It's a good thing I waited to write about the drama that happened at our school on Thursday, because my husband had even more yesterday. I just want NORMAL! Anyway, first thing Thursday morning we were informed that every door in the school building was being locked, and that we were not to take the kids outside for recess. That is literally the only information we were given. Not a big deal, except that we MUST walk outside in order to get to lunch, gym, and music. Given the fact that obviously someone felt there was a danger, yet we had to walk outside, it was a little unnerving each time. It turns out that an irate parent was at a different school in the district, and because of the history of instability of this parent, it was decided to be safe rather than sorry at all of the buildings. I felt much better, both as a teacher and a parent, after hearing ALL of the information. It was very comforting though, during the day, because HT was directly across the hall from where I was subbing and I could just walk to the door and see him sitting at his desk. That is my favorite thing about subbing...getting to see my kids! Yesterday, I received a text from my husband shortly after lunch that his building was on total lockdown. They were not allowed to leave their classrooms and all doors were locked. It turns out that an armed robber was thought to be in the area, and they were taking no chances. That lasted for about two hours, and I'll be honest, it was rather unnerving waiting until I knew what was going on. Fortunately, the weekend is here and hopefully no dramatics incidents will occur!
It's also been decided that JR will be attending 7th grade in my husband's district. He is SO excited! We were able to get online and look at the opportunities available, and it's awesome! I can't believe the options that he'll have and I'm so glad that he's excited about all of it. There are certainly times it will be inconvenient, and there are times I might have to say no to subbing. There is also a chance that I'll not be allowed to sub at all. Our superintendent is known for, how shall I say...enjoying her "power" and has banned subs from being allowed to be used in the buildings because she didn't like them. As a school employee who has chosen to remove my child from the district, she may find out and decide I'm not fully in support of the district and that would be that. My husband and I both agree, it's still the best decision. While the extra money is very nice, we feel confident this decision is the best for JR, and something else will present itself at some point in time. If nothing else, I'll go back to being home full time until HT is in sixth grade, and we suspect all three will be with my husband by then, and I can always sub there. But that is the more distant future, and for right now we are excited about next year!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Something about Friday
Yesterday was another dramatic day at school, but I'll write about that in another post when I have more time. TODAY IS FRIDAY! Even though I have to work, the sun is shining, and there is just something relaxing knowing that we just have to get through this day and then we have our weekend. Of course, it's another crazy weekend. HT has his First Communion on Sunday, and the in-laws arrive tomorrow. But it's always nice to visit, and we are looking forward to our weekend!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Changes
There are many, many possible changes in our future, and I haven't wanted to write about it because frankly, it has me feeling very unsettled. And to be honest, it almost all involves my kids, and I just don't always like putting everything out there...but here goes.
It's been a pretty rough school year in some regards. JR is in the class from, well, I'll say "heck", but you get my drift. The average class size at our school is between 120 - 140 students. JR's class has a whopping 196 students enrolled in the sixth grade. And most of them seem to be rude, obnoxious, and disrespectful. Because this class is so large, and is the only one this large, there are not enough textbooks for the kids, so they don't get one. The district doesn't want to have to buy 60 extra books just for this one class, and our concern is that this is the way it will be for the rest of his schooling. There has also been more than one physical altercation between JR and another student who has a history of being a trouble maker. The last instance involved the other child being suspended from school for three days, but I'm just tired of all the crap that is happening at his grade level, and from comments others are making to me I am NOT the only one. We have given serious consideration to pulling him out of our local district and enrolling him in the district where my husband teaches. This is not without its own set of issues though, as it is a 45 minute drive. That is fine on all the days that my husband is going, but what about sick days or other days when he isn't going to be going? Now we've got to make TWO 45 minute trips...one to take him and one to pick him up. At the price of gas these days, that's a financial issue that concerns me. And there is also the fact that any friends he makes there will now live 45 minutes away...very difficult to be friends outside of the classroom. However, we had already decided that we were pretty sure HT was not going to go to high school here and would probably go with my husband. We have learned that our school district does not have the challenging high school curriculum which we would prefer for HT, and my husband's district has so many more options. I also have family in the district where my husband teaches, so there would be help available on the days when we might not be able to be there right away. And since both boys will probably go, JC is pretty sure that she'll want to go also. Now of course, one might wonder why we don't just go ahead and put the house up for sale and move to my husband's district. To start, it's further away from my parents, and with their health issues that is a big concern. Not only do my parents have their own health issues, but my grandmothers are both still living, but in their 80's, and my aunt is having some health problems of her own. My sister can't take care of everything on her own, and I don't want to be over an hour away from my home town. In addition, my husband's district is a college town. Great for education opportunities, not so swell for the "party environment". I am way too aware of very poor choices that have been made by good kids...usually just because the frat house was so readily accessible. It also happens to be the same place I went to college, and I ALWAYS said I never wanted my kids to live in that environment. We've also contemplated moving closer to the district, but not actually be "in" the district. But I've pointed out to my husband that he has only two classes to go until he gets his principal's license, and maybe we should just wait and see if he gets a job somewhere that would appeal to us. As you can see, lots of things up in the air right now!
