Today was another glorious summer day. This is my first summer after a true school year, with Lydia in school all day and Mary in school half a day. I looooooove having the girls home!!! It is amazing to have our own family schedule and to create beautiful, fun days for the kids every single day. It’s glorious. It’s a luxury. I feel so lucky, grateful, and happy.
Tonight as I tucked Lydia in, she turned to me and said, “Thank you.”
“For what?” I asked, surprised.
“For this summer,” she said, smiling.
That touched my heart so much. I cuddled her and told her I wanted her to have a magical summer filled with fun and beauty every day. I told her I wanted it to be the best summer of her life. She responded, “I think it already is.”
Today I let the kids play with the neighbors during Clarissa’s morning nap, and I visited with my neighbor, Emily, while the kids played. I love Emily. I feel so bad that things didn’t seem to start on the right foot for whatever reason, but I love her now. And also: When I first met Emily, the Spirit whispered to me three times that I had just met my best friend. We are not best friends–yet?–but I can say knowing Emily better has really helped me love her.
Also–in the morning, Abe came home!!! He spent an hour here showering and recuperating before heading to work after two nights of red-eye travel. In the past two days he has spent two hours in a real bed. We are so happy to have him home.
Anyway, after visiting with Emily, I packed Eli and the kids in the car and headed to the park. It was the middle of the day and so hot that I honestly thought Ammon was going to get heat stroke. He turns bright red from head to toe when he is hot, and by the end of our play time at the park he was starting to act slightly disoriented. We got him quickly to the car, let him drink water, turned up the AC, and drove to Chick Fil-A.
We went into Chick Fil-A and I got the kids dinner, after which I took them to ice cream. Then we came home, changed quickly into swimsuits, and headed to Scera pool–with Abe!!! We also took Eli and Chloe with us.
Then we came home, put the kids down, and got absorbed in sorting our shirts. Both Abe and I got rid of a bunch of clothes. And now–Abe will FINALLY get to bed!!!