- It was another good Sunday-and a busy day. I am kind of glad that this day is over for sure. We did the church thing this morning. Then on the way to Nonna and Pops' house for Sunday lunch, Graham asked what I thought they would have for lunch.
- I told him that since we had eaten BBQ last night and since I had BBQ to take to Nonna in the car with me, then we were probably going to have BBQ for lunch-and sure enough, that is what we had. It was delicious though, and we all enjoyed it. Actually, my favorite was Nonna's baked beans-she can make the best baked beans. Keaton and I enjoyed dipping them up with our chips.
- After Nonna's house, the boys all went home while the rest of us went to see Campbell's first soccer game. My Campbell played hard, but the score did not reflect her effort alone-it was 2-6 or maybe the other score was even higher-either way, it wasn't great.
- The weather wasn't great either-I guess it wasn't super hot so that was good. Instead it was super overcast and spitting rain off and on. Now, at half time the sun did come out, and Pops and I walked to the cars to get our sunglasses-and of course, by the time that we made it back to the field, it was raining again.
- After the game, we hurried home so the girls could ride to Rock Creek with Graham. Anderson soon left for his senior lifegroup. Then we had about 20 minutes at home before Robby and I left for our Sunday school class fellowship. This was our first adult thing like this in a very long time, and we had a good time.
- The power was off at home when we came home so all the kids were in the living room. I have lit a few candles, and really, I do love power out days. Anderson is on his way home, and I do think that the power will be on around midnight or so-at least that is what they say. However, that does mean that I may not have my clean dishes and clean laundry ready when I wake up in the morning which isn't the best way to start a Monday!
September 15, 2024
September 14, 2024
- Today was the first football game back at Raymar. Campbell and Keaton really enjoy going early with Anderson, and since I needed to be there early as well, though not quite as early as him, we all rode together.
- This morning was pretty crazy in the concession stand getting everything ready for the day. I think we were struggling since everything was new, and we had to open everything up. Once we had things a bit organized, everything went much smoother. I'm not sure how things went on the football fields-Anderson said he thought everything went well.
- Keaton and I had a baby shower to go to in the middle of Raymar. We were only gone for about an hour, but we were able to visit some and even had some delicious food before returning.
- I had scheduled Keaton and Campbell in the concession stand for a good bit, but they enjoy visiting more than actually helping. However, I also had Whitman in there for a few hours, and that boy did so well. He certainly needs practice talking to people so it was good for him.
- Robby smoked some meat all day so he left Raymar first to go and check on that. When the rest of us left, we had to run to Old Navy and the library on the way home. We were home in plenty of time to watch the football game this afternoon - or snooze through most of the football game.
- I did get up to help Keaton make chocolate chip cookies. She is a pro, but I did try to help as much as I could. Then Robby's meat was ready so some folks had a sandwich then, and the rest waited for us to run and get gas and pick up more buns.
- I made it home just a few minutes before Robby did, and for some reason I decided that I needed to run the garbage disposal. Well, you can probably guess-it didn't work. So Robby spent the next 2 or 3 hours on it. He did eventually get it running again, but we noticed a drip. Then we felt my dishtowels underneath-they were wet which meant that the drip had been happening.
- We watched a few youtube videos and were able to take the disposal off. Apparently, once it was opened we could look for cracks and seal them. Without first cleaning off the layers of gunk, we couldn't see any cracks. Robby eventually just decided to order a new one-a new one exactly like the one that we have so hopefully we can reinstall it fairly easily. We are down to half a kitchen sink now for most of the week, but that should be manageable.
- It is now almost bedtime-tomorrow is a busy day with church, Campbell's first soccer game, a Sunday school fellowship for Robby and me, and Rock Creek for the kids.
September 13, 2024
- Robby and I were able to talk to Reagan very late last night-this was really our first time to chat with her. It sounded like she had had a wonderful birthday. And the pictures show that she has found a few friends which makes us happy.
- Graham was the only one that had any school to do today-he did get his math finished, but he had one other things which I'm not sure if it happened. He did go to work this afternoon plus he went to a Baptist Prep football game tonight which is where he currently is-or more correctly, he is at the 5th quarter after party at a nearby church.
