busy week

Whoever said that you would have spare time once kids were in school was wrong. I can't believe how busy I have been lately, something everyday and most of it has nothing to do with school.

To start we had our retreat and it was so much fun. The theme was 'There's No Place Like Home" and the stake did a marvelous job with the decorations and program. When we got there we took off our shoes and put on 'ruby slippers' (red socks), Friday night we had dinner, chicken, ribs, potatoes etc. and they had a really cute program and then we had ward time until 11:30. We have a great ward well at least one that really knows how to have fun. I walked down the hall at one point and could peek in and see what the other wards were doing and they were having nice quiet ward time playing games etc and then you HEARD us. We were line dancing and playing loud games but boy did we have fun. So much for the spirit and testimony sharing time with us. The next day there were many classes and a great keynote speaker. A weekend worth doing over and over again.

Monday I spent ALL day doing my checkbook. I know it shouldn't take ALL day to do but I had 3 months to catch up on. That night my mom, Derk, and I bottled 2 cases of peaches and got 26 quarts and 6 pints. I hope that lasts us the year we love them. Mom and I also went shopping for a dress for me to wear to the wedding and I found the perfect one, but not in my size.

Tuesday I spent the morning with Maile at preschool and the afternoon getting ready to go to the temple. Amber (Spencer's soon to be wife) took out her endowments. It was great to see both families there, her family is as big and crazy as ours!! And of course we had to go to IN-N-Out afterwards yummy.

Now today I helped in Keilana's class for a few hours. I took Maile with and she fit in with the class as if she was a kindergartner. When we left she asked me where we were going and I told her home and she said "I don't want to go home I want to stay at school." When she realized that wasn't an option she insisted that Keilana come home with us. She cried all the way through the school and across the street and to the gate. Thankfully Derk called and said he was at lunch and when Maile found out we were going to meet him for lunch everything was ok again. After lunch Maile and I met up with my mom and after 8 stores and who knows how many items tried on I found a dress for the wedding. But of course a new dress wouldn't be complete without new shoes and a shirt to go under for that splash of color needed and a stomach flattening pair of under garments which we HAD to go out shopping for after the kids were ready for bed.

Now the rest of the week to look forward to. Presidency meeting, a birthday party, and of course the WEDDING!!!