Andy is back in town this morning, and boy was Orli happy to have her usual Daddy wake up routine back. She was all hugs and snuggles.
"Daddy, are you peanut butter? BECAUSE I'M JELLY!"
Meanwhile, I get dressed. This skirt has pockets, which is pretty much the best. I am only buying skirts with pockets from here on out.
I make the bed with a little help from Orli.
While my family breakfasts, I look over my calendar. This week has blown by.
Yogurt with a side of fruit for Orli.
We head to school and work. Orli has her "sword" with her today. To protect me from bad guys if I need. What a considerate girl!
The school is all decked out for Yom Haatzmaut.
I do work.
And eat lunch.
And man the front desk while McKenzie goes out and grabs food for the office staff. I always pack a lunch; they don't even ask me if I want anything anymore. As it turns out, I am a picky eater. Also, kosher and all that.
I go to the Day School and find Orli and a friend in their "caves".
Later it becomes a "flying peanut".
Orli refuses to nap, so Andy, who stayed home sick from work, takes her outside and pushes her on the swing until she falls asleep.
I've started to feel pretty awful myself (a cold is going around the preschool) so I head to Publix for celery and some other things. It's matzah ball soup night. It's good for the body and the soul. Luckily, I thawed a kosher chicken breast last night.
I don't normally like to cook from a box, but Manischewitz matzah ball soup is totally better than home made. I do fancy it up with chopped celery, carrots, and onions.
Picked up a few other odds and ends as well.
It's a beautiful day.
I love the location of our house. It's a quick drive back home.
I try to teach Orli how to roll up matzah balls.
Hers turns out to be more of a matzah log.
Ready for the balls to be dropped in!
I'm feeling pretty guilty because I ALWAYS make home made challah on Fridays, but today I was just a sneezy, coughing mess and may have forgotten to get it started when I got home. So store challah it is. Real life. Still bummed that it happened this week of all weeks.
Soup with one matzah ball and one very special little girl made matzah log.
The sun goes down so late these days that we get started early or Orli would miss candles and challah.
Slurping celery.
While Andy and I clean up dinner, she works on writing her name.
We go on an after dinner family walk. I've started requesting these a few weeks ago, and I love it. Now that the days are getting longer its a great time to get a little digestion, movement, and quality time in together.
The neighbor is out, though, so family walk become preschool run. These girls are so cute together.
Some more flowers are blooming. Aren't they pretty? The neighbor has to go in, and Orli only napped for a few minutes today, so we head in too for a bath.
It does not go well. In the tub she goes with all her clothes on and there is screaming and drama. I, however, am an Orli whisperer and got her to calm down and into the bath again peacefully.
And then books and bed for little girls --
And books and bath for mommies, too. And everyone in the house was sound asleep by 9:30.
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