Monday night Ben had an away game. I did not go but Tyler did. It was not a good game. They lost 1 to 6 and unfortunately Ben was responsible for one of the 6 goals- he was trying to kick it out of their goal but kicked it in. He came home really sad and defeated, it was heartbreaking as a mom to see him look so down. Thankfully most of his team was not mean to him about it.
While he was having his awful soccer game, all us girls went to Target (including Grams). I was looking for a couple Halloween pillows and I managed to find some cute ghost pillows that now reside on our couch. I also found some Crayola mess free marker packs for 70% off which made my day because Ruby loves to color but is so untrustworthy with regular crayons and markers. Our table, chairs and her own body are all a testament to that.
Tuesday morning we hit some insane traffic on the way to the girls' school. It took us an extra 15 minutes to get there and we never even hit an accident or construction so who knows why it took so long. Thankfully we left early enough that we were not late. While they were at school I ran a few errands with my parents. They had some things they needed and I was looking for a Halloween blanket. I managed to find one for 40% off at Kohl's. I really love a good deal.
Tuesday, after dinner, I finally met up with Rudi and her 2yo daugher Rosie (they live in our neighborhood but I met her through a facebook post). We went on a short walk and then did some sidewalk chalk at my parent's house. Rudi was nice and Rosie and Ruby are cute together. Rosie is also super strong and pulled Ruby in the wagon for a good stretch of the walk. Rudi is a decade younger than me though and she is renting and living with her boyfriend (so probably not here forever) and one of her past jobs was at a weed dispensary so though nice, we are very different and I don't forsee us being besties or anything but at least our daughters can maybe be friends.
Tuesday night Lucy and I went to pick up some $5 boots from someone on fb marketplace. She had a country themed church activity she was going to with Claire and then she has a country themed dance next weekend for school so the boots were needed but I didn't want to spend too much on something she would only wear twice. After we got the boots we happened to be driving by a Salvation Army so I decided to stop to see if they had a cowboy hat for her. It was kind of fun shopping with her for once- often she gets bored thrifting with me but she actually seemed interested in browsing. We didn't find a cowboy hat but we did find a kid size picnic table for my parent's house so Ruby doesn't have to sit on their tall bar stools to color anymore. It was a good night.
Wednesday, after we finished homeschool, we walked to the library with Poppy. I am grateful we live close enough to do this and that the weather has been nice lately. Wednesday evening I took Penny to soccer practice and then Ruby, Grams and I hung out in Milford. Ruby played at the park (Ruby is still obsessed with the swings) and then we went to Kroger's because I needed some cashback for a mini trampoline for Ruby. I finally found one on facebook marketplace in good shape, for a good price. After Penny's practice we went and picked up the trampoline. At that point it was very dark and I could not see the house numbers and it was tricky to find the house but we found it and were lucky enough that the trampoline fit in our trunk. Ruby loves bouncing on it but she also loves laying on it and eating on it and trying to color on it...she really has been a lot lately.
Thursday I ordered some fun things from Amazon for my friend's family that had been in the church shooting and sent them anonymously. I will be honest, I like getting recognized for doing things so I was trying to do something without that benefit for once. Unfortunately I was not sneaky enough I guess because she immediately messaged me when she got it and asked "Did you send the Legos?" I turned to Google AI for what to do and ended up responding "That's so thoughtful of someone! I'm glad you got it!" I did not say yes and I did not lie so I still feel good about myself, lol.
Thursday morning I went to Julie's to plan for our next co-op group. She is always very ambitious and wants to do lots of crafts which I am not quite sure they are old enough for yet, but I will let her take charge of the. My goal was just to make sure we have lots of different stations for the toddlers to play at. It should be fun. While we were hanging out Asher was having a bit of a difficult time with sharing and things and she blamed it on other kids he had been hanging around. I wonder if she realizes Ruby is one of those kids that has been a bad influence, lol. Honestly, though, he's just exhibiting normal toddler behavior...
After our hang out with Asher, Ben was off school (Steven was too but he was working) so we went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch with the grandparents. Ben had a giftcard from seminary that he had never used so he helped pay. It was nice to have lunch with him and Ruby. He's a good kid and really sweet to Ruby, even when she is super obnoxious to him.
Thursday night I went and picked up some dr pepper for Caroline and dropped by her house because she was having a rough week. Her car had broken down permanently, Lizzie has to get daily hormone injections because she is not growing properly, and her city had been under a boil water advisory. I am glad I dropped by- we had a good chat and I felt like I helped cheer her up some.
Friday night I went to Grace's so we could make our thrift store paintings spooky. Nahoko came as well. It was fun to get artsy (and a little intimidating because my painting was so big) but I felt like if I wasn't leading the conversation, no one was talking and maybe it was comfortable for them but it felt awkward to me. So that left me constantly searching my brain for topics we could all chat about. I think I am a little more filtered with Nahoko so that was some of the problem with coming up with conversations. I also think the group is a bit more fun with the husbands there or maybe with a game that keeps us chatting. It was still a nice night though. Here's the before and after:
Saturday morning I woke up and realized that I had down the time of Penny's soccer game wrong and it was at 9 and not 11:20. That meant I needed to get ready a lot more quickly than I had thought. Not the best way to wake up. So Ruby, Poppy and I went off to Penny's game that morning. It was another good game by her team. They won 3 to 0. She is really getting better at getting in there and defending the ball. It's fun to watch.
Right after her soccer game, we went to Ben's soccer game. While Penny's game was nice and cool, by the time we got to Ben's game the sun was shining hot and in our eyes. It was not comfortable and at half time I went to my car for sunglasses and an umbrella. The umbrella was a good help for my parents but Ruby would not have it. We spent a lot of the game under the bleachers where it was cool. Ben's team won 2 to 0 and he got 14 minutes of play time. He did some nice ball touches and I feel like he redeemed himself a bit from Mondays awful game.
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