The Puddles

Friday was VERY busy.  We started off with Madie’s school and going to Pastries with Parents before school started.  Madie’s school always has GOOD coffee.  There was a book fair at Madie’s school, so she and I stopped there for some shopping before heading home.  A couple hours of work and then headed to the Third Grade Picnic with Ainsley.  I had fun eating hot dogs with Ainsley and her friends.  She decided to stay at school instead of coming home with me.  So I headed home to do some more work before heading back to school to bring snacks to Ben’s AR party.  He loves it when I bring ice cream cups for everyone.  This is my third AR party and apparently the kids look forward to the ice cream, so there is no chance that I will get to change it to something else!

I picked up both kids and then decided to surprise Madie by picking her up from school instead of making her ride the bus home.  She was thrilled!  To top it off we headed over and picked up two of her friends so that they could all get ready for the Murder Mystery Dinner/Lockin at church.  It was fun hearing the girls giggling upstairs while they got ready for the party.  They were all dressing up like different characters and pretending to go to an awards show.  We bought Madie that dress the week prior and I told her that it was perfect for this character because I would NEVER let her wear it again!!!!  Then we headed to church.  A & B went to the back room to spend endless hours playing with their electronics while I worked in the kitchen for the Murder Mystery Party.  It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work.  My back was pretty sore by the end of the night due to bending over the sink to wash dishes.  I washed A LOT of dishes.  Whose idea was it to serve the kids three courses?  The kids loved it.  I hope the church does it again.  I think it should be an annual event!  It was worth washing all of those dishes just to see their smiles and hear their laughter.  Then the youngest two and I headed home to bed!