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Long Week

The grey skies, extreme cold, household issues and no school have really gotten to me.  My motivation is zero, my attitude crappy and all I want to do it sleep.  Yes, I know that is the clinical definition of depression.    The root of it all is that I am just missing my routine.   I like structure and my daily routine and not knowing day to day if there is going to be school or not has really interrupted life.   As of today they are at 11 snow/ice/water main break days.   

The last week run down:
  • After the frozen pipe and repair - the Polar Vortex continued and the pipe froze again.   I didn't even think to check and well let's just say the man of the house was not thrilled.  
  • Woke up at 330 am on Friday to Aaron's phone calling him in for water main break.  Then 530, they called off Parker school and 630 they called off Reese school. 
    • So Friday night we needed to all spend some time apart.  Reese went to MC Girls Varsity basketball in Marysville with a friend, Parker went to All Sports to play bball and I went to SC to watch MC swim meet.
  • Saturday Reese had basketball in the morning and then Parker and Reese got haircuts and we had lunch at a new Middle Eastern restaurant.   They had chicken tenders and fries - so the kids were happy and I enjoyed a awesome Chicken Shwarma salad.    Then we shopped at Meijer (always my fav thing with 2 kids in tow).     Saturday night we all watched the MSU basketball game together.   My take away for the week was - even if we have a terrible week we can still all sit down together and appreciate our family time. 
  • Sunday was Sunday School / Confirmation / Church - another bright spot in the week!   Our congregation collected over 600 soup cans in the month of January.   So amazing!   Then it was Reese to basketball.    Aaron cooked wings on big smoker!  (Only after a breaker blew for the barn).   I made baked potatoes in the crockpot and brownies.   We took all the wings and goodies over to Paul and Corinn's to watch the SuperBowl!  The game was boring, but it was a nice relaxing evening. 
  • The icing on the week was yesterday when my Face got slammed in the door when Reese told me she spilled makeup all over the bathroom and when I got up to go see what she was talking about, she slammed the office door on  me.    It all happened so fast, and I have no idea how it happened, but it hurt SO BAD!   Huge goose egg above my eye, bloody nose.  
Here is hoping that the bad weather is behind us, that routine is restored and the sun comes out.  



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