Right now, it's 7 a.m. and the dean and One just left for work school. Very special day, One's 16th birthday. Today we will bake a chocolate cake with choc icing and get her presents ready (this year a new book she's been wanting and an itunes card) Next weekend she hopes to have some friends over for a bonfire and smores if the weather permits :-)
This past weekend was very nice, But first I'd like to start with the start of last week. Last Tuesday, I took the boys to Mass. Then realizing they needed a few dress up items each decided to take them to get new clothes yea. But oh we realized we were hungry on way so on a splurge I decided to use a gift card on them, a dinner out with mom :-) as an added bonus, we realized since it was Tuesday, Four ate free. The boys both got chicken strips and I got chicken and noodles, very yummy, unexpected and fun:-)
The past week was spent going through clothes to make sure everybody has good decent Mass clothes. And checking everybody for warm clothes and shoes. We started a new routine which is working very well, of getting everybody up at 8:15 a.m. to go outside and do some chores (walk dog on back line and other outside work) (the kids love it ~ not) until about 10 which gives me time to get some inside work done including make breakfast. It's been great because it gets them all some fresh air and ready for school work. Like I said, they love it.
Back to this weekend, very nice. On Friday, I took Four in for serving practice, but it was stressful for him because he doesn't know anybody. I love our parish for the liturgy but it can be difficult for my very active kids to get to know people, they do that on the sports field for sure. So we "spied" on the serving session and then came home, grabbing a treat on the way. On Saturday, the dean worked a.m. and then grandparents came in for an overnight visit. It was very nice. They took kids to movie while Two went to football party. In afternoon, I hit store again to round out winter Mass clothes shopping. I really did well with Three this time. She is between kids and juniors but I was able to find her a good dress.On Sat. night we watched World Series, Boston versus Philly with a great fire. and then on Sunday, cinnamon rolls and walk out to woods with grandparents. Then Latin Mass with five big kids for their first day of religious ed classes. Five is excited about "saint school.."
Oh yeah and more wood gifted to us, we hope to chop our own wood soon would like to lay a pad in corner for processing it.
This week, One's bday tonight, Halloween on Thursday and All Saints and All Souls day on First Friday and Saturday, another busy week :-), more Christmas planning, get my coupon box up and running again for the drugstore deals
In kitchen, pumpkin bread and more zucchini bread and always cinnamon rolls
On needles, Five's Christmas sweater, another shale scarf
Hope to exercise more. Also need to sign up for Medicaid waiver.
In school starting new history section, starting of our government, westward expansion, should be fun.
Bye for now. Five up :-)))
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