Vacation - Mom Style

I have had this last week off work. In that time, I:

Went camping for three days (see previous blog post).

Started to clean up from camping for three days.

Called washer repairmen.

Bid adieu to dead washer.

I don't think this can actually be called a "wheel" any more.

Bought new-used washer.

Experienced flood when trying to attach old pipes to new-used washer.

Cleaned up from flood.

Finished cleaning up from camping.

Spent one day with Christopher in which we: 

dropped off recycling

wentto Home Depot

went to a museum

shopped for school stuff

ate Chinese

got ice cream

found more Harry Potter stuff at Hastings' going-out-of-business sale

watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

packed his backpack for school

Spent one day with Sheridan, in which we:

took zucchini muffins to the sheriff's office and got a tour

got her hair cut

cruised the thrift shops

ate pizza

got ice cream

shopped for school stuff

packed her backpack for school

Spent one day with Logan, in which we:

had donuts for breakfast

shopped for school stuff

played at Kids' Kingdom

got his hair cut

cruised another thrift shop

ate and played at McDonald's

got ice cream (with Daddy!)

bought Play-doh

went home and played with the Play-doh

packed his backpack for school

Spent one day with Shane, in which we:

had donuts for breakfast

ran errands (two-year-olds think everything is cool)

bought "mine BIG flower!"

shopped at Walmart even though we didn't need school stuff

got his hair cut

ate lunch at the zoo

ignored the animals and played in the dirt at the zoo

came home and took a NAP, which lasted up until supper (for him, anyway).

(Gracie's day will be Monday, since she only goes to school for 3 hours and we don't have her supply list yet)

I also:

finished painting in Christopher's and the girls' rooms

finished the flooring in the girls' room

finished the trim in the girls' room (almost - ran out at the closet. Don't much care.)

Put things away in both rooms

sorted and folded and put away a LOT of laundry

boxed up a LOT of things for yard sale

ran a few baths

cleaned the house from one end to the other (well...it is cleanER)

let the kids finger paint

cleaned again

oh never mind

and prepared 56 freezer meals.

If you should need me, I will be back at work tomorrow, where I hope to get some rest.