My favorites on Friday ( or my favorite show of the week)

We are slowly getting back to normal around here. I am getting around better day by day, the process just requires a lot of patience, which I seem to run short on often. But being slow and gimping around wasn't going to stop me from attending the biggest show of the week, Hailey kindergarten graduation. I can hardly believe that it came around so fast. Where did the school year go?

I am not going to lie, I had to stop myself from tearing up. She was just so excited to be up there singing and the songs were just so cute.  She has had such a great year and we are both going to miss kindergarten. 

 I love how the kids suddenly get embarrassed when they enter and realize how many people are there watching them. It was perfect though because they only had the graduations for one class at a time so it was a little less overwhelming.

 Emery was pretty proud of Hailey too.

Hailey and her teacher Mrs. Moore.

 We are going to miss her so much. I have loved going into Hailey's class and working with her. She just has so much fun with the kids and is just amazing. I have told her that she needs to stay put until I get Emery through kindergarten.

Just call me Grace

So last Monday, while picking the kids up from school, while holding Emery, I  stepped off the platform of the playground,  and very gracefully rolled and sprained both, yes both, of my ankles. I have been out of commission since.

 I have weak ankles. When I was younger and played basketball I pulled the ligaments and sprained them more times than I can remember. I don't know if I can blame the sport for the injuries of if I just inherited weak ankles. My sister, who also played basketball, suffered the same injuries. 

I haven't really had trouble for years though. I just learned to wear ankle braces when I needed. Every once in awhile an ankle would give out for no apparent reason, but not causing any lasting trouble.

However, I am getting older, makes me mad, but it is happening. About a year ago, or less I can't remember. A friend got a group of women together to play basketball, hoping to make it a monthly thing. I went and played, I was out of shape, but had so much fun. The next day was not so much fun. My ankles paid the price and they literally were sore for months. 

Then recently, as I have been more regular about getting on the treadmill, attempting to combat the affects of my old age and slim the waistline, my ankles have been acting up again. I was fine until I started to push myself and was working up into running instead of my usual jogging. It set those ankles off again, I have been paying for it ever since. 

So this all leads me to last Monday. I had that moment, in my mind I thought, just as I was stepping off the platform, that maybe I shouldn't step off from that height, while holding Emery, wearing flip flops, with all the cut rubber surface beneath me. But not quick enough and the next thing I knew I was on my knees. I did have enough wits about me to set Emery down on her feet as I went down, but I did go down. I knew what happened, the pain made it clear and I was literally seeing stars. I didn't know how I would get up, but in the moment I was so embarrassed and wondered how many people saw I forced myself to stand. I really had to concentrate on not passing out, I didn't need another one of those dramatic scenes.  Thankfully I had some help getting my kids rounded up and got to the car (thanks Shadoe for the help, making sure I didn't pass out or my kids didn't get run over!!). I knew I just had to get home before I could get off my feet. I made it, but have been down since. 

Having both ankles injured at the same time is quite an inconvenience, I don't recommend it. I didn't even leave my room for the first 2 days. The stairs were an impossible feat.   It has really messed up my schedule. I am sorry to say I didn't even get my house cleaned on Wednesday. No blogging since the computer is down those darn stairs. The laundry room is upstairs, so I did crawl in there a few times, but not much else has been accomplished.  Although I have not had to cook dinner all week. That does make the inconvenience a little easier to take. Corey has taken charge of all that and kept the kids together.

I am slowly getting back, but too slow, I am old and impatient. Have I mentioned how inconvenient this has been?! So I am hoping for a much more convenient week this week and I will be avoiding playgrounds for awhile.

A very important birthday

Happy birthday to my one and only mom. We really hope it's a good day, I will do a little shopping at Home Goods and maybe eat my own cupcake in honor of you!!

(P.S. the kids say "happy birthday" too, even though I know you were only worried about me)

Friday night

 Once a year, Corey's firm takes everyone out to a baseball game. They reserve the spot down by the field. We get to eat, hang out, eat some more, and watch a game.

This year the kids had the chance to run the bases after the first inning. (Kayden didn't join in, he said something about being too old for it and Emery wasn't given the chance, that would have been a disaster) They got to take a picture with the mascot and got a baseball for their trip around the field.

 We enjoyed churros. Brendan was evidence of that.

 It was a perfect night and a great time.

Nothing better than watching a good game while sitting right on the field.

Favorites on Friday ( or really just a catch up on the week)

Wow, another week has gone by. They just keep flying by, yet we are not doing anything exciting. Just not much to document and I have been horrible  about taking pictures of the little that has gone on. 

Here is a little that went on around here this week. 

For the last two weekends the older boys were gone on scout campouts. It made for pretty quiet Saturday mornings around here. I caught a cute moment with the little kids together before breakfast.

 Emery's favorite day around here is garbage day. She loves to watch the garbage truck. When he comes to our house, we usually go outside and watch, the garbage man will wave and honk the horn for her. It totally makes her day. Then she will go upstairs so she can see him go around the rest of the neighborhood.

 Brendan and Hailey have had Spirit week at school, which meant they got to take a break from their uniforms and dress up. Brendan was not as into it as Hailey and didn't want pictures taken. Hailey was one cute cowgirl. On decades day, we did our best to pull of and 80's look. Today is pajama day,  the one they like the best anyway. Even Brendan is exciting for that one, we'll see if he is excited enough to document it.

 I love it when Emery uses her powers of persuasion to get the older kids to play with her. 

The nap time battle continues on here. She is just at the awkward stage where she still needs one a few times a week, but if she naps too much she doesn't go to bed. Somedays I try to force it by laying down with her. That usually results in just me dozing off, but we try. Other days she just can't make it and passes out somewhere.