- Anderson did have school as well today, but he opted out of it and said that he would catch up on Monday. We went to church for a few hours to work this morning, but he opted to not go to the ball game with Graham tonight.
- Campbell, Keaton, and Whitman slept most of the morning away today. Nothing makes Whitman happier than a slow and restful day, but nothing makes Campbell and Keaton crazier than a slow and restful day. They did both get to work at church tonight so that did help a little bit, but they walked around all day telling me that they were bored and that there was no food in this house. They would tell me me we had no lunch food-and I would suggest a sandwich, but I was told that wasn't the right lunch food. They would tell me we don't have any fruit, and I would suggest an apple, but I was told that wasn't the right fruit.
- This evening Robby and I went to eat at Marketplace Grill in Conway. It was good-and Robby did like his pasts, but it just wasn't as magnificent as we remember. Now, the chocolate mess was still good, but a bowl of Blue Bell is just really good too.
September 12, 2024-Happy 19th Birthday Reagan
- It seems that every day has been busy lately-today was no exception, and I didn't even finish my list today. Most things can wait until tomorrow though; the main thing that we have to do each day is school and that happened.
- Well, it kind of happened-I did let the big boys skip their Comm Central classes today. They say that they aren't really doing much in those classes at school. I think that they enjoyed the break from school, and today was a day that it was nice to stay at home and not have to drive in this messy rain.
- I had a doctor's appointment this afternoon which I went to, and when I came home, I had to finish Whitman's school work and then pull out school for next week.
- Campbell's soccer was cancelled, so she ended up working at church with Keaton for childcare. They both worked tonight, and then they will tomorrow night as well. While they were working, Robby and I went to get a baked potato at McAlisters, but those silly people were out of potatoes so we ended up eating Mexican.
- I think that Reagan had a good day-she had a package from us and one filled with cookies from Nonna plus some cards in the mail. We even saw a video with her going to eat with a huge group of friends-they had party hats and even a cake. I'm so glad she has found some sweet friends.
September 11, 2024
- Another day where the hammocks were put to good use. Between Whitman, Keaton, Campbell, and even myself for a few minutes, we all spent some time in the hammocks. I did pull them down before church tonight since we might get some rain.
- I'm glad that they are spending a little bit of time outside. I even saw Whitman jumping on the trampoline-he will do anything right now to put off school work, but he does eventually get it done.
- They repaved our roads yesterday and today-just with the sticky tar and then the little rocks on it. On my walk this morning, I just walked Bentley where they had not done the work yet because I didn't want her to get her feet sticky. I'm not exactly sure what I will do tomorrow-maybe it will be raining and I can sleep in.
- School is going so well this year-at least for the little 3. Things are going fine for Anderson and Graham but their college classes are a bit more challenging and time consuming. And I sure hope that school is going well for Reagan. We don't hear from her too often, but some of the kids did call her today while we were at Nonna and Pops' house.
- This afternoon I did some work on the girls' room-I think that we have one or two more days to work in there. I am in no hurry to finish this-I could have just worked for a day or two, but instead I have drug it out to being a 3 week task.
- Tonight I took everyone but Anderson and we went stopped at Nonna and Pops' house before church. Anderson had to be at church early for a meeting so he beat us there. After church, the big 4 left for Chickfila leaving just Whitman to ride home with me. That was fine though because I was able to get some info from Whitman: Moving up to the youth group is hard for a 6th grade boy-and it sure has been for Whitman!
September 10, 2024
- I think that I might have had an epiphany today-actually, I'm not even sure if I used that correctly. Let me google it...yes, epiphany is used close enough to correct. Anyway, Whitman has been doing 5 school things and then taking a 10 minute break.
- He has a ton of things on his list each day to do-some take time like math but some are super short like review a poem. During one of his breaks today he was in the hammock that the girls set up yesterday. Graham thought that he had been out there too long, but I realized to just let him be. He will eventually get his work done.
- And it is true-he does get his work done. Today though he still had two things to do at 3, and one of those was reading. For reading, he was reading a book about coding so he took my computer and read and coded for another hour.
