Busy Friday

A picture for Bebe (and cousin Rachel) in front of the Theta float

I had to stop this group of Alpha Chis and introduced them to their star pledge of 2025! :)

MG and Bebe checking out the back of the AKL float (Uncle John's handiwork).

MG in front of Uncle John's float

Poppy gave MG the best view for parade watching!

Just like most weekends during football season, this past one was filled with fun and activities. This past Friday was a particularly busy but fun day for us. It started on a somewhat unpleasant note. Margie Grace had an appointment at the pediatrician's office to get her seasonal flu shot. While we were there, the nurse went ahead and gave her the H1N1 vaccination as well -- a two for one opportunity that MG wasn't too thrilled about. I talked to her in advance about the shot and what was going to happen -- I wanted to be up front -- but, even as brave as she is, it still hurt and she still cried. The big Dora sticker she got from the nurse did help soften the blow a bit, though. And, I reminded her of our post-shot plans and she quickly dried her tears. From the doctor's office, we grabbed a Happy Meal and headed to the park for a picnic lunch and play time with our moms group from church. A friend of mine in our Sunday School class has started planning casual weekly get-togethers for the other SAHMs or part-timers like me to get the kids together for playtime. Margie Grace loves playing with the other kids and I've enjoyed getting to know some of the other moms from church. We stayed at the park for over an hour and then went home to rest up with a nap before the evening schedule commenced. After nap and a quick snack, we met up with Neil and went to campus for the homecoming parade. MG's Uncle John was in charge of building his fraternity's float so we wanted to be sure and check it out. (Cuz we didn't see him for like a week as a result.) We found John's float, looked at all the others, saw Aubie and watched the "parade" -- Aubie, cheerleaders, Tiger Paws, the women's basketball team (random?) and a massive herd of sorority girls -- march on by. We then loaded up, left campus and made it to our last stop of the night. One of MG's friends was having a campfire cookout birthday party so we closed the day out with a weenie roast and s'mores! It was a very eventful and fun day!