This week was actually pretty packed!
Monday we got up and found the naughty leprechaun had destroyed our house again. I had totally forgotten about him until we woke up to his chaos! The kids always love to find his messes. The kids dressed in their St. Patrick’s day shirts and headed to school. There was a chance of sleet and we didn’t know what the day would hold. Before lunch time Drew came out of the hospital to sleet. It came down quick and started sticking quickly. He stopped by the school to see if they had heard anything about school getting out and they had not. He decided to go eat lunch nearby and see what happened with the weather and if school would get called. Around lunch it was still coming down so he decided to just go ahead and get them from school. He didn’t want to drive all the way home and then have to turn around and drive back to get them. He was in the office checking them out when the call came through that they were letting out early. Thankfully he stuck around! When I got home from work in the afternoon it was a mixture of rain, sleet, and freezing rain.
And so school was cancelled on Tuesday. agagaga!! We are up to June 17th now! I had appointments all day long and I never encountered any ice – but I guess it was somewhere for them to call school off. Drew ended up taking the kids out in the afternoon to Adventure Landing for a little afternoon fun. Randomly Drew and the kids and I all ended up at the same place around 4:30pm. Lindy had an ENT appointment and I had an appointment there for work. Lindy had a good appointment. He cleaned wax out of her ear and he said she does have a little fluid. She is trying to get over a cold so that’s not surprising. I think her hearing isn’t as good right now either. It’s not infected which is good and she does always seem to clear it by herself. We ended the evening at the Cracker Barrel which was yummy.
Wednesday the kids were back to school but they actually got out early again – this time for a dentist appointment. They both had good check ups – no cavities – but they both have their spots that they need to clean better. Will needs to get his back teeth and Lindy needs to get the back of her front teeth. Will’s mouth was sore from all the pulling she did on his cheeks to clean back there!
That night for dinner we met up with my parents, Amy, and nieces at Bonefish Grill. It’s a favorite spot of Amy’s and my parents had not experienced Bang Bang Shrimp. It was a yummy dinner followed by Krispy Kremes for dessert. It was almost followed by Jamie puking because I was so full.
Thursday and Friday were normal days except that I picked the kids up Friday after school and they hung with me at work for a bit. Drew met us at work and then we headed to my parents’ to see my sister and nieces one more time before they left. A definite perk to my parents moving to NC is that I hopefully get to see my sister and nieces more! I normally only see them twice a year. This year it will definitely be three times – and I hope more!! I love my nieces to pieces!! We ate dinner and then the kids played Legos while we watched basketball. We left a little before 10pm and the kids were out quickly in the car. Amy and the girls left on a 7am flight on Saturday morning, hence why we didn’t spend the night.
Our alarm clock – Lindy- woke us up too early on Saturday morning. No sleep for the weary. The kids and I left at lunch time to head to the Greensboro Science Center to meet up with my besties from high school. It started as a girls’ day and turned into a girls’ and kids’ day. We have 9 kids between the four of us. One sister and her son came along so there were 10 kids in our party. I thought for sure we were going to lose one but somehow we managed to wrangle everyone all afternoon! An amazing feat! It was a fun afternoon with everyone. Lindy latched onto Riley and became her best bud. Riley was nice enough to hang with her too. It really was a big help! Because she was with Riley she didn’t beg to be held the whole time and it was great to have someone else keeping an eye on her! Thanks Riley! We played all afternoon and then headed for an early dinner. The restaurant was awesome for taking a party of 15 (10 being kids). Our waitress was awesome. She handled our table like a pro – she even split up pizzas among different checks. The kids were all amazingly well behaved. We finally headed home around 7pm and we all crashed.
Today we had church and I’ve done chores around the house. The kids are totally over the NCAA tourney. They want their shows back. ha!
And now some pics of the week.
Some serious bedhead! 
How I found Lindy one morning! 
The naughty Leprechaun pulled underwear out of their drawers and hung it on their dresser! 
Chairs everywhere, overturned!
The cutest Leprechauns ever! 
Krispy Kreme with the cousins is the best way to eat them!
Mom, take a picture of me with Cookie!
Love that Lindy can get up close and personal with the puffins!
A bunch of little Asheboro offspring!
Lindy was in heaven on the pirate ship! 
Lindy decided to take a nap on Riley in the meerkat lookout!
Whose wild child was climbing the fence?!
This gibbon was awesome. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. He (or she) was swinging everywhere. One side of the sign was coming down and he kept trying to fix it! 
Later we realized there was a baby. So cute!
Four girls on a turtle!
Nora is the sweetest baby I think I’ve ever seen! She was so good, all day long! 
Besties from high school! 
Today at church. Only Lindy could convince this many people in the hallway to do a group hug. What a nut!!
