Spring time is gorgeous in NE Florida. Being outside is enough to dispel any bad mood. My mornings were pretty calm, I tried to lean into the quiet. Tennis clinic and a match with Kerri on Tuesday, bringing my win average to 79%! HIIT classes for the rest of the week with the Easter egg bonus work outs. Marly had two swim meets and swimming strong in both, short and sweet. It was pictures week at dance so we got to see the fun costumes and figure out what all they were missing for recital time. We had crummy political news with a legislative vote to cut AP, IB and career class funding because I guess our representatives want us all to go to private or charter despite what we the people want. We had a Nutcracker board meeting on Friday. Phil had a work party that night to see the Icemen. The kids and I watched a storm come in over the river at the Grove (lightning and hail, oh my!). We had a nightcap with the Strassers, kambucha and bar hopping. Saturday morning Voss killed it at a soccer game then we did a boat day with my siblings. It was a bit chilly for boat day but enjoying the spring before summer overtakes us. Fun day bar hopping on the river! This morning we went to Palm Sunday mass, CCD then breakfast. Getting ready for a foam day party and then family soccer. Here are the pics of the week.
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This was a big Birthday week! Monday I had a women on the water day to celebrate my pal, Jess. Perfect (and much needed) day to take the boat out. That evening, Phil and I went to the Mazda dealership with Ellie and got her car! She’s saved $12+ in the last 5 years for this day! I’m so proud of her! She turned 16 on Tuesday! I let her skip that morning (missing another stupid state test) and went to the tax collector to get her license! It was a bit more stressful than anticipated but we had a CFA breakfast while we waited and the poof! She drove off to school! I teared up a bit before getting it together. Went for a walk and worked on PTA stuff. Phil left for a bank meeting in Tampa on Wednesday morning. Ellie’s driving came just in time because I needed her help! I had a PTSA board meeting Wednesday morning then did my own HIIT workout at the gym. Swim practice pick up, trombone and dance then I headed downtown for dinner with the girls and then Les Miserables. I’d seen the show before but it hit differently this time. Maybe following Peter Pan, but it was so good! Borrowed my friend, Liz’s shimmery dress right from the show for Friday night. Thursday my friend Ann Marie worked us out at MomCo. Full circle in MOPS, just love it! I dashed from there to middle school lunch to get students to sign a pedestrian safety pledge. Dance and soccer drop offs then to Marly’s first swim meet. She rocked the IM and close seconds to Fletcher middle, maybe the most difficult team this season. I started White Lotus and have been wasting time binging. So good. Friday I went to HIIT then tennis then put together a balloon arch. That evening we threw a Sweet 16 Birthday party for Ellie at the club. It was a wonderful party! She had about 20 girlfriends from school, church, youth group, etc. DJ Soph spun some tunes. Delicious veggie dinner on the water and then we danced the night away. Saturday morning Ellie drove herself to dance, Phil took the kids bday gift shopping, I went to mass and then a Lenten retreat at church. A great conversation about what is in our cup, for when we get bumped. I dipped out in time to see Voss work the soccer field. The team lost but he played great. I took Abby to a Birthday party on the south side. Phil took Voss to a paintball party on the westside. Ellie drove a minivan of 8th graders to Cotillion on the north side. I closed my ring walking in the parking lot and listening to Table for Two while Abby ate habachi with friends. Later Phil and I went on a date for craft beer and sushi. Sunday morning mass, religion class then I went to watch tennis while the family went to breakfast. I got to see a bunch of friends play while sipping a bloody. Happy Sunday! Family soccer then the Penance service and Five Guys for dinner. Here are the pics of the week.
