Swimming/Drowning through Life

Wow, well this past week was quite a crazy one! Let me start at the beginning. So Monday....as you recall Austin went back up to Hattiesburg on Sunday afternoon. So Monday morning it was just the kids and I. It was also a particularly busy Monday b/c I had work. I was once again subbing for the kinder class at Aurora. I was thankful for the distraction and opportunity to work even though it meant a less then quiet day. I love that little class so! We had a great day again. They were just so super and sweet. They are learning about shapes and the letter C and also learning to write their names without tracing so that was the focus. I love though that play is still the main object at this school though so they got to play a lot too. They get about a 50 min recess. After work I had to go grocery shopping...UGH I never shop mid-day! Needless to say it was hot and miserable. I was so hungry and tired when I got home. Luckily when I got home though Austin was here to help me. We ate lunch together and rested before he went to go get the kids. I was thankful for his help so I could have a few quiet moments. That night we had a nice home cooked meal of fried pork chops, mashed potatoes, and green beans. It felt so good to eat as a family. We even took a walk after. 
Tuesday was another very busy day! The kids had Parent Visitation day at their school. This was actually my 4th one but Lindsay's 1st. Austin had to work so my mom came in his place and to be there for Colby. I knew I couldn't split myself fairly between the 2 so she came to be with him. I wanted to mostly hang with Lindsay since it was her very first one. After dropping the kids off we began the morning in the cafeteria for assembly. It was neat that we got to see this portion of their day. My mom and I stood near his class' table. I enjoyed getting to visit with his teacher briefly. After that time it was time for us to get with the classes. My mom left to follow Colby. I think they had chapel, art, and PE during that time. I went with Lindsay in her classroom. They began the day with chapel which was so beautiful and just what my heart needed. Seeing the kids worshiping and singing "How Great is Our God" while holding hands put me in tears. It was such a beautiful moment. I am so glad my kids are getting these moments in school. After chapel they went upstairs to library time. During that time their library teacher read them a book and they played some fun listening games. Normally library would be in the library obviously but due to the nature of the day it took place in a different local. After that they went back to class. It was neat to see how their classroom operates. They had snack time first. I just enjoyed watching Lindsay and how she interacts with her peers. After snack they had circle time. They went over their vowels and counting. I loved how they moved, sang, and did things out loud to keep their focus and attention. They did circle time for awhile before going back to their desks to work on a letter O page. Lindsay had no problem at all writing her Os. When they finished that it was time for me to go and switch with my mom. My mom got to come down and see her class sing a couple songs before joining them at recess. I went upstairs and Colby's class did a math minute quiz and then played a history review game. It was fun to also see him in action. Once I left there I came home to eat lunch and enjoy a couple hours of quiet before going to pick them up. 
Wednesday was a busy but fun day. Lindsay had a dentist appointment scheduled that day. I knew when I scheduled her appointment that I would just give her the day off school. Since she is in prek and they don't take attendance just yet I am not going to stress about when I make her appointments. I also figured once a month I will give her a free day anyway. So she and I re-lived one of our infamous preschool fun days. We stopped for coffee and a muffin. I then took her to Confetti Park to play. It was so lovely to just enjoy the early morning hour at the park with her. There weren't any other kids there. It made me sad a little b/c I think it shows how "busy" our society is that we just don't have time to take our littles to the park on a random morning anymore. When Colby was little and we would do this sort of thing there were always kids there. Anyway so she had a great time nonetheless. She dug in dirt, we spotted birds, spiders, butterflies, and other nature things! We stayed for about an hour and a half. Once we left we went to the dentist. She had an excellent cleaning and behaved like such a BIG girl! She has come a LONG way! So after that we had to go to the Pet Store to get some cat and dog food. She was super excited about that. I let her wander around a bit and look at the fish and kitties. It was really funny too b/c we ran into her friend Claire there! I think that made her day!! By the time we got out to the car Austin had called and wanted to meet us for lunch. I was already planning on picking up Chickfila for her so it worked out perfect! It was a nice treat to be able to visit with him in the middle of the day like that! That afternoon we relaxed...we had already planned on skipping church that night. Just with everything going on with Austin's dad and him being away so much I felt we needed time as a family at home. It was nice to have that night to sort of recover! 
Thursdays are always busy for me. I get the kids to school then go to Aurora to teach music class. I felt a lot more at ease this week being my 2nd week. The classes are so cute! The 3s I felt did a lot better this week although they are still exhausting at times. The 4s and 5s are awesome and really know the songs we are learning! The babies are just cute! There was a lot more this week so things were BUSY but it still went well since all 3 teachers stay with them. That afternoon I got the kids and we did homework. We left early to go to scouts. Since Austin was gone I promised then dinner at Wendy's. I was tired but we ended up having a good time nonetheless. I really wasn't a little sad and tired at Scouts. Not my usually bubbly self so I kinda stuck to myself. The boys worked more on their soap carvings. I was surprised when Austin got there! I had told him to go home and rest but he ended up meeting us and for that I was thankful! It was nice to be reunited!