Today has been SUCH a lovely day! Brady had the day off, and it felt like we finally had a normal day 😊 We slept in, had a really yummy breakfast, and went downstairs to watch a bit of tv and do laundry. Just basic tasks, but a completely normal day like we used to have. Rowan went down for a nap, and we fed the kids lunch downstairs, which they have always loved but haven’t been able to do too much recently. I think they knew it was a special day. Once we were done doing laundry, Brady and I got showers and the kids played in our room while we got their stuff packed for this weekend. We haven’t let them play in our room too much. Not for the sake of privacy, but to be completely honest, we got a mouse 😟 We were so spooked for a really long time and the sucker just won’t resurface. While I’m more comfortable with the kids being in our room now that I’m less spooked, I’m still kind of freaked that someone is going to step on a trap 😕 I do NOT want that! But we kept an eye on them, and they didn’t get into any trouble in their new surroundings. It was nice!
Once Rowan woke up, the kids had a really really good bath! They were all agreeable and happy, which is not often the case, so that was a big win. While Brady bathed them, I packed up some clothes for them, and some go-to foods for Ro. After the bath, Laela peed all over the floor, Rowan splashed in it, and Dekker cleaned up what was left with the socks on his feet. Sooooo since the kids were SUPER clean, we packed everyone up and headed to my parents house.
On our way, we ducked into Costco. We got our budget allowance for our home build and decided we really needed to get different laundry machines, so we’d been looking for deals. We were planning on stopping in at Lowe’s for their awesome laundry event happening right now, but figured we’d try Costco first. Well folks, we bought ourselves some AMAZING laundry machines today!!! Eek!! Seriously, I dont know how we could have bought anything even remotely comparable for a price even close to what we paid!!! We had seen this set earlier at an appliance store, and the washer alone cost what we paid for the set today. So WIN! We grabbed the machines (Dekker LOVED helping push them around where they belonged) and they are now ours!!
We drove by our lot on the way to my parents place and see that the “sold” sign is finally up 😀 That felt really really good. Then we headed to my parents, where my mom had prepared a meal I have been craving SO MUCH for the last week or two. The kids ate well, played well, and even went down to sleep well. Now, we are spending the night here, but Brady and I will sneak out super early and drive to Edmonton, where we will spend the day rocking IKEA and dreaming about our home and what is to come. I am SO excited to have a day trip with my husband. I can’t remember the last time he and I went on a road trip since having kids, without those kids!! We did Vegas in 2o14, which was epic, but Edmonton trips used to be kind of common for us. Not anymore! So this will be a bit nostalgic even! I’m so excited!
That being said, its 11:30, and we HAVE to go to sleep if we want to leave as early as we want to leave!! Have a great weekend, everybody!!!