Cookie Monster, originally uploaded by cheryl.
Today was a busy day (meaning Mommy didn't get to nap after her usual 6:30 wake-up time)!
Connor was actually up before I was this morning. Shocking, I know. But before you get too carried away, please keep in mind that the kid went to bed at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. He broke down in tears during homework, a sure sign that the kid is tired. So Daddy put him in bed, and within five minutes (if that) he was out cold. And stayed out until about 6:15 this morning.
So we started our day by dropping off Connor at school. Then the twins and I came back home as usual. This is where my nap usually comes in, as the boys don't have to be at their school until 10:35.
But not today. Today we were on a mission. Sawyer's very awesome teacher (who he's been with for the entire three years he's been in Early Start) is out on maternity leave. Her new baby boy arrived this week, so we were making cookies for her! Sawyer insisted on taste testing - he didn't want Mrs. R to get any bad cookies. He had about four - uncooked - for his breakfast. He approved, right up until they were cooked, at which point he wanted nothing more to do with them.
So then we headed out to the twins school. It was their turn to be dropped off. And then I headed over to one of the local hospitals to say hi, see the baby, take a few pictures (of course) and drop off our tasty treats. He is adorable - with a full head of thick, dark hair. And he was incredibly sweet, not making a single noise the whole time I was there!
Then it was back home to take care of the first baby. Buster and I took our usual walk around the block, where he barked at anything and everything that moved. And a few things that didn't, like the lawn guy's equipment on the sidewalk across the street. He's quite fierce, or so he thinks.
And then it was time for school pick-ups. Twins first at 1:35, then a quick stop at Raising Cane's for a snack in car line, while we wait at Connor's school until he's dismissed at 2:35. The bad news is that the restaurant mixed up our order, which we of course didn't notice until we were sitting in car line. The boys were not happy. We drank the large Coke, but left the food alone. We would be making another stop back by on the way home. I had paid for the largest meal and ended up with the smallest one - not my idea of a good deal. The good news is that they felt so bad about the mix-up they let us keep the small meal and gave us the one we were supposed to get in the first place. And another large Coke. Connor and Sawyer had more chicken fingers than they could eat. Xander wanted no part of any of it. He ate yogurt at home instead.
We also stopped for gas on the way home. Seventy-five dollars later, my truck now has a full tank of gas. Not fun, since we do that at least once a week, if not more, just for school drop-offs and pick-ups. But what are you going to do?
And then we spent a quiet night at home. Homework first for Connor, which he was eager to start. He knows there will be no computer time until it's done. And he did well during his sight words and his little reader book, so he got to enjoy some computer time (the learning game from school, not the internet). The twins got to finish up the movie they watched during homework - WordWorld, of course.
And now the house is all quiet. For a few hours anyway.
And then we'll start all over again tomorrow ...