Life has been such a whirlwind lately, there hasn’t been time to update this blog, as much as I would love to.
I went out of town for a week with work last week, and had my kids in the care of my dad and step-mom. My step-sister also stepped in as a major help, and life saver, really. I know that I am lucky to have such great support. It’s hard to imagine what life would be like without it.
Overall, I would say things went well, with a few issues, but who doesn’t have issues, right? With having to care for 4 kids (mine), plus my niece, it does make for some chaos.
I came back to some of that as well. Laundry piles, kids with attitudes, whining, fighting, disobeying, all in one evening, as I returned. wow! I was so sad. I was really hoping to have a lovely evening, relaxing and enjoying their company. It was such a hard evening, that I made them all go to bed early. boo!!
Things did improve throughout the weekend, as we all settled back into our routine, and had a nice weekend together, after the initial “wow” moments.
Updates on things.
Austin will be going to a different school, to have more one-on-one attention from staff, which I do believe he will thrive in that type of environment. It’s just another thing in the day. Another school to drop a child off to, pick up from, new people, new everything. It’s only supposed to be a temporary arrangement, but let’s hope he does really well, likes the kids, the staff, and complies with the expectations and rules.
We are back on electronics, however, more limited, more chores are expected to be done prior to the privileges. So far, it’s going well.
Allie got accepted into Duke University for the Duke Tip Summer program. She will be studying The study of Epidemiology. hmmm. such a smart girl.. right?
This weekend, the girls, April, and I are going to attend the musical, Newsies at the Rogers Little Theater. It’s going to be Autumn’s first musical, and April’s favorite! So, Christmas gift will be redeemed for all of us together. Should be fun!
Austin has some Cub Scout events to attend this weekend, and we’re gearing up for his 9th Birthday Party Celebration on Sunday. We will have it at our house, and he’s invited some kids from his class. All boys. He designed his own invitation, a remarkable drawing of an airplane. I scanned it, resized it, and put the invite info on one side, and glued the picture to the other side. Turned out really neat! We’re going to make and design his cake together. He wants a Tesla Cyber Truck cake. No bakery around here will do it. We will be doing this on our own.. wish us luck! lol
All in a Day 