Today we ran a few errands, which included looking for outfits for our upcoming family pictures. I had great success at Carter's for the girls, where everything in the store was 50% off; for myself, luck ran short. Coming home to see the girls in their new monster slippers made up for any frustration I may have otherwise felt, as did seeing Yuna hide her face in a blanket for reasons known only to herself.
Monday, October 9
Today the girls had the day off of school, which meant having a fun-filled day with Grandma Rita. This included a trip to DG, where Elaina picked up a tea party set. She insisted on having a tea party when we got home, and she served the most delightful tea. Ellie read through the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme book--she is enamored with Peter Piper, and it's such a hoot to listen to her read it. At bedtime, the girls modeled their new footwear. Worth every penny.
Tuesday, October 10
So proud of Elaina today. She got off the bus with an excited smile and a deck of math flash cards in her hand. She had told her teacher that she wanted to do better at math and asked if she could borrow the flash cards. We practiced several times, and her confidence grew with each round.
Today was a whirlwind. I had the pleasure of being home with the girls in the morning, then zoomed off to a full day at work, zoomed home and made a new soup for dinner (chicken enchilada with quinoa--highly recommend!), and then left to get my hair done and run to Target to get a bag I forgot there on Sunday. I managed to grab a quick picture of the girls enjoying some reading time together on the couch.
Thursday, October 12
Today's picture was supposed to have been an event at work, where we celebrated the close of a six month program with a bowling outing. Instead, I went home with a migraine around 10 and promptly fell asleep on the couch. When I woke up, I was able to get some work done, in part because Josh, who was working from home, babied me nicely. So no picture, but lots of love.
Friday, October 13
Today went much better than yesterday, though I operated under the fog of a migraine hangover for most of the day. After a busy day at work, we met Josh's folks at Olive Garden for dinner. Although the wait was quite long for the time we arrived, everyone had a very enjoyable time. Afterwards, we ran to Burlington Coat Factory, where Mario had told Josh he could get a lumbar support pillow for $12. He and the girls also modeled some fine headgear for me. When the girls went to bed, Josh and I finished our evening with the first Halloween movie of the season: Young Frankenstein (never not funny).
Today was quite eventful. With a dreary, rainy forecast, we headed to Pearce in the morning and then out to the grocery store after lunch to get ingredients for the cookies Elaina had requested we make. She, Ellie, and I got to work on a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies, and it was definitely a keeper, too. After dinner, the storms were on the horizon--I stood outside and watched the lightening for 10 minutes or more. The sky broke open around 7:15, and 15 minutes later we lost power. There was the initial panic (Elaina) which turned to elation when I turned the phone on selfie-mode and took videos of the girls narrating the events of the evening. They went to bed fairly easily, all things considered, and then Josh and I headed out to the garage to listen to the Cubs game broadcast. We went to bed and woke to the lights and fan popping back on around 12:30. It was definitely an out of the ordinary kind of night, but it was really great.
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