I want to make a joke about having a case of the Mondays, but I don’t mean it in a Garfeldian way. More so in the way where it was just a bit scattered but not altogether bad. Just. Mondayish.
It began with a plumber. The ministry has their homes get regular furnace inspections, so that happened today. We really love our plumber. We tend to get the same guy coming to our place, and he is so comfortable to have in the house, which goes a long way to me. I like that guy, and we have good rapport by now.
The babies usually all wake up and get up around the same time, but they alternated differently today, which seemed to throw off the routine a bit. One was particularly loud and crusty, and another was big on the provoking. However, as the morning wore on, everyone seemed to even out. It wasn’t smooth, but everyone was indeed ready to rest again after lunch. Which was perfect because Mondays are nuts lately.
After school on Mondays, there are just so many moving parts. My mom was a huge help with the half of the kids that stayed home. I was in the city with the other half. Brady was late coming home after work, and he had a LOT to do this evening after getting home. It was a little scrambly for sure but not bad. Just, busy.
When my group came home, everyone seemed to be doing super well! Supper was done. A couple of kids got into a card game right away. Babies got settled in for bed. Brady was doing some worky things that needed doing. I put a little laundry in, and then headed out for a quick trip to Tim’s with Cher.
Tomorrow marks the day of her brothers passing. We do our best to commemorate his life with his beverage of choice – a medium iced capp with whip. Since tomorrow is a little nutty schedule-wise, we went this evening instead. Kid free. No timeline. It was nice.
Now, the house is quieted down, and I’m punching out this post while Brady wraps up his evening work. I’ve started to be out in the living room a bit more than I used to, where I’d lay in bed as soon as humanly possible once kids were down. I still do sometimes, but this let’s me crochet a little into the evening, or watch a show without an ear bud in, or putter in my kitchen. Things like that. But tonight, its just blogging, and maybe some crocheting if there’s time. I’m definitely set for drinks while I work!
It’s going to be a different kind of week this week. Lord, protect us and keep us! Let our days be productive and restful and full of good memories made.