TGIF!!!

Was up and at them early this morning since I was going it alone! I got the girl's lunches packed and then went and laid back down for just a bit! Once it was time to get up with the boys I went to make them oatmeal and remembered we didn't have any milk - crap! So I had to make them pancakes! Then we all got dressed. I got lunched packed and then once I got Little man and Gman on the bus I took a quick shower and then CJ and I ran to Wal Mart to get a few last minute things for the 3rd grade party! Then I came home and exercised and worked on a few things. Then we had lunch. Finally at 1:45PM CJ and I headed to the school. Jenn showed up we started getting things set up and finished up the goodie bags. Then parent volunteers started showing up at 3PM and while some of them helped a lot of them just stood around! Finally at 3:45PM the 3rd graders came in! We took a head count and dealt with a few students that didn't have permission slips and then we got them divided up into groups and let them eat! Then we started playing the games - we had 4 of the stations in the gym and it was HOT!!! I was running my butt off and I swear I was sweating gallons!! It went by pretty fast and most of the kids were well behaved and all of them had fun! Parents started showing up at about 5PM to pick up kids and then at about 5:20PM there was a stead flow!! Most of the kids were gone by 5:30PM and only a few parents stayed the whole time to clean up. Then Laura, Jenn and I were stuck there till 6:20PM because a parent forgot to pick up their kid, we were calling and leaving messages! Ugh!! Finally we could leave and I had to rush home and unload the van, then S helped me put the back seat back in. We dropped R off at the Jr. High and then I took the kids through McDonald's drive through and then dropped them off back home for S to watch. Then I rushed back to the Jr. High to watch R's talent show. 

It was late starting and we were there till 9PM - I was freaking beat! I came home, ate some Thai food I had T bring home for me and then I went straight to bed!!! It was a long and exhausting day!!

It's Thursday!

So we were up and at them at 6AM this morning and we didn't head back to bed :-( T had to leave for Ohio by 6:30AM and I have so much going on in my life right now I need every spare minute - so I cleaned until the boys got up!! So once I got everyone fed and out the door, CJ and I headed to town to drop him at his school! Then I came back home and Jenn came over and we spent an hour chatting and filling goodie bags. Then I spent the next 45 minutes typing up some lists for the 3rd grade party that I needed to email to Mrs. Bradley and then the last 15 minutes before I left I hurriedly packed a lunch for CJ and I!! Went into town and got CJ and then we headed to Mack Park! We ate lunch with Laura, Chase, Elle, Joshua, Chrissy, Braden, Amy and Alicia - well Chase, Elle, Joshua and CJ ate - the other two went off to play. 

We were there till just after one and then we came home! I sat and typed up the form stating that school district does indeed acknowledge our new PTA and then I called the Administration office to see who I could get to sign it for me and notarize it! I got a quick answer and they were willing to fit me in so CJ and I headed up there! Then we went into East Pike to get some slips from the PTA box and then we came home! The boys got off the bus and then I had to run into the Jr High at 5PM to pick up R. I came home and made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and then me and the boys ran S to the high school for Madrigal's practice at 7PM. Came home and rushed Little man and Gman through their showers, got all 3 boys in their jammies and then back to the high school by 8PM to pick S up! Once home I sent the boys to potty and then put them straight to bed! Then I sat on my office floor watching Youtube videos and making paper plate "paddles" and blowing up (by mouth) 23 balloons for Balloon Badminton tomorrow!! Now I'm writing this and gonna hit the hay! I am whooped!! CJ and I have some running to do in the morning so I'm gonna turn in!!

Ugh today was such a long day!!

It started with my alarm going off at 5AM so that I could have R to the Jr High by 5:45AM to board the bus for Band Fest, she was going to spend all day in Oil City. Then I came back home and climbed in bed and daddy offered to do both morning shifts for me since I had to get up early. Well he lucked out with S and only had to make her breakfast - no lunch because she was going to be at IUP all day for a choir thingy! Then he got back up with the boys and gave them breakfast and started making them lunched! Little man's was easy because he was going on a field trip today to Yellow Creek park! Once everyone was off I sat down and started going through 3rd grade end of the year party stuff and finally decided to fill out the form I need to use the cafeteria! 

As I was in my office my Oriental Trading order showed up and all 120 personalized pencils were spelled wrong!! WTF!!! So I called them and had them reorder the pencils and express them to me - they should be here by Wednesday! Then Callum and I ran out to ship the wrong pencils back and to drop off the form at East Pike! By then it was almost 2:30PM and I rushed home and exercised real quick. Took a shower and then got ready to go to R's concert! Daddy picked S up at the high school at 3:45PM, came home and I left at just a little after 4:00PM! I had almost a 100 mile drive to Oil City ahead of me! It was the worse drive ever - so hilly and curvy!! I made it on time though and got a great seat and the show started at 7PM, the 6th graders did good - but I literally drove 5 hours to listen to R play for maybe 25 minutes! The concert was done by 8PM and R and I were on the road home! I took a different way home so it wasn't quite as bad but it still took us for ever! We got home at about 10:47PM and I went straight to bed! I was beat!!!

Super busy!

Well daddy was up and out the door before any of us were even awake so I was flying solo this morning! But thankfully I had pre-packed most of the lunches the night before so I was back in bed before I knew it. The girl's just ate cereal for breakfast! Then the alarm went off at 7:30AM and I gave the boys cereal for breakfast too. They got dressed and then I finished packing up their lunches and back packs! It was so cold this morning and raining and it was terrible! Once the boys were on the bus I headed into town to drop CJ off!! Then it was off for some Easter shopping. I hit the Dollar Tree and got a bunch of stuff, TJ Maxx for an outfit for R and then JoAnn's for some scrap goodies! Then it was off to Wal Mart to get a dress for S and some food for lunches for the rest of the week! Once out of there I ran through Taco Bell's drive thru for "breakfast" and then to CJ's school to spy a bit. I was happy to do this because the kids got to see a real live bunny!! Then CJ and I headed home for lunch! I worked on Gman's hat (It's finished!!) and then everyone came home. Gman was crying and fussy because his right ear is hurting - I think he might have an ear infection - I don't have time for this crap - so I dosed him with advil and am hoping for the best!! Then at 5PM we headed out the door to eat dinner at Mickey's! Then once we were done it was off to EP for the 3rd grade party planning meeting. Which was a bust - there was only 4 people that showed up besides Jenn and I!! Two of them were Chrissy and Laura! Ugh!!! We were done at 7:30PM and it was rush, rush, rush through showers and teeth brushing the next 30 minutes! I got 4 of the kids in bed at 8PM and S went at 9PM. Then I added a few more things to Gman's hat and listened to a bunch of Youtube videos! Now it's 11PM and I'm off to bed!!