There was no school on Monday; one more day to catch our breath after spring break. I dropped the middles at the ortho, Ellie at the gym and went to tennis clinic. We did a gals grocery run (nice to have all the help!) and then the afternoon reading Wicked and getting organized for the week. The girls had dance, I went to book club at Aubree’s to discuss After the Hurricane. It was one of those books I liked less after discussing it with the group; woops. I drove carpool this week and spent lots of time doing middle school PTSA stuff; signs for new students, awards were due this week and getting ready for end of the school year chaos! Maureen and I played tennis on Tuesday and pulled out a not so easy win against Oakleaf. Still laughing about my failed Australian attempt in HIIT class on Wednesday. I got to play with Kerri that night in the Ros tournament. We got a bit of a spanking but made it look not so bad in the second set. We had a pretty easy win at San Jose on Thursday morning so that felt good. Lots of tennis this week! Our 21st wedding anniversary was Thursday. We went to dinner and fought through most of it, over raising teens. That’s so 21 years! Phil arranged an after party at Lillians which ended on a high note but made Friday a bit harder. I hosted the elementary school PTA nominating committee that morning (after pressure washing all the pollen off the porch!) We combed through some drama to iron out a slate to present sometime next month. Next I went to the Nutcracker board meeting to vote on how much money to donate (love that) and rolled myself a bit out of that board into another secretary position. The Bentons had us over for oysters on the river on a perfect springtime Friday night. Of course we stayed too long and ended up in another fight. Saturday morning started early with my last drive with Ellie to FruitCove dance class (she will be driving herself next week!), Abby to a Birthday party at the beach and then met at Voss’ soccer game. Watched him score two amazing goals and winning the game! He went off to a Birthday Party sleepover. Back to FruitCove to get Ellie. We had CFA lunch with the older two then I worked on planting and trying to revive a few of my holiday plants. I’m most excited about replanting an orchid in a tree. We shall see. Phil and I had a date on the balcony of TCC Saturday night, another perfect spring night! Watching a gorgeous wedding on the lawn. Sunday morning we had mass, religion class (learning how to strengthen our conscience) then picked up some pals and went to the North FL Land trust brunch. A fun morning turned into a rainy cocktails afternoon at TCC with a different set of pals and then OrSay dinner on a Sunday night. What Sunday scaries? Here are the pics of the week
I was out of it on Monday and forgot about meeting my high school friend, Alex for lunch. Luckily she was running late and that text prompted me to hop in the car! Tennis clinic was canceled due to rain so I had more time after HIIT and a WD run. No dance this week due to spring break. Abby tried out for track. Marly tried out for swim. I orchestrated afternoon activity pick ups so I could sneak out for a quick girls beach weekend retreat with Rachael and Julie. Rachael’s daughter was sick so I headed out there first on Tuesday afternoon. I enjoyed a nice solo ruc on the beach listening to After the Hurricane. I messed up Marly’s athletic packet to try out so I had to rush and call in favors from my neighbor to help. Julie met me out first. We went out for a sushi dinner. Rachael finally showed up later. We stayed up late chatting. The condo was a perfect oasis in the middle of the week. Wednesday we went on another beach walk, hot tub hopping and a walk to dinner. The moon was gorgeous on the beach on the walk home. We went for an ocean night swim and then more hot tub hopping. Thursday morning we packed up and headed out. Lots of laughs and soul renewal. I drove all the way up A1A and met my pal, Jess and her sister for lunch at Jax beach. Phil enjoyed TPC for the day. Voss had soccer practice, I walked with Laurie and we packed up all our snow gear. We met the crew for after dinner drinks at Lillians. The Bodeck sisters ended up showing up! Friday morning I started at Play Day helping with the mixed up relay. There was drama in the neighborhood on the Westside so there was a lock out at the middle school. That complicated things for pi day. I was still able to get in there, make it happen, love on some teachers and then pull my kids out early. We picked up Ellie a bit early then made it home ahead of schedule. We Ubered to the airport to kick off our spring break trip. We flew to Atlanta for a 45min lay over! Of course the gate was moved so we had to take a tram to the next gate. We made it and guess who was on our flight to Reno? Our ole Michigander pal, Gilbo! We got into Reno around 10pm and walked to our hotel. It was close but still some drama. Lots of