A Fantastically, Wonderful Day

Yes.  Hello.  Good Evening.

Nothing much going on over here in my world.  Today was a wonderfully, perfect day.

It's strange that I just said that, isn't it?

I'll give you a moment to recover.

The day went fantastically.  And I don't know if fantastically is a word.  But today was so fantastically wonderfully, it is worth the error.

School went great!  We got so much done in the earlier part of the day, which was a nice change. 

Usually the morning involves much weeping and wailing and time outs and poopy diapers and discipline and naughtiness and weeping and wailing and complaining and pooping and crying and truck throwing and pooping.  So it is sometimes hard to focus on the academics.

We took a break around lunch time and the kids played outside while I got to be inside ALL BY MYSELF.

Letting the kids play outside "unsupervised" is somewhat foolish on my part.

Earlier this week, the kids got out their sleds and tried to "boat" across the giant puddles.  (All of our snow has melted and has resulted in several giant puddles/small-ish ponds around our property.)

The boating events caused the children much joy and jubilation.  And it caused me much laundry.

Anyways.  It has been nice to let them play outside.

Today, the older three even ate their lunches outside.

And I was able to watch them through my kitchen window.

Aren't they the cutest?

The boys went down for a nap and the girls and I got back to school.  And just when we were about to start science, my dearheart friend Bimlissa called.

Now, normally I try not to answer my phone during the school hours. 

 However. 

It is rare that I actually speak to someone on the phone and not text.  So when I saw it was the real Bimlissa, and not the messaging version, I just had to pick up.

So.  Science was quickly switched to coloring time whilst listening to books on CD and I got in a nice chat with a real person.

Don't judge me.

I'm lonely.

The girls were hoping to learn all about how babies were made today in science.

Yeah.

So I consider Bimlissa's call to be an act of God.

Then my husband came home.  And he took the kids out to build a tire swing.

Two periods of ALONE time in ONE day?!  Can you believe my luck?

Here they are trying to find the perfect spot.

Little Dude came back in before the others.  I like to think it is because he misses me and loves me the mostest.  But he was probably just cold.

He helped me make brownies.

I know, I know.  I am supposed to be watching  what I eat.

But guess what I did!?

I took one brownie mix.  Then I added 1/2 cup of applesauce, two egg whites, and 1/4 cup of water.

Mixed it all together, put it in a 13x9 pan and baked it at 350 for about 20 minutes.

I let it cool, then spread light cool whip on top and added sprinkles.

It was a hit with everyone, even my husband.

True.  I did not tell him that it was lowfat.  And if he knew, he would not have tried it.

But that man would love dessert every night and I am hoping to make healthier choices.

If you have some healthy/low fat dessert recipes you would like to share, I would love to hear them!

Anyways, that was our day!

I hope you all had a great one, too.

Happy Thursday!