April Showers

All is quiet.... the littles are still in bed & I'm working downstairs

Me: *achoo*
D: BLESS YOU, MOM!

Me: Good morning!
J: I SAID NO!

Me: Good morning!

D: It hurts!

So the 8 year old decided he wants to start wearing deodorant. And in 8 year old fashion, he ran around asking if his brothers wanted to smell his armpits.
C: Do you want to smell my upgraded smell?

Me: You told Dad you were gonna do your chores first thing without complaining.

C: No, I never agreed to that!

C: I was thinking we should try out a new recipe: homemade calamari! 

Me: Uhm, I think we need a deep fryer for that.
C: Does that cost very much?
Me: A bit. I also think it takes up a lot of room, so I think we'll stick with ordering it at a restaurant.


(4/22) Work day from home for me, and Dad had the boys.  We had an inspection done early today on a potential house.  It passed with flying colors.  Huzzah!  We're not posting anything official until all parties have signed off, but things are looking promising!   

(4/23) Dad and I spent most of today grumping at each other.  I had forgotten we were supposed to go to Snohomish on the Rocks this afternoon until shortly before the grandparents were due to arrive.  I cleaned up real quick, and when I turned on the vacuum, it spun really loud, and the belt snapped.  So much for cleaning!  Granddad and Grandma collected the kiddos and took them to the beach while we headed off to the distillery event.  After a few drinks, Dad and I started talking to each other again and had a really pleasant afternoon, capped off with milkshakes from EJ Burger.  

(4/24) We spent a lazy morning at home, but by lunch time, the kids were driving me bonkers!  I hauled them to the gym and met Sarah for some quality treadmill time.  

(4/25) Work and school day.  Dad has been dealing with some really gnarly vertigo from a medication off of which he's transferring. I met him at hockey so he could go home and sleep.  The littles are doing AWESOME!  J skated almost the whole time, and started to figure it out.  D told me today he doesn't like hockey because he's not good at it. I hear that, but the only way to get better is to practice.  They did much better when I went upstairs and watched them from above.  In other news, it's official!  We're going to be moving in June!  We're so excited!

(4/26) Work and school day for us all.  The boys got to go tour the house after Dad got off work.  They were very excited about the crystals out back (there's some aquarium glass in the rocks outside).  Nanan joined them for the tour, and then took C out shopping so they could have some time together.  

(4/27) Thank goodness I stayed home today.  We had a company out to pressure wash the driveway and our house to get it all cleaned up.  They used a spigot out back that we haven't ever used because it doesn't have a handle to turn. Turns out that pipe had broken during a freeze at one point, so half the water came pouring inside our basement through the wall. FUN! Dad ended up coming home early to help deal with the mess, and we found a plumber that could come right out and take care of it.  I went through all the towels in the house before switching to the shop vac to finish the job.  Once we got the water cleaned up, I took the twins to their school for their conference.  They're doing so awesome this year! Tonight was the membership meeting for the school, so I ended up back at the school. Today was not my favorite.  Not by a long shot.

(4/28) Work day for me, school for C, and Dad had the little boys.  I forgot some paperwork at home, so Dad brought it to me and took us all out to lunch. C had hockey practice this evening, and I stayed home with the littles. This week has been exhausting, and I was glad for some down time. 

Back of J's family

(4/29) Work day from home for me, school for C, and Dad was off with the littles.  They braved Home Depot and picked up paint for the new house.  The boys all picked out vibrant colors for their new rooms.  And though I don't love the painting process, I know it'll look great when we're done!

(4/30) Went to Zumba this morning, and then walked with Sarah out to the new house, and checked out the trails behind.  Then we headed over to where Sarah will hopefully be living to scope it out as well.  Beautiful day!   I did a bunch of yard work this afternoon and tamed the ivy again.  I'm looking forward to not having to deal with ivy at our new place!


(5/1) Lazy Sunday. The boys and I hung out in our jammies most of the morning, and then they played on their bikes while I did some yard work and cleaned the garage.  Dad took C to a stick & puck session after work, and the littles and I stayed home for baths and an earlyish bedtime.   

Back off, Monday!  I have coffee!

(5/2) Happy Monday! Work, school, and hockey today. Busy-busy!