A Little Bit of Everything

Today Kyle had his friend Brandon over. His Mom was working, so he came over about 9am. Well, my day had begun much earlier than that... I have not been sleeping a lot lately, don't really know why... but I was up about 4:15 this morning. So, Jim and I talked while he was getting ready for work (he had to leave extra early today), then I wrapped the kids gifts. I know I said I was going to do it last night, but Beth couldn't fall asleep (hmmmm). When she finally fell asleep at midnight, I was just about to start on the gifts when I heard Jim come home. So, I thought it was probably not the best time to start wrapping. Anyway, after I wrapped the gifts this morning , I got the load of clothes from late last night (had to do something while I was waiting!) into the dryer, then I cleaned the shower. Shortly after my shower is when Brandon came over. From that point until almost noon, the kids played very nicely with Legos. I talked to Jayne, did more laundry, and got some treat bags ready for tonight to take to church. We ordered pizza for lunch... cuz we could and watched a movie called Air Buddies. It was good, but it is amazing how much "religious" stuff is in movies that is just not what I want the kids to see. Fortunately, they only did something twice and very briefly. After lunch the kids played Legos again and "army". They were so good all day long, I didn't feel like I was watching anyone! I worked on my planner for when we go back to our bookwork; it is finished however, I will have to order some books, but I don't want to do that right away. I cleaned up the house a bit and started to get ready for church. I made cupcakes (late last night) and we celebrated a birthday in our class tonight. One of the girls is turning 12 on Saturday. It was a full day, but honestly, it was a much needed break from my regular routine.

By the way, my Mom and her husband arrived saftely tonight. Thank you for your prayers.