Mid Week

We met these cuties at Pings on Saturday. Midway. We were getting Fei's car for repairs and handing over a tuition cheque. Lunch was a bonus.

The littles chose to stay home. To be fair we didn't tell them Pings was a possibility. This was the first time we've left the three of them alone together. It went OK. I wasn't totally comfortable about Kai with substandard care but he was fine.

Lili's tire was crazy low. Then even lower after lunch. So a lesson in the parking lot about how to fill a tire. I made Eric go with her. She had a drywall nail embedded. I backtracked while they dealt and went to rescue Kai. Haha. I'm not sure he even knew we were gone.

This hat saved me in Disney with all the rain. I thought I'd lost it, left in the hotel. Eric found it in my car. I was so thrilled to see it again.  

Now...I haven't driven my car in 8ish weeks. I thought we should take it to meet the girls so I'd be more comfortable driving back. I much prefer it to driving Eric's van. We got down the road and there were horrible smells happening and the check engine light came on. Yikes. We went back and swapped for the van. Eric lifted the hood and I have critters nesting in my engine bay.  

Today Eric took the boys to school then home to get Jia and take her to a morning soap stone carving class. He had an hour at home where he was working on cleaning the mess and searching for damage in my car. Then back to get Jia. He has another hour at home before taking her to guitar, pick up the boys and come home. Then will have 3 hours before going across town for Jia's hip hop class. Phew.

Yesterday was the Tues gauntlet.

Boys to school

Pick up milk at farm

Home for an hour

Go to library

Ate lunch out

Jia to school

Banking for B&L

Grocery shop

Pick up boys

Pick up Jia

Take Kai to playgroup

Go to finance guy to sign papers re tuition

Home with groceries

Put away

I work at desk

Eric picks up Kai

Dinner

Rest an hour

Snack for Kai

Routine for everyone else.

Phew.  

I seriously have zero clue how I worked full time out of the house before.  At one point Eric had to ferry 5 kids around.  And this is why we always, always feel like we're trying to catch up.  

When we were leaving the library Jia saw a poster for Shrek the Musical. She wanted to go. I did too. It plays on my Birthday. So on a whim I bought 7 tickets for the family. I was thinking we should sit close so Kai can see and it turns out the front two rows were a lot less moola so that worked in my favor. Lili and Fei are both good to come since it's a Saturday. Yay.  

Jia's romance has ended. She was fine with that. She expected it. It was fun while it lasted.

We bought dumpling supplies yesterday. I'll have to talk Jia into assembling with me. We're cheating with pre-made wrappers. We haven't decided which day we'll eat them yet.

Each day is too busy to make plans. 

Tomorrow and Friday there are no extra carricular events. Thank goodness.

My cough is better. I'm in a flare now though. Crohns sucks. Short Bowel Sydrome sucks. I'm definitely ready to feel whole and healthy again! 

Off to go get food in Jia before she's leaves for her guitar lesson.