And on top of that, we are considering changing churches. Now, that may not sound like a big deal, but I don't just mean we are contemplating looking for a different Catholic church. I've been very unhappy with the church for years, but I always promised my husband that I would do whatever he needed to help raise the kids Catholic. And I've explained to him that I will continue to do so, but that instead of feeling refreshed in my faith and at peace when I leave Mass each week, I feel exactly the opposite. It bothers him that I don't wish to be there, and he would prefer that we worship together as a family. I feel absolutely awful that I can't seem to reconcile my feelings with those of the church we currently attend. We both have a strong sense of faith, and to me that is the most important thing...that and sharing it with our children. It will all work out exactly as it is supposed to be.
It's been a pretty rough school year in some regards. JR is in the class from, well, I'll say "heck", but you get my drift. The average class size at our school is between 120 - 140 students. JR's class has a whopping 196 students enrolled in the sixth grade. And most of them seem to be rude, obnoxious, and disrespectful. Because this class is so large, and is the only one this large, there are not enough textbooks for the kids, so they don't get one. The district doesn't want to have to buy 60 extra books just for this one class, and our concern is that this is the way it will be for the rest of his schooling. There has also been more than one physical altercation between JR and another student who has a history of being a trouble maker. The last instance involved the other child being suspended from school for three days, but I'm just tired of all the crap that is happening at his grade level, and from comments others are making to me I am NOT the only one. We have given serious consideration to pulling him out of our local district and enrolling him in the district where my husband teaches. This is not without its own set of issues though, as it is a 45 minute drive. That is fine on all the days that my husband is going, but what about sick days or other days when he isn't going to be going? Now we've got to make TWO 45 minute trips...one to take him and one to pick him up. At the price of gas these days, that's a financial issue that concerns me. And there is also the fact that any friends he makes there will now live 45 minutes away...very difficult to be friends outside of the classroom. However, we had already decided that we were pretty sure HT was not going to go to high school here and would probably go with my husband. We have learned that our school district does not have the challenging high school curriculum which we would prefer for HT, and my husband's district has so many more options. I also have family in the district where my husband teaches, so there would be help available on the days when we might not be able to be there right away. And since both boys will probably go, JC is pretty sure that she'll want to go also. Now of course, one might wonder why we don't just go ahead and put the house up for sale and move to my husband's district. To start, it's further away from my parents, and with their health issues that is a big concern. Not only do my parents have their own health issues, but my grandmothers are both still living, but in their 80's, and my aunt is having some health problems of her own. My sister can't take care of everything on her own, and I don't want to be over an hour away from my home town. In addition, my husband's district is a college town. Great for education opportunities, not so swell for the "party environment". I am way too aware of very poor choices that have been made by good kids...usually just because the frat house was so readily accessible. It also happens to be the same place I went to college, and I ALWAYS said I never wanted my kids to live in that environment. We've also contemplated moving closer to the district, but not actually be "in" the district. But I've pointed out to my husband that he has only two classes to go until he gets his principal's license, and maybe we should just wait and see if he gets a job somewhere that would appeal to us. As you can see, lots of things up in the air right now!
