Just What I Needed

Happy Friday my friends!

Thank you all for the sweet comments yesterday 💚 You all gave great advice and all the well-wishes just made my heart happy. 

Yesterday was my first day off of this shift and it was greatly needed. I had not bought groceries in almost 2 weeks and I needed to do a big restock of most everything. So I got that done early in the morning and got it all put away.

I was desperate to see all my babies, so Alex invited me over for lunch. When I got there she surprised me by having Morgan and the boys come too! What a blessing! All of my babies in one spot. That made my day!

Alex fixed a spread of sandwich fixings and veggies and dips and it was delicious. As all the kids and mommies left the table, chasing babies, Ted and I got to sit and talk for a bit, which is always nice. I love talking to my boys about business ideas. They always have endless advice and knowledge that sparks ideas in me. 

After lunch, the kids wanted to decorate the cookies I brought over, so I sat at the table and helped them color their cookies. I bought the kit at Kroger that morning and it was filled with cookies that had a design on them and came with food coloring markers. 

 

I think the cookies were a big hit 😀 Afterwards, I finally made it to the living room to visit with Alex and Morgan. Ted brought us all some coffee and it was the kind of afternoon filled with toddlers running back and forth, crawling and walking babies going every which way and women having conversations in between. The cousins all love being together and I was so impressed watching my oldest three girls taking care of babies and boys and just handling it with love and patience. Personally, I think they're all amazing, but I might be a bit biased. 😉

Just as I was about to leave, David showed up at the door. He had gotten home and when he saw I wasn't there, he tracked me on Life360 and saw that I was at Ted's and decided that he needed some grand baby hugs too. After he got all the hugs, he and I headed home with full hearts.

That evening I cooked our first real meal of the week - beef patties, mashed potatoes and corn. We had too much left over and with David's work Christmas party tonight, we decided to run the leftovers to Collin and Morgan so they would be eaten and not wasted. 

We finally settled in for the night, got half way through Shakespeare and Hathaway and it was time for bed. But what a great day. It was just what my heart needed after not seeing the kids all week. 

Again, thank you for all of the sweet comments yesterday! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back with a recap on Monday.

Until Next Time...

Blessings!