November 12, 2015

Thursday

I went walking this morning, then got ready to go to the mainland for the day. Tom, Ed, TJ, Jake, and I went. Our first stop was at "Once Upon a Quilt" in Fort Lauderdale. We dropped off Kim's sewing machine for repairs and I bought a foot for my machine for so I can mess around with free motion quilting. Exciting!

Next, we went to Sawgrass Mall. The next time I go to a mall, remind me to leave Tom in the car. I think that was the first time in atleast two years that I've gone to a mall. All we did was walk. I think we went in one store because Tom complains he doesn't have anything nice to wear to church, but he wouldntnt get anything. He also has only one pair of shorts right now. Not good for Keys living, but again, he wouldn't get any, didn't even want to look. When I buy him clothes he doesn't like them. Oh well. I tried. 

We met some of Tom's relatives at the Cheesecake Factory. They are visiting in Fort Lauderdale from Buffalo and Michigan. That was fun. My favorite food there is the Spicy Chipotle Chicken. When we were done eating we walked over to the BB&T Center for the Panthers/Sabres hockey game. The Sabres won. Jake cried every time the Sabres scored. He's a Panther's fan. He also was given a puck from the ice. They sat right next to the glass. Tom's friend John met us there too.

After the game we walked back over to the mall and went back to Cheesecake Factory for dessert and to watch the end of the Bill's game. The Bills won today too. We all got cheescake. My favorite is the original cheesecake with sour cream on top.

We left for home at midnight and hope to be home by three AM. 

November 9, 2015

Monday 

I haven't written since Wednesday I think.  We are way too busy. My friend Mikki invited me over one night and I wanted to go, but wanted to stay home too. I counted the days before and I hadn't been home one evening in 8 days straight. No wonder the laundry hadn't been folded for two weeks.  What a mess. 

Thursday Kim played a house concert with TJ, Ang, and Jake. Tom and I babysat, along with a Ailsa who I got to help me babysit, because Tom had to take Charlie to swimming. 

Friday was the night I got to stay home. The band played a wedding in Key West. I helped Tommy with homework and a project for his Logic class for a good part of the day. Emma came and surprised Ben for his birthday. 

Saturday we did more homework and more of Tommy's project. The band played at Sunset Pier. I went to Winn Dixie and then made two pumpkin pies, another pumpkin dessert, a giant pan of Buffalo Chicken Lasagna, and a salad. The boys played hockey and then we had a birthday party for Ben.

Sunday we went to church. Kim came over for a while, then I folded laundry forever, lots and lots of laundry. I did a little of my homework. I'm behind in my class too. Good thing I get to work at my own pace. I hope to get caught up or almost caught up this week. In the evening Tom and I went to church. I helped Tommy more with his project. He's been sick for two weeks. It started as a stomach thing and then turned into a fever, runny nose, and coughing. Ben, Ed, and Garrett were sick during the night. 

Monday

I went walkimg today.  We switched our internet to AT&T today. We will see how that works. Xfinity had been getting slower and slower. I kept the laundry moving and did school with Charlie. Tommy had his classes, then we went to Sloppy's. Jake and Callie played/sang. They were a big hit. Very cute. Tommy worked on his project at the gig.  Afterwards we stopped at Chicago's to see Nina's band.  Ben helped with sound and played a song on the drums. Ed and Kurt took pictures. Then we drove home.

Charlie was mad when he got to Sloppy's. Ed was supposed to drop him off at swimming on the way there, but they got stuck in a traffic jam while a helicopter landed. So he missed swimming. He'll get to go tomorrow. :0)

November 4, 2014

Wednesday 

I woke Tommy up 45 minutes early so he could finish his Logic homework. That class is hard. Then I made banana muffins for everyone. I put cranberries in 6 of them for me. No one else likes them. 

Today was Tommy's long day of classes, 6 hours straight, no breaks. I did school with Charlie for about 4 hours, then TJ dropped off the kids. They went to a gig at Blue Heaven with Joe.

We went to church, then afterwards Tom dropped the kids, Charlie and I off at TJ's house so I could put them to bed there. Tom picked me up about 11:30 and I went home and went straight to bed. 

