This Week at Our House #22 Visit to Grandma's

We definitely had a busy week. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we worked on the roof. Thursday, we took the long, long trip to the temple, and Friday Ruth, Kate, Rachel, Arwen, Susan, Sam, and Gideon drove to Charlotte to visit my parents and sisters and brother. I left Monday morning, but Ruth, Kate, and Rachel will stay for a week.

We were originally planning on attending the temple on Wednesday to give me a day to relax during drives, but when I was getting ready

to leave, I felt like all would not be well with my kids at home and that we should postpone the trip a day. I talked to John and we prayed about it and decided to stay home. About a half hour after we would have left, Johnny got really sick. It was good that we were there for him and that he did not have to babysit. He was better by the next morning and we went to the temple and all was well.

At my parents, the little kids enjoyed tv watching, playing with their cousin Sadie and playing with my parents' two dogs. My parents have 4 large tvs and tons of movies that my kids have never seen. Arwen and Sadie are getting along quite well. Suzy is a little unused to the idea that Sadie would not want her to take all of her toys.

I enjoyed chatting with my siblings and parents. In another couple of years, all of us will be in our forties. I think we are more relaxed than we were a decade ago. I also think that we tend to agree about things a little more, or at least have more respect for each other's opinions.

Ruth, Kate, and Rachel seem to be fine. They will spend the next week sewing and doing crafts with my mom. I think they will really enjoy that.

The kids left at home had a fun time with John. The first night they carved wood together,

practiced archery, and watched a movie. Then Joseph asked John what he planned to do with them.

When I got home Monday evening, I made the kids quit playing video games and clean the house. Vacation was over for us, much to all of our dismay.

Earlier in the week, I wrote this down:
Johnny turning on a tv show for Sam and Susan and Susan crying that it is the wrong show saying, "I'm telling mom."
Me: "Johnny turn on the show she wants.
Johnny: Why do you have to give in to all their whining.

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