We had an awesome first
week of summer vacation! The kids were home for Memorial Day and we spent
the afternoon swimming in the Bryson’s new pool and enjoying good food and
great company. Arlo was a little hesitant about the pool at first, but he
could not stay away with the sound of the happily splashing kids. Once he
realized if he just put his feet down he’d be able to stand he was fine.
He got in and out, and shivered in between, several times, and promptly passed
out after lunch. We all had so much fun!
Tuesday I
used some of the extra hours I worked last week to take the day off. Our
summer babysitter came in the morning and I went to Gilbert to go to the
temple. I had a really pleasant trip up and enjoyed my time
immensely. When I was done, I just lingered under a Hong Kong Orchid (my
very favorite tree). I love to be at the temple, even just on the
grounds. In the evening I took the kids visiting teaching. We had
some changes to our route, so we now have four sisters which means we planned
to break our visits up over two days. We did a couple hours Tuesday night
and then another couple Wednesday. I am grateful for the trusting
friendships I’ve forged through this inspired program.
Thursday
was business as usual. I had a dentist appointment in the afternoon and
was so very happy to have my newly naked teeth properly cleaned. The
hygienist said that I had taken very good care of them. The kids and I
were home together on Friday and we spent the morning cleaning up and then in
the afternoon they went over to Nana and Papa’s and I went into Tucson to have
my hair cut. Felicity had a soccer game in the evening and that was
fun. She is really enjoying it.
Saturday I
was up early and over to the church where we were having our Girls’ Camp
Kick-off event. I was teaching CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and a few
other things to the girls in rotations. It was a fun and successful event
and now I’m excited to go to camp in a couple of weeks. The kids went to
spend the day with their dad, so I worked on cleaning the house, getting
through the laundry, working in the garden, and going grocery shopping. I
also worked on a birthday cake. In the evening I picked up the kids and
then finished up the cake with Mindy and Melynda’s help.
Sunday was
a little hectic. The kids were fairly good in Sacrament meeting, even
though half way through the electricity went out and we had the remainder of
our meetings without air conditioning! I volunteered to teach Felicity’s
Primary class because her teacher was out. We had a nice lesson on
gratitude. In the afternoon I actually took a nap and then the kids and I
went to Nana and Papa’s to have dinner and visit.
