Saturday morning began with Curtis heading off 2 work & me recovering from an all-nighter with cakes...i've discovered that i'd much rather pull 1 all-nighter, than spend several evenings/late nites working on cakes...i might lose sleep 4 that one nite, but it's better than missing out on whatever my family is doing 4 several evenings, or spending nite after nite staying up late
so anyway...after getting the kiddos some breakfast, they set up camp in front of the tv - either watching cartoons or playing video games...i crashed on the sofa for about 2 hours, then got up & started getting every1 moving...we took showers & got ready 4 the day, then went outside 2 enjoy the gorgeous weather!
Curtis got home that afternoon, just in time 4 me 2 deliver the cakes...i dropped em off at a joint bday party at Pump It Up & just as i was leaving the party, i got a phone call from Curtis' ex wife
u can imagine my excitement when i saw her name flash on my phone!
actually, 2 b honest - i don't have her number programmed in my cell under her actual name...it's in there under "crazy ass bitch"...hey, i'm just keepin it real here! ~lol~
anyway, she was calling me because Curt's phone is a piece of crap & barely works these days...he'll close it & instead of it just ending the call, it'll turn itself off & he won't even realize it...so, since the ex couldn't get in touch with him, i was the big fat winner 4 the day!
she was calling 2 say that Corey (the youngest of my 2 stepsons) was at the Walmart in town...he'd been caught stealing 2 DVDs & needed a legal guardian 2 come pick him up...she was 3hrs away (where she usually is on the weekends) & needed Curt 2 go get him
well, since i was already just outside of town & he was 20 minutes away (at home, with our 3 kiddos), i asked if i could go pick up Corey...she called Walmart, got the ok & called me back...i headed that way - ready 2 face Corey, the cops & Walmart security...not how i originally planned 2 spend my Saturday afternoon...but such is life, right?
long story short, Corey's a good kid that made a very bad choice (i've been surprised 2 find out just how many of my family & friends have also made that bad choice at least once in their lives - me included)...he was embarrassed & ashamed of what he did...he will now have some sort of community service 2 serve (luckily, he's not 18 yet!) & is also banned from Walmart...he's struggling in school right now too (which usually isn't an issue with Corey) & things at home rn't great...we had a long heart to heart in the car after i picked him up - it was a good opportunity 2 say some things that i've wanted 2 say 4 a while, but never really had the right opportunity...he thanked me several times throughout the day 4 coming 2 pick him up & apologized 2 both his dad & me...hopefully, he feels a little more comfortable about reaching out & asking 4 help when things get rough...he's a really sweet kid & he has big plans after school...Curtis & i really want 2 b there 4 him & help him make those things happen!
after getting home & giving Curt the news of all the excitement he'd missed in town, we sat & had our joint talk with Corey...then i left Curtis 2 do the fatherly thing, & grabbed the girls so we could go pick up Gabby's friend, Kaitlyn...she was coming 2 spend the day with us & stay 4 a sleepover
as soon as we got home again, the girls headed straight 4 the swings (where they came up with this interesting game)...it was soooo nice out! a little windy, but sunny & beautiful!
Curtis, Corey & Jaden were in Curt's shop working out & playing the stereo...the girls requested that daddy play 1 of their current favorite songs - the cha cha slide...my kiddos have never seen the actual video 2 this song...so their moves are completely original ;0) they've seen this commercial tho...& i must say - it's so stinkin cute!
here's their version...
the rest of our day was spent playing...inside, outside...messing around with the easy bake oven...playing board games...Corey decided 2 spend the day with us too (something neither of my stepsons want 2 do much these days - Curt Jr. is always working & Corey would rather veg out at home or hang with his friends)...we cooked dinner 2gether & enjoyed having a full table 4 our late meal...it was a really nice, chill day
on Sunday, we took things back outside so we could carve pumpkins! it was a little chillier, but still really nice out! & daddy built our very 1st campfire (at the new place) while we carved pumpkins...the nights have really been too cold (or too busy) 2 sit out by a fire - & this seemed like the perfect opportunity...it was neat having the fire right by us, keeping us warm while we worked
the kiddos had a great time getting messy...well, except 4 Jaden...ever since he was a baby, he's had issues with getting his hands messy/dirty...
he'd eat with his hands, then hold 1 out 4 me to wipe off b4 he could continue eating ~lol~
he never was a fan of finger painting or playing in the mud either...
even now, he'd much rather use a spoon than scoop out the pumpkin innards with his hands! ~lol~
here's the finished pumpkins...
