Compared to yesterday, where my children were the most poorly behaved little people that I have experienced in quite sometime, today, Monday, has been wonderful. In fact, Mondays in general are becoming our favorite day of the week - a real "new start" as it were. Growing up I overheard adults incessantly talk about how bad Monday's were - back to the grind, up early, etc.. I really do not get it.
On Monday, Ryan goes back to work, where he can not feel guilty for working all day. The kids go back to school, spending energy and avoiding potential breakage of lovely items that our landlord keeps in the house we are letting. I get to make a list of everything I need to get done that week and then get cracking, and sometimes hit laundry and the recycling run all on that first day of the week.
Monday nights, family nights, are something we look forward to the most. Tonight, our surrogate family, the Gals (real names are removed to protect privacy) came over. Ryan returned earlier this morning. Nina, Oar, and Garsh came over as well as the Elders for dinner and a discussion, followed by shoulder, spinning, and fun topped off the night. I hope the Gals come visit us in Utah next year!
Garsh Gal with Annie meditating on her head.
Oar Gal supporting Simon who is happy as a lark on her shoulders. He is always happy as a lark!
This was Elder Park's last Monday night discussion with the Smith / Gal family. See you on the flip side Elder Park. Although his shoes will be tough to fill, his replacement, Elder Smile (yes, you got that right) is from New Zealand with a cool accent and should fit the bill.
Happy Monday!
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