Spring break wasn’t flashy with a big week long trip, but that is not usually how we do it. Usually, at spring break, I am tired and behind on a lot of things around the house and in life. While it sounds fun to go somewhere because I love to go places, typically we don’t. We have before, and we thought about it this year. We tentatively planned to go to Nashville to see Caedmon's Call in concert at the Ryman, but the closer the time came, the less that sounded like something I could mentally handle preparing for.
Anyway, I say all that to say we just hung out mostly. We went to Cleveland (see previous post). I cleaned, had a church meeting, grocery shopped, read a book, just did something and did nothing. The girls start off super bored and then figure it out – fireboy and watergirl game on the computer, pulling out toys, shopping trip to MCC, and making slime. It is fun and relaxing. Travel is coming.. it is just in the summer.
At the end of the week, we went to find some spring clothes for the girls. We love Once Upon a Child – every brand, less expensive, and a teacher discount. It is great. Plus, we usually find enough. The girls came home after our trip this year and put on a fun fashion show for Jeremy and I.
On the way to shop, we also stopped to buy roller skates that we had found on Facebook Marketplace. They weren’t the exact design Ellie was hoping for, but they were a decent price.
And I have time to make some decent meals. And the weather was nice so we could enjoy the patio. And the meals just looked pretty – Chicken Tikka Masala and Sloppy Joes in a Bowl.
Pepper always enjoys joining us on the patio. Sometimes he has an agenda!
My birthday was not during spring break, but I am throwing this in now since the next post will be about Easter.
I turned 45 this year. It is just a number. And right now, students at school are still guessing a younger number. I only asked because I mentioned my birthday to them as a joke to have them bring me the Cadbury mini eggs that would surely be discounted at the store after Easter. One of them asked how old I would be and so I let them guess. They ranged from 36-40. Pretty close, but not exact. I thanked them all for being so kind :) My birthday was on Sunday, but I started celebrating Saturday.
The girls had a half day girls only STEAM activity they signed up for at the College of Wooster.
That left Jeremy and I free. We headed to watch a movie. In a theater. We saw Air, a movie about the making of the iconic Nike Air Jordans. It was interesting and entertaining. From there, we came home. The only thing I asked for for my birthday was the garage to be cleaned up. It was a nice day, so we put on our old clothes and started a project. The girls were extremely helpful and had positive attitudes, so the job was actually fun. And the garage looks great again… and I can breathe. We ended the night with company and burgers on the patio. Jeremy grilled the burgers to perfection. I made a salad. My mom brought an angel food cake made from scratch (Larry Mast’s recipe) and homemade ice cream. Then, we just sat in our scuzzy clothes and enjoyed the night and the weather. It was perfect.
Sunday (my actual birthday) started off well. Gloria met us for lunch at Que Pasa, which was delicious. She took the girls to watch the Cinderella ballet.
Jeremy and I went and got a $127 back on the generator that we bought during the wind storm because it is now on sale, so they matched their price. Nice little birthday present. The night had a negative ending because I got a call from our insurance that sounded like we would only get our roof repaired and not replaced after we submitted a claim for some wind damage after the last storm. The contractor had said he thought it would be a roof replacement since they didn’t make our shingles anymore, so we had started to think in that direction. It was a hard left turn to imagine the insurance paying nothing and us paying $900 for a repair when we thought our roof would be replaced for around $20,000-$28,000. That is a major difference in what is going on in your savings account. A follow up on that (since it has taken me forever to blog), the insurance approved the total roof replacement. So happy birthday to me!! That topped the gift of buying a new hot water heater on my birthday one year!
Anyway, here’s to a great back half of my 40s.
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