Monday: Whew! By noon, I had attended the monthly PTO mtg., had a planning meeting, taken Ashley to Dr. Ferris for an orthodontist appointment, gone back and forth to our house a couple of times, emailed two customers, and made it to a visiting teaching appointment! (Did I mention I was delivering several dozen just baked cookies to school and I dressed and put on makeup before 7:30am--that's an accomplishment in and of itself. Yes Grandma had DJ for the morning, or it just wouldn't have worked!)
Just another "Manic Monday!"
Monday night we toured Ashley's fabulous middle school, met her teachers, and marveled at how she can get from the portables outside to her English class upstairs and on the other end of campus in under 10 minutes. The teacher says she's never late.
Tuesday: Elementary Picture Day! That means waking up early and doing hair. As Arianna puts it, "it's all about doing hair on picture day." After dropping DJ off at preschool (yes, he's going to preschool--another post for another day), I went to therapy for my aching neck. After that, I worked on Etta packages for a few hours. In the afternoon, I picked up DJ at his school, snuck a trip to Sonic's "happy hour" and swung by to pick up Alyssa from orchestra (her first day with the viola.) We made it to the post office to mail a stack of boxes to out of state customers. Then it was time to pick up Arianna from Super Squad. After getting home, making sure dinner was under control and kids had jobs to do, I ventured into San Antonio to work at the food cannery. This was not the highlight of my day. By then, my neck, back and shoulders were really aching!
Wednesday: After Music Makers with DJ in the morning, I finally got the package I was waiting for. I had run out of charm boxes. Sometimes I greet the Fed Ex, UPS, and Mail people as my best friends--don't know what they think about it! With the delivery, I was able to finish putting together the majority of Etta's boxes for the month. Yeah! By the time Aly and Anna got home it was a major rush to tidy up, put away Etta and get ready for Activity Day to be held at our house from 4:30-5:30. The good news is, we survived the day, but it was a little crazy. Thankfully Ashley gets a ride from Sis. S. to Mutual on Wednesday nights--yeah, yeah, yeah for friends! While Ashley was at Mutual we ran into town to Party City. DJ thinks it is the best store ever. During Halloween it is especially festive.
Thursday: In the morning I took DJ to preschool, went to therapy for my neck and came home to pack up Etta's boxes. This means putting on the labels, and sealing them with packing tape. I had to determine who received welcome packets in addition to the regular packages. It's pretty easy work, but it can get confusing and I constantly have to double check my work to make sure I included every part necessary. Occasionally I find that I forgot to put in something during my assembly line process. By the afternoon, Anna & I picked up DJ (preschool) and Alyssa (orchestra). We headed to the post office again to mail packages. This time we made quite a spectacle of ourselves. DJ's shirt was dirty and everyone was looking frazzled. I'm sure there were a few frowns, but honestly the big long line I created at the post office wasn't my fault! When I walked in with 50 boxes there wasn't anyone in line!! Everyone showed up after I was being helped. I don't think they like me there. My kids running around, poking at each other and whining doesn't help, but I really needed to pay attention to my transaction and yes, my kids were a little out of control. Kids should not have to wait in post offices--it is trying for everyone involved. Not pretty.
By Thursday night, Ashley went to a GS rally, and we started planning for Friday's festivities. By the way, my neck still hurts--really bad!!! Thankfully, Steve was home Thursday night to help out. He'd been gone Tuesday and Wednesday night. He works so hard for us. I'll have to talk about how great he is on another post.
Friday: You'll have to get back with me on that one. It's still in progress...
Arianna was all smiles at the Bike Rodeo this morning! She did a great job and enjoyed participating in the different activities. She has a GREAT attitude in trying new things, listening to instructions and just eating up all that is new and exciting.
We love our silly boy! I am enjoying the little time I have before he starts kinder next year. He is loving preschool and comes home incredibly dirty from playing with all the boys on the playground. Needless to say we are using the "shout" stain remover a lot on Tuesdays & Thursdays. I wouldn't have it any other way and love to see how happy he is!
I always get excited when we list a new state to our list of customers from Etta's Book Club!
Friday was full of fun. I had a day late birthday lunch with Angie M. and then headed over to her house to help with preparations for her daughter's bday party. They were having a "pirate" party. After a few hours of helping over there, I headed back to our house to get ready for our Nancy Drew movie night. We invited several girls that had been reading Nancy Drew with us in Etta's Book Club. With popcorn, soda and a few sweets, we really pigged out!
