Pixiemom

I wrote out a whole post yesterday afternoon and then Firefox closed and lost it. As it was time to go to evening church, I had to put off trying to re-write everything.

Michelle arrived on Wednesday night after we got home from church. I let Amie and James stay up a little later than normal as long as they helped me with the last minute cleaning that we had to do. Once she was here, they were sent to bed and I stayed up for a little while to talk.

On Thursday, after school and chores, we walked to McDonalds for lunch. On the way home, we stopped at Walgreens to pick up some school supplies that I had coupons for. After Jeremy went home, Michelle and I went to see “The Dark Knight“. It was my second time, but her first. Since I wasn’t quite as engrossed in all that was going on, I looked into the background to see if I could identify places I’ve been in Chicago. It was fun.

On Friday, after school, chores, and lunch, we went to the Family Christian Bookstore. The kids found some things they would like for their birthdays that are coming up, so I made a mental note of those things. This night, after Jeremy was home and after we’d had dinner, Michelle took me out for a very early birthday present. We went and got manicures and pedicures. I now have pretty dark purple nails on my hands and feet. We also went to Baker’s Square for some yummy french silk pie.

On Saturday, Michelle and I took the kids into Chicago for a lot of the day. First, we went to the Bean in Millennium Park and took a bunch of silly pictures. Then we walked a little bit until we found a McDonalds (was actually looking for something else since we’d had McDs a few days before, but couldn’t find another fast food restaurant.) After lunch, we went back to the park and the kids played in the water. Michelle and I had fun watching them and we just sat, talked, and watched the planes from the air show fly over every once in a while. We let the kids play for about an hour, but wanted them to dry off before we got back on the train, so we left the water part and went over to where they were having the Family Fun Festival. The kids made recycled paper and then put their heads together to design a windmill and test it to see if their design worked. (It did a bit.) Then we built with blocks and tested how well our buildings were made by pulling out blocks down near the foundation. Lastly, the kids went to where the band was playing and danced and danced. Before heading to the train station, we went up to the Chicago River and watched the boats a bit. Then, we got some drinks and the kids ate the snacks that I had packed for them while we rode the train home.

On Sunday, we just had our regular Sunday routine, just with Michelle along with us. She left after lunch. We all had a rest time and then headed back to church for the evening Bible study. Our Pastor is starting a study in Judges, so we went over the authorship, history, and other important details about the book. Next week, we’ll discuss the first chapter. I look forward to this. I really enjoyed our study of Joshua this last year.

Today, the kids and I have concentrated on school and chores. I didn’t do as much laundry while Michelle was here since we weren’t at the house too often, so I have been doing a bit of catch-up in that respect. Sarah will be here sometime soon.

I have pictures up on Flickr.

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