Posted by
Steve on Monday, July 24, 2006 4:46:16 AM
This has been an interesting weekend. First, my wife and I went to Brianna's swim meet. It was really hot. The heat got to us and for the rest of the day we couldn't do much. We both got over heated. My wife stopped sweating, which is a sign of heat stroke. We were lucky to make it home safely.
Second, the good news at the meet was that Brianna won first place in the butterfly again. That makes two weeks in a row. Unfortunately, the streak will stay at two weeks until next season. The last meet was held on Saturday. For her other races, she did ok, but came in near the end of the heat. She got a 6th, 7th and 8th for her other three races.
Third, we also got new houseguests for the weekend. my daughter and her roommate were kicked out of an apartment because of a third roommate. They are staying with us until their new apartment is ready on Tuesday. They got a new puppy on Thursday evening. It is not housebroken. They were letting it get on furniture. My wife and I have a rule, no dogs on furniture. They also brought a cat home with them. The cat is no problem, except they forgot to bring cat food with them. That has made things really a mess.
Fourth, my son needed to rent a car. He is overdrawn at his bank, so he called on mom and dad to help him rent a car to get to work. His car has a blown engine. He says it will take $8,000 to fix his car. That seems high even for the high cost of fixing vehicles. Well, my wife went to help him rent a car. The first place would not take the debit/visa card that we have, they only accept a credit card. The second place wanted twice as much as my son could afford to pay to rent a car. As a final option, my wife will let him use her car and get it on special occasions. My wife starts her sabbatical this week and our need of a second car will diminish for the year. We will only need the two cars on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
When you put in the regular activities of church attendance, you get a full weekend. For church, we have a three hour block to hold our meetings. We all attend sacrament meeting together. During the Sacrament meeting, we get to partake of the sacrament where we remember the blood and body of our Savior Jesus Christ. We also hear speakers selected from the congregation. After sacrament meeting, my 7 year old goes to primary, where she stays for the rest of the meeting time. My wife and I attend Sunday School meeting. I am the Sunday School President. I have to make sure that all the classes are staffed and that all the students are attending. At the end of the hour, I ring the bell to let everyone know that it is time to let out class. This week, the lesson was so good, I almost forgot that part. For the last hour, my wife attends Relief Society. She is pianist. I attend Priesthood meetiing. I am a member of the High Priest's Quorum.
I will be glad to get back to work it has to be less stressful than the weekend I just put in.