• I’m struggling today but here and trying to catch up. The five days I had off were both amazing and awful, though the awful part was in no fault mine. It’s a story for another time but suffice to say, Elliot is not currently driving. He has a 3 month punishment but we will see if he can get his act together, maybe it will lessen.
• Let’s go back now. Tuesday of last week, I left around 3/3:30 so I could get home and hit the store but that was a shit show so I only got the basics and went home. We mostly just relaxed; I said I was going to just breathe for a bit.
• Wednesday, I got up and got to the store for a couple small things right as they opened. Funny part being I didn’t set an alarm because I said, ‘I always wake up early anyway’, and yet, my daughter came in at 6:50 asking why I wasn’t up and ready! We got a lot done that day: I made a pie and deviled eggs and my green beans for Thursday. We had spaghetti for lunch and then in the evening, we had our brew club EC meeting, which was actually quite productive. Dakota had soccer and then that was it.
• Thursday, four of us got up and ran the turkey trot. I did terrible, as always. I can never do well at that stupid race. Koda did what I considered to be a good time for a 10k but Ash felt like she had more in her so he was a bit disappointed. But hey, it was all good. We went home and I got started on the meal and then it was all football and naps.
• I was super motivated Friday so I got a lot of grading done and even edited some. We didn’t go anywhere, I don’t think. Oh yes – we moved beer around and got the Christmas stuff down from storage. The younger kids even put the tree up, though it is not yet decorated. We had a nice fire while Elliot worked at night, which is when he lost his driving privilege. Suffice to say, I never want to get a call at 10:30 PM from a sheriff ever again and my child is exceedingly lucky.
• That means that Saturday, while I worked, I made him write an essay on what it means to have a car. Meanwhile, the others put our Christmas lights up. We had lunch (leftovers) and Koda had afternoon practice. Isaac and Ash went to a movie and in the evening, Ash and I went to a friend’s house to watch the FSU game. That was close but 12-0!
• Sunday was more relaxed. I got up and cleaned some and edited some, then got to work on tacos. I mostly just watched football and did laundry, since it rained all damn day long. I mean, it was UGLY out. We ended the evening with a little bit of cleaning and I took a one mile walk once it finally stopped raining. It’s 50 today but tomorrow and the next day our lows are in the 30s!
• I have a LOT of editing to accomplish this week and it’s ending up being busier than originally thought. Thank God for the calendar in the living room because with 5 people and a ton of activities, we’d never keep track of it all!

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Since we are still dealing with “thankful” songs, I thought I’d post this one because I am truly thankful for my friends.