The Zoo

We found a new gym for Eaden and so far, so good. I am glad to have that decision out of the way and move on.

We checked out a bunch of drawing books from the library and all of the kids, especially Naia, have been drawing away.

 Eaden has been watching a show called "Artzooka" a lot lately where a guy makes all sorts of crafts out of recycled materials. I am always making things out of recycled materials as well. So she asked if she could make a "movie theater" and I told her she could use anything she wanted from the recycling bin. She used the drawing books to draw backgrounds and puppets.

On Friday we went to the zoo. I never go on Friday because I know a lot of schools go then, but the kids have been bugging me and I remembered that the next 2 weeks are Spring Break for schools here. So we went. Very crowded!

 The girls took some of the shells they found last weekend at the beach to the Swap Shop to trade in for more points. They also wrote a little about shells and drew some pictures. We have learned that bringing in something written (or a nature journal) gets a lot of points.

 And here are the kids, very happy, hanging out in the back of our car that would not start. Exciting! A jump did not help so my mom came to pick us up and my husband and Dad later figured out what was wrong and brought the car home.

The End of Facebook

Ahhhhhh. That's the sigh of relief. I deleted my facebook account. No more accidentally offending people, no more worrying if I offended people, no more drama. A clear head. It is truly great. My true friends will stay in touch whether I have a facebook account or not.

So now I am truly on a new path. My drama free path. We may be attending a new gym which will also release some more drama from my life. I plan to stay clear of parents and gossip and coaches. No facebook will really help with that. Since the practices are 4 hours long I think I might start taking Naia on one day and Taven on the other. I can have one on one time with them to read, do some sort of activity, puzzles, whatever. On the Saturday practice we could probably just go bug my mom. She will love that! Or they can have time with my husband and I can have a little free time. Who knows. I just hope it all works out.

An interesting thing. My son broke the tv we had in the living room and so we took the one from my bedroom to take its place. I went maybe a month or two with no tv at night (which was the only time I was watching it). Well, of course, my husband had to have another tv, so the old one was returned to my room. I don't want to watch it! It's great! I turned it on that first night and was totally bored with everything I might watch. It all felt like a waste of time.

My life feels good!

Beach House and Mardi Gras

After a stressful Thursday and Friday trying to figure out where Eaden would be doing gymnastics, we went to the beach house. Much needed!

 I thought we were at a stable gym where we would stay forever, but all of a sudden coaches were lost and the situation changed. We are still not sure if Eaden will stay or go. My main concern is having an established gym where if coaches leave there are still plenty of coaches remaining to handle the situation. 

We love her current gym, have had no problems previously, and the coaches remaining are the best. There are just not enough of them...

ANYWAY,

 Taven showing his little brother a crab.

After some contemplation we decided to head into Galveston for the Mardi Gras Parade Saturday night. I was worried about parking, and crowds, and traffic. It was not so bad. My dad's friend has a house there but he does not actually live in it. When we drove past someone was parking out front along the street but blocking the driveway. My Dad said "excuse me but I need you to move so we can get in our driveway" and voila! We are parked!

 The kids caught more beads than their little necks could handle.

On Sunday we went to the beach to fly our kite. We had not planned on swimming because it was a little cold, but the kids got in anyway.

 Here is Eaden jumping waves and flying a kite!

Now back to choosing a gym. It's a pretty important decision because my daughter spends so much time there. It's like choosing a school for parents who send their kids to school. We shall see. Hopefully, everything works out for the best.

We Love Goodwill!

I mentioned in my last post how I found a Steve Spangler science kit at Goodwill. I also bought a Mancala game mostly because I thought the kids would like to play with the pieces.

The kids love to go to Goodwill too. We give them each $2.00 allowance every Friday and they have learned that it can go a long way at the thrift store. Eaden saved up $10 for a new rainbow loom because she broke hers, but Taven and Naia were eager to spend. Taven bought two toy guns and Naia bought a purse, sunglasses, and a pretend phone. 

I found this awesome magnetic calendar with a dry erase board for 3.99. The kids LOVED it! I also found some almost new (not in age) pastels for .99 cents and a 20 year old clay kit for .99 cents. The clay is as good as new. We are always on the lookout for VHS movies and we bought the wooden shoe (pictured) so that the kids could work on their tying skills.

Goodwill is also really good for paper products. Binders, paper, stationary, stickers, etc.