Holiday "Vacation"

Pre-Vacation Week

I keep putting sticky notes all over for what I need to accomplish this week- But I have two on the floor and some accidentally made it into the trash (I have a chronic habit of throwing things away that I need. I think it is a blessing. Rhet doesn't agree. So much for that Christmas list of what I've bought for who and what is left to get that I have now re-written FOUR times- THANKS MOM!) Anyway, I thought I could kill two birds with one stone {what a horrible saying} and complain (or brag, as the case may be) and write out my week here...

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Monday:

(with 4 kids)

Go to store for stamps.

Make treats.

Pick up pictures from Walgreens.

Go to post office.

2:00 Ben's doc appt. on base

Make an original, creative, and wonderful looking ornament???

7:00 Work party (and exchange said ornament)

Oh, yeah, school: Math (add 3 digits carry-over), Language Arts (practice recitation for Christmas), Reading, Science (dissect fish?)

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Tuesday:

(with 4 kids)

Walmart, then Target, then the bookstore for five more presents

Back to post office

Make treat for ballet party

Ballet 11:00

Watch friends children 9:30 until 4. (This will actually help, cause Ben will have a playmate)

5:00-9:30 Messiah sing-a-long (check to see if Rhet found babysitter)

Oh, yeah, school: Math (subtract 3 digits, borrow), Language Arts (adj./ adverbs), Reading, History (World Religions: Christianity and Islam)

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Wednesday:

(with 4 kids)

Watch friends children 9:30-4. (This will actually help, cause Daisy will have a playmate)

Take Alexis to class 10:30

Make 17 Cookies-in-a-jar

Pick up Alexis 2:30

Rhet H.T. and basketball-AKA he is gone at night

Oh, yeah, school: Math (add/subtract 3 digit carry-over review), Language Arts (composition about Christmas activities), Reading, Science (animal adaptations review), Art (Christmas project)

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Thursday:

(with 4 kids)

Make 11 T-shirts for Rhet's work

Make 7 goodie plates for Rhet's work

Deliver gifts to Rhet's work

Mrs. Kringle story time 5:00?

Basketball practice 5-6

Visiting Teaching 5:30-8 (figure out how to be at basketball and VT)

Oh, yeah, school: Math (Unit test), Language Arts (Spelling Test, composition revision and final draft), Reading, History (Review world religions: Jews and Polytheistic)

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Friday:

Make 8 treats

Make 15 goodie plates for friends

Go caroling and drop off plates

Watch Numbers and Eli Stone

Oh, yeah, school: Math (Computer skills, Study Island), Language Arts (Pick your own), Reading, Music (Which instrument belongs to which family- review Joy to the World/Silent Night/Angels We Have Heard on High), Health (Polite/thankful behavior when recieving gifts-act out. Review telephone manners and safety. Practice with Jaime and Dad.)

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Saturday:

Finish Christmas shopping

Pack for 4 kids and myself for a week and a half worth of hud.

Get car checked out.

Finish with goodie plates.

Practice bottle with Colby for tomorrow.

Deep clean house.

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Sunday:

Be at church at 8:30. Hah hah hah

Choir Sacrament program. Find someone to sit with kids.

Head off to Florida and listen to Colby scream for 7 hours (he hates driving as much as I do)

Break rule of not watching movies on Sunday to put in DVD's for car trip there without any beatings.

Oh, and throughout the week, consistently watch Ben for signs of needing to use the bathroom- since I picked this nice, quiet, uneventful time to toilet train. Its been 4 days (feels like 40- reference to previous post on days that seem to last forreevvveeerrrrr) He is doing good if I ask him when he starts to hold himself-but if I get preoccupied and don't ask. Dun dun dun dun.

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Plans from Monday the 22 to Monday the 29:

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(Lots of blank space)

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I think I might become bored out of my mind.... NAH!

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Future blog: What has to be done POST vacation.