"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana"
Well, the first week of pre-k is in the books, the second week of second grade has come and gone, and I am starting to get a feel for the fact that I may not have quite as much time on my hands as I thought...or...I have just filled this week with too many things to do so I forget how lonely it is all day long.
I worked til almost 11pm on Wednesday night for the consignment sale, and by the time I got home I was hurting everywhere! Whew! I forgot what 4 hours on my feet felt like! There was so much stuff being delivered it was crazy! I met a lot of nice people though and had fun even if it was mind and body draining. Then I went back in and worked 8-12 on Thursday and by then I was wiped....I was injured and just done. I came home and laid on the couch and watched a movie and ate a delicious stuffed baked potato and enjoyed just resting for a few before getting the kids....then I got to go back and shop Thursday night at 5:30! I was excited as always and got a ton of stuff for the kids for winter/fall and I am actually almost done with both now, minus some heavy jackets, and some long john type shirts for Christopher that he wears under his short sleeve ones. We lucked out because Brian had found what he thought was a dollar in a parking lot earlier in the day and stuck it in his pocket....when he got home and gave it to me it was 100.00!!!!! That pretty much covered all the stuff for the kids at the sale and was a huge break for us and I couldn't have been more thankful for the good luck we had in finding it. (and no, it wasn't the kind of place you could find the owner of it so we kept it)
Then I was back to work at the sale on Friday from 8 to 11 even though I didn't really want to be since I was sick and sore already....but I worked my day shift, bought a cute bow for Laci, and headed home. I stopped at a few yard sales on the way home and picked up an awesome little gadget for 3 bucks and that was that.
2 weeks into school and I am sick though....yep...already. Me, and both kids. Sniffing, sneezing, coughing, hacking, sore throats, achy bones and joints and just feel nasty. I am really honestly surprised we got sick this soon into the school year, but oh well. We will somehow work though it and be done and hopefully catch a sickness break now for a while.
The school week itself has gone a lot better than expected as of Monday though! I did the "kid bowling" in the morning with laci, imagine the whole stance you take when you throw a bowling ball....yep...that whole step forward and with one arm kinda push the object forward and turn around afraid to look...yep...that was me...and it WORKED!! The last 3 days of the week have been a breeze dropping her off! Now I know I am jinxing myself saying all this, but I was really floored how quickly she seemed to adjust after the horrific screeching fit she pulled on Tuesday! LOL! Lets hope come Monday its back to easy bowling moves and one happy mama! Christopher has been doing great and even though he isn't switching classes yet, he is still doing wonderful and seems excited for the year. He is making friends good and seems to have a good grasp on everything. He had a ridiculous amount of homework this week and somehow managed to get it all done and as far as I know he did pretty good on a spelling test we studied all week for. (although I am almost sure he missed "lettuce" and "engine") He seems to really be doing great already and as always I am more than proud of him! We have started going to McDonald's on Friday after school and having an ice cream while the kids run through the playground thing for an hour and a half. The kids both seem to really like the tradition already so I am sure we will continue it...even if we change it up a little as the cooler weather comes and switch to an ice cream to go and a trip to a big park instead. God I can't even believe I give myself the opportunity to think of cooler weather! Gah!
This week in all has left me searching for where my "free time" went. I haven't had my phone on me hardly at all, and when I do its dead by 9am. I have been trying to charge it all day to get to all my missed calls and messages and I feel terrible I missed so much in the world while trying to learn what normal is now and work all my volunteer time! I am hoping that this next week will give me the time for myself I so desperately want now. I need to start working out on Monday and I am hoping to lose another 10 pounds by our vacation next month to Daytona! Fingers crossed in my head!
Today has been a day of errand running and has left me very worn out. I am thinking its another early bedtime for me and the family. My throat hurts pretty bad at this point and my head is following it. Thinking I may have more to type, but will wait til tomorrow morning and coffee to get there! Have a happy night!
Mommy P
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