We hosted a birthday dinner for Grandma Patti tonight. Jake and the boys grilled salmon for the adults and we made mac-n-cheese for the kids. Larissa and the girls made cupcakes and they decorated them with green frosting (since it’s March.)
One of the local suburbs sets up a gnome walk in different city parks. Today’s walk was a small/short one, but just enough for us to get a little fresh air before going to the indoor playground. These kids crack me up!
My friend J has an amazingly fun style – and my kids know it. The girls found these heeled boots during our trip to DSW today and immediately thought of J. They had me take a photo of them and text it to her. She approved 🙂
Another day of skiing for some of the Shecklets and their dad. Shecklet #3 has given skiing a try and likes it. Shecklet #2 brought his friend along for the day. It sounds like warmer temps are on the way, so it might be their last day out of the season.
The hairnets are compliments of FMSC. We picked meals with our Saints Yes! kids from church this morning.
Ashes on our foreheads after attending mass tonight. Let the season of Lent begin.
Jake and I were at the kids’ school today for a conference and checked Shecklet #4’s locker. Totally empty except for this:
Her dad and Uncle Jason were pretty proud.
Once again, my washer has been misbehaving. This time, Jake determined the drain pump was malfunctioning. Thanks to YouTube and Shecklet #1 leading the charge, we figured out how to replace it.
Here’s Shecklet #1 removing the spring on the front of the washer boot. There was a lot to take apart in order to get to the pump!
Old pump is out!
I didn’t take any more pictures. If I had, you would have seen a very frustrated mom trying to put the two springs back on the washer boot. Not an easy task – even with two teenage boys helping! But we persevered and were able to get everything put back together – without extra pieces!
This girl has been so patient! We originally scheduled an appointment to have her ears pierced back in December. Unfortunately, we had colds off and on through January, so we kept putting it off.
Fast forward to today – she finally got her wish!
She was SO brave! The red studs look so good on her!
