Today I took a day off of work. It was WONDERFUL. Super busy, but still wonderful. I’m quite busy again at work since they added two people to my team, causing me to manage 9 (which is one more than I’m supposed to). I’m also trying really hard to not cut corners with the ways I’m supposed to support my team since I did a lot of that in the past when I was working two roles and focused on my promotion. I have been working very hard lately and it was so nice to mix things up and spend time with my beloved family. I’m writing this entry on Saturday, and I actually now don’t remember a ton of what happened during the day. But these following two photos are jogging my memory.
After my stationary bike workout in the morning, I helped Lydia to make lemonade and then I enjoyed a glass with the kids. It was wonderfully refreshing!
Over one of our meals, Lily shared this letter which she really enjoyed reading. It’s very amusing. I’m sure it came up as we were all discussing covid-19, which is a regular topic of conversation in our home.
There are two other highlights I can remember. First, I think this was the day that Lily and her mom hand a long healing conversation. There had been some friction and wounds regarding faith (I was partly to blame also), but Lily and Georgia really had some beautiful healing conversation. I was in and out of it as I was likely just doing things around the house, but I could tell something special was going on. I love those women.
The second highlight is that Lily and I made great progress setting up Ammon’s bedroom. We set up his bed, and carpet.
I also had my weekly meeting with my psychologist Mary Lou. I actually felt quite good today, so it was more like a nice chat catching up with my grandmother, but that was still nice. Mary Lou is a bit like insurance. When I’m not doing mentally well, I feel very very grateful for each visit. It is still healing and sustaining and good weeks though too.
Also, I played “nobody leaves the couch” again with the kids. Man we all love that game 🙂