We had some plans for the day ahead, and in preparation for the busyness, I had a VERY bad sleep. Because why not, right? Lol! Ah well! Onward and upward we went!! Brady worked on taxes through the morning, and we coffeed with Cher. Somehow, the kids played peacefully and happily together, downstairs, all morning. It was bananas, and I LOVED it.
We all ate a quick lunch before loading up in the bus to do a handful of things!
We stopped first at Value Village to drop off a few boxes of things. Of course I totally lapsed and forgot a garbage bag of clothing I meant to bring. I even went specifically into the right room to grab it. I wonder where I sidetracked… Anyway.
Then we stopped at Giant Tiger where I bought a decorative viney trellis on a whim. I’m sure you’ll see it in the months to come, but for now, this is it in its packaging, hahaha!
One more stop before I took Dekker to his friends birthday party!!!
Have you heard of the Stoked Centre? That place is crazy, and overwhelming, but a RIOT for kids!! Its attached to Wilson’s Greenhouse and has all kinds of things to do. In today’s case, they raced go karts! SUPER fun!
Once he was settled and dropped off, the rest of us hit the nearest Walmart for a big ole restock of a lot of things we can’t get at Costco! I won’t lie. It was a bit like herding cats. And it didn’t help that it was a beautiful day and everyone was out, hahaha! It was SO lovely outside, and I LOVED it. The sun. The puddles. People in hoodies instead of jackets. It is so much nicer. But man that store was FULL.
We needed to restock some of our basic med stuff. Magnesium. Omega3s. Probiotics. Tensor bandages. Extra strength Voltaren. Boost. I needed toothpaste. There was more but I forget. Wavy ripped her new leggings so we found some for her. Chatted with a drag queen. Picked up some binders. Notebooks. Dividers. We hit the spring section and bought some new cold cups. We use them a decent amount, and ours are all peeling messes.
When we moved to food, it was our more standard stuff. Salad dressing. Some canned goods. Oats. Cereal. Frozen veggies. Ham in a hunk. Gravy packets. All that stuff.
I don’t do too many impulsive things, but I very thoughtlessly grabbed two giant bags of store brand corn dogs. They were dirt cheap, and I figured the kids would love an easy yummy supper almost as much as I would enjoy not fighting with them to eat.
We grabbed a few fresh things, paid, and left. I didn’t even go into the yarn aisle!! See me? See my restraint?
We retrieved Dekker and had a very quiet ride home. I took a picture of the one who was sleeping, but I realized her chest clip was in the wrong spot and I don’t desire to give anyone an outlet to come for me 😅 I fixed it, I promise.
We got home at the same time as Tom, and he happily made his way over across the street and helped us carry in our groceries 💜 Because he’s like that. We love you, Tom!
We unpacked and put away groceries while our corn dogs cooked in the oven. Kids ran all through the house, bringing things up to our room, down the furnace room, into the big freezer in the garage, and finally, into the pantry. Man, if we can ever build a new house, ALL the food is going to live on ONE level!
See my pretty cold cups?? 😍 No more weird peeling pieces!
I can confirm that the trash super of corn dogs was a total hit.
I even threw together a new dipping sauce that almost everyone preferred to the standard ketchup or mustard. That rarely happens, so I’ll take that win!
Laela did supper dishes, and the rest of the kids played or read until it was time to start bedtiming. They were all visibly tired, but its that good kind of tired that feels accomplished and happy.
I’m very happy with how today turned out. After one of my worst nights in a long time, I feel peace and contentment. Thank you Lord!