2021 :: 46/52

 wednesday al worked, trev went to school, and tova and i ran errands including going to the library where she picked out tons of books!! 

thursday i worked out at noon, the first volleyball match of the national championship was at 3 (which they won!), and the kids and i ran some errands after school, picked up supper, then once Al was home, trevor and i ran up to the school to pick up his fundraiser stuff along with cam and chloe's fundraiser stuff since they were in st louis watching the volleyball matches. 

friday Al was off, trev had school, i worked out at noon, the volleyball match was at 5 and was a really fun match to watch! they played the number 1 seed (we were #4) and played all 5 sets; even the kids and Al were watching with me at the end. they ended up winning and going to the championship match on saturday!!! 

saturday morning Al went deer hunting with matt's dad, roger and got a spike buck at 8am (the only deer of the weekend), mom came down, we ran to a lefse drive through pick up at a local church, came home, dad came down so we played lots of games. after lunch and putting tova down for nap, dad stayed with trevor while mom and i ran to a craft show, then dad headed out. after supper, mom headed home too. the championship volleyball match was at 7pm so we all watched it and they won in 3!!! the first time UWEC has ever won the national championship in volleyball!!! and jodi got national assistant coach of the year!! so exciting!!!! 

sunday morning i dropped trevor off at liam and elliott's house to play, i came home to finish up some organizing in the basement and get the christmas tree out, then tova and i went over to L&E's to play until noon. then we had lunch and watched the vikings packer game at noon (the vikes won!!!!) then it was clean and play and relax the rest of the night. 

monday morning after breakfast the kids and i drove up to the cities. we stopped at mom's quick then picked up my dad and went to visit papa for his 95th birthday. then we dropped dad back off at home, dropped tova off at nana's house, and trevor and i went to the mall of america to check out the lego store. it had a line so we stopped at some games and toy stores, had lunch then went back and there was still a line. we decided to stand in line and it went pretty fast. trevor didn't find any sets he really wanted for christmas but had fun looking and picked out a couple mini figures. then we headed back to woodbury, stopped at total wine and trader joe's, then picked up tova and headed home. trevor was off school all week for thanksgiving. 

tuesday morning we ran a bunch of errands then picked up graham. we stopped at a playground near graham's house but didn't last too long since it was chilly. graham played at our house all day. gpa peter came over and sat with them while they ate lunch so i could workout. during nap, the boys went outside and played. then once tova was up, we went to another park and hiked a bit and played before dropping graham off. that night we went to matt & jodi's house for taco tuesday and Al came over once he got off work. 

"wonder woman"

trevor and liam

elliott and tova

house divided game day

she loved the christmas tree being up and on; she kept saying "it's so pretty" and "i love our house" and hugging the tree :) she also has a small tree with lights in her room which she wants on at all times :)

mmm chocolate! we made treats to bring to papa for his birthday

playing at the park with graham

target practice at liam's house

2021 :: 45/52

 wednesday was my only day off, Al was off, and it was the last decent weather day of the week before rain, cold and snow. after i took trevor to school, Al and i started leaf duty. we took 3 loads of leaves in to the compost site, bagged half of those and Al swept with the mower & leaf sweeper. then we had lunch, tova napped, al had a doctor appointment, and then it was time to pick trevor up from school. 

thursday Al was off again. i had carsyn and kinsley for the morning after school drop off. kassie came and got kins to get her on the bus at 1210 and matt got carsyn at about 1. then tova went down for nap. after school pickup we played, i worked out while they ate dinner then it was relax time until bed. 

friday morning it snowed and once tova saw some big flakes coming down she immediately asked if she could go out and catch some on her tongue. :) so in her pj's she put her coat and boots on and went outside! soon after, trevor joined her. after school drop off, i had carsyn and kinsley again; carsyn until 1, kins until 2. tova napped after carsyn left and kins played in trevor's room for quiet time. after school, cassie text me and asked if we could let her dog out, so we went over to liam and elliott's house (even tho they weren't there) and let murphy out. the kids jumped on their trampoline in the garage and played a bit before we left to get supper. once Al was home from work, i went to the volleyball match; jodi's team she coaches at the university was number one seed in their region so got to host regionals. they won! 

