What a Week...

OK so it was a great week... Let see Monday I was off from my PT job which I will be off now until June on mondays no sitter , so excited, lets see what did me and the trips do... Got up, did the norm, watch Sesame Street, laundry, get dressed or not, took our nap. Only on Monday I had to take Miss Cassi coo to the Dr's, she has had this terrible diaper rash for awhile now so I just had to take her in. In which the Doc said to put more on the prescription medicine on and she would be fine, if not call him back. I swear once I say I am going to do something like take her in finally and do it, the rash goes away. So many times this happens, when I say something out loud it happens... Anyway 4 days now and no rash, I will knock on wood now. Then it was Library time almost, the appointment was at 10 got out at 10:10 while my Dad stayed in the van with the boys, and then had to drop off my computer to work before Library at 11. So we did a run to work and back just in time for Library. Mondays for us now are new at Library class this season, last season we just did Thursday, now we do both days. Mondays session is a bit different from Thursdays class but equally as fun. We color and do more songs and puppets, then Thursday which is mostly singing and dancing. So from Lib we decide to trek to Middlebury for the livestock auction. Dad wanted to talk to his farmer friend and the kids had to take a nap so it all worked out. We got there, he got boxes of veggies, kids slept, it all worked out smoothly. On the way home we stopped at Lyman Orchards, I had to get some apples, how can you resist during this time of year to stock up on some apples... Got back into town, had lunch at Dad and came home. Joe was here so it was a great afternoon to spend with family. Put kids down for their second nap and spent some quality time with my man. Lets go into Tuesday... Got up same routine, SS, laundry, breakfast, clean up, play time and down for nap. Only on Tues when they go down for a nap its my day to clean... Clean floors, bathroom, bedroom, the good clean well at least 2 hours of uninterrupted time to do housework from the kids. Now on Tuesdays I go in to the office for 2 and my parents watch the trips. Today we go to my Dad's a little earlier and go for an adventure... We walk to the neighbors and pick chestnuts... the trips had a blast. As soon as we got there they figured it out and started collecting them, and let me tell you they are tough on your hands if you get pricked by the outer shell. Only Brody hit one and it was a brief cry then off to get some more for the basket. It worked out well... what a fun trip down the road, I mean I am so happy my kids are getting to do these things that I have to say not to many people out there do. Livestock auctions, Library, picking chestnuts, what fun. Now lets talk about Tuesday night dinners... I will get into my PT job later on. On Tuesdays we have family dinner, now this is something I know families around here just don't do, I am very blessed to come from a family who loves spending time together. Anyway, every Tuesday night (used to be Weds) my parents put out dinner for my family and my brothers and sisters families as well. We all either sit outside on the porch in the summer or in the dinning room in the fall winter. In fact last Tues was our first or second night inside since April or May. Just getting to sit around and have dinner with everyone once a week is such a fantastic time. And the kids love it, they get to hang out with their cousins at least once a week if not 3. Each week there are anywhere from 5 people to 25, its a wonderful experience that i am so grateful the trips will grow up having. We will go into the rest of the week tomorrow, Joe is snoring next to me on the couch, and as I blog Notting Hill is running another tab. Life is great when you take the time to check out all your blessings!!!! Enjoy the night be back soon...