Will I ever wake up to no fighting!?!?!

I finally sent the boys back to their room because they pissed me off so much!! Then once we all got back up we just hung out all morning - the kids watching TV and me in my bed reading. Finally at about 11AM I couldn't take the fighting anymore and sent everyone outside!! Then after lunch I told the kids to get ready to go in the pool! But as I was getting sunscreen on Gman's face I found a deer tick on his cheek right by his ear - amazingly I didn't freak out!!

I had S get my tweezers and I just plucked it out!! Then of course I had to check everyone else for ticks - I didn't find anymore. Then I finished putting sunscreen on everyone and they headed to the pool! About an hour later as I'm relaxing on the deck Gman comes running up and says there is something wrong with the pool - as I round the building I see the "pump" has fallen off/out and water is pouring out of the skimmer! CRAP!!! So I fix that and get soaked in the process!!! The kids got out at almost 3PM because a storm was coming and then it proceeded to rain the rest of the day!! We left the house at about 4PM to run to Wal Mart so R could get a present for her friend Hannah and then we dropped her off at Hannah's house for a sleepover. Then I took the rest of the kids to Mickey's for dinner and then to KMart to get candy because we were headed to the movies. The boys and I saw How To Train Your Dragon 2 and S saw The Fault In Our Stars, by herself! Our movie ended about 45 minutes before hers so the boys and I ran to Dunkin Donuts to get donuts for breakfast and then to McDonald's for drinks. Then back to the mall to wait for S. She was done at about 9:30PM - CJ and Gman had both fallen asleep. We came home and I stuck the boys in bed and now I'm headed to my room to read and then fall asleep!!!

Ugh, 6AM came early!

We got up and got all our usual stuff done and got the girls off to school. Then I headed back to bed and just laid there - I totally couldn't get back to sleep!! My 2nd alarm finally went off at 7:30AM and I was up and getting dressed since I had to leave the house by 8:25AM. I had to be at East Pike by 8:30AM to help paint faces. The boys came with my and I painted Gman's face first! Then from 8:30AM till 10AM I painted faces. I left to come home and then T left for work!! Soon after CJ and I headed out the door. We stopped at Dollar Tree, Michael's and Giant Eagle then it was off the Eat N Park for lunch! 

Once home I worked on my project life a bit and cleaned up my office. Then I made cupcakes (for Dutch's 43rd birthday) and at 4:30PM Laura and Alyssa came and picked up R - she was going to eat dinner with them, go to Battle of the Faculties and then spend the night!!! I put off dinner for the longest time 1. because I didn't want to make it and 2). because I didn't want to leave the house and spend money on it! I ended up making pizza bagels for Little man, S & me and PB&J for CJ and Gman! Then after dinner I went into my room and read. CJ came in and fell asleep at about 7:20PM. T got home from work at about 8PM - he was sick and in pain from a kidney stone. Little man and Gman were watching a movie and I put them to bed at about 8:30PM. Now I just peed and I'm headed to bed myself because I am beat!!!

Got up today and took Christmas down!

I did the whole big tree by myself while T and S worked on all the knick knacks! Then once I'd drug the tree out on the front porch I swept all the hardwood floors and then vacuumed the rug! Then I took all the pine garland down from the hutch, the shelf and the kitchen window! Then I dusted everything and moved the black bookcase back. I emptied and dusted the bookcase in my office and then S and I moved it to the living room! 

T fed the kids lunch and then we showered and headed out to lunch at the Thai place! It was delicious! I had a yellow curry chicken fried rice! Then we headed to walmart and picked up a few essentials! Once back home T put the turkey in the oven and I put the prints I had gotten in the mail in my project life binder! Then A got dropped off by her dad for a sleep over at 5pm. 5:30pm rolled around and the turkey wasn't done so T ran out and picked up Papa John's pizza. We ate. The girls went down stairs, the boys whined and cried and I tried to read! Finally 8pm came and we put the boys to bed and T and I are now watching Under The Dome! I'm getting super tired though so I'm sure I'll he hitting the hay here very soon!!!