DAY 5 and ALIVE! Groceries and a *hopefully* relaxing afternoon

Woo Hoo! Friday is here.  The kids all slept until 7 this morning, which was nice.  If it weren’t for Janna being up half a dozen times during the night, I might just have felt rested when I got up at 6.  Sometimes I wonder if she has weird half-awake dreams like I do.  Last night she sounded SO scared and was YELLING! And as soon as I’d go in, she was fine. I’d tuck her in, and she’d ask for her blankies right up around her neck, and then be fine. Back to sleep she’d go.

This morning I let the kids pick what they wanted for breakfast.  Usually I make them some sort of TRIO which involves a protein, a grain, and some fruit.  Today, they wanted EVERYTHING!  Why not...it’s Friday.  They each ate everything off their plate, and then Jesse had a second bowl of cereal and Janna had a half a cup of blueberries as well.

After getting everything cleaned up and Robyn back down for a nap, we took it easy this morning doing some crafts (beading necklaces and bracelets) and playing hide and seek.

Here we have Janna finding Jesse behind a chair AND curtain.  Jesse was not too happy about it, and told us he just wanted to play hide and seek by himself?! I'm not really sure how that works...

WE also read for half an hour out of one of Jesse’s favorite preschool home-schooling books.  We FINISHED his last readings on Tuesday from the library of books we started back in February.  Aside from one or 2 stories, I enjoyed all of them tremendously!  In fact, several of the other books we own outside of his curriculum books, I find unenjoyable now in comparison.  I think for the summer I’ll pack away all the books aside from the sonlight ones, and we’ll just read those all summer long.  They are a collection of just very well written, smart, diverse books.  Great reads!  I think I enjoy them just as much as the kids do.  This is a pic of package we ordered. 

After our reading, we had one of Dave’s students offer to watch the kids for a few hours.  She has babysat a few times for us, and graduating this year, wanted another chance to hang out with them before she leaves for university in August.  I took the opportunity to get my groceries.  I found myself feeling a bit giddy in the stores, but missing having somebody to talk to.  Usually Jesse and I talk away as we get groceries, or I am talking AT Janna as she insists on wanting everything she sees.  Without anyone to talk to, I said lots of hellos to other shoppers, and made small talk around the produce section gathering fruits and veggies.  Some people think you’re crazy if you do this, and will sort of go the opposite direction as you part ways.  Today I was wearing a BRIGHT neon new summer top, short shorts, had my hair in a big messy bun plunk in the middle of my head, and was chewing bubble gum sort of obnoxiously.  I felt like a teen right out of the 80’s! It was awesome.  I was having my own 80’s party.  Nobody would look me in the eyes close enough to see the wrinkles, or long enough to spot a few gray hairs...

I got home, and had to deal with the dreaded post-shop hour.  It involves hungry and whining kids and a crying baby, and mommy desperately trying to get groceries away, and lunch made while desperately having to pee- AND being equally hungry and ready for a nap!  Today some apples distracted for maybe 5 minutes, and I got MOST of my stuff in the fridge.

We made it through the weekly ordeal and the kids are now down for a nap.  I got 3 of the 5 things DONE on my extras to do- list this week, but will save the rest for next week.  I am going to take the rest of nap time to actually rest today.   Once the kids are up, I rented a movie while out, and so we’ll watch that and indulge in some popcorn and snuggles before supper, baths, and bed.  I feel pretty wound up, and want to try and chill out a bit before Dave gets home!

Dave’s course ended early, and so he and Paul (a friend he traveled down with) left today at 1!  Dave seems to think he won’t be back until AFTER I go to bed.  But, he should miss all of the TO traffic, and arrive way before then, I think.  My guess is that he’ll be here between 7 and 8.  WE shall see.

Today I took pictures of everyone being EXCITED for Daddy to come home

Show your excitement that daddy is on his way home Jes!

Dada's coming home Jan. Can you give me an excited face?

                        

Can you be EXCITED Janna????

                         

No no no...not tired, EXCITED JANNA!!! 

Give me an excited face!

THERE YA GO!!!

Robyn- are you excited?

And Jesse took this picture! Momma is the MOST excited.

                         

Thank you one and all for reading this week.  This is ACTUALLY going to be my summer sign off, and you can follow our adventures at Dave’s blog http://apartment1004.blogspot.ca  TGIF  I’m out!