2022 :: 18/52

 wednesday Al worked, tova and i ran some errands, i worked out at noon. then after school, the kids and i went straight out back for snack and to play since it was so nice out!! finally!! then i dropped the kids off with matt, picked up jodi and we ran to one of the really good garage sales we go to every year. found pj's for tova that we were needing. then we had supper over there and the kids were outside until we left for bedtime. i picked Al up once he was home from work and he came for supper too. 

thursday tova and i worked at jodi's since she had both babies along with the other 8 kids. then after school the kids and i went over to cassie, liam and elliott's house for taco and margaritas since it was cinco de mayo! it was fun! during nap time and my workout time, grandma DD and grandpa Rick stopped by; they're back in wisconsin! 

friday i worked out at noon and we got to do things outside; it was so fun and nice out! and we ended with a tug of war! then we went over to matt and jodi's for supper and to be outside all night! the kids even ate outside! we also had a fire and smores! 

saturday morning trevor and i went to his 8am soccer game then we all packed up and went to mom's house. we dropped off the kids and then Al and i met sarah & derek and shane & jodi in shakopee for an adults only night. we got to stop at a new store Al has been wanting to get to and then checked in to our hotel. jodi and i ran errands while the boys and sarah went into the hot tub. then we did dinner at the burrow and got to go axe throwing! it was so fun! then back to the hotel for a little birthday party for sarah, hot tub time, some drinks and then bed. 

sunday was mothers day so we packed up, grabbed some delicious donuts and went back to mom's house for a brunch. then we headed home. 

monday it started to get hot and humid. Al went back to work, trev back to school, tova and i ran a couple errands then played. 

tuesday tova and i worked at jodi's, then i worked on garage sale prep then then worked out at 530. 

may the 4th be with you; star wars day

tova picked out a dahlia at the green house

supper al fresco

squeezing limes for cassie's margaritas

fire & smores at matt & jodi's

kids and i brought our bag of cans up to the school

tire flips!

tacos with liam and elliott

2022 :: 17/52

 wednesday Al was off, trev had school, i worked out at noon, and we had wings with matt, jodi and the kids for supper. 

thursday we garage saled for a bit in the morning, Al took tova on more errands while i worked out at 9, then i laser hair removal for my underarms at 1! trevor had a soccer game at 530p and it was cold still so just i went. 

friday after school was my gym's grand opening so the kids and i went after we picked up trev. they had a bouncey house and food and drinks. it was fun and the kids had a good time! we stayed until 730. 

saturday Al worked, the kids and i hung out, then grandpa peter came over at 345 and matt and jodi picked me up for beer fest. we got free tickets and you got a small cup that you brought around and tried a bunch of different beers. it was fun and i saw melissa from my gym there too! matt's dad roger came with us too since Al was working. then we went to ray's for food and ended up at the doo dodge (another ec bar i've never been to.) we got home about 1030. 

sunday was cold and rainy again (such a cold spring!) so we didn't do much. 

monday after school we all went downtown and saw trevor's artwork that was chosen to be displayeed. then after supper, trevor and i went to watch camdyn play baseball and chloe play softball for their season openers. 

tuesday morning tova and i went to jodi's to work while Al ran errands. i worked out at noon, came home and showered then headed up to the cities. i got to meet my cousin Kai and his husband's new baby, Reiko Kay! she's such a peanut and so cute!! then i had batting practice in woodbury for my softball team. then i headed home. 

bloody mary with jodi

robe girls after their bath

cold soccer on draft day

beer fest

trev's cave artwork

Reiko Kay

2022 :: 16/52

 wednesday Al was back to work. it rained all day so tova and i stayed home and cleaned and played. trev's soccer practice got cancelled. 

thursday was consignment sale day! mom came down in the morning. after she walked trev to school, i brought my consignment sale stuff in. then at noon i worked out and then mom left. trevor had soccer practice at 545-630; i dropped him off, then brought tova home and once Al was home from work he took her and went to pick up trevor while i went to shop early for the consignment sale. i got most of what i was looking for and spent less than i usually do. 

friday morning after school dropoff, tova, al and i went garage saling for a bit before i worked out at noon. 

saturday morning trevor had soccer at 8am and it was cold so just i went. then we packed up and headed to mom's for lunch before heading down to new ulm to surprise shane for his birthday. they had a poolside hotel room down there to see family so we got one right next to them. we got into new ulm and did a little touring before we could check in. jodi and the boys checked in shortly after we did and shane came a little later. shane's mom and her husband ron, and jodi's parents came to the hotel for supper and then the kids got to swim. then after the kids were in bed, the adults could hang out in teh pool area which was nice! 

sunday morning we had the continental breakfast, the kids swam again, then we packed up. shane and luke had to leave for flag football practice, so we went with jodi and henrik to see shane's mom, candy's house and then drove out to jodi's parent's farm to meet their goats! it was very windy and chilly so we didn't stay long. 

monday morning was back to work and school for all of us. after school pickup, the kids and i went to pick up my consignment sale check and left over stuff. it was a great sale and i brought very little back home especially clothes and made over $500!

tuesday was the work and school again for all of us. 

visited herman the german in new ulm

tova's cot in the hotel room

view from our room

Al, Shane and Newman

tova loved the kitties at teh farm

at jodi's house

2022 :: 15/52

 wednesday it rained all day. Al left for a conference in stevens point for work until thursday night. i worked out at noon and brought tova with me. trev's first soccer practice got cancelled. wednesday night i got word from jodi that 4 of the daycare kids had puked and tova woke up at 1030 having puked in her bed. she puked so many times throughout the night i lost track; all in her bed so i had to clean her up and change her bedding over 8 times. of course it had to happen the one night Al was out of town. :( it ended up that 7 of the 9 daycare kids at jodi's puked that night. 

thursday morning i did NOT feel well so i kept trev home from school so he didn't spread it or in case he got it (he nor Al ended up getting sick!) tova and i spent most of the day in bed sleeping while trevor made his own meals and "stayed away from us" so he wouldn't get it. he did great. Al made it home about 5 and it was an early bed time. 

friday we felt much better and Trev didn't have school due to easter. it snowed again. mom came down in the afternoon after i cleaned the whole house. we were going to do birthday dinner with matt and jodi for Al's birthday but we didn't chance it with the sickness. so Al decided to order pizza. it was Al's only day off for the week. during naptime, Al and i cleaned out the old volkswagen and put his work stuff into the new one. then moved the old one to the backyard until we sell it so Al can drive the new one. 

saturday morning i worked out at 815, Al worked on his birthday, and mom, the kids and i played. after naptime, unc-o and grandpa neil came down and we played lots of games. then grandpa peter came over. we had our easter dinner/Al's birthday dinner once he was home from work. it was delicious! and he wanted donuts for his cake so we had that for dessert. 

sunday was easter so the kids got their baskets and found their eggs from the easter bunny. we dyed eggs then got to go play outside for a bit before lunch! mom hid the plastic eggs outside for the kids to find again and trev and i played some soccer since his first game is next weekend. mom headed out after lunch. 

monday trevor didn't have school and Al was off work. grandpa peter stopped over after having been in wausau for easter and brought christmas presents from auntie wendy. trevor got a science kit and tova got a dry erase finding kit. Al, Trevor and Tova worked on the science kit for almost 2 hours!

tuesday tova and i went to jodi's to work and have the easter party. it was a little crazy with so many kids but it was fun.