January 8th

Today was a cooooooooold breezy day with an expected high of 25F. But I never saw it reach that high in my travels, so I would claim that the high today was 22F.

Today was an early release for my little ones and we had Willow coming over, so I had to squeeze my day in quickly!  There was a dusting of snow on the road, but the salt trucks had come through, clearing out our path to the school.

After dropping off my dear ones (and having to jump out of the car to help unstick the frozen door in the car line) I headed home to check the mail and load up the recycling that I bring to dart (carboard & foam.)  

I was due to meet one of my MOPS ladies a the thrift store in Mason.  Since I was running early, I stopped by Kroger to grab some bread (my kids are on a toast kick!)  I still had time, so I took the recycling too!

I still arrived before they opened, but met with my friend moments after they opened the doors!  We were shopping for fun dresses for our meeting tomorrow. Neither of us found anything. = (  It was fun to get together though. = )  Since I was there, I also brought a box of donation items that I was happy to get out of my house!

Also, it started snowing again, but not for very long.

Billy had a meeting, so we weren't able to go for our regular coffee date. = ( I did get my expected call from the jewelers that my ring was ready!  It looks soooooo pretty, just like new!

Since I was in Okemos, I enjoyed a Chick-fil-a lunch, of course, and grabbed some for a few of my favorite teachers too! ; )  Sadly, the roads in Okemos and East Lansing were a-w-f-u-l.  It took me so long to get to the school that some of the teachers had already eaten lunch! = (  At least Chick-fil-a is good cold too. = )

As I finished up my deliveries, one of my MOPS ladies called me, because her little boy has low ALP.  I'm so worried for her and her babe, hopefully it is not HPP, but if it is I hope I can help her navigate this crazy condition.

Talking to her had me pulling out my old files and reliving one of the scariest and craziest parts of my life.  I'm happy to be out of that time.

I picked up my 5, plus one and they all got to work on their homework.  Everyone worked hard and finished quickly.  Except for Alice decided to dig in her heels about halfway through correcting her math review. It took her almost until Billy got home (despite the extra hour or so) for her to finish her regular homework, eye therapy, and piano practice. ugh.

We had spaghetti for dinner, everyone ate well.  I'm waiting until after Willow leaves to do shot night, because no one likes shot night.  = (

Tomorrow is our table's turn for food at MOPS, so I prepped a crock-pot Taco Soup that I will cook overnight, to bring tomorrow.  = )

The kids have been playing almost non-stop since they finished their homework, some I'm hoping everyone will sleep well tonight!

later days