When we got back from a walk we went to Skyzone so the kids could jump. Ruby was very territorial while we were there and would not let her siblings jump on the same "square" she was on. She is in a really frustrating screaming phase and she is going to make me crazy. The only other exciting thing that day was a quick date with Tyler at Dairy Twist when we went to pick up Ben from work. The ice cream there is really so good and I have been having a hard time resisting it as of late.
Tuesday was the first day of in person classes for the girls. Penny was really excited and I think it lived up to her expectations. They both seemed really happy to be back in the hybrid program with their friends. Lucy, surprisingly did not sit with Claire at lunch but seems to be making friends with a girl named Mila. I like that she is making more friends. It was also really nice to have a morning with just Ruby. We went on a walk to the library with Grace. My only frustration on the school front is that they both my girls apparently are unhappy with their uniforms because Penny says no one wears polo dresses anymore and Lucy felt too boyish in pants. Both requested what I bought and also, I thought uniforms were supposed to stop things like this from happening.
Tuesday evening Ben had a game. They lost 0 to 3. They didn't give him much play time which always makes me feel frustrated, but Ben did a courageous thing and talked to his coach after the game. He asked the coach what he could do for more game time and the coach gave him some things to work on. Since then, Ben has been taking more time to practice at home with Tyler and it makes me happy to see him have some drive for the game again.
After the game I had a Primary Meeting. I am really not loving being in the Primary Presidency. I feel like I do not fit in with the other members of the presidency. They do not understand my humor or my bluntness/honesty. I was very clear about things that I would not help with`but in my defense, I am also helping with a lot of things too. They also seemed to have a hard time understanding why young moms might not like a primary calling. Like it is crazy that they may be tapped out from being with their own kids all week and they might want an actual break. Anyways I would rather go back to just being a teacher and playing the piano but apparently bishop is not down for that (I gently hinted at it that following Sunday).
Wednesday morning it was back to homeschooling. I suffered a bit of a melt down in the beginning when I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and then couldn't find the solutions manual to grade the girls math work. Turns out they changed us from having a physical copy of a solutions manual to an online one. Once I figured this out I got over my melt down and homeschooling went surprisingly smoothly. I know it's just the beginning but they seem to be doing well with being back in hybrid.
When we finished our schoolwork, I took the girls to Dollar Tree so Lucy could get a birthday gift for her friend (she just wanted to get her friend a bunch of stuff that was her favorite color, red). While we were there we found some super cute ladybug wings for Ruby and isn't she just the cutest?
That afternoon I got a phone call from Tyler asking if Steven had called me. I guessed immediately that Steven had been in an accident. I wish I had guessed incorrectly but he had indeed got into a minor accident on a round about. Thankfully, as you can see from the picture, there really wasn't any damage to his car. Another person had never been in a round about before and tried to make a left turn in the outer lane- she made the left turn right into Steven who was in the inner lane. The other driver definitely got the brunt of the hit and since Steven hit her, she thought Steven was at fault. She called her parents who insisted she call the cops because they were also sure it was his fault since he had hit their daughter. They all regretted that when the cop calmly explained and showed the girl that she was at fault. Since Steven wasn't far from home, I had driven over and was able to be there with him while the cop was there. I am grateful that the girl told what happened honestly and for a patient cop. The other driver was pretty upset about getting a ticket because she said her parents are Russian and very strict. I tried my best to be a calming presence which we know is not normally my thing, lol.
That night was supposed to be crazy busy but it rained and most of our plans got canceled which was really nice. Ben was supposed to work in the afternoon and that got canceled. Penny's soccer practice was canceled because of the rain. And the ym were supposed to have an activity at the park but then they got moved to the church which was nice because the yw were there too. It made my evening super relaxed and I was able to take my parents on some errands they had to do without any kids which makes things much easier.
Thursday while the girls were at school I took my parents to Salvation Army so they could drop off another load of things to give away and also so I could so some shopping. Poppy was a little frustrated that they didn't take some of the things he wanted to get rid of. I was bummed because I really didn't find any of the things I was looking for.
Thursday night Ben had a soccer game. This time they didn't wait until the last 5 minutes to play him but they still only had him play for like 5 minutes. I do feel like it was slightly better than just throwing him in at the end though. His team lost 1 to 2.
Friday we had our first monthly co-op with Julie's church- Julie and I are in charge of the toddler room. It went mostly as expected. The assembly in the beginning was rough to sit through with toddlers. The toddlers also weren't super cooperative with group activities (reading books and singing songs) so mostly we put out different "stations" for them to play at- books, puzzles, sensory bins, feed the hungry caterpillar... We also dressed up the kids in cute bug attire (wings, headbands...). The toddlers were super cute. We went outside for a bit and did sidewalk chalk and they "saved" bugs from ice cubes with spray bottles. We attempted to color some butterflies I made from paper plates but they weren't too into that. Overall it was fine, Julie just cleaned things up a little too quickly which made the end kind of drag a bit with trying to entertain the toddlers with the stuff packed up. I didn't really meet anyone, and neither did Penny. Penny ended up crying in the car because she said she got stuck with the babies (the table with girls her age was all full). Lucy said it was meh and that she talked to some people. I really thought Lucy would be the miserable one so I was surprised Penny was so bummed. I feel like I would agree with Lucy and call it a meh day. It wasn't anything too awesome but it was ok. I am glad it gave Ruby time to interact with other toddlers (Asher and Addie) and work on her sharing skills. I am glad it got the girls out of their comfort zone- I think that's good for them.
Friday afternoon Penny got to go to Mimi's and Lucy had a sleepover birthday party for Geli at a hotel. Penny got lucky and when she got back from Mimi's, Geli's mom invited her to join the sleepover so she could keep Geli's sister Luna company. Penny was thrilled to get to join in on the fun but Lucy was not happy about having her little sister there- even though Penny and Luna were in a different hotel room. Lucy really likes to have her friend time separate from her little sister.
Saturday was pretty chill. I picked up the girls from the sleepover and took my parents to CVS. I thumbed through magazines while they waited for the prescriptions. Then that afternoon Tyler and I went for a date. We decided to go frisbee golfing on a course by a nearby elementary school. I am not so good at it but Tyler...he went and lost one of my frisbees on the school's roof. There was another guy at the course who was much more experienced and made me feel self conscious about my poor abilities. This is why I don't like sports. I don't like other people seeing me play them. After we did frisbee golfing, we got dinner at Leo's and then we picked up Ben from Dairy Twist and got some ice cream.
