The boys were up early, and ready for school. They really enjoyed their first day back at school . There are a lot of new changes this year, but I think they will be great. Thade was happy to catch up with his friends, and he was happy to be busy with schoolwork again. Dylan loves his teacher, and he was so happy to see his best friend again. The poor little guy crashed out during the Packers game last night, right at 7:00 p.m. I carried him up during half-time. All of the kids were early to bed, and then early to rise again this morning.

Yesterday we ended up babysitting for the afternoon. I got to watch an adorable little two and a half year old, and Agnes was happy to have a new friend over to play for the day. The girls played, ran, screamed, and giggled all over the house. We also baked some cookie bars together, and our little guest couldn’t wait to ride along for the afternoon school pick-up. Both of the boys were a little shocked to see two little gals when we went to pick them up. They were a little relieved when I said that I was just babysitting for the day. I think they thought that they got a new sister as soon as they were out of the house.

It was a long day, but pretty fun. Agnes got to be the big kid. Dylan read a cute book to the girls, and he was very patient with the little ladies. I had forgotten just how busy two and a half year olds can be, I was exhausted by the end of the day.

Today it is just the Miss and I at home. The weather is rainy and cool. I’ve been catching up on housework, laundry, and working on my second handmade Christmas gift. It is so close to being complete! I have started a third, but I need to get some more yarn in the proper shades of grey.

The long weekend is almost here. Hope you have a fantastic one.