How many things can you cram into 6 days?

I hate going days (okay, fine - weeks) at a time without updating the blog because then I'm overwhelmed just thinking about it.  Things have been so busy around here that I just haven't made the time to sit down and do it.  But for the sake of recording our lives, here's what we've been up to since last Thursday:

Thursday - Our preschool program - my pre-k class had graduation and Ethan's class sang a couple of songs.  It was a lot of fun and thankfully my kid wasn't responsible for any of the close calls on the stage.


Friday - The kids and I drove to Tyler for a wedding of a family friend.  It was actually a girl I used to babysit so I spent most of the evening feeilng really tired and old.  It was a beautiful outdoor wedding and the reception included a candy bar and a kids buffet which made the whole thing that much more enjoyable.  Well, that and watching my kids and their cousins shake it on the dance floor.
 

Saturday - One of Ethan's school friends had a birthday party that morning that ended up serving as a really cool AFC reunion.  That afternoon we infected watched Lauryn & Allison for a little while.  I picked them up perfectly healthy and returned Lauryn back home with a 103.7 temperature.  That evening Rachel and I had a girls night out to see Josie's dance recital.  It was at a really cool, restored theater and I really don't think Rachel and I have ever had that much fun together.  She sat in my lap the entire time and kept saying, "Mommy - this is so much fun.  I love you soooooo much."  Upon leaving she had a big ol' sad meltdown because she wanted to get up on stage and dance.  How early can you sign them up for dance class?


 

Sunday - I don't remember Sunday.  I was tired.

Monday - The kids and I went back to Tyler for my great Aunt Ann's funeral.  She has been sick for a while and finally went home to be reunited with my Uncle Ray who passed away last June.  It was a beautiful service to honor a beautiful lady who truly reflected a servant's heart and spirit.  Ethan, of course, had a ton of questions about how and why she died and what she was doing in heaven.  I tried to explain that what he saw was just Aunt Ann's body because her soul had already gone to heaven.  About an hour later he said, "Where did they cut Aunt Ann's body?"  I told him that no one cut her body.  He said, "Yes they did!  They had to cut it to get her soul out." 
 


Tuesday - We had fun day at school that meant a lot of sweating but no lesson plan so it was a success for me.  That evening some friends had us over for a wonderful taco dinner.  Rachel tortured played with the kittens while Ethan forced the other kids to play with him on the trampoline. 





Wednesday - Rachel finally got her first haircut...hallelujah!  I told the lady to please just try and make her hair look intentional, and I think she granted my wish.  When we walked in Ethan said, "Wow!  Rachel you have a rock star cutting your hair!" 



Throw in 3 chiropractic appointments a week for me to try and whip this back into shape and we're blowing and going.  Thankfully today was the last day of school so now we can look forward to the summer.