Maisie was saved from her last appointment at the groomer by negative temperatures but even though it was snowing over the weekend, it was definitely time to go. Here’s her before photo.
While Hubby was dropping the dog off at the groomer and picking our iMac from the repair shop, these softball players and I were singing along to Taylor Swift because we accidentally got to practice 25 minutes early. Hey, when the phone said it would take half and hour last time we were 7 minutes late and this time it was snowing to boot so we allowed extra time. Well, it took half an hour because the roads were fine and the traffic was light. Huh.
These girls are doing great! The head coach told me she felt like she was so lucky with this group of players. They seem to enjoy each other but are also focused and always ready to go. She apologized that the new indoor practice facility is another 15 minutes farther away but promised it would be worth the extra drive because then the girls can have an indoor field to practice on. That sounds great!
Us girls made it home before Maisie did. I got to bring her home and she told me all about how Daddy dropped her off while I was gone. And the groomer reported Maisie did just fine even though we switched her to a lesser anxiety medication. Yay, Maisie!
I am so proud of Michelle for performing in her school’s spring concert this year. She had been home sick Friday - Monday but made it to school and the concert on Tuesday and then stayed home to recover on Wednesday. Apparently a lot of orchestra members were ill and Ms. F was so grateful that Michelle was able to be there. She actually told me that after she saw me stealing Michelle and L’s violas out of their lockers on my way home from work on Wednesday because they both decided that even though they didn’t feel well enough to go to school they did feel well enough to go to their ensemble together that night. And yes, Michelle was able to make it to school on Thursday but was also very grateful for the long weekend.
The above great photo was actually sent to me from one of Michelle’s friends via her school and my work email and was very sweet. She had heard from another friend’s mom that I wasn’t in a good place to take pictures and I truly appreciate being reminded how wonderful people can be.
This was take three of us trying to get a selfie after the show. I’m so glad at least some of us were able to be there! (My dad was at work after needing some time off for medical reasons, Danny was at basketball practice, and Kate and Natalie decided to watch Zombies in the basement together when they realized they were the only ones home.)
Wednesday was the last home basketball games and there was quite the turn out. Can you spot Kate? She came home saying it hurt to talk she yelled so much. I’m so glad she finds joy in cheering her school on! She also made sure to get Danny to his last home game on time while I had yet more parent teacher conferences. I have spent hours talking to teachers and am so impressed with the staff we have at our local schools. I can’t believe the season is only two months long but I think Danny was ready for it to end. It’s not a whole lot of fun for a competitive kid to not be able to play. So far this semester his grades are much better and he is hoping to make the baseball team this spring but basketball is still his favorite.
On Saturday Natalie and I got to see her softball team’s new indoor practice facility. It’s so nice! Every thing about the place is better and there is even an area where they could work on in field skills. Afterwards when we couldn’t find lotion in the car for Natalie’s hands that were so dry they cracked open, we drove to a nearby Bath & Body Works to get her a big bottle of lotion just for her. Then we ate at Jimmy John’s since In & Out’s line was so long and could not resist the Menchie’s that was two doors down. And then we realized that the car needed gas so we stopped at a station known to have cheaper gas than by our house and by the time we got home, we had been gone from 10am - past 3pm. I guess these Saturday practices might become an adventure when A isn’t with us. While Natalie and I were having our softball related adventures, Hubby was at home trying to fix my iMac. Sadly, it just wasn’t in the cards for my much enjoyed computer to come back to life. For the amount of money it would take to fix the five year old machine, we would be half way to the cost of a brand new one. I was surprised by how sad the news made me but am so grateful for all the things I was able to accomplish in the five years I got to enjoy it. Right now I have my keyboard connected to my iPad and will see how long I last trying to pretend I have a laptop now. I know for sure I can’t make my Shutterfly scrapbooks on a mobile device since I already started them on a desktop but we did figure out that I can upload photos from my phone to the app and then use Hubby’s computer to clumsily work on them. First world problems!
After a very busy week Hubby and I were able to enjoy pedicures to celebrate Valentine’s Day… and took a selfie in the auto car wash before he headed back to work. I truly am one lucky lady to have this catch as my Valentine!!!
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