1st Week Of Summer Down!

Whoa...my pictures are terrible this week! I’m sitting here wondering what happened. I must do better! It was a great week. Here’s my summary... Missionary Monday...the best! Need I say more?? Tuesday - as I’ve already told you, I’ve been really struggling with all the pulled muscles in my neck and shoulder. I was really looking forward to a massage I scheduled on Tuesday but the lady man handled me! It was pretty rough. And I’m not sure it helped. We also worked hard cooking breakfast burritos, pulled pork and salsa for the high adventure priest camp. The day flew by! Wednesday - Dad and Henry finally got off for the camp and it was just me and the girls. Everyone felt so far away!!! Richardson, Huntsville, Kenya and Draper!! Thursday - The Simmons and Claire Gilbert came to keep us company. It was really fun! Ryan didn’t sleep over but everyone else did. We stayed up way too late but it was awesome! Friday - I was supposed to have another man handle massage but I was feeling so anxious and I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Luckily I found an appointment at a physical therapist that I’d been recommended to and it was a total answer to my prayers. It helped so much more than anything so far. The good news is I am finally on the up and up. It’s been a rough last month to say the least. The Simmons left to Provo. Kimberly ran a half marathon on Saturday...she’s so awesome! And that night me and the girls had a girls night out with Grandma, Maddie and Cec to see Mama Mia at the Draper Amphitheater. It was really fun. And these are my only pics to show for this week. Saturday was a lazy day! The girls slept in until 10:30!!! I worked on my shoulder and neck stiffness. One funny thing the physical therapist said to me was that maybe I should consider taking muscle relaxers to slow me down during the day because I needed to heal. I guess that’s my problem. Once the girls woke up, we did some jobs and Dad and Henry got home. It has been great to have them back! Cec, Connor and Brigg came swimming in the afternoon, which was awesome. Their AC isn’t working and it’s been SO hot. I was actually having a hard time with them coming. We’ve kind of had a classic Chad and Cec hurt feeling situation going on. Last Monday they informed us that they weren’t going to LP. It’s been a little hurtful and sometimes offensive. I won’t go into it now (I’ll explain it tomorrow) but we’ve been really sad to say the least. Through texting with Cec, I’ve received some zingers and I really didn’t want to invite them to swim but it actually was really fun and I was glad to have them in the lint run. Sunday - it was the typical busy day! But tonight we went to the Freiss’ to celebrate Hailey’s graduation. It was great to see everyone! Some good news is that we may have made some progress with Chad and Cec coming to LP. I’m seriously praying! And the highlight of the day was getting an email from McKay!! He’s having the time if his life! The letter is so typical McKay. It almost sounds like an essay for school. Little emotion hah! But fun to read. I’ll send it for you. You’ll love it! Well...I’m so excited to hear about transfers. I really don’t have a gut feeling on this one. Whatever it is, I am praying that you will feel good about it and be able to see the hand of the lord in whatever you’re assigned to do. As for tomorrow, it’s a bit crazy. I’ll keep in touch with you through messenger about what time works to chat. Henry has a basketball camp starting up from 10:45-12pm and another from 12:30-1:45pm. I am going to change a physical therapy appointment I made for 3pm. I’ll let you know if I can change it since we usually talk at 3pm. So let us know how your day looks and what works best for you. I hope your week has been great. I’m excited to hear the update on the upcoming baptism and church attendance. I love you so much. And what’s even better is that you are so loved by the Lord. You’re doing amazing things. Thank you for your example and love. I feel so much gratitude for your resilience and optimism. Hang in there. Keep the faith. Good things are happening! Missing you! But I wouldn’t have it any other way. Love you tons!! Mom ❤️