Monday (10/12) We were sort of back to our normal routine today. The boys all had school, but Adrian was off from work. We still had to get up early for school and we were dragging since we stayed up late last night. Adrian got AJ up and started and then got Rocky thru her morning routine. I got Daniel up and started on his day and got started on mine as well. Daniel and Zak started a different schedule today since their schools are back to hybrid learning starting today. They still have the same amount of Zooms, but some of them are moved around a bit. And they have a little more work to do on their own starting today. I got them thru most of their day and work before Adrian and I headed out for our traditional Columbus Day date day.
After dinner and our game, it was already time to start our night routine. We watched the last two episodes of "Cobra Kai" with the boys before getting them to bed. That was such a great show, I'm so glad we decided to watch it together! The boys are loving it and we are all anxiously waiting for season 3. After we got them to bed, we watched one episode of "Schitt's Creek" before we also headed to bed. Zak was having a hard time sleeping after the day, so he slept in bed with me tonight. Hoping we can get some sleep!!
Tuesday (10/13) As I suspected, I got a horrible night of sleep with Zak in there with me. We got up and moving on time this morning, but just barely and I was really dragging. Adrian got AJ up and started on school and then took Rocky on her morning walk before heading to work in our room for the day. I got Daniel and Zak up and ready for their days. They again did a great job of staying focused and getting all of their schoolwork done during the day. AJ and Zak both had their virtual speech therapy today and both worked hard as always. The day passed quickly with them doing schoolwork and me doing housework.
When they were all done with school, Zak and I did one of his Scout requirements for this month. He had to follow a recipe and make something for his family. We made my mom's infamous crumb cake so we can enjoy it tomorrow for national dessert day! When he was done, I gave him some free time and I got dinner together for everyone. After dinner, AJ, Zak and I headed to AJ's Scout meeting. The older Scouts taught Zak's den about knife safety, types of knives and how to whittle things out of soap. Everyone did a great job! Zak carved a house out of his bar of soap and some of the other Scouts had some interesting carvings. When we got home from the meeting, we got settled to have family movie night. Unfortunately AJ's pick of X2 would not play on our DVD player so we had to watch two episodes of "Series of Unfortunate Events" instead. When we were done watching, we got the boys to bed, watched one episode of "Schitt's Creek" and also headed to bed.
Wednesday (10/14) We got to sleep in a little today since the older boys don't have any Zoom calls today. I got Daniel and Zak up and moving since they both have friends coming over today and Zak has an early Zoom call. Adrian got Rocky up and thru her morning stuff and then he headed upstairs to work for the day. AJ slept in a bit, but once the other kids started arriving, it was pretty loud so it was hard for him to sleep. Today we had 3 extra kids over, Daniel's friend Patrick, his sister McKenzie and Zak's friend Hailey. They all did a great job of getting all of their work done this morning, in between games on our trampoline. Rocky loved having all of the extra kids here to play with!
The day passed quickly with everyone finishing up their schoolwork, playing on the trampoline, playing with our magic tracks & bunchems and eventually playing video games together. I kept the chaos to a minimum, made everyone chicken nuggets for lunch, and tried to get some work done around the house in between taking care of everyone. It was a harder day than normal for me, but I really loved having a house full of kids! They had fun and their laughter made it all worth it. The moms picked the kids up around 4 and Melissa dropped off our free breakfasts & lunches for the week. I ran out to run a few errands since I am limited as to when I can do that now, then came home and got dinner together.
After dinner, Adrian headed upstairs to his Zoom Bible study and the boys headed upstairs to play video games. I organized all of our food from the school and cleaned up the kitchen after a very busy day in there! When everyone came down, the boys did some clean up while Adrian and I walked the dog. Then we came home and enjoyed our homemade crumble cake for National Dessert Day while watching "Press Your Luck" with the boys. After they went to bed, Adrian and I watched two episodes of "Schitt's Creek" and then also headed to bed. It was a very full and fun day!!
Thursday (10/15) We were up and moving on time again today for school. Adrian got AJ up and started in school and then got Rocky thru her morning routine. I got Daniel up and ready for school and Zak got up soon after that. We were down a student today for school because Cameron didn't come over since his brothers aren't feeling well and we're all being super careful right now. We kept Rocky home from daycare today so she can go tomorrow instead. Hailey came over around 8 and played with Zak until it was time for their class Zoom. All four kids did a great job of attending all of their Zoom calls, staying on track for their school work and playing together nicely in between. There was a lot of trampoline time, as well as some marble track and magic track.
When they were done with school, they decided to play video games for a little bit until Hailey was picked up. Then I started to get dinner together so I was ready to head out to the church for my Zumba class tonight. We had a great class and I had two new people today. We all had fun dancing together and got a great workout!! When I got home, we finished cleaning up from dinner and then watched an episode of "I Love Lucy" together since that was today's holiday. We watched the chocolate factory one and the boys thought it was very funny, but very outdated. We also finished up the new season of "Muppets Now" before putting them down for the night. Then Adrian and I got snacks and watched two episodes of "Schitt's Creek" before we also headed to bed for the night. It's been an exhausting week!!
