Week 7-Part 2
Thankfully the week took an upturn and we chugged up the roller coaster hill again. Friday Josh was off and just having him around made everything better. I went to the dermatologist to get my stitches out and found out my mole was begnin, so that was good news. We watched another science class from the Franklin Institute, which was not as interesting as the first one but still good. They only did one demonstration this time and it was all about the electromagnetic spectrum. Kids did their school work, Curtis and I went on a bike ride to Evergreen once it stopped raining and then Lily had her dance classes. When she was done we had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and then watched the Great British Baking show, scriptures and bed. Lily and Curis and I played Five Crowns and then they went to bed and Josh and I had a double date night on house party with the Wiests. It was fun to talk and play and just reconnect with them. Two hours later we watched a Psych episode. I had forgotten how much I love that show but it is so fun and made me happy.
Yesterday started off a bit slow. Josh always seems to have so many things to do and the kids were perfectly happy playing in their Lego city for hours so I was just kind of sitting around feeling useless. I tried to call a few people but no one answered so I just sat out on our porch for a bit. I mean there is always cleaning to do but I get tired of it and what I really wanted to do was go on an adventure so nothing else was sounding as good. I just wanted to pack up and go to a park or playground or go kayaking or something fun because it was such a beautiful day and we had abosolutely nothing planned. Normally that would be such a gift! We were supposed to be in Philadelphia at the temple and it made me sad that we weren't there either.
But, I got the kids outside and we decided to teach Brandon how to ride his bike. He has kind of been working on it for awhile but only wanted Josh to help him so it was slow going. Then Curtis started helping him Friday night and he was making progress. Curtis started helping him again yesterday and I could tell Brandon was so close but he would stop after just a few seconds. I told him if he could ride around the block, I would take him out for ice cream right then. Suddenly Lily and Emma were excited to help him learn too and soon Lily and Curtis were running behind him and helping him get started while Emma rode her bike around cheering for him. It was really sweet to watch. Lily made Brandon some lemonade when he got tired and even said a little prayer with him that he would be able to do it. (I didn't actually witness this but Emma told me). After lots of hard work and Josh teaching him how to turn and get started, he was off! He went all the way around our small block and we all cheered and were so excited. We immediately just got in the car and went to Chick-Fil-A but it was too crowded so we went to Sonic and got milkshakes. It felt like a family accomplishment and it was fun to celebrate together.
When we got back we tried to fix up the trees in our back yard (one was significantly leaning) and then the kids played in the water table. Josh went and got Nicolletti's from the food truck that was by our pool and we ate outside for the first time. It was a beautiful evening out and I was so grateful for the beautiful weather because it really does seem to affect my mood. We watched another baking show episode, read scriptures, put kid 3 and 4 to bed, then played Clue and put kids 1 and 2 to bed. Josh and I watched Knives Out again last night. We had seen it in the theater (back in the good ol' days!) and loved it so we rented it and watched it again. There is a good amount of language but I love the story and how clever it is. It has been fun to watch movies because then it is truly an escape. I've gotten a bit sick of the Tonight Show because all they talk about is the virus and I am so over it. The sketches are pretty fun and I've started just fast forwarding to those but all the zoom calls are just getting old.
Our summer plans are of course up in the air, especially now that pageant has been postponed. I am so glad they just didn't cancel it but will do it one more time in 2021. But I don't know if we'll still go to Rochester to visit my family or not. Who knows? I don't know what is happening past May 15th so I suppose I need to be okay with just taking life a week at a time. That is really difficult for me because I love to plan and look forward to things and right now the only certainty is....oh wait, there is none.
Today has been a nice Sunday. We had our two Sunday school meetings and then I did primary singing time where we learned I Will Be Valiant (one of my very favorites!) and then our sacrament meeting where we all shared our testimonies since it is fast Sunday. Brandon said he didn't have one so I reminded him that a testimony is a witness of something you know to be true. I asked him if he knew Heavenly Father loved him and he said yes. So I asked him how he felt when he prayed or read the scriptures and he said happy. So then I said well get up there and share your testimony then and he did. He said he knows Heavenly Father loves him and answeres his prayers and that he knows the scriptures are true. It was really sweet. Emma talked about the temple and how excited she is to go there, Curtis finished reading the Book of Mormon on his own this past week and said he prayed and knew it was true (amazing that he did that all on his own!) and then Lily shared how wonderful it was to go to the temple and serve others. I'm really grateful that my kids seem to be having spiritual experiences and learning gospel truth on their own and for themselves. What a blessing. I know God lives and that He loves us and really wants us to return to live with Him again and that He gives us the experiences we need to have to be ready for that, if we so choose. This has been a tough time but as we have been forced to set aside things (i.e. soccer, playing with friends, school, symphonic band, gym time, date nights out of the house) we have had more family time and spiritual time and I think it has been a blessing to us all. I just wish I knew when life is going to go back to normal, if that is even possible.
