brain dump on a Monday

Good morning! I can’t believe how quickly the weekend flew by. I feel like I have a lot of little updates to share today, and it’s been a while since I’ve done a good, old-fashioned brain dump.

1. Hudson’s tonsillectomy recovery continues to go well. That boy has the highest pain tolerance. It’s almost scary. He sleeps through the night beautifully, but wakes up and says his throat hurts. We’re gradually decreasing his pain meds, but we make sure he gets them right before bed and first thing in the morning. He’s also had a little bit of a “mean” reaction to the anesthesia. Just some typical almost-5-year-old attitude problems. But he’s mostly been a great little patient.

2. My mom came into town on Thursday. She had been helping a friend of ours with some home decor projects in Raleigh. So Peyton and Mom drove in on Thursday. It was fun to visit with Peyton and catch up with her, and mom is staying through Easter. The kids are on Spring Break this week (preschools have Spring Break?) and it is the perfect time for a visit from KK.

3. Todd and I were invited to go with our good friends to The Masters on Friday. I had never been before. It’s only an hour from Columbia, so we just zipped down there for the day. It was such a fun day. So beautiful and relaxing. Augusta National is so impressive. It’s absolutely beautiful, but I was just so impressed with how efficient everything is. (I actually compared it to Disney World, but I don’t know if Todd was amused by that.)

4. We had a great weekend taking care of some house projects and a great morning at church yesterday. I had my monthly girls night with my good friends. We went to Cafe Caturra and then finally went to see Divergent. I liked it! It’s definitely geared toward teens and it’s been a long time since I finished the book, but I liked it a lot.

5. I’m starting the Advocare 24 Day Challenge again after Easter. I’m not sure there’s much else to say about that except that summer is coming and I need a kick in the pants!

6. We flip-flopped on whether or not we’d have a birthday party for Hayes this year or just a family party. We ended up going with something in-between. A small birthday party with his good friends and our family. Should be a lot of fun and seriously low fuss. (I hope.)