Sunday it snowed all morning so they cancelled church. Of course the call didn't come in until after I had woken up and taken my shower. Sigh. But it was still kind of nice to have a quiet day in. Ruby had some snuggle time with Ben. We decided to restart come follow me lessons at dinner time and I am glad we are back on that. It has been nice having the Gospel tidbits at dinner again. We also had a fun family game night of Itzi, Dixit and Scrabble.
Monday was another snow day for the boys. The girls didn't have much school work so we ended up all going to Chuck E after they were finished. The roads were just fine by then, even though everyone was driving like they weren't. I think schools should start doing a late start day or something. They have too many snow days.
Tuesday while the girls were in school Ruby and I kept busy. We got groceries and then I took Ruby to the library's storytime. She really likes the storytime and participates in the songs and mostly follows the rules (I think nursery has been good for her). She also really loves all the toys they put out after storytime- especially the kiddie pool full of balls. She is pretty much the size of it but she loves to lay down in it. After storytime we came home and I had Steven come with us to Costco. He actually came without much complaint and was super helpful. I was grateful for the prompting that I had to invite him. It's rare that we have positive interactions these days.
Wednesday night we had church activities. I was in charge of what was my last Valiant Girls Activity. I will be released Sunday. It was a planning meeting and I felt like it went really well. The girls came up with great ideas and we got things planned until August. Then we played 2 truths and a lie and it was fun to get to know some of the girls a little bit better- even if I am leaving.
Thursday morning I subbed in seminary (Melissa's husband is out of town). It felt like it was the right thing to do but it was rough. When I am on my period, I tend to have a night of insomonia and of course, that night happened to be the night before seminary. I think I only got like 3 hours of sleep. Once I was there it was fine and her lesson was decent but the rest of the day I felt so blah and tired. It made me miss teaching teens but I absolutely do not miss the lack of sleep.
Thursday while the girls were at school, Ruby and I were going to meet Kara at the mall, but she cancelled on us. Instead we just did a quick trip to the library, just to get out of the house. Unfortunately we timed it wrong and got there right when a library event ended so the library was super crowded and peopley. Ruby got a little frustrated because it seemed like all the toys were being played with. Eventually people started leaving so she enjoyed her time a little bit more. Near the end I started chatting with a mom and we both connected over being older moms. I hate when I feel like I am vibing with a mom and I want to be like, we should meet up again! But then I don't say that because it feels like that would come across a little strong. It is hard to make mom friends with people at the library because I rarely see them enough times for that invitation to not be awkward.
Friday after Ruby's nap, we went to Chuck E Cheese for their VIP members only party. It promised extra play points and tickets and Dippin Dots. The kids really wanted to go and I think that was mostly because of the Dippin Dots. So they were very disappointed when we learned the Dippin Dots would not be served for 2 hours and we would not be there that long. The extra play points and tickets were nice though. With the extra tickets we managed to get Ruby a Water WOW and all the kids lollipops. And because I felt bad about the Dippin Dots, I went to Krogers and bought them all Dippin Dots. Sometimes I am a nice mom.
After the Chuck E Party, I had a girls' night with Melissa, Grace and Caroline. It had been a long time since we all had gotten together. And it will probably be a long time before we all get together again. It was a lot of negativity and I don't like the way I felt when I left.
Saturday Steven had work and Ben and Tyler were off at another archery tournament (he got another personal best on Bullseye 262!). That meant I was at home all day without a car I could drive. (The Suburban is too tricky for me to drive on snowy roads). Before Steven went to work, I ran to the Dollar Tree to get some craft supplies so Ruby wouldn't drive me crazy. We have been doing shaving cream and paint lately so I restocked on that and she spent a good amount of the morning mixing and painting with it. I also dropped by the library and checked out some Magna Tiles. Before when we have had them, my kids never seemed very interested in them but they actually ended up being a hit. She liked making houses with them. The art supplis and magna tiles definitely helped the day go faster.
