Friday Five

This week marks the first week of students on campus with masks optional. My boys do wear their masks at school (and Isaac and I do as well).

I'm sure it isn't a coincidence that we had the first major cold for everyone but me this week. It seems to have started with Jack, but it landed hard with Shawn and Isaac. :(

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Well, the big boys are officially registered for high school. Gulp.

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And with that, the baby is officially enrolled in middle school for next year. Double gulp.

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Speaking of the baby in the family, he took promotion pictures at school this week. We haven't had the option for that before, so this is kind of fun. Jack had his picture taken wearing a blue promotion gown. Awwww...

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Shawn earned a Target gift card at school this week. He thinks it is really cool. He couldn't wait to go and spend it today!

Memories..

This conversation came up on my FB memories. March 17, 2014.

Him: Hey, mom. This is a great sauce for my shrimp.

Me: I'm glad you like it, babe. It's ketchup, though.

Him: Well, it's really good ketchup. I can't even taste the shrimp anymore.

Me: Sigh.

Way Back Wednesday

March 2015. This guy was at his 7th doctor appointment trying to clear a wicked sinus infection. He's wearing dark glasses because his head hurt so bad. :(

He was so cute and tiny here.

The Keep Growing & Growing

They're not stopping and keep growing and growing. I had to get new shoes for 2 of the crew.

Jack is now in a size 6.

Jason is now in a men's size 11.5 (which could possibly be a 12).

Shawn's feet grow the slowest. He is at a 7 with his dainty little feet. :)

Yikes!

Whelp

Time change update: This morning was a tough one. No one wanted to get up, not even our early riser. As for the other two, one had swollen, puffy eyes from fatigue and the other had to be dragged out the door to the car. We had to have been quite the sight! lol

Sure hoping it gets easier as the week goes on.

Friday Five

Only 3 weeks until spring break. YAY!

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Today is the last day of mandated mask-wearing in schools. We're a bit nervous about the implications of this because we are still vigilantly trying to keep us all healthy and avoid COVID. I sure hope it goes better than I fear. Sigh.

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Jack earned an AR Star t-shirt this week! He is so proud of it!

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Jack continues to count down to his birthday. He has not 1, not 2, but 3 birthday lists going on his iPad. They're each filled with an eclectic mix of gift ideas, too. He even has a cuckoo clock on there! It is so fun to see the things he finds cool. 

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The time change is coming this weekend. I am looking forward to the later sunset, but I am not looking forward to getting up in the dark. It's hard enough for us to get going in the morning without it being dark out!

Mask Tan

They're all sporting at least some sort of mask tan, but Jack's tan really stood out today. LOL

Way Back Wednesday

March 2013. He always wanted to pick lemons off the tree any time he was outside. 💜

Memories...

This is a FB memory that came up today. I remember this day quite vividly. I was covered! March 9, 2014.

I fell asleep on the couch. I woke up buried under a pile of matchbox cars. Oh, the joy of raising boys. And man, I must have been OUT!

Friday Five

Another week down. I think we've now completed our 24th week of school. Yay!

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It looks like the big boys get their pictures taken for earning 4.0 gpa. Pretty awesome.

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Jack had a good time celebrating Read Across America week with different dress-up days. His favorite day was favorite character dress up day. 

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I still haven't registered the big boys in their high school district yet. We had to track down their immunization records. That is on the agenda for next week.

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Now that we are in March, Jack's birthday list has become the daily topic of discussion. His newest obsession is...drum roll...a coocoo clock. LOL! He says he wants it on the wall of his room, but I'm not sure Shawn will go for it. It's going to be interesting!

Satellite Shot

Jack likes the a map app on his iPad. He looks for different places around the state and country. He thinks it is pretty cool.

Recently they must have updated the satellite photos. Now, the shot of our house includes our little pool and what looks to be Jack and Jay standing by it. Too funny!

Dress Up Day

He told me just before he went to bed that he wanted to dress up for Favorite Book character day. So, we found an old Cat in the Hat game, fashioned a bow tie out of felt, used double-sided tape to attach it to one of Shawn's t-shirts, added his black jacket, and called it a day. 

