Half way Through November

Sunday night we watched the second Harry Potter; it got a little late but we made it to bed by 9:45. Teddy came into my room in the morning and said they he hadn’t slept and was super tired and didn’t think he could make it to school. He rested a lot of the day and I still let him come to play pickleball on Monday night.

Tuesday he went to school and had a wrestling match; my husband was able to go to his match while the girls and I went up to Rexburg. My sister is in town at my brothers house and they invited us to come up for dinner and to play with cousins. My girls had a blast. My sister in law and I also went to the auto shop in town and checked out my check engine light with a little machine. She was able to get the light to go off and we were able to put in some transmission fluid because it said it was low. Well, that is a story in itself.

We borrowed some tools from the store and tried to get the screw off to be able to put in the liquid. We worked on it for a good 15 minutes but it would not budge. My sister in law said a little prayer and a few minutes later a gentleman pulled up; we thought we would ask for help but as he got out of the car, we both felt like he wouldn’t be able to help us. Well, he walked by us and into the store and we kept trying. He then came out and as he passed asked if we needed help. He tried for a good few minutes, and guess what, he did it. He got it loosened and we were able to get what we needed done. It was an answer to prayer and a good example of not judging a book by its cover. We were grateful!

Wednesday was a busy day; Macy had dance and then the girls had singing and dance. The girls school was having a fundraiser at our local Wendy’s where a portion of the sales from 5-9 was given to the school. So we decided to go; well it was packed and we didn’t have too much time, so we ended up going over to our grocery store that has a Dairy Queen inside. I told the girls that I would donate some money to the PTO because they were sad at first that we were not going to Wendy’s. It turned out okay.

Thursday the girls had activity days but that is really all. Its weird because football is over, my husband is home in the evenings. He hasn’t been home for months; it makes my evenings seem long, but I think he is happy to be done.

Friday I was able to get some things cleaned up. Sally went to play with a friend, and stayed there all day. I was so grateful. She and this friend can play together forever and not fight. It is so different compared to the other two friends that come over to our house. I was also happy with a break. I love my kids but sometimes its just nice to have some time alone. Macy had a birthday party and Teddy was at wrestling, so I actually went through my clothes and some bins. I was able to get rid of some stuff and get some pants and shirts from the bins that fit now, thank goodness. I still have a long way to go, and a lot to work through but I can do it.

Saturday morning we had our last primary program practice at the church. The girls and the rest of the kids did pretty good. We had a babysitter come in the afternoon; Teddy went to a friends house, so it was just the girls home. My husband and I ended up going to the temple and then out to eat. We drove two cars because I told a friend that I would play pickleball with her. I had a few minutes after dinner and before I was suppose to meet my friend, so I went to Sam’s club and got a few things. Then I met my friend and we went to play. It was so cool, there is a place in Idaho Falls that is indoor and has 5 courts. There were a lot of people but they had a good system and we rotated pretty fast. I was happy to get out and move.

Sunday went good; my parents came to our ward for the primary program and it went well. We came home and had some lunch and then they left to go back to my brothers house and I took Sally to a birthday party. It was just her and another friend, so it was a small party and I let her decide if she wanted to go on a Sunday or not. Of course she wanted to go and I am glad that we did. It was at a small jump place in Idaho Falls; it went fast and we made it home. I was thinking of reading some from my book but I ended up falling asleep for an hour. We then headed over to my brother’s house to celebrate his daughter’s first birthday.

We had some dinner and then cake; the kids did a pretty good job playing well. The boys watched football and the girls just sat around. I was grateful to be invited. We ended the night watching the third Harry Potter movie and then going to bed.