saturday Al worked again, i worked out at 915 while gpa peter came to sit with the kids, and the kids and i just hung out the rest of the day and watched the new paw patrol movie. during nap time, i went out and got the whole front yard raked and bagged. then i got trevor out of his room and we went out back. i raked the whole fenced in yard and bagged leaves while he played. then we played a bit of soccer and went in to warm up. i went to the volleyball match at 7 again and they ended up winning their region, making it to the elite 8 which was the following weekend in st louis!! jenny came to this match too with kali and it was snowing on my drive home. 

sunday morning we woke up to 3 inches of snow on the ground! so after breakfast and getting dressed we went outside to shovel and play in the snow which the kids loved!!! (i didn't take any pictures of us in the snow :( once we came in we had hot cocoa, did some crafting, ate lunch, had nap/quiet time, and then watched the vikings and packers games. 

monday Al was off, trev was back to school, and tova and i worked at jodi's (our only day this week since she was leaving for st louis on tuesday.) Al took some more leaves in since the compost place closed for the season next week. i got my hair cut with jenny at 3, Al picked trevor up from school, then trevor had basketball at 530.  he's getting so good at basketball; dribbling and shooting. trevor and i went to the library after basketball and trevor was so excited to be there; we hadn't been there in a while. trev picked out a bunch of books and even tried starting one in the car even tho it was dark.

tuesday morning jodi dropped off all 3 kids at 730 since she was leaving for st louis early with the team. i fed the kids, they played a bit, then cam and chloe left for school (they left early cuz they like to go in and have breakfast at school too), then i walked trev to school. then i had carsyn until 130 then i put tova down for nap. 

raked yard & soccer

carsyn & tova playing doctor

2021 :: 44/52

 tuesday morning, Al was off, trev went to school and tova and i went to jodi's house for a little bit. then i dropped tova off at home with Al and drove up to the cities to go to mom's first breast cancer appointment/consult with her. it was a very informational appt and she has the best case that we could hope for. she'll have a lumpectomy in late november and then a bit a of radiation and then hopefully we're done with it!! i got back home just after al and tova left to pick up trevor from school. 

we had great weather again this week and dealt with a lot of leaves! we played outside lots!

thursday was Al and my 10 year anniversary!! after school i took the kids to the apple orchard for the last time and it was a little chilly/windy so we only stayed about an hour. we got apples and apple cider! 

friday morning after school drop off, mom came down. Al got the boat winterized and we got it in the backyard and covered. after school pickup, Al and i left mom with the kids for the weekend and drove up to the north shore. we stayed at our usual superior shores spot. we got up there late and had a late supper out at a restaurant for the first time in a very long time and it was delicious! i went to bed after we got unpacked and slept for 10 hours! 

saturday morning we got in the car and drove to silver bay for breakfast. after breakfast we toured up the north shore further than either of us had been. we stopped at some hiking trails and some new to us waterfalls and did lots of hiking. we made it to grand marais after noon and it was a cool town! we drove around, stopped at a shop then sat rooftop outside at the local brewery, had beer, and watched the badger game in the sunshine. we had gorgeous weather for up there in november!! then we headed back to two harbors. once back we relaxed for a bit then went and picked rocks at the condo and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset! Al ordered pizza and went to pick it and some beer up while i took a bath in the huge jacuzzi tub. then we had a night in watching star wars and the uwec volleyball team win conference! 

sunday morning, we got up early since it was daylight savings time, packed up and headed home. we got home about 1030 and went right outside to do yardwork/leaves with the kids. mom headed home so that she could do some yard work too. we watched both the vikings and packers games (i did take the kids outside after nap during the packer game for a bit.)

monday was back to work for Al, school for trev and jodi's for tova and me. it was still really nice out monday and tuesday so jodi and i got the kids outside for a long time both days, and i took the kids outside after school until dark both days! 

sunset in two harbors saturday night

sunday morning sunrise

brother reading to sister during football games