We had a fun time in Iowa this past weekend. I try to cherish every moment I get with my Iowa family...plus they sometimes give me a break from the kiddos!
We had Thanksgiving on Friday and finally got to watch Meet Me in St. Louis again.
On Saturday I went on a couple of errands with Kendra and then watched more Hallmark movies. They are so dang cheesy and sometimes almost painful, and yet they're fun to watch!
Yesterday was an interesting one to say the least. James was crying all the way from my parents house until we were getting near the interstate. He wanted his snack that he saw Mimi put in the bag and I said he needed to wait. Well,...I caved because I was driving and couldn't listen to that the whole time! He wolfed them down and was fine until about a half an hour from our lunch stop. 5 miles before our stop he started to fall asleep so Jacob kept him awake. I pulled into McDonald's and just as I opened James' door, it happened. The puke started flowing. On himself, my Kindle, his car seat and the van seat. I sent Jacob in with him to clean him up and get him changed, while Daniel waited patiently for me to do the best I could cleaning up. Thank goodness I threw a couple of towels in the back the day before!
Lunch went fine. He wasn't super hungry but would eat a little here and there.
We got settled back into the van and switched drivers. Jacob said, "$20 says we'll get stuck in traffic due to an accident" (because this has happened 2 times before.
Wouldn't you know. We were getting close to Springfield when one of the signs on the interstate alerted us of an accident ahead. Just about the same place we've gotten stuck before! I told Jacob to pull off at the rest area because I really needed to go and I knew judging by the tail lights we'd be waiting awhile.
As it turned out there were multiple crashes. 3 cars on one side. 2 on the other. Plus some fender benders. While it was frustrating, my mom pointed out to me that maybe God saved us from another accident. If we hadn't been behind schedule due to James getting sick, we could've been the ones in the accident.
We made it home just after 3:30 and Jacob unloaded the van...and then brought the tree up and all of my bins! As I unpacked, Jacob put the tree up. Listening to James squeal with excitement was priceless.
After unpacking, I had to clean out the car seat and de-puke the van. The rest of the night was a whirlwind of stuff, but thankfully James seemed to be fine.
Today, we were back to the daily grind. Dropped Daniel. Went to Kroger. Came home and put stuff away. Started decorating for Christmas. Lunch. And while James napped I decorated the tree. We he got up, he noticed right away it was decorated and started yelling, "It's like Mimi and Pa's Christmas tree!"
We picked Daniel up and went to the park for an hour. A 64 degree day always means fresh air! We even found 2 painted rocks!
Got home and let Daniel and James hang some ornaments I left for them, which they loved.
After supper Daniel and I did Brain Quest, Pucket, and a few secret decoder games.
Now here I sit. I've been stalking deals online all day, but haven't bought much of anything. "Window" shopping is always fun too!
Here's hoping for another good day tomorrow. I start physical therapy in the afternoon and I'm excited that maybe this will help me!
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