Lately... Late April/Early May 2017 Recap

So how ya doin'?  ...What's that you say?  How dare I ask because it's May and that should be self-explanatory?!  Preach, sister.  Things have been pretty nonstop around here since the end of spring break in April.  

Where to begin...How about with the house? Let's see, we had an unplanned porch repair to tear out and replace rotten wood on the ceiling from an active leak that also had to fixed.  David and I did serious yard work for three Saturdays in a row with me working on it some weekdays as well.  In addition to the usual upkeep, we planted flowers, laid mulch and pine straw, created a new framed-in mulched area under our deck addition, and added some decor and outdoor games to the patio area.  I repainted the mailbox, the window baskets, and the wall candle holder we have on the deck and scrubbed the deck, porch, and all the patio furniture until it was shiny...or at least not yellow from pollen anymore.  Inside we finally finished the family room makeover that I started in January (earlier if you count it starting with my mantle makeover from last year!)  We also had our duct work and windows cleaned.  

On the school scene, we had Luke's class Easter party, egg hunt, field day, parent-teacher conference, and volunteer appreciation lunch.  Shew.  There hasn't been as much activity with Audrey's school, but I did have PTA nominating committee duties and two board meetings plus a volunteer appreciation lunch.  With both schools I've also been busy planning, communicating, and executing end of year teacher gifts and activities.  Thankfully Luke doesn't have a big end of year party and AJ's is going to be incredibly easy on me.  

On the social scene, we had a small group picnic, a nice date with a hike and dinner at a new-to-us restaurant, multiple Easter egg hunts, my nephew's birthday lunch, and a few play dates/kids' birthday parties.  We also threw a surprise anniversary party at our house for my dad and stepmom with my brothers and their families as well as my stepmom's kids and grandkids.  David grilled delicious hamburgers and the weather was perfect.  It went really well and they enjoyed it.  

What else?  David was out of town for a couple of days, which always makes things tougher. We had multiple doctor's appointments for Luke and I.  Thankfully they were all well visits this time...finally!  Audrey has continued gymnastics and celebrated her summer birthday at school.  Luke started swim lessons at a nearby indoor pool and we got him registered for kindergarten.  I hate the phrase "I can't even", but I can't even go there right now.  There are so many emotions surrounding that situation that it will have to be it's own future post...if I can see through the tears to type it.  For now I will continue to live in denial thank you very much.  

So yeah.  It's been a crazy month since my last post.  I'm sorry for the fly-by update, but I wanted to get it all out quickly so I could be caught up and MAYBE get back into smaller, more frequent posts.  That went so well for those solid couple of weeks.  But if I were you, I don't think I'd count on hearing much more out of me for the next 8 days until school is out.  Home stretch, baby!  We can do this!