Today, I woke up and went on a run (Lily biked and did yoga at home) and then got ready for work. I admittedly was sluggish today, however, I attribute that to the amount of exercise I’ve had lately.
Around 1:15 PM , I got a text that our condo sale closed, and I checked and sure enough, the money was in my account. I am so thankful to Lily (for persuading me to sell the condo), to Clark, Georgia, My dad and Suzanne, and Jere (for floating us money….yes that many people floated us money), so that we could buy this home and finish the basement before selling the condo, to God (for helping us find the right buyer at the right price as Georgia often prayed for), and to my amazing real estate agent, condo association contact, and attorney. There was a point in time when selling the condo (which needed complicated repairs) during Covid felt daunting and scary, but it all worked out and that is a burden lifted.
Today while working, I peeked outside and Lily was surrounded by children as she was engaging and teaching them. It was a beautiful scene and I think she is and will be an awesome homeschooler. She’s thinking she’ll homeschool the two oldest daughters this upcoming school year for a variety of reasons (Covid precautions being a major one). I am so in love with my family, and that was a heavenly scene to see.
Apparently, while I was working Ammon and Clarissa were painting……which was very brave of Lily to allow 🙂
The only other thing I want to highlight today is that Lyda and Mary played beautifully for most of the evening with their stuffed animals. They LOVE stuffed animals. They built forts for them out of cushions and furniture today. To give you an idea of how much they loved stuffed animals, Lily and I recently put a bunch of smaller ones with sparkly eyes that Lily thinks are ugly in a DI bin. We figured the girls wouldn’t really notice. It turns out some of their stuffed animals have important roles, and we had thrown out the choir!!! The girls were devastated, especially since I wasn’t sure if we still had them, and they were super relieved when I discovered them still in the DI bin. But back to today, the only thing Lydia and Mary seem to love more than stuffed animals each other. Sure, they fight (just like any siblings), but when they are getting along, it is so joyful for me to see their joy as they play together. I was so enchanted with their playing together this evening, that I let Mary skip her eye exercise so she could just keep playing with her sister. It was a very sweet sister time they had. Here is a video to hear them talk about it. They even wore matching outfits!!
