April 29, 2015

Wednesday

Ed made us banana French toast for breakfast. It rained and poured most of the day. Mom, dad, and I tried going to Salvation Army but there was no place to park, and it was raining so hard we just went home instead.

I made two banana cream pies and my mom made a crunchy pumpkin dessert. Then we left for Schooner Wharf. Angelica and the kids went too. I thought we might get rained out but it cleared up and we didn't get any rain. Charlie sat next to me and fought with Jake most of the time, so when the band took a break I was ready to go home. Mom and dad were ready to go home too. We were all tired. 

When we got home we ate some of the pumpkin dessert. It was great, but my pies were runny. Grrrrr!!!' I put them in the freezer  so tomorrow they will be frozen banana cream pies. :0)

April 28, 2015

Tuesday

We did a little school today. The big kids went to the studio to practice with Liza. Tom and my dad went to Kim and Doug's house to put up insulation in their roof. There is none and their house gets super hot and the air conditioners can't keep up. Doug dropped Stevie off at 10 AM. At 12:20 I drove the Sprinter to pick up Naomi, Ian, and Ariel from church. We went to field day for gym class in Marathon, me, Garrett, Tommy, Charlie, Naomi, Aaron, Ian, Ariel, Stevie, and Shannon. Stevie fell asleep just before we got there so I sat with him in the van and crocheted. The kids had a great time. 

Drove home. Cancelled Tai Chi. TJ and Ang dropped off the kids at 4, on their way to a gig in Islamorada. I made Pad Tai for supper. When Rita got off work she came over with pizza for Jake and Callie, and wings for the big people. Yum!! She and Joe took TJ's kids to his house, watched them there, and put them to bed because TJ and Ang wouldn't get home till midnight. 

April 27, 2015

Monday

Kim had her baby this morning. Reed Elliot, 7 lbs, 15 oz. That's what she weighed when she was born. She had a C-section. 

I made banana muffins (with chocolate chips) and then went to Walgreens for a few things. We did literature while Garrett washed dishes. Nina cleaned her room and got it ready for my parents' visit. It was a weird morning. Plans kept changing every second. I felt like we were spinning in circles. 

We left early for Sloppy's so we could visit Kim. I forgot her present. I left it on the kitchen table. :0( But we saw the baby, and Kim, then went to work. 

Things were crazy at Sloppy's. I'm looking forward to sleeping tonight.

April 26, 2015

Sunday

We went to church. Charlie went somewhere with a friend. Nina's band played at Sunset Pier. The rest of the kids went to a beach volleyball party at Sombrero Beach. Tom, Tommy, and I stayed home and watched the NASCAR race. I did embroidery. In the evening Tom and I went to church. When we got home the boys all watched hockey. I moved laundry, read to Charlie, and went to bed. 

April 25, 2015

Saturday

The last few days have been too busy and I have been too tired to write, but when I go to bed exhausted, I've had a hard time falling asleep. We did school on school days. Thursday evening I was able to do some embroidery but felt guilty that I should be doing bookkeeping instead. I went grocery shopping at 8:30. I think everyone had ice cream for supper. 

Friday the band played at a wedding at the Hyatt in Key West. I made a spinach and strawberry salad before they left. I stayed home with the younger boys. They went to the movie night at church. I did laundry and dishes and knit. 

Saturday -- I got up early and woke people up who needed to go play at Bahia Honda's Earth Day celebration. TJ and family drove separate. I took Garrett, Tommy , and Charlie, and Tom took Ed and Nina in the Sprinter with the trailer. It was super hot but fun. Tom, the boys, and I watched the grand kids while the bluegrass played from 10-11 AM. There were plenty of activities for the kids so they had fun. Did I mention it was hot hot? :0) After they were done playing, Tom left with the Sprinter to stop at the house and pick up the rest of the band for Sunset Pier. 

We tried to take the grand kids to the beach but it was just too hot and Angelica took them home. I stayed for a little while. Hannah was there also with her grandmother. It was nice to see them. But It wasn't very relaxing. Tommy was no fun. Charlie's friend Matthew was there so I left Charlie with Matthew and his mom and we went home. At home I took a quick shower, then escaped with Nina to Key West where Ed and Nina were playing at a wedding on the beach. I needed some vedge time, where no one would talk to me. A wedding where no one knows me. Perfect. :0)

I took a book with me, and finally got to relax. A few people at the wedding talked to me afterwards and they were so nice. Before we left we gave a girl a ride to the bathroom because it was a long walk. Then Ed and Nina took me to Origami for supper. 

When we got home everyone was watching hockey. I read to tommy and Charlie and went to bed, but felt like it took hours for me to fall asleep.

April 22, 2015

Wednesday

I slept horrible last night. Woke up before 4 AM and could fall asleep again. I finally got up. I lagged most of the morning, went back to bed and finally slept at 2. 

The band went to  Schooner Wharf, I stayed with the with 2 littles at home. I made soup  and we went to church. Went home again and read to Charlie, then read some more of "A Thomas Jefferson Education." I like it!

April 21, 2015

Tuesday

The band got home in the middle of the night, except for Tom. Tom was dropped off in Fort Pierce, to get our Sprinter van that was left to get some work done. The van wasn't done till noon, so Tom came home later and met us at Sloppy Joes. 

I got up early to go to the dentist. I ate and woke Ben up. He had an appointment too. I called and texted everyone at home, to find someone to take Charlie to his fiddle lesson, but no one woke up till it was too late. :0(

After we got home, we did a little schoolwork, then got ready to go to Sloppy Joes. I made food to take with me. I rode with Rita and Joe, and we picked up TJ and Jake. Some of the kids went in the GMC and Kurt drove his car too.

Tom arrived in time for the 2nd set. The crowd was attentative all night. It was fun. 

Charlie's iPad screen broke more.