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So….what have I been doing since my last serious post on Oct. 1st…….far too many things!  For about a week or so I was under the weather fighting my wonderful 5 year old’s germ fest.  I still have a slight cough I can’t seem to shake, and if I can’t shake it still in a week I’ll probably be to the doctor as earlier this spring I was told I have bronchial asthma.  It seems whenever I get sick my lungs don’t heal as fast as the rest of me, and they seem to stay inflamed causing me to cough.  At least my current cough isn’t causing me to feel like I can’t breath!

Let’s see….what else.  We had a date afternoon earlier in the month.  It was super exciting….we went grocery shopping!  Actually as retarted as it sounds it was kinda nice.  Brad loves to go to the newly renovated Meijer up in Cascade Twp…..however with a 5 year old in tote with us, the trips are anything but pleasurable.  So, he perused the newer items we can’t seem to find under one roof anywhere else in town, while I filled our cart with good eats. 

Then on last Monday I pulled Clare a little early from school, and we traveled down to Buchanan for Brad’s Great Aunt Caroline’s funeral showing.  It REALLY wasn’t a sad occasion, she was the grumpy old woman (around 91) that in her younger days would chase children from her yard beating them with sticks.  My hubby was one of those children back in the day, and she even threatened to get her stick last Thanksgiving.  She was asked to stop teaching Sunday School because she was a firm believer in beating the children.  Not to sound crude, but we’re sure that most people came to see if she was in fact dead.  She will be missed though at different occasions, as she always seemed to give us something to talk about.  It made for a late evening, and thankfully Clare slept in the car, and also slept in the next morning & the next to catch up on her rest. 

On Thursday last week my mom came into town for Grandparent’s day.  My mom had plans to take Clare on Friday for the weekend, but it worked out to my benefit that Grandparent’s day was announced for Thursday afternoon….so I weasled my way into an extra night of her being gone.  We dropped Clare off to school, and waited to go into her room.  They sang the pledge, their school song (it’s not quite a school song, it’s more like their motto of how the students will work diligently (yes that’s what they say) with staff & parents), then they sang their Moral Focus song for the month - this month it’s Respect, and then they played a dice game with their special guests.  Afterwards we watched them do show & tell for language arts, which was quite funny.  Then they were off to recess, so I took my mom out to lunch at Schuler’s Chapbook Cafe.  My mom was a little confused by walking into the bookstore, but I assured her that they have probably one of the better Cafe’s in town.  We go there quite often for brunch on the weekends, or sometimes I go there for lunch by myself while Clare’s in school.  After school was out Clare & Grandma headed out for their Halloween Campout.  They’ve done it every year for the past 3 years, and it’s one of the highlights of Clare’s Fall. 

After Clare was gone Brad came home, and we headed for for a yummy dinner at Marie Catrib’s.  After dinner we went downtown to The Intersection to see The Samples.  It was a fun show, and I danced the night away up in the front row of course after a few drinks.  On Friday I cleaned house, and prepared for a Girls Night out at my house.  Brad went out with his brother & some of the guys to play video games.  It was a nice night, and lots of fun.  Plus I got to cuddle with my niece Danielle.  Saturday & Sunday passed the time by relaxing and chillin’ around the house.  It was just night not to do anything.  My brain needed it.

This week it’s been back to the grind, and routine of school.  I know I said before I’d have all this free time, however I don’t have much with all the driving to and from school I do.  By the time I get home from taking Clare to school it’s time to make dinner, and then depending on the nights activities it’s soon afterward time for Clare to get ready for bed.  One of the many blessings school has brought us, is the early bed time.  She is in bed and asleep by 8pm, so we start the bedtime routine about 7:15ish, which is nice for Brad & I. 

I think that catches us up with the lifestyles of the Eastowners & Not So Famous.  :)  Hopefully in the upcoming week I’ll get back into my regular blog postings for those of you missing them.  Who knows, maybe something interesting will happen this weekend…as Clare is gone again.  This time it’s down to the In-Laws for a weekend of Pumpkin Patch Festivities with her second cousins!  So much Fall Fun….I’m suprised she’s not more over tired.  Shhhh, I shouldn’t jinx myself!