Lily and I have been exceptionally active recently, and today it caught up to both of us as you will see throughout the blog.
I did my Dogout workout with Basil this morning, and then came home and made oatmeal with a topping bar for the kids. I’ve been daydreaming about it and they loved it. My dad used to make oatmeal in the morning for me and my brothers with toppings like apples and cinnamon, or molasses and raisins, and I loved having that same pallet of toppings with our oatmeal this morning.
Lily helped get Ammon and Clarissa ready for school and then drove them, and I dropped off Mary at school and then took Lydia with me to visit Georgia and then go to her therapy appointment with Vhari. The visit with Georgia was brief, but wonderful. She is so sweet, and she felt well during our visit so we had a really nice time talking to each other. Lydia asked Georgia about her New Year’s resolutions, and Georgia said she wants to be more like Jesus and more focused on the needs of those around her. I told her she was already very good at that, and Lydia reported she wants to learn to do a cartwheel and the splits, and become a better dancer. I got a haircut during Lydia’s therapy appointment. After the appointment, Lydia said she didn’t really connect well with Vhari today and that she didn’t feel like she had much to talk about. I suggested she go today because I’ve observed that she has been processing a lot as she has been maturing, and handling social situations at school, and trying to figure out her identity and place. I guess my suggestion wasn’t super productive, but the upside is it seems Lydia doesn’t feel she has any problems right now she thinks she needs to sort with a therapist.
I then went to work, and while I worked, Lily was tackling cleaning the house. Both of us were exhausted as we tried to take care of our respective tasks. At 4:00, I had a float which was amazing as always and it was also the first time I ever fell asleep during a float. At home, we had a delicious souffle, waffle and grapefruit dinner that Lily prepared. Then Lily worked on music with Ammon and Clarissa and left at 6:30 to do hot yoga. I cleaned up after dinner (was not bad because Lily really covered her tracks while cooking) while listening to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and then I watched Ammon dance to some songs from Disneys Princess and the Frog which was delightful. I got a couple of recordings below.
After that, I passed out on the couch while Ammon and Clarissa took pictures and videos with my phone. Example below:
I then put Ammon and Clarissa and to bed and watched Seinfeld and Troy, Fall of a City for two hours. When Lily came home she took a long bath and now she is reading.
We are both starting to feel more normal again after taking it a little easier today.