Today, we went about our business as usual. I headed to work, while Dave dropped the kids off. I left after a few hours, then headed to the gym. I took my time, both on the treadmill and the bike. I think I spent almost an hour and a half there before heading to get a birthday present for Saturday. Then, I headed home to unload the groceries before heading to pick up the kids. I had to wait for Peyton, as she was next in line for her face/hand painting. She was getting an orange butterfly on her hand. We got Brandon, then headed to the store to return some gifts. Peyton got a duplicate from her birthday, and I grabbed Brandon’s lee-cee from CNY. They had some coupons, too, so I took that. We got to the store, returned her stuff, and headed to shop. There was a deal on legos – buy one get one 40% off. That meant the two of them had to strike a deal with one another. They both wanted a minecraft stuffed pig, but both have tons of stuffed animals. They wouldn’t give up, but I wore Peyton down first. I told her, “Where are you going to put it? You have so many stuffed animals!” She said, “Oh, okay.” Then she selected a lego friends set. But Brandon changed his mind, and didn’t want one.
I told them if they wanted one lego, then they needed to both get one, or none at all. They went back and forth across the aisles trying to decide, when they finally picked each a set commiserate with the money they had, less the discount. It was hard to separate the discount out for each of them, and since there was extra money left over, each got a trash pack set along with a lego minifigure. By the time we left, each was happy with his or her selection. We came home, practiced piano, read, and then waited for Dave to get home. Brandon had to take a test which will simulate testing conditions for his test in the spring. He did this just as Dave was coming home; Dave came home to a quiet house for once! We headed to get food truck food, and to the library to get some more books. This will help keep it more quiet for the next few days when it’s just me holding down the fort. Today was so much cooler than yesterday, so going to the pool was out of the question. Dave even forgot to give them sweatshirts, and both kids complained of being cold! Even Dave himself had to borrow a sweatshirt at work, since he underestimated the weather today. We sent the kids to bed later than usual, but they were excited about the day tomorrow. Peyton told me she wanted to cuddle, but that Wednesdays and Sundays were the days she headed to Brandon’s room in the morning. Those are her arbitrary days she selected. I told her we didn’t have too much time tomorrow, so she’d have to make decisions and choices. I’m looking forward to the journey as well! Dave, not so much. He was paired with a roommate this trip! I feel sorry for the roommate, and hope he will bring earplugs. Hopefully he doesn’t smother him with a pillow, as I’m tempted at times when I can’t sleep because of the snoring.