2018 :: week 1

December 31

While Nana was here she bought each of the kids a new church outfit. The kids wore them on our last week at the 9am meeting block  I have really enjoyed this year with early meetings, but it has been a bit hard on TJ. Anthony has been leaving for church around 5:45am, so he is looking forward to sleeping in.

January 1

We had a nice, slow day Monday. That evening we read some Harry Potter before bed. I love hearing the accents Anthony, Will and Lauren adopt when they read. Will's Professor McGonagall is my favorite.

January 2

I had hoped to take the kids to the open skate at Skate City Tuesday morning. Unfortunately I wasn't the only one with that idea. When we pulled up to the rink right as the open skate was beginning we saw a line that was out the door and wrapped around the building. We decided to wait and skate another time when it was less crowded and headed to the Johnson County Museum. It was a good choice because the kids had a great time running around and playing at the various exhibits. It was late enough in the day that it wasn't very crowded either, making it much easier on me to keep tabs on the kids.

January 3

Will went to his first official Cub Scout den meeting Wednesday night. Because Anthony goes to mutual on Wednesday night it is not too disruptive to our usual routine. I miss Will, but it is nice to have a little alone time with Lauren after Elliott goes to bed. Will had a great time at Cub Scouts and can't wait to go back next week.

January 4

Elliott really appreciates a good beverage. It's pretty dry in our house and he has been chugging cups of milk (which he calls "Oak!") and water. He makes this satisfied "Ahhh!" sound when he finishes. Oh to be so uninhibited.

January 5

Friday I took things slow. I had a nagging headache and after a busy morning opted for a slow afternoon/evening. Anthony made some "Dad's chicken," which is a bag of $5 frozen orange chicken from Trader Joe's. We keep a bag or two on hand for nights when I don't feel up to cooking or Anthony is unexpectedly tasked with dinner. We watched a few episodes of Star Wars Rebels on Netflix with the kids, then Anthony and I watched an episode of The Crown.

January 6

Another Saturday, another basketball game. Anthony has the boys rotate positions and Will is starting to excel at playing point. He is a pretty good ball handler and does a good job of getting to the basket. All of Will's basketball games this season have been at Corinth Elementary. Their mascot is the Dragon and Elliott gets very agitated when he sees the dragon likeness on the walls.