Week of Oct. 13th, 2013

Sunday I woke up with a horrible head cold.  I really had it by the time I went to bed last night and didn't sleep well.  Today I got my Polish Pottery out for a goodbye coffee I am having this week for my friend, also named Kerry, who is moving back to New Zealand.  Her daughter is Amber's age and they have been friends since we moved here.   I haven't used the tea set yet so I had the kids help me peel all those awful stickers off the pottery.

There were 3 stickers on each piece!
Jacob had a friend over after lunch.  Then I took Amber to the girl that is moving, her going away party and her brother turned 3 so they combined the parties. 

Monday I had the Grade 4 coffee right after drop off.  This is where parents can come together and hear the room parents tell what they know about how the year is going to be.  We do it at a café right across from school.  So that was nice.  After that I ran to the store then home and tried to rest as I still am very stuffy and not sleeping well.  Jason got up super early as I think his flight left at 6:20.  I can hear the plane and I always think it is his flight!  He flew back to MI for the week. 
Amber had a field trip today.  They went and saw a play.  She said it was mostly dancing.  But she enjoyed it. 
After lunch I tried to rest for a bit but don't think I really ever fell asleep.  Then before pick up I had Amber's grade coffee.  Same place.  So it is also a nice way to meet other moms.
After school Jacob had cross country in the rain. And a little boy from Amber's class had invited her over for a playdate.  He lives about 25 min or so from the school.  So we just decided Sean and I would come over too.  So that was nice to get to know them.  They are from the UK, but have lived her for about 8 years but are new to the school this year.
When I picked Jacob up from cross country he was really excited.  He had gotten picked to be on the final team that goes to competition.  It is in November and they leave on a Friday and come back late Sat.  They go to Antwerp, Belgium.  They get to spend the night in a hotel and everything.  He is super excited!

Tuesday I took Jacob in early for band and then back to school later for the other 2.  I still wasn't feeling good so I didn't go to yoga. Today Sean went on a field trip to a cave in Belgium.  He was excited.  But it was a wet, cold day.  I took it easy and then got things made for my coffee I am going to have tomorrow.  I made a blueberry coffee cake, apple dumpling cake, berry salad, and before bed I made zucchini bread.  After school Sean had a friend over, and then when his brother finished his drum lesson he came over to play with Jacob.    Today at school a samurai came to school.  He performed for the school which of course the boys thought was super cool!  He also has a book series, so Jacob bought the book for his age and Sean would like one of the books for his age.  After school Jacob and I were talking after school and all of a sudden he just points to something.  It is writing on the wall!  We go and look at it and it is a self portrait and then the person signed their name!  Any guesses?  It was Amber!! 

I couldn't believe it!  This is a picture of it after we tried erasing it too!  I called her over to take a look at it and she knew I was mad and was already about in tears when she saw what I was talking about, but she said she didn't remember doing it.  She said maybe someone else did it, but I told her that she signed her name to it!  It was her!  She never admitted to doing it but just kept saying she was sorry.  She tried erasing it but it didn't come off.  The walls here are concrete so not really sure what kind of paint this is.  So after her time out she went under the dining room table to hide and then up to her room and put herself to bed and that was at like 4pm!  So around 5pm I went up and woke her up.  Then dinner and back to school for Jacob's guitar lesson.

Wednesday morning after I dropped off the kids I had some friends over for a coffee to say goodbye to our friend that is moving back to New Zealand.  Her daughter is Amber's age.  So we had a nice time and enjoyed using my Polish pottery.

The one in the middle is the one moving.  I didn't think of taking a picture until the end and some people had already left.  My friend on the left side is the one who does the professional pictures.Amber went home with her friend for lunch and back to school for ballet.  Jacob had early dismissal just by an hour so he just met me where I pick Amber up after ballet so it worked out well.  Sean had soccer after school and then went to a friend's house. 

Thursday I still wasn't feeling too good, so I spent the morning at home doing some nutrition articles for my credits I need.  Then before lunch was my dr. appt.  He said I had the start of an ear infection and a bad cough, congestion, nose thing.  So here when you get medicine you get like 6 things you need to take!  I got the antibiotic, probiotic, nose spray, nose pill to take, cough syrup and a cough thing to take that helps break up the mucus.  So then on to pharmacy. 
After school today Jacob had cross country and Amber had a Halloween party for Rainbows so she went as a witch.

 
Sean had a new friend over to play.  He is from Buenos Aires.  They had a fun time.  Then I took them back to school later to drop off the boy and pick up my other two.  Today Sean brought home his procession set from school.  He was so excited!  He would take it out and play it and then put it all away.  Then a bit later he would take it out again and play some more.  So funny!

Friday morning at 5:30 Amber woke up complaining that her throat was hurting.  Oh no I thought, her best little girlfriend just had strep so I wondered if maybe she had it now.  She went back to bed though.  Jac had early band this morning and the other 2 didn't have school today for conferences.  So this morning we did Amber's first, as usual she is doing great and nothing to really say.  Her writing book is so cute though!  So cool to see her writing. I love it, just not on my walls!
Sean's conference this year included him.  So it was good with Sean and the teacher going over his goals and things.  It went well too.  After this we grabbed a sandwich at the bakery near school and then on the Dr. to check out Amber.  She didn't have strep just a viral sore throat so that was good.  After this I took Sean to a friend's house to play and Amber and I came home for a bit.
Once Jacob finished school I went and picked him and a friend up and then we went back to pick up Sean.  The boys had fun playing here and at the park.  Jacob friend stayed for dinner then went home after that.  Tonight Jason flew from MI to China.

Sat. was trick or treating in the late afternoon.

The weather was great today!  It was sunny and warmer.  The Woman's Club puts it on b/c they don't do Halloween here and the 31st is over fall break here.  So we went with friends and the kids had fun!

It is in a little subdivision here, around 30 or so houses participate, and when it ends the kids play at the park and they sell hot dogs and chips.  After this we came home and had a movie night.