmer and Joshua didn't like the new look. :( (I like the darker red, but we'll see if we can find something different.)
