Busy-Busy

Heading back to September because how is October already here?!  

We had a pretty busy day when Nick's car decided not to start after work one day.  That day was also the day when the air conditioner peeps were coming out to check our unit because it was loud and dangerous.  The company called and asked if they could come out sooner than 530-7 because the guy was done with a job.  I said sure, I'm not doing anything.  Ha!  At 405 Nick calls and says I need to come get him because he couldn't start his car.  What?!  The maintenance man hadn't shown up yet, so the kids and I run off to get him quick.  I worry the whole time that the maintenance man will show up.  He didn't.  Nick calls the tow truck to haul it out to the dealership so we have to wait for him to show up.  So much waiting that day!  I ended up calling the air guy to reschedule because I didn't want to take any chances.  As you can see by the sky, we had some cooler weather, so we survived without air downstairs.  What a day!  I feel like I do a lot of waiting everyday with 2 different school pickups and drop-offs, then add the unexpected and it was a doozie!

Every month Xander will come home with a family project we need to create.  Septembers project was a reading treasure box.  While he was at school the day before it was due, I painted a shoebox and printed emblems from the internet onto sticker paper.  When he returned home, he made the box how he wanted.  Sterling remembered we had toothpick swords, so she wanted to put those on too.  Turned out pretty awesome!

Mine and Sterling's favorite days are when we get to FaceTime with our favorite 22 month old!

Sissy needed a box too.  But for her toys of course.

Sterling and I were hitting the park after she was done with school and before picking up Bubba.  It was usually a 15 minute play time, so perfect for her!

We received a beautiful peace lily as a housewarming gift.  I love it!  Now, I just pray I keep it alive.  I don't have a green-thumb.  Sigh.

Sterling is still loving gymnastics, but not the forward rolls.  She's so funny to watch.  She has her test in a few days and I don't think she'll pass this area.  We're working on it though.

What some luck!  Back in August I bought the kids some back to school clothes from GapKids this year.  At the end of September they were finally able to start wearing some and as I put on this beautiful sweater on Sterling (on sale now and not an affiliate link :)!) and rolled the sleeves, I saw this...a separation!  UGH!  I still let her wear it, but I was not happy.  Gap always has such good quality clothing.

A few days later, I go put these jeans on her, and 20 minutes later I saw something out of the corner of my eye as she was playing.  It was this...

Really, what luck?!  Two defective items on the same shopping trip?  I was heading out to Fairfax (an hour away-the closest Gap) to pick up Nicks car (which had a dead battery but now's fixed), so I took these items and my receipt and hoped they would let me exchange them.  I called them first because it was past the 45 day return window.  Good thing I brought them along because she said bring them in anyways.  The lady was super nice and found the two items and exchanged them for me.  So nice of her since they were outside the 45 day window.

We then had to rush the hour back home to get Sterling to school.  Busy busy.  Always!

Boys.  Why are boys SO full of energy?!  Xander bounces off the walls after school.  I hate that he only has one 10 minute recess break each day because we are on the struggle bus once he gets home. So, we decided that I should start taking them both to the park after picking him up.  So, Sterling and I altered our routine and pick him up first, then hit the park.  It has helped so much spending 30 minutes playing before going home.  I've also started sending them in the backyard while I dinner prep.  It's been a night saver!

I fell behind in school work because I needed to redo an assignment four times.  I felt like I was never going to get ahead and turned in two big point assignments late.  But, my motto with school is quality over quantity.  Always has been, always will be.  So, even though the due dates approached and passed, I didn't rush through it just to get it done.  I plugged away and did my best research.  It pays off in the end because I only had a .5 deduction for being late.  My professor appreciates the quality of my work and efforts.  Now, I'm ahead of school work.  My next assignment was finding themes in all 15 of my research articles and compare them.  I finished that yesterday morning and it's not due until the 16th!  Next, I'll begin working my first draft of my thesis for my final class.  I'm so close to being done!  I can't wait!  Falling so far behind has made me want to give up, but I'm SO close to being done.  Plugging away!