We weren't quite back yet on Monday, the kids still had oooonnnneeee more day of holiday break. I hit the gym (since I was waitlisted for tennis) while whipping them into getting prepped for school on Tuesday. We took down the Christmas decorations. Abby got braces! She was in pain the first few days, but has adjusted now. Voss and Phil went to boy scouts, early bedtime for all! Tuesday was rough but everyone made it to school. Tennis was canceled due to cold weather. I did a barre and pilates class then met friends at a new bookstore for discussion on the 2025 Page Turner Challenge. I am waiting for the hype to die down a bit and start in a few more weeks maybe. We had a fire, burning pieces of the Christmas tree and did some DEAR time and sisters in dance. It was definitely cold all week. Que the seat warmer and blankets in the minivan! I drove the middle school carpool this week. I got to sub in for B on Wednesday and play at home with Anna, then a fun match with Sally, Maureen and Anna. Rachael, Katie and I met at Bellweather for our first show of the year, Mama Mia. It was so nice to have a fun thing in the middle of the week with this dark, cold. Tracy was able to join us for the show after running kids. Having the time of our lives dancing with ABBA. Thursday I went to daily mass in honor of my dad, dedicated by my MomCo group. I ran some errands then went for a cold run with Spot. I actually burnt my hip from the heating pad. We had a MomCo leadership meeting that night at Anne's to plan for the next semester. Friday morning, I met Jess for a walk to catch up on her life amidst the days of grief. I'm proud to know such a strong woman. I met Rachael and her mom for a WJCT lunch & learn. Fun to be with them but the speaker was a salesy chiropractor, not a discussion on stem cells like I thought we were doing. Marly and Ellie babysat, Abby and Voss went to sleepovers. Phil and I met my brother and sister at Tara's for happy hour (really SQ and I drinking soda water). We went to TCC for dinner after and met up with the Freemans and Cochrans then Matt and Tara came later. Fun night! Saturday morning, Ellie and I headed out to dance class. SQ and I went on a walk run. Later, SQ, Matt and I went to Mrs. Jannsson's funeral. It was a sweet service celebrating her life complete with awesome stories from her 3 children about what an awesome mother she was; the original free range parent. The wild brothers growing up in the farms, wrestling their mother in the yard and our old babysitters telling us stories about watching all of us. We left with smiles and warm hearts. That evening, Ellie and Marly went to a 16th Birthday. Abby and Voss had their first babysitting gig together. My siblings and I went out with the Strassers for pizza and live music. SQ, Jenny and I found a new coffee shop with great hot tea. This morning we went to mass and CCD. Now Ellie is at another friend's 16th tea party. Voss is at a friend's house. The middles are at Target with Phil. Marly has confirmation class this afternoon, family soccer and youth group. Here are the pics of the week.
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