Monthly Archives: March 2013

Mar 29

The Week Has Gotten Away From Me

This has been one of those weeks. In the beginning of the week we celebrated Dylan’s birthday, and the following day he was home sick from school. Wednesday I was catching up on the laundry, and Thursday I finally caught up on the dishes from the weekend.

Last night I woke up in the middle of the night, and realized just how far behind I was. Easter is in a few days. and I haven’t even gotten started hard boiling eggs, or prepping dishes for the family. Oh goodness, just where did the week go?

Hope you are having a happy and productive Friday. I had better get back to it, and fast.

 

Mar 25

Nine Weeks Till Summer

The kiddos are back to school today, and the day started off early. Since we had a few snow days this year, we have school days to make up. They decided to add fifteen minutes to each school day too off-set the lost days. The school days now start ten minutes earlier, and end five minutes later. I’m alright with the later afternoons, but getting up and around earlier is a bit challenging. It’s only for nine weeks though…

We still have a lot of snow and ice too, so it really doesn’t seem like Spring. Agnes and I got out this morning, and we went to two stores, so the house is stocked up again. It was a long morning, but the house is nice and quiet this afternoon.

Today marks just nine weeks until the start of Summer break. Thade can’t wait for Summer to start. Dylan isn’t too sure, he really loves kindergarten, and he doesn’t want the school year to be over just yet. I’m not quite ready for Summer break just yet, but it would be nice to sleep in again.

 

 

Mar 23

Indoor Friday

Well Friday was cold, really cold. The kids were a little bummed that we were not able to go to the park. I asked the kids what their favorite activity of the week was, and they all agreed… Making homemade ice cream was the winner. I decided that we should make one more batch, and use up our little bits of ingredients.

We worked up a recipe for Vanilla Ice Cream, and it was simple and delicious.

The kids had to try it before it went into the freezer.

We had the ice cream for dessert, and it was extra tasty on top of chocolate cake.

I also got a super cool surprise. James took me yarn shopping in the afternoon. I got a few pretty colors to start an afghan for Agnes.

I’m set for the weekend. Two more days before the kiddos are back to school, and I think that they all actually want to go. The boys miss their friends, and Agnes misses her quiet times. The house will be extra quiet next week, but it has been a lot of fun having all of my kids home and running around the house.

 

 

Mar 22

Spring Cleaning: The Kids Aren’t Happy About It

Yesterday the weather was cold, snowy, and windy. We were stuck indoors anyway, so it was time to clean out the kids closets and dressers. Nobody really wanted to do this chore, but it needed to be done.

I worked with the kiddos one at a time, and they tried on every piece of clothing that they owned. It took a bit of time, but we got the job done.

We even cleaned out five bags of outgrown clothing to be donated. Dylan was really excited about it.

I did a few Spring Cleaning tasks around the house. I deep cleaned the dish drainer, and garbage disposal. I still have a lot of Spring cleaning to do, but I think the tasks will have to wait until next week.

Today was going to be “Pick a Park and go”, but it is freezing. It is only 36F out, so I don’t think a day at the park sounds like a good idea. Instead of the outdoor adventure, we are making another batch of homemade ice cream. The kids finished off the mint chocolate chip last night, and I think I’ve got enough supplies left to make a small batch of Vanilla. We made a chocolate cake yesterday, and some homemade vanilla ice cream would be fantastic to top it off.

The kiddos are going a bit stir crazy this afternoon. This has been a funny Spring Break. We have been at home, and keeping warm. I really hope the Spring weather gets here soon. We need to get back outdoors. The kids will be back to school on Monday, and maybe then I’ll get caught back up.