tired people so showers and right to bed. The next morning, rocking east coast time zone, I got up, made a coffee in the lobby and walked back to the airport to pick up our rental car. My friend, Heather hooked us up with the discount and we got a nice Expedition with AWD. We stopped at CFA for bfast then Walmart for groceries and headed up the mountain. We high fived Uncle Matt on his way down the mountain (he ended up in the sky lounge with the Freemans!) We spent the first day kina bumming around Heavenly Village. We had lunch on the lake at Riva Grill and played in the snow. That lobster bisque was perfect! We sat in the hot tub and the kids found a super steep sledding hill by Matt’s place. I couldn’t watch and went inside to read One by One, my spring break read. We had an early dinner at Base Camp pizza and walked around the shops. Sunday morning Phil wanted to ski but it was windy and I wanted to avoid the weekend crowd. We went to mass at St. Theresa’s. The kids brought up the gifts. Gorgeous stained glass of scenes around the lake. We built a snowman and had lunch at Yellow Submarine. We did a 2 mile hike to Emerald Bay, just gorgeous scenes with each turn! We sat around the fire pit at South of North Brewery sipping local beers. Phil did some gambling at Harah’s. The kids and I did a little shopping and had another snowball fight on the beach. We had an early dinner at the Tahoe Tavern (fried Salmon yes please!) and then early bedtime. We got up on Monday and headed to the ski rental place and were talked out of renting that day. We went to the Boulder lift and were talked into skiing. It was snowing but then the sun popped out for a bit. We got 3 day lift tickets. Matt’s friend hooked us up with half off passes and then the guy working the window went and grabbed 3 more! We went back to rent gear and made it back to Boulder. The older girls headed up and away. It took me a while to get the younger two geared up. Snow falling made clicking their boots into their skies so difficult. Lots of frustration that first day. It was cold! It was neat skiing through the snow (with like 3 inches on top of the skis!) and gorgeous with the snow falling. It was good to have that first day to get our ski legs back again. We stayed close to Boulder that first day. Ellie was brave and got us to go further up. We skied until close and went back to the house and crashed. We warmed up with chili, hot tub time and early bedtime. Tuesday we were back at it. We spent at least 30min in the parking lot putting boots back on. The gear is the hardest part! Finally on our way. The sky was perfect blue with fresh powder. Gorgeous ski day! We made it to the California side and tried lots of runs. Phil wasn’t feeling as well and spent more time in the lodge. Ellie was the most adventurous. The other kids made their way over, too. We skied until close again and had pizza for dinner at Matt’s place. More hot tub time and early bedtime. The final day of skiing, we were pros. Marly convinced Phil to come up with us and we all did some family skiing on the California run with gorgeous views of Lake Tahoe. Ellie and I went off and tried a black diamond called Ellie (it wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked! I think the blue moguls are worse.) We did runs from the Roundabout on the California side (accidently going on a double black diamond with lots of scary rocks and fallen trees) and made it just in time to the Perimeter on the Nevada side. It was another perfect ski day! Marly even landed a free pizza for lunch. Of course we skied until close and returned our gear. We had enough time to clean up, pack up, refresh sheets and towels for the next guest and eat dinner. We drove back to Reno, returned the car and flew back to Atlanta. Phil upgraded us to comfort plus but we slept through all the perks. Another quick flight from Atlanta to Jax and then Lyft home. We were wiped out! The red eye was brutal. We went to breakfast then took a nice nap. Ellie babysat. Abby went to dance. Voss went to soccer. I went to sleep by 9pm and then overslept and was late to tennis clinic on Friday at 10:30am! Guess I was tired! Spent the day unpacking and doing laundry. We met the Freemans for dinner at TCC and ended up late night at Lillian’s with the Strassers. Saturday I drove Marly and Sophie to Target and the pool then went for a neighborhood walk enjoying all the blooming azaleas. Ellie went to the beach with friends. Phil and Voss played soccer at the park. We went to 5pm mass then met the Freemans at Lillian’s to watch basketball. We are having a quiet Sunday morning now. Ellie is at mass with the Fredlands (since she missed mass with us last night) Marly is babysitting (that’s was prompted us to go last night). I am finally back on east coast time! Abby and Voss are glued to screens. Voss has a soccer game later today and then Phil scheduled family soccer after. Here are the pics of the last two weeks.