 

Lost & Found

Tonight we couldn't find Jack’s school folder that “must have been stolen!” here at the house because he “put it back in his backpack!” We went back and forth over whether he had, in fact, actually brought the folder home. I thought I had seen it but wasn't sure I had seen it today or yesterday. In the end, there was a paper missing that he was going to put into the folder, we figured it was definitely here.

We searched for 45 minutes. It was only by extreme chance that we found it, too. That sucker was on the bottom shelf of the buffet. He had no memory of putting it there. Who knows how long that folder would have been there before it was found!

🤦🏼‍♀️ Sheesh.

I suppose we had a really good run going because this was the first time we've lost something. I sure hope it's the last!

Helping

I hurt my back, so I was using a back roller to stretch my back out some. Jack had to help, of course.

I Don't Think That's How It's Used

I think he needs to read the directions again. I'm pretty sure the manufacturer would recommend against wearing the roller.

Silly Kid

Protector

We have a hawk in the neighborhood, so Gracie needs a chaperone when she goes out now. Jason was up for the job. Usually, he has his nerf gun for extra support. lol

Friday Five

Short week - the same amount of crazy bottled up into fewer days. We're all tired!

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This week the big boys got to pick their elective class for next year. It is exciting and scary all rolled up into one. Now all I need to do is actually enroll them, and they'll be set. 

Also...HOW CAN THEY BE NEARING HIGH SCHOOL???? Ahem.

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Jack continues his campaign for us to go to Disneyland tomorrow. Or the next day. Soon. He isn't clear on the when beyond "RIGHT NOW!" Lol. He just can't wait until he can ride The Pirates of the Caribbean. 

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This week has been very cold. So cold, in fact, that it was really hard on Shawn. He ended up coming home early two days because the muscles in his legs were so tight and cramped. :( Thankfully, Friday was a bit warmer and things went back to normal for him. 

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Jack got to present his Martin Luther King Jr. presentation to his class. He was quite please because the other students asked questions, and he knew the answers! Too funny!

5 Years

It's hard to believe. We miss her so.

Way Back Wednesday

This day in 2013...

The Question Remains

This picture came up in my FB memories, so I asked Jay what colors he saw when he looked at the picture. His response was blue and black. I laughed watching his mind explode when I told him it was white and gold. LOL

*credit unknown

He can't understand it. Nobody does, kid. 🤣

Monday Memories

These two go out of their way to annoy each other every chance they get. It's nice to look back to see them getting along. Here they are in February of 2018 💜

Reading a book together

Attacked!

These two had quite the war going on outside today. It was intense!

Saturday Memory

I wore a sweatshirt that was hers today. Both Jason and I agreed it still smells like her. We all miss her. It's hard to believe that it has almost been 5 years this coming week.

This is from this week in 2016. I love that it popped up in my memories today of all days. 💜

Friday Five

Yay for four day weekends! We are ALL so glad for this long weekend.

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Today is a lazy day. We woke up late, ate late, had a late trip to Target. It was wonderful!

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Jack had a report to do on Martin Luther King Jr. this week. He did a really good job on it, too, but apparently forgot to turn it in on the due date. 🤦 Oops!

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Jason and Shawn got their report cards this week. Both boys did well. We're so proud of them!

Both got all A's with one B+, although their B+s are in different subjects. It's so funny how similar yet opposite they are. 

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This weekend we'll be working outside in the garden, getting it ready for our spring planting. It has been so long since we've been out there to work on it, so I am not even sure what we're going to find when we get started. 

Sunny Day

This girl was enjoying some time outside on a bright sunny day. She was deliberately turning away from the camera every time I tried to take a shot. lol

Way Back Wednesday

February 14, 2015. My heart!

He's wearing a cord from a box
of See's candy!

 

Pandemic Woes

The kids are all sporting mask tans. LOL. (And we know how blessed we are that silly tans are all that we have to worry us.)

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a wonderful day filled with love!

Sunday Memory

This came up as a memory on FB.

February 13, 2014

Uh oh. Jack's watching the luge coverage on the Olympics. He is riveted and laughing! He loves it!

**How funny that he was doing the same today!

Handsome

These two handsome guys got haircuts!