The last week and a half or so has been oh so wonderful with Mike around more. Two weeks ago on Thursday Mike only had to work a half day, then had the next day and all of the next week off. Glorious! After having him around so much I wasn't sure if I could manage getting the kids off to school by myself this morning. :)
That first Friday I was able to go with Caleb and Logan's class on a field trip to the zoo. Not the greatest weather, but I suppose it could have been worse. That evening we had an adult only Soup & Pie night with our group from church, and that was a lot of fun. I may have eaten too much...
Last week while Mike was home we caught up on a lot of things around the house. He brought the boys to school every morning, picked them up most afternoons, and we could let Jackson sleep. We've been selling wood again this fall, and that's been going really well, so there were a few times the wood stand needed to be stocked, plus we got a bulk customer that needed a delivery. Yay! It's so great to have something like that that we can all work together on.
Last Tuesday was Halloween and the boys did some trick or treating. Caleb was a bank robber, Logan was a bat, Levi was a soccer player, and Jackson was a cow. I failed to get a good picture of them - it was busy once we get them in their costumes. We went to Dave and Vonda's, and then over to Eric and Lea Anne's neighborhood, and they got WAY too much candy.
Wednesday evening our niece, Alyssa, invited me to a canvas painting night at her church. I was so excited to go, and we had a really nice time.
Thursday was Jackson's 2nd birthday! My baby's not really a baby anymore! :( We had a small party with grandparent's, and I think everyone had fun. Mike and I had worked on cleaning up the basement to make it a decent place to hang out, and he had gotten the ping pong table set up, so we had a good time with that. I don't think Jackson quite knew what to think when he was opening presents. He loved them all and wanted to play with each one as he opened it, but then we'd make him open the next one (it would have taken all night otherwise). I went with a cow theme for him, getting a book, stuffed animal, backpack, and little cow figurines. He got a loader from my parents, and a forklift set from Mike's mom and stepdad. He has been playing with all his new toys, and is very good at saying, "Mine!" (His older brothers just cannot keep their hands off his new toys...)
Friday I made an unexpected trip to Grand Ledge. My grandma had not been doing well, and my mom got notification that she was fading fast, so she wanted to get out there. My dad was busy combining corn (with Mike and Levi), and I didn't want my mom driving out there alone, so we loaded Jackson in the care and took off. So many little things worked out nicely for this: it was a beautiful day for a drive, Jackson did SO great for not having a nap, Mike was able to pick the other boys up from school, and it was nice to have one last time to see my grandma even though I hadn't planned on it. We spent a couple hours there - I saw my grandma for just a couple minutes then hung out in the nursing home while my mom had time with her family. It was so much fun to brighten people's day at the nursing home - Jackson was just being his adorable little self, and they were loving it. He was saying 'hi' to everybody, he got a ride on a lady's walker, and there was another lady that was just having fun watching him play and every few minutes would ask how old he was and then say, "Oh, terrible two's!" I probably had that conversation with her 6-8 times. :) My grandma ended up passing away later on Saturday, and so we'll be doing the visitation and funeral thing this week. Going to be a crazy couple days. It's such a wonderful feeling to know that she lived a good, full life, and that she had the assurance of salvation. She is no longer suffering, she has been reunited with my grandpa after 19 years, and I'll see her again someday, too!
Saturday was Mike's annual trip to a U of M game. The game wasn't scheduled to start until 7:30pm, but of course they had to start tailgating at 11am (crazy). Not the nicest weather, and the game was postponed until 8:45pm or something like that, but they still stayed for the whole thing and then drove home! I happily went to bed on time and took advantage of the time change. :) Saturday morning the boys were awful, must have been overtired as both Caleb and Levi fell asleep in the afternoon. After naps we went to Vonda's for snacks and supper with Kara and Alyssa. (Harold was actually gone hunting in South Dakota, but Will and Tyler were at the game with the other guys.) Not a true "Girls Night" with my four guys around, but close enough. :)
On Sunday Jackson went to Sunday School for the first time! Boo-hoo!! We peeked in on him and he was just too cute being in class like a big boy. We love the 2's and 3's teacher and are happy to have someone in class with her again. He came out of class carrying his papers like he was big stuff, and I just about lost it.
Hoping the weather is nice at the end of this week after we're done with the funeral and all that. We got our lawn mower fixed last week, and the the lawn really needs one last mowing before winter. And, the garden needs to be cleaned up! Sigh...
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