Monday started with a PTSA board meeting at Southern Grounds. Dotting i’s and crossing Ts. I did a day of fasting to prepare for my first colonoscopy. It wasn’t a real fast since I had to drink 64oz of Miralax. It was dicey but I was able to pick up Marly from tutoring and take Abby to her annual. She got another round of HPV and Tdap. All ready for track try outs! Tuesday, Phil and I got up early and he took me for my colonoscopy. Pretty simple, in and out gig. Not bad at all. “The best sleep of my life” was hardly that and only 20min. I had 2 small polyps that were sent off for biopsy. So now I’m all clear. We had Maple Street and then Phil did "driving Miss Daisy" after with a dental cleaning for me (clean from both ends according to my hygienist) and then dance and soccer for the kids. Wednesday was back to normal with early morning Ash Wednesday mass, HIIT class and more fasting. Trombone and dance and quick walk w Tracy. I was grateful Phil picked up the fish fry. Thursday we had MomCo and I moderated the mother in law panel. Always a good meeting…with my arms sore from holding babies! I was inspired to FaceTime my MIL and see baby Izzy. Friday was Marly’s 14th Birthday with a start at Starbucks. HIIT and adoration and then I brought her CFA for lunch. I was crabby by dinner. We tried Biscottis but ended up at TCC after a wait. I escaped to Keith & Chris for an overdue nightcap. Ellie spent the night there. Saturday I brought Ellie to dance then made it in time for Voss’ first soccer match of the season. I’m so thankful my sister brought Ellie home. Voss scored all 4 of the team’s goals. Three in the last 5min of the match! Still
not enough to beat the other team’s 5 but awesome to watch! Phil made it to a tennis match. A few errands running around to prepare and then we hosted Marly’s Pinterest Perfect party. She had this vision of a pink bow theme and I really tried to make it happen! It was a sweet party. My brother, sister and I sat on the porch. Ellie helped run the party games. It was a nice afternoon. Matt took us on a boat ride on the newly fixed up boat. That night Phil, SQ and Matt and I went to Mellow, Intuition and then Mustangs. It was a fun night out. Sunday we sprang ahead and were late to 8:30, as were most. We had the last CCD class for a while and then brunch at TCC amidst the pouring rain! For the first time in -I don’t know how long- I took a nice, long Sunday afternoon nap. The girls and I read Wicked and it put me to sleep. We had pizza for dinner and watched the Americas. All back to sleep for an early bedtime. I guess we needed it! Here are the pics of the week. The week began nice and calm with my usual tennis clinic, WD shopping trip (I started writing the weekly dinner menu on the fridge so people will stop asking me 100 times, "what's for dinner?") and I tried this air compression therapy for my hip. Hoping to alleviate some of the inflamation. I got to go to April's that night to discuss All the Colors of the Dark, enjoy quesadillas and ice cream sandwiches. Such a great book with even better discussion! Marly went early to young life. I headed to middle school for SAC stakeholders then DCCPTA. The superintendent didn't show so the meeting went fast. We learned most schools are going back to 7 classes/ day. A few high schools were carved out and now fighting for our middle school to do a 3:3:skinny schedule. The drama continues! I took Spot for a run and a visit with my brother. Wednesday I went to HIIT then had some time before early release. My brother took Voss camping gear shopping for the weekend prep. I took Marly dance gear shopping for weekend prep. Voss had his one year check up and is looking great. Trombone and dance and walking in the park for the afternoon. Phil played tennis each night this week, which is so good but now he's so sore. Liz and I got to play in a match on Thursday morning. We had a team lunch (first one ever for the season, I believe). Later, Phil and I had two more matches to kick off the Mixed Doubles tournament. I was so nervous then so spent. We won both matches! Me hugging the net and Phil running everything down; it worked! Friday, HIIT, adoration and then a quiet afternoon. Once the kids came home it was a