Sunday Ruby was particularly "fun" during sacrament. She was being kind of noisy so I told her that she needed to whisper. She did not appreciate me admonishing her so she called me a "meany head". I whispered to her again to be nice and be quiet. So she told me she didn't like my voice and that I was a meany head. Then Lucy tried to give her a sticker and she yelled "pinky!" which in the Hatch home is an insult equivilant to flipping someone off. At least no one else at church knows what our weird insults are.
I was officially released from Primary on Sunday so I had one last hurrah in Primary. Honestly it was a little disheartening. I don't think the behavior management techniques that I put in place will be followed through with so I feel like, why was I even in primary? It is still a disaster, they are still disorganized...I don't feel like I was able to help at all. At the same time, I guess it made me feel grateful to be leaving. I do not like to operate in such chaos. I really hope that Relief Society will be a better fit in that regard.
After church I went with Grace to the library because they were having a game and puzzle swap. It was just a real quick outing and the girls were hoping I would find a game called "Mastermind". Lucky for them I did find that game. It felt like a blessing just for me.
Monday was cleaning day so not super exciting. Ben went to a meeting to see about joining NHS. We both think it might be a good opportunity for him to meet new people who are also smarty pants like him, things have been weird with him and Andrea lately, but he is unsure about adding another thing to his plate. He will be doing ACE next year (like Steven) and he is hoping to still do soccer and archery as well. I have a feeling it may fall to the wayside with me not here to prod about it.
Tuesday while the girls were in school, Ruby and I went to library storytime. She really does love it and it's fun to see her interact with other toddlers. In the beginning she was sitting on the floor and these two girls sat next to her and they all talked about her baby shark boots. It was pretty cute. Her favorite thing is still to flop down in the baby pool full of balls but she kept getting thwarted by other toddlers so that made her a little grumbly.
Tuesday night I went to Grace's. I brought a puzzle just to keep my hands busy but I definitely did not finish it. Jason stayed with us for a bit and chatted with me about Tyler's promotion and gave me some travel advice. It was nice to have both Grace and Jason be excited for Tyler, unlike Caroline who made me feel like crap when I brought it up. I also appreciate his advice on traveling since he is such a frequent traveler, he has good tips.
Wednesday was not very exciting. We did homeschool, ran some errands to get things for my Italy trip and then 3 of the kids had church activities that night and Lucy had volleyball that night. Lucy's team creamed the other team so she was pretty happy about that.
Thursday while the girls were in school Ruby and I met my friend Kara and her baby at the mall. We came a little early to play and then ended up staying after she left because it felt silly to drive all the way home and then back out to the girls' school. And this week Ruby has pretty much boycotted naps so there really was no reason to go home (I think Ruby might be done with naps which is super depressing). Anyways, it was a long day at the mall but good for Ruby to get out and play. I had a good chat with Kara and we actually got into some personal stuff. I really appreciate her, she has a good attitude about life and leaves me feeling better. Ruby also made a friend at the play place but she couldn't decide how she felt about him because sometimes he wanted to chase her and she found that scary. She can be so silly sometimes.
Friday I woke up feeling a little overwhelmed by life but I managed to get a lot done that day- more trip errands, getting things ready for Steven's party (including making a cake) and one last primary birthday gift to deliver because I was worried the presidency wouldn't take care of it. So once the day was over and I had accomplished all these things, I certainly felt better.
Mimi also came over Friday afternoon and her mom was so nice and brought over a little gift for Ruby. She said it was of a gift for Leslie because it was something to entertain Ruby while she's here. It is basically the Japanese version of a WaterWow. That was really thoughtful for her and yet again, that's another friendship that I am really thankful for.
Saturday Steven had his 18th birthday party. He had 4 teens over (3 he's met at stake church things and 1 from school) and they spent their time playing games- video games, board games, etc. I bought pizza and they had cake and ice cream. It is so weird how different he is when he is with friends. He would never play these board games with us but he was happy to play with them and he was really just so happy and nice. I wish he could be that person for us too. But I am glad he had a good little group of friends and that he seemed to have a good birthday.
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