Catching Up!

I haven't been blogging lately. So, I guess I should have a lot to write about. The last couple of days have just flown by. Saturday was a really good day. Greg was able to get a babysitter for us and we went out Saturday evening. We went to Citrus Park Mall to watch a movie but we were early for the movie we wanted to see so we walked the mall a little and then had Aunt Annie's pretzels. We also had popcorn and drinks while we were watching the movie. Do you realize how expensive movies and also buying popcorn have become? It's ridiculous really! I mean it's almost $20 for 2 people to watch a movie and then if you decide to get popcorn it's another $15-$20. I guess everybody have to make their money but going out to watch a movie is becoming more of a "rare" occasion (at least in our household) than we would like. I mean, we really like watching movie but after paying that much money at the movie theatre and then paying our babysitter at a whopping rate of $10 per hour we were easily setback to close to $80. We were really desperate to go out on a date so I don't want to sound like I'm complaining, I just had to make a point of how expensive "dating" has gotten. I don't know how these young adults are affording dating because it has sure gotten expensive. Of course they wouldn't need a babysitter but still it can be very costly.

Anyhow, that was our Saturday in a nutshell. Sunday involved me working in the nursery at our church. It was a bit crowded with kids so Greg decided to stay and help me. Thank God! Working in the nursery takes a lot of stamina. I pretty much gave it all the energy I had because I decided that I was going to keep the kids busy so that there wouldn't be too much down time. My grandmother always said, "idle hands 'cause trouble!" So, I did not want any idle hands on my watch. The lesson was about God giving rain. It was based around the time when Elijah and his followers were in the desert and it wasn't raining and everything had dried up and they had no food and the plants died. Elijah went up into the mountains and prayed. He asked God to send some rain and He did. I brought in blue water to show the kids (remember they are toddlers) and I also put some water on a cotton ball so that they could touch it on their skin. They loved that! I also brought in some plastic toys of sea animals (fish, duck, octopus, etc.) and we played a kind of bean-bag toss in the basket game. Only the basket was covered with a blue towel so I told the kids we were tossing the sea animals back into the ocean and they had to help me. They really enjoyed that. In the end it was a really great lesson and it went much smoother than my first week when I didn't have as much to work with. It's definitely a good idea to over-prepare (meaning have may more things to do at hand) when teaching toddlers. They don't have a very long attention span and they also get bored very easily. Anyways, that wrapped up Sunday.

Monday was spent mostly doing laundry. I had a lot of housework to do as well so I just kept busy for most of the day. I also had to go to a meeting at Adryana's school (I'm on the planning committee for the Thanksgiving party). It was very rushed because the Thanksgiving party is planned for Monday and the person in charge waited until the last minute to get all the moms together to plan. Anyways, we got it planned and that's what is most important.

On to Tuesday, today. First of all, today is my Dad's birthday so Happy Birthday Dad...Love you...My day was spent with first taking Adryana to the doctor's to get her flu shot. She was actually very brave and we are so proud of her. Last year was horrendous. She was kicking and screaming and trying to run out of the doctor's office. This year she did really well. She sat in Daddy's lap and she cried for a little after the nurse gave her the shot. Then she got a lollipop and a sticker and she stopped crying but she did complain about how it hurt her on the way home. After that she and I went shopping while Arjay and his daddy went to the bank. Later I went shopping again after they were all taking a nap (Greg was home). So now I'm almost ready for our trip to Jamaica. I just have to get some toiletries and some other small items and then we are set to go. This weekend will be a busy one because I will finally start packing. In just 2 weeks we will be off to Jamaica...yea!!! I cannot wait!