People always say the older you get the faster time goes. I guess that make sense since God is infinitely old and time is supposed really fast for him. Okay, that’s probably not really how it works, but the world does seem to be spinning faster these days.

It was a very busy week. Omar’s Aunt Rosalba had a beautiful baby boy, Giovanni, on Monday, and we got to go visit him at the hospital. Tuesday Helaman had his final play school day and our good friend Nick is in town, so we got to spend some time with him before he moves off to his next adventure in Arizona.

Thursday we went on a picnic to Ellis Lake with Grandma Maggie and Greta and Tara and Ava Belle. We had lots of fun eating sandwiches surrounded by ducks staring and waiting for food. Well, Tara was creeped out by the ducks, but that just made it more fun for me laughing at her. Isaiah and Helaman couldn’t get enough of them, though. One duck kept getting close to Isaiah in the stroller, but it never would let him touch it, much to his dismay (and my relief). Then Greta and Helaman took the crusts and leftover bread and fed the ducks. Helaman was so excited he didn’t even notice that he had sat in a big pile of some nasty bird poop! So, we were off to Mervyn’s to buy some new shorts.

When I went to pay for the shorts I discovered that I had no idea where my wallet was. Tara bought the shorts for me (thanks, and don’t let me forget to pay you back!) while I went to search the car. I searched and searched, to no avail. I said a prayer, didn’t find it, and figured it must have fallen out while we were picnicing, so we decided to head back to the “lake”. I asked Tara to drive, and as we hopped in the car to leave, there was my wallet, right where I had just looked 40 (is that the right number Tara?) times before. I know it’s a little thing, and maybe even silly. But I’m grateful for a Heavenly Father who is involved in all the scatter brained details of my life, and loves me enough to care about the silly things that worry me.

Anyway…

That night we got to go the dinner at Tara’s house and have some delicious BBQ. We lucked out because Michael had signed up forgetting that he had a class that night, so we got to go chaperone. The boys loved spinning in the chair together after dinner. I love when they are playing together happily. They already fight over toys (how is that possible) and Helaman derives a certain familiar joy from torturing his brother, but most of the time they love each other and love to play together. I guess Isaiah is just going to be tough, right?

I spent all day Friday sick on the couch watching the news about the awful fires in Paradise. So far no one else has gotten whatever it was, thankfully.

Saturday, I still didn’t feel great, but there was no rest for the weary, because it was another big day for our family. Omar sister Llael graduated from UC Davis. Yaye Jelly! We’re so proud of you.

Bringing us today, another non-stop day. We went to church then came home and had a BBQ with Omar’s family for father’s day. Then, Omar’s friend Dennis stopped by to meet Grandma because he is going to be painting her house, and we got to visit with him for a while. Then we were off the Brent McDowell’s homecoming party, and then to visit my dad and play there for a while. We finally got home and started bed-time business about 10:30. We really need to get better about this bedtime thing.

As of right now there is nothing on the calendar for next week. Will we actually have time to just “chillax” as Omar says. Somehow I doubt it.