I can honestly say that today was probably my favorite Tuesday out of all of my recent Tuesdays. We went to bed early last night so I felt pretty rested this morning, and the kids were super cute and did great at breakfast. Laela had been a bit moody yesterday and it seemed like she and Dekker traded off, so Dekker was a bit twitchy after breakfast, but nothing that cuddling wouldn’t solve. They did well over lunch, and went down for their nap very well. Apparently, they were more than ready. Maybe they party all night and we just don’t know about it.
After they went down for their nap, I did some stuff on the laptop before making myself look like a human. Brady and Jerilee both texted from roughly the same place around the same time to tell me they were on their way over, so I washed my hair and finished up my makeup. Brady beat Jerilee by less than five minutes and came bearing noodle bowls for supper. The kids got up and we all ate supper together. However, we couldn’t stay to play, and Jerilee and I left the moment supper was done.
We drove about 50 minutes north and hit up our former bible school. We have officially joined their concert choir!! They put on a performance twice a year, and any community members/alumni/students are welcome to participate. Sadly, this is the last year that the school will be open, and we thought it would be really special to be part of it, sort of as a last hurrah. We made it just a few minutes early and found spots with some people Jerilee knew. I was surprised to see such a small group, to be honest. I thought there would be many more people who wanted to be part of the last concert choir, but I’m still very happy we went. Every song we sang was beautiful, and I know they’ll all flow together beautifully when the time comes to actually perform. It was also really, really fun to sing in a group with strong four part harmony in a big room with good acoustics. Its been a while.
One of the best things about practice tonight was that it ended exactly on time! We were nice and out of the building and on the road by 8:20. We stopped and visited with my mom for a short time along the way, but ultimately, arrived at home around 10:00. Brady has busied himself beautifully! All of the furniture in our living room was moved into the middle, ready for puttying and painting to begin. AND he baked brownies. So the three of us gathered up some snacks and headed downstairs for our weekly viewing of the Bachelor. Yes, it got pretty late, especially for poor Jerilee who had to drive back to the city around midnight, but it was fun, and a really good ending to my day!
I feel refreshed, albeit tired and like my pelvis is going to come apart at the seams. It’ll be good to see Dr. Mike tomorrow and have him put me back in place! Tomorrow should be another good day, with plans later in the day, and the same story for Thursday! I’m loving the fact that I’ve been able to keep a slightly busier schedule these last couple of weeks. It makes me feel more accomplished, and I also appreciate my quiet, home days more than I used to. Friday will be so nice, as I have nothing currently planned. It will probably be a laundry day.
Ok, time for bed. Poor Brady gets up in five hours, sooo…