As I mentioned in my last post, we went on a triple date with the May's and Bloomfield's last Saturday. I was kind of cranky that day because Tyler hadn't installed my new stove and I was worried this kayaking would be more strenous than relaxing and when we got there it was soooo peopley that I was really starting to sour. BUT it ended up being a good time. I had some fun chats with my friends and the paddling wasn't too exhausting- although I still would prefer to just float in the middle of a lake ;)
Monday we finally had our family pictures. After the stress of trying to coordinate outfits for all of us, I was sort of just ready to get it done. Of course there was rain in the forecast for the exact time we were supposed to have them, that just seems to be my luck. Thankfully she was able to do them earlier so I rushed to get us all ready. My friend Melissa was nice enough to do my hair and Lucy and Penny's hair. While we were there Penny started scratching at her face and I thought maybe she had gotten some hairspray on it. I went to wipe it off with a wet paper towel and noticed she had white spots, hives, amongst the red. She had been cuddling with their cat earlier and apparently had an allergic reaction. Thankfully Melissa had Benadryl and it mostly cleared it up before the pictures. So we rushed to Milford for pictures and got them all done just as the rain poured down. We got back to our car soaking wet but I was so grateful that everything worked out. Now I just have to wait impatiently to see them.
Tuesday I had my appointment with the obgyn. On the way there I had an anxiety attack, just remembering all the hard things from last year. I felt like I was going to puke and I just wanted to sob and I was just basically overwhelmed with feelings. Thankfully I was able to calm myself and go in. Not so thankfully, they told me I would have an hour wait. I quickly sent my friend Caroline a text asking for memes to help distract and she provided. It helped. The blessing in it all was I got the good doctor and she sat with me and talked with me for a long while. I was able to share all my concerns and she is humoring me and doing blood work and having me get an ultrasound so we can verify that everything is ok. She also recommended I see a counselor so apparently my crazy is showing. It took me like 5 months to make this appointment so it could be awhile before I even attempt to see a counselor but it's probably a good idea.
Tuesday afternoon I had Etta and Reggie over(they are 2 of the 3 kids from the family that just moved into the Ward). I had them for a few hours so their parents could work on unpacking the house. Reggie fit in great with Ben and they had a blast. Etta didn't really have a buddy so I was her entertainer. We colored for awhile and then when she got bored of me, she played the Nintendo Switch for a bit. She seemed fairly mature for her age until she started playing Mario Kart, lol. Definitely a typical 11 year old but she will fit in just fine with our yw.
Tuesday evening I was invited to a puzzle party at Amy's house (she is the wife of our new stake president). It was mostly fun. There was a lady there that lost her daughter to suicide last year and she is struggling and sometimes makes comments that are hard to know how to respond to. She, like me, probably needs some counseling. Life is hard. Besides that I put in a word that I would love to be seminary teacher WITH Tyler. Maybe she'll say something to her husband and that will help it happen ;) But Bishop is considering both of us again, so maybe just maybe...we shall see how it all pans out.
Wednesday we finished up homeschooling and that feels like quite the feat. It's been a LONG year and I must be crazy to subject myself to another year with them home but hopefully this hybrid school is the right mix. I am so grateful that now I can put away my teacher hat and just be a mom for the next few months.
That afternoon we went to the beach and it was so nice. The mom of the triplets ended up being there, as well as some moms she knows and I was able to converse with grown ups while the kids played. Well all the kids but Steven. He has apparently outgrown the beach and would rather just stay home. Lame.
Wednesday night we had a swim party at the Hines home for our YW's activity. It was sort of exhausting. I was trying to help Etta feel included and so that involved trying to get them all to play games. We eventually landed on doing challenges (Funniest dive, coolest slide...) and they seemed to have fun with that. I felt like I really had to be "on" and woof, that is hard. But none of the girls wanted to leave so the activity was definitely a success.
Thursday morning we went and picked strawberries. Penny and I are the only ones that eat them so we didn't get very many. Lucy made lots of grossed out faces at the strawberries and Steven was most focused on finding the strawberries that looked the weirdest. After a quick pick session we got some candy sticks and kettlecorn from the market and headed home. It was a nice little outing.
Thursday night Caroline invited me and Ben to Andrea's Irish dancing concert. We carpooled with Caroline. Andrea had to be dropped off early and it was pretty far out there so we grabbed a bite to eat and walked around the city of Canton for a bit. The dancing itself was quite interesting. There were some crazy wigs and major sparkly costumes out there. The youngest crew was the cutest, they had no idea what they were doing and were so fun to watch. I think Ben had fun just getting this special outing and enjoyed seeing his friend dance a jig.
Friday our neighborhood had an end of school year party at our beach and the May's came with us. Their were so many people and lots of naughty older kids so we didn't last too long. I like beach days that aren't so peopley.
Saturday morning Steven and I went and helped make blankets for his friend's Eagle Project and then afterwards we had an eye appointment. We both got our eyes dilated which is always fun...but I am not sure his eyse were affected as mine because the light didn't seem to bother him as much afterwards. He got new glasses which basically look like his old ones. He is not very exciting. When we got back from that, I worked with him on his lesson he has to teach the Deacons tomorrow. It's on pornography which is a pretty awkward thing for a 13 year old boy to teach but I think he'll be ok.
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