Yesterday started off a bit slow. Josh always seems to have so many things to do and the kids were perfectly happy playing in their Lego city for hours so I was just kind of sitting around feeling useless. I tried to call a few people but no one answered so I just sat out on our porch for a bit. I mean there is always cleaning to do but I get tired of it and what I really wanted to do was go on an adventure so nothing else was sounding as good. I just wanted to pack up and go to a park or playground or go kayaking or something fun because it was such a beautiful day and we had abosolutely nothing planned. Normally that would be such a gift! We were supposed to be in Philadelphia at the temple and it made me sad that we weren't there either.
But, I got the kids outside and we decided to teach Brandon how to ride his bike. He has kind of been working on it for awhile but only wanted Josh to help him so it was slow going. Then Curtis started helping him Friday night and he was making progress. Curtis started helping him again yesterday and I could tell Brandon was so close but he would stop after just a few seconds. I told him if he could ride around the block, I would take him out for ice cream right then. Suddenly Lily and Emma were excited to help him learn too and soon Lily and Curtis were running behind him and helping him get started while Emma rode her bike around cheering for him. It was really sweet to watch. Lily made Brandon some lemonade when he got tired and even said a little prayer with him that he would be able to do it. (I didn't actually witness this but Emma told me). After lots of hard work and Josh teaching him how to turn and get started, he was off! He went all the way around our small block and we all cheered and were so excited. We immediately just got in the car and went to Chick-Fil-A but it was too crowded so we went to Sonic and got milkshakes. It felt like a family accomplishment and it was fun to celebrate together.When we got back we tried to fix up the trees in our back yard (one was significantly leaning) and then the kids played in the water table. Josh went and got Nicolletti's from the food truck that was by our pool and we ate outside for the first time. It was a beautiful evening out and I was so grateful for the beautiful weather because it really does seem to affect my mood. We watched another baking show episode, read scriptures, put kid 3 and 4 to bed, then played Clue and put kids 1 and 2 to bed. Josh and I watched Knives Out again last night. We had seen it in the theater (back in the good ol' days!) and loved it so we rented it and watched it again. There is a good amount of language but I love the story and how clever it is. It has been fun to watch movies because then it is truly an escape. I've gotten a bit sick of the Tonight Show because all they talk about is the virus and I am so over it. The sketches are pretty fun and I've started just fast forwarding to those but all the zoom calls are just getting old.
Our summer plans are of course up in the air, especially now that pageant has been postponed. I am so glad they just didn't cancel it but will do it one more time in 2021. But I don't know if we'll still go to Rochester to visit my family or not. Who knows? I don't know what is happening past May 15th so I suppose I need to be okay with just taking life a week at a time. That is really difficult for me because I love to plan and look forward to things and right now the only certainty is....oh wait, there is none.
Today has been a nice Sunday. We had our two Sunday school meetings and then I did primary singing time where we learned I Will Be Valiant (one of my very favorites!) and then our sacrament meeting where we all shared our testimonies since it is fast Sunday. Brandon said he didn't have one so I reminded him that a testimony is a witness of something you know to be true. I asked him if he knew Heavenly Father loved him and he said yes. So I asked him how he felt when he prayed or read the scriptures and he said happy. So then I said well get up there and share your testimony then and he did. He said he knows Heavenly Father loves him and answeres his prayers and that he knows the scriptures are true. It was really sweet. Emma talked about the temple and how excited she is to go there, Curtis finished reading the Book of Mormon on his own this past week and said he prayed and knew it was true (amazing that he did that all on his own!) and then Lily shared how wonderful it was to go to the temple and serve others. I'm really grateful that my kids seem to be having spiritual experiences and learning gospel truth on their own and for themselves. What a blessing. I know God lives and that He loves us and really wants us to return to live with Him again and that He gives us the experiences we need to have to be ready for that, if we so choose. This has been a tough time but as we have been forced to set aside things (i.e. soccer, playing with friends, school, symphonic band, gym time, date nights out of the house) we have had more family time and spiritual time and I think it has been a blessing to us all. I just wish I knew when life is going to go back to normal, if that is even possible.
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