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A very nice lazy night

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I needed this.  We had a wonderful lazy night.  The kids ate their own dinner.  Lex made Nacho’s.  Nicolas had the ever famous Nachos.  Jacob… hmmm.  I think he skipped dinner and went straight for the ice cream.  Not such a big deal cause the kids could use some calories!  Emily went to a friends after school for a sleepover and a trip to a water park tomorrow.  Doug and I, well, we just enjoyed the kids and the peace.  They cleaned their messes in the kitchen.  They played games on the floor at our feet.  And they were happy, smiling, and helpful kids.  RARE I know!

We had plans for a much busier evening.  Baseball practice then a two hour trip to meet Mommy Mindy and exchange the kids for the weekend.  Turns out Baseball practice was canceled due to rain.  And the traffic was horrid…. duh, holiday weekend at the beach!  We will meet first thing in the morning instead.

We also watched three movies.  I know, ridiculous!  That is a lot of time on our hands.  We watched Up, Night at the Museum 2, and Bolt.  We had a beautiful fire.  And best of all…. I relaxed.  I so needed it.

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Comments for this post ...

Great Grandpa Ward said on May 29th, 2010 at 6:40 am

Everyone looks very happy. Obviously you are doing the right things.. I look back and guess that movies would have been a help to mom and the 9.

Gretchen said on May 29th, 2010 at 3:11 pm

Oh Grandpa you are so sweet! I’m sure there are a million things I could do better or different. I will notice some when I am watching them raise their kids!

I’m not sure that anything would have helped Grandma with 9 kids. That is suicide! I admire her to pieces doing it. Especially the blended family side. She is sort of my role model. It is so much harder to be a loving parent to a step child than your own. You second guess everything.

And as far as movies with your children….. did they even have them then?!?!?

Love ya!

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