Oh my goodness this has been one busy week. The last part of October is always crazy for us. We have our anniversary, Agnes’ birthday, James’ birthday, school parties, Halloween to celebrate, and James’ store has inventory too. I’m also on day #2 of a nasty migraine, so that isn’t helping things too much. Here’s a recap of what’s been going on around here.

Sunday we celebrated our 12th anniversary! We had a few gifts for each other, and James did really well with mine.

This baby is living in the kitchen, and how I love it so. My hubby’s a good shopper.

Sunday we also celebrated Agnes’ 4th birthday. She was really excited to have a big birthday party, and see all of the family.

It was such a fun day, and I still don’t have the house cleaned up after the birthday bash.

Somewhere in there I got a call from the PTO, and the room mom for Dylan’s class stepped down. I said I didn’t mind helping out, so I had a Halloween Party to plan, and volunteers to round up.

Tuesday was James’ birthday… I didn’t get any pictures, I assure you there was cake.

Thursday was Halloween, and I was up way too early finishing up all of the treats for Dylan’s class. It was raining, so the parade was held indoors, and we had just a bit of time for a quick party.

The kids enjoyed a tasty breakfast, we read a story, and decorated square pumpkin rice krispies treats too. I had lots of parents there to help, and the party went smoothly.

In the afternoon we headed over to Thade’s school for his parade. Again it was rained out, so we were in the gym. Thade didn’t want us tagging along to the party, but that was fine, my head was really starting to hurt.

By the time I picked up the boys, I had a full blown migraine. I grabbed a little rest before James got home. Once he was home, we got the kids ready to go trick-or-treating.

We were out for about an hour, and then we called it an early night. The kids got a ton of candy. and I was too sick to eat any of it.

Today it is Friday… James has inventory at work, so I have no idea when we’ll see him. I hope it goes well though. I’m still feeling under the weather, so Agnes and I are staying close to home. I’ve done a few dishes, and thrown in a load of laundry too. I think today’s goal is just to rest up after the crazy week.

The kids had a day off school, and we were all looking forward to a day off. We ran to the store early in the morning, and the kids spent most of the day playing out in the backyard.

I got all of the groceries put away, and I did a few chores too.

At snack-time we decided to watch a movie, and enjoy a Hobbit feast. The boys wanted to watch An Unexpected Journey, and I thought that sounded like a great plan to me.

We made a large Hobbit feast in the dining room, and everyone made a plate.

The movie was great, and it was nice taking the afternoon off to hang out with the kiddos. I’m looking forward to the next day off of school.

This week I made my “to do” list early on Sunday, and so far I haven’t “to done” too much of it… The weather has turned chilly fast, and I haven’t been feeling like getting up and going.

I kinda resemble our house-cat at the moment. Oh if I could slumber away the cold days just like that big guy.

Tomorrow the boys are out of school, so I am going to try to get the dishes caught up, and ten loads of laundry put away. Maybe I’ll get my energy back next week.