Today wasn't necessarily a bad day, but I do feel like it could have gone better.
*I was going to cook a turkey today. I got it on sale at Thanksgiving, gave it four days to thaw (per the calculator), and was ready to try. It wasn't thawed. I wrapped it in a cooking bag and put it back in the fridge.
*I had a bit of a hard time with the children this afternoon. They weren't being purposefully hard, but I felt like I was placating or talking them through things significantly more than normal.
Last night I finished Patrick Stewart's "Making it So." I'm going to be honest, in my mind I was expecting a book about the life of Jean-Luc Picard. I had a really hard time with a normal person being the character I've come to know. Usually I feel like I can separate them better, but this combination just stays together.
The book was ok. Interesting and not too slow, but also not the memoir of a starship captain.
I felt like I got quite a few items checked off my list today, and it was nice. I had a hard time waking up from my nap, but I also had a hard time getting to sleep last night.
Isaac got 7/14 place in the rock climbing competition.
Yeah. It was a very normal day.
Oh! Let's talk about the wheelbarrow. The neighbors across the street have a wheelbarrow full of stuff sitting in their back yard from when they redid the deck this summer. I feel comradery with them whenever I see it because I too have things that should be taken car of but aren't.
Today was Joshua's birthday, so while he was getting the mail after church we quickly lit the candles and when he came inside we surprised him with a "Halfy Birthday to you" song.
Isaac participated in his first rock climbing competition today! It was a bit of a last minute thing, but I was really excited that he decided to do it. I was only able to be there for about 40 minutes (out of 120), but I found it super fun to watch. Isaac didn't place in the top three for the youth category, but we weren't that surprised about it. I think he still did well, had fun, and said he'd be willing to do it again.
This evening Joshua was having a hard time getting to sleep so he came down to fall asleep on my lap. This has been happening often lately, but I'm not going to complain. He's getting large though, so I might need to move to a different location next time. Anyway, it was time for him to go back to bed so I tried putting his arms around my neck so I could carry him up. His arms immediately curled back into his chest. So then we talked..."Can you put your arms around my neck?" "Yes." "...now?" "Yes." I moved his arms to the right spot...and they immediately curled back into his chest. I gave up and carried him that way, although carrying him wakes him up pretty well too.
Today was pretty normal. Classes went well. I had lunch with a friend. Karate was good.
I didn't have any pockets today. It was rather rough. My door code at work was also changed recently and I'm having a hard time remembering it.
It was a snow day! Really more like an ice day. I don't think it ended up being icy out, but it was right on the edge in town and was probably a good call. Surprisingly, I didn't get a phone call...just a text.
We left the kids home for the day. There was a plan. It involved too much screen time, extra chores, and some play time. Isaac had his math class virtually. Really, they did a great job - stuff got done and they stayed safe. I can't ask for much more than that sometimes.
Ben and I went out for a dinner date too. It was nice.
