This week I still feel like I am adjusting to being a mom and living in real life again. Sometimes I miss our life in Italy. I know vacation life is not a life one can live full time, but man it was a good break from all the things.
On Sunday I thought I would not like being back in Sunday School but it was surprisingly nice to not be in primary anymore. I didn't have to worry about helping any little children stay reverent. I was able to just sit and be. After chuch we had a Zoom Relief Society Presidency Meeting. It was long because there was a lot to cover but in the end, my responsibilities were very manageable. A sign up sheet for a Relief Society Activity, and setting up a facebook page for the Relief Society Sisters. I like being the secretary because I feel like less rests on me. I think I am going to like this calling.
On Monday Julie and Asher came over. It was nice to chat with Julie but Ruby was having a hard time sharing with Asher. Near the end they fought over control of the Toniebox. Typical toddler behavior on both their parts, although I think Ruby was a little more fiesty than Asher. Also on Monday, Ben had his first day back at Dairy Twist. He was really nervous but I think it ended up being a good first day. It wasn't too busy so he was able to easily gain his footing again. They don't pay well but they are very accommodating with his soccer/archery schedule so it feels like a good job for him for now.
Tuesday, while the girls were in school, Ruby and I went to library story time. Ususally she is one of the most well behaved toddlers there but not this time. She kept standing up so others kids couldn't see the book, a group of toddlers went running and she followed and there was a grandma and her grandson sitting off in the corner of the room that she kept bugging. Then when it was done and it was time to go home, she threw a fit. It wasn't the best.
Tuesday night I went over to Grace's house. We had a good conversation about religion. While I was talking with her, I brought up how I had begun scripture discussions at the dinner table with my family again and she talked about how she missed having those conversations with her family. It was one of the first times in awhile that I had heard her say some positive things about religion and we actually had a pretty positive discussion after that about religion. It was really nice.
Wednesday Penny had her first orthodontist appointment. They took x-rays and pictures and scanned her teeth. In a month she will be getting braces and an expander. I am sure she will be miserable when it actually happens but a lot of her friends have braces already so for now she is excited to be joining them soon. I also set up an appointment there for Ben. He really needs braces and I am hoping we can make it work financially so that they both can get their teeth fixed this year.
Wednesday night we had kids in 3 different places. The boys were at the Hess home for young mens, Lucy had volleyball and Penny needed to be at the church for young womens. I ended up taking Penny to the church, and Ruby came with us. My tummy was bothering me so I had the joy of taking Ruby into the bathroom with me while I died. Thankfully our young women were the only ones at the church so at least no one was around to listen to Ruby talk to me about my poop issues. Besides the issues, Ruby had fun joing in with the yw making bracelets. She liked looking at all the cool beads they had brought.
Thursday morning we hit terrible traffic on our way to the girls' school. Our 20 minute drive took 40 minutes (even with us taking a slightly illegal shortcut) It was awful. The girls still made it to school on time since we leave so early, but we were at the back of the line which stresses the girls out. Afterwards I took Ruby to the Great Lakes Crossing Mall. I was on the hunt for Easter dresses for the girls, a sweater vest for me, and an italy lego postcard. I think that while being away I had forgotten how awful shopping with a toddler is. It was not a fun day like I had imagined in my mind. Mostly it was me wrangling a toddler who did not want to shop- she just wanted to play in the play area. At one point, I was looking at some dresses, and when I looked back at Ruby she was on the ground by her stroller taking off her pants. She had gotten some food on them and had decided she did not want to wear them anymore. When it was finally time to leave, she decided she did not want to leave and I had to throw her into the stroller kicking and crying. I feel too old to deal with toddler tantrums.
On Friday I decided to do some thrift store shopping while Ruby was sleeping because I needed retail therapy after all the retail trauma the day before with Ruby. It was a good choice because I found a few fun things for a good price, including some dresses for the girls (I hadn't had luck finding them at the mall the day before). That night Lucy had another middle school dance. Mostly she goes to these so she can get dressed up and hang out with friends. She also likes the snacks. It seems like she had a good time with her buddies. When I dropped Lucy off, Geli's mom -Cherish- was there as well and chatted with me for a long while. I think she might be lonely and maybe I should invite her and her husband to the game nights we do with Grace. Cherish also talked about how much her girls and her like our church and how they should come more often. I encouraged that line of thinking for sure ;)
Geli came home with Lucy after the dance and spent the night. Geli didn't stay too long the next day. I am not sure if she gets tired of Lucy or just tired of people in general.
The weather Saturday was nice and warm so we got outside for a bit to splash in the puddles. Lucy did one big splash and was so soaked she decided that it wasn't that fun to splash in puddles, lol. Clearly Lucy is not a toddler anymore.
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