Television might seems like a small and silly high five, but because I always get excited when my favorite programs return after the holiday hiatus, television is for me a high five none-the-less. I'm ready to find out what happens after all of those mid-season cliffhangers!
On a related note, we added Disney+ to our viewing options as a Christmas present for the family, and I can't wait to dig into the Disney archives! Any good recommendations? Hallie and I already watched the Disney+ original Christmas movie, Noelle, and I think next in the queue for us are Swiss Family Robinson and the live action Lady and the Tramp.
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For the first time in a few years, Tom and I actually went out in celebration of our anniversary! It fell on a Friday, which meant we had only two afternoon/evening shuttling responsibilities, and because we used a gift card Tom received as a thank you gift from a friend and left the kids babysitter-less (don't worry - they're old enough and Will is "safe-sitter trained"), we felt pretty good about our expenditures post-holidays. 😂
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| We forgot to take a picture while out, so we took one after we'd crashed down into bed to enjoy a new television show and the approaching storm. |
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We had nothing official on our calendar for Saturday, and it was heavenly. Will played with friends back and forth between the park and our house all day; Tom, Hallie, and I picked up craft supplies at Hobby Lobby and browsed for a new couch (which we didn't find); Tom worked on replacing our master bathroom toilet and fixing our guest/kids bathroom toilet; I caught up on laundry; Hallie played with a friend; and in the evening Tom met up with friends to celebrate a birthday and the kids and I watched a movie. We love the activities that usually fill our weekends, but because we only have one or two completely free Saturdays a semester, we truly appreciate them.
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| I love it when the 13yo boys hang at our house. |
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Speaking of toilets...Tom both repaired our guest/kids bathroom toilet and completely replaced the toilet in our master bathroom (our gift to each other from Christmas). He's so handy!
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Happiness Highlights
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| Want to feel like a hero? Provide food to 13yo boys. |
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| They wanted matching hair for dance, so of course I obliged. I am soaking up and appreciating every single "little girl" moment these 10 - almost 11 - year-old girls give me... |
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| ...because just last week they looked like this. (Thanks, Facebook, for the memories. And tears.) |
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| I really do miss my kids while they're at school, but I am enjoying the opportunity to once again work - quietly at home - after a crazy break! |
Happy weekend, friends!
