Back to Normal

Although Saturday was awesome, Sunday, May 18 eventually rolled around...and so did reality. We got back into routine (I love routine by the way). After church, we joined Debi and Sterl for lunch. Brookelynn and I went to Sparta to visit with my mom and wish her a Happy Birthday. Her birthday was on Friday, but she knew that we were busy with graduation preparations so we celebrated her birthday on this day. We went out for birthday milkshakes and drove to Rock island State Park. Mom liked the trip. She even got out and walked with us a little.

I closed the day with a hair appointment at 7:30.
Brookelynn had an orthodontic appointment on Monday, May 19. It went well, but the next one will leave her sore from new brackets. The rest of the day, we trimmed trees in the yard, Devin washed his car (he is so proud).

We took Devin to get tags and pay the taxes on his car. Then we visited the insurance agent to get it insured. Devin is a little surprised at how quickly the costs add up.
Brookelynn and I went to Sparta Monday night to see Michaela graduate.  All these kids...just growing up. (insert tear here).
On Tuesday, May 20, we took the slide blanket to Sligo to get some Velcro sewn on and we glued the adjacent Velcro to the slide. Yes, it took us all day. It was hot and sweaty.
Since Devin is "all grown up" he had to move from his pediatrician to a primary care physician. His first appointment was on Wednesday, May 21. I went along for the ride, even though he doesn't need me to. We had a graduation celebration at church for Devin and Savannah.

 Afterwords, we came home and cleaned out our closet for some remodel work.
On Thursday, May 22, the carpenter showed up bright and early at 7 am to get started. I had my list ready. The house was a wreck because our closet was scattered all over it, but it will be worth it in a couple of days.  Brooke didn't want to listen to the hammering all day, so she went to Jett's Kindergarten program. Our allergies are on high alert, so we ended the day at Sam's Club to get Citirizene to take. We like to call it the "ill pill" because although it helps our allergies, it makes us droopy and cranky.

We went back to sligo to pick up the slide cover on Friday, May 23. We got it placed back on the slide too. We had dinner with the Paramore's and Roberts at Dipsy Doodle. Brooke went to spend the night with Paradise afterwords. She likes to be on the go all the time.

We spent Saturday, May 24 on the road all day from Granville to Gainesboro to Livingston to Monterey. #WornOutAgain