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Happy Monday!

Can we say that Monday is happy?  After what always seems like a super quick weekend it's difficult to hear the sound of the dreaded alarm.  I did not want to get up and it took about fifteen minutes to get my son to start moving.  Although Mondays are never fun we can refocus our minds on what can be good about it.  A new week means a fresh start.  Whatever went wrong last week I can make sure to not repeat this week.  I received a text from the mother of the twelfth grader I pick up saying I did not have to get him in the morning but will have to get him from school this afternoon.  He attends VoTech, which is about fourteen miles down two busy highways so to not have to spend the morning stuck in that, getting a chance to take my time in the morning is great.  I still had to pick up my two elementary girls.  They are cute.  My husband is at work and my kids are at school.  I did some cleaning, a few loads of laundry, went grocery shopping, and is now writing this with a very needy husky next to me.  

On Friday my daughter wanted me to take her to Five Below so she could get a gift for her friend's upcoming birthday.  I just love her generous heart.  We saw this festive dog toy and decided to get it for Brooke.  It lasted ten minutes.  

The boys went to the high school football game while we girls stayed home.  I find joy in just staying inside.  She had an online violin studio class, which contained every one of the teacher's students.  Her regular violin classes are Wednesdays.  Then we hung out together until the boys came home.  

Our Saturday morning started very early in a nearby town as my son played his last two games of the fall season.  These were make up games.  The last several weekends have been very rainy and many games ended up being postponed or canceled.  They won the first game and lost the other.  Then we went to Popeyes for lunch and stopped at Hobby Lobby because my daughter needed something for her upcoming violin recital.  

On Sunday we went to church.  The lead pastor and his wife were away on vacation and the substitute, who has preached a lot, gave a great message.  Well, from what I could hear because there were two different families behind us that would not stop talking.  It's good that they were there and I hope they did take away something from the message but it was a distraction.  We had Pizza Hut for lunch because my son's friend works there and he wanted to see her.  Then the boys watched football.  My husband cooked dinner, same as he did on Saturday.  He enjoys cooking on weekends and I enjoy having a husband who knows what he's doing in the kitchen.  Last night we watched a few episodes from the new Goosebumps series on Disney+.  It's actually pretty good.  

Oh, and my daughter made delicious brownies with chocolate frosting and some Halloween sprinkles.  I'm sorry I did not take a better picture but this is what's left.  I should have snapped a picture of the dish she presented me with, which had a brownie and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  What a treat.  That girl loves to bake and she's good at it.  

Depression continues to kick my butt.  The housework seems to be never ending.  My husband and I got into it yesterday.  But I'm pressing on.  Because even though life is messy and imperfect, it's a blessing.  I was also blessed with a sweet and unexpected surprise from my blogging friend Billie Jo.  If you don't follow her blog I encourage you do to so.  Afternoon Coffee and Evening Tea.  Her posts are always encouraging and uplifting as she shares stories of her love for home, family, and homeschooling.  And the closeness she has with her family is beautiful to see.  

And now I leave asking this very season appropriate question.  Candy corn: yes or no?  

It seems you either love it or hate it.  I particularly don't mind it, although I'd rather sink my teeth into one of those pumpkin Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.  My kids love this stuff so I made sure to pick up a new pack at the store today.  It will go fast!