And on top of that, we are considering changing churches. Now, that may not sound like a big deal, but I don't just mean we are contemplating looking for a different Catholic church. I've been very unhappy with the church for years, but I always promised my husband that I would do whatever he needed to help raise the kids Catholic. And I've explained to him that I will continue to do so, but that instead of feeling refreshed in my faith and at peace when I leave Mass each week, I feel exactly the opposite. It bothers him that I don't wish to be there, and he would prefer that we worship together as a family. I feel absolutely awful that I can't seem to reconcile my feelings with those of the church we currently attend. We both have a strong sense of faith, and to me that is the most important thing...that and sharing it with our children. It will all work out exactly as it is supposed to be.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Always good to have a back up plan
This evening, we were working on some math assignments for JC. She was mentioning her grades and how important it was that she do well so she could go to college. HT announced, "I'm not going to college." JC asked him what he planned to do with his life, and he replied, "I'm going to be a Principal." I was thoroughly amused that he thought that didn't require a college degree, and JC informed him that indeed it does. He wasn't too upset though. He replied, "Oh okay. I'll just be a doctor then." I love it!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The rest of our week
The rest of our week has been pretty typical here...which of course is crazy! In addition to the working and general every day life (which of course includes lots of baseball practices right now) we also had a recorder concert for JC, karate, and a scout meeting. Ironically, HT couldn't even attend this scout meeting but I still had to go in order to turn in some paperwork. I continued to feel the effects of last week's virus, and even now I'm still getting some rough headaches. This morning we were up bright and early with two scouting events, and more baseball practices will happen later in the day, but hopefully we can squeeze in some relaxation at some point this weekend!
A fabulous evening
Last evening, I attended, and had helped to plan, a fundraiser for a man in our town. He's a man in his late 50's, and even after his own kids had grown he continued to coach boys in the youth soccer program. JR is the same age as his nephew, and had the privilege of being coached by this man on more than on occasion. He is such a super sweet man who teaches Sunday school at his church, and would be the first in line to help anyone who needed it. Now he is the man in need. About two months ago he was diagnosed with stage four colon and liver cancer. Even with treatments, his prognosis is not good. The doctors are hoping they can get him to the end of the summer. He's ready to fight though, and really wants to make it long enough to coach another season of soccer. To make matters even worse, he has a job where health insurance is not offered, and his wife is self employed. Because his current job comes after months of being laid off, they could not afford individual coverage, and so there is no health insurance. A couple of friends and I got together and planned a simple fundraiser for last evening. There was a dinner followed by a raffle. We had nearly 200 people in attendance, and we were able to help the family greatly. We know that it's hardly a drop in the bucket compared to their overall mounting medical expenses, but there was more to it than that. Coach and his wife were there, and they saw all of these people who were handing money to me left and right to help this family. They were so gracious and thankful beyond words. There were definitely some tearful moments, but I know that the feeling of community, and the feelings of hope and faith, that I felt last night, will stay with me for a very long time.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wow
"Wow" is pretty much the only word that can begin to describe our week...at least it's the only one appropriate enough to write here! After I wrote on Monday, my husband and I treated ourselves to our favorite restaurant for lunch, and then went appliance shopping. Our refrigerator (15+ years old) has been making clanking noises, our washer (12+ yrs) hasn't worked correctly for over a year, and the dryer now requires more than one drying cycle to dry. So, almost $3500 later, new appliances were ordered. The good news is that these should obviously last for a decade, they should be more energy efficient which should save us some $$, and because our fridge is bigger we should be able to get rid of the one in our garage which will definitely save us some $$. They should all be arriving in a week or two.
Tuesday I was scheduled to work in Kindergarten, in my favorite class. I knew, however, that it was going to be an interesting day when a little girl vomited in the classroom by 9AM (school begins at 8:50). I joked with several teachers that I truly felt like a veteran sub at that point! Our afternoon and evening were also crazy because my husband had to be at the ball fields at 5:00 to pick up his equipment for his 5:30 practice. He is the head coach for HT this year, and is the assistant for JR. I had to be there to collect info from parents and hand out practice schedules, but had to make sure that I left at 5:50 so that I could get JC to karate by 6:00. I came back to the fields to get HT from practice at 6:30, and my wonderful husband sprinted over to the next practice, where I was again drafted to collect parent info. Keep in mind, the "high" temperature of the day was 48 degrees, and by this point we are well into our cloudy evening at open fields where there is nothing to break the wind. Talk about chilly! HT was pretty frigid by the time we left to get JC from karate, and everyone tumbled into bed later than I would have preferred.
