After everyone got back from church I had a Relief Society meeting. It was a bit revelatory. Things that I thought would be accomplished by presidency members, had not been done by them. I think one of the counselors might be feeling a bit burned out and I am sure this calling is a challenge for our introverted, shy president. We shall see how things go as time progresses.
Also, I thought Ruby looked so cute and small at our new (to us) kitchen table. This is my parent's old kitchen table that Mike brought to us. It is nice to finally have a table that we can all sit at.
Monday Ruby continued to have an upset tummy but no throwing up during the day, just diarrhea... That night the girls went to run some errands with Tyler and I ended up going to Chuck E Cheese with Ben. Ben had been feeling anxious and stressed so I thought this would be a good chance for him to get out and have some fun. It was also really fun for me too because I got to play games instead of just following a toddler around. That night Lucy had her last volleyball game and I decided to chance taking Ruby to watch it because Tyler wanted to go as well. Ruby had not puked since Saturday morning so it felt like we were in the clear. But shortly after the game started, Ruby covered her mouth and said she was going to cough. We were at the top of the farthest from the door bleachers (Tyler was at the bottom keeping score). Since we really didn't have anyone by us, I decided it was safer to stay at the top with her, rather than walk her down and have her puke on people. It was probably the best choice but she pretty much threw up all over me and the bench. Penny went and got Tyler and he helped me clean up the best we could and then I had to carry crying Ruby down the bleachers and past another set of bleachers and to the car. I put a jacket over my puked on clothing but I am sure everyone could smell us. It was not fun for either Ruby or me.
Tuesday I was not going to risk taking Ruby anywhere so while the girls were at school, Ruby and I spent quality time together- painting, playing with toys,reading books...That evening though I ended up taking a risk and taking Ruby out with Ben to Novi so Ben could practice parking in preparation for his driver's test on Wednesday. Tyler was helping at archery tournament so he couldn't watch Ruby. Ruby ended up falling asleep while Ben became an expert parker. After Ben was done practicing, we went to Chuck E Cheese. Ruby did not vomit so I would call that a succesful outing, lol.
Wednesday, after homeschool, Penny had a hang out with a new friend, Mia. Her mom had been trying to get the girls together for quite some time now and it had finally worked out. She lives almost 30 minutes away which was not great but I had a nice chat with Mia's mom before I went back home. Mia's mom has kids with a big age gap too. Mia is 11 and her 2 sisters are in their 20's (and both pregnant). It was nice to talk to someone who understand the complexities of parenting kids with a large age gap and I felt I was looking at my future. I would love to chat with her again sometime and pick her brain about all the age gap things.
Wednesday afternoon Tyler took Ben to his driver's test. I am too anxious of a person to go with Ben- I am pretty sure I would have made him more nervous. He only missed 3 points in parking which was what he was most nervous about. I am not sure how many points he missed on the other things but I do know that he passed and that is all that matters. As soon as he turns 16, he will be able to drive on his own! So excited to have another driver in the house! But maybe not so excited about the high insurance that is coming for us.
Wednesday evening all 4 kids went to the church for activities. I love it when that happens. Tyler went and ran a couple errands with Ruby and it was reall nice to have the house to myself for once. It also gave me some time to catch up on dishes. Our dishwasher is still broken and I just can't make a decision on what to buy- do we spend more and hope it'll last longer? Or do we buy a cheap one again and just plan on replacing every 5 years? But also I am really tired of having to wash all the dishes.
Thursday Ruby woke up very really fussy. It was a tough morning with her crying out that she needed me, even when I was right next to her. We were planning on meeting Kara and her baby at the mall around lunchtime and I was debating going because Ruby was being so challenging. We ended up going and I am so glad we did. I had a really nice chat with Kara about all sorts of things and I really needed that chat. Kara is a good about talking about things without being negative but still supporting the fact that something can be hard. Ruby did get fussy at one point and so we went back to the play area and instead of playing she crawled into my lap and fell asleep. She defintely had some sort of bug.
Thursday night the boys (and Lucy) were off at another Archery tournament- the Shamrock Shootoff. I am so over archery. It feels like it's been a long season and it has taken Tyler out of the home a lot more this season. Unfortunately for me, they did so good at the state tournament that they will be attending the nationals in May. So I guess it still is not actually over.
Friday Mimi came over and so I chatted with her mom for a bit when she came to pick up Mimi. I really do enjoy chatting with her but I also have things to do so I never know quite how to send her off without feeling rude because she never seems to leave with Mimi unless I make some sort of hint about needing to get dinner (but even that doesn't work some times). It's tricky.
Friday evening Ruby asked for me to get Chad out. Apparently she missed him so we made him into an Easter bunny. He's way cooler than the Easter bunny at the mall.
Saturday morning I went to see "Project Hail Mary" with the older 4 kids. We had all listened to the book before so we were excited to see it. I was worried it would be a let down because movies based on books tend to be, but it was not. It ended up staying fairly true to the book and was a really good watch. I feel bad that Tyler didn't get to come watch it with us and was stuck with the baby instead. Can you tell my kids were so happy that I made them take a picture?
Saturday night I went over to Grace's house. Unfortunately I learned that Grace's sil had passed away from stage 4 cancer. They knew it was coming but it still felt like it happened so fast. Her sil had gotten the diagnosis only 9 weeks earlier. Grace usually has Thanksgiving with this family so she was close with her. It was the first time I have seen her get emotional. Grief sucks and it will be so hard for that family. Her sil was only her 50's and her sil's kids only in their 20's. Puts my problems of puking child into perspective for sure.
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