Day 1150. Today the 8 am alarm let me know it was time to get up. After breakfast I cleaned them up and dressed them and took them downstairs, where we read a Bible story together. While we were downstairs, we got an Ikea delivery of a part that they'll install Friday under the warranty. At the same time the announced guys to check all our vents arrived. It took them a few minutes, then they were gone again.
It was nearly 9 am, and I was waiting for the lady from Mobile Support to arrive. She came 15 minutes late, I talked to her for a few moments, then she went downstairs to play with the kids for 90 minutes. As for me, I sat down at the computer to work, as my 10 am student had canceled (once again). I was extremely tired and even closed my eyes for a few minutes. At 10:45 I went to the kitchen to start making the chicken soup. Once it was simmering on the stove, I returned to my computer. Randy and the kids came upstairs early, as usual, and so the kids were watching videos while waiting for lunch to be ready.
Just after noon we sat down at the table to eat. They said they really like chicken soup, but then they both ate very little. Tammy often wants to be fed and will eat then, and so I fed her once again today. Emmy then also said he wanted to be fed to eat more. He did not want any icecream, even though he had ended up eating more than his sister, who did have icecream. Sammy had also done well eating and had his icecream. Then I cleaned them up and dressed them, and they all went into Emmy's bed to watch videos again. Sammy wanted to be in there because he loves touching the Echo Show's touch screen, but I told him not to, which made him cry. It was soon 1 pm anyway, and time to lie down, as we already had to leave the house just after 2 pm. I was surprised and thankful that they fell asleep fast. The boys first, and I left just before the girl was asleep as well.
I was pretty tired and would have liked to take a nap myself, but instead I was preparing my two lessons of the day. Just before 2 pm I got up to get ready and open the curtains in the kids' room. Then I put Emmy's socks on while he was lying in bed, then picked him up and put him into the stroller, where I put his shoes on. Randy got Sammy, and I got Tammy next. We left the house just after 2 pm.
We walked to the subway and were lucky that we did not have to wait long for the right one. We rode it to the end, then walked to the school, where we arrived on time today. And the kids did really well today. We did a little warm-up first, then she set up a course in the room, and they were having fun going to the different stations. Sammy now sits really well on his knees, and he sat on the floor for a while, playing with a cone first, and then with a ball. He was playing ball with me, pushing it towards me, with me kicking it back to him with my feet. We were having fun.
Emmy made a new friend, jumping off the steppers together with another girl. He later told me that he has a friend now. When the teacher had us put the kids on the mats and pull them around the room, the teacher had that girl and Emmy on a mat each, pulling them together, and the two were holding hands. It was just the cutest thing!
We had done a few songs sitting on the mats, then we did more standing up and walking and running around the room. Today we even did new songs. Tammy and Emmy both ended up standing with that girl at one point, rather than with us. I believe that girl was there without a parent. Then we did the good-bye song, and the class was over after 50 minutes.
The kids wanted to go to the playground. It was cooler than it has been, but still not cold, and it was sunny. As I did not have a 4 pm lesson, we crossed the street to go to the playground. Tammy and Emmy went straight to the slide, going up and down. Randy had Sammy at first, but then I took him. He really enjoyed me letting him go around on the rope, and he did it quite a few times. He also got to go into the swing.
After some time of them having fun, it was time for us to move on and go home. Tammy and Emmy were not at all happy about that as they were having too much fun. We walked to the subway, where they started watching videos again. By 4:15 pm we were back home.
Randy and the kids slowly made their way downstairs, while I turned my computer on and started getting ready for my 5 pm class. It ended just before 6 pm, and I went straight to the kitchen to start making their food. The kids were also coming upstairs and now they already ask to watch Superbook, which is what they watch from 6 to 6:30 now. I made an omelet for them for the first time in a long time and put it on the table so they could already eat some. I was very surprised to find that it was gone, when we sat down at the table to eat at 6:30. They ate some at the table, then continued eating in the bathtub, where they were having lots of fun. Then we got them out and ready for bed. By 7:50 I had them all in bed and was done praying for them, and I had to leave right away, without sitting down in the chair. I took my computer and went downstairs, where I got ready for my 8 pm lesson. I could hear Tammy calling to me from upstairs. Randy sat down by them, and today I was glad to find them all asleep - including Randy - when I came back upstairs at 9 pm.
I went to the kitchen and started making my salad, which takes a while. Then I sat down to eat, and once I was done, I started working on today's pictures. Now it's after 1 am, and I still have to clean up the kitchen. I'm gonna be tired again in the morning, and tomorrow I do have a 10 am lesson.