- So my realization is that since him dragging his school work out most of the day doesn't bother him at all; then I really shouldn't let it bother me. I need to keep him moving, but I'm not going to stress about it....just as long as I am done with the helping part by early afternoon.
- I think that most everyone spent some time in the hammocks today-maybe not Anderson though. I went outside at one point and thought that Bentley was sharing a hammock with Campbell. But no, Bentley had her own hammock and just was relaxing in the sun.
- Graham had school this morning, and Anderson later in the day. Graham is a bit ahead in his math class while Anderson is right on target for his english class. And maybe since they were gone some today, or maybe because people just had their act together, but for some reason this was the very first day in a while that I had a break this afternoon. The school days lately have been long, but today was a nice break.
- Robby, Keaton, and I took Campbell to her soccer practice, and then we ran some errands before picking her up again. Soccer is 2 hours which means that we get home fairly late, and now there are just a few minutes before bed. around here.
September 9, 2024
- Monday morning school is usually a bit more difficult, and even though the day wasn't difficult; it just lasted forever. I read this morning with Keaton and Whitman. Then I worked with Whitman, Campbell, and then Keaton. It was almost lunch but I worked with Graham which took forever, and then finally, Anderson had a few things.
- I finished with him and went to take my walk. Keaton and Campbell spent most of the day outside in hammocks. Whitman even joined them as well. It was a beautiful day. When I came back from my walk, Whitman and I made banana bread before we worked together for spelling.
- After that, I loaded up with everyone but Anderson who was off painting the fields at Raymar. Graham drove us to the library and then to Nonna and Pops' house. I didn't plan my time very well because we couldn't stay long though.
- I hurried home so I could put together a meal to take to the neighbors. And don't be impressed-the only thing home made was the banana bread. Then I sat down for a little bit before Robby and I left with Anderson to go eat.
- We picked up a book and magnets for Whitman from someone's house on the way to eat. I usually am the one giving things away on the giving site, so today was just the third time I have picked something up. Whitman will love his magnets-which I should really keep for Christmas. And I am excited about the book-I told Robby that I wanted to have a spare book just in case the library closes. He told me that if the libraries close, we are going to have more trouble than not having a book to read.
- Back at home tonight, I have received at least 100 text-probably close to 200 today-which I know is nothing for these kids, but it is kind of overwhelming for me! I have about an hour now before bed, so hopefully I can read a few pages of my book and de-screen.
September 8, 2024
- For some reason, I always seem to be a in a rush on Sunday mornings. I was able to get the blasted laundry folded this morning plus a little lunch ready before we left so it was a win. When I went to wake up the kids, the girls were already awake, but the boys were still sound asleep. I have a snaking suspicion that they stay up a wee bit too late.
- We did church-this is our 4th week in a grown up Sunday school class, and it is just quite different. Robby and I do a good job at sitting still, but wow, I just keep wondering how did we get so old so quickly?
- Grannymom and Grandpa are a bit under the weather, so we had lunch at home this afternoon. I had made poppyseed chicken along with some rolls for our lunch. It is had to please my crowd, but since Whitman went back for seconds, I will take it as a win even if I will be the one to finish off the leftovers.
- This afternoon Robby ran some errands, while the big boys played basketball and I napped. I am pretty sure that Campbell and Keaton napped as well. Then tonight was the first night of Geyer Life Groups.
- We haven't had a great deal of luck with lifegroups, but I think that all of the kids will enjoy their groups this year. Whitman and Keaton are in one group which is in the same neighborhood as Anderson, Graham, and Campbell's lifegroup. I think that they all enjoyed their lifegroups, but Whitman was very chatty on the way home which is a sign that he enjoyed the evening for sure.
- Now, we are home, and I am trying to figure out what I can do now to help make the week run more smoothly-and really, it is probably a little too late for that.
September 7, 2024
- Robby was up first this morning to run some errands, and then I left to let Annie out. I then came back here to make sure that Anderson and Keaton were awake and out the door. Anderson went to paint the fields at Raymar while Keaton went to do some dog sitting of her own.
- The air conditioner man was here before Robby made it back home. The upstairs has just not been cooling lately-their rooms are built into the roof so there is little insulation, and it has been super hot-but usually the rule is when I think it is hot, then it is really hot-which in this case means that the air conditioner isn't working great.
