It's been a really, really long day and I'm so ready to do to sleep. I wanted to share some of today's events first. I've got a few pictures to help illustrate today's journey.
Let's start off with the car. I spent about 3 hours today, washing, waxing and detailing the entire car. It was a lot of work and my whole body hurts. I tried to get the kids to help but they weren't having it today. I'm pushing myself and trying to keep up with it because it's got to last for at least the next 5 years. It also adds a bit of normalcy to my life. She definitely cleans up nice, doesn't she.. ☺
My other claim to fame today was finishing up Emmett's Halloween costume props. This is my attempt at making a *first blade *from *Supernatural. *It will help to complete Emmett's costume and he's super excited.
Let me tell you something. Emmett is very, very, very picky when it comes to things like this. If it doesn't look exactly the same, he feels like he can't call it the *first blade *without lying. It's a nightmare but he's worth the effort and I enjoyed working with him on this.
I made this out of a couple other Halloween props and it turned out pretty well, but I'm a bit bias. The most important things is that Emmett is happy with it. That's all that matters to me.
Next we received this box of *squishies *from my friends at Purple. The kids have been waiting for these for months. Purple reached out as asked if they could send me a box. These are fantastic fidgets and the kids love them. I really appreciate Purple thinking of my kids. It means a lot.
While I was still working on the, Akron Children's Hospital dropped off Gavin's IVIG Infusion supplies for next month. Gavin was getting nervous because he was out of supplies and wasn't sure when they were going to arrive. Needless to say, he feels much better now.
The boys and I headed to my parents house tonight for a special, fun Halloween dinner. My mom is incredibly creative and has a ton of fun putting this together for them every year. After dinner, the kids carved pumpkins, as is tradition.
Mr. Emmett really, really tried my patience because he wanted to do these impossibly complicated and very frustrating designs. He spent forever on his design and he was not going to give up, no matter what.
These of course, are the finished products. The kids are pretty happy with them and while I'm exhausted, everyone had a lot of fun and that feels good to say that. I'm super thankful for Emmett accepting his pumpkin as is, even though it wasn't perfect by his standards, he seems good and that's awesome.
I'm so totally going to bed now. I'll catch you guys later.
