Dancing with Daffodils

 What a week. It was busy and had some good moments and a few really frustrating ones. I suppose that is normal. Monday Brandon was supposed to go to school but they cancelled all in-person learning this week because of the increased covid numbers so that was a bummer for me. Thankfully he is pretty happy to go or to stay home so that makes it easier to manage. I had a ministering interview with Michelle, did laundry, helped a lot with school stuff, taught piano and got a bunch of random spaces cleaned. Tuesday was a really busy day. I was teaching how to make rolls for a Relief Society meeting that night and so I made one batch in the afternoon so we could have them for dinner and I could show the finished product. Then I had piano lessons, school of course, then I made a nice dinner and watched Chelsea's kids so she could take her oldest to an appointment, made another batch of rolls, helped Lily plan a last minute youth activity, then taught the class. I think it went pretty wel...

 Nothing too exciting happened this week. Well, the election happened but I feel relatively unexcited by it all. Monday was laundry, school stuff, piano lessons and family night. Tuesday the kids didn't have school because it was Election Day so first we did some cleaning and then they all came with me to vote. It took about 45 minutes but they were patient and good so it all worked out. Then we went to Target to get Curtis a hot wheels car he really wanted and Michael's to get Lily her Cricut stuff and we got lunch at Chick-Fil-A. It was a fun outing and then I taught piano and got the girls to dance.  Wednesday I sent Brandon off to school again and he was happy to go. Going once a week is kind of weird but I'll take it. Even just having one less kid to worry about all day with school work makes such a big difference. I did body pump and read a lot. I just finished Becoming by Michelle Obama and it was cool to finish it right around another election because she talks a lo...

 Another week has gone by. It was okay. Monday was laundry, ironing, I made homemade bread for dinner and taught piano. I love that Mondays we don't go anywhere and so it can be my domestic day. I still spend a lot of time with school work but without any outside activities, I can spend time doing home things and I like that.  Tuesday I helped a lot with school, taught piano and then dropped the girls off at dance while the boys and I went to Target to get some school supplies for Brandon. Wednesday morning we actually did the school thing for the first time since March 13. Only one kid of four but it was still exciting and weird/not weird to make a school lunch and pack a backpack. It was so fun to watch him get on the bus (only 3 kids actually rode the bus) and say hello to our bus driver that my kids all like. I was a bit sad and cried for a minute but Emma was super sad and upset that he went on the bus without her so we snuggled for awhile. We ended up having a nice day t...

 This week went by fast. Monday I was busy with laundry, making a bushel of appleasauce (19 jars) and teaching piano (and as always helping with school work). Tuesday was more school and piano and then I took the boys to baseball while Josh took the girls to dance. I like sitting at the park while Brandon plays and Curtis is practicing and I can read. At one point some kid came and started crawling onto me and that was awkward but we all survivied. I loved the book that I just finished and am still thinking about the characters and how good it was. It is called We Were the Lucky Ones and it is based on the author's family history. It was a very moving story of love and family ties and survival and miracles. When we got back I dropped the boys off and headed to our first in-person book club since February. We met not in our usual place but outside at Sarah's house where we sat around the fire pit and chatted. Only six of us came but it was nice.  The discussion of the book was ...

What a week. It actually has been one of the better weeks but not without its lows. It started out nicely on Monday. Normally Columbus day is a day off and we spend the day doing parent teacher conferences, going to the book fair and then spending the afternoon at the pumpkin farm with friends. None of that happened this year and Josh tells me I need to stop thinking about what we should be doing, but it is hard. The kids had school and Josh is so busy at work, for the first time ever he actually worked a holiday. So it was a pretty normal day, although the kids did get done earlier than normal and Josh did come home by 3:30 so that was good. I taught the Wiest girls their piano lessons and then they stayed for dinner, which was fun, even though it was pouring rain and that wasn't what we had originally planned. It was wonderful to just sit and talk with Leisa, and Sam and Josh enjoyed the time as well. We had soups, a salad and rolls for dinner and had meant to play games but we d...

 Oh my goodness. 30 weeks of this Covid-19 mess. This week was fine. Monday was the normal cutting the grass, laundry, teach piano, help with school kind of day. For family night we met with our missionaries and I am super impressed with them and wish I had 50 friends for them to teach.  Tuesday was more school work, house cleaning, piano lessons, then dance and baseball practice. I am reading an interesting book about food and the flavors most used in our country and that has been fun. Wednesday I worked out and then it was more of the same. Nothing special happened Thursday either, just more piano lessons, dance and baseball practice. Friday I actually left the house to go do a grocery pick up, kindergarten materials pick up from school, and then we took Lily to dance and went to BJs. Curtis had a late baseball game and originally I was just going to let Josh take him so the others could go to bed but Josh has been so busy and stressed this week that we hadn't had a real con...

 Happy October!  This week was challenging and good and exhausting with fun moments here and there. Monday I did all the typical stuff and I made a fantastic dinner that night which made me happy. Tuesday started out rough. I was supposed to take the kids to the dentist and so we're all in the car at 7:40 am and the car wouldn't start. It kept flashing the engine light at me and I tried everything but could not get it to go. I had to call the dentist and reschedule all four appointments and spent most of the day very stressed about what was wrong with my practically brand new car. I had considered the battery but the battery light never came on and there wasn't a light on or a door open, but I hadn't driven in two days so it was definitely an option. That afternoon I called our insurance to have it towed to the local dealership and the guy came (of course while I was trying to teach piano) and I was trying to figure out how to get my kids to all their activities and it ...