This past week has been full of activity as school comes to an end (for one of our kiddos) and summer begins. This next month will be a little tricky as we are all ready for the slower pace of summer and yet still have Caitlin in school until July 2.
Last Saturday we went to a family reunion for my Grandma Edwards family. We had lunch, an auction, a Silly String fight, and a program and dinner for my mom’s aunt and uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary. It was a nice day and we enjoyed catching up with family members we haven’t seen for a while. My little grandma is the oldest and smallest of her siblings. At 85, she isn’t able to see and hear as well as she used to, or sew and work on her garden with as much energy, but she still manages to show her family she loves them.
On Memorial Day we weeded, edged, mowed, and washed all the outside windows and the porch furniture. We also had a little barbeque and then went to Robin Hood once our work was finished. We worked hard, didn’t have to threaten the kids with bodily harm to help, and now it feels good to be caught up and able to maintain. Twice this week I have been able to relax on our porch (my favorite area of our house) and not feel guilty about all the work that needs to be done.
On Tuesday, Clint, Caitlin, and I went to dinner with our friends, the Cooper’s. We have known Jay and Maggie for a little over a year and have come to really enjoy and appreciate them. They have been the leaders of our Financial Peace classes and have been a huge source of support and encouragement to us as we work to become debt-free. Jay made the mistake of asking me about my job and that started a whole conversation about air travel gone wrong. I think he won with his tale of an emergency landing due to a tornado. I certainly have stories of my own to share (about other people) but I have to keep some secrets to myself, right?
Wednesday was Caleb’s 9th Grade Lagoon Day and my day to have lunch with my work friends before the kids are out of school for the summer.
Thursday was Caleb’s last day of middle school and our CCCF Summer Luau. It was fun to see our cancer friends and meet new families. We sat by a family who lost a little boy two years ago. They have the most unusual story as their five year old was diagnosed with a rare form of AML on Thursday and passed away the following day. There were no symptoms except for a bloody nose and then more severe symptoms the day he was diagnosed. The doctors think he probably had Leukemia for a week at the most. They are a really nice couple and I was impressed with their attitude and gratitude that their little son did not suffer through treatments that wouldn’t have saved him in the long run.
Today… Caleb left for Youth Conference in Manti and Caitlin did something I am so proud of… I am trying to encourage her to branch out with her friendships and today she went to a book club that some friends from school have started. She has really cute school friends and they have helped her, along with her teacher, to blossom this school year. Most of these girls will be in her class next year too, so I am hoping she will make some lasting friendships.
So that’s it. Looking forward to the weekend, to summer, to hopefully a slower pace and lazy days at the pool.
2 comments:
you are great with all the things you do! i love the pictures. you really have to show me how you do such fancy stuff on your blog!
sublamix--don't know, just a really great sounding word
Wow! Another busy week. I am not looking forward to days at the pool, but sitting on the porch sounds really nice.
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