Afternoon, y'all, (that's what I'd say if you were here, lol)...sounds like you have all been busy today!
Did not sleep at all well last night. And Mal kept getting up to come in and tell me SHE couldn't sleep, lol. Anyway, Earl's alarm went off earlier than usual, at 5:30, and then I was awake knowing I should get up by 6. Finally rolled out of bed and got moving. The battery on my van is acting up and we are trying to wait till Wednesday to replace (payday and we want to do cash), so I needed to take him to work. To do that, I had Maddy not ride the bus so she'd be here with the others helping them get ready while I was gone (well, mainly Max needed help). So I got home, got my Camelbak filled, and took off to get them all to school, then drove straight out to the Refuge to hike. We had a great time out there.
So now I'm home, just had some lunch, and am going to go change my shirt and pick up Max, come back home and do a little dinner prep, go get the other kids (Maddy will get home in there and stay with Max), drop the other kids at home, go get Earl, and head to Max's parent-teacher conference. Tomorrow will be an at-home day unless I drive Earl to work, so I'll do house stuff then.
Bobbie, that's so nice that you could get to know those girls better. Maybe they need a caring adult in their lives right now and you are it. Sometimes teens like to talk to someone other than their parents about things.
Have a great afternoon and evening, all!
Catherine