End of March

Well, its been a week…so this week was our spring break; we decided to stay home but at the last minute we decided to go over to Boise. My husband was over there for some baseball games, so the kids really wanted to go. I was on the fence but decided to do it. Last week I mentioned about my car, so it was in the shop, so we took my husbands truck. Ill recap the whole week.

Monday, I had a hair appointment and it took a really long time. The lady put in a ton of  blond and I really like it. While I was leaving their house, I got stuck in the snow, it was deep and I could not get out. Her son had to get out a tractor and pull me out, I was so embarrassed; but I was able to get out and get home. Macy has a friend that wants to play constantly and it sometimes gets to be a lot. I am trying to set boundaries and help Macy do the same. She called me like 4 times and texted a few times while I was getting my hair done and I told her I would touch base when I got home; well she had her mom drive over to our house while I was gone. Macy ended up going to her house. Sam did not want the friend over at our house, but I let them come back later in the day for a little bit. Sometimes I have a hard time saying no.

Tuesday the girls got to go with our neighbors to Idaho Falls to a place called the Artitorium; they did some crafts. I am glad that they were able to get out of the house. Macy had gymnastics and her friend came with us; Sally was able to stay with the neighbor and I was happy about that. Teddy had a friend come over during the day and they had fun, they also had baseball practice that evening. I ended up dropping my car off at the shop on Tuesday night, so they could work on it while I had an extra car at home.

Wednesday I had to wake up early and help Sam get a rental car for his trip. Then I was able to play pickleball; the girls went to a friends house while I was gone. I had a good time; I really like it. Wednesday was the day we decided we were going to go to Boise. I texted my sister in the morning to see if we could stay with them and I did not hear back from her all day; finally late in the evening she responded that they were going to be busy but we could make it work. I was grateful.

Thursday morning Sally had a birthday party and then we left around 2:30. I called my sister but she didn’t call back until we were about 45 minutes to Boise. She wanted to know our plans and if we were going to get a hotel or stay with them. I thought I had already told her we wanted to stay with them, so I was confused and could have gotten a hotel but she said it was okay, she just needed to do some laundry and get some sheets washed. We would have totally been okay with a blow up bed and couch, but she let me take her oldest sons room. She seemed to want more time to clean up and get things ready, so the kids and I decided to try and do something. We went to two bowling places but there were leagues going on. Teddy suggested putt putt golf, so we found a place. It’s a little fun center and we had a good time. We picked up dinner at two places, Macy and I wanted Taco Bell and Teddy and Sally wanted McDonalds. We were going to each at McDonalds but their lobby was closed, so we brought it with us. We made it to my sisters house by 9:30 that night. She had things ready. Sally and I slept in one bed, Macy slept with a cousin and Teddy was on the couch.

Friday morning we just hung out, my sister and her family had plans, so we left around 11:30 to meet up with Sam for lunch; they had chosen chick-fil-a. It was a crazy house; they ended up getting their food and leaving, but the kids and I stayed; they really wanted to spend time with their dad but he was more of a coach this trip than a dad; which is fine. His games was not until 3:30 but we got to the fields at 1:30, just because there was not really anywhere else to go. Teddy had a friend and they plated wiffle ball but the girls didn’t really have anything to do. It was also really cold, I left my big coat at home and I was not happy about it. Luckily, we had a few blankets. The hour and a half before our game, I let girls use my phone and watch something under the blankets. They also had brought their coats and I was happy their had theirs. I had brought my book on the trip but left it at my sisters house, I wish I had had it to read while we waited for our game. It finally started and we got creamed; it was 17-2. Same said that the double header that they had had on Friday were much better games. They won game one on a walk off and lost the second by two points. Maybe it was just me being there, JK… So Friday night, his team was going to the same fun center that we went to the night before. Sam and Teddy did mini gold and laser tag and the girls rode a few rides and we had some dinner. We finished the night doing some arcade games and then went back to my sister’s house.

Saturday morning we woke up early; my sister and her family had to go clean the church and Sam’s game started at 10. We left her house at 9:30, we stopped at a gas station and the kids got some doughnuts. We got to the game during the first inning; the team we were playing was one of the top teams in the state. They were winning 3-0 when we got there. We didn’t have much offence until the 5^th inning where we scored 4 runs and were winning 4-3; the last inning we had an error and then the other team scored two runs, so we lost 5-4; but Sam said he felt good with the way his team played. The team left right after the game to head home, but the kids and I got some lunch, and then went back to my sisters house to pack. We stayed for an hour and then left as well. We made it home and while I am sorta glad, I have mixed feelings.

Today, Sam wasn’t feeling good so he stayed home from church, if I didn’t have a Sunday calling I would have probably stayed home too, but I had to teach today, so I went and brought Macy with me. If Sam doesn’t go, then Teddy and Sally wont go. He has missed a lot recently but  I really do not care. Someone at church asked me if Teddy didn’t like passing the sacrament anymore but I just said he wasn’t feeling good. I will not force my kids to go, just like I wont get mad if my husband doesn’t go as well. So its Sunday afternoon and I am really tired; I might take a nap. I want to read my book and I want to have my house clean. So well see what I decide to do.

I forgot to mention that last Sunday evening, my sister in law made us some peach cobbler and brought it over. My brother in law started looking at my car and thought he could help my get the stuff I needed and help with my bumper and grill. He also told me that I probably needed new tires and a few other things. So when I brought my car in the shop, I let them know what he said and if they needed to fix it, let me know. Well they called my on Wednesday and said that most of those things needed fixing and it would be $1500 bucks to fix it; its crazy. I have had this car for a little over a year and I have had to put over $5000 bucks into it. Its like clockwork, I get one thing fixed and then its another thing; it only  has 70,000 miles, so I thought it would be okay for a while, but its been one thing after another. My aunt has the same car but a year newer and she has over 250,000 miles. I just feel jipped. But I am trying to be positive. So my brother in law helped me figure out what I needed for the bumper and grill and I ordered them. There are 7 different things that I ordered and 6 of  them have come. I am waiting on one more and then he said he would help me get it all on the car. I really hope we have what we need and he can help me. I will be so grateful, I already am. I have much to be grateful for and I am trying to stay  positive.

My kids were not the greatest this weekend. I have having a hard time helping them get along and they just fight constantly. The little one whines and cries over the tiniest things  and its really challenging saying calm and trying to figure out how to help her. Most of the time I am so embarrassed to be with them in public and I most often loose my cool and it just sucks. I feel like I am failing as a parent. I am not ready for spring break to end; I need another week off while my kids go back to school. My living room is full of big boxes of car parts and our suitcases from our trip. Our downstairs is a mess too. When Sam left on Wednesday, I told myself that I was going to clean the house top to bottom and make it  look great, but then we decided to leave and its just horribly messy. I hope this upcoming week, I can get it looking okay. Its just hard, by the time I get off of my school job, I come home and work for my dad and then the kids get home and I am running around, its just a lot. I try and get help, but I do not get a lot. Its all up to me and I guess I just need the motivation to get it all done. I can do it!!!