Staying Home?

Although I am behind on pictures and
stories, I just wanted to post about what
Royanne said this morning first thing.

Last night, last thing, when we were
rocking and singing, she asked me,
"We stay home tomorrow, mommy?"
I said, "Sure, we can stay home."

We had been gone every day for the last 5
days, at least 6 hours of the day. She liked
the occasional skipping of her nap, but she
was tired! Last night we were going to go to
Julie's but it didn't work out.
So, after I affirmed we'd stay home today, she
said, "Go to Julie's today, maybe?"
and she cocked her head to one side and held up
her finger. It was so cute! She was trying to
finish up our to-do list!

Last week, and this is in just one day, we:
Got up as usual, ate hurriedly, and went to
dance class. Our class was moved to another
facility due to issues with the number of
kids, and it was 12 miles further away.
She was excited to see her new building and
liked meeting the new girls.
Quickly after class, we went to Kay's to pick
up a table she'd repaired for grandma.
It wouldn't fit in her car, so I was taking
care of the transporting.
Kay forgot to leave it
on the porch, so I went through the gate
and carried it to the van.
I had to explain where everyone was
- school, work, etc. -
and why we couldn't and play. She cried
because she didn't understand.

Then we went to MAACO to check on
the progress of a few items.
We took some pictures to upload
to Bruce and Joe at MAACO franchise
school later on.
A quick stop at the post office and we were
on our way.

Next, we went on to Hobby Lobby to take
a picture of Kay's grand creation: a Christmas
tree with unusual decorations (it was magnificent).
While we were there, we bought 2 small boxes
of Christmas lights that I use as nightlights
on her shelves that are near the ceiling. The ones up
there have burnt out. They backlight
her lambs and stuff. We also looked at a doll we've been
thinking about getting. She finally made a
decision on which one. This doll comes
with stuffing and clothes, sort
of like building the doll from scratch. Afterwards, we
went to Grandma's because Kay and I were
going to put up a tree to hold decorations
in the lobby at the
annual Village Christian Apartments Bazaar.
Kay was meeting us there after working
the morning and running a few of her
own errands.

Royanne was rambunctious so Grandma took
her to her apartment to make the doll
and read some books, while Kay and I attempted
to figure out why the lights weren't working.
Craig had told her the tree didn't light up!
Oh well!
I suggested we use the lights I had just
gotten so I went to the car to get them. Next
thing I knew, it was time for me to leave
and get Abby and Liam at school. Kay was going
to finish the tree. Since Royanne was upstairs
with Grandma, I left her to come back with Kay, got the
diaper bag from the van and gave Kay the
table to take to Grandma.

I went to the school, parked across the street
and walked over to get the kids on the
school porch, where parent pick up is.
They were surprised to see me!
We went to the park because Liam
was having a class function, and waited for
Kay and Royanne to get there.

Then, we went to Kay's for dinner and
playing and then to the grocery store.
We were home by 9:30.
That was just one day of our week, and probably
why she asked if we were staying home today!