Do not send the children to school on Wednesday. Rinse, repeat.
My kids would be the only ones, sitting on a lonely cold stoop in front of a dark, locked building, until we remembered to go back and get them :)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
So productive!
Saturday morning we raked leaves at the church with the cub scouts. Finished up around noon, grabbed lunch, went to Lowe's to buy new toilet for our bathroom. Tempted by all the shiny new cabinets to completely start over in that bathroom; thwarted by practical husband.
Saturday afternoon, we all bundled up in hundreds of layers to go down to scout camp for a Thanksgiving feast in the woods, hosted by Bren's boy scout troop. When we got there, we discovered that it was an indoor dinner. In a cabin, in the woods. It was lovely and comfortable but all of our survival preparations turned out to be totally unnecessary :) We had a fantastic time. It took a little longer than planned for the turkeys to cook, so Mr. Wulff decreed that we have dessert first. There were a bunch of very happy little boys! Unfortunately, with so many people around, some of the kids were going largely unsupervised by their parents. I stopped one child after his fifth piece of pie, each of them piled three inches high with whipped cream. I asked him to please try not to throw up on anyone in his tent that night. We ate, we visited, and we went home, leaving Brendan there. Nathan was mightily disappointed that we weren't staying the night. Next time we'll have to pack sleeping bags :)
Sunday morning I went and did the Thanksgiving dinner grocery shopping. Oy was that place a zoo. Then, as soon as Bren got home, we packed on the layers again and headed up to Akron to see the NCAA soccer tournament game. It was a nail-biter! Akron dominated possession of the ball throughout most of the game, but Michigan's defense was really keeping them from being effective at scoring. Finally, Eric (Brendan's coach from the summer soccer camp) scored a goal just before the end of the first half! It was followed by a second just after the beginning of the second half. Unfortunately, Michigan came back and scored a goal of their own, and for a little while, even though they were playing with a man down, it looked like they might be able to do it again. Luckily, the Zips held them off and pulled out a win! Glad we got to see it.
Saturday afternoon, we all bundled up in hundreds of layers to go down to scout camp for a Thanksgiving feast in the woods, hosted by Bren's boy scout troop. When we got there, we discovered that it was an indoor dinner. In a cabin, in the woods. It was lovely and comfortable but all of our survival preparations turned out to be totally unnecessary :) We had a fantastic time. It took a little longer than planned for the turkeys to cook, so Mr. Wulff decreed that we have dessert first. There were a bunch of very happy little boys! Unfortunately, with so many people around, some of the kids were going largely unsupervised by their parents. I stopped one child after his fifth piece of pie, each of them piled three inches high with whipped cream. I asked him to please try not to throw up on anyone in his tent that night. We ate, we visited, and we went home, leaving Brendan there. Nathan was mightily disappointed that we weren't staying the night. Next time we'll have to pack sleeping bags :)
Sunday morning I went and did the Thanksgiving dinner grocery shopping. Oy was that place a zoo. Then, as soon as Bren got home, we packed on the layers again and headed up to Akron to see the NCAA soccer tournament game. It was a nail-biter! Akron dominated possession of the ball throughout most of the game, but Michigan's defense was really keeping them from being effective at scoring. Finally, Eric (Brendan's coach from the summer soccer camp) scored a goal just before the end of the first half! It was followed by a second just after the beginning of the second half. Unfortunately, Michigan came back and scored a goal of their own, and for a little while, even though they were playing with a man down, it looked like they might be able to do it again. Luckily, the Zips held them off and pulled out a win! Glad we got to see it.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
He's so handy! (and handsome)
Thanks to the super fabulous Michael, we now have a brand new, fully functioning toilet in our bathroom! He's the best!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
This weekend (11/16)
Nothing for grandparents. Brendan is camping with the scouts. Saturday morning leaf raking at the church where the scouts meet as a service project for Natey's cub scout pack. Anyone interested in helping out?
Saturday night we're going to the place where B is camping, and the troop is cooking everyone a Thanksgiving feast in the woods. He's super excited because he's been named patrol leader for the weekend. Very official-like. I expect him to make an excellent middle manager someday. He'll be home sometime Sunday, and I think Sunday afternoon we're going to go see the Akron men's soccer team play in the NCAA tournament, weather depending.
Also: laundry, chores, grocery shopping, etc.
Feel enlightened? Jealous?
Saturday night we're going to the place where B is camping, and the troop is cooking everyone a Thanksgiving feast in the woods. He's super excited because he's been named patrol leader for the weekend. Very official-like. I expect him to make an excellent middle manager someday. He'll be home sometime Sunday, and I think Sunday afternoon we're going to go see the Akron men's soccer team play in the NCAA tournament, weather depending.
Also: laundry, chores, grocery shopping, etc.
Feel enlightened? Jealous?
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Winning at motherhood!
Today I managed to leave work early, attend Natey's Thanksgiving play, pick up a prescription for Brendan at the pharmacy, and make it to two doctor appointments and soccer practice not only on time, but early!
Kicking butt, taking names, and going to bed at 8:30. All this responsibility wears me the heck out.
Kicking butt, taking names, and going to bed at 8:30. All this responsibility wears me the heck out.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Expensive toys
are a waste of money. Not just for my children, but also for my dogs.
This weekend Nathan was delightedly walking around inside a paper leaf bag, giggling his head off.
Duke and Abby were enthusiastically dismantling our entire woodpile as fast as we stacked up the freshly-cut logs from the oak trees we trimmed in the front yard. Duke was actually stealing them and hoarding them under a pile of brush to chew on later.
Ridiculous.
This weekend Nathan was delightedly walking around inside a paper leaf bag, giggling his head off.
Duke and Abby were enthusiastically dismantling our entire woodpile as fast as we stacked up the freshly-cut logs from the oak trees we trimmed in the front yard. Duke was actually stealing them and hoarding them under a pile of brush to chew on later.
Ridiculous.
Monday, November 12, 2012
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