My energy is off, probably because I am approaching menstruation. I am "as mean as a rattlesnake"...lol. We did some rearranging in our "classroom" today, in order to make room for the folding table that we really need out all the time. I was so pissed at the boys when I found wrappers to breakfast bars, things missing, and things mixed up in some of the baskets I worked so hard on organizing. When things get thrown around, things get broken. When cards or game pieces get missing, you can't play the darn game. Grrrrr! I had them hopping straightening everything back up.
I am in the mood to implement some new menu items for our dinners, and some of my magazines helped out. Today I tried Slow-Cooker Bratwurst with Sauerkraut and Apples, Potato Salad, and Cole Slaw. I sent Cassidy to get Bratwurst at Earth Fare yesterday and when I open the package today, it has THREE Bratwurst in it. I'm not sure what family she thought she might feed with THREE Bratwurst, surely not this one! Mike and the boys LOVED the Bratwurst, but me, I'm not so crazy about it.
Sam has his Multiples of 2 down pat, so we are moving on to 3's. I am so happy to see him working them out, rather than simply memorizing the facts.
Sam read the book Why Do Leaves Change Color to me, and we discussed the diagram in the book of the Inside Of Leaf . He was very engaged in the book until about halfway through, at which point he started missing words he knows and losing his spot. Then he flipped through the pages to see how many he had left before he was finished, so we stopped. Just like I stop reading when I become distracted or too sleepy. I read a hardcover book of really cute poems to Josiah, Dirt on My Shirt by Jeff Foxworthy, that we scored at Once Upon A Child for $2.50! Then we read Chomp! A Book About Sharks. Josiah was so amused that shark babies are called pups, and thoughtful about the fact that shark mamas don't take care of shark babies. They leave the egg and immediately start taking care of themselves.
Sam and Mike went to Soccer practice. We got our team shirts, and we got GRAY....AGAIN! Dr. Chuck, whoever the hell that is, is our team sponsor. I think Mike would rather I go to practice with them, but I think A) I don't miss soccer parent drama, B) Sam enjoys the alone time with "Dad", and C) Josiah enjoys the alone time with Mom. This is the last week of practice, though, so it's not even going to be an issue anymore, because, of course I will attend the games.
Today makes two days now that I have not left the house. Love it!
You should see our sleeping arrangements in our king-sized bed now that the weather is cooler and the husband has the windows open and two fans going in the room. He is on the very edge of "his side", I am smashed up against him, then whoever joins us in the middle of the night (usually Josiah), is smashed up against me. The cats have more than half of the bed to themselves. Husband is most likely cramped, but as his dear ex-wife so condescendingly stated to him in a recent email, he should be "happy now to have people around you that LIKE you." And we do "like you" very much, husband!
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