On the heels of a busy Saturday, we had a relaxing day at home today, followed by a trip to Mario and Rita's for the Super Bowl. My disappointment in the end of the game was far surpassed by how excited I was for dinner:
Monday, February 6
Today Ellie had Jammie Day at school as a reward for her class filling up the marble jar. Unfortunately, she came home with a tummy ache, so I found a bucket just in case. Ellie decided it made a very fine hat as well. She ended up getting ever so slightly sick right before dinner, so she had crackers and fruit instead of the pasta the rest of us enjoyed. Thankfully, that was it for the night, and she went to bed happy and fever-free.
The girls and I enjoyed a quiet morning at home before school, and thankfully Ellie seemed okay. I sent Josh this picture to prove that he's not the only one who occasionally spoils with the iPad :)
Wednesday, February 8
Today we finally, finally got snow. It came down all day, sometimes softly, sometimes heavily, but consistently, until about 3:00. I knew we wouldn't have time to go sledding, and since the weekend forecast was calling for highs in the mid-50s, I knew our time was limited. So I met the girls at the bus stop with their sled and gave them a lift home. After a quick snack, we headed back outside, where the girls enjoyed playing on their playset with snow pants, and I got an extra workout for the week dragging them around the yard.
Today we had a relaxing night at home. I tried my new Young Living diffuser for the first time, and Elaina soaked up the lavender scent. (She insisted I use PanAway the next time, since, according to her, it smells like bubble gum.) We also went upstairs for some 'Tendo time and let the girls take a bath up there. Sometimes the simplest changes to routine make them the happiest.
Friday, February 10
This afternoon, Josh got home from work and declared he was going to trim his hair and take a shower before dinner. He came out while I was washing dishes and hugged me from behind. When I turned around, I saw that handsome face that had been covered by a handsome beard since right after Christmas. He shaved it just for our date night on Saturday. Sweetheart.
Saturday, February 11
Today the girls had a sleepover at Gramma's to look forward to, so we kept the morning low key, just running to Peoria for some groceries. Elaina decided to get creative with her lunchable and and made a train. After lunch, Ellie decided to have some one-on-one time with Mama. Rita came and got the girls around 2, and Josh and I left for our outing about an hour or so later. We went to Peoria Brewing Company for some flights (had a 3030 stout that was really good), to the Book Nook for a quick look around, and to the new Sullivan's restaurant for dinner. I had my first taste of chicken and waffles, which I enjoyed, but their Irish nachos were disappointing. Win some, lose some. After doing some shopping, we headed home and watched Ixchanul, SNL, and went to bed, where we got to sleep in past the unheard of hour of 8am!
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