Stalee and Kamree and Lucy came to cheer on the girls. It was so fun to see them. Stalee and I chatted and chatted for a few hours. It was fun, but finally they had to leave. The girls made it to the championship game of their pool, but unfortunately they lost two tough sets. I was trying to encourage them when they were down by standing up and cheering and being really peppy. I didn't even think they ever noticed. They wouldn't even look at me. But after it was all over, Emma said, "Yeah. I saw you. It was kind of embarrassing." Oh thanks! Ha ha. Oh well. :)
I was thinking about something today. There are three WOMEN in my household right now. And these last few days we have been positively dripping in hormones around here. Our biggest accomplishment for this week is probably that no one killed anyone. :) Sometimes I wonder why women have to handle and accomplish all that they do, all the while trying to navigate moods and hormones which make you feel like a monster. That just doesn't seem right! It is hard enough to try to be Christ-like on a good day. But on a bad day, it's like I'm looking at myself thinking, "Who am I and why am I saying these crazy things?" I'm incredibly grateful that this has always been a pretty minimal distraction in my life, but I've watched other women in my family, those I love very much, suffer so much with this.
Julia and I just climbed into the same hotel bed and let Emma have her own. We had to watch out for her, and she kind of had to watch out for me. It's hard when everyone is so tired. Among all of the fun moments we have together, we have to navigate each other's ups and downs. That's part of being a sister, a daughter and a mother. That's part of love. I learned a lot from growing up with my mom and six sisters. And one of the best things I learned was to go to bed and see if it all looks better in the morning. It usually does. :)
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| Pizza with my girls! |
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| What a fun weekend! |
We passed the time on the way home by talking all about how I met Greg. I shared some of my dating escapades, and we talked a little bit about what it means to be a women. I got pretty open with my girls about things, which was a little hard for me, but I'm determined to do it anyway. I read this thing a few days ago that said, "Think of the things you looked up in the Encyclopedia because you were curious. Now imagine if your kids googled those same things." That really hit me hard, because I remember sitting with Emily and her set of Encyclopedias and looking up all sorts of things. I was curious, and the bits and pieces of things I had heard at school and on T.V. weren't always making sense. The man who wrote the article that I read this week said that even really good kids are curious, so instead of sending them to Google, how about if you be the one to tell them everything. I thought that sounded good. So, I took a deep breath and told Emma and Julia things that I had never heard before at their age. I hope they aren't scarred! Ha ha. But I want to tell them what they need to know. Thank you very much.
Before we knew it, we were pulling in the garage, tired and happy. I will always have fond memories of these weekends together. I will always cherish watching my girls play on the same team. I love when Emma sets the ball out to Julia, and she jumps up to hit it. It completely fills up my heart and soul. I just can't believe how good my life is.
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