I feel like I just survived some sort of marathon. Last week was spring break for the kids. They had the whole week off. This is an incredible amount of time when there is no holiday nearby, no funds (or time off) for a vacation, or no fun outdoor activity to go do (like the pool or the park...too yucky of weather). At other schools they usually pair spring break with Easter which works very well with our work schedules and usually allows us to travel to visit family. So, we ended up taking a night away after work last Thursday and then back home by Friday morning. We rented a nice suite at a motel in Pella (about 20 miles away). Then we went out to eat, swam at the pool and watched cable T.V. The hot tub was out of order and the in-room jacuzzi had yucky stuff in the jets when it was turned on, so the girls just played in the big tub while we watched TV. It was a good break but we all were extremely out of sync the next day!
Then there was a huge wedding at the church over last weekend which I had to work my cleaning schedule around (challenging!!) and husband had a "gig" at a church for Saturday night and Sunday morning (he did come home for the night however). That made the weekend somewhat stressful!
So we ended up wrapping up our "spring break" with a girl day yesterday with some friends (mom and her daughter who is friends with Lydia). We went shopping to Target, JC Penneys and Herberger's .....some great sales!!! And Elias went to their house and had a boy day with his friends and played Rock Band on the Wii. We all ended the day watching Celebrity Apprentice last night. We enjoy the business lessons that get portrayed by those on the show. It also gives some good life lessons to the kids. We also made a wish list for items needed at the house (as well as some repairs). We are expecting our tax refund soon and the final closure of my mom's estate. After blessing our church and putting away a chunk for an emergency fund (something that I have always wanted to do!!!) we are going to get at some appliances that need replacing and some other things....EXCITING!!
Blessings to you all.....Mary
