Happy days

Somedays are trying, and other days are just happy. I happened to have a happy weekend, which is fairly unusual for me. My husband took us out to brunch at IHOP on Saturday morning after Jacob's tumbling class. We all had a good time eating pancakes and watching Ian try them for the first time. Then we went home to carve our pumpkin. I had started developing a cold, so Nick had me go lay down for a nap while he finished up the pumpkin with Jake. That night we went to watch my mom sing with her college choral group at the performing arts center. They were doing an African ensemble, so there was the Afro-Cuban band, dancers, and drummers. It was all very exciting and Jacob & Nick enjoyed it immensely. On Sunday, we watched the football game (Go Chargers!), ate garlic chicken pizza, and decorated the yard for Halloween night. The boys dressed up in their garb and we took them around the block. Jacob settled, surprisingly, for just 2 pieces of candy and uneventfully went to bed without me having to nag, even rinsing with Listerine before brushing. I'm trying to keep my chin up and not focus on the not-so-pleasant things. I think this weekend was a good starting off point.