Last Monday was the warmest day of the year and we had a fabulous day soaking up the sun. Mind you, that was 35 degrees but when you live in Arco, anything above 30 starts to feel like spring. The church building can be used throughout the week now, so the moms in my ward gathered that morning for all the kids to run around in the gym. I think that's the most fun my kids have had with their friends in a year! We stayed for two hours. That afternoon we went outside for an hour and the boys enjoyed playing in the mud. I also took them to the green belt to walk for a mile while they rode their bikes. No wind, gorgeous sunshine, WARM sunshine.... that day lifted my spirits so much! I ordered a book on raising chickens for beginners and it came that day - I devoured half of it by the day's end.
It was a good thing we soaked up the warm weather while we could, because the rest of the week was COLD and windy. That wind makes everything so much worse. Thankfully I had my chicken book to delve into (which I finished that day) and started making elaborate chicken coop plans. I made play dough for the kids to keep them sane. We borrowed Mom's key to walk at the church that evening. Emmett had tummy pain and couldn't fall asleep until midnight. Poor buddy.
Wednesday we took it easy since Emmett still wasn't feeling great. His tummy ache came with no fever, no throw up, no diarrhea, so it was a bit of a mystery. The boys basketball team had a district playoff game against Grace so we decided to go. Butte beat them the week prior, so if they won that night then they would win the district title and go to state. Unfortunately they got absolutely trounced which makes me think their win last week was a bit of a fluke. The game was at Snake River high school so we took a fun trip to Costco first and then went to the game.
Thursday morning I walked with Mom for an hour at the church. It was the championship game that night so Justin and I decided to go. This time we left the kids home with a babysitter. Butte lost terribly again which was too bad. Justin likens my hate for Grace unto Leslie Knope and her disdain for Eagleton, which is quite accurate. They are the worst. But there was a silver lining: Jeanie Waddoups has a son that's a senior. He is the nicest kid ever. He has largely sat the bench his whole senior year. When we were down by 30 in the 4th quarter, the coach finally let him play, and he made the very last basket of the game. I was so happy for him!!
Friday morning I walked again with Mom. Emmett sold some of his toys and got some extra $$ for his money jar. He was still not feeling 100% so we had another low-key day. I ordered a Snuggle Me for baby and it came in the mail that afternoon. I'm so excited to use it! I did some Facebook marketplace shopping in the Rexburg area for some used baby items and arranged to pick them up the next day. Saturday we drove over in the morning, picked up our baby items, and went to lunch. We actually sat down in the restaurant to eat - it was amazing! The kids enjoyed their Wendy's while we enjoyed our Costa Vida. The kids kept saying how excited they were to be in "Iceburg" today - ha they're basically right. We took the kids to Fat Cats to bowl, but there was a wait time so we did the arcade instead. We hit Dairy Queen for dessert and picked up our Walmart grocery order on the way home. It was a great day.
Today in church it was announced that we will do 2nd hour church next week! Yay! So I will be spending my Sunday getting ready for in-person singing time. I've been doing videos since November and I am thrilled to be in person again. I have a midwife appointment this week, and I might be coaching mid-distance for track this spring. We'll see!
February reading list:
6.) Real Food for Pregnancy
7.) Beartown
8.) The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens
9.) The Rent Collector
