November is here. Time flies when you’re busy having fun. The days are long but the years fly by… I get it. I can’t believe it is already November.
Last week was a VERY regular week. I said it all week and celebrated our very normal, average, boring, easy going week. I love weeks where nothing is going on. It is the busiest time of the year for me at work- end of year giving time and also I am working on magazine #3, so I feel like a crazy woman. The boys had a regular week of school, swim practice and obsessing about pokemon cards. Nate is free from studying and preparing for the CFP exam, but also has a lot going on with his clients since it is nearly the end of the year.
Last weekend was all about date night/day for me and Nate. Grandma Debbie had the boys overnight on Saturday, so they got to swim, go to 5 Below, eat snacks, stay up late and have a great time. On Saturday night, Nate and I met up with his Edward Jones crew of friends to have drinks and celebrate the end of the CFP exam for a few of them. On Sunday, we met Danny and Heather for a Vikings game double date. Danny got tickets from a co-worker, so it was a fun way to spend the afternoon. It was an action-packed game, so even 3/4 though of us aren’t exactly football fans, it was still pretty exciting.
This week was SUPPOSED to be another normal week before the craziness of the holidays hitting, but alas, sometimes the universe does not cooperate.
Monday and Tuesday were normal- work, school, swimming. My neighbor Heather, who is an amazingly talented hair stylist offered to teach me to blow dry my hair (a skill I have not yet mastered at 41). So I spent a little time in her salon getting a tutorial.
On Tuesday night, Nate started feeling kind of crummy and Wednesday, he came home early feeling really awful. We decided to give him a covid test and it came back positive almost immediately. UGH. We got him settled into bed and then I started the anxiety math of, “ok, if I get sick tomorrow, here’s what will need to be moved around… if I get sick the next day, if I get sick the next day…” and so on.
Thursday and Friday were miserable days for poor Nate. He slept for the majority of the days, with short visits to our main floor for food. I felt so bad for him, but also wanted to keep him away from all of us as much as possible. I slept in the bottom bunk in Gussie’s room, and pretty much lysol-ed everything Nate touched.
Friday was pajama day in kindergarten, which was very exciting for Gussie. His class got to wear pjs and bring a stuffed animal. He said, “it’s a party all day!” When I asked if he was going to do any learning, he said, “yes, but it’s exciting because during math, we also get to have our stuffies out!” Sometimes I forget how little he is and how exciting even the little things like having pjs and a stuffed animal are.
Friday morning, I was doing the pack lunches/make breakfast/feed dogs/ wrangle kids marathon when I noticed our dining room window was broken! The 6 year old culprit will remain nameless, but there is a reason that my motto is, “it’s not IF everything in this house will break, it’s WHEN.” Luckily the glass didn’t actually break, it just got pushed out of the frame. I texted my neighbor Aaron- “I have 16 people coming for Thanksgiving in less than a week. Nate is dying of covid. I have dozens of cookie orders. I am on deadline for the magazine. I need to fix something quickly, not necessarily the right way. Give me your advice.” Not only did he give me advice, he had adhesive on hand, brought it over and managed to get the window back in place within minutes of me texting him. A true hero. We probably need new windows but for the time being, the glass is in place and the cold air is outside.
Friday was also exciting because Trolls 3 opened in theaters. Trolls was the first movie Xander watched on repeat and also one of my favorites. Trolls 2 came out in the pandemic and we paid $20 to rent it right away and hung up a sheet and projected in in our living room. So Trolls holds a special place in my heart. Grandma Debbie joined the boys and I for an afternoon showing. As far as kids movies goes, I can’t recommend highly enough!
Saturday was a day of rest for Nate, pokemon card organizing for the boys, and cookies/Thanksgiving prep/whatever else for me.
On Sunday Nate was feeling significantly better and was able to leave the house. We went to the Hot Wheels Glow Party, which is similar to Monster Jam. If you had told me I would be a monster truck enthusiast in my 40s, I wouldn’t have believed you, but here we are. It was a fun show.
I’ve taken 5 covid tests, tested the boys once each, and continue to lysol everything in sight, but so far, it seems that the rest of us may have avoided it. As we prepare to host Thanksgiving next week, I am crossing my fingers, knocking on wood, and begging the universe to please spare us. Send healthy thoughts our way for next week!!!