Darais Days

On Tuesday I went to the sauna for the first time and had an amazing experience. I scheduled another one for Thursday so Abe could experience its wonders. After I went to Trader Joe’s, bought some food, and went swimming. I am pretty sure I practiced the harp with Clarissa after that.

In the evening I had my first Deep Stretch class while Ammon had musical theater. I thought it would be a like a slow gentle yoga class. It was not that at all. It was very fast, and by the end I am pretty sure my hip flexor was re-aggravated. But it was nice dancing with April, Shia’s mom. And I did feel happy to be exercising in a class. I need more classes in my life. They are so healthy in all the ways. And it was fun to get a taste of what Ammon experiences every day!

On Friday I got a pedicure and cleaned the house, and then I went to get Neomonde’s. Then Dan, Christina and Trent Morganti, our neighbors on Lubbock, came over for dinner. They were so delightful and I was deeply inspired by their stories. At one point Christina broke her arm, climbed all the way down the mountain with her arm almost severed, and proceeded to advocate for herself and run a marathon shortly after. I was reading in my novel about Vermont where one of the characters breaks an arm the next day and thought, “I don’t think this character is going to run a marathon like Christina anytime soon!”.

We really enjoyed our neighbors and feel so blessed to have them as neighbors. Ammon and Trent explored the backyard, played Aikido’s, and watched Sing. Trent is 2 but so tall he looks 4. He also behaves very maturely, so I kept thinking he was much older than he actually was. I got a great suggestion about a dentist from the Morgantis,so I am going to make that appointment soon. I think we are all overdue for the dentist, and apparently there is one within walking distance of the house!

On Wednesday we tried to get Clarissa’s hair cut for the umpteenth time. The lady never showed up. Honestly, I was kind of relieved she didn’t show up because I wasn’t encouraged she would do a good job if she couldn’t make it to work within an hour of the posted start time. But Clarissa was sad–we had told her after Ammon’s haircut at that same salon at the mall went so well we would make sure she got the same experience. Sigh. We might have to try in Seattle at this point! picked up Aparna and Aarna and went to Jordan Lake.

On the way to Aparna’s I attempted to play Spanish in the car for the kids, at which point Mary started quarreling with me. We did not start out the play date very happy since I did not control my temper upon being provoked. But the day got better. The kids really enjoyed the lake, and even though we didn’t have time to hike, they had a great time playing in the water and we resolved to come again with more time.

The kids had math and then swim team in the evening. I don’t remember much beyond that!