When I finished writing last week's post on Friday the 9th, I was hoping that I would get some Seminary lesson prep done that evening. I did--I was able to get Monday's lesson planned that evening. On Saturday I prepared the rest of the lesson (Power Point slides etc.) and I also got a rough outline done for Tuesday's lesson. That lesson's topic was how to study General Conference talks, and the hardest part of the lesson preparation was picking which talk to use. I read about 6 different talks from April's General Conference and finally settled on Elder Kearon's talk. I did some more preparation on that talk on Sunday and finished it up on Monday. Both lessons went quite well; I felt particularly good about Monday's lesson. When I was preparing that lesson, I had an idea come to me for a different way to do some group work and it worked out really well. That was definitely inspiration, I am sure, and I am very grateful!
Seth spent most of Saturday working on his paper (I helped him a bit) and that evening he had to work. He successfully drove himself to work and back without any issues and it is nice that he can take himself places now! My back was hurting when I woke up Saturday morning and it hurt all day--it wasn't severe, but enough to slow me down and I decided not to sweep & mop the kitchen floor as I usually do on Saturdays. My back was hurting more by Saturday evening, but after a good night's rest it felt a bit better and by Monday it was pretty much back to normal. I don't know what I did to strain it, but I'm glad it healed quickly.
Sunday was Mother's Day, of course. I got cards from Scott & Seth and Jared & Tanner called me. Tanner sent a gift and Jared sent a card but both of those arrived a little late. (They sent them with plenty of time to arrive by Mother's Day, but both got delayed.) Frank gave me a book about bird watching and Seth gave me a candle that he made at a YM activity.
The gift from Tanner was a puzzle:
At church, we combined with the YW for a lesson and the Elder's Quorum provided some fruit and pastries for us. We sat at tables with flower and balloon centerpieces. It was really nice. I got to talk to Mom on Saturday and Frank talked to his mom on Sunday.
On Monday I picked Seth up from school after his second block again so that he could work on his paper some more (I helped him with it too). He got quite a bit done and wanted to show it to his teacher the next morning before finishing it. When he came home from school on Tuesday, he said he had finished it and turned it in so I didn't see the final version (I'm not super happy about that). I'm sure it was not an "A" paper but it was definitely a lot better than his rough draft. Hopefully he did well enough that he will get at least a C in the class. He's ready to be done with school and I am ready for him to be done too!
Before I picked Seth up from school on Monday I went for a short walk and took some photos of the river:
It's so amazing to me that this river is only a few minutes' walk from my house.
On Monday evening I did some sewing and got one of the June quilt blocks sewed together:
On Tuesday it rained nearly all day long. We've had a lot of rain this week (including a thunderstorm about an hour ago) and the lawn really needs to be mowed but it's too wet! I went to JoAnn's (it's still open but will be closing very soon) and stocked up on thread in a lot of different colors. The thread was all 50% off. I did more sewing that afternoon and sewed together the second June quilt block:
There was a RS activity Tuesday evening at the same time as youth activities so that was convenient. The activity was a talent showcase--they invited everyone to bring things to display to show their talents. (This wasn't a performing talent showcase, but people with performing talents could bring photos of their performances.) I brought my afghan, one of the woven ribbon pillows I made, and most of the pillowcovers I've been making to display. It was fun to see all the different things people brought--artwork, pottery, photographs, and handicrafts. One sister designs book covers so she had photos of all the covers she has designed. We also had an ice cream with toppings bar and there was time for visiting. It was really nice, but I got to bed pretty late.
Wednesday was a busy day also. After Seminary I got chores done and then I got an outline done for one of next week's Seminary lessons. Then I went shopping for some clothes because most of my summer shirts are several years old and most of my shorts are uncomfortable because they are getting too tight. (Unfortunately, I've gained a lot of weight in the last year.) I went to Old Navy and found some capri pants and several t-shirts that I like. After that I went to the mall to go to a jeweler to get my wedding ring checked and cleaned. (It's been 6 months since I had it repaired and resized and I'm trying to get it checked every 6 months.) I got back home in time to eat a late lunch and then I picked up one of the boys in my Seminary class from school and gave him a ride to an appointment (except he did the driving because he's trying to get all his driving hours so he can get his driver's license). In the late afternoon, I cut out the border strips and back pieces for both of the June quilt blocks. I was trying to finish doing that so Frank offered to start making dinner and he made almost all of it by the time I was done.
After dinner I went to book chat. I did finish the book (The Screwtape Letters) earlier that day. We had a good discussion about it...lots to talk about! Now we are reading All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. I don't have a copy of the book yet, but hopefully I will soon. I got to bed late again...that happened a lot this week.
Yesterday was busy too but mostly with the usual things (grocery shopping, laundry, vacuuming...). I worked on my Seminary lesson a bit...made some Power Point slides and so forth. I have a lot of it done, but I still need to figure out a few things. I need to plan a game for another day and I have a few ideas for that but haven't chosen one of them yet. For my last day (more of a spiritual thought than a lesson and also a game) I haven't decided what I'm doing yet but that's not until Thursday so I still have time to figure it out. Last night Seth had to work and Frank was doing maintenance for his business. I sewed the border strips on the quilt blocks and cut out the batting and backing for them too. I pinned the layers together so they were ready to quilt...and then realized that I had forgotten to mark them! So I will have to unpin them and mark them and then pin them back together before I can start quilting, oh well! I am getting there.
I was up a bit late again last night, finishing that project.
We had a pretty sunrise this morning...getting up early isn't all bad!
After Seminary I was able to go to the temple which was particularly nice since I hadn't been able to go for a few weeks. I did initiatories and was done quickly so I went for a walk all the way around the temple before heading home.
After I got home I had lunch and washed my hair (it was all oily) and then got the budget done. After school, Seth went to spend some time with his girlfriend Lorie...he had dinner with her family. (And thankfully he got there and back safely!) Frank got a haircut. After dinner I started on this post but didn't have time to finish it before I needed to leave for a concert. This was a band and orchestra concert for one of the girls in my Seminary class. I really enjoyed it but I also got pretty sleepy during some of the more peaceful songs. 😂
I talked to all three of the older boys this week and they are all doing well. Scott has some good things happening at work and Tanner just started a new semester of school last week. Jessie just started a new semester also. I totally forgot to mention last week that Jared finished his associate's degree from BYU-I online, and he got his diploma in the mail last week.
He's planning to do more schooling later but right now they are focusing on getting Jessie through school.
At Frank's work they have had a lot of budget cuts so they are not going to do any more interviews for new positions right now. When the reorganization happens in June, everyone will get assigned to a position. Eventually there will be a few more positions to interview for, but he's not sure when that will happen. He is, of course, kind of anxious about where he is going to end up and what he will be doing and who he will be working for / with, but the good news is that he will for sure still have a job and will have the same salary. That's a lot better than a lot of people working for the federal government can say, so we are grateful.
It's pretty late and I am really tired so I will sign off for this week and go to bed.
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