The Week In Review....

You are probably wondering why I hardly call anyone back nor respond to emails and seem like I've gone AWAOL. Please allow this week's weekly marathon to speak for itself:

Saturday - baby cousins visit - hooray ! Sold  Car- hooray, ran errands with dear daughter trying to use up old gift cards (tough life, right?), shopping - returned tight hiking boots and bought snow boots and  another pair of hiking boots. When I brought said boots home I realized I brought home 2 left feet. How did that happen? Did I try the left shoe on twice? Duh!  Then onto lunch, playdates, sent hubby to exchange my hiking boots, he & big guy went to see The Social Network, and came home and collapsed.

Sunday - Farewell for the boys and friends at Laser Tag. Fun, but hard to say goodbye. It was interesting to see my big guy say goodbye to his friends - they seemed to use a lot of zany handshake type movements. Little guy seemed a bit oblivious to the finality....good thing.  Watched Mean Girls with the kids (yes, the movie rating is PG13 but I am on hiatus from rule- following for the moment, aren't I?) Sent out change of email address notices. Hubby packed for his quick jaunt to DC for Mon/Tues. Collapsed.

Monday - school, errands, hubby out of town, kids home/homework/Boy Scout Court of Honor where my big guy reported for kitchen patrol, helped cook dinner, and received his First Class Award. Home late. Collapsed.

Tuesday - breakfast farewell with a special friend, followed by much needed hair appointment. Pick up kids, last dinner in rental house, pack up clothing for luggage and rest of house for Air Shipment. Hubby home. Collapsed.

Wed - 6 am workout, Rental house remains are packed up and taken for Airshipment, bring hubby to rental car place, clean the rental house, put final stuff in storage, return Comcast modem/Dvrs, etc, contemplated getting an x-ray of my sprained (?) ankle that hasnt fully healed in the 2 1/2 weeks since I injured it, change of address at post office, ship Thomas train sets to baby cousins, pack the luggage, retrieve kids from school, dabble in homework, dinner with friends and lots of laughs, little guy's Cub Pack meeting where he received his Wolf Badge in a cool ceremony, check in at hotel - feels so luxurious compared to rental house airmattresses. Collapse.

Thurs -  Hard to get out of hotel bed...so comfy. Got kids to school, breakfast with a dear old friend, dropped our dear lizard pet off at friend's house, got to daughter's school for surprise farewell party, then to little guy's school for holiday party, picked up gift cert for friend,liquid lunch (coffee), picked up kids from schools, hotel for a little R&R, ordered Chinese food for dinner, and returned to daughter's school for Holiday Concert....collapse.

Friday - 6am Spin Workout. What a surprise - my workout pals decorated the room in a patriotic American theme, with balloons on my bike, which was also draped with a scarf, flags with special messages, etc. Just so incredibly sweet. Breakfast in hotel, got kids to school (including Daughter early so she can make the morning announcements), threw laundry in washer at rental house, coffee/breakfast with the girls for a final hug, Village Hall to attempt to pay water bill, switched laundry to dryer, visited a sweet friend to say goodbye, little guy's school for Holiday Concert, said goodbyes in his school, picked up big guy and paid for his missing textbook, picked up his records, he cleaned out his locker, picked up laundry from rental house, picked up daughter and enjoyed a bit of her holiday party, and then picked up my little guy, went to hotel for a much needed rest. Dinner at Francesca's - yum ! Blog needed a little attention. Paid some bills. Collapse.