Monday (12/7) Back to our normal routine today, but only two weeks until winter break! Adrian got AJ up and started on school then took care of Rocky and headed upstairs to work. It's going to be a long and busy week for him so we are going to need some team work to survive! I got Daniel and Zak up and ready and started on school for the day too. The boys did a great job of staying focused on all of their Zoom calls and independant school work today, no complaining and they needed very little help from me. I spent the day working around the house and trying to get some online Christmas shopping done.
I got home just in time to feed everyone a quick dinner and then head back out with AJ to his weekly Scout meeting. In an ironic twist, his troop was learning about lashings tonight so AJ got to put some of his knowledge to use. I dropped him off there and ran to Target to do some more Christmas shopping then went back to pick him up. When we got home, Adrian was still at work so I took Rocky on a quick walk while the boys did some clean up around the house. Then we took a few minutes to learn about Pearl Harbor Day before watching "Frosty the Snowman" together while enjoying Christmas tree snack cakes that our elf for us. Adrian came down during that and we opened our Advent bottle of wine and then got the kids to bed and the kitchen cleaned up together. Then we watched two episodes of "Schitt's Creek" before we headed to bed too.
Tuesday (12/8) We got up and moving on time again today. Adrian got AJ up and started on school, took care of Rocky and then headed upstairs to work. Zak was up super early again, so he got some extra TV time this morning while Daniel and I got ready and got his school day started. The boys did a great job of staying focused on their school work today, especially Zak. He finally seems to be understanding that if he just sits and does a good job on his work, he can have the rest of the day to do what he would like to do. He was very responsible today to get all of his work done and even finished his art project that is due later this week.
When they were done with school, we did a few STEM experiments for the Scout program we are doing right now. They especially enjoyed the color explosions one! When we finished the experiments, the boys had some free time while I ran out to quickly do some grocery shopping. Then I got home and made tacos for everyone for dinner. Zak and I then had our first Zoom meeting for Scouts for the year since we weren't able to meet in person this week. I had fun leading the few Scouts that attending in some jokes and fun to work towards their laughter belt loop.
Thankfully Adrian finished earlier than planned again so he was downstairs when our meeting was over. We took Rocky for a walk and then cleaned up from dinner together. Then the boys came down and we got ready for family movie night. We ate the Christmas tree brownies that our elf brought for Brownie Day while watching the first Christmas Chronicles movie. We all wanted a refresher before we watch the second one, hopefully later this week. When the movie was over, we got the boys to bed and then watched the end of the Cowboys game while finishing up our Advent bottle of wine before heading to bed.
Wednesday (12/9) We got to sleep in a little today and we had a very slow start to our day. We all got up and moving and waited for Patrick, McKenzie and Hailey to be dropped off. When they got here, everyone started their school work for the day so they were done quicker. The younger kids had their morning Zoom and everyone finished all of their independant work for the day. They also worked together to build a fort in our loft for the Scout program we are doing. And Zak, McKenzie and Hailey built catapults to launch snowballs (cotton balls). It was a full day that was mostly smooth despite a few breakdowns. When they finished with school, they all had free time to play together. They played video games, developed animation shorts for their YouTube channel and played outside on the swings and the trampoline. I was able to get a ton of stuff done around the house in between making sure they got everything done and stayed safe.
When the kids were picked up, Melissa also dropped off our meals from school for the week so I put those away and then got dinner together. Then I headed out to work at the church for an hour while Adrian worked late at home. When I got home, I took Rocky on a quick walk and got AJ set up for his Scout merit badge Zoom counseling session. Tonight he earned his "Citizenship in the Nation" merit badge which he has been working very hard on the past month! Since Adrian was still working, the boys and I watched the premier of "The Great Christmas Light Fight" before they headed to bed. Adrian finished up right before they headed up to bed so we opened our Advent bottle of wine, watched an episode of "Supermarket Sweep" and then also headed to bed. It was a long day, but also a productive one!
Thursday (12/10) We got up and moving a little better today after a good night of sleep for all of us. Adrian got AJ up and ready for school and then dropped Rocky off at daycare before heading upstairs to work for the day. I got Daniel and Zak up and ready and we waited for Hailey and Cameron to be dropped off. They all worked hard on their schoolwork and stayed focused on their Zoom calls. They broke up the day with playing outside on the trampoline and playing with cars in the house. It was a long day for us today since we had Zoom calls until 3:00, but everyone did great with staying quiet and busy until we were all done. Then they were given free time to play video games together until the parents came to pick them up for the day.
