Weekend

 Such a good weekend!  It was full of expected and unexpected goodness.

Friday was a typical May school day, just in time for the first day of May.  Chaos and anarchy.  We didn't have any testing.  We read about Greek gods and did partitioning in math and were well on our way with phonics when I got called into an IEP meeting that they forgot to tell me about.

The person who forgot apologized profusely to me multiple times.  I told him he should apologize to the aide who took over my class with my jumble of instructions as I walked out the door.  She was in fact thrown to the lions.

The IEP was supposed to take 30 minutes.  At 1 hr 10 minutes, I ducked out to get my class whipped into shape before leaving.  You never saw a more relieved person than the aide when I walked in the door.  All the kids were yelling and clamoring around and she was standing by the outside door like she was ready to bolt at any moment.

I went back into the IEP after the students left and the meeting eventually came to a blessed close.

May.  Not for the faint of heart.

We had a quiet and welcome evening at home.  Saturday I did my things around the house then met Emma for lunch.  After, we went to The Devil Wears Prada 2.  Emma said she was tempering her expectations because sequels were never as good so I tried to follow her wise example.  I don't think it was as good as the first one, but we enjoyed it and we enjoyed the people next to us who were so tickled by everything from the trailers to the end of the movie.  It's nice to be around happy people.

I hugged Emma good-bye and she casually mentioned she wouldn't be coming to Sunday dinner and I know that I'm lucky to have her as often as I do.

Still.

I like it when she comes home!

When I got home, Adam and I started our errands.  We went to Deseret Book for garments for me.  While I was puzzling over the new sizing, Adam was looking at art.  He will probably finally make a decision for what to buy for the bishop's office by the time he is released.  I was shocked and so pleasantly surprised when Erin and her daughter Aubrey walked in!  We hugged and then immediately started talking about the garment sizing like we were picking up mid conversation instead of we hadn't seen each other in at least over a year.  Adam came looking for me, because I was taking so long.  He asked, "Did you get lost?"

I said, "Look who I found!"

We chatted for a minute and then went our separate ways and it was such a happy thing to have run into each other!

Adam and I finished up our errands and brought Jersey Mike's home to Mark.  They have a pretty good gluten free Philly cheese steak sandwich.

Sunday morning, I was getting a slow start, watching the Follow Him podcast on YouTube and just easing into things, when I got a text from Erin asking if I wanted to get together.  She said she had until 10:30 and I did too.  I said, "Yes!"

She said she was coming my way.  I took a speedy shower and got ready and even had time to straighten the pillows on the couch before she arrived.  It was such an unexpected and wonderful turn of events!  We chatted for about an hour.

Her cute grandson was being blessed and we had the Lindon Temple dedication so we hugged good-bye again.

Adam was at the stake center with the other bishops in case of any recommend issues and there was a sign posted that there were no seats saved, buy Melva saved us seats all the same.  I brought my actual paper scriptures to read while I waited for it to start and I forgot how much I like those old fashioned things.  Adam joined me right before it started and it was nice to sit next to him and such a blessing to be able to watch the dedication.  I loved every minute of it.  There were great speakers and then President Eyring dedicated the temple and I was filled with the desire to be better.  Always a good thing.

After a quick lunch of cheese and crackers and grapes, Adam and I went to our church where we were having child care for kids from our ward who were too young for the dedication (which was being rebroadcast at the stake center in the afternoon).  It was Adam's idea; he's a good kid.  Melva and Neil came and helped too.  We had seven energetic and cute kids.  They played a bit in the nursery.  I did a singing time and Neil had made a slideshow about temples.  Then we let them "build" temples out of sugar cubes.  More than one sugar cube was popped into a mouth!  Yuck.  I love sweet treats, but just eating a sugar cube?  Doesn't seem good.

We went to the gym for some chaotic games, then cleaned up the nursery, gave them a snack and their parents started showing up.  All four adults thought it was easier and went faster than expected.  I had brought books to read to them, a few more games and coloring pages, but we didn't need any of it.

It's better to have more things than you need!

Mark was accidentally glutened on Saturday so he was feeling sick all day, poor kid.  It makes me sad and I think it would feel a little demoralizing to have celiac's desease.  There are so many foods you can't eat, good foods, and then sometimes you accidentally get sick anyway.

Adam and I took a walk, but stopped and sat on a bench when we got a FaceTime call from our favorite Californians.  We came home and had dinner and watched the YA fireside with Elder Stevenson.  (Adam and I are young at heart?)

Today I am off to school for more testing and I am sporting a Star Wars t-shirt that none of my students will understand.

May the 4th be with you.