Borrowing "My Week in W's"

Happy Saturday everyone! I am taking a break from doing laundry and puttering around the house to sit down and write. It has been a crazy week... it seems like I say that every week. LOL So I am going to borrow from SAM over at "Sam, Coffee, Money, & Thyme" and join in our her week in W's to try to summarize a little of what has been going on. 

What's Top of Mind:

One of my uncles passed away suddenly this past week and his funeral is Monday morning. I am going to go even though the last time I saw my Uncle David was probably 13 years ago at my Grandmother's funeral. But he was always around when I was growing up and he had a very hard life. He was young at only 59. It has been making me remember all the gatherings and regular Sunday dinners that we had with my Grandparents when I was young. 

  

 

Where I've been:

Work. This week I put in several extra hours as our freezers died at work last week. I have been going in early to pan up the frozen food needed that day. Also, yesterday was our all school Thanksgiving feast where we served the entire school, staff and volunteers family style. It was a very tiring day, but it warmed my heart to see everyone eating together and just feeling good. Next week we only have 2 days of work (I only have 1 since I am taking Monday off to go to the funeral) and then I am off for 6 days and I am ready for a break. 

Where I’m going: 

    

Nowhere today. Jacob was home from school sick yesterday with a fever and so I cancelled all of our weekend plans. He is back to 100% today, so I am thankful it was just a 24 hour bug. Praying no one else in the house gets it.  

What I'm eating:

Last night for dinner, after serving the all school Thanksgiving meal, I wasn't cooking dinner. So I ordered pizza. We were going to order from Pizza Hut, but their website wasn't working/loading so I decided to order from Papa Johns. We haven't had them in ages and the pizza was really good! Tonight, I am making Chicken and Wild Rice soup. Yummy! 

    

What I’m watching:

I haven't really watched much TV. There are several shows that I want to watch, but I can't watch them when the boys are up so that limits it. I would love to watch the new season of The Crown and I saw that Netflix now has the Where the Crawdads Sing movie. I loved the book and am interested to see the movie. Right now, I have the Michigan football game on and in a little bit we will watch the Ohio State football game.  

What I'm reading:

Nothing at the moment sadly. I did recently finish Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks.

 

He is one of my absolute favorite authors and I was not disappointed in this new release. It was a little different from his other books, but it was amazing. 

What I'm listening to:

The football game is on TV. The boys are playing in the living room-- Jacob on his phone and Benjamin is playing with Lego. I am waiting for the sound of my timer to go switch laundry. I have also been listening to Pentatonix Christmas music in my van.

What I'm planning: 

I'm planning what to wear to my uncle's funeral. I am planning on what I need to make for Thanksgiving dinner at my mom and dad's house. I'm planning Rebecca's 16th birthday party for family and trying to decide if we can do something on Monday after Thanksgiving which is her actual birthday with her friends. 

Who needs a good slap:

My boss. Last night my coworker texted me to tell me that she had to go back to work as our custodian texted her that our double door refrigerator was leaking water all over the floor and that the temperature gage was rising. She went in and with the help of our principal and custodian moved everything into the smaller fridge that we have. She texted our boss and his response was... well let it run over the weekend and we will see how it is Monday morning. Because it we all know it will magically fix itself over the weekend. Urgh. 

Who deserves a fist pump:

My hubby does. He has been working overtime lately to help fund something coming up in the Spring for Rebecca and I. He then comes home and helps around the house by doing dishes, putting the boys to bed, etc. Thursday night Jacob wanted to sleep on the couch since he had a fever and didn't feel good and as he didn't want to get Ben sick (they share a bedroom). Jacob started crying when Bill went to go to bed and ask his dad to stay downstairs with him. Bill slept on the tiny loveseat and barely got any sleep before going to work the next morning. He deserves the praise. 

What is making me smile:  

A chimpanzee reunited with her baby There has been a story about a chimpanzee who needed an emergency c-section and then vets had to take her baby for more care. 48 hours later the mom is reunited with her baby and I couldn't help but smile at the video.

So, there you have it. A little peek into my week. Thanks to SAM for letting me borrow your Saturday post idea. I hope everyone has a great weekend. If you are in the snowstorm area of New York, I pray for your safety. If you are dealing with cold weather like we are, I pray you are warm. What's been going on in your life.