Wednesday I was scheduled to be in a different Kindergarten class. It was a fairly uneventful day, and my wonderful husband had dinner under control for the evening. I spent the evening working on laundry, and it was very nice to have a couple of hours to hang out as a family.
Then along came Thursday. My, oh my...it was something! I should have realized that "something was in the air" when I got to school and was informed by the principal that they didn't have enough subs to cover all of the absent teachers so they would be splitting some classes up among the other classes at those grade levels. Okey dokey, I'm a pretty "go with the flow" kind of sub. As the kids began arriving, I noticed that there were several students I knew in the class who weren't there, and as I began taking attendance, I realized that nine of the 23 students were absent. Other teachers began coming in to report that they had absence levels in the double digits, and the Kindergarten class I had been in the day before had only five of the 21 students present. And things went downhill quickly from there. Kids began vomiting left and right throughout the school building. The office couldn't keep up with the back log of sick kids that needed to go home, and the janitor couldn't keep up with the clean up. During the thirty minute Kindergarten lunch alone, three different children vomited in the lunch room. It was unlike anything I have ever seen before. They were running out of trashcans throughout the building because the liners couldn't be changed fast enough. It was like something out of a movie...if it hadn't been so disgusting it might have been comical. By the end of the day, over 170 students (of about 550) were out with the stomach flu. The health department was called in, and it was determined that we had a norovirus which is highly contagious (that part we had already figured out!). It is most common on cruise ships, but with the hygiene habits of little kids (the primary building is k-3) it's no wonder it spread like wildfire. I had started to feel "iffy" at lunch, and by the middle of the afternoon I was achy from head to toe. Since I knew there were no more subs, I forced myself to get through the day, and then came home and crashed into bed. My fever was near 101 degrees, and I ached so badly I couldn't even sleep. About 5:30 that evening the phone call came that our entire school district would be closed for the next day. Thank goodness! I was in bed all of Thursday evening and all day Friday, but fortunately my wonderful husband was still home on spring break so he was home with the kids on Friday. We are also very grateful that (knock on wood) none of the kids seem to be showing any symptoms at this point. Most churches canceled Sunday School sessions this morning because not only is hygiene and disinfecting important, but frankly, it's equally important to keep people apart and help to stop the spread of the infection that way. I felt much better yesterday and began getting some things done around the house, but I was still not quite myself. Today I feel even better still, and we have a busy week ahead. Although this week certainly proved, you never know what adventure each week will bring!
Tuesday I was scheduled to work in Kindergarten, in my favorite class. I knew, however, that it was going to be an interesting day when a little girl vomited in the classroom by 9AM (school begins at 8:50). I joked with several teachers that I truly felt like a veteran sub at that point! Our afternoon and evening were also crazy because my husband had to be at the ball fields at 5:00 to pick up his equipment for his 5:30 practice. He is the head coach for HT this year, and is the assistant for JR. I had to be there to collect info from parents and hand out practice schedules, but had to make sure that I left at 5:50 so that I could get JC to karate by 6:00. I came back to the fields to get HT from practice at 6:30, and my wonderful husband sprinted over to the next practice, where I was again drafted to collect parent info. Keep in mind, the "high" temperature of the day was 48 degrees, and by this point we are well into our cloudy evening at open fields where there is nothing to break the wind. Talk about chilly! HT was pretty frigid by the time we left to get JC from karate, and everyone tumbled into bed later than I would have preferred.
Wednesday I was scheduled to be in a different Kindergarten class. It was a fairly uneventful day, and my wonderful husband had dinner under control for the evening. I spent the evening working on laundry, and it was very nice to have a couple of hours to hang out as a family.
