Keeping up with...Family (Weekly Wrap 9/6 - 9/12)

Friday (9/6) We survived the week and even though it was a short week, it felt long!  We did just as much but squeezed it into only 4 days and added a puppy on top of that.  We got up and moving pretty quickly this morning and Adrian helped get the boys ready before heading out for the day.  He is working all day and then heading back to Buckeye Game Fest so we won't see him until tomorrow and I'm on my own with the boys all day.  I got AJ and Daniel on the bus and then got Zak and myself ready for the day.  My friend picked Zak up on her way to school so that I could head into Daniel's school to volunteer at field day.  I manned the frisbee memory station and had a fun hour hanging out with about half the 5th grade.  Daniel was super excited to see me and told me he had an awesome morning at all of the field day stations!

After I finished up at field day, I headed home for a short break and then headed in to sub for the afternoon at West.  I had small groups all afternoon and even though some of the kids were very distracted I had a good afternoon and a lot of fun with them.  When the day was over, Zak and I walked home and we were all ready to start our weekends.  The boys settled in upstairs with video games while I got a few things done and got dinner together.  After dinner I headed out to the Scout committee meeting where we got a ton of great news and a lot of planning for the year done.  After the meeting, I came home and got the boys thru their night routine and down for the night.  Then I finished up a few things around the house and settled in with my snacks to watch this week's "Jersey Shore" before heading to bed.

Saturday (9/7) The day started early for me since I had to get up and teach this morning, although I doubt I could have slept much later since all 3 boys & the puppy were all up already when I got up.  We briefly saw Adrian before he headed to church for the Men's Conference for the day.  When he was on his way, I got ready for Zumba and also headed to the church to teach my class.  It was a small but mighty class today and I'm so glad I got a workout.  After class, I rushed home and picked up Zak to head to the field for his first soccer game.  He played great, even though he is on a bigger field this year.  His team lost in the final seconds of the game, but they all played great and Zak said he loves playing offense & can't wait until practice on Monday!!

After the game, we came home and had lunch together.  Then the boys played video games for a while and I worked around the house.  Adrian got home around 3 and watched the Buckeys win their game against Cincinnati.  The boys took a break mid-afternoon to do some homework and then Daniel and Zak headed to the yard and played in the water for most of the afternoon.  Adrian and I continued to work around the house until we all took a break for pasta for dinner.  After dinner, the boys went back to video games and Adrian and I worked around the house and watched college football.  We let the boys stay up a little later than usual and then got them thru their night routine and down to bed.  When they were in bed, we played our September month of Pandemic Legacy and we won again!!  We're still having a great time playing this game and seeing the story evolve and can't wait to finish up the last 3 months of this season.  After the game, we got our snacks and watched the past two episodes of "Younger" before we headed to bed for the night.

Sunday (9/8) We were up early again today since we had a busy day on tap.  I got up and moving and headed into church to volunteer in childcare for the first service.  We had a great lesson on kindness and I enjoyed my short time with my small group of K & 1st graders.  While I was there, Adrian got everyone ready and brought the boys to church to meet me for second service.  They went to their classes and Adrian and I headed into second service where we heard a great sermon on using the word "no."  After service, we headed home and all had a quick lunch together before we split up again for the afternoon.  I headed back to church to work an event as the front desk representative for the afternoon and Adrian held down the fort at home.

While I was at work, Adrian got thru a ton of stuff around the house with the boys including finishing all of the their homework for the weekend.  He also went to our friends' house to buy their used bunk beds for our boys.  We will set them up next weekend after a thorough cleaning of their room.  The boys helped Adrian out a lot all afternoon, especially with Rocky, and they also played some video games and made some YouTube videos.  Then they all headed out to Martial Arts for their weekly class.  When we all got home, we had dinner together, finished up a few more things and the boys had a little more video game time.  Then we got the boys thru their night routine and down to bed since it's a school night.  Adrian and I watched the NFL kick off games for both the Jets and the Cowboys since we couldn't watch them together this afternoon.  It sucked to see the Jets blow their lead and lose the game, but I'm glad the Cowboys looked good and got their first win!

Monday (9/9) Back to our normal routine today, well sort of.  We got word over the weekend that due to overcrowding, the boys would be on a different bus.  That was good news to us for some reasons but the bad news is that it now picks up at 6:15am.  That is too early for us to get both boys up and ready so I will be driving Daniel to school everyday, and driving AJ whatever days he misses the bus because we do not want to be super stressed out every morning!!  So we got up and moving and got AJ on the bus, Adrian out to work and I drove Daniel to school.  Then I came home and got Zak and myself ready and we headed into school for the day since I was subbing all day.  It felt like a long day before it even got started!!

