A Slight Diversion

So, it's been a few days since Lori left for Papua New Guinea. I've been trying to think of an easy way to keep track of this 16 day journey that our family is on but wanted something easy and something that I won't just abandon when she gets back. So, I'll use this...

Heck, I haven't really used this blog for much for a long time, it seems like a great time to change things up around here.

So, for the next 2-3 weeks, I'm going to post some of our family adventures. Yes, we do have lives outside of the real estate business. :)

Day one of Lori's trip was pretty fun. We were all a bit nervous but knew it would be an awesome journey. The PNG crew met at the church around 3pm to pack everything up, weigh bags etc. As soon as they left for the airport, the boys and I got pretty busy. Yep, at 4pm, they went with me to let a contractor in to measure a home for some work that needed to be done. We were home a little after 5, had a snack and then had to meet a notary and some clients at my office by 6. Right after that, it was straight to cub scouts until about 7:30 and then home to do homework, eat a little more and get ready for bed. We crammed a ton in to the hours after mom left but it seemed like a great way to take our minds off of the fact that she had just left for 16 days.

One of the coolest things of the evening happened on our way home. You could tell Cole was really missing his mom already but he said, "I'm really happy for mom." Coming from such a young boy, it was really cool to hear.

The next morning, it got a bit hectic for me. I shouldn't admit this but it was the first time I had ever made their breakfast, put their lunches together and helped get all of their things together for school. We had the " mom is not here, this is a team effort" talk and it went pretty well. The most awesome line of the day was when one of the boys said, " dad, you'll be really good at this by the day before mom gets home." haha, that was so awesome. :)

We were nearly late for school but they made it, my first days was off to a pretty good start. Since it was a 1/2 days at school, grandma picked them up for me as I had work obligations. I came home to a nice meal and we decided, since it was pajama night at the fro yo place, we'd go for a treat. It was a big hit.

Day 2 Mimi picked up the boys from school and they had a bunch of fun with her. That evening we were somewhat mellow but it was a big homework night. They did great, mom! :)

So far, we are having some fun and enjoying a lot of guy time. The pool has been our friend and we has stayed pretty busy. This weekend, is a big birthday party with a school friend and Mimi is taking them. Dad is working Saturday so grandma is coming over for a bit, too. Most of the posts for the next couple of weeks will be short. We know internet connections will be few and far between for mom but we all decided that we want to share some of our adventures with mom almost as much as we want to learn more and hear about her awesome trip.