Kate hardly ever posts on Instagram so imagine how happy I was to see this beautiful photo of her pop up on my social media! I was also happy to sneak this picture of our family playing Hues and Cues with her friend, W. I was grateful Natalie’s softball game was canceled due to weather so that we could be together on a school night to do nothing.
Since you can’t tell who he is, I felt like it was ok to take & post this photo of one of our students after completing an activity one of the other paras, R, planned and carried out that was a huge hit. They used “foam clay” to decorate Korean masks and it was seriously the best. I have truly enjoyed getting to know R better this school year and am grateful for her and what she does!
Backtrack to Wednesday: After work and school Hubby, Natalie, and I cheered on Danny and his team at his baseball game. The weather had been great all day and then about 15 minutes after the game began, it started to get cloudy, breezy, and chilly. By the time the game ended we were so very cold and grateful Danny’s team mercy ruled the other team so we could go home! I decided it was because there was a track meet at the high school as well and we all know track meets aren’t allows to have perfect conditions very often.
Hooray, CMAS is over! I am grateful that I have gotten to spend more time with my opted out kids and that my coworker set up a way for us to celebrate being all done! Above is a photo of the game Bananagrams Michelle and I played one morning together before she went to school and below, don’t worry, more than one of those cocktails is virgin. I feel so lucky to get to work 3 days a week so that I can be at the middle school with this wonderful women but can still do things as a mom I want to do.
Soon that cold weather we started to feel at the baseball game led to softball, baseball, and tennis cancellations due to wet and snowy fields and courts. It was kind of nice to have a slower schedule for a few days. Michelle invited her friend B over for board games and quesadillas, Hubby, Michelle, and I took a trip to Target with a looong shopping list, our house is clean, etc.
Basketball was still on! Danny had yet another tournament weekend. This one was a heartbreaker with some tough competition.
While Hubby and Danny were at basketball, Kate was babysitting, Natalie got to go to a friend’s birthday party, and Michelle, Maisie and I binge watched Small Spaces Big Dreams while we ate dinner after our making of Disney Grahams from the Six Sisters Copycat cookbook. The next day I got to sub for the cute little Sunbeam class at Church with SY ( she had prepared. Such a great time!) before Michelle and I hosted an ensemble group “masterclass,” followed by her making brownies while Hubby and I put out new mulch and gave our maple tree more iron. Yes, the day ended up being warm and sunny after that drizzle and snow for days.
Before the next round of precipitation, this one rain, canceled games over the weekend, Natalie and Danny were able to get out and play on the same day. I was so sad I couldn’t be in two places at once! Luckily one of the JV moms took some great pictures of Danny, of which I will place some here after a couple I took of Natalie.
Before the rain came Michelle was able to squeeze in a tennis class and I got to take her in the new loaner car, this time a 2024 Accord. Yes, we have another brand new car to borrow while Hubby’s Civic is getting fixed even though we put over 1,000 miles on the last one. One of my friends told me it seems like I’m driving a different car every time she sees me.
Between the rain and Danny not feeling well, we decided that Saturday was the best time to clean our upstairs carpet and Hubby did a great job — the man who had been cleaning our carpet for years needed to retire early because he needed to take care of his ill wife. So sad! Then by Sunday afternoon the sun was back and we could finish garden planting, walk the dog for over a mile and play tennis after I got to sub for Natalie’s primary class. And I think everyone was grateful for the perfect weather to hold for the district’s 5th grade field day the next morning! I tried and failed to find a sub at work so that I could watch but luckily I’s mom and A’s mom sent me photos and a video. I am so grateful for our community and Natalie had a marvelous time!
The home field was too wet to play on even with Danny’s former head coach pumping over 1,000 gallons of water off the field the day before so the location was changed to one of the city fields. Hubby and I met there after work (thank goodness my coworkers got me out the door early or else I would have been late) and I got to watch the first couple innings before heading home to get Michelle and her friend R to their Leadership Academy induction ceremony at the high school.
I am so excited for Michelle to try out this program next school year. I got to meet Carrie years ago as a member of the Left Hand Creek Ward and she is one of the most amazing and funniest women I have ever met. I have only heard good things about the Leadership Academy and think Michelle will really enjoy it. To celebrate, I took Michelle out to eat afterwards at somewhere she had never been before and we had virgin cocktails to go along with our Hawaiian inspired food.
After all the excitement of a double header for Danny and the ceremony for Michelle, Tuesday felt like a dream with all six of us at home hanging out in the living room and kitchen. I had planned to go to Target but when I saw there was a chance for the entire family to be together, I just had to stay home. Funny how when they were little I was happy to get out of the house and now I am happy to stay put instead. I cherish the time we can all be together. Oh, that reminds me, I have some travel planning to do!
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