Where does it go?

I really don't know where the time goes...it seems like I just posted but it's actually been almost an entire week! Our weekend was really busy. I took the younger two on Saturday to a family birthday party, then we spent the late afternoon and evening shopping. JR and his dad went to the UD season opener (great game!) and then to JR's first ever indoor soccer game. He loved it! He played goalie, and although he gave up a goal, it was only 1 of the 4 scored by the other team. I spent Sunday at the outlets with some friends, and the rest of the time has been spent doing our normal everyday lives. But I'm very grateful for our normal everyday lives!

Addiction

I'm addicted, and I'm a little embarrassed to admit it...I can't stop eating the kids' Halloween candy! There is just way too much yummy chocolate in this house, and I'm in this house so many hours a day, and well, it just seems to happen. Fortunately, the kids don't seem to mind sharing! In fact the oldest seems to prefer the sugary hard candy anyway.

I've also become addicted to Longaberger baskets. I started buying them about two years ago and have absolutely fallen in love with them. A friend and I take turns "hosting" basket parties, and keep ordering off of each other. I find they can have very practical uses, and since I'm a practical person it just feeds the addiction! And since they are made in Ohio, I even tell myself that I'm helping my economy! Yikes, justification at its best!

Weekend over

It was a fun weekend, but it went way too quickly. We enjoyed our extra guests on Saturday, and the kids had lots of fun at their many activities yesterday. Selfishly, I'm looking forward to getting through the next two weeks. We have two full weeks of school, and this weekend has some commitments I'm not terribly excited about. But after we get through the next 12 days, it's the OSU/Michigan game! It's my favorite football game of the entire year and kind of like a holiday in my house. That's leads us right into Thanksgiving week, and the beginning of the holiday season. Looking forward to it!

TGIF!

After spending the majority of last week in bed, this week feels like it's taken forever! We really didn't even have anything major going on, it was just that I had to function all week. The good news is that everyone stayed healthy this week (knock on wood) and everyone has behaved very well this week (knock on wood again). Even our daughter's teacher commented to me yesterday when I ran into her that she seems back to her old self again. I'm not sure what "flipped the switch" but I'll take the good days while they last!

Our weekend is pretty packed full with soccer practice, a birthday party, a soccer award party, and a night out tomorrow evening with friends for Mom & Dad. We are also supposed to help a friend tomorrow and have her little ones (ages 5 & 4) here for most of the day. Looking forward to lots of fun!

Quiet and peaceful

We had a very quiet and peaceful evening around here last night. My youngest went to bed at 6 due to his behavior, and since it didn't take him long to fall asleep I'm sure that was much needed! JC earned her DS back after several good days of behavior...much appreciated after the last couple of weeks. Since she hadn't had it in about a month she was thrilled, and quietly played! JR had quite a bit of homework, and then was content to read a book for a little bit before bed. I almost didn't know what to do with all of the quiet! It's hard to believe how quickly they are growing up.

Really back in the swing

Okay, now I really feel like I'm back in the swing of things. For the past two days, my husband's car has been in the shop. One of the advantages of where we live is that the kids walk to and from school, so being without a vehicle is not a problem, just inconvenient. However, since I was pretty much sick all of last week, I really felt trapped being without my van for the last two days. It felt so good to actually be able to go to the grocery this morning, and this afternoon I'll be hitting other stores. I'm an early Christmas shopper and like to have as much knocked out in November as I possibly can. Happy bargain hunting to everyone!

Starting anew

I kind of feel like today is a fresh start. It's a really gorgeous day outside, and I actually feel mostly healthy! It's also the start of another month, and things just feel good. Some days, that is half the battle!

JR's soccer team lost their tournament game on Saturday. It wasn't terribly surprising since they were playing a team that was undefeated. His indoor season begins this Saturday. This will be a new experience for him this year, and he's really looking forward to it. The boys were able to sign up as a team, and one of the boys' uncle will be doing the coaching. It's mostly his SAY team, with a few other boys from the other SAY team in town. I think it should be a lot of fun for them.

JC's behavior took another tumble last week, and the principal of her school is understandably losing his patience. Today we had a long talk, and I'm hoping and praying that maybe somewhere in that conversation was a break through. She initiated the conversation and was hurt by something that happened at school. As much as it broke my heart to see her hurt, if it could serve a purpose to help her, I'm grateful.

Lots and lots of candy arrived in this house from trick-or-treating. The kids all had a great time!