Whew - up since around 0100 with a sick little boy; low grade temp, emesis x 7 (so far), plus diarrhea. Fun, fun, fun! On the plus side, I haven't had any problem adjusting to the time change this morning I've got the little guy sipping orange Jello water to help with the diarrhea - 1 pkg of Jello mixed with 1 cup of hot water - good thing I had his favorite flavor! Glad I have plenty of children's tylenol, Gatorade, ingredients to make homemade sports drink, Jello, Pull-ups, towels and laundry detergent on hand!
Picked up some extra hours at work one day this past week - which was good luck as my co-worker who keeps watch for good deals on silver/gold coins sent me a text that same day, so I had the extra cash to join the group buy.
Had to run the boys to their ju-jitsu class yesterday, so hitched the trailer to the van and went to the yard waste site to load up some free mulch - I only got about half a trailer load as it was still partially frozen, plus I got tired pretty fast - need to work out a little more with the weights, I guess. I used the extra time to run to Dollar Tree to pick up some emery boards for work, plus 3 bath foofies to use in making the grandkid's Easter baskets this year. I'm going to use beach towels folded in half to make a bunny shaped basket - here is a video explaining how to make them with washcloths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wXAKSy-oI I will use the bath foofies for the tails; still have to figure out what to use for eyes CVS has regular and Easter candy on sale this week, so I will check prices and coupons and probably pick up a few things as it's just 3 weeks until Easter.
There was a benefit dinner in our closest little town last evening for a Veteran who'd lost his home and belongings to a fire, so we stopped in on the way home from town and bought 4 meals, 2 firearm raffle tickets, and donated an additional $20 - the gallon pickle jar had already been emptied twice so I'm hopeful that the benefit went well for him; the place was packed when I went in at 4pm and it still had hours to go. I had to park the boys in between a popcorn machine and video poker game, then tag the retired police officer at the nearest table to keep an eye on them while I fought my way to the serving line for the meals - he was amused by their Dollar Tree handcuffs The boys didn't care for the meals so settled for pb&j sandwiches and raw veggies with dip for supper, so Hubby & I will have their meals for supper tonight.
Have spent some time this morning paring down my closet a bit - boxed up quite a few 'dress' clothes for the thrift store, put a stack of fancy sweatshirts in a bag to carry to our clothing pantry at work, cut up some worn/stained long and short sleeve t-shirts that I'd worn to work outside and tossed them in the metal trash can in the shed for rags, then moved some tops that were looking a bit tired from the closet to the work clothes drawer to replace them. Pared the boys' closet down a bit as well - too small T-ball cleats, size 3T pj's and clothes, and - shhhhh..... some toys as well (I have to shop at one thrift store in town and donate to the other one so that the boys and I don't buy my donations back )
Guess I'd better go get that third load of laundry put in the dryer - amazing how much laundry one sick little boy can create!
Take care all; hope you all have a happy and peaceful week!
Picked up some extra hours at work one day this past week - which was good luck as my co-worker who keeps watch for good deals on silver/gold coins sent me a text that same day, so I had the extra cash to join the group buy.
Had to run the boys to their ju-jitsu class yesterday, so hitched the trailer to the van and went to the yard waste site to load up some free mulch - I only got about half a trailer load as it was still partially frozen, plus I got tired pretty fast - need to work out a little more with the weights, I guess. I used the extra time to run to Dollar Tree to pick up some emery boards for work, plus 3 bath foofies to use in making the grandkid's Easter baskets this year. I'm going to use beach towels folded in half to make a bunny shaped basket - here is a video explaining how to make them with washcloths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wXAKSy-oI I will use the bath foofies for the tails; still have to figure out what to use for eyes CVS has regular and Easter candy on sale this week, so I will check prices and coupons and probably pick up a few things as it's just 3 weeks until Easter.
There was a benefit dinner in our closest little town last evening for a Veteran who'd lost his home and belongings to a fire, so we stopped in on the way home from town and bought 4 meals, 2 firearm raffle tickets, and donated an additional $20 - the gallon pickle jar had already been emptied twice so I'm hopeful that the benefit went well for him; the place was packed when I went in at 4pm and it still had hours to go. I had to park the boys in between a popcorn machine and video poker game, then tag the retired police officer at the nearest table to keep an eye on them while I fought my way to the serving line for the meals - he was amused by their Dollar Tree handcuffs The boys didn't care for the meals so settled for pb&j sandwiches and raw veggies with dip for supper, so Hubby & I will have their meals for supper tonight.
Have spent some time this morning paring down my closet a bit - boxed up quite a few 'dress' clothes for the thrift store, put a stack of fancy sweatshirts in a bag to carry to our clothing pantry at work, cut up some worn/stained long and short sleeve t-shirts that I'd worn to work outside and tossed them in the metal trash can in the shed for rags, then moved some tops that were looking a bit tired from the closet to the work clothes drawer to replace them. Pared the boys' closet down a bit as well - too small T-ball cleats, size 3T pj's and clothes, and - shhhhh..... some toys as well (I have to shop at one thrift store in town and donate to the other one so that the boys and I don't buy my donations back )
Guess I'd better go get that third load of laundry put in the dryer - amazing how much laundry one sick little boy can create!
Take care all; hope you all have a happy and peaceful week!