- I heard Campbell and Keaton stirring above us this morning. They had to be at church early to greet people at the doors. They would do anything to get to come to church early. Robby and I did all we could to stay in the bed as long as we could this morning, and that was evident as we scurried around the house to leave.
- We all did the church and Sunday school thing this morning. Then Campbell and Keaton drove in the new car to Grannymom and made it just a little bit after the rest of us did. Grannymom had sliders which were delicious and perfect for a Super Bowl Sunday.
- Robby and I ran to Walmart and Sams after lunch. We bought things for tonight's supper, more icing for tomorrow (I will not even write how many cans of icing I have acquired for tomorrow's party, but I don't want to run out), plus we bought food for me to make for class meeting Tuesday night, and then we ended with doing a bit of shopping for someone else.
- We came home, and not too long after unloading and doing some straightening, Reagan and her friends showed up. I think that Reagan was glad to see that Marley remembered her. Her friends and her played a few games with Graham, Campbell, and Whitman (Keaton had already gone to lifegroup.)
- I made a chicken, sweet potato, and broccoli sheet pan meal while Robby provided the Super Bowl meal of pizza. Reagan's friends had some of both, but Reagan just had mine-she is trying to eat gluten free right now to see if that helps her tummy troubles. I even made gluten free cookies which weren't really like cookies, but more like chocolate globs, but they were still pretty good.
- Reagan and her people headed back to school, and then Campbell left to go and pick up Keaton. The rest of us, even Whitman, are all in the living room kind of watching the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026
February 7, 2026
- Graham was the first one up this morning. He had to leave early this morning to go to Ouachita for a leadership meeting. Reagan and Anderson both went to this, but this year it was not an over night event so he had to leave fairly early this morning.
- Robby left at the same time and picked up Graham a bit of breakfast on the way. Robby stayed out for a little bit and ran some errands while Graham went on to Ouachita.
- I laid in bed for a few minutes, but then I was up and started baking. Campbell and Keaton are having a little bit of a Valentine's party on Monday night, so today I made 24 heart shaped cakes. I was able to make 5 at a time, so it did take me all morning long.
- Campbell woke up around 11 and went to work setting up and decorating the table and really the entire kitchen. It is going to be a cute and fun party. Robby came home, and pretty soon after he made it home, I finished my cakes and took myself a good long nap.
- Campbell and Keaton left to go and babysit around 5. Graham finished his meeting around 4:30, but he found his brother watching the OBU basketball game so he stayed and watched the end of the game. Then he ran to the cafeteria to see his sister for a few minutes before heading home. We met him and headed to his basketball game.
- His team won his basketball game tonight-it wasn't pretty, but they were ahead the entire time. Graham does enjoy playing basketball and so do all of his teammates so it is fun to watch them have a good time.
- We picked up supper on the way home. Then after eating, I straightened the bonus room, and now I just need to crochet a few more squares before bedtime.
February 6, 2026
- It was kind of a slow day around here. I would have stayed in bed longer but Marley wouldn't lay down with us for very long, so it was just easier for me to get up and start my day. Without school to do, things were fairly quiet. I knocked out a few chores, and then during Marley's first nap time, Bentley and I went on a walk.
- By the time that I came back, Campbell and Graham were stirring. They ate their lunches and headed off to work. I think that they thought they wouldn't have a whole lot to do, but they were there the whole time.
- I didn't see Keaton too much today, but she would pop down every so often and check on Marley. I had to wake Whitman so we could do his school work that was left over from yesterday. I narrowed down the things that we had to do together so he didn't really have too much other work to do.
- Campbell and Graham came home, and I left soon after they came home. Campbell left right behind me-she picked up a friend, went to eat at Chilis, did some shopping at Target, and then bought a shake at Sonic. She had a big night.
- When I left Whitman was working on making 3d glasses. I'm not sure if he had any luck or not. I'm not sure what Keaton was doing, but Graham was asking about what we were eating. He didn't get supper tonight and had to eat what he could find, but he did get ice cream when Robby and I came home.
February 5, 2026
- This was a pretty different school day-Campbell and Keaton went to Mother's Day Out, and around 10:30 Whitman left the house too. That just left Graham and me at the house this morning, and he doesn't need me for school.
- The girls ere glad to be back at Mother's Day Out after missing for the snow day. They really enjoy their Thursdays with the kids.
- Robby took Whitman to Nonna and Pops' house. It was a big day for him because he was cashing in on his Christmas gift-he received a visit to Dave and Busters from Nonna and Pops for Christmas. Since they were there pretty early, there were very few folks around which was nice, and Whitman was able to play quite a few games. They ended their day with lunch at ChickFilA, and Whitman thoroughly enjoyed his day.
