Bored at basketball

Someone was bored while watching his brother play basketball today (Logan's team lost, but they all played really well!!). 👍🏼😊

Thai, it's what's for dinner

When the boys got home from school yesterday I told them they couldn't get too comfy, because we needed to head to Target to shop for birthday presents. I had counted up the birthday parties we have to go to these next couple of weeks - FIVE!!! Crazy right?!? (And that's with us out of town a couple weeks in February too!)

They grumbled at the idea of walking thru a store buying gifts (and none for themselves, such a sad sad life they lead), but were actually pretty good helping pick out gifts for their friends and getting through it. By the end, as the boys sat in the card aisle laughing and sharing birthday cards that they each found and liked, I didn't think I'd be able to drag them out of there! ;-)

It was pretty late and I knew they'd be in sour shape once we got home, if we didn't eat soon. So, I found a cute little Thai restaurant nearby for us to try out. We had a pretty nice dinner and enjoyed the evening together. I haven't posted many pics of the boys recently, so figured I'd share these that we took as we waited for our food. :)

Brrrrr ❄️❄️❄️

In addition to tons of rain, thunder and lightening, the boys and I have had some exciting fun watching HAIL come splattering down all over our backyard.

It also continues to stay quite cold at night, even without the rain. I've had to break up large chunks of ice that form on the top of our pool cover and sweep it off in the mornings!

Luckily, I happen to like umbrellas!

I volunteer every few weeks, to walk the neighborhood 1st graders, from their morning Math Wizards class (which takes place at our community center), to the nearby bus stop after their class is done/before their school begins.

Luckily, I happen to like umbrellas - so I always have plenty to hand out to the kids when I meet them for our walk, which they totally love. :)

These are a few of the pics I took on our walk a couple of weeks ago (it was raining off and on, and then started pouring as we stood waiting for the bus). It's a little hectic keeping track of ~14 (mostly boys who like to run ahead), but for the most part they behave and listen to me (it probably helps that they know I'm one of the moms who means what I say and won't let them get away with any shit). ;-)

Stormy weather!

In addition to caring for sick dogs and sick kids, we've been weathering some pretty crazy storms too!

I had just dropped Callum off at Math Wizards (a class he takes with other neighborhood kids, before school), and thought I'd just run to the local coffee shop quickly and pick up some caffeine, before heading back to Math Wizards (it was my day to walk the kids to the bus stop).

It was cloudy, but dry, when I dropped Callum off... and no more than 5 minutes later, it was pouring like crazy, with thunder and lightening to boot! Because it hadn't been raining, I didn't have an umbrella or anything! So I sat in the car and texted Jon this pic, as I waited for it to subside (it didn't, so I ended up running in and getting soaking wet instead). ;-)

Look who was feeling much better after a day home sick!

Pretty please?

Logan was home sick from school - and I had told him if he stayed home from school he wouldn't be allowed any iPad or video game time. Just rest.

So, while I was on the phone with a contractor, he presented me this note. :)