Friday (10/16) We have survived another week and we are just barely holding on. We were up on time but it was a struggle for sure. Adrian got AJ up and started on school then dropped Rocky off at daycare before heading upstairs to work. I got Daniel and Zak up and ready before the other kids were dropped off for the day. Cameron didn't come again so we only had Hailey for the day. The four kids did a great job of attending all of their Zoom classes, finishing their schoolwork and playing together. There was a ton of trampoline time, as well as Jenga and dominoes this morning before school.
The highlight of the school day was when Kona Ice came to our house during lunchtime. I decided to treat everyone to Kona for being amazing students and working really hard. They were all surprised when the truck pulled up to our house and excited to have a fun treat for the afternoon. After their schoolwork was finished, they all played together until Hailey was picked up. Then the boys played video games while I ran out to pick up a few things from Giant Eagle and got dinner ready. We had an early dinner since we had more friends coming over to play tonight.
After dinner, AJ, Daniel and 3 friends started on a new adventure playing Dungeons and Dragons together. Adrian is their Dungeon Master for now and all 6 of them loved playing!! They played for about 2 hours and had a great time, there was lots of laughter and imagination coming from the table while they played. When they were done, most of the kids headed home but Braven stayed to hang out with AJ for a bit. While they were playing video games, Adrian and I played another game of "Suburbia" and he won again. After Braven went home, the boys had a little more video game time while Adrian and I watched two episodes of "Schitt's Creek." Then we all headed to bed since we have a busy day on tap tomorrow!
Saturday (10/17) Some of us were up early ready to start our day. I got up and got ready and headed to teach my Zumba class at the church. I had a small group so I actually recorded a new class to put online on Zumba's Studio platform. It was a harder workout than we are used to, and it was even shorter than a normal class! After class, me and 3 girlfriends headed downtown to grab coffee together. We went to Cup O' Joe which was just OK. But our time together was great, lots of good conversation and laughs! While I was doing that, Adrian took Zak bowling for the week. He continued to improve, bowling a 43, 47 and 50 this week. AJ and Daniel eventually woke up and got ready while the rest of us were out for the morning.
When we all got home, we celebrated National Pasta Day for lunch because Daniel is sleeping over at a friend's house tonight. We all enjoyed cavatelli for lunch and then played our board game of the week, Horrified. We had a great time playing and just barely won on the medium level of play! After the game, we dropped Daniel off at Ethan's house and then worked for a little bit around the house. Then the rest of us had dinner and headed to Delaware for the Scouts event "Monster Mash." We did their scary hike in the woods, did a maze and played mini golf there. It was a very long wait to get in which was a little annoying, but once we were in, it was so much fun!
We had planned to get ice cream up in Delaware after the Monster Mash, but that took so much longer than we thought it would so we opted to just head home. The boys wanted some video game time and we knew we needed to get home to Rocky too. When we got home, we took her on a nice long walk and then got her dinner. Then Adrian and I played "Roll for the Galaxy" and played a super tight game. We tied when it was over, and then found out that I won on the tie breaker. After that, we got some snacks and watched two episodes of "Schitt's Creek" before heading to bed at midnight with the boys. We were all exhausted after a full day.
Sunday (10/18) We all slept in a little today and then got up and moving. We had planned to head out east to Young's Dairy, but the weather did not look good so we decided to change our plan and stay local. We had a big breakfast and packed up the car then went to pick Daniel up from Ethan's house. He had a great time over there, I'm thankful he is still able to see his friends even though they aren't in school together. Then we headed to Van Buren Acres for some fall fun. It rained on and off, but we still had a fantastic time! We saw pig races, completed their PacMan themed corn maze, played games, raced ducks and jumped on the giant pillows. We cut our day a little shorter than we would have liked since it was cold and rainy, but we had a blast there and will definitely be back next year.
After warming up a bit, we checked out a new ice cream place for us, Hayman's Dairy Bar in Hebron. It was all really good, Daniel especially enjoyed his twist cone. We enjoyed our ice cream while driving home and chatting about how much fun we had. When we got home, we took care of Rocky and then got started on our weekend chores. The boys finished their homework and helped clean the house before heading upstairs for video games. Adrian and I spent the rest of the day watching football (stupid Jets!) and cleaning the house to get ready for another busy week. The day passed quickly and before long it was time for a quick dinner and then our evening activities. We watched an episode of "Series of Unfortunate Events" before getting the boys to bed for the night. Then Adrian and I watched the new "Supermarket Sweep" which we enjoyed! I was much better and the questions on this one than the old ones! It was a great weekend and a fantastic end to a pretty great week.
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