- Of course, things were working great today probably because of the cooler weather. They tried one thing, but the thermostat stopped working while he was here as well. So maybe the thought is that the thermostat was causing the problem-that is what we are crossing our fingers for at least.
- Soon afterwards, the football game came on. Robby had said that he would just watch some and then we would leave, but it was a close game so we watched until the bitter end unfortunately. When it was over, we left with Campbell and Keaton for some errands.
- We ran our Little Rock errands, and then went to Bryant and dropped the girls off for some more dog sitting. Robby and I did a few shops then before picking them up. The next stop was Dillards to pick up Reagan's birthday gift. I swear it has been at least a decade since I have been in Dillards-Keaton and Campbell were intrigued walking through the store.
- Next up, we ate at Tacos for Life while the boys ate here. Once we returned home, I went to work on tomorrow's lunch while Robby made brownies for tonight. Now I am in my comfy chair eating brownies!
September 6, 2024
- This morning we took Graham and Anderson to ASU for a visit. The boys definitely enjoyed this visit better than SAU-last weeks visit was just us which was a tad awkward. However, today's visit was with other people including someone we know from church.
- The campus is big, but the tour was the same as last time-the exact same! It was just a year ago that I went on this tour with Reagan, and goodness, I can't remember what I had for breakfast most days or what I wore to church last Sunday, but I could practically recite parts of today's tour word for word.
- I do think that one of the boys' favorite part of today was stopping at ChickFilA on the way home. The drive wasn't too bad either direction-Robby and I had just started a podcast when we were close to home, so we even stayed in the car and listened to it once we pulled into the garage.
- The other folks at home must have been a little anxious to see us since they were all in the living room when we came home. We chatted for a bit, and then Robby left for some errands, and I laid my head down for a nap. I'm not sure that my nap happened because soon Robby was back, and we ran a few more errands and picked up supper.
- After everyone ate, I played a round of Apples to Apples with everyone but Graham. Then Robby and I went to the Wilson's house for a little Annie duty. I read my book on my phone some and ate some ice cream. Now, we are all back home, and I'm about to go to bed (but I'm sure none of the kids will head to bed anytime soon.)
September 5, 2024
- On Thursdays, not only do I have to do school, but I also have to get school ready for the next week. And today, even though I finished school with everyone early, it seemed like it had still been a long day. Then I had to get everything ready for next week too, but I have that down to a science now.
- Graham went to his class-on his drive home, the radio came loudly on which scared him. At the same time, he saw Robby driving past him-we figure that Robby's bluetooth connected to the radio and then terrified Graham.
- Later in the day, Anderson had been watching Robby and waiting for his Sonic drink delivery, but since it didn't look like he could get home in time, Anderson went ahead and left. Of course, they ended up crossing each other's paths, but not with enough time to stop to pass the drink. It was still good when Anderson made it home from class though.
- His class at school is more of just a study hall right now which frustrates him a little bit-and it really frustrates me! I hope they get things figured out, but today he used that time to work on his other college class.
- This evening Campbell had soccer practice, so Robby and I took her to that. I do think that she is enjoying it, but she came home all itchy today because of the grass. I gave her some benedryl tonight, but I will make sure that she starts taking allergy medicine as well.
September 4, 2024
- Another school day around here, and it went smoothly. Keaton did most of her math on her own while Campbell's math was completely new and sent my looking in the book for some answers. Anderson and Graham are rocking their college classes-right now since Anderson needs to start on an essay soon and that will be fun.
- I believe that yesterday I mentioned that Whitman worked ahead in a few things. He explained what he was doing today: he has to do 2 and a half things to earn a 5 minute break so he does 10 things for a 20 minute break. To make these breaks come around sooner, he needs to finish more things, so yesterday he found some easy things for him to do and knocked them out. I thought he was working ahead, but no, he was doing easy for him things so he could take a break sooner. And honestly, if you are that smart, I should have just let him out of school for the day.
- Graham didn't have work today, and he will probably off for a week or two since his boss will be out of town. This was fine by him. He spent his afternoon running!