& all lit up at nite (of course, Kaitlyn took her's home)...
after pumpkins, we took Kaitlyn home...then came back 4 lunch & a nap...ahhh, don't naps totally rock?! whoever invented naps is a freaking genius! i really think that if we all took more naps, the world would b a much better place! ;0)
after naps, we packed some snacks, loaded up the car & headed out 4 some leaf peeping & hiking
daddy took us 2 Massanutten mountain (where he used 2 work) & we went 2 the top 2 check out a trail there
it was sooooo nice! the leaves were all on fire with color & the setting sun made everything even more perfect...the kiddos would run ahead, then stop & sit on a random log or rock & wait 4 Curt & i...we kept having 2 remind Jaden & Gabrielle 2 stay where they could still see us...Corinn wasn't quite so brave - she'd rather fall behind & hold my hand instead ;0)
they were busy explorers - getting excited every time they'd spot a hollow log that might b a raccoons' home...or a squirrels' nest high in the trees...we'd stop & check out the view here & there, or take time 2 rub our hands on the soft moss that lined the path...
there's just something about being out in the woods & being totally surrounded by nature...
we kept having 2 remind ourselves that the sun would soon set & we couldn't stay out there all day (no matter how much we wanted 2!)...that we needed 2 get back 2 the car b4 it got dark...
it was definitely the perfect ending 2 a pretty great weekend...
so anyway...after getting the kiddos some breakfast, they set up camp in front of the tv - either watching cartoons or playing video games...i crashed on the sofa for about 2 hours, then got up & started getting every1 moving...we took showers & got ready 4 the day, then went outside 2 enjoy the gorgeous weather!
Curtis got home that afternoon, just in time 4 me 2 deliver the cakes...i dropped em off at a joint bday party at Pump It Up & just as i was leaving the party, i got a phone call from Curtis' ex wife
u can imagine my excitement when i saw her name flash on my phone!
actually, 2 b honest - i don't have her number programmed in my cell under her actual name...it's in there under "crazy ass bitch"...hey, i'm just keepin it real here! ~lol~
anyway, she was calling me because Curt's phone is a piece of crap & barely works these days...he'll close it & instead of it just ending the call, it'll turn itself off & he won't even realize it...so, since the ex couldn't get in touch with him, i was the big fat winner 4 the day!
she was calling 2 say that Corey (the youngest of my 2 stepsons) was at the Walmart in town...he'd been caught stealing 2 DVDs & needed a legal guardian 2 come pick him up...she was 3hrs away (where she usually is on the weekends) & needed Curt 2 go get him
well, since i was already just outside of town & he was 20 minutes away (at home, with our 3 kiddos), i asked if i could go pick up Corey...she called Walmart, got the ok & called me back...i headed that way - ready 2 face Corey, the cops & Walmart security...not how i originally planned 2 spend my Saturday afternoon...but such is life, right?
long story short, Corey's a good kid that made a very bad choice (i've been surprised 2 find out just how many of my family & friends have also made that bad choice at least once in their lives - me included)...he was embarrassed & ashamed of what he did...he will now have some sort of community service 2 serve (luckily, he's not 18 yet!) & is also banned from Walmart...he's struggling in school right now too (which usually isn't an issue with Corey) & things at home rn't great...we had a long heart to heart in the car after i picked him up - it was a good opportunity 2 say some things that i've wanted 2 say 4 a while, but never really had the right opportunity...he thanked me several times throughout the day 4 coming 2 pick him up & apologized 2 both his dad & me...hopefully, he feels a little more comfortable about reaching out & asking 4 help when things get rough...he's a really sweet kid & he has big plans after school...Curtis & i really want 2 b there 4 him & help him make those things happen!
after getting home & giving Curt the news of all the excitement he'd missed in town, we sat & had our joint talk with Corey...then i left Curtis 2 do the fatherly thing, & grabbed the girls so we could go pick up Gabby's friend, Kaitlyn...she was coming 2 spend the day with us & stay 4 a sleepover
as soon as we got home again, the girls headed straight 4 the swings (where they came up with this interesting game)...it was soooo nice out! a little windy, but sunny & beautiful!
