700!

Wow, this is my 700th post!  Apparently I flatter myself into thinking I have things to write that people want to read about!  Seriously though, I do hope that everyone enjoys my stories about the kids, and I appreciate having a place to vent when that is needed as well.  My big 'ole 700th post will simply be about life and what we've been up to lately!

On Friday evening, the JR and JC were able to attend a Dayton Dragons game as a reward for the year of service in Safety Patrol.  The Dragons lost, but you'd never be able to tell it by how excited JC was when she got home!  I was concerned because she doesn't have a lot of friends, and I was afraid she wasn't really going to have anyone with whom to hang out.  She's definitely my girl though, and I'm finding that she prefers hanging out with friends that are boys rather than girls, and the boys are willing to let her.  She loved every minute, and I'm pretty sure that when she fell asleep that evening she was still talking about it.  JR enjoyed it too, but it was his third year, and Heaven forbid he get excited about anything, especially if his sister is excited about it.

Late Friday evening we received a call that the opening day baseball games on Saturday were being canceled, but that the parade was still on.  Some might think this is absolutely absurd, but I long ago learned that this board is going to work on getting the parade in no matter what.  In that regard it was a relief that they went ahead and got it in Saturday morning.  It was also the fastest parade I've ever seen as every truck/float drove by at breakneck speed!  Since the games were canceled, we drove up to my parents who were having a garage sale.  An aunt and both grandmothers were there to help, and I was very glad to hear that it was a very successful day for them.  They were exhausted at the end, but they were very pleased they were able to get rid of so many things.

Saturday evening found us at the First Communion party for the daughter of my best friend.  It was such a fun evening.  My friend's family was in town, and I hadn't been able to see them in years.  Most of them hadn't met our children, and it was wonderful to be able to catch up with them.  We hung out and visited, and the kids ended up with another late evening.

Yesterday morning was the wrap up for Sunday School at church.  There is always a year end picnic that is thrown as well.  I enjoy it, but since I'm not currently crazy about attending church, it seemed hypocritical to show up for just the picnic.  The kids had another "full of fun" afternoon, and they were pretty wiped out by this evening.  Early bedtimes all the way around!

HT woke up this morning not feeling well at all.  I'd had a miserable cold last weekend, and since I wasn't scheduled today I decided to let him stay home.  If he felt anything at all like I had, there was no reason for him to suffer, and since this is the only day this week I'm not scheduled, I decided that to keep him so him while it was convenient, instead of having to deal with it being inconvenient later in the week.  His cough is better this evening, and we've been using the nebulizer because I can tell it's causing his asthma to flair.  It also works out well because this is the only evening all week that no baseball games are scheduled.

And that brings us current...and ready for another crazy week!