Spontaneous

Allyson and Brock, Me and Trevor, Mary Anne and Sadie

Yesterday I was a little out of character. I called my sister, Mary Anne, in the morning to see what time Sadie's blessing is this weekend. I left a voice mail (she happened to be taking her final for American Heritage...yeah, she's done with that class!). Landon asked who I was talking to and I told him I left a message for Mary Anne. The next hour or so was filled with Landon asking if he could go to Mary Anne's house. When Mary Anne called back, she asked me if I knew my other sister, Allyson from AZ, was in town....uh, no? I knew there was a possibility they might come up for Thanksgiving but I never heard the final word.

So a thought popped into my head...I should go play with my sisters. Being spontaneous is not natural for me...in fact, it causes a little stress. So the battle goes on in my head...I'll be going down on Friday for the blessing...should I take the extra trip? BUT gas is only $1.69 a gallon (when was the last time I filled up and it was less than $50?! Filling up for less than $30 is beautiful!) It's two hours there and two hours back and Allyson will only be there until 5:00 (it was around noon when I was talking to her) BUT I really want to see little Brock who is just 2 1/2 weeks old even if it is only for a couple hours. I'm in the middle of about 4 loads of laundry...seriously, laundry vs sisters...I'll take sisters any day! The girls need somewhere to go after school before Rob gets home from work. Problem solved with a quick call to a friend (thanks, Katie, LOVE you!) who informed me she was heading to Ogden but her husband would be home with the kids and could pick them up after school with their daughter (maybe I should be saying THANKS, Kade!) Next problem...I hadn't showered yet, kids hadn't eaten lunch and Brynlee needed to be to school by 1:00. Guess how fast I can get ready, feed kids and get Brynlee to school? We were out the door at 12:52, dropped Brynlee off (luckily it's about a one minute drive), stopped at the store to buy some snacks/treats and formula (we were out and Trevor needed a bottle...no time to nurse, besides the fact that I'm trying to wean), and topped the tank off with gas. Landon's wish for the day came true....we were off to Aunt Mary Anne's house.

What can I say...I may try to be a little more spontaneous. I hit all the lights just right as I was heading out of town, I saw lots of cops on the road but the lucky people about 5 minutes ahead of me had already caught their attention (hehehe)....after all, time was of the essence. It was a fun day...ending at 11:11 pm when I pulled into my garage. Do you ever make a wish at 11:11? Instead of a wish, I gave thanks for being able to arrive home without a touch of tiredness after a spontaneous day with sisters!

Do you know what the best part of today was? I got to sleep in this morning and snuggle with ALL my kids in my bed because there is no school. I think today will be a lazy day...