Another Year Older

Friday was my birthday. I've really never been a big birthday person. Kinda goes along with not being a big gift person, I suppose. It was a fairly relaxed day, which is what I needed after this week. In addition to the regular schedule of teaching 9 classes this week, I also had 10 parent/teacher conferences (each about a half-hour plus prep time). So on Thursday evening Pete asked if I wanted to go out to dinner or a movie or something. I told him the only thing I wanted to do when I get home from work on Friday is to cuddle up on the couch and not move! And that is just what I did! It was nice. Pete even dropped off and picked up Ahren from theater (which I usually do).

Today Ahren and Pete were volunteering at the Soup Kitchen in the afternoon and Sean got invited to the Children's Museum with a friend, so for most of the afternoon I've had the house to myself. I caught up on some knitting (now I'm almost finished with the shrug I've been working on) and watched a little tv. If I had known that Sean was going to be out, I would have gone to the Soup Kitchen too. Years ago, I volunteered at our former church's community dinners (like a soup kitchen) and did that for several years, but I had to stop when I had Ahren and it was difficult leaving her to go there. But now, Ahren and Pete have been going about once a month to help out, which is really nice. Once Sean is a little older we will encourage him to go along, too.

Pete was talking about going out to dinner tonight at the casino, but I'd really rather not, just a nice, easy evening at home sounds best to me. What a home-body I've turned into. Now if he'd suggested I take a trip to the yarn store, I'd be all over it. :)

Tomorrow is our big annual meeting at church, which will be the day that I get 'officially' voted (along with all the other officers) to be the Vice President of the church. It's not that big of a deal, Sean is excited because they will showing Madagascar for the kids to watch during the meeting.