I know I missed last week so let’s get caught up.

• Last days occurred for both schools (definitely the biggest item on the list)
• I got my haircut
• We had the last soccer & baseball games of the season
• We attended two post sports season get togethers
• I attended one end of school year party
• We attended two birthday parties
• I did some weeding and got a few new plants into the garden

Soccer & baseball season are done!  I guess it would have been nice if baseball had continued for my oldest a bit because it would have meat that they were still in the playoffs, but the crazy Saturdays are over.

In other news –

• We attended two birthday parties.
• I donated my bag of recyclable fabric before the school competition deadline.  Hopefully our school will do well.
• I got back to some organizing/cleaning out.  My attention can more fully turn back to this now, but it was nice to get some stuff gone last week.
• We got a fair amount of yard waste cleared out also.  Next yard waste pickup is in two weeks so hopefully we’ll finish the spring cleanup by then.

This past month has been bad.  I’d like to say I was productive last week, but I really wasn’t.

We made it through our standard array of 4 baseball games, 2 soccer games, 1 baseball practice, and 2 soccer practices.  We got some desperately needed rain, which isn’t an accomplishment but is nice for the garden.  I added some misc fabric and two socks to my fabric recycling bin.  This will need to be turned in before the deadline next Monday.  I took one child for their annual physical.

Otherwise, I’m getting through the days and attempting to get ahead a bit on shopping for the summer.

This category got skipped last week with Memorial Day.  But, as its been super busy with sports and other end of school year activities – plus finally some beautiful weather – the list still isn’t super long.

• Got the boys to 4 baseball games, 2 baseball games, and 2 soccer practices (light weeks with Memorial Day)
• Got the oldest to soccer evaluations for fall travel soccer
• Took the youngest two to see the trucks at DPW Day
• Shopped for two birthday parties; attended one
• Added 5 pairs of pants and 9 socks to my fabric recycling bag
• Hosted a big BBQ for the holiday weekend
• Finished up the winter recreation activities
• Got a pedicure (yeah me!)

Despite the unceasing sports schedule I got a lot done this week.

Things that got done:

• Removed blinds and bifold doors in the mudroom.  We never used the blinds and the strings were just in the way.  The doors did’t function well; I’m planning to replace them with a curtain.
• Finished raking the yard for the spring.  I have a few more beds to clean up; hopefully, that will be done this week.
• Added a yellow pepper plant to my garden.  Added a tomato plant to the deck.
• Sent in my “grab bag” donations for the spring carnival at school.
• Had a dentist appointment.
• Sorted out the 2T summer shirts to loan them to someone else.
• Found a good haul of stuff at the town kids consignment sale.  It was one of the better selections of boys pants/shorts I’ve seen in a long time.

The weather’s gotten quite nice – warm, but not too hot.  We could use some rain though, so I’ve been watering a lot.

• Added 1 pants, 2 pajamas, and 5 socks to the textile recycling bag
• With the twins, planted the spruce trees they got at school for Arbor Day
• Listed another online yard sale item.  But, they haven’t been selling and I’m told this group is very small and undeveloped.  So, I’m going to try a different online yard sale and see how that goes.
• Cleaned the garage and did the winter -> summer conversion
• Assembled a hockey net for the driveway
• Assembled a beach cart to help me take to soccer all the stuff I need with five people
• Took the oldest’s bike to get a new chain
• Added basil & tomatoes to our garden
• Put away all of my winter shoes

As I’ve mentioned a few times, baseball got underway this week (soccer has been going for a few weeks already).

• Got the older three to 2 baseball games + 1 soccer game each
• Got oldest to 2 soccer practices + 1 baseball practice
• Went to the mall and found one shirt at Gymboree for $7.99 + two Gap Chinos @ $11.99 each
• Finished washing and putting away all winter gear – it’s remained cold so the coats/hats/gloves were still out
• Started raking and general spring yard clean up
• Planted our garden; I may try more than one round of plants this year since the season is starting off so cold.

School vacation week meant everyone was home with me.

• Made a cheesecake – I hadn’t done this before. While it came out as it was supposed to, I prefer dry cheesecakes and this is the moist, custardy type.  So, I’m going to be looking for a new recipe.
• Took the boys bowling
• Got to the last three more dentist appointments for this cycle
• Fixed 7 books
• Listed one item in an online yard sale – I’ve had yard sales before. But, this is my first foray into online yard sales so we’ll see how it goes.  I’m hoping well as I have other things to list.
• Attended the memorial service – All of the boys did very well. Fittingly for this year, we were graced with snow flurries.
• Received and deposited the towing reimbursement (earlier than I anticipated)
• Finished porting this blog to WordPress
• Upgraded to the latest version of Quicken – without which I would lose download access
• Started the textile recycling bag with 3 pairs of pants, 8 socks, and 1 shirt. There’s a lot more to join that lot before I turn it in.  But, it needs to warm up so I can cycle out the pants and long sleeve shirts.

Most things now are revolving around the late spring start.  But the weather warmed up quite quickly and if it stays that way we should have a reasonable transition to summer.

• Raked the side yard
• Bought and planted a few things in the garden – lettuce (x2), sugar snap peas, chives, and basil
• Got to three dentist appointments
• Went to the last swim classes before summer
• Went to the last preschool T-ball class until next fall

We’ve had a handful of nice days.  But, there’s still a little bit of snow.  One or two more nice days should be enough to finish it off.

• Did the spring cleaning dusting of the main floor
• Put 1 spring soccer schedule and 1 spring baseball schedule in my calendar – this should be it for a while!
• Got everybody to their first soccer games and practices
• Started raking the yard of winter detritus
• Cleaned out the Master Bedroom closets; I should have a large amount for Goodwill now, though I still have to finish sorting it