Day 65: A Trip Alone

Tonight I drove up to Castle Rock to meet Shawn's dad to drop Lucy off. She is heading to Utah tomorrow morning with Grandma and Grandad. We've sent her on trips before without us, once. It's silly how much we miss her when she is gone. I will say I'm looking forward to a few days with just two kids again, which is silly because Lucy is my easiest one in most ways. Still, to only have two to load into the car instead of 3, and to not have any fighting, Jack and Lucy have gotten really bad at that lately.

Moving on, today was an amazing day! I focused really hard on keeping my head in the game and focused on my priorities. I did my morning scripture study, said my morning prayers, and from there on out made sure that my kids came first. I didn't let myself get annoyed when the kids needed something when I was in the middle of doing something else. It felt amazing. It did take a ton of concentration and I was constantly checking myself. By then end of the day I was still getting worn out, but I was wearing down from the top of my game instead of the bottom quarter of it, which made for a much better night. I hope I can have more days like today than not.

I took the kids to Costco today. We had to get Shawn some pictures of the baby for his desk and pick up our usual Costco supplies. We discovered a lot of healthy snacks that my kids will eat, and when we got home we ate such healthy foods. I love eating healthy, I just feel so good when I do. I can't wait to get running again, which will hopefully happen by then end of the week, I think my toe has recovered enough. I didn't want to mess with it though, I so didn't need that splitting open again. The kids did amazing at Costco which is saying something for my kids. I don't know if they were any better, or if I was just in a better place to handle them. We'll say it was a combination of the two.

After Costco, we came home, ate, and packed for Lucy. As I drove her up to Castle Rock, I discoved a great game to play with the kids in the car. Jack would unlock his door, so I would lock it from the drivers seat. Lucy and Jack thought this was the funniest thing in the entire world. Jack would be laughing and through his laughter he would say "Mom, guess what?" It was the cutest thing ever! Jack is going to miss his sister so much. They have become quite the little buddies, just like I always pictured them being. They may fight, but they are without question best friends.