Weekend Updates

The weekend is nearly over so I thought I'd recap our weekend.

Friday: We had family fun pizza night. We enjoyed watching the Red Wings play the Penguins. The Penguins won 2-1. It was a bit disappointing because the Wings weren't playing as well as they could have been. Oh well, at least we were able to watch the game.

Saturday: We had a very busy day. The day started out with Joshua having a soccer game at 10 am. It was a bit cold and wet to start out with but I guess it cleared up by the time the game was over. Joshua made a goal so we are proud of him for that. I missed most of the game because I had to take Mikayla to a birthday party.

I dropped Mikayla off at the birthday party aound 10:45 am. I hung around for a little bit but then left to go pick up Joe and Joshua from Alpine Baptist Church where they were playing. After the game, the kids had a snack of grapes and a juice box. We quickly went home so that we could gather all of our things for the day. Then, we headed over to Sam's Club.

I ended up renewing our membership and buying a few things. Afterwards, we went to Taco Bell to get a little lunch. Then, we went to CEC to pick Mikayla up from Jessica's birthday party. Mikayla had a great time so that is all that matters. From there, we headed to Speedway to get some drinks for the kids.

Finally, we went to Sam's and Dan's house for Mikey's birthday. Mikey is six! It is so hard to believe. He has really matured a lot over the last year. Sam made hotdogs on the George Foreman Grill along with bacon ranch pasta salad and potato chips. The hotdogs were really good for a change. We've had so many hotdogs in recent weeks that I am starting to feel hotdog'd out (if that's even a word, lol). Anyway, after we ate, Mikey opened his presents. He got some nerf dart boards with guns, couple of Ninja Turtle action figures, another action figure that I can't think of right now and his big present...a skateboard. Oh, he also got some activity books. It was just our family there this time. Dan's parents had another event going on so they were going to get together with them on Sunday. After presents, we had cake and ice cream. The cake was kinda cool with cupcakes surrounding it. I took a quite a few pictures but most were with my regular camera since my digital camera's battery was almost dead.

We stayed at their house until about 6 pm. Then, we headed home. The kids played outside for a little bit and then Joe decided he wanted to go to Meijer to do some grocery shopping. So, Mikayla stayed home to play with Kacie. Kacie's mom, Chris, said she would watch her while we ran to the store. Mikayla ended up eating dinner over there. They were having a BBQ. We got home just after 8 pm. Then, I did 4 loads of laundry. It was very tiresome going up and down 3 flights of stairs. Doug came over just after 8 pm to watch movies with Joe. It was nice to have some company.

Mikayla was behaving just fine but Joshua's behavior was horrible. Joe made a pot of spaghetti, which was very good. I think I finally went to sleep around midnight.

Sunday: I woke up at 5:30 am to get ready for work. I packed my lunch (leftover spaghetti and the Green Giant veggies/cheese side) and then I went to Speedway to get my tea, like I always do and then headed to work. I got to work right at 7 am to begin my shift. It was a very busy day at work today. They had HERO training going on for one of the teams so we were pretty busy due to them being off the phones. They did offer OT so that was nice to have a few extra people in to help with the call volume. I got out of work at 3:49 pm. I then started to head home.

I found out how much my check was for and wasn't too happy about the amount. It's my own fault though because I keep leaving work early. Joe got really mad at me for such a small check. I met Kathy at Speedway to get the $10 that she owed me. She only had $9.80 but that's okay, at least she paid most of it back to me. Then, I went to Sam's Club and got gas. It was just about $39!

Joe decided to get p'zones again tonight so that is what we are having for dinner. I really didn't want to spend extra money. Oh well, life goes on.

So, that's my weekend update. They just got back so I better go for now. I'm playing a game of Trouble with Joshua.