Tom was in Cambridge, MA all week for work. He left Monday morning very early and arrived back home Friday around dinner time. Needless to say, we were all very excited for his homecoming.
I have gotten pretty good at maintaining the house and all that it entails while tom is gone. We eat cereal for dinner and I try to get everyone in bed a bit early so I can relax. The hardest part is getting everyone dressed and out of the house by 7:45am and me to work by 8:30am. I did it all week and had only one small hiccup on Monday (I forgot faiths backpack at home).
We even had a mid-week movie night on Wednesday. The TV doesn’t usually get turned on in the evenings during the week, but I thought that we could all use something special to look forward to this week. I discovered that the Swiss Family Robinson was on Netflix and made an executive decision that we would be watching it for a movie night. It was awesome! What a great movie and very well done for its time. I hadn’t seen it in over thirty years so it was somewhat new to me as well. The kids smiled and laughed throughout the movie. There were a few scary parts but I just kept telling them that no one gets hurt….except for the pirates at the end. (I knew wilson would love the pirates). We had a great time watching the movie while eating pizza and popcorn.
When tom got home Friday night he was greeted by our three kids and Elliot from down the street who was sleeping over that night. Elliot has been a friend since he and Faith were almost two years old. Faith considers him one of her possible suitors for marriage later on in life. :). I always seem to have extra kids at my house. It sounds crazy but is is actually easier to have more kids than less. The visitors typically entertain my children. Elliot was wonderful to have around. They raked leaves In the backyard, played in the woods, and pretended to exercise downstairs. Even miller was a part of the action.
Because it was Friday night, a movie night was on the docket. The kids voted to watch Swiss Family Robinson again. (I am telling you…it is a great movie!). The kids all curled up on the couch to watch it and Faith lounged with Elliot. It was a great way to end the week and welcome Tom back home.