I had a rough day with my K class, but I survived.  When I got home I was exhausted so I rested for a bit and then got moving to get ready for the night.  Thankfully Zak's coach needed to cancel soccer practice tonight so that made our night a little easier.  I got everyone thru homework and dinner before heading to the church for my Zumba Toning class.  We had a great class & got an awesome workout!  While I was there, Adrian took AJ to his Scouts meeting.  He finished up a few things before Court of Honor next week and also got to taste the popcorn for this year.  When we all got home, we got the boys thru their night routine and down for the night.  Then Adrian and I watched the end of the first Monday Night Football game, it was so exciting!!  We watched a few minutes of the first one as well, but it got so late that we needed to head to bed for the night.  It was an exhausting Monday!!

Tuesday (9/10) Day two of our new routine and we all overslept and AJ missed his bus.  We were all super tired from yesterday though so I understand how it happened.  We got up and moving quickly and Adrian left for work after helping get the kids and the dog settled for the morning.  Then I drove both AJ and Daniel to school and was surprised that doing the two drop offs wasn't really that bad.  It's nice to have that back up if when we miss the bus again.  After drop off, I came home and got myself and Zak ready and then put him on the bus to school.  Then I did a few things around the house before heading out for the day.

My first stop was the salon for a long overdue haircut.  Then I ran two quick errands and then headed to the Y to teach Aqua Zumba and Silver Sneakers.  I had two really fun classes and was worn out by the end of them.  I made a quick trip to Aldi after the Y and then headed home to drop off the groceries.  Then I ran to pick up Zak before taking Rocky to her first vet appointment.  Everything looks good with her, she's nearly doubled in weight since we got her!  We have a few medicines we need to give her over the next few weeks and then we'll go back again in four weeks for her next appointment.

After that, I came home and grabbed a quick dinner, got everyone else thru dinner and homework and headed out one more time for Zak's first Cub Scout meeting of the year.  I am the leader of his Wolf den this year and am so excited to lead with two other amazing parents!  Today was mostly taking care of some logistics, so I talked with the parents while the other two went outside and played games with the Scouts.  It was a fun and productive meeting!  When we finally got home, it was time for the boys' night routine and bedtime.  After we got the boys down to bed, Adrian and I did a few things around the house and then watched an episode of "This is Us" before heading to bed for the night.

Wednesday (9/11) Today we did much better getting up and moving on time.  Adrian helped AJ get up and ready and on the bus.  Daniel and I got ready and left together because I was subbing in his school for the day today.  Adrian went in to work later, after my friend picked Zak up to take him to school.  I had a great day subbing as one of Daniel's teachers, he has a great class this year.  Fifth grade was kind of a nice change of pace from the younger kids, I may try to sub over there more often this year.  When school was over, he and I headed home and it felt like we had a ton of time because we were both home earlier than we usually are!

When the other boys got home, we took a short break and then got ready for our night activities.  I got the boys thru homework and dinner and then got Zak ready for soccer.  I headed out with him and dropped him off at practice before heading to run a few quick errands.  Then I came back to pick him up and we headed home.  We were surprised when we got home to find Adrian home since his Bible study cancelled tonight.  He and I got a few things done and then got the boys thru their night routine and down for the night.  Then we watched another episode of "This is Us" and headed to bed as well.

Thursday (9/12) We overslept again so AJ missed the bus again.  He joked that we are at a 50% success rate so far on this new schedule, ha!  Adrian got himself ready and took care of Rocky while I helped AJ and Daniel get ready.  Adrian left for work and soon after I left to drop off AJ and Daniel at school.  Then I came home and got Zak and myself ready for the day.  We headed into school together because I was subbing for the day.  They didn't need me in the class they thought they did so I ended up working at the fun run with the kids for the day!  I marked how many laps each kid did on their shirt for all 5 grades in the school.  It was fun, but also very hot out there!

After school, we headed home and I enjoyed relaxing in the air conditioning for a while before getting ready for the night.  I got the boys thru their homework and made dinner for myself and Adrian.  Then I headed out to the church to teach my Zumba class.  We had a great time and got a great workout!  While I was there, Adrian took care of dinner for the boys and got them started on their night routine.  When we got them down for the night, I was exhausted but we managed to watch one more episode of "This is Us" before I crashed for the night!