Sunday

Toby and Lucas got up and headed to a matinee to see "Pirates of the Carribean". Summer and I stayed home and hung out because neither she nor I like to sit for long periods of time....much less for some pirate movie. I was trying to catch up on some "school" with her but I just couldn't get it together. Since I was ailing last week we didn't really do our usual routine with school and now I am out of the swing of things. This being the one good reason we school year round. I find it's best to squeeze in a little something everyday than to take time off only to have to get everyone "back in the mode" again. Like Toby says " we like to keep our machine well oiled". Not much else the rest of the day though, just hanging out with Toby on his off day.

Friday

Today was open play at Pump it Up today and we had been invited by some friends to meet up there. I am finally feeling back to normal today so I decided to take Summer. Originally Toby said he wanted to go but in the end I urged him to stay home and relax. It's great to have Toby and Lucas as playmates when there are no other choices, but since there were going to be "real children" there for her to play with I thought it was best to leave the big boy at home. After the play we went and ate at Chik fa le and then made a trip to the Thrift Store. Alot of people find other people's used things as "gross", my husband being one of them, but one of my obsessions is finding a bargain and I have found plenty of them at thrift stores and goodwills. I find alot of books, curriculum and teaching materials that I use for homeschooling. That stuff ain't cheap brand new! That's why God gave us the ability to invent soap and washing machines! I always tell him he better be glad I'm thrifty or he would be even poorer than he already is.......he agrees to that.

Thursday

I awoke this morning not feeling that much better than yesterday. I keep thinking that this "bug" will eventually go away an leave me alone. But like my mil says "When your a mom, you gotta just trudge on." So, I took Summer to the library weekly special. It was an African Dance Company and they were very good....like I don't see enough "African dancers" in the neigborhood I live in, but these dancers were very cultured and not quite so vulgur in their displays. Summer really enjoyed it because they had the drums, or jimbays as they called them. Since Toby is a drummer and has a set of congos this really intriqued her. It was kind of hard for me to enjoy and concentrate though because I had left Toby at the house with a severe headache. He had originally planned on going with us but after lunch developed a headache that was very excruciating to him. Toby is very very rarely sick and even if he is he still is mobil. I dosed him up with medication before we left but by the time we got back he was still writhing in pain. My son was even sympathetic of him. Anyway, I rushed home after the library special and made him put vicks vapor rub under his nose and put him in a steaming tub with the door closed and the light off. Summer and I had a good time playing "doctor" in a G rated way and eventually his headache subsided. I made a joke by telling him he couldn't die because we needed his money but inside I was truly worried about him. Once his 4 hour long headache went away he drifted on into work....against the "doctors" orders of course.

Wednesday

I have been under the weather for the past couple of days. I guess just allergies or something or another. Anyway, not bad enough to keep me down just bad enough for me not to be up to par. Today I took Summer to the park for a "playdate". We didn't stay too long because the humidy was awful. I love hot weather but I'm not real crazy about humidity....which is a drawback to living in the south. My son was off work today, which was an advantage for me because he spent a couple of hours in the pool with Summer while I rested. Don't let anybody ever fool you into thinking that it's a disadvantage to having your kids far apart in age......it's like having a live-in babysitter sometimes.

Sunday

Today we set off to the Museum of Mobile free day. When we got downtown the Museum wasn't open yet so we grabbed us some lunch and went to Bienville Square to picnic. It's a Sunday so downtown is mostly dead but there were alot of homeless people laying around on the benches so we had to hunt for a spot. During the week I don't really notice all the homeless.....I don't know if they have always been there and I just didn't notice for all the other people that work down there during the week. You never know what another persons life is like until you walk a mile in their shoes so I really don't have an opinion on the homeless but I was a little uncomfortable eating a meal while "hungry" people watched. Then again, you never want to offend anyone by offering food..... Anyway, Summer had brought her new scooter too so she had a blast zooming around on it and feeding the pigeons and squirells french fries. After that we ventured back to the Museum. They had a pottery artist there and there was a pottery craft for the kids so we got in some "art". Another great day to be thankful for. :-)

Saturday

Summer and I don't get bored too much but I have to say Saturday's are the worst. Toby and Luke are usually at work and I hate getting out in Saturday crowds (homeschooling spoil factor) so we usually end up doing this and that just trying to fill the day up. We ended up seeing a few yard sale signs so we stopped at a few of them. Summer was looking for a "razor" scooter and I was just looking for anything that caught my eye. Well, I hit the jackpot! I found a whole box of very useful teaching materials. The lady said she used to be a first grade teacher and this wall all her teaching aids. Just perfect, exactly the age I needed! She wasn't asking but $3 for the whole box but I gave her $5 because I grabbed a couple of more book outside of the box. I would have to say in my estimation, the stuff originally probably cost her well over $100. I was very grateful to have stumbled upon it. Needless to say, Summer never found her scooter so off we hit Toy'Rus and found one on sale $10 cheaper than it's original price. Now tell me we didn't have alot to be thankful for today! :-)

Friday

We had a mostly stay at home day. Toby and Summer played in the pool a little while and I made lunch.....a rarity, we usually eat on the run while doing errands. Later in the afternoon I made my trek to my dad's for my "surprise" and it was a "surprise". He gave my 2 brothers and I our inheritance early. He says he wants us to go ahead and have it and enjoy it now instead of having to wait until his death. Knowing my spry 70 year old dad that could have been many more years! It was a healthy sum and since I have never had alot of money I'm a little confused as to what to do with it. Thank goodness it is in the form of bonds so I have to wait atleast a year before they can be cashed in.