reluctant update

I'm not sure why, but I just haven't felt like blogging for the last few days. However, I don't want blogging inertia to overtake me, so I'm here with a reluctant update.

Sunday was possibly the first week of attending our new ward where I didn't feel out of place. Marc sang a solo in sacrament meeting and it was enjoyable for me both to listen to him and to see the surprised reaction of all the people who didn't know he was such a good singer. (It was a hymn arranged by a member of our ward in the MoTab, new and lovely, and now it's been stuck in my head for days.) The Laurels went to Relief Society, so that was my first time attending R.S. in the new ward. Our new home teachers came in the afternoon -- they happen to be our neighbors across the street -- and it was interesting to find out how little we knew about them.

Marc and Eva made pizza after church.

The boys went back to school yesterday and Eva and I have both been a bit down about it. I really enjoyed not having to follow a set morning schedule, and especially having the boys around. It was so nice to have two additional sets of hands to help, and besides that they are just good company. Eva is really missing having her big brothers around to play with -- each morning when Lucas leaves for school, he tells her what they will play when he gets home, then she waits around all day for him to return. It's a bit sad, really.

(as is her technique for her favorite game: hide and seek)

Yesterday, Eva and I took all of our cans to the recycling center. (Should have taken a self-portrait there for this week's challenge, what was I thinking?!) She was fascinated with the idea of them taking all the old junk that no one needs or wants and making something new out of it.

Then we went to the fabric store to supplement my birthday banner materials. She loved touching all of the fabrics as we went up and down the aisles. She fell in love with a sparkly, pastel dragonfly fabric. It was really quite hideous, but she loved it so much that I bought her a little piece of it. What's a mom to do?

The photo wall is coming along. Only a few more frames to hang, then we'll be on to choosing photos!

I finally started spray-painting the frames that Jessie sent me for Christmas (!) -- for another frame collage above our bed. Loving the spring weather that's allowing me to spray-paint on the deck.

Back to piano lessons this week, blah blah. Such is life the week after spring break.