Time is flying by in the Hull household for yet another week! Last week I celebrated my 34th birthday. Which was really nice, considering that I was under the impression I was turning 35 this year. During the week was the same old stuff! Kids and I doing schoolwork and crafts, Hayden, Jeff and I going to rehearsal for the production that our church is doing on Good Friday, me exploring some new recipes for our new healthy way of eating, and appointments at the chiropractor and allergist. The only real difference was that Jeff was gone both Friday and Saturday for the state drama festival, so most of the running around was just the kids and I (though my dad was sweet and drove me to my allergist appointment and mom kept the kids at home with her so I could have some quiet time!) I'm finding that when I get my shots, I start feeling like I have the flu for a couple of days. I get sore and achy and really tired. This week, I had huge red bumps on my arms which were then surrounded by hives. This started Friday evening after my shots and they finally were mostly gone by Wednesday. It really stinks and it makes me feel crappy and miserable, but it will all help in the long run and be so worth it! I have also spent a lot of the last week developing recipes and meals for our new way of healthy eating. I have come up with some really terrific stuff, so I'm going to start an extra page on my blog for recipes! I know that some of it sounds kind of far out- but my goal in this is to have my kids eating the things that they love and not know that those things are not filled with cane sugar or gluten or hormones or preservative or dyes. So far, we have been very successful! Nobody has complained about missing out on anything!
I was very fortunate on Sunday to be able to celebrate my birthday with several people that I love and adore! It was a beautiful day and we spent over four hours sitting outside on the deck snacking and visiting. It was a perfect celebration for me!
Jeff got back late Saturday night/early Sunday morning from the festival. His students performed really well, but they were not one of the two schools to advance to the New England Festival. He has been on Spring Break this week and the kids and I took the week off of school. I still had daycare kids all day Monday and Wednesday. And I had an ultrasound on my gallbladder on Tuesday morning. The results from that are supposed to be in next week. The rest of the day Tuesday we cleaned the garage, cleaned outside, and played outside all day. Wednesday night we had rehearsal from 8-10 for our play and Jeff and mom and I are doing all the costumes so that will have to be worked on. Today I got up and made some more cookies (check out the recipe page for this tasty treat) and a fruit and nut tart. Jeff and I cleaned out Hayden and Cebelle's closets and pulled out their spring/summer clothes and tried all of them on to see how everything fit and to assess what they might still need for the summer. This evening, we are going to watch the new Chronicles of Narnia movie, "Voyage of the Dawn Treader". The kids are really excited. We are having turkey burgers and fries for dinner and eating while we watch the movie. It's a rare treat for us! We have more busy days planned for the rest of the weekend as well.
Today was kind of our day to relax...and it has been more relaxing than most days. But there are always things that need to be done! We still need to get the kids showered and cleaned up and I still need to make dinner....well, the list goes on and on. I'm just thankful that every busy day also includes some quality time with the people that I love. My life is full of blessings and I thank God for them everyday!
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