It's a Whirlwind Life

 Wow!  I didn't get time to post for 4 days??  Where have I been?

Friday night was the viewing for my friend.

Saturday morning was the funeral.  I helped out with the serving of the luncheon at church and then headed to another town for Meri's thing.

She sang "A Change In Me" again for the State level Individual Speech Musical Theater.  She was battling a cold, since before Christmas but it was really taking it's toll on her since the play got over with.  So she didn't feel like it was her best performance and I was stuck behind the speaker playing her music and couldn't hear very well anyway, so I couldn't say.  She did not get top marks by all three judges so she won't be going to All-State, which is fine.  Her teacher was thinking she'd be more upset than she was, but Meri was just relieved it was done. 

She and I enjoyed some pops and popcorn with nacho dip in the caf until the scores were put up.
She enjoyed it when I knocked my pop into the popcorn and cheese splattering everything and then she also enjoyed it when I walked into the men's bathroom by mistake looking for paper towels.
It's great to enjoy your parents while they age...

Enjoyment for an 18 year old is rolling your eyes a LOT.

Oh mom...

Got a pic with the whole gang from our school.

After that, Meri dropped me off at the house and went to her new temp job of house/pet sitting for a friend while they're on vacation.  It's spring break here.  She's enjoying some alone time in a gorgeous house and binge watching Psych.  

On Sunday, after church, Robb and I headed to Wisconsin to see Maddy and Matthew.  We got there at dinner time and got fed REALLY well, then helped her get her weekend schoolwork done for her classroom before getting some frozen custard.  YUMM!!  and that place was decorated SO cool...

Then we headed back to their apartment for a board game.  The game they'd borrowed was "Magic Mazes".  Too fun!  You're supposed to work as a team and if you'd not doing your part, a dent can be made in the table in front of you from the others tapping a little wooden thing in front of you..  ;)  I got a dent.  and I talked too much from what I've been told.  

You're supposed to stare intensely.

The next morning, Maddy headed off to her classroom early and Matthew, Robb and I got a leisurely breakfast at a local coffee shop before heading over. 



Robb gave a presentation with his bagpipe to the kindergartners and 2nd grade.  So funny!  The kids loved it. 

After a bagpipe dance party in the gym, Maddy allowed them to touch the bagpipes with two of their fingers.  They filed past Robb to get close to them and touch them if they dare.

Then we went back to the classroom where Robb read Wee Gillis to Maddy's class with his strong pretend Scottish accent, throwing little kids into tizzies of laughter.  They practiced speaking in Scottish and Irish accents after that.  It was all grand.

Said our goodbyes, dropped Matthew off at the apartment and then drove a couple hours to where my sister lives.  I hadn't seen her for a while and it was great to get together with her, a couple of her grandkids that she babysits, her husband and a few of her kids for lunch at Red Robin. "yum"    

Got a late start heading home but instead of Robb dropping me off at the house before picking up Leon, we cut through Illinois and got him first.  We were only 30 minutes late then.  No prob!!!

Got home finally and crashed.  It's one of those evenings when you know you're supposed to do "something" but what?!  I'm overwhelmed with just taking care of the dogs for the night...  And with the recent time change, I was ready for bed at 7:30pm (old time).

LIVE IN THE NOW!

On Tuesday, we picked up Meri from her home for the week and drove to my hometown to see my parents.  Leon mostly colored on the way and he colored two pics to leave for Mom and Dad.  During our visit, we watched Meri's performance in Beauty and the Beast with them, since they hadn't been able to make it.  Unfortunately the sound on the laptop wasn't loud enough for them to hear everything but Meri sang along with her parts and they enjoyed that immensely.  

Not enough time with them but we had to leave and get Meri back to her charges, who would have accidents in the house if we didn't get her back by 5.

Then just crashed again.  We had read Leon at least 2 more Magic Treehouse books over the day.  He's really getting into them.  We're up to book #8.

And now I'm back in my office.  It's going to be long day I think...

What have you been up to?