Making in through March

 March is the longest month. There are no days off of school or work and it is just a push to get to the final quarter of school and spring break and that much closer to summer. Baseball started last week and the boys have practice on the same night, which unfortunately makes Wednesdays really busy. Thankfully Curtis's is late enough that Josh can take him while I am with Brandon but throw some church activities and dance in there and things get nutty! 

Anyway, it was a fine week with all the normal stuff; laundry, teaching piano, baseball, dance, Emma had student council, I made a dip for the teacher luncheon, went to the gym, talked with Leisa for awhile and then went to the grocery store, more baseball, more dance, more piano lessons. Thursday Michelle and I went to the temple and it is always wonderful to be in the temple. It wasn't our smoothest visit though. We missed the session by minutes which delayed our whole day and I ended up not picking up Curtis but also being late to get Lily for dance, which is more problematic. It all worked out but it was really stressful and the whole day was rushed; not my favorite for a temple visit. It is always wonderful to be with Michelle though and it always feels good to serve and learn and be in a holy place. 

Friday Josh ended up working overtime all day so it was kind of a lonely and boring day without him. We have hardly spent any time together since we got back from our trip and it has made me a bit more anxious about him getting released, which I know isn't going to happen for months, but it was five years ago on Thursday that he got called. I know it is also that we are just in a stage of life where we are running our kids around a lot and so we are often in different places so we just have to do the best we can. I think retirement is going to suit us very well though.

Saturday I went to the stake women's conference. I don't like driving alone so I invited a whole bunch of people to ride with me and at one point I had a full van. One by one they all backed out and I ended up going alone. I called my sister though and we talked all of the way up so that was nice. The conference was wonderful. I especially enjoyed two of the classes and the council but the singing together was my very favorite. It was so moving to all unite and sing a really beautiful song together and I was overwhelmed with the spirit and love and gratitude. Lunch was delicious and I was slow enough I almost missed dessert but I was able to snag a key lime cheesecake bite that was good. It was a nice break from my family responsibilities and it allowed me to just focus on my spiritual well being so I can be a good mom and wife and member of my community. I took the Ray girls home and had a fun conversation with them about books and such and then finally made it home around 4pm. We had a birthday party at 5 at the Imaginarium that was nice and we had a good time, then Josh and I dropped the kids off at home and went to church for a baptism. I played the piano and Josh did the bishopric welcome and it was all very nice. 

Sunday was a wonderful and much needed day of rest for everyone but Josh. We were supposed to have the sister missionaries over for dinner but they ditched us to go to a fireside so we had an amazing dinner all to ourselves. It was kind of nice though. Socializing for Josh after a full day of bishoping is tough. He just gets so tired and needs a break afterwards. Plus there is so little time when we are all together, we are much more hesitant about sharing that time with other people than we used to be. 

And now we are off and running this week. I went for a walk with Olivia yesterday and enjoyed being out in the sun. Had a dermatology appointment today and everything looks good. Busy, busy night tonight. I decided that I don't even mind driving around and being busy but it is so tough to work dinner into that mix, especially when I am teaching piano right up until I need to leave with a kid for practice. I actually enjoy cooking but not when I have to time everything so perfectly and think so much about it in advance. But I'm grateful for food, that it is available for us to eat and that I can go to the grocery store to get what we need. I'm so blessed and appreciate the great peace and comfort I live in. I will also be grateful when I've made it through another Wednesday.