- This was a fun morning for me. I went to Des Arc to go to the Christmas warehouse there. Now, the fellowship was fun and all, but the shopping was just that. I didn't find anything that I wanted or even needed again this time.
- I was tempted to buy one thing, but I just don't know where I would even put it in the house when I do decorate for Christmas. It did spur me on to get more Christmas out-right now I just have one tree out. I do plan to put one more up tomorrow. That will just leave the big living room tree which I might try to do next week and the kitchen tree which is being delivered in two weeks.
- After we shopped, we went to Nicks BBQ to eat lunch. Robby actually ate there yesterday; I know, what are the odds that we would eat lunch at the same restaurant an hour away from the house on two separate days. I had a hamburger which was pretty well done, but it was still pretty good.
- This morning I think that the kids did a few chores, but then Campbell went to work this afternoon. She did finish early so she was home for a bit before she headed off to this evening's babysitting gig.
- Keaton had a party tonight, and luckily it was just down the road. Whitman was at home all day long, but Robby brought him home supper. Plus after we did some reading together this afternoon, I did play his new board game with him. It was a little overwhelming at first, but then I figured it out and even kind of enjoyed it.
- Robby and I had a mystery shop at a restaurant this evening. It was fun because it was something different to do-we even bowled a little bit. However, the food and the service was subpar. It's not that we have high standards, but pretty much every time that we go out to eat we leave saying that we don't have to go to the restaurant again. Tonight was no different!
November 6, 2026
November 5, 2026
- It was an early morning for me-I helped at Mother's Day Out with Campbell and Keaton this morning. I was able to straighten the house a bit and wake Whitman up to start his school before we left.
- Robby left a few minutes after we did for a funeral and only made it home a bit before we did. This left Whitman at home all day alone doing school. I guess everything was fine because his school work was finished and the dogs were alive when we came home.
- It was a good day to sub at Mother's Day Out-they had soups. Well, one of those soups was my girls' leftover soup from their MDO party on Tuesday. Plus I followed the girls' instructions and also requested the lunch-chicken nuggets. So I guess I that I actually had 2 lunches, but the soup was much better than the nugget lunch.
- My day went pretty smoothly especially since there was even a new little girl in the class. Most days that I'm at MDO I have super quiet classes-I think that I'm incredibly lucky. The girls stopped at the gas station on the way home to buy themselves a drink.
- Once at home, Campbell went to work on her scrapbook while I'm not really sure what Keaton did. After a bit, Whitman and I did some extra school work. While I was working with Whitman I realized that I had forgotten to do math with Campbell. I think that she had remembered about her math but kept quiet. I'm ready though tonight when she comes in from working at the church house.
- As soon as it turned 6, I was already on the couch about to enjoy my soup! Now, I'm going to read some and possibly take myself a nap!
November 4, 2026
- Everyone was home today during school which was incredibly nice. Whitman and I read, and then I worked with Campbell and then Keaton. I was able to do a few things around the house this morning too.
- Most Wednesdays I put empty trash cans and take the trash can to the street on people's chore list. Also, most Wednesdays Robby or I will do that before they even get a chance to do it. However, this Wednesday they all knocked those chores out (with some gentle reminding) early in the morning.
- Campbell went to work this afternoon and was there the entire time. While she was gone, Whitman finished his school work and I took a walk. I am listening to a super long audio book and just have a few hours left so I wasn't in any hurry on my walk today.
- Soon it was time to go to church. Campbell and I both stopped to get gas on the way to church. The gas station was stopped at was a bit questionable, but we survived! Then it was church. On the way home, Whitman and I picked up our ChickFilA sandwiches on the way home while the girls went to ChickFilA to eat with their friends.
- Now, I'm going to get myself some hot chocolate and settle on the couch to read my book.
November 3, 2026
- Campbell was not supposed to work today, but they called yesterday asking if she could so she left early this morning. Normally, she would only have been gone during the morning, but one of her babysitting families called in a panic needing someone to watch their sick kid during the afternoon so she did that after.
- Thankfully, she had done a little bit of her school work last night. Tonight Keaton and Campbell had a Mother's Day Out party. They took potato soup-I doubled the recipe so they had enough soup to feed at least 25 people, but I think there wasn't even half that number there. She has already wrote to tell me that she will take the leftovers to church on Thursday.
- Whitman and I read this morning, and I'm pretty sure that he and I will read again next year as well. With everyone else, I have let them graduate from reading with me in the 9th grade, but man, there are so many excellent things to read that I just do not want to stop!
- Keaton and Whitman were pretty chatty this morning working on their work, but they both finished in plenty of time today. After lunch, Whitman and I had a few things to do. Then the rest of the afternoon I stayed pretty busy-I made potato soup, I made manicotti for my class meeting tonight, I cleaned the camper, and I put up one Christmas tree.
