What a busy Friday!!

First off I got the 4 bigger kids off to school (yay Gman got to go back!!) and then I started in with doing laundry (I am so behind!!) and cutting out all the turkey's I need for Tuesday (Gman's school party and 60 suckers for the kid's class treats). But I hadn't been working for more then 20 minutes when Kim sent me a PM asking me (and a group) of ladies to lunch at the Thai restaurant!!! I really shouldn't have went because I had a ton of stuff to do, but I did need to run out and pick some stuff up so I went anyways, and I'm so glad I did!!! It was so good!!! It ended up just being me, C, Kim and Kim's friend Lori, but it was great company, great conversations and great food!!! I had this grilled pineapple with chicken, fried rice, veggies, cashews, raisins and scallions!!! But before we headed to lunch C and I got all our running done, we went o Dollar Tree to get some stuff and the Giant Eagle and got Little man's cake!! Came home and started working on projects/laundry again!! Kids started getting home at 3PM and then 4PM and we had to leave the house by 5PM so I made them egg in a cup and sausage for dinner and then we hit the road!! Got R dropped off at the Jr. High. Went the high school and hung out for about 20 minutes till S had to be inside. Then me and the 3 boys made a quick pit stop at Dollar General to find some ponchos (because it was RAINING!!!) and then we headed into town to find a parking spot!! We lucked out and found one in front of C's school (the first place we looked and the last one in that section) and then headed up to 7th Street to see/hear R!! Her and the Spirit Band were providing the music there!! So we listened to her for a bit, then roasted some marshmallows. Drank some hot chocolate and then listened to R some more!!!

Once she was done we headed down Philly to find a good spot to watch the parade!!! We watched and cheered for S when the band marched by, then the kids got lots of candy and finally when the parade was over we headed towards the van!!! 

We picked S up at the school and then I took the kids through Mickey's drive through and got them french fries!! Then it was home and to bed with everyone!! Poor C was so tired he'd already fell asleep in the van on the way to Mickey's!!! Daddy got home after 9PM and I'm going to bed to read for a bit and then to sleep!!

Let's see..........

we woke up and it was freezing!!! We did our normal morning routine and got the girl's fed, lunches packed and on the bus! We headed back to bed for some quality snuggle time and hung on till we just couldn't take the boy's whining any longer!! Hahaha!! Actually that's not true, they didn't whine at all and I actually got up on my own and then guilted T into getting up!!  We got all the stuff done for the boys and then headed out for the bus!! As we were standing in the drive way T made a comment about my gray hair - UGH!!! Time to go buy some color!! So after I dropped off C I ran to Wal Mart and picked up hair color and then came home and colored my hair! It took me the whole time! So I ran back and picked up C and we came home. I fed him lunch and then I spent almost the whole day reading and he spent almost the whole day watching TV!! At about 3:30 I had to leave and go pick up R from Spirit band, S watched C and got the 2 other boys off the bus. Then we had dinner (beef and potato soup with noodles), I messed around on my computer while the boys fought and the girls did who know what. I got L and G showered and then daddy got home about 7:30PM. He ate dinner, we got the boys in bed and then we both headed to our bedroom - him to watch TV and me to read. I finished my book at about midnight (maybe) and fell right to sleep!!

It's Monday, again!!

Ugh another start to a work/school week had rolled around once again!! I did not like it when my alarm went off this morning, not one bit!!! T and I performed our usual school morning routine, breakfast making and lunch packing (kids took meat/cheese roll ups, energy bites and peaches to school today) and then we headed back to bed for a little bit. For the first time we kind of got up late for our "second shift", the boys didn't come in our room at all this morning and the next thing we knew it was 7:45AM. Eeep!!! Of course then we felt rushed the rest of the morning and I hate that!!! Once everyone left I finished cleaning the kitchen , then grabbed a quick shower and C and I headed out the door to story/craft time at the library (today it was the letters K & Z). Then we headed to Aldi's to pick up beef broth for dinner, but I had to get chicken broth because Aldi's didn't carry a gluten free beef broth (T has gone gluten free in hope to fix some of the things wrong with him), but it tasted fine and he actually said the soup was delicious!!! Then I spent the rest of the afternoon cutting some fall banners and finishing up the treat bags for C's class for Thursday. Then once everyone started coming home it was go go go time!! I had to have R and S to the Jr High at 5PM. Then the 3 boys and I came home and ate dinner (they refused to eat the soup and had chicken nuggets) and then we got ready to go to the Halloween parade, which actually turned out to be a joke!!! Hahaha!! But R had so much fun "marching" in it and was so proud to have marched in her first parade!! 

My boys waiting for the parade to start!

I just loved the way the sunset was hitting the building!!

I was super proud of her too!! Then it was done and we came home and got baths/showers. Daddy showed up at about 7:30PM and we put the boys to bed at 8PM and then I wrote this and I'm going to maybe make a grocery list and then I'm hitting the hay - I am beat for some reason!!! I need to post about what I started today but I want to do that in a separate post so look for that!!

Hmmmmmmm,

let's see......Happy Hump Day!!! Hahahaha!!! So what did I do today....ummm, usual morning stuff. Worked a bit on the boy's laundry - got it washed, dried, folded and put away!! (go me) After lunch I showered and got C and me dressed because we needed to head to EP at 3PM to help sort Market Day orders!! Got that done and then we grabbed to boys and headed to the High School to pick up S - she had county chorus practice. Then he headed down the road to the Jr High to get R because she had Spirit Band practice. Then it was home to start dinner; I made hamburgers and french fries - they were soooooooooo good!!! The it was the usual night time routine and after I write this I'm headed to bed myself - I need some quality time with my pillows!!!

Busy busy day!!

Just the usually routine for the girls in the morning but then I couldn't go back to bed because C and I needed to be out the door by 8AM. So I showered and got the boys lunches all ready so Tim wouldn't have too!! Then the boys got up and we got moving!! Breakfast and dressed and then C and I out the door!!! We didn't have to wait long and he was such a good little boy!! He weighed 35.8lb and was 41 inched tall!! I just looked in all my usual place and I don't have marked what he was last year at his well check up but I'm almost positive he gained like 5lbs and grew 4 or 5 inches!!! 

Then we ran to a bunch of places, Wal Mart, Michael's and the mall. Then we hit Dunkin Doughnuts for a snack and then home!!! We hung out all afternoon and we didn't really do much!! I got the boy's laundry washed/dried and that was about it!! Then we had to leave the house at about 2:35PM to met S at Bilo so I could get her and C home so I could go back to the high school and work in the concession stand!! The thing is R was suppose to walk up there after school and met me and I couldn't find her anywhere!!! I was getting so nervous!! I wasn't to to worried since there wasn't any other band members milling around but I was thinking terrible thoughts!!! FINALLY right when the game started they came marching in!! Phew!!! So I worked in the concession stand (with 3 men - hahahah) till about 5:30PM. Then after cleaning up R and I headed home!!! We both ate some mac and cheese and then it was really time to start getting everyone bathed!!! We were of course running behind and C didn't get done but oh well.....guess he can get done tomorrow morning!! Then daddy came swooping in at 7:45PM and we put the boys to bed!!! I'm beat so I'm finishing this up and I'm headed to bed too!!! I need some Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz's!!!