Rolling Right Along

November is here!  That is very exciting for me because it means the end of this God-awful semester is in sight.  God-awful is probably too strong of a description.  “Really, really busy” is better.  Anyway, 10 weeks down and 3 to go!  I had a term paper due today in one class.  Having that done feels like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.  I actually have 2 whole days ahead of me with nothing to do.  I’m so excited.  Sunday is my birthday, and I’m working that night, so Matt and I are going out on Saturday.  We don’t have any plans yet, but we do have a babysitter lined up.  

I have been sick.  I worked Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights this week, and each night I felt worse and worse.  Saturday night was the time change, so it was actually a 13 hour shift, and I felt every extra minute.  I hardly ever get sick, but I really felt awful.  Not so bad as the flu, just a bad cold and it made working miserable.  I was scheduled to work on Tuesday night, but I called out.  I just could not do another night.  It is the first time I’ve called out in the 2 1/2 years I've worked there.  Making that call is more miserable for me than working while I’m sick.  Anyway, I’m on the mend now with just an annoying cough lingering, so all is good.  I even felt like going for a little walk this evening.  

Bonnie did the art show for Stephanie in October, and everything went well.  The boys went to the World of Coke in Atlanta with some friends that day, and I took Bonnie to Berry.  Around 1:00 in the afternoon, Matt and Rosemary came to Rome, and I took Rosemary while Matt stayed with Bonnie.  Just for fun, Rosemary and I rode out to the water wheel.  I had my camera, so I took a few photos.  They are definitely NOT like the dolled up cuties with a professional photographer following them around that we saw.  These are as "Rosemary" as it gets.  I don't think she had even combed her hair or brushed her teeth that morning!

We are finished with the homeschool coop for Fall.  It was fun, but I’m glad it’s over.  It is one less weekly commitment.  I'm not sure if we'll do it again next term or not.  

We had a lovely Halloween.  I have worked for the past 2 years, so I was happy to be with Matt and the kids this year.  Bonnie and her friend, Andrea, dressed as characters from the Hunger Games and gave out candy at my parents’ house.  Will was a cop.  He honestly didn’t put any thought into or take any pride in his costume.  I offered to go to Wal-Mart and buy him a set with a hat, handcuffs, and a billy club, and he just shrugged his shoulders.  He just wanted the candy.  Luke was a black bear.  He did care.  He always has fun with Halloween.  Rosemary was an adorable detective.  Bonnie helped her with her costume.  Certain kids asked me not to post their photos on Facebook.  If you have noticed that I don’t post many pics there these days, that is why.  But they didn’t tell me not to put them on my blog.  < insert evil laugh here >

This evening I used my free time to swap out my summer and winter clothes.  Our closet isn’t very big, so twice a year I change out the contents of my closet and two large storage tubs that go to the attic.  I got the storage tote down weeks ago, and I’ve been pulling clothes out as I need them.  Tonight I finally got around to doing the job right.  And hopefully tomorrow I’ll get around to putting the totes back in the attic.  While I undertake that task, I always watch a movie.  Tonight I put in home movies from 2003.  We moved from Rome to Cedartown that year.  Bonnie was a hyper, adorable 3 year-old who slipped a suck on a pacifier anytime she could.   Will started crawling, walking, had his first birthday, and got his first haircut.  Luke was born at the end of November.  It was precious.  The job took me longer than it should have because I couldn’t stop watching long enough to run to the closet for more clothes.  Sometimes I miss those days.  My home movies are my most valued possession.  It is strange that I love them so much, yet I almost never record my kids anymore.  Almost never.  :-(   The camcorder got full and I never figured out how to download the contents into a workable format on the computer.  And the last videos I’ve had put on to DVD are from 2008.  My December project is going to be pulling all videos together and having them put on DVD.  And starting tomorrow, I will shoot more footage of my babies, even if it is on my crappy iPod camera for the time being.  

I hate to close on such a depressing note, but I have nothing else to say.  Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

 

A fun Saturday at home playing Monopoly.

See what I mean???

 

 

Why?  Because he spent $80 on it and will wear it every chance he gets.

Andrea was Catniss and Bonnie was Clove.  If you've watched The Hunger Games 20 times, you know who Clove is.

I dressed up, too.  :-)

They all got a pile this big, and it is all gone now.  See those pumpkin lollipops he is holding?  Word to the wise, if you ever see them at the store, pass them up.  They were so bad that even MY kids didn't eat them.