scramble. Ellie was in the French ballet portion of the Multicultural club's dance performance over the weekend. She's had lots of rehearsals and then shows Friday and Saturday. My brother took Voss on a cub scout camping trip to Fort Clinch. They were gone all weekend. Marly signed the paperwork to dance at the arts high school next year! Four kids in four different schools- woopie! Abby lived her best life in a quiet house alone. Phil and I headed up for our third match. Marly got a babysitting gig. We won our third match and crashed into bed early that night. Saturday we were up and at 'em. Phil played two matches with his member member partner. I dropped off Marly for another babysitting gig and then Ellie for her other dance class, watched Phil for a bit then Ellie to high school for a multi show. Phil and I lost our 4th match (he was toast!). I sat and watched some tennis then home to get ready for Ellie's show. It was a long concert but super neat to see all the different dance styles and costumes. We could have done without the MCs in my opinion. We went to dinner at TCC then home all exhausted! Sunday the girls made it to mass on time to serve. Phil rolled in a bit late. CCD then Phil and I had brunch while watching tennis, drinking prosecco in my new champions glass! The older two headed to their winter concert dress rehearsal. Voss came home then to Will's reptile Birthday party. I got in a quick WD run in between. Then we headed to the winter dance recital. We had quite the fan club with my sister, brother, GF and child. We all went out to a celebratory dinner for the concert, Matt's first day as a veteran, celebrating all the things! Here are the pics of the week.
Monday was Presidents Day. Thankfully sand was available to stick my head in and not think about our current situation. I do get sucked in that rabbit hole, but somewhere inside me is an off valve so after forwarding memes to friends I know how to walk upstairs and start Get Sleepy. I did finished another immersion reading experience with Jazz but I accidently bought the abridged version on audible and it didn't match the d/l'd copy from Hoopla. I still loved listening to Toni's voice and the music in the background. I spent the day driving kids: Marly's friend to the beach and to pick up Abby and Ellie and her friend to brunch. Tennis clinic and an ortho appointment in the afternoon. Tuesday, Maureen and I beat the Epping girls again. Not an easy one, but made us think and strategize. I had lunch on the balcony catching up with Steph. Wednesday HIIT, a SAC meeting, trombone, dance and then I split out and met the girls downtown for dinner and Peter Pan. I probably should have given the tickets to Rachael to take her kids but I was still happy to get out for a night on the town. Definitely a kids show...totally reminded me of the girls spring dance recital. It was the same soundtrack. Thursday back to the high school for a PTSA meeting then MomCo for CPR training and then another hour hanging around waiting for my oil change. Friday I went to HIIT, adoration then helped with the book fair. Voss is happy with his WWII and soccer books. I made headway with nominating committee talking to some potential PTA board members. Ellie drove us over to Aunt Suzanne's (So SQ could help me with the dance shuffle in the morning), picked up dinner for them and then for us on the way home. Abby spent the night with the Bertochs (she tends to disappear over there) then Phil and I watched When in Rome and eating Thai. Saturday morning I went to mass with Ann Marie and Charlotte then sat at a retreat ALL DAY discussing how we can better incorporate families into our church. It was fun to get to spend the day with AM, Steph and Meghan...but it was long. I was very happy to be invited out with the Hogans (AM and my brother) for a sunset cruise on the river. Sunday morning we had mass, CCD and then bfast at TCC. I played a pick up match with Julie, Anna and Sally then family soccer with the Fredlands and Brohinskys. The middles and I started reading Wicked together (eh, maybe not appropriate for middle school, but it's my requirement to see the movie). We had fish for dinner; one of Phil's work friends caught. Here are the pics of the week.
