Saturday Stuff

Do you know what happens when little girls go to lock ins (sleep over) at the dance studio? Well, let me tell you. They get dropped off at 7:30 pm, and get picked up at 9:00 am. During these 14 hours they play, dance, gossip...I am sure since that is what girls do, and they don't sleep. 8 year old little girls really need their beauty sleep. Today, I figured out what the term "beauty sleep" really means. It may mean that when girls don't sleep they look tired, which is not always attractive, but I think the real meaning is, the opposite of beauty...ugly. No sleep for 8 year olds means they can give really "ugly" looks, they can have "ugly" thoughts, they think everyone else is being "ugly"...until...they are MADE to lay down and nap. Napping is good. The only bad thing about napping is the first 30 minutes after they wake up, they are more unbearable than before they laid down, making you doubt your decision to MAKE them take a nap.

Chase had a friend come over today. We had heard lots about his friend. Chase really has became really good friends with him. Chase has been begging to have a friend come over for some time now. We picked L up after he finished his baseball game. Before we got half way home, I had realized why Chase liked him. He is a good kid. He is also very funny. Chase is very funny...the two of them play off each other making them freaking hilarious.

This nap I spoke of only happened because I made Mac lay down in my bed, knowing that if she laid in her bed there would be many distractions and she would remain in her state of illness. I told her she had to at least lay down with me for one show on tv...30 minutes long. Mommies know everything right?? Well, I knew if she got still, I would win and she would be asleep long before the 30 minute show ended. The only problem with this was I had to lay down with her, to keep her from feeling like she was missing anything...which resulted in me being still for 30 minutes...which then resulted in me falling asleep too.

During our little nap, Sheldon supervised the boys. I woke up, or sort of heard while I was sleeping, lots of laughing, a nerf battery operated machine gun, lots of running, some yelling...they were having a blast. I had a small dilema when I decided to get up. If I opened my bedroom door, Mac would surely be woken up by all the chaos. Not good. I very easily slid out of bed, waited by my bedroom door until I knew the machine gun needed reloaded, then I very quickly opened the door and shut it as quietly as I could. Whew...she was still snoozing!!

One of the reasons L was here was because Chase wanted him to go to church with us tonight. I think they had fun. This church we are visiting has the feeling that if the kids are having lots of fun they will not burn out and perhaps continue going to church as adults. (Which is exactly what happened to me, church was pretty boring and I was made to go, so when I became an adult...I did not go, or when I did it was so sporadic) They strongly urge all the kids to go to different clubs. In the clubs they have small discussions, then they are let loose to have as much fun as possible. For example, the room Chase goes to has many x-boxes in it. I think (since it is not really cool for Mom's to go in there) that there is lots of things in there that is cool. Mackenzie class has video games too, lots of floor games, a big screen where they watch music videos and dance crazily, there is a fully stocked snack bar, with free snacks...and by the way, I know this because I have been allowed to walk in there, apparently 3rd graders still want their mommies to walk them in. Mac had fun tonight, as did Chase and L. They were all very excited...translated to very wild when we got into the van to leave.

Sheldon and I really like this church as well, which I mentioned in an earlier post, is very big for us, since in our 17 years of being together, (marriage and dating) church was awkward for us. We just did not seem to relate to any church's ways. I have went to the church we had joined for many years. Oddly, I mostly went just for the Sunday school class. I honestly did not "feel" the sermons there. So, for once, Sheldon and I feel like we have found somewhere that is going to work for us. The kids are happy and we really like the services. This is a very, very contemporary church. The music is awesome, the preacher is a phenomenal speaker. I have looked forward to going back all week. I feel like that will probably be the case this week as well.

Can I tell you how great it feels for us to all like something at the same thing at the same time...