April 8, 2017

I'm sitting in bed waiting for Greg and the girls to get home from Las Vegas.  I'm awake and it's nearing midnight for the second night in a row!

The boys and I had a nice and slow day today.  We cleaned up and played and I even took a nap with Lance.  Then, late in the afternoon, I got on the treadmill to knock out a few miles.  I've made great progress this week towards adding more friends in my life!  I found out which of my neighbors are running the marathon (and it turned out to be a group of them) and then asked if I could join them for our training.  They were more than happy to have me come along.  They didn't know I was planning to run it too.  I REALLY needed a group to help me along, so I was super excited to find some friends to train with.

Anyway, while I was chugging along up on the treadmill, Sunee and Kyle stopped by to help with a few handyman issues we've been having.  I didn't know they were coming, so it was a pleasant surprise to see them.  However, I was super sweaty!!

After we visited for a while, they left and I jumped in the shower.  I knew that the boys and I would just stay in the rest of the evening so I put on my pajamas even though it was only about six o'clock.  Then I cooked some hamburgers on the grill for our dinner.  After we'd eaten, but not cleaned up!, I let the boys watch a movie while I worked on family history.  I was working on the Gardner line, after spending so much time on Birdie Gardner's life history last night.

So there I sat, in my pajamas, at the table, with the food still out, when the doorbell rang.  I told the boys that if it was a friend, tell them we can't play!  But it wasn't a friend.  The door was for me.  I got up and walked over, a little embarrassed that I was in my pajamas and my hair was still slightly damp from my shower.  It was a young guy ready to sell me something.  Except I was caught off guard when he said the name of his company was Jacobsen something.  I was patiently waiting for him to finish his speech so that I could then launch into a few questions of my own about the name of his company.  But just as I was thinking that, my nephew, Brad, and his wife, Briar, stepped from around the corner to surprise me.  It was all a big joke, and they weren't selling a thing!

They are all on a road trip to California from Idaho for spring break from college.  They wanted to stop and say hi.  I hugged them and let them in and we had a great little visit, but oh how I wished I wasn't standing there in my frumpy pajamas!  It was pretty funny.  All I could think was that I was glad I had at least showered!!

And the good news is, I found ten names for the temple!

I just heard the door open.  Good thing because I am super tired.  So, good night!