- Whitman came home, and then Robby and I left to meet the girls. First we ran to Walmart, and then we took them to Texas Roadhouse for supper. Campbell was giddy driving around in the new car today, so after our supper Keaton and Campbell left to run some errands. Robby and I did a few errands of our own.
- We came home with leftover for Graham, and Whitman opted to slice my bread, which was fresh out of the oven, and make himself a grilled cheese. The girls made it home soon after we did, and then Robby made some rice krispy treats for supper...and now it is time to wake up Marley for just a few minutes before we all go to bed.
February 4, 2026
- Usually in the mornings, I wake Keaton and Whitman up at 8:30. Campbell gets up on her own around 8:45, and then Graham is a little bit more difficult. When I wake up Whitman, I make sure that there is an alarm set for 9 and 9:05 for Graham. This morning I set alarms for every 3 minutes because even with the alarms set, I still have to go and wake him up at least once. All of that to say, this morning he did wake up on his own before 9. We were all surprised to see him, but he was up early because he wanted to run this morning before school, work, and church.
- I worked with Whitman again later in the morning which worked pretty well again for both of us. Though Marley did wake up early which caused a little bit of a chaos-we can remember Bentley bumping into us and accidentally shutting the books in our hands or laps. However, Marley is just a different dog-she is grabbing and attacking any papers or books that we have left unattended. She usually grabs a paper and shreds it which causes Whitman to start thrusting his math papers towards her causing complete chaos!
- The outing today was to the orthodontist. Keaton and Whitman were the lucky ones. It seems like Keaton will not need braces at least right now, but Whitman is the one who will get to start that process. I'm not looking forward to all of the trips to the orthodontist coming up.
- Campbell and Graham were already at work when we came home. We had a little bit of time before it was time to leave for church tonight. Whitman and I finished his school and then I emptied the trash cans, and then we left for the library and church.
- Tonight Keaton, Campbell, and Graham went to ChickFilA on the way home. Whitman and I stopped on the way home too so he could use his free nugget coupon. Now, Robby and I are on the couch watching basketball while waiting on all the kids to come home.
February 3, 2026
- Once again I think that I could count today as a snow day. Kids went back to school today here in town, but there was still ice on the driveway, and I'm still taking the dogs to potty on the snow. This afternoon a delivery man came (we had only had one other one in over a week), and I went out the garage so he didn't have to walk that far...except I wasn't any help because the driveway was icy, and I sure wasn't about to walk out to him.
- We did the school thing this morning. For some reason, Whitman seemed to finish his work pretty quickly. He did ask to do his morning work with me at 11 so maybe that changed things for him; however, that made my morning all different. We managed to get everything finished though by the end of the day.
- Graham and Whitman got hair cuts to day. Neither one of them like getting their hair cut-Graham doesn't like how his hair looks after a hair cut, and Whitman doesn't like chit chatting with the hair person. And neither one of them liked me running in to Hobby Lobby on the way home. I was only in there for just a few minutes, so life wasn't that horrible for them.
- Once we made it home, I started opening my packages that had arrived. Lots and lots of school books for next year which made me so, so happy. I've had to rearrange bookshelves to prepare for all of my orders. My bookshelves are all nice and neat, but the rest of my school room closet is a little messy.
- I made a mexican dish for supper-I kind of winged it since it was just the girls and I eating. They both said that it was decent, and I will enjoy eating the leftovers tomorrow night after church. Keaton them made some type of peanut butter oat balls-I'm not sure if those are dessert tonight or her breakfast in the morning!
February 2, 2026
- For a Monday morning school day, things went very smoothly around here. I tried to sneak out of bed at 7, but Maryley heard me so she was soon joining us in our bed. She did pretty well, but she doesn't usually get to start in our bed for too long because she gets a little wild, and I take that as my cue to start my day.
- Since Laynie had spend the night, I didn't expect that Campbell would be awake and doing school this morning, but before too long this morning she came in with her pile of books that she had completed.
- Campbell and Graham had to go to work so when they left, Robby took Laynie home, and then he ran some errands. That just left Whitman, Keaton, and I home. Whitman still had school to do so after lunch he got started on that.
- He is doing a new little logic curriculum which is based on a chocolate factory, so today it had him making different types of chocolate. Keaton enjoyed helping us taste test the 5 types. We also spent a good deal of time trying to do a "hot ice" science project-it was a flop though.
- Robby came home after Campbell and Graham, and he had super with him. We all stood around the bar eating Mexican. Then we moved to the table and played Whitman's game. Campbell made corn flake cookies, and then we all settled in to watch a few tv shows.
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