2017–week 47

monday: repeated bridge kickovers to loosen up the shoulders.

tuesday: she has to stand on this board to stretch her heel cord, so decided to kill two birds with one stone and practice her flute while she was at it.

wednesday: must be the holiday season if chex mix is in the oven!

also wednesday: this is where he was planning to sleep. he was convinced that sleeping in the box was going to be amazing. he lasted 5 minutes before he decided he was uncomfortable and bailed to the couch.

thursday: happy thanksgiving! the selfie stick - dinner table shot is becoming a holiday tradition.

an 8x10 insert of extra thanksgiving pics.

friday: eggnog in my milk box! and spent the long weekend plowing through christmas puzzles. by sunday, i had completed 3 of them!

 

also friday: commencing the annual headache of attempting to find any of our 4 million strings of lights that work. even the ones we just bought last year only partially worked. so, in an effort to not spend a million dollars to throw lights in the trash every year, we went to mcclendon’s on a recommendation and got cut-to-length cord and screw in c9 LED bulbs. we spent a fortune and got enough for the first floor roof line this year. we’ll get some for the top of the house next year. opted for red, white, and green lights and I LOVE THEM!! screwing in all the bulbs went surprisingly fast! and now we are hoping they last forever.saturday: first Grinch viewing of the season, complete with his stuffed Max.

2017–week 46

sunday: cats are weird.

monday: ah yes, it’s time for our yearly fence-blowing-over wind storm. these sections have been barely hanging on for at least a year now.

tuesday: “uh, mom? i think bonez is going to steal your spot!” yup. stolen. and not really sorry, either.

friday: torture conditioning, courtesy of coach anne.

also friday: “micah and i are thinking about making a blizzard run.” “gymnastics is almost over. we’ll meet you there.”

saturday: in the process of fixing the fence, dave also found it necessary to fix the electrical line to the shed. because he hit it with the shovel.also saturday: shane, looking sharp in dress blues, ready for the marine corps birthday ball. 

2017–week 45

lookatme! all on top of things! actually posting this on the following monday, and NOT backdating the post so it looks like i posted it on the following monday! LOL.

sunday: woke up to more snow. dumping snow all morning. sticking to the roads when we had to leave for church. that part is not my favorite. as soon as it’s on the road my preferred method of travel is on foot or by sled. but we made it safely.

also sunday: picture day at the gym. this year’s xcel silver team.

monday: when you do laundry for a family, you know that you sometimes will open the washer or dryer to find something odd. hopefully it wasn’t something that got ruined or ruined your clothes… this one is a first for me. obviously, this was shane’s load. yes, it was open in the dryer. and no, as far as i know, his clothes aren’t full of slashes and holes…

wednesday: still a teensy bit of snow hanging around.

thursday: veteran’s day assembly at the high school. JROTC was doing color guard, which shane is a member of. he had the US flag. wish my seat and the lighting was better, but this is what i got.

friday: day off of school! assorted projects going on. lots of knitting and catching up on project life for me, working on comics for micah, and layla, after a trip to ben franklin for drawing supplies, worked on some sketches. shane, of course, was out and about, and dave was at work.

one of layla’s sketches, and an opportune pose from toby.

2017–week…? i have no friggin’ idea because i’m so behind!

sunday: comfort dogs cubby and ruthie came to church! everyone was so excited to meet them and learn about their ministry.

monday: layla, heading to jazz band at dark o’clock in the morning with her flute and saxophone.

also monday: i finally got some triple A batteries for the remote, so everyone was excited to try out micah’s new drone.

tuesday: gorgeous sunset when leaving the gym after practice.

also tuesday: halloween 2017. shane is MIA since he went to bailey’s (and didn’t dress up anyway). layla decided to reprise the “mexican banana” and micah is a red ninja. our neighborhood group of trick or treaters. and the traditional candy sort/swap.

wednesday: all. the. time. with the nail polish with this one right now.

friday: SNOW!!!! it freaking snowed on november 3rd!!!! bonez was beside himself with excitement. as was micah. before school and then after school was the annual search for snowpants that fit.

also friday: practicing for team pictures on sunday.

also also friday: comp leos are here!!! so pretty!