Curtis, Corey & Jaden were in Curt's shop working out & playing the stereo...the girls requested that daddy play 1 of their current favorite songs - the cha cha slide...my kiddos have never seen the actual video 2 this song...so their moves are completely original ;0) they've seen this commercial tho...& i must say - it's so stinkin cute!here's their version...
the rest of our day was spent playing...inside, outside...messing around with the easy bake oven...playing board games...Corey decided 2 spend the day with us too (something neither of my stepsons want 2 do much these days - Curt Jr. is always working & Corey would rather veg out at home or hang with his friends)...we cooked dinner 2gether & enjoyed having a full table 4 our late meal...it was a really nice, chill day
on Sunday, we took things back outside so we could carve pumpkins! it was a little chillier, but still really nice out! & daddy built our very 1st campfire (at the new place) while we carved pumpkins...the nights have really been too cold (or too busy) 2 sit out by a fire - & this seemed like the perfect opportunity...it was neat having the fire right by us, keeping us warm while we worked
the kiddos had a great time getting messy...well, except 4 Jaden...ever since he was a baby, he's had issues with getting his hands messy/dirty...
he'd eat with his hands, then hold 1 out 4 me to wipe off b4 he could continue eating ~lol~
he never was a fan of finger painting or playing in the mud either...
even now, he'd much rather use a spoon than scoop out the pumpkin innards with his hands! ~lol~
here's the finished pumpkins...
& all lit up at nite (of course, Kaitlyn took her's home)...
after pumpkins, we took Kaitlyn home...then came back 4 lunch & a nap...ahhh, don't naps totally rock?! whoever invented naps is a freaking genius! i really think that if we all took more naps, the world would b a much better place! ;0)after naps, we packed some snacks, loaded up the car & headed out 4 some leaf peeping & hiking
daddy took us 2 Massanutten mountain (where he used 2 work) & we went 2 the top 2 check out a trail there
it was sooooo nice! the leaves were all on fire with color & the setting sun made everything even more perfect...the kiddos would run ahead, then stop & sit on a random log or rock & wait 4 Curt & i...we kept having 2 remind Jaden & Gabrielle 2 stay where they could still see us...Corinn wasn't quite so brave - she'd rather fall behind & hold my hand instead ;0)
they were busy explorers - getting excited every time they'd spot a hollow log that might b a raccoons' home...or a squirrels' nest high in the trees...we'd stop & check out the view here & there, or take time 2 rub our hands on the soft moss that lined the path...
there's just something about being out in the woods & being totally surrounded by nature...
we kept having 2 remind ourselves that the sun would soon set & we couldn't stay out there all day (no matter how much we wanted 2!)...that we needed 2 get back 2 the car b4 it got dark...
it was definitely the perfect ending 2 a pretty great weekend...
3 comments:
The pumpkins look great! Your little hike sounded fun and you don't have to pay like you do to go up on skyline drive! Has your girls seen the hannah montana movie? ...we watch the how down throw down over and over on you tube!!
Too bad your life is so boring.running out of positive, descriptive adjectives for you my dear.the saga of corey was addressed from this end as well..thanks for being you.
Wow, what a jam packed weekend. I'd need a nap too!!
It's awesome that you can be there for Corey, too. The fact he is ashamed and embarrased may have been enough to "scare him straight"! And knowing he can count on you and Curt will hopefully be enough to get him through HS and to college and a chance to get past his youthful mistakes.
I'll have to wait until I am home to see the girls' version of the Cha Cha slide.
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