You probably noticed yesterday’s post went up late. It was also a shorty. It was good reason, because yesterday was SO full and SO great!
It began with Jerilee! She came over for a MORNING coffee date! We used to hang out in the daytime all the time when she worked shift work, but things have changed and it almost never happens! But it did this time! She brought a couple of lattes and we spent the morning together! We put together a plan for our road trip coming up this weekend, and got all excited about whats to come. Was SO so nice.
Next, I spent the afternoon with Cher. We visited as we accomplished a couple of in-house errands together, and then spent some time with the kids when they got up from naps. She brought bagels for lunch. It was a super nice afternoon!
She headed out fairly quickly after Dekker got home because we had places to go! I got the kids dressed and we drove to Saskatoon to meet Brady and my mom. She had already chosen a Christmas tree, so Brady loaded it into his work van and we all went out for supper. This was a tradition years back when we lived in Radisson, but it kind of ended when we started getting a fake tree (because impatience.) But this year seemed like it would be fun to make it happen again, so we did! We drove to a nearby McDonalds and actually went in to the restaurant, which is actually a pretty big deal. Our kids are wonderful, don’t get me wrong, but its just so much easier to eat in the van rather than hauling everyone inside. So when we do go in, the kids are super excited! They ate great, and everyone even got a cookie at the end.
We stayed a little while, but then it was time to clear out. We cleaned up our spot and got everyone loaded back into the van. We got home right at the kids usual bedtime. I was pretty pleased with how well they headed into the house and got started with bedtime stuff. Dekker volunteered to help Solly get out of his winter gear, and the others could get themselves out of their stuff and into the house. I took Wavy upstairs to feed her and put her to bed, and Brady manned bedtime for the others. Once everyone was down, I texted Carrie.
Carrie and I are doing music for a Ladies morning thing this week, so we had decided to get together yesterday evening to practice, and also to start organizing music for the Christmas Eve service this year. Who’s coming to that?? Its going to be SO fun!! Carrie arrived somewhere around 8:00 and we visited (on and off topic) until around 10:30. It was so good to get at least some of our ducks in a row for both events.
When all was said and done, Brady and I were a special blend of exhaustion and adrenaline. It had been a full, great day! So we lay in bed and ate brownies and watched “Life in Pieces” for a little bit before falling asleep. It felt great. But, it explains yesterday’s short post. So there you go.