everything seemed to fall into place and we have begun our new routine. the week was a pretty busy one! i feel like i got to really get to know my minivan and truly indulge in the minivan mom experience (that one was for you susan!!!). part of the commitment you make as a union academy family is that you drop off and pick up your kids, there is no busing. so i spent a lot of the week in car pool lines and lanes! it really isn't that bad - i will be able to catch up on some reading!!! so each morning begins with taking josh to school and each afternoon ends with picking josh up from school and this week we took one of our friends home as well. in addition to that here is what else we did...
on monday, not only was it joshua's first day of school, we went to target and had a lunch/play date at the new mcdonald's at blakeney. by the way, that is a great place to take kids for a lunch/play date. it is very well air conditioned, which was great for us and especially my very pregnant friend, tracy! the kids played while we were able to chat and catch up. her son, ethan (2) is a pro at the play place there, they visit it often. i was so glad that they introduced us to it!! we had a great time.
on tuesday we had jordyn's birthday party. which you can read about and see pics of on another post. tuesday night our church began it's " vbs on steroids times 100" called summer blast for first grade through fifth grade. even though it was the first week of school for josh we really wanted him to go. we didn't want him to miss the biggest children's event of the summer!!! so i not only drove him to the event but we picked up his buddy, elijah, so he could come and take part in the fun too! i was totally impressed and amazed by what they had going on there. it made me want to stay. jamil was volunteering there and i had the little ones so back home we went.
on wednesday, my friend susan came over right after we dropped off our kids at school
so that jordyn and her daughter, madison could have a day together before madison starts kindergarten "full time" next week. we ended up taking the girls and jesiah and davis to the mall. the main attraction was build a bear. the kids made bears and puppies and had a great time. we did a few errands at the mall and then had lunch. then we headed to school to pick up josh and sidney. after the car pool deal, we went to pick up elijah so he could spend the afternoon with us before going to summer blast.
on thursday, amy and will came over in the morning and i ran off to get my haircut at emmy's salon and spa (new salon that i had to try b/c my friend christy isn't cutting hair anymore b/c she is prego with baby #3 and is ready to be a sahm!). i saw a stylist named kim. i really liked her and so far i have liked my cut. i chopped off all of the length and back to my classic bob!! which i love - short and easy. on my way home i picked up lunch and the kids played while we ate and talked!!! then off to do car pool and shortly after we went to pick up elijah and went to summer blast. it was the last night - it was a fabulous event. they had a great time! so did jamil (i will explain in another post!!!)
today (friday) after taking josh to school we came home and stayed home!! i did a few things around the house that had been neglected most of the week. i have come down with a nasty cold and wasn't feeling great so i ended up taking a nap with the kids. i woke up from my nap with the phone ringing ~ a little blessing from God. the first call was from my friend christy, telling me that i didn't need to pick up her son from school and then the second call was from jamil telling me he was on his way home (very early) and could pick up josh for me! so i had the afternoon off!!! and i have spent it typing this post!!!
i hope to spend the weekend resting and getting over this cold as well as having some family time. although, thinking it through i think the resting thing won't be as easy to come by, since i have a list of projects and we have 2 birthday parties tomorrow as well as friend's coming into town to stay with my parents. yeah, resting is out of the question.... oh well, when you are a busy mom of three that is hard to come by!!!
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