Week Off On Account of Holiday

So you may have noticed that posting has decreased this week. That's mostly because work has been crazy busy, but it also has to do with all of the holidaying over here. Yes, yes there's that whole Eid and Ninoy Aquino Day thing, but as many of my longtime readers* know this be Pu birthday weekend up in herrr. So we've been conducting super, exciting birthday activities like playing Life (regular and Pirate version), having family movie night, and going to the market. That's just the kind of party freaks we are.

To celebrate the actual day tomorrow, I've invited over several 5 and 7 year olds since we're basically on the same mental wave length. Here's hoping for plenty of sunshine so we can kick them all outdoors play outside and enjoy the pool. When I get a free minute I'll post pics and description of our favorite markets. I'll also be bragging about my kids (yeah, what's new). As a sneak peak, guess what middle schooler made the high school JV volleyball team as setter? GUESS!!?? 

*aka my family

Jacksonville

*C is #3

Another Week, Another Volleyball Tournament

Because I enjoy reminding everyone about how busy we are, here’s a recap of my week so far:

Sat – Sun: Volleyball tournament (leave house by 6am to get there by 7am, return home late afternoon, oh and squeeze in other kids’ dance and ice skating classes somewhere in between)

Monday: Work all day, pick up 3 kids at 2 different schools, drive 45min to C volleyball practice, entertain 2 small children for 1 ½ hours while trying to cram in homework*, drive 45min home, feed & put kids to bed, make sure C does homework (a current major problem here at Pu’s Corner), collapse in bed with clothes still on.

Tuesday: repeat (except J has piano, so factor that in, too)

Wed : No volleyball, yay!

Thus: repeat

SO…yeah, we’re busy. Anyway, I prefer to not get political here, but one of the blogs I follow (an FS guy who is also ex-army, so kinda the exact person I aspire to be!) had a really interesting commentary on Indecisive Wars. I won’t say any more than that! :)

It’s been a while since I did our Ins and Outs here at the Corner; let’s see where we stack up now…

Things that are In:
- The colors pink and purple
- Annoying your sisters
- Hitting your brother in the face (see above)
- Puzzles
- Spending money on volleyball paraphernalia
- Hanging at the beach (forecast to be 80 degrees here for the foreseeable future, yay FL!)
- Green smoothies!
- Having Mom do everything

Things that are Out:
- Dairy (we’re testing to see if J is lactose intolerant)
- Gas prices!!! (have I mentioned how much time we spend in the car traveling to and from volleyball events?)
- Diapers
- Pooping in the potty (at least for 1 family member…I won’t say who)
- Homework
- Needles (everyone had to have massive blood drawn for our medical clearances…very traumatic for the under 12 set)
- Having Dad do everything

*In case I haven’t mentioned it to some of you, I’m back in school…again. What can I say, I am a glutton for punishment!

Why I Wasn't Free to Skype This Weekend

And 2 full days of this:

(C is #3, btw)