Wow, we have had a FULL week! The Kansas City Temple open house was going on these last two weeks. We literally didn't have a weekend to go, so we decided to just take a day off of work to get there. Tuesday night was my 1st grade Rodeo show. It went well, but I was SO glad that it was overwith. I love the people I work with, but sometimes I will say this...we women LOVE to have total control over everything! I'm the music teacher yes...but sometimes, people forget that.
After the Rodeo program we got in the van and drove 4 hours straight to Kansas City. Amelia was pretty stressed out the whole time, because she was missing out on a presentation she had to give on Anne Hutchinson. She was supposed to do it as a group, but we were gone and now she is refusing to do it alone, because she is shy. Oh well.
So, in Kansas City, we got a sweet deal at the Comfort Inn and Suites, which by the way was beautiful. That night Julia got a fever of 102 degrees. Tom went to Wal-Mart to get her some medicine and she slept all night and all day the next morning.
Got to the temple by 1:00. Got the tour. Was beautiful and was everything I imagined. My daughters got to go inside and even into the most sacred part of the temple. I will say that it was probably one of the most special/spiritual family experiences that we've had. Loved it!
Anyway...had a great time.
This Saturday night we had a huge party for Tom. Had a blues band. Val Damuni cooked the most amazing food. Kahlua pork, teryaki chicken, sweet and sour meatballs. Had a really great time! I'm now exhausted! Yes, I am. But a good exhausted. I feel very blessed this week to have all that we have. 4 beautiful girls, a wonderfully supportive husband, wonderful in-laws who love my girls and watch them often, and of course a house, even though it can at times be a mess...and wonderful people that I work with. Love them.
One more tidbit. Tonight as I was doing dishes and was trying to get the house settled, the girls all 4 of them decided to make a movie about Rudolph. Eliza was dressed as Santa Clause, Olivia had a red nose painted on and was dressed like a reindeer, Julia had Elf ears and a red outfit on, and Amelia was the director. They were adorable. I love those moments, even though it was past their bedtime....they will cherish those memories as they grow up and so will we. It sometimes just plain sucks that kids have to grow up. Oh well...
Nighty night.
