Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: These three days were exactly the same. I laid in bed, recovering. Our sweet and wonderful little babysitter, an angle on earth, from a family full of angels came over each day to take care of the girls while Travis got the boys ready for school until the boys returned from school (and then some). And to say that these girls were … HaRd To HaNdLe is a MASSIVE UNDERSTATEMENT! Avery has reached the full blown terrible two stage that no one in this house is enjoying!! I can’t tell you how many times I heard “I hate you! No! Never!” I felt so bad. Between the two girls, I was afraid she wouldn’t dare come back the next day! But bless her heart she kept coming back! And each day she came back she came prepared with new games, learning activities, and kept them so organized that they never even turned on the tv. And when the girls napped, she’d clean my house. She even organized my books and dvds that needed to get back to the library soon so I wouldn’t have to round them up. And her mom brought us dinner, along when two other families in our ward that brought us dinners. My friend and Neighbors took over the driving for me.
Thursday: “A New Sheriff is in town!” This was the text travis sent me the night before because he’d heard of the girl’s antics and he would be home all Thursday to take over, heh heh heh! And in for a ride awaking they were! So Travis took over as mom for the day and the house and the girls got all the attention they needed!
Friday: We let the boys each invite a friend over for a fun evening of games, video games, pizza, and popcorn.
Saturday: Travis was the best dad! He started the morning off taking the kids with him to rake leaves in the yard of an elderly woman in our ward, along with a a few of the Elders Quorum members. He said the kids did such a wonderful job that when they came home he instantly changed them into clean warm clothes and carted them away to the movies to see Clifford. I love him. I love them. I loved this day. He said they were so good, that Avery carried in her popcorn, Addie carried the candy, boys had the sodas (spoiled much?), and the girls each snuggled him and the movie was enjoyed by all. They came just in time for BYU football; what a frustrating game; I don’t think I’ve disliked a team we’ve played against that much in a LONG time! For dinner travis created a taste Of Utah and made us Polish dawgs with Jay sauce. Yum!
Sunday: travis took the kids to church. Aaron was in charge of prayer. Last week Maddix has to do a little talk, and next week Addie is in charge of the scripture. I love that my kiddos aren’t afraid of public speaking and are always some of the first to volunteer. After church we had our Sunday pancakes for lunch. The boys decided to take the girls to play out in the yard instead of doing a special quiet time in the lego room… and I have to say, I was impressed! They bundled up as warm as they could because it was like, 28 degrees with the wind chill, but they stayed out and played for just over an hour! They did “fencing lessons” and taught the girls to sword fight 😂 And somehow no one was injured or offended during this time. Lion king was chosen as the Sunday movie, then scripture cartoons. We enjoyed beef enchiladas for dinner and a Jamba Juice creation travis whipped up for family home evening. After the kids went to bed, Travis and I put on Les Miserables and snuggled in the couch. Wrapped in his arms, my hands in his… I essentially bawled my eyes out for three hours! The. Struggle. Was. Real!! I cried at the injustice for Jean Val Jean. The kindness of the priest. The horrifying fate for Fantine. And her endless struggle to protect her daughter, that she never even gets to see. And on and on… I just looked at that movie and it hit me hard how GRATEFUL I am for my life. My family. For my world. I get so overwhelmed at the wickedness of this generation and I get discouraged that I have to raise my kids in it. But at the same time, I can shut it out. I can simply stay off the internet. Turn off the tv. Avoid traveling certain places. I can raise my children with knowledge, comforts, and each day can be turned into something great. I am so grateful to be living in today’s world where yes, there is an abundance of injustices, but we have never blessed with more!!
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