2023 :: 38/52

Wednesday we had Rue, Al and i worked, kids had school. 

thursday, Al and i met at the new doctor's office that is contracted thru work and each had our intial appointments needed to recieve the benefit. I was referred to get an xray on my hip and mri on my knee for hip and knee pain i've been having for about a year now. and also referred to see an orthopedic doctor. we grabbed lunch together before getting back to work. trevor had football practice. 

friday after dropping the kids at school, i worked out at 9am, had my mri at 1230, picked up the kids, worked out again at 430 and mom came down. 

saturday trevor had soccer at 8am; nana came and unc-o met us there too since he was bringing the boat back down to us. unc-o and nana left later that day. 

sunday i picked up cam, chloe & carsyn from kassie & jake's house since matt & jodi went down to the packer game for their anniversary. we had fun with the kids and watched the packer game, then their grandma came and picked them up. 

monday, i worked out at 6am, Al went to PT at a new place at 745a (he liked it WAY better), i dropped kids at school, worked at jodi's, then came home and worked payroll, picked up kids then trevor had soccer practice at 530. 

tuesday Al worked, kids had school, i worked at jodi's then had my xrays at 1pm. trevor had football and football pictures that night. 

she was so excited that Rue sat by her :)

Liam and Trevor both like to play defense

Trev & Nana made a meatball recipe trevor picked out from his harry potter cookbook library book; they were delicious!

carsyn

chloe picked out the hairstyle she wanted and i made it happen

the kids drew unc-o :)

the tallest center!

2023 :: 37/52

 wednesday Al had an appointment to figure out what he could do at work & get the remaining paperwork done for long term disability (we should have already been getting long term disability by this point but wouldn't get any money from them until Al started back at work on light duty.) 

thursday after i brought the kids to school, i took my consignment stuff in for the sale over the weekend. then i cleaned and worked until i picked up the kids. trev had football practice and the vikings played at night. 

friday trevor stayed home with a cold, Al had 2 appointments: surgeon & OT for arm, tova went to school, i did make it to the consignment sale but only found a few things and i made the workout at 430p. 

saturday i worked out in the morning, trev had soccer at 11 then we did a little garage saling. 

sunday it was super nice outside! i went to the workout at 9, cleaned a bit, played outside and watched the packer game at 12. 

monday, Sept 18th, Al started back to work doing a scanning project (scanning in old documents; he said there is a LOT of things to be scanned in.) He likes where his office is and he gets to see some coworkers, says it's a little mindless but he's ok doing it. I started getting a sinus infection which affected me all week. i had to pickup my consignment sale stuff (did well and sold a lot of stuff!), then i took trevor to his husky hoops checkin and to fit for his jersey. 

tuesday, Al worked, kids had picture day at school, i worked at jodi's, and i brought tova to trev's football game at 6 since Al had a union meeting at 7pm.

brooklyn & tova love each other! they're in the same class & see each other at football games :)

we washed dada's car for him before he went back to work

football

2023 :: 36/52

 Wednesday Sept 6th, it was register for winter activities through parks and rec day and both kids got into their swimming lessons and Tova and I will do the parent/child basketball together! Trev is now on to the next level of basketball done through the schools, husky hoops, where he'll have actual games and tournaments. we had Rue, it was Tova's first day of kindergarten!!!, I worked at jodi's, then went on a walk with my gym friends, Mona & Lisa, then trev had soccer practice at 630. 

thursday kids had school, i worked out at noon, worked my payroll job (as is i do every week day.) after school, trev had flag football practice during which nikki and i got a 3 mile walk in! 

weekend was trev's soccer game at 1230 on saturday, and watching football on sunday, after i took the kids to the gym with me, including going to matt & jodi's for the packer game. 

monday we had rue, i worked at jodi's, Al had PT, then Al and i did lunch together. after school pickup, trev had soccer practice at 630. 

tuesday was trev's flag football game at 715. 

2023 :: 35/52

wednesday August 30th we were finally able to all 4 fit in our car again! it was so nice out so the kids and i dropped Al at his OT appt and went to carson park to play and hike a bit. we even got to watch the UWEC blugold marching band practice! they were so loud and good! the kids loved watching them! then we picked up Al and went up to irvine park to play some more and see the animals. i worked out at 430. 

thursday Al had an appointment in the morning and i had cam, chloe, carsyn, and kohen so gpa peter took Al. i borrowed jodi's van and took the kids to a different school playground. then trevor had football practice 430-6. 

friday i worked out at 9am, had to switch jodi's van with matt so he could take the boat, we had school supply drop off & meet the teachers day which the kids loved. tova has the same teacher trev had (our favorite) and trevor got the same teacher cam and chloe both had for 4th grade. then i had to let murphy (liam & cassie's dog) out, then had a nacho date with my friend trina. it was so good to catch up with her! and she told me she's now working at prevea PT and they are not very busy, which led to Al requesting to do his PT there and we've been much happier with the PT there then at mayo. 

saturday i worked out in the morning but we just hung out at home for the day. 

sunday was HOT! mom came down and her and i took the kids to jenny's house to pick apples, to connells for the bouncy houses & donuts, then to dixon's for wine slushies (non-alcoholic for the kids.) 

monday was labor day. mom left in the morning , i worked out at 915. i had the gym fantasy football draft with matt that night at 6pm. 

Tuesday trevor started school and i started back working mornings at jodi's house/daycare. i took Tova with me since her and carsyn didn't start kindergarten until the next day. I tried to soak up the time with Tova and Carsyn! then after lunch, tova and i headed home so i could work payroll and she had quiet time until it was time to get trevor from school. 

we can all fit in our car again!!!!!

watching the blugold marching band practice

animals at irvine park

Al getting out and about with us finally!

i borrowed jodi's van and we went to a different school playground!

she snuck some beach towels out of the bathroom, made herself a bed, and fell asleep at quiet time. 

half birthday!!

we forgot to take his half birthday picture

school supply drop off day

picking apples at jenny's

bouncy houses at connells

wine slushies

playing fast track with Tova!!