Remembering the Ordinary

What did you do this weekend? I'm at the point where that question cannot be answered in just a phrase. There isn't one event to describe or a couple specific things we did. It seems