Week 12 seems like a long time ago. It's been a very busy couple of weeks with Passion dress rehearsals and now part way through performances, but I'm plugging away, trying to keep up with the blog, too.
Week 12 I played the part of the single mom while Colombo was in Vegas / Seattle. It was a great week!!! Sort of enough of a change of pace to mix things up a bit. Though I was on my own for three rehearsals and all the running around, it went really smoothly. Thankfully the kids' activities have hit a post-hockey season lull. I got some extra good time with the kiddos and a few late nights all by myself! :)
Sorry to leave you hanging! I know you all have lost sleep wondering how the dog story turned out. Well, she's still here! And she's great! She's affectionate, loves the kids' attention (even Renna's headlock hugs), and is very playful. She is 90% house trained. We've had a couple accidents so she still doesn't have free range of the house, but I think some of that is just me learning her cues to go out. She also managed to destroy one pair of Renna's boots that were left next to the dog bed overnight. So, she's not perfect, but we LOVE her.
Naming her was a process. I let the kids each try a name for a day. C4 didn't care to contribute, but he did insist that we should have gotten a monkey instead of a dog, so day one we called her Monkey. Day two was Oakley- Nathanael's pick- which I thought was cute. Renna picked LaLa, Madison picked Maizy, Trevor picked Brittany, and Rocco picked Piper. After all that...a week later we landed on Maizy-LaLa, Maizy for short. She's been around for two weeks now and the kids still ask if we're keeping her forever!!! Ha!
Colombo and one of our coaches were both in Vegas for separate events, but knowing that ahead of time, they planned to workout together at the Crossfit out there.
Our little adoption picture hit Facebook land.
Tori sent me this picture she'd found in her IG archives. How cute!!!!!
Renna's big debut: I let her rehearse on stage with Maddy for a scene. (Usually she just stays home with Daddy.)
Thursday, Mar. 19th
Watch her 'fix' the girl behind her :)
I'm still not used to this!
C4 had his Sophomore Ring Ceremony. He didn't purchase a ring but still had to submit a piece of jewelry to be blessed, so he used his chain he'd gotten at his Passport 2 Purity. It was a lovely ceremony, including music by the orchestra, and mercifully it was short.
*Side note: Soon enough, I will discontinue boring you with dumb dog sagas. I won't be one of those people.* We let Asher out for a mid-day pee break. Our last two recent dogs did not like Asher. He can be a bit much. No, he can be a lot much. In fact, every dog he has ever been around hates him. True story. Because we watch him often, I was really hoping that Maizy would find something endearing about him. I hatched a three step plan to making them friends. Step one was to let them meet briefly in the cul-de-sac, neutral territory, both leashed, and just go for a walk. Step two was to meet in the cul-de-sac on leashes and let them sniff and play possibly. Step three...lose the leashes and may the better dog win if my plan failed. But somehow, Maizy has room in her heart for the brown one and Bob and Jules' 'bad parents' guilt has eased.
First day of Spring. It snowed, but that didn't stop us from getting our annual free Rita's!
Friday chores :)
The family split for the weekend. Nathanael had a hockey tournament in New Hampshire. Madison had a competition in Danbury. I stayed with Madison and C4. Daddy took the rest to NH. I won't lie- there was a bit of happy dancing happening Friday afternoon. I felt like I was on vacation to just have the oldest two!
Colombo settled into their hotel and texted me, "Rocco says, 'This is my first time sleeping on a bed.'" Can you imagine? The kid is nearly six years old and he'd never gotten a bed in a hotel. His 'spot' is usually under the desk.
Competition #2 of the season, and that deserves it's own post.
I took this girl out to dinner to talk through her feelings. It's amazing how teenagers will open up if you feed them. There's also something very special about dining out and breaking bread together. This night it was more nourishing to the soul than the body.
Sunday, Mar. 22nd
No picture. Hard to believe, but it was a busy day. Church, full run-through of the show. In lieu of a picture of my own, here is sweet Mr. Bennet, sporting his new half sleeves. I love this guy and I love his Mama. I'm thankful for the frequent mid-week texts we get with pictures and stories of Mr. B. They make me smile. Look at this face!!!! This one in particular got me!
