Quick Post During Spring Break

I don't have a lot of time...my stepkids are here, hubby is home from work, the house is a mess, and we have places to go today. What a busy week it has been.

First, I hope everybody had a great Easter!!

My mother-in-law and father-in-law were here through Easter. They left yesterday morning. We always eat too much when they are in town or we are at their place. This visit was no exception. I fell into bed every night SO tired. It must be from all the food!! My father-in-law can't sit and do nothing so while he was here, he and my husband put a new garage door up, a new stair rail, and two new outdoor lights by the front door (wind storm took out one of our other ones). Next project on my "honey do" list is our family room.

My stepkids have been here since Saturday. My stepson is a tornado of energy so it's always a bit frenetic when he is here.

Just wanted to drop a quick HI. I have to run again. What a busy week! My house is such a mess between the six kids and three dogs...wow!

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Spring Break Is Over

The kids go back to school tomorrow. I survived having six kids here for a week. I survived bowling with only two broken nails and a bleeding cuticle (not to mention the sore muscles that aren't usually used except for when throwing a heavy ball down an alley). I survived two flooded bathrooms and a huge grocery bill (though that will take us some time to recover from...take the funds from one due bill to pay another this week unfortunately). I survived Chuck E. Cheese with six kids.

The house is clean and quiet after a week of lots of activity. I am relieved that some of it is over but a little sad too. The normal routine starts again tomorrow with early mornings for school, after school activities, and the neverending homework (they really give these kids a lot of homework). Oh well, I guess there is always summer vacation to look forward to (when I will be ready to send them all back to school after two weeks off, lol).

I do have one more thing to get through before Spring Break is officially over - putting electric blue highlights in my daughter's hair later this afternoon. She's been asking me for days to do it. That should be interesting.

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