- I left a little bit before the girls, and I made it home a bit before they did too. Now, I'm on the couch and plan to read a little bit tonight. I tried to read last night, but I kept falling asleep.
November 2, 2026
- The first order of business for me was taking Robby to the bank. We both let out a sigh of relief when we saw the car pull up at the bank. I dropped Robby off and then hurried home to watch him on life 360. Once I saw that Robby was moving again, I knew that everything went well.
- We did school until Robby came home, and then we all went out to look at the car some more. The girls made Graham a video, and I'm pretty sure that he has been anxious all day waiting on us to arrive.
- Since I was gone in the morning, our whole school day happened out of order, but honestly, it all went incredibly smoothly. It didn't hurt that Campbell's math was really quick today too. After lunch, Whitman and I started some of Christmas reading which I'm so excited about.
- Campbell worked this afternoon and even worked the entire time which is rare these days. She also went to a friend's house tonight while Keaton and Whitman stayed at home.
- I was able to walk some this afternoon, but when I finished it was time to get ready because Robby and I were heading to Arkadelphia. Our first stop was Buccees just to walk around. We have been before, but we have never just walked around and looked at all of the things-tonight we did, and I loved it. You could probably do all of your Christmas shopping there.
- The next stop was a gas station on the way for a shop and even supper. Then it was on to Arkadelphia. Anderson was the first one to arrive to see the car and to pick up his drinks. Graham showed up next, and he was anxious to head to Walmart with his buddies tonight in his new ride. We didn't know this when we bought it, but his car is the same kind as his girlfriend's car.
- Graham joined us at Reagan's gospel choir concert. It was a lot of fun! It was indeed gospel music, and don't be surprised, but Reagan was on the back row, and we could see her very little. We at least were able to see her more than we did at Tiger Tunes. We certainly enjoyed the concert and plan to attend the next one too....if we can get Reagan to tell us when it is.
November 1, 2026: The Month (October) of Camping Trip 4
I went to sleep before midnight last night and slept until 6 which was really 7 because of time change. Needless to say, I slept great last night. We woke up, and Robby quickly went outside to start cleaning up things. I took the dogs potty and then joined him.
Cleaning didn't take too incredibly long since most things were wet, and we just put them in the van. We had breakfast with everyone, and pretty soon afterwards, Whitman and I headed home. He helped me empty the white van and set everything out on the driveway.
We had just about finished with the van when Robby came home. I started on the camper and the inside of the house for a few minutes before we met the girls at Grannymom's house for our Sunday lunch. Grannymom had chili and apple dumplings.
Robby and I came home and worked for a few more minutes before leaving again. We went to go look at a car for Graham. We were pleased with it, so Robby put a down payment on it. Tomorrow we will meet at the bank and hopefully get Graham's car.
Back at home, we went back to work on the camper and the house. We worked until it my timer went off for me to take a shower. Then Robby and I headed to church for Sunday night service. I had soup in the crock pot which was devoured, and then I threw some cookies in the oven for our dessert.
Campbell and Keaton had been house sitting all weekend so when they came home they were pretty tired this afternoon. Campbell did manage to finish most of her school from last week which she had waited until the last minute to do!
Anderson did some deer hunting things this afternoon-he even wore the official clothes-orange hat, boots, and camo overalls. Graham also had a big day-he went to midget wrestling. I'm not really sure what Reagan did today, but it wasn't deer hunting or midget wrestling.
October 31, 2026: The Month of Camping Trip 4
Last night when we went to bed, I decided not to take a shower. I had only laid in the bed for a few minutes when I started itching. By the time that I got into the shower, I could see tiny bumps all around my underwear lines. I took me shower while pretty much having a panic attack about having chiggers again. (I had them twice this summer and was miserable.)
However, after chugging some benedryl and laying back in bed, I realized that it was not chiggers but hives. I am probably the only person ever to be relieved to just have hives! I was so thankful that it was not chiggers. I have had this happen before with hives, itchy ears, but this time I had a bit of a wheeze too. It wasn't bad, and in a bit the medicine had kicked in and all was well.
After all of that drama I did sleep incredibly well. We woke up to breakfast being cooked by Tony. Then Robby and I made our white bean chicken tortilla soup for supper tonight. It was really good which is a good thing because we have quite a few leftovers.
Once the soup was made, Robby and I took the dogs on a walk. We didn't walk all of the loops today, but let me tell you, this campground was pretty festive. It was fun even though most of the day it we battled a little bit of the rain. It was mostly misty this afternoon and then cleared beautifully for the first 30 minutes of trick or treating....and then it rained and rained and rained.
We walked with Whitman to some of the campsites, but once it started raining, we hurried on back to the camper. He still managed to get some candy and has been enjoying it all night. The rest of the evening was spent under the tents-passing out candy, watching football, playing mahjong, or eating. It was a fun evening-though the rain does make quite a bit more work tomorrow.
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