Sun.There was a party of friends and family at our apartment to say good bye to “Uncle Matt & Aunt Becky” (who departed to became New Mexicans on Tuesday) and to celebrate Dave turning 33 (the previous Tuesday). Becky brought a rather marvelous frosty orange cream layered dessert which...was worthy of repetition.
Mon
Matt and Becky departed in earnest and we mourn their passing Becky tells us that the drive down that way is WAY more entertaining than the drive between here and Boise, so she's already angling for visits. At work, Dave conquered the High Ropes Course as part of a recreation therapy activity
Dave standing in manful victory atop the uppermost beam of the High Ropes Course.
Family Home Evening was about “Dad’s work.” We sang Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel, quoted scriptures (such as “Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer” ) and did some role-plays of “What Dad does at the office.” To illustrate, Dave played himself, Emily played the part of a disgruntled teenage boy with an attitude & anger issues and Hayley & Nathan played the supportive parents doing phone therapy with their son from several states away. Emily particularly recalls Matthew pretending to call on the phone and giving a remarkable, unrehearsed, long, in-character monologue about how frustrating it is to be a parent and what a parent should do if their child refuses to come in the house when they are told.
Tue
This was the birthday of beloved Aunt Maurine. Hayley had her weekly dance class. She says she was working on “jazz dance” rather than the usual ballet and reports, “it was rather fun.” She says her favorite dance move in jazz was actually the warm-up stretch and posing back to back with her dance partner at the end of the dance.
Wed
At the Orem Public Library, the kids watched a child’s play of
Shakespeare’s Othello wherein other children were called up and were prompted lines to say. Tragically (if not predictably), Othello lost all he loved through the plotting and deception of the wicked Iago. In the evening, Dave and Emily went on a date to Bombay House to meet with another couple to discuss the possibility of Dave & Emily teaching together a series lectures, small group workshops, and couples therapy around marital intimacy. Dave learned that he really likes Chicken Tikka Masala.
Thu
Hayley had dance class again, per usual, and did ballet. She says she likes doing the splits and "rolling around on the ground" (this is ballet??). David did some therapy that actually made him cry. (Those that know Dave may recognize that this is significant, because, though he often is much moved by therapy sessions, it rarely manifests through tears). Emily went to Mother’s Night Out. She says she had fun and there was good conversation with other homeschooling moms.
FriEmily took the kids to Orem’s Summer Fest. They waited in line for an hour to get on the Ferris Wheel. Hayley had to ride by herself because of some policy about having no more than three persons per passenger gondola. Despite Hayley and Nathan’s initial crying and wailing (Matthew was, by far, the bravest), all three children came home RAVING about the ride.
Sat.
Returning to Summer Fest for day two, the kids all rode “the Motorcycle Ride.” Hayley reports that the “Center Stage” was “two groups of really good dancing people” and that she enjoyed the martial arts which was “Karate – people broke boards with their feet and did sparring. They kicked high; they hit a tennis racket someone held up higher and higher. One person did a front flip by himself and didn’t use his hands.”
Emily finished reading The Odyssey.
Sun
Dave & Emily assertively circulated sign-up sheets for the ward dinner groups they are organizing for the activities committee and David requested that the Bishopric along with Elders Quorum & Relief Society presidencies submit names of those who don’t often get to come to the regular meetings who might like to be invited in for some dinner and socializing with their neighbors. Emily says there are enough people for about five dinner groups of 4-5 couples to be arranged later in the month.
After dinner, Nathan announced that he had “Taped everything together.” By this he meant to inform us that he had used much of a roll of scotch tape randomly adhesing various and sundry objects downstairs. Parental disapproval followed. The kids also want it noted that they had ice cream tonight for dessert. The traditional Bryers was served and the usual good times ensued. Hayley got to stay up later and help with this update with the condition that she put the dinner dishes in the dishwasher (Good job, Hayley – now good night).
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