A glimpse into what it is like to live in our home just this moment.
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| photo cred: Becky C |
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| Hug machine money raised! Way to go Violet & Ella! |
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| photo cred: Mrs. Roman |
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| photo cred: uchie |
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| selfie cred: Gemmi |
Intentional Outdoor Hours: 69+ hours (of 1000)
Mowing! Weirdly happy to get on the tractor for the first time this season. The kids and I are very attuned to the smell of cut grass. Randomly while driving someone will shout out, "SMELL THE GRASS!" while we all take exaggerated inhalations.
Reading The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough and Lost Man's Lane by Scott Carson
Listening to Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Reluctantly grateful for living in PA's winter. No one complains and whines about it as much as me...I literally regularly ask, "Why do we live here?" when it is March and still snowing and freezing. But honestly, this week is why. Because only when we are finally out of the snowing and blowing and the blooming trees are gorgeous, and the grass is long enough to be mowed for the first time, and the breeze has the warmness of spring, do I realize there is so much darn natural beauty and I have been starved enough for it that I can actually appreciate it. Reddy and Livy had their hands out the windows in the car shouting, "This is my dream life!!!" and yes, gosh. it is.
Both vehicles went in to have the winter tires switched out and get a little tune up. It is always a little hectic trying to juggle when the cars are at the shop. Grey hates to drive Lucille the Studermobile (the 12 passenger van) to school and he absolutely never thinks it's funny and B and I tell him that Lucille will be his car when he gets his driver's license. It is endlessly funny to us though.
Big week for Violet as she was captain for the reading competition (they did not place this time but still had fun), she also was part of the school news announcements (her and her friend Jayce have such a blast being goofballs on there), and she and her friend Ella raised enough money through a dress down fundraiser at school for a hug machine for the special needs classroom!! This girl is insatiable in life and I both love and fear that as her mom. On Saturday, we attended the PA Maple Festival to see Violet's quilt on display in the quilt competition! She earned second place in the children's division! We walked around the Maple Festival with Kuma, Kitty, and Bryan and got to try Spotza.
God Bless GameChanger. honestly. I can't be in more than one place at once (um, hello inventors - how have we not figured this out yet for moms?!) but I can stay up to date with three of my kids' games at one time in spring sports season and I am so grateful for that! I was cracking up this week when I got three separate requests in gamechanger to approve the 'aunties and uncles' of Grey who were all local friends. Each separately mentioned to me that when they went to sign up to follow our Varsity team, they searched the list of players and thought, "Oh, I can be an aunt/uncle of Grey!" Hhaha, YES!! I will always joyfully accept encouragers as our sports family! And lots of fans are following our Varsity baseball team as the boys continue to go undefeated!
Burst of panic when after five days from the surgery, Nova started to act very lethargic and stopped eating. Of course the internet made it worse by suggesting maybe he was on the brink of death. Brandon took Nova in to be checked out on Thursday and they determined that he was dehydrated and gave him Subcutaneous fluids and he was back to zooming around and eating again in 24 hours.
Rusty took his baby book in for show & tell so the night before I spent some time adding new photos and details into his book to get it fully up to date. Updating the kids' baby books is a task on my 100 small things list this year - so I was happy and glad to do it. Such a squeeze to my heart though to look back through the book and all those photos of my Rustman. my Mr. Handsome; then and still.
Signed off on the state testing exemption for the kiddos at school.
Fishbrains. These boys in my house. All they can think about is fishing - especially the youngest boy Reddy who is absolutely obsessed with fishing. Reddy begged enough on Sunday, much to Grey's joy, to get some time in the creek at the girls' soccer games (God bless my husband who packs all the fishing gear up!) Saturday was an all day fishing tournament at Wilmore which Brandon, Grey, the Conn twins, and Pappy all headed over at 5a to get started. Reddy got to go over at lunchtime to hang out at the creek too (the only thing he could think about all morning!)
Time with family and friends: Reddy got some time in the dugout with Pappy when he was volunteered by me (oops!) to help out at the game. Reddy was so excited though and said, "I'm going to tell all my buddies,' you see that old man? that's my Pappy!" Hahhha, the sweetest! Rusty went to his friend Brody's birthday party at Slinky's Action zone. Rusty and Violet both took the bus to Abba and Chum's house on Monday and then Chum got them to and from their practices that night while Brandon and I were both tied up in other things (thank you!!) Violet got a sleepover at Uchie's house and Gemma got the afternoon with Abba and Chum and went out to dinner with them and had Peyton over for a playday on Saturday (they made brownies!). Grey had a double sleepover at our house with Bryce and Reed (all the kids thrilled because they are truly bonus big bros to all of them) for two nights in a row for the fishing tourney.
Teaching and watching Ferdinand in my elementary school classes. We are reviewing all the Spanish words that are in the movie (even though it is in English - we still get lots of Spanish words, and not that you're listening for them it's like your in on the jokes! They have been having fun listening for them and shouting them out when they hear them). Spanish Expo took their map test at the end of the geography lessons this week. Spanish 1 closed out their location preposition phrase week and worked on their photo assignments. Spanish 2 finished Robo en la Noche and took their final book test.
Sporting with one 6U AYSO practice for Olive and Coach Momma. Reddy had two baseball games, and Rusty had two baseball practices. Violet had one Sparks soccer practice, two 12U AYSO practices, and one Sparks soccer game. Gemma had three softball practices, two softball games, and one Gators soccer game. Grey had two baseball practices, two baseball games, and attended the school board meeting and delivered a speech at the podium to support his friend and teammate Eddie in our football co-op. Brandon also attended the school board meeting for the co-op and gave a speech at the podium - thank you to Becky C who sent pictures, videos, and messages to keep me posted on the meeting while I was at Reddy's baseball game (grateful for and love you!) I got Grey's baseball fundraiser turned in, washed a million uniforms, added money to the kids' venmo cards for post-game food, and braided lots of hair for game days.
Making meatloaf with roasted potatoes and carrots, copycat Olive Garden chicken pasta, sheet pan chicken fajitas, sloppy joes and shells & cheese, chicken/ biscuit/ veggie casserole, smash burgers with roasted potato fries, and take out pizza. For dessert, I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
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