November 3, 2015

Tuesday 

I woke up early today but I didn't feel terrible like I normally do. Then poor Charlie threw up in the hallway while I was still in bed. He had thrown up once during the night and made it to the bathroom, but not this time. That kind of changed my whole day. 

After cleaning up the mess, I couldn't get back into my morning routine; no devos, no walking, no school or swimming for Charlie, and I kept him home from his fiddle lesson. 

I did the dishes. They hadn't been done since Sunday night when Garrett did only half of them at around 1:30 AM. Nothing like waiting till the last minute. (We got home about 2 AM Sunday night). I also cleaned off the island. It clutters up so fast. 

I woke up Tommy for school. He had two online classes today. When they were over I gave him a half hour break and I laid down in my room. I can't sleep during the day but I relaxed. :0) Then I helped him with his logic homework. That class moves. No grass growing under that teacher's feet. So many definitions to memorize and concepts to grasp. 

So, TJ dropped off kids and I babysat for a little bit, then we left for Sloppy's. Kurt, Ed, Ben, Joe, and Rita all went to Key West earlier so it was just Tom, Tommy, and Jake in the big van. I rode down a little later with TJ, and Charlie stayed at Kim's house.

It's a little hard for me, doing Sloppy's two days in a row. For one thing, Tommy has no time for homework because his Monday classes end at 3:30, when we leave for the gig. We got in a little homework before leaving for Sloppy's today, and he did reading while they drove there, and did his Latin there. It's too loud in Sloppy's to concentrate on homework and there are too many distractions. I hoped we could get through the rest of his logic homework at Sloppy's but that didn't happen. We did a little when we got home at 11 PM, but Tommy is still sick with a fever. He couldn't stay awake and I gave him medicine.  I will wake him up at 8 to finish  his homework. It's hard enough keeping up with his homework. I don't want him to get behind. 

I rode home from the gig with TJ so I could get Charlie from Kim's. Tom's car was there so I drove it home.

Joe is sick too. He's had a temp since about Thursday, and Ed was plumb wore out towards the end of the gig. He was feeling weird, dizzy, and said it was hard to breathe, so he went and laid down in the van for the last two songs. Seems like we could all use a few days off with no responsibilities and then a few days to catch up. 

November 2, 2015

Monday 

I exercised and did school. Ed, Ethan, and Kurt went out for breakfast at IHOP in Marathon. They brought a little leftover and Tommy and Charlie shared it. Ben wiped out big time on his little go-cart thing and got a painful case of road burn on his elbows, shoulder, and hip. 

Charlie went to swimming. We went to Sloppy's. Jake sang a new song, "Payday." He was great!! 

We are driving home now. The night air is a little cool. Feels good. :0)

November 1, 2015

Sunday

Got up early and went over to church for the 5K. I walked and got a first place. I can't remember what my first mile was but my second was 13:13 and my third was 13:00. I was happy with that. 

Went home and showered, then went to chirch with Tom, Charlie, and Ed. After church we got a ride home from Byron and Aida because Ed and Ben took the car to Key West to play with Nina at Sunset Pier. Kim came over. We ate salad and a succotash salad. 

When Kim left I worked on my class. Then it was time to leave for Schooner Wharf. That was a fun evening too, but my butt got sore from sitting too long. Randy and Mikki came. 

It's 12:41 and the kids are still loading up the trailer to go home. They seem to be doing a lot of talking. Their friend Ethan arrived today and I guess they have a lot to say.

October 31, 2015

Saturday

I finished the hand sewing on one more cushion, 4 more to go. The band headed out to there gigs, a double-header in Key West. I helped Tommy get his homework done for Monday, and did a little laundry. Then Charlie and I went over to see Angelica. She helped me place an order with Young Living. We were going to go to Kim's studio next, but Kim ended up not going, so we just visited her at her house.

We went home and Charlie got his costume on. Aaron and Shannon went with Charlie and I over to TJ's in Eden Pines to go trick-or-treating. We went with TJ, Ang, and kids. It was fun. We didn't stay out too late, and that was good, because I had to get up early the next morning.