After all, today

3rd grader!

OOTD: Shorts, t-shirt, hat, & blanket

D: After all today, after all.
D mutters this constantly.

D: Today, I got to go to high school!
Skipping ahead a few years there, kid.

Me: You are full of naughty beans today.
J: I not naughty!  I busy!

D: The ice is too slippery; it makes our heads come off, and that would be bad.
Me: Yes, yes it would.

Me: JJ? Do you remember trick-or-treat? When you knock on the doors, say trick-or-treat, and get candy?
J: Yeah!
Me: After your birthdays, then it will be trick-or-treat time.
D: No, Mom, it needs to get dark and then we can have trick-or-treat today.

(9/8) Work day for Dad and me, and then Dad got the pleasure (ahem) of taking all the kids to orientation night for C's school.  It was a complete cluster with parents milling about, and new drop-off/pick-up procedures to learn, not to mention a new school for us.  C was also signed up for 2nd grade, not 3rd like he should have been.  /headdesk.  But it's all good now, and we're ready to kick off the school year.

School bus was too loud

J: Mama, I need to be quiet!

(9/9)  Got to put my boy on the bus for the first time today.  The bus drove past us and then came around and picked kids up the second time by.  The route sheet has our stop listed twice, so I dunno.  But C was successful getting to and from school, and had a great day to boot.  He really likes his teacher and his bus driver.  I took the littles to their school for set up today.  I mainly got to hang with them since she with the most kids gets to do child care.  They are going to have a great time at preschool.  Just being there brought back fond memories of C's time there. We capped off a fun day with dinner at IHOP tonight.


(9/10) Work day for me and Dad had the kiddos.  C went to school and had another good day.  While he was gone, we got a new dishwasher delivered before the old one rattled its way out to the curb on its own. I finished up the night by hitting the gym and coming back in time to tuck the littles in bed.


(9/11) Work day (from home) for me, school for C, and Dad had the little men.  D still maintains that I can only have "2 works," and then get to be done.  I don't know if that means 2 coffees, or 2 breaks, or what... but yeah.


(9/12) C had hockey tryouts this morning, to which Dad got to take him. The twinsies and I hit the gym, and then came home to watch some engrossing kid TV. After Dad came home, I went out to pick up school supplies for the littles... cuz I'm on top of things like that.  We then had a sitter come over after dinner so Dad & I could go play.

Deedle selfie!

(9/13) C had hockey tryouts again this morning and then we met up with Nanan for breakfast at IHOP. I totally did not realize it was Grandparents' Day ~ glad we got to at least see one out of the bunch!  We were all punchy this afternoon/evening, and I may have counted the minutes until bedtime.


(9/14) Busy week on tap.  Work for me, training for Dad (all week), school for C, and the littles start preschool.  C has hockey tonight too.  Ready squetti go!