When the other kids left, I worked with the boys on a few of our extra things. We watched a video about the Nobel Prize and learned about how it is awarded. We also learned about what the dogs and mushers eat while they are on the trail during the Iditarod. Both of the activities were very educational! When we were done with that, the boys had some free time while I finished up a few things around the house then went to pick up Rocky and pizza for dinner. After a quick dinner, I headed out to help with wreath pick up for Zak's Scout pack for about an hour. While there I picked up all of the awards Zak has earned since the Scout year started this summer. When I got home, Adrian and I took Rocky for a short walk and then we watched "The Great Christmas Light Fight" with the boys while starting our Advent bottle of wine. After we put them to bed, we watched two episodes of "Schitt's Creek" and enjoyed just turning our brains off for a little a bit before we headed to bed.
Friday (12/11) We got up and moving today but just barely in time to start our day. Adrian got AJ up and started in school, took care of Rocky and then headed upstairs to work. I got Daniel and Zak ready and waited for Cameron and Hailey to be dropped off. They all got started on schoolwork and worked hard all day to stay focused during their Zoom calls and finish all of their schoolwork. They mostly played outside on their breaks because it was gorgeous outside today! While they worked, I helped them out and worked around the house. They worked hard until about 3:00 and then they were done for the week. They played video games together until the parents came to pick up the other kids.
After some free time for the boys, we called them down for a quick dinner. We had bagels for dinner since it's bagel day and they didn't have them for breakfast this morning. After dinner, AJ and Daniel got set up for Dungeons and Dragons with Cameron and Kyle. Zak and I headed upstairs to stay out of their way. They had a great time playing today, there was a lot of laughter and fun heard during their game time! They played about 2 hours and then the parents came to pick them up. Our boys headed upstairs for some video game time and Adrian and I took Rocky on a nice long walk. Then we opened our Advent bottle of wine and binge watched a few episodes of "Schitt's Creek." We put the boys to bed around 11, moved the elf and headed to bed ourselves. It was a long week!
Saturday (12/12) We got a great night of sleep and slept in a little this morning before most of us had to get up and moving. Adrian got himself and Zak ready and they headed out to Zak's weekly bowling league. Zak bowled great today, getting a ton of spares and his highest score to date in this league. He is having a great time bowling and is learning how to bowl well without the bumpers. While they were there, I headed out to help the other Scout leaders hand out wreaths and belt loops to our Scouts and then I ran a few errands which pretty much finished my Christmas shopping.
When I got home, Adrian was working so I got a few things done around the house and then helped the boys decorate this year's gingerbread house. We bought a pre-made one this year and it was so much easier than previous years!! We had fun decorating it and Adrian finished work around the same time we finished decorating. We spent the rest of the day playing games, video games for the boys and board games for the adults. We played our last month of Pandemic Legacy Season 2 twice since we lost the first one. We finally won the second one and did pretty well for the season. We think this season was just OK, we definitely preferred the first season, this one felt almost impossible at times. We also played Five Tribes (I won), Llamas United with the boys (Zak won) and Viticulture (We tied, but then I won on the tie breaker). We broke up the games by walking Rocky and watching "Schitt's Creek." We all stayed up until after midnight and had a fantastic day!!
Sunday (12/13) We all slept in today because we all needed the rest. We had a slow start to the day with coffee and bagels and then started working around the house. Today was our work day so we really buckled down and focused on what we needed to get done. The boys finished their homework and their weekend chores and also did a few of the requirements for the Scout adventure we've been working on. They went on a hike around the neighborhood with Rocky and Adrian using their compass and we also watched the webinar of the Iditarod musher who is also an Eagle Scout. It was really interesting to learn about his experiences!!
Adrian and I also got a ton of stuff done around the house. We finished all of our Christmas shopping, organized what we have in the basement and made a plan to do everything that we still want to do before Christmas. We also got a lot of cleaning, organizing and prep work done for the week ahead. It's going to be a busy week, Adrian will be working a lot of hours and I'm actually subbing two mornings this week at the preschool. I'm a little overwhelmed by it all but I feel ready to head into the week! The day passed quickly and in between all of our work, we watched our football teams lose and saw a few other great games. After a late dinner, we watched "Charlie Brown Christmas" with the boys and then got them down for the night. Then Adrian and I watched two more episodes of "Schitt's Creek" before we also headed to bed for the night.
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