Monday, July 29, 2013

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We are enjoying some cool weather here in Chicago. It seems from other posts on FB many of us are experiencing Fall like weather. It has been nice to keep the windows open and enjoy a nice cool breeze. We enjoyed our visit to the zoo on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday the kids and I made another trip to the laundry mat to wash some blankets, sheets, and some rugs. Friday we just stayed home and I tried to get some things organized. I have determined that the kids have a "three stop" limit when it comes to running errands. They do really well the first few stops but by stop three they are fighting and driving me crazy! I have also been having a trying time with Chloe this past week. I am not sure if she is bored, but she has been reverting back to some of her old ways. One of our neighbors gave us a bag of popcorn and she took it off the table, opened it, and ate almost the entire bag. If you sit a drink down and walk away for a minute and walk back it will be empty of almost empty because Chloe has snagged it. She has been getting into things that do not belong to her and hiding things that she knows she is not supposed to have. It has been a exhausting week with her and I am not sure what to do. Today is the first time that I have sent a child to their room for the entire afternoon! She took a nap and then she was only allowed to play in her room. She came out to eat supper and I caught her in the bathroom getting into my things. So, she is back in her room while the kids watch a movie in our room. I am praying for a better week :(

In other news, we had another cook out Saturday and an older couple that lives at the end of our block came back for a second time. We talked and ate and after the cook out was over they invited us over to their house for us to see it. THAT IS HUGE in the city! People do not invite others to their house just on a whim. We were really encouraged by the connection. We will not be having a cook out this Saturday, but will be making plans for next weekend. Jeremy finishes up summer school on Wednesday and then he and Samuel will be heading to Camp Hope for a week and the girls and I will be going to stay with my mom and dad for the week.

Here are a few pictures from the zoo :)



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