Friday

Jonathan had such a fun day at school on Friday.  First of all, fridays are now Fun Fridays and he doesn't have to do school work at school on those days from now until the end of the year. He gets to play, do relay races, and enjoy being a kid instead. (Envious over here!)  Anyhow, so Fun Friday started off being great because Jonathan had a fun time at school.  The rest of the children, with the exception of the 6 graduating kindergarteners, were dismissed at noon.  Jonathan and his buddies next proceeded to Magnolia Grill for lunch with all three teachers. As you can see in the photo, he was dressed nicely and was quite excited.  He woke up early just to get "ready" for the day! He ordered his own food (a hot dog) and was able to pay for it himself with money he had earned around the house doing little chores.  With $14 in one dollar bills shoved into his camo wallet, he was set! He got to see the inside of a walk-in refrigerator, make his own ice cream sundae, and wash his own dishes! (I wish he got as excited about the washing dishes here at home).  After Magnolia Grill, the children headed over to the bowling center.  Riding in the teachers' cars was part of the excitement.  At 2:15 I met him at the bowling alley and he was still grinning from ear to ear.  His  teacher said that the children were well behaved and garnered many compliments on their manners and behavior.  Jonathan told me in the car that it was one of the best days of his ENTIRE LIFE! (Yes, he shouted that end part).  Ah the life of a 5-year old.
The next exciting date in the near future is Jonathan's birthday.  I have the invitations ready to go and they will be passed out next week.  
I am still sick and can't seem to get rid of this nasty cough.  Why won't it go away?! At least Mary is feeling much better.  I can handle my own illnesses much better than handling both my own and a little one.
We're off to Target in a few minutes to get a few things.  I think something I forget is how long it takes to do every little errand when Sam is gone.  Just "running in to get one item" can take much longer than anticipated.  Between a meltdown, a spill, and 2 potty trips, the "running in" to any store can end up being a crawl.