February 27, 2025 - Thursday


We were supposed to go to COSI with our CACH co-op today, but I just wasn't in the mood to drive downtown. The big kids also didn't want to go because none of their close friends were going to be there. I decided to cancel and hang out at home instead. It ended up being a productive day for me! I put Jonas's bookshelf together and got his furniture back in his room. All that's left now is the fan! Jonas has started to unpack his boxes and get his room set up how he likes it. His new rug came in the evening and he was super excited about that. 

I also took care of some administrative things that have been hanging over my head for a while. I went through all my emails to make sure I got things on my calendar that needed to be taken note of, I found the dates for blowout camp and VBS/TNT (didn't sign up yet though), I booked Great Wolf Lodge for the girls' birthdays, attempted to cancel our Cherrystone trip but nobody answered the phone, attempted to book our two nights at the Burr Oak State Park Lodge but Ben couldn't make up his mind about dates, and rescheduled my dentist appointment. So many things going on that I've been feeling like I'm losing track of! I *think* I got them all down in the calendar now, but I guess I can't know for sure. 

It's pizza and a movie night and Micah also came over to hang out with Jonas for a couple of hours. It was a good night. Ben and I actually laid upstairs and watched a documentary once the movie was over. It was nice for us to have a little time together. He's starting to feel pretty sick...that does not bode well for our fam, but I'm praying it doesn't spread to everyone!

*The girls found these enormous pieces of ice in our sled in the backyard. They were super excited that they hadn't melted yet!

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