I had the week off from driving carpool. It was nice to enjoy my coffee on the porch each morning and having some quiet after everyone left. I took Voss to flag raising on Monday then tennis clinic then WD. I had my annual check up that afternoon with my new Dr. O. I got a Pap smear and my ears all cleaned out. My blood panel has still not come back yet. We had the Southern Steer meal deal for dinner each night so it was all good and easy. I got back into my habit of wine alone in the living room in the evenings. It was nice but bad. Ellie skipped school on Tuesday bc most of the 10th graders take AP Psych and they all got to go on a field trip to Sea World. Somehow Ellie is in journalism instead. She came with me to Paul’s funeral. Sad but I was grateful to have her with me. I met Phil for lunch while Ellie did homework then had a financial advisor meeting at Phil’s bank. Spot and I ran by the Voss estate and saw major tree removal happening. Matt is clearing the place out. I got to sub in for B at the Woods on Wednesday. Leah and I won 6-1, 6-1. It felt great. I met Sunny for lunch at Bodrum after. It was nice to catch up with her. I didn't get in for the Thursday match so I did a HIIT class instead. I overbought for the Valentines dance that afternoon. Now I need to figure out how to sell a bunch of leftover candy. I donated blood and felt pretty dizzy for the first time. Friday I went to HIIT then adoration. I had my check up with the orthopedic PA re my hip. I paid that copay for me to tell him it's all good. I thought it was just inactivity from the week before that was making it better but then this week it was fine. Of course after running on Saturday, the next day I am limping. I got coolers, ice and all the snacks and set up to sell concessions at the middle school Valentines dance. It wore me out. We had a quick PTSA meeting after. I picked up pizza for our own Valentine date. Phil and I watched Only in Vegas. Saturday, I took Ellie to dance and ran with SQ. Marly and Abby hosted book club for I Will Always Write Back. When I came back, I saw them on the porch using my china. Just like what I do when I host! My brother took Voss to the Pinewood Derby race for Cub Scouts. Voss won his age group! Phil won a singles match in Queen Harbor. We were all over the place! Ellie went to Chamblins. Matt came over for a visit. Later, Ellie went to a friend's Birthday party. Marly and Abby babysat Penelope. Phil and I went to Avis' ballroom dancing party. Sunday Ellie filled in to read. We took the Fredland's out for breakfast after mass. Kids table of 9! We all picked up more deals at Southern Steer. I met my pal, Hilary for lunch to catch up. I always love time with her! Family soccer and the blue team won! Yay! We met the Fredlands for beers after dinner. Here are the pics of the week.
