It's been a busy weekend & not just because of it being a holiday. On Friday, we had a very busy day as we started with a playdate in the morning with 2 of our pastor's 3 children at their home. We had a good time and the kids got along very well (they have 3 girls). After dinner, I spent the afternoon cleaning the van & house, & picking pea & berries while Ellie slept. The older 2 got to watch a little TV & then played some with my niece who was around again. Friday evening we all headed to my parent's for a housewarming party. My children were the only ones their age, so they got quickly bored. We let them watch cartoons a little, although I still had to try to keep Ellie entertained, so I didn't really visit with anyone. It was a later night than usual for the kids, adding to their tiredness the next day some.
Saturday was a little rainy and the kids were worried there wouldn't be a parade or inflatables for the July 4 celebration. But, the sun came out intermittantly & things went on as usual. It made the day much more tolerable heat-wise this year. We met my mom at the parade & of course, the kids got plenty of candy. Afterward, we found hot dogs to eat before riding a little kiddie train ride (a lawn mower pulling little trailers) on main street. Afterward, it was time to jump on the inflatables & daddy did come to watch the kids do that. By 2pm, the kids were tired & so we went home rather than go to any other activities. After supper, we waited until 8:30 to start our home fireworks. The kids loved them. We did have one scare, though, when a firework fell over & started shooting out, one shot right past Anna, brushing her face. It amazingly didn't burn her & there's no mark left on her face. God was gracious to us. Once again the kids got to bed late-10:30 pm!!
The kids were all up before 9 am this morning. One morning when we could finally sleep in & leave it up to them not to! They are all fairly short-tempered today & Ellie's already taking a morning nap, which she rarely does. So, her schedule is getting messed up this weekend, but hopefully, it will straighten out soon. Isaac went outside of his own choosing this morning to pick up all the trash from last night's fireworks and did an excellent job. Today, I will be trying to get a few things done. In 2 weeks is the fair & I still don't have all my entries ready. Isaac has a lego entry yet to work on, but his other entries are done, other than mounting his & Anna's paintings to posterboard. He did a scrapbook layout almost completely by himself & did a great job; plus he has a small scrapbook he is taking. He is much further along than I am, so I need to get cracking. I also have to get ready for VBS, which starts tomorrow. I am helping the bigger kid classes so I'll be going all week. Isaac & Anna only go to Wednesday, so they'll have to be in church daycare on Thursday morning & I am sending them to my mom's on Friday, since I will have to stay through dinner. The bigger kids stay longer into the after noon all week, but I elected to just help through noon so my kids didn't have to be in daycare every afternoon. Poor Ellie will have to be in the nursery daycare most of the week, but she'll just have to get used to it. She may give the caretaker's a run for their money!
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