I'm back home in Missoula after spending last week in Billings with my family. Alex stayed here and the kiddos and I spent seven days and nine nights at my parents' house. It was a delightful change in scenery and even though Alex wouldn't admit it, I think it was good for him to have some time for himself as work has been extremely busy and stressful the last several months. My mom and I shared many laughs and as always, I enjoyed the time I got to spend with my dad. I have the best parents in the world. And the icing on the cake was that I got to spend a night catching up with some friends that I haven't seen in nearly fiver years, maybe longer. Hopefully there will be more of that when I make to that end of the state again.
Alex and I are a part of a small group through our church. We help lead a group of about seven married couples and, last night, instead of our usual meeting at a house, we went to a local assisted living home to play bingo with a bunch of elderly people. Oh my goodness, I had a blast! We started the night by joining them in their nightly exercise class, which basically just consisted of tapping your toes on the ground, clapping your hands, and wiggling your fingers. We ended the night with a few games of bingo and quickly realized how unprepared we were in the eyes of these sweet elderly people. They were quite upset that we didn't come equipped with prizes and beverages and I'm pretty sure one lady told us we couldn't ever come back when we told her we were done and had to go home to rescue our children from the babysitter. She was honestly and unashamedly very upset. Next time, and I truly hope there is a next time, we will come with prizes and beverages and hopefully more time to play more games of bingo. I want to win over their hearts because I'll be honest, I love old people.
I finally got Cale and Riley vaccinated for the seasonal flu. I also got Cale vaccinated for the H1N1 but unfortunately they were out of the vaccine for Riley. I'm honestly not too worked up about this year's flu season but I, myself, always get my flu shot and have gotten my kids vaccinated every year. This year is no different.
Some things I hope to write about in the near future are:
- Counseling. I like to use the word 'counseling' rather than 'therapy' but either way I am seeing a therapist to help me with my anxiety issues. So far it's been nothing but fun and I actually look forward to our sessions. Hmm....
- Babies. I've gotten quite a reaction from people about my talk of a third child and Alex and I have come to a decision regarding said talk.
- Cale. He has started walking up a storm and I can only pray that it won't be long before he uses that as his main mode of transportation.
- God. I feel like Alex and I are at a crossroad in our life and we've both spent a lot of time praying about what's in our future. I can't wait to share what we've discovered!
I hope everyone has a great Halloween and enjoy the last few days of October!
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