Well everyone survived the first week of school. I would actually say it was our best first week of school so far. It also helped that it was a short week – only 4 days, but hey we’ll take it! On Friday, Dave worked from home and the kids had friends over – Cora and Devin – and I only worked a half day, so it was win win for everyone. Now that Noomi can ride a two wheeler she really is unstoppable and wants to spend every second on her bike.
On Saturday, as it was my 38th birthday, I got to pick our activities! Dave made me sprinkle pancakes and then we went kayaking on the Grand River in Holt. We had beautiful weather and there was hardly anyone on the river. We saw an Ospry swoop into the water and catch a fish, a flock of turkey crossed the river in front of us, and even an otter. After kayaking we bummed around the house, went visiting with neighbors, and then out to dinner and ice cream with my folks. We rounded out the night with watching part of The Hobbit (a crazy long movie that Ajax bought with his own money). It really was a lovely birthday.
On Sunday, we did a bit of shopping, straightened the house, and then had friends over for an early dinner.
On Monday, we did several projects around the house and a ton of laundry. We put up new shelves above the washer and dryer, put up several hooks to hold lunchboxes and brooms, cleaned out under the deck and got all our scrap wood up on pallets, and organized the shed. After that we took a quick bike ride into town and then came home and made pizza for dinner.
