Today has been the first day back to the usual routine. James is back to work, and Thade is back at school (although he really didn’t want to go). This morning it was just me and the little ones at home. It was nice though, I had a lot to catch up on around the house. We had an errand to run this morning, and then I set in on getting the laundry done.

I’m finally starting to feel a lot better too. My bites have healed, and the nausea was finished once the antibiotics were too. Now if I could get the kids to sleep through the night, I would be all set.

The Thanksgiving break was really nice… I gave the kids the week off from school @ home, and I tried to spend more time enjoying the little moment and not stressing out over all the little things. It was nice to take a little break. By Saturday the kiddos were pretty bored though. I’m already looking at the calendar and thinking about December… James is taking more time off work, and the kids have a lot of time off from school. The weather is already turning cold, and I need to get creative with what we can do without leaving the house, and without driving each other insane too. I’ve started collecting items for (a secret) bored bin for the kiddos on snowy days, I would love to get back to crafting, but time just doesn’t allow for it right now… I have a few weeks though to get some ideas together.

With the cool weather I also want to get the house stocked up for Winter. I didn’t get to go to Aldi in November, so a trip is a necessity in December. The snow can hit any moment here, and I don’t want to be unprepared like I was last year.

I also need to clear out some more clutter. The boys room is packed full, Agnes’ closet and toy chest is too. Christmas is on the horizon, and I need to get the clutter under control before the presents arrive.

So I’m off for the afternoon, time to get back to it…