Feeling better today. Still a little yech, but nothing serious. Mostly just tired feeling.
Started homeschool today. Oldest is working on spelling word sentences and youngest is putting stickers on birthday cards for Daddy (he turns 30 tomorrow). My husband is off today and tomorrow, so he took the car in to get the break pads and rotors(sp?) changed. So expensive! Even buying the parts ourselves and shopping around still ended up being a little over $200 total (or normal mechanic quoted $350 for just changing the break pads with his parts). We found a dealership that does it first com first serve for about $100 if you bring your own parts. So hubby got up early to take the car in, luckily was one of the first- he said it got busy quick, so we aren't the only ones that go that route ;-) Glad we got that done before the too many of the fall storms have hit, and winter especially. I started a load of the boys laundry going and got mail and (besides bills) it looks like hubby got some birthday cards =)
We also got in a Star Wars Scanimation book I ordered off
Paperback Swap. One of my favorite swapping sites for years now, obviously includes more then paperbacks, lol. Scanimation books are hardcover and pages layered books that the pictures move in when you turn the pages. They are just so neat. We take a chance when ordering for gifting but more often then not the books are in giftable condition (this one looks brand new) so I try to stick to ones that if they aren't in giftable condition we would want for ourselves (my oldest would have been happy to have this book). My husband's youngest brother is turning 11 this year and a Star Wars fanatic, so he'll love this. It cost us about $2.50 since it was a wish list book and used a whole credit (many books you can order off the forums in deals of 2 for a credit or more, I get a lot of the story books used in our curriculum that aren't in our public library that way). The same book on Amazon is $4 at the cheapest for a book with signs of use or $8 at the cheapest for a new copy ($13 for new from Amazon Prime). I've already bought him a Star Wars watch for his birthday ($8 for a $40 watch, clearance rocks!). If we draw him for Christmas the scanimation book will go with 4 vintage Star Wars comic books I found at a local gamer store as his Christmas gift with some Star Wars Pez. If not the books will go in the birthday tote and become next year's birthday gift and the Pez will go with the watch for this year.
Anyways, Tristian is almost done with the spelling sentences so I need to wrap this up. Hope everyone is having a great day!