Day 40

ONE MORE WEEK!!! - And it will be a very busy one - The boys start their half term tomorrow, which means they have the week off. I have a feeling it's going to get chaotic. Anyway, we'll talk more about that on Monday. For now...it's only Thursday :p Day 40! Wow! It really has gone by fast. I can't believe it.

Out of bed today. Moved a little slowly to begin with because it was so cozy and dark in my room, but I got my act together in the end. Went downstairs and handled breakfast, then homework, and cleaned the playroom.

Drove the boys to school. 1st location, then 2nd location...and then I had to be home to wait for the gas man. (No he wasn't young and good looking). When I arrived, Monika was here to clean. We talked for a few minutes and then I went up to get changed and go on the wii. There is something seriously wrong with that balance board. Nonetheless, I tried to weigh myself, but it didn't make much sense and I have no idea if I'm doing well or not. I hate working out when other people are here so aside from Tuesday, this week has been terrible for that.

I went upstairs to pack and do my hair. Accepted two parcels at the door, and then the gas man arrived as Monika left. He did what he had to do...the wood worm guy didn't show up, (He's the annoying/rude one). I finished my hair and burnt a cd. Grabbed some lunch and was out the door.

I drove to Braintree, just to run in and get a Starbucks. I did pretty well for the most part. Got off an exit too early on the round-a-bout but knew I had as soon as I did it, so I was able to correct it fairly quickly. Got to freeport and decided that unless the good looking guy was there, I would get a caramel macchiato. Well, I walked in the door and he was there. I was so excited I would be able to have my regular drink!!! I stood in line behind two guys who seemed to know the cashier, and they talked for what seemed like 10 minutes. (Probably only because I wanted to be in and out in case I got lost on the way back. - I didn't want to be late picking Zach up). The good looking guy looked over, and told the cashier to stop chatting and help the next customer. She ignored him the first time or didn't hear him, so he repeated himself and then she realized and served me. *The older lady at Starbucks calls him the Zac Effron look a like* When the girl realized it was me, she said "It's an Earl Grey Tea right?" I felt SO special! They know my drink already. YAY!!!! Unfortunately as I said yes, I realized the guy was cleaning, not making the drinks. So I suddenly got very nervous. He looked over a few times while they made it, but had no hand in it so I was afraid it wouldn't taste right. The girl put it on the counter for me, I sprinkled my chocolate (which is more like a cocoa powder here and not as good), and off I went. Walking back to the car I took a sip, and to my surprise...it tasted great!! I was so happy!!

I got in the car and drove back to Coggeshall without too much difficulty. Almost took the wrong turn a couple of times, but remembered where I was, and got to the school with plenty of time to spare. ...On a side note for a minute...HOLY EFF YOU SHOULD SEE THE SIZE OF THE SPIDER DOWN HERE!!! EWWWWW! ...I sat in the car listening to my new CD, and when a certain song came on, I was suddenly completely in tune with my mind, watching the clouds go by in a reflection on the car in front of me and almost in tears. I waited until it finished, and when it was time I got out and went up to Zach's school.

I waited for the instructors to open the gate, and Zach came out. We held hands and he skipped back to the car. We got in, and I decided we'd drive home and then walk up to get Nathaniel because it was SUCH a nice day, and I was hoping I'd be able to say hi to the construction guy. As we passed, I didn't see him. Zach and I walked and talked as he dragged the branch he picked up along the way. We stood waiting for Nathaniel, and Zach was tired so he jumped into my arms. Nathaniel came out, and we walked home. Still no sign of the construction guy. Just some coworkers.

When we got home we grabbed everything from the car. - I had to leave it there before cuz we were in a hurry to get Nathaniel - We went inside, I made dinner while the two of them played Wii and DS, and then Josh got home. After kebabs, potatoes and green beans, the boys got ready for Judo, and Heloise got home.

I folded some laundry, and then Zach and I got his lego starwars ship out of the cupboard. We were going to put it together, but soon realized one of the bags of lego was missing. NEXT. We we found a game called "Odd Socks". It wasn't nearly as fun as it sounds. We then got out Hullabaloo which was AWESOME! You put these 16 different shaped pads on the floor, and then push the button on this speaker and it tells you what colour, shape, or subject to stand on, or put your nose on or whatever, and it keeps switching it up. If you end up on the image it says last, you win and do a crazy dance. It was pretty fun, and helps them learn shapes and colours. I ate dinner, and then Zach was wanting to play something else. Heloise and Tim left for parent teacher interviews, and I took Zach up to put him in the shower. We pretended he was a sausage (His favourite thing), and wrapped him in pastry (a towel), and rolled it out. (Rolled him in his towel on the bed to dry him off). His giggles were awesome. Once we were finished, we went downstairs and opened one of his many unopened toys. It was a fighter jet. He played with that while I had my dessert, and then we sat down to read Robin Hood. Josh and Nathaniel got home in the middle of that story, and the 3 of them sat and cuddled me for the next story "George and the Dragon". When that one was done Nathaniel said he wasn't feeling well.

It was 8:30 by this time, so I took the 3 of them up to bed and tucked them in. I went downstairs to make some tea. Before the kettle finished boiling, Josh was down there telling me that the other two were complaining about being sick. I went up to see what was going on, and Nathaniel said he definitely needed a bucket beside his bed. Josh got a sick tub for him, and once everything was done, I went down to drink my tea. Very soon after I got a call from Nathaniel saying he wanted to be sick but couldn't. (Sorry for the graphic details). Poor little guy, I went up and he was not looking good at all. I told him to come lie on the couch and by the time I dragged his bucket, comforter, and pillows downstairs and laid him down, Heloise and Tim walked in the door. I explained what was going on, and after sitting with him for a few minutes, they decided to move him into their room.

I came on my computer to write my blog, send some e-mails, and was watching Scrubs with them until just now when my computer died. I'm now lying in bed, might read, and will fall asleep very quickly I am sure. Good Night xx