Last Week

September Writing Challenge - Prompt #26:

Last Week

Sadly, I had this post written, and all I had left to do was add a few photos, but in moving back and forth between using my phone and using my computer, most of the post got deleted. Having to rewrite it was such a bummer, and the second time around, I missed a lot. Sigh. Oh well. Here's a little run down of what last week looked like:

Monday

I went to work. 

Nicky called! He gets to call home on Mondays, and it’s usually kind of chaotic. He calls through Messenger on the WiFi at the local church. He cuts in and out repeatedly. There’s a tinny echo that makes him hard to hear, and everything is kind of muffled. Scotty is usually at work, and I’m usually driving in the van for school pick up. It’s not ideal, but I’ll take it! I’m just so grateful missionaries are able to call home weekly!

Nicky telling us he got to chase an iguana this week

(last week his trainer wouldn’t let him chase any iguanas)

I drove a group of kids (Daisy included) to their theatre photo shoot then took them to McDonald's after. It was really hot outside, and those poor kids were dressed in their thick theatre sweaters, bless their hearts. 

Daisy and her good friend Sami

Tuesday

I spent a few hours up in Layton (about 45 minutes away) because I took a gift to my friend and decided to stick around and run my errands up there because traffic was really weird. 

Zoe and Eva started piano lessons for the school year (Zoe is a returning student, and Eva is a first-timer).

I pulled out all of the sunflowers in the backyard. I didn't necessarily want to get rid of them yet, but they were 10-15 feet tall, and we had dumpsters in the neighborhood, so I thought it would be smart to pull them out while we had somewhere to dispose of them. Otherwise I'd have to remove 1-2 at a time and put them in our home garbage cans across the span of several weeks (these are the kind of details you're here for, right?)

Wednesday

I worked for a few hours. 

I started putting out my fall decorations. 

It was leftover night, and I knew my kids weren't going to eat my fridge offerings, so I took everything we needed to use up and presented it like a charcuterie board to see if they were more willing to eat. Guess what! It worked like a charm! They even tried a few things they previously claimed to hate. I think this will be a new weekly tradition to get them to eat what we need to get rid of. I just gave everyone an empty plate, and I put the tray in the middle of the table and let them take whatever they wanted from it. 

Thursday

I ran a bunch of errands and finished decorating for fall. 

Scotty had to work in the evening (he does security at a concert venue), and I didn't want to be cooped up at home with the girls all night, so we went to Texas Roadhouse on a whim. Eva didn't want to go, so she stayed home, and I brought her a Happy Meal. 

Friday

I worked a short shift and then picked up my three girls from their three different schools. 

Scotty's mom had a campout in her backyard - an annual tradition. 

Saturday

I worked from 5-8 a.m. and then went to Scotty's mom's house for breakfast (a continuation of her campout). 

We took naps to reset and then went to the temple where my mother-in-law (not the campout one, but the other one - because I have two of them) and sister-in-law performed ordinance work for my sister-in-law, Amber. 

We went to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory with the extended family. 

We went to my brother-in-law Riley's house for poker night. It came down to Riley and me, but he was the final winner. 

My girls slept over at my mom's house. 

Sunday

We slept in until about 8:00 then went to pick up the girls from my mom's house. 

We went to Scotty's mom's house for a couple of hours.

We went to Scotty's dad's house for dinner, and then Zoe slept over at their house. 

Labor Day

(it wasn't technically "last week," but for the sake of holiday documentation, I'm including it!)

I worked for a few hours in the morning. 

Scotty did a bagel run because Einstein had a back to school deal where you could get a baker's dozen and two smears for $10!

We went to the International Peace Gardens. It was weird only having Daisy and Eva with us (Zoe was still at her grandparents').

Nicky called... a few different times because he kept losing service. 

My friend Lynsie stopped by for a spontaneous visit.