Weekly Wrap Up - Growth and Changes

Most of our weekend plans were cancelled due to another no-show weather event.  So, Saturday after jiu-jitsu we headed to the $3 movies to watch A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.  I was surprised that Lindsey wanted to see this movie so much, since she's never actually seen Mr. Rogers.  But, we went anyway.  We were all surprised with the layout of the movie, but it was really well done.  Tom Hanks was wonderful, as always.

My sister-in-law from Texas sent me this lovely tea-towel for Christmas, since I use this term often.  I've decided to use it as a decoration to keep it from getting ruined.  If you're from the south, you'll know why this makes me laugh.

Sunday was pretty standard with church in the morning, with one child working in children's ministry.  The evening was supposed to be the start up of the Sunday night childcare job at the church they work for.  However, due to a lot of sickness in that church body, they actually cancelled Sunday night, which freed us up.  We made an impromptu trip to see Tom's parents and were back home by 7pm.

Monday was a regular school and laundry day for us.  Lindsey was also babysitting since the public schools were out.  She got up early to work on some subjects before her charge arrived, and the rest of her work was finished either during nap time or in the early evening.  We closely watched the coverage of the Second Amendment Rally in Richmond.  We had several friends who attended and kept us up to speed on things.   I was certainly pleased to see how well it went.

Tuesday was surreal in that Olivia's cap/gown/tassel arrived in the morning mail.  It doesn't seem possible that we're at this point in life, yet here we are.  School ended relatively early and Olivia spent time filling out job applications.   We're also working on designing graduation invitations and her diploma.   I was feeling a bit nostalgic and decided to make meat loaf and homemade yeast rolls for dinner; so very yummy.  Jiu-jitsu rounded out our evening.

Wednesday morning I dropped Lindsey off for a babysitting gig.  She finished two of her subjects before leaving and took the rest with her.  Olivia knocked out her lessons and then headed to the farm to help with a hay delivery.  I signed Olivia up for an on-line drivers safety class (requirement in our state).  Then I ended up having to run to the library to copy documentation and print out an application to be mailed in. I wish websites would tell you these things before you pay so you can go ahead and have it sent in ahead of time.   Church rounded out our evening.

Thursday was pretty low key.  The kids worked on school work while I purged more items from the kitchen and did laundry.  The evening consisted of two hours of jiu-jitsu.  

Friday we were up early to head to the farm.  We're expecting heavy rain and freezing temperatures to move in later today/overnight, so Olivia needs to help get the animals moved and stalls set up for the horses.  After the farm, I dropped Olivia back off at the house to work on her school work while I went grocery shopping.   In the evening, Olivia will be heading out to play volleyball at our church, and Lindsey and I will have a movie night.

In case you missed it, earlier this week I shared about the community college experience we've had at When Your Kid Hates College.  I also shared Monday Momentum - Week 3.  Be sure to check both of those out.

Have a great weekend!