I drove carpool this week. After clinic on Monday, I went to Deacon George’s funeral. Deacon Yazdiya gave a great homily honoring his life. It was a packed, beautiful mass. There will be a gaping hole in our parish without him, projects left undone. Very sad. Kerri and I won our match at Oakleaf on Tuesday, a much needed happy. I was organized that afternoon, got dinner done and then Voss and I went to the school board meeting (after getting stuck by a train). I am SO PROUD of Voss getting up for a public comment talking about riding his bike to school and loosing bus transportation for middle school. He was amazing! I went to HIIT class on Wednesday then to BK for my Godson’s official college signing. I’m so proud of him deciding to swim in college and going to Lynn this fall. From there I picked up Marly from school, had a coffee date at Starbucks and then dropped her off for her DA dance audition. Not at all prepared for all the things that afternoon. I had to call in help from my pal, Tracy and luckily Phil was able to drive a leg from trombone and dance and then back to DA. Hard to tell how the audition went, we’ll find this spring. Thursday I crammed in a HIIT class then went to MomCo for sex chat with Noelle. I spent a lot of time immersion reading Beloved. Friday morning I went to HIIT then had coffee with an ole pal, Christine. Lots of Twilight Zone talk. Phil came home early, we packed up, picked up all the kids early from school and headed to Pensacola. We stayed in Katie's new house and watched her 3 beautiful children so she and Steve could go to her pal, Ekta's wedding in Key West. My amazing kids put her kids to bed while the adults went out for a night on the town. We went to dinner at the Oar House then downtown to Seville Square. We had an easy morning enjoying the front porch and park in their front yard then packed up the kids and went to the National Naval Aviation Museum. You know Voss loved that part! We did a quick CFA lunch then the adults headed over to Hattiesburg for my cousin, Caroline's wedding. Only mom was invited to the actual ceremony so we dropped her off and met cousins at the hotel for a round or two. I loved catching up with the SistaCousins! The reception was fun with lots of dancing and cake options. We partied hard for a few hours then SQ drove us back to Pensacola. The next morning we took our 7 children to mass then stayed after for snacks and playground time. My kids put Katie's kids down for a nap then we hit the road. Phil drove a bit, then I got us through Tallahassee then Ellie drove the last leg. We picked up Super Bowl snacks then watched the game and historic halftime show. We zonked soon after. Here are the pics of the week.
I relished the quiet of Monday. Flag raising, tennis clinic, WD and then the afternoon shuffle. I'm doing more afternoon driving to get these kids to stay after for extra tutoring (and before school for Ellie, too). I'm proud of the older two for locking in and bringing up their grades. We're in a good spot right now. I hope it sticks! Marly left super early on Tuesday with the 8th graders and amazing chaperones to spend the week in DC (and visiting the Naval Academy)! The house was much quieter without her and it looked like she had an awesome time. Stay tuned for that video on the video page. I drove the other JWJ kids on Tuesday to go to SAC and then DCCPTA. More doom and gloom conversations. The superintendent did refer to us as his friends...but maybe he was teasing us. Tiger moms unite! I had dinner with some ole Stanton pals, Jacy and Missy (two wicked smart women) that night at a fun Italian place. Loved catching up with them! Abby Cadabby turned TWELVE on Wednesday. She's so laid back and easy going, the Birthday was sweet as ever. She got an early release day for her Birthday. I volunteered at art day with Voss' class- tie dying shirts with powder dye and ice. Then, we went out for ice cream to celebrate Abby. Later we had Sushi Bear (they make Birthdays so much fun!). Abby is excited to sit in the front seat- yay! Brittany and I got to play in a match together on Tuesday at home. We killed it, 6-1 and then 6-0. It was easy peasy and felt great to finally have a win! I spent the afternoon eating chocolate, watching This Means War and trying to take the afternoon off. I ended up fighting with my brother and had two kids come home crying. Humph. Friday I got up early for my blood work then to middle school to surprise teachers with a caffeine cart. Steph had us over for a nice lunch. I dipped out for the literacy parade at the elementary school. Abby had her ole pal, Virginia over for a sleepover. Phil drove Ellie to Camp Weed for the Happenings retreat. I started immersion reading Beloved. Saturday morning I took Abby and her pal zip lining at the Alligator Farm then to CFA. Phil played tennis. Voss played soccer with his pal, Chris. That afternoon I broke the Dryanuary seal at Grace Note's Rock the Dock festival. I probably destroyed any good I just did in January with one day of debauchery. Way too much fun. Marly was mad we weren't rolling out the red carpet for her home coming. Sunday was rough but I took the littles to mass and CCD. Phil and I drove out to pick up Ellie and attend the closing ceremony for her retreat. Marly went to confirmation class. Phil and I zoomed to the Young Life banquet. It was a day church hopping! Late night dinner with the Strassers at Kickbacks. Should we get a locker? Here are the pics of the week.
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