The Six of Us

Sometimes you  lose.  On Friday it was Jake.  He told me he wanted to run for 6th grade class rep.  Sure why not.  I signed the paper granted permission and helped with the posters.  Elections were Friday and he lost.  Two girls won.  One I know and one I don't.  Jake was gracious and said that they will be great for the job.  Responsible and respectful.  Some kids took it harder.  That is okay.  Sometimes you win... Thursday Jake had a race where he PR'd by a good minute and a half over the last race.  Saturday he had another race.  He took another 20 seconds off his time.  Two more meets.  And then we are done.  Until the next sport.  Life is good.  Busy weekend.  Friday both the older kids were spending the night elsewhere.  Victoria with her cousin and Jake for scouts.  We went to dinner at my mom's.  Saturday we went to Touch a Truck where the little boys and Victoria were able to climb in trucks.  UPS, SWAT, School Bus, Towing truck, some construction, the Ice

I started helping with a campaign.  I think my candidate will be the best person for the job. But we will need to wait until after the election to see if the hard work will pay off.  :)

I think some times as parents we over look the firsts as kids get older.  Jake has had a ton of firsts last week.  First time hunting with his dad, first cross country meet, first day of middle school, first string instrument, first time stacking wood. First time chatting with the principal in middle school. Then there are lasts.  Last primary program is in a few days. Maybe I should start finishing posts before I walk away. I started this post over a week ago. Last primary program was Sunday.  It was great.  Andrew is one of the most confident kids.  It is amazing how he just got up in front of 150 people and said his line with no prompting.  The older kids did well also.  Victoria had her part memorized and then froze but they did have a cheat sheet for the kids.  I am disappointed in how this week turned out. Although it ended well. Too much too much.  Lee had his procedure/surgery on Tuesday and recover is much slower then we anticipated.  Swelling isn't going down and

I was feeling overwhelmed and depressed about some stuff this evening.  So I took a bath planned my day for tomorrow.  Crossed off some stuff from my to do list for tomorrow.  Now I am ready to tackle the world.  Just as soon as I wake up.  💤😴 Good night world.  See you in the morning I am me.  You can choose to accept me or not.