Sunday we drove 5 1/2 hours from
Mom's to Jon's. Jon's family was tired from their busy life and having
relatives over just before us...for Sarah's graduation. We missed the
graduation on purpose...because their family wanted less relatives crowding
them and staying at their house. We were tired from our travels. So we all hung
out and rested Sunday after we arrived. The kids got reacquainted. Jon made a
delicious dinner. Cream cheese chicken with fettuccine noodles. Monday was
memorial day. Jon had work off and the kids had school off. The kids mostly
stayed home. We made them go to the park when we played pickleball. Emily
wasn't feeling well so she stayed home to rest. Jon, Ster, Spencer and I played
pickleball. They have a nice walk from their house to the park..along a green
and pretty water canal with ducks. Athena loved the ducklings and the squirrels
and the birds. The grownups left the kids and went to lunch at Zupa's cafe.
Then hit Duck Donuts. The donuts were cake like ,too hot for frosting (so it
was melted icing) and expensive. I didn't like them. For dinner we had butter
chicken curry and nan. It was yummy. We played Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza.
Jon and Emily did a ceremony to give us wands he made himself. With certificates they made too. After the ceremony Athena was trying out her wand and nothing magical was happening. She said "My wand doesn't work". Then someone said "you are not allowed a wand until age eleven...so it won't work just yet"
To be fair...in Universal studios you buy a wand and you walk around using it in the Potter themed town and magical stuff and sounds occur. But these wands are made of pure wood and we are not at Universal.
Tuesday Spencer, Lucy and Ben went to school. Pickleball again: Jon, Ster, Luke and I. Luke caught on fast and was good at it. Yay We took Ty for a haircut. Yay. So handsome when his hair isn't grown out. Ty wants to grow his hair but I can't stand it . And Ster wants to buzz both boys heads to military cuts but I fight for their right to have hair.
We went to Target because it is a super short walk from their house. It reminded me how much higher the prices are there than Walmart.
When the kids were all back from school
and clubs we took whoever wanted to and went to the YMCA pool. It was Ty,
Athena, Lucy, Sarah, Sterling, Jon and Tiff. Spencer was at baseball practice.
The swim test was easy. We were happy about that. It meant Athena could use the
water slide and Ty could do that and the diving board. Also, the hot tub allows
kids accompanied by adults. So, it was a great time. One Athena almost missed
out on because she left her swim suit in Provo! Athena has more confidence than
I did at her age. She is as bad at swimming as I was back then. But she proudly
claims she can swim. When I was her age I claimed I was a bad swimmer.
For dinner Emily made homemade
macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets. Jon made homemade french fries and
broccoli. We watched The Mario movie until bedtime. Wednesday morning Jon made
a full breakfast of sausage and pancakes and fruit. We said goodbye and hit the
road.
We did make him hang out with others and participate in stuff some of the time.
One time I walked past Luke on the carpet he was wearing dark sunglasses and he looked like a COOL dude.With his Luigi hat, long curly hair and glasses. Nobody has ever looked so cool wallowing as Luke did.
Once we got back to Provo Luke started to feel like his depression was going away. He is feeling better and hopefully that will continue. We just want our Luke to be happy and healthy and safe.
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