Seriously, thank got this hooplah only happens once per year. I actually miss normality! I love having Ced off but I miss my daily shtuff.
It's (the holidays) are going by super fast! I can't keep up. From last Tuesday until now nothing has stopped. I almost feel like a sinking ship!!! I mean I try and do it all - but never get it all done - and I need to cherish my down time a bit more. This is what I learned in 1 week.
Last Tuesday we had a blast! Took this kids for haircuts in the morning, bowling in the afternoon (Kenny joined us to), and headed to Baton Rouge downtown followed by the Casino at night. Really - it was perfect! And yes, I lost 60$ at the Casino, big boo. Oh, and I stunk it up at bowling - but hey, the kids had fun!
Wednesday we left around 11am to St. Claire (45min. outside Quebec City). Who knew there would be stopped traffic in Montreal at 2pm?! That sucked. My kids hate cars. We stopped for coffee/cookies/gas before Montreal, then in Drummondville for dinner at a Boston Pizza. Who knew they had those there?! Although I sooo wanted East Side's ... We didn't see the East Side's until after we left Boston Pizza. Oh fooey. Finally we arrived at the motel in St. Claire (La Difference). And about 11pm we all went to sleep!
Ah Thursday, we all awoke and headed to the motel restaurant for breakfast. Not so yummy - but hey, it was food. Then because of Jakey's little upset tummy the night before, I had to find the nearest Walmart to get him more 'bunnies' ... yes, I know they are bears! 30 min. away there was a yummy Walmart/Subway! I got some bunnies, some yarn, and some subs! Success! And seriously, I've never seen Jakey soooo happy to have clean bunnies! We headed back to the motel to pick up the crew and start the xmas party rounds. First stop Ced's mom's cousins. Then it was off to Ced's mom's sister's. By 9pm the kids were done done done. They got some cute presents and were thrilled! But exhausted.
And finally Friday rolled around. We hung out at the Motel until 11ish then it was off to party #1 at Ced's grandma's. It was in a private room at her retirement home and this room had pool tables and 2 bowling lanes! How cool is that! The retirement home was beautiful to! Totally not expected! The party was a lot of fun, Jakey slept under the table and Hannah played with kids around her age. Only a slight issue of the language barrier but hey, princesses are the same for any language and that's what they did. Jakey woke up and got in the action and had some fun. Both kids got their bowling fix in! Then as soon as that was over we headed to party #2 at Ced's mom's cousin's house. More playing/sitting/eating. Oh man. I felt like a cushion by the end of the day! And about 8pm we headed home to beat the ice storm that was soon hitting. The drive went by super fast - and shocking enough the kids even slept a bit! They never sleep in the car. We got home about 12:30am and we were done. Oh my.
Saturday I had to take Hannah to Toys R Us because of a toy mixup the night before. The roads were super quiet which was great cause I was super tired! Then aside from the grocery store we spent the day in. The Kemp's came over and we all just hung out, ate, then called it a day. Oh my own bed! Super nice!
My favorite day ... this makes the week all worth it ... SUNDAY! Woke up, tidied up, did laundry, picked up Golden Palace food ... headed to Angie & Mo's, watched football!!! Ah, I heart Sundays. Then a quick trip to Hazeldean Mall after and home. Fed the little ones, put them to bed, I followed shortly after. The week soooo caught up with me! But still - the best day of the week by far! Ok, Indy losing sucked - hard core.
Coffee is crucial,
Sharon
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