2022 :: week 2

January 9

When I tried to start our Optima before church on Sunday it wouldn't start! I was pretty sure it just needed a jump, but Anthony had left a few minutes earlier and I wasn't able to get ahold of him. My dad was able to come over and the car easily started after we jumped the battery. I think the last time we replaced the battery was in 2016, so we are probably due.

January 10

Mondays are my busy housework day, when I work on laundry and tidy up after having the family home all weekend. Miles enjoyed having unfettered access to Elliott's Legos while he is away at school and I am distracted with housework. 

January 11

Most Tuesdays I drive a carpool of kids to the middle school for Honor Band. In the past the honor band was by invite only, but this year all band students are invited to participate to make up for lost instruction time due to Covid protocols. I drive Will, Liam, Ira and Tristan, and Ira's mom drives them home. The timeline is a little tight, picking up the boys and getting them to the middle school before they get out at 3:45pm and the parking lot becomes insane with jaywalking middle schoolers. 

January 12

Lauren and I had such a great time at Wicked on Wednesday evening! The play was held in the Music Hall downtown, across the street from the Marriott. Thankfully I am familiar with parking on that part of town so were were easily able to find a place to park. We got there early to pick up our tickets at the box office. With lottery tickets you have no idea where they are located until you pick them up. I asked an usher to help us find our seats and we were delighted to discover we were assigned orchestra seats,  on the front row and slightly right of center. We could look down and see the musicians in the pit and could easily see the expressions of the actors on stage. Lauren and I had such a fun time! Lauren loves musicals, and has fallen in love with the soundtrack. Her favorite song is "Popular," though I don't think her brothers care for that song anymore. 

January 13

Bath night! Miles has taken to wearing Royals hats. He frequently tell us he wants to go to a Royals game. I told him we can try to go in the spring and now he tells me, "go to a Royals game in the springtime," several times a day.

January 14

Elliott had his first basketball game Friday evening. He did great! They don't call traveling in his league, and there was a lot of traveling...but it was still fun to watch. The coaches are on the court with the team, reminding them of things they talked about at practice, telling them which direction to go, and stick to their person when they are on defense. Elliott was on cloud nine afterwards. He is a real competitor. 

January 15

Will had his first basketball game Saturday afternoon. Anthony had to speak at the leadership session of Stake Conference, so he was unable to attend. I took a few pictures to send to him. I was proud of how Will played. Some of the kids are pretty physical, and this league is fairly hands off with the reefing. Will is smaller than most of the kids, and despite his height disadvantage he was able to juke his opponents and hit layup after layup. He was the highest scorer in the game.