- Campbell, Keaton, and I went to Nonna and Pops' house on our way to church. Then we stopped by the library, and I was super surprised when we made it to church and the boys had already arrived. Anderson said that Graham was anxious to get there-I'm glad my people enjoy going to church!
September 3, 2024
- We did the school thing this morning with Graham having to leave for his class before everyone else woke up. They were up soon afterwards and started to work. I had to rush a little bit because I had to take Campbell to the orthodontist.
- Her permanent retainer broke, and I sure wasn't expecting a massive bill for a 2 inch wire. The lady could see the shock on my face when I passed her my credit card. However, we want Campbell's teeth to stay pretty and straight.
- We rushed home so I could work with Keaton, Graham, and then Whitman. Whitman usually does 2 things and then takes a 5 minute break. I am not sure what he was doing today, but he was running super behind. Now, in his defense he did do a few things for tomorrow so that probably put him behind.
- Eventually, school was finished for the day, and I went upstairs to the girls' room to work for a little bit. Now, they were both sleeping or they were both pretending to sleep. I still went in their closet and cleaned off a shelf. Then I helped Graham organize his drawers under his bed.
- Robby took Campbell to soccer practice tonight, and I went to girls' night with my Sunday school class. I beat Robby home, but when we all arrived home, everyone started getting ready for tomorrow.
September 2, 2024
- Even though this was a holiday, it felt pretty much like a normal day. I was up at almost the same time to do my morning chores. Then i did take Bentley on a 2 mile walk-at one point she stopped walking, and I had to explain to her the house was the way that she did not want to walk.
- Since Graham and Anderson both had school work to do for their college classes, I decided that everyone else should have a bit of school work too. It wasn't much at all that they had, and I could easily be convinced that they do a little bit each Friday as well.
- Graham had to go to work today-or so the thought. When he showed up, they told him that they had finished the work, so that was a wasted trip. He was bummed about not getting to work, but he was more happy about not having work at all.
- I was able to do some reading this afternoon, but I didn't tackle any large projects-well, I am slowly working on the girls room with them. We are actually doing it so slowly, that I realized that by the time we have finished, we will have to start over. I'm just trying to work for about 15 to 30 minutes up there at a time, and gracious there is quite a bit to do.
- I made Graham his favorite-chicken breast for supper tonight. I made green beans and rice, and then I remembered that we had macaroni and baked beans in the fridge so I pulled all of that out. It was like Thanksgiving with all of our sides that we had.
- After supper, Campbell, Keaton, Whitman, Robby, and I went to see the movie Twister with the Wilsons. The lessons that we learned were 1. Don't live in Oklahoma 2. Don't chase storms 3. Have a storm shelter. I am pretty sure that even though the movie was intense it won't bother the kids-but gracious, if there was a storm tonight it would certainly bother me!
September 1, 2024
- Another Sunday morning here. When I went to wake up Campbell and Keaton, they said that we were waking them up later each week. However, when I went to wake them up, they were both completely ready plus we had been hearing them awake and moving around above our heads for a good while so I already knew they were awake.
- We did the church thing-Graham sat with us this week. Most of the youth that sit down front are Campbell's age or Anderson's age which leaves Graham kind of without too many folks to sit with. Keaton's group all sits upstairs which we aren't really in favor of since we can't see her to see if she is acting a fool-which I am sure that she never does (fingers crossed).
- After church, we enjoyed lunch at Nonna and Pops' house. They had pork tenderloin which is the kids' absolutely favorite meal. This made all of them happy. We ate and visited some before heading home.
- The big boys did their football draft this afternoon, and Whitman also spent time on his device. Campbell, Keaton, and I all had naps-I have trained my girls correctly.
- The kids all left for Rock Creek tonight while Robby was still gone. Robby also had my phone with him so he could do a mystery shop under my name, so it was super strange being at home without a phone. Graham could not believe that I would not have my phone...even for a little bit.
- I was able to get some things done around the house but nothing that really mattered-as in I didn't clean or do anything from my list for next week. I even read a little bit of my book this evening. I haven't been able to read as much lately and that kind of makes me sad.
- We met the kids at the Wilson's house for our Sunday night supper. Shannon had soup on this first day of September. We stayed longer than the kids and visited some, then we came home to start the week.
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