Hello Monday

It’s Monday and I’m here for it!

I absolutely loved last week and how slow and relaxed it was.  We started reading The Hobbit with Henry and Eliza, I started reading The Little Princess with Eliza, we played hours of Catan and Jane is enjoying swimming in the lake with a life jacket, of course, and with a noodle – all good things!

I’ve started a major declutter mission in our home and I’m all about getting rid of all the things and being able to have the time and space to spend more time on myself, as well as my family.  It’s been feeling great to free space from our home and from my head!

Lots of good things happening here…

Monday

Monday was Jon 42nd Birthday!  He had to work all day, but the kids and I made sure to have dessert on hand and we gifted him with an electric tea kettle that he had mentioned wanting after our house rental up north had one.  It was a great day with lots of good fun!

Photography credit and cake decorating go to the kids!  😉

Later in the night, there was an awesome storm.  Nothing too scary, but enough of a storm to make it exciting and to leave us this gorgeous sunset and lightning rainbow in our backyard!

Jon had also moved Nubs over the weekend.  When Nubs passed I asked for him to be buried down by one of our trees by the lake.  Well, a week went by and we knew he was too close to the property line (we live very close to our neighbors on the lake) AND it just didn’t feel right.  After much thought, we decided to move him up against the house.  Jon did it for me.  He talked to him and got to see his back paw.  I stayed away as not to see and Jon said he kept him covered in my robe.  I feel so much better having him closer to the house and being about to visit him without the entire neighborhood watching.  It was really sad, of course, but I’m so much happier with where his is now.  I eventually cleaned up his little stone and made it look nicer.  

Tuesday

On Tuesday, Henry and Eliza had dentist appointments.  I dropped them off (Jon was there, which means I can just drop them off – so nice) and then ran to return a few items to the grocery store, then I ran back home to grab our debit card so that I could go to the ATM for some cash and picked up the kids nice and on time.

We then headed to pick up a bunch of Matilda Jane from a girl who used to sell it and was cleaning out her daughter’s closet – this is what the cash was for!  I have a few items with the tags still on them, too.  I love Matilda Jane.  Eliza used to wear it all the time, so it makes my heart happy to see Jane wearing more of it, as well.

One of Janie’s new dresses…

Wednesday

On Wednesday we went to our first Meet up and Learn/Read Up for our schools.  Each kiddo needs to be reading and doing math for 100 minutes each.  The kids absolutely loved this program last year and so far this yeah, it’s going well, too.  Henry is just a little bummed that he doesn’t get a little toy, along with a a new book since he technically qualifies as a 6th grader, but he’s still going strong with wanting to participate, so that’s good.  🙂

I also stopped by Home Depot – I’m in the mood for projects and I FINALLY feel like I have to energy to work on new ideas!  The kids were growing restless with the amount of time we spent inside Home Depot – LOL!

Thursday

On Thursday we headed to a new program – Little Explorers Nature Co.  It’s a new program in town and I’m so grateful for having signed up!  Jane loves being outside and she loves meeting new little friends!  She’s such a bubbly and loving spirit.  We donned our Matilda Jane to our first class and had the best time.  Henry and Eliza loved it, too – even though they’re not technically signed up for the class.

Lots of pictures in 3…2…1…