Weekly Tidbit

Apple Butter Farm

Maybe I should start calling this blog the 'Weekly Tidbit' cause it appears that is all the time I'm giving to it. 

This past Friday was movie night.  We all picked up salads and chinese from Martin's grocery and became a fixture on the couch for the night.

Saturday morning we got to sleep in until 7 am because Nick had a bye week for football.  Baseball started at 10 am, as well as Gymnastics.  I dropped of the boys and headed over to Lauren's gymnastics.  I'm proud to say Lauren received a big shiny star for her cartwheel today.  We worked hard on that skill all week!  Now, we need to master the hand stand and backwards roll. 

Nick's baseball team won their last game, and the undefeated title for Coach Pitch Fall 2012.  Great job Able Forces! 

After baseball, we raced home for lunch, then met up with some friends at a farm near our house to witness the making of Apple Butter.  The weather was beautiful, and the leaves were in peak season.  The farm was breathtaking.  We went on a hayride, ate lots of food, and watched the kids throw the football, do cartwheels, and run the fields.  Evidently Apple Butter making is pretty labor instensive...and we lucked out on the labor.  The night before the apples were peeled and cored.   After we left the canning began.  We watched a machine churn the goods during the day, which was relaxing and enjoyable. 

Hayride kids

 

Making Apple Butter

Baby Dylan 1 week old

Sunday we slept in later than 7 am, putzed around the house, then headed over to meet the newest addition to the Swiger family.  Bodie has a new baby brother and he is cute and perfect!  We all enjoyed holding, snuggling, and kissing on Dylan.   I also got some playtime in with Miss Julia (LeMarr's joined in our our fun as well).  The big boys watched football, the youngins' played outside (climbing trees, passing football, finding snakes!) and us gals laughed and chatted about our husbands and kids.  :)  That's a good Sunday afternoon no matter how you look at it.

This week I've really struggled to keep my head in the game.  Maybe we've been running too much and I'm low on steam.  Maybe I'm scared for the cold temps coming our way.  Maybe things just haven't gone my way and I want to cry about it.  Whatever the reason, I've asked God each day to give me back my peace of mind.  Today I finally have felt some relief and I am very thankful! 

Tuesday I signed Nick up for Basketball.  I attempted to sign Lauren up for Cheerleading, but she decided against it which is fine by me because I never cared for cheerleading anyways.  Maybe next season my little gymnast will feel a little more daring. 

Yesterday I attempted to surprise Lauren on her field trip.  The preschool class took a field trip to the Hill High Farm pumpkin patch.  This is only 6 miles from my work.  At lunch it took me 30 minutes to get there and the class was loading up in the vans to leave when I arrived.  (see what I mean about things not going my way!?).  I do not work in a city with high traffic.  I do work in alongside roaming countryside roads.  I ended up missing the road and driving 15 minutes out of my way.  I swear they used to have signs for this farm that have magically disappeared!  At least I got a picture with my sweet baby girl before they left. 

 



Braces Update:  Nick has been easy peasy throughout this first week with the palate expander.  We haven't missed a single turn (2 each day) and he says it doesn't hurt.  Just gives him a pressure headache that lasts about 5 minutes.  He promises me he is not in pain.  He had an orthodontist appt today and the Dr. added a spacer to his front 2 teeth to relieve pressure from his bottom teeth hitting his top front teeth.  Huh?  I'll take a picture tonight as I still have yet to see this.  Hopefully he can still chew food!