I don't know what most people do after dropping a missionary off, but we decided distraction would be our best option. We took the family swimming while Elinor was at swim team practice. And the good thing is, if you cry at the swimming pool, you just splash water on your face and nobody has to know!
Greta had the hugest smile on her face the entire time. Bethany is so great at a swimming pool with little kids-- she is naturally so good and playful with little kids, but she is certified swim teacher to boot.
It was rather too crowded for my taste since it is the Christmas break, but still a good idea to have the kids release some of the stress of the house they have been absorbing over the last few days.
When we got home it was time for Cannon's shearing. Nutcracker had ended and we'd said goodbye to Clark. Now it was time to say goodbye to Cannon's hair.
It think he looks pretty handsome. He's happy to have it short again.
Well before we knew when Clark would be leaving, we had scheduled tickets to go see
Aida at Hale Center Theater. None of us had ever seen it before and we all really enjoyed it. But as you can imagine, I was a basket case. I totally started to cry just as this picture was taken. No rhyme, no reason-- just lots of highly charged emotions.
In good news, after only three days now, the crying has diminished considerably, AND WE GOT EMAILS FROM HIM TODAY!!!! Oh happiness! We didn't know when we'd hear from him, but we didn't expect it this soon. It appears his P-Day (preparation day) will be Saturdays while he's in the MTC, so that is when he will be emailing home. He sounded GREAT and is enjoying learning Spanish.
No comments:
Post a Comment