Then along came Thursday. My, oh my...it was something! I should have realized that "something was in the air" when I got to school and was informed by the principal that they didn't have enough subs to cover all of the absent teachers so they would be splitting some classes up among the other classes at those grade levels. Okey dokey, I'm a pretty "go with the flow" kind of sub. As the kids began arriving, I noticed that there were several students I knew in the class who weren't there, and as I began taking attendance, I realized that nine of the 23 students were absent. Other teachers began coming in to report that they had absence levels in the double digits, and the Kindergarten class I had been in the day before had only five of the 21 students present. And things went downhill quickly from there. Kids began vomiting left and right throughout the school building. The office couldn't keep up with the back log of sick kids that needed to go home, and the janitor couldn't keep up with the clean up. During the thirty minute Kindergarten lunch alone, three different children vomited in the lunch room. It was unlike anything I have ever seen before. They were running out of trashcans throughout the building because the liners couldn't be changed fast enough. It was like something out of a movie...if it hadn't been so disgusting it might have been comical. By the end of the day, over 170 students (of about 550) were out with the stomach flu. The health department was called in, and it was determined that we had a norovirus which is highly contagious (that part we had already figured out!). It is most common on cruise ships, but with the hygiene habits of little kids (the primary building is k-3) it's no wonder it spread like wildfire. I had started to feel "iffy" at lunch, and by the middle of the afternoon I was achy from head to toe. Since I knew there were no more subs, I forced myself to get through the day, and then came home and crashed into bed. My fever was near 101 degrees, and I ached so badly I couldn't even sleep. About 5:30 that evening the phone call came that our entire school district would be closed for the next day. Thank goodness! I was in bed all of Thursday evening and all day Friday, but fortunately my wonderful husband was still home on spring break so he was home with the kids on Friday. We are also very grateful that (knock on wood) none of the kids seem to be showing any symptoms at this point. Most churches canceled Sunday School sessions this morning because not only is hygiene and disinfecting important, but frankly, it's equally important to keep people apart and help to stop the spread of the infection that way. I felt much better yesterday and began getting some things done around the house, but I was still not quite myself. Today I feel even better still, and we have a busy week ahead. Although this week certainly proved, you never know what adventure each week will bring!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday morning ramblings
The kids are back at it, but my wonderful husband is home for the week. I'm not currently scheduled at all this week, and although it wouldn't help the paycheck, it would be nice to be able to be off a great deal this week so we can get some things done at home. However, we'll be shopping for a new fridge, washer, dryer, and dishwasher later today so making sure I get a paycheck is a necessity! They are all older appliances and it just seems as though their time is almost up. I'm not sure I'm even close to being prepared for the sticker shock that's going to hit me when I shop.
We are also going to be enjoying a nice lunch out, just the two of us here shortly. It will be the only splurge we make this week, but we are both looking forward to it, and my grandmother sent us a little cash for Easter so we are using that.
We've been enjoying the Reds' season so far. We were able to listen to the first inning on the radio on the way to PA on opening day, and then it was on ESPN so we could catch the last few innings when we got to my in-laws. Saturday evening we were able to get the entire broadcast on the way home, and then yesterday we watched the game at my grandmother's house before we listened to the very exciting 9th in the car on the way home. Awesome game!
We enjoyed our Easter weekend. The kids did an Easter egg hunt and we had a traditional Easter ham before we left PA on Saturday. Yesterday we joined Dad's family at Grandma's, where my uncle had smoked meat since Saturday in preparation. It was delicious! There was another egg hunt, and everyone had fun.
The boys' baseball seasons begin tomorrow with their first practices. JC has opted not to play softball this year and to stick with karate instead. I'll be honest, I have a smidgen of guilt about this. I strongly encouraged her to not play, because I knew who one of the coaches was going to be and there was no way my daughter was going to play for him. NOT A CHANCE! The good news is that she really likes karate, and her instructor has mentioned that she has a natural talent for it. My wonderful husband is coaching HT this year and then he and his asst switched roles for JR's team. The business is about to begin!
Hope everyone had as wonderful an Easter weekend as we did!
We are also going to be enjoying a nice lunch out, just the two of us here shortly. It will be the only splurge we make this week, but we are both looking forward to it, and my grandmother sent us a little cash for Easter so we are using that.
We've been enjoying the Reds' season so far. We were able to listen to the first inning on the radio on the way to PA on opening day, and then it was on ESPN so we could catch the last few innings when we got to my in-laws. Saturday evening we were able to get the entire broadcast on the way home, and then yesterday we watched the game at my grandmother's house before we listened to the very exciting 9th in the car on the way home. Awesome game!
We enjoyed our Easter weekend. The kids did an Easter egg hunt and we had a traditional Easter ham before we left PA on Saturday. Yesterday we joined Dad's family at Grandma's, where my uncle had smoked meat since Saturday in preparation. It was delicious! There was another egg hunt, and everyone had fun.
