thursday i took the girls to the land to help chris shingle the roof of the shed. as soon and i mean i was still on my street joey fell asleep. she slept the whole way there and woke up super cranky. ha
ellie talked to me the whole way there
when i arrived chris needed to do a few prep things on the shed so i took the chance and ran to my hammock in the woods and just enjoyed my happy place. joey joined me and she kept me company. it was the most relaxing hour ive had since spring.
then i hit up the roof with chris. i LOVE shingling. its rewarding work! chris and i work well together. i was so happy that the kids, all of them played the whole time and let chris and i get the job done with no interruptions!
i left around 6 and the roof was 3/4 done. i learnt from mon and tues that its rough getting the girls home, bathed and in bed with out drama and fights way after their bed time...on the drive home i explained to them that i expect NO fighting, no yelling and to do what i say...cause remember im covered in dirt and sweat too and i want a shower as well. ha they did awesome. no fights!
anyways
we did it! the shed is roofed and shingled!
the kids got a few rides on the back hoe and i made sure they held on tight
nate's fort
look at joeys face. she was having the best time
joey funny. when i put her to bed i asked her what her favorite part of the day and she said "throwing dirt on my head" yes, she did that. a lot. haha ellie's favorite part was riding in the back hoe
wheeee
so fun
the dirt. the dirt.
ellie makes dirt look pretty. ha
joey was caked in dirt
see
haha BUT she had so much fun
late night snuggled with my bug
chris joined us
love
i hit up costco yesterday for eggs. only eggs. oy. another 100 gone on groceries...ha
and chris is done his vacation. he did a lot. its funny thou cause he hasnt been around much and yet i still feel close and connected to him. i think us doing the cabin is the best choice we've made. it has us working together. nate spent 4 days working 12+ hrs with his dad this week, he did so well. chris has told me over and over how proud is he of nate. nate really enjoyed his time with dad. nate had the choice to go with dad today or play with his friends. he choose his dad! i was blown away by how close these two are.
not only are we working together. but we are building something for our kids to pass on to their kids. i was listening to this pod cast and the lady said one thing that really got me she said "dont raise/parent your kids but instead think of it like this: you are raising your grandchildren's parents" that really made me stop and think. she's right. i need to see the bigger picture
im glad that we have taken on this adventure together. its worth the time sacrifice now to see the bigger picture. and i like seeing us all work together to accomplish a goal
and with that im wrapping up another week! i hope to start school this week....or not...who knows at this point!
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