The boys' baseball seasons begin tomorrow with their first practices. JC has opted not to play softball this year and to stick with karate instead. I'll be honest, I have a smidgen of guilt about this. I strongly encouraged her to not play, because I knew who one of the coaches was going to be and there was no way my daughter was going to play for him. NOT A CHANCE! The good news is that she really likes karate, and her instructor has mentioned that she has a natural talent for it. My wonderful husband is coaching HT this year and then he and his asst switched roles for JR's team. The business is about to begin!
Hope everyone had as wonderful an Easter weekend as we did!
Insomnia
It seems as though I developed a case of insomnia last night. Not that I've ever been a really good sleeper, but last night was really rough. I woke up at 4:15 and was so exhausted I was sure there'd be no problem falling back to sleep quickly. Sadly, it was after 6:30 before I fell asleep again. That, combined with our first day back after a week of no school, is making for a rough morning. The good news is that I'm not working today, so once the kids head off to school I can take a little nap!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Heading to PA
We are heading east shortly. When we originally planned this trip I thought it was perfect because a) it was only two days, and b) it meant getting to be home and with my dad's family for Easter. However, I did NOT take into account that it would be Opening Day for my beloved Cincinnati Reds. This is the third our of the last four years that this has happened. I'm failing in my attempts to instill the fact that Opening Day should be a holiday! Lol! I've recorded the Reds affiliates along the route and hope that we'll at least be able to catch some of the game on the radio, but I'm a little heartbroken I won't get to see any on TV. So glad that baseball season is finally here!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
On break
Everyone in this house is now officially on break. My husband's district is off Friday, but he took a personal day for tomorrow so that we could head to his parents' house a little earlier in the day. We are hoping to leave early afternoon tomorrow, which allows us to get there by dinner as opposed to way past the kids' bedtimes. We are coming back Saturday evening so that we don't have to travel on Sunday. We'll be spending Easter at church and then heading to my grandmother's house to be with my dad's side of the family. Even though we had some packing to do, it was nice to be able to hang out and relax this evening without worrying about what time things were happening. Makes me really look forward to summer!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Multiplying
JR has found a show on animal planet that has H's full attention...a show about collies. HT can't take his eyes off the show, and I'm hearing lots of "aw, how cute" coming from him. It explained how smart the dogs are and even showed how one does math. The owner/breeder said to the dog, "What is 3 times 2?" and the dog barked six times. I said to HT, "Wow, that dog is really smart." And HT responded, "yes, that dog multiplies!" JC (who apparently wasn't paying any attention) said, "of course they multiply. They have babies, and those babies grow up to have babies." Clearly irritated, HT said, "Not that kind of multiplying. They do MATH." JC was astonished, as, to be honest, she can barely handle math herself. Then HT went on to add, "Of course, if they are girls, they do the other kind of multiplying too." I so love being around to hear these conversations!
Monday, April 2, 2012
40!!!
Tomorrow my best friend turns 40, but we celebrated over the weekend. I'm having a little trouble with this age because I had very young parents and I remember coming home from college for my mother's 40th birthday party. I still have a couple of years myself, but the "40 parade" is beginning. There was no way I was going to miss this gathering...absolutely not. The neat thing is that I remember 22 years ago, also on March 31, that many of my friends gathered together for a surprise 18th birthday party for this same friend. This friend is so very dear to me and it means so much to me that we've had so many wonderful years as friends, and that we've shared so much together!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
April Fool's Day
I have never been a big practical jokester, and I don't think pranks at the expense of others is even a little bit cute. As a child (probably about 4 or 5) I remember my father telling me to run in and tell my mom that he had spilled a can of paint (he was painting a hallway at the time). That is literally the extent of any pranks I remember from my childhood. For the next 30 or so years, I pretty much ignored the "holiday". My kids of course, think that today is an absolutely hilarious holiday. They can't wait to "get" each other, and frankly, it's driving me a little crazy.
On the upside, we are getting out of the house shortly. My parents' anniversary was yesterday, and we are headed to their house for dinner and will be joined by my sister. We are so very grateful to be able to share this day with them, and the kids are excited to be able to go up and see them!
On the upside, we are getting out of the house shortly. My parents' anniversary was yesterday, and we are headed to their house for dinner and will be joined by my sister. We are so very grateful to be able to share this day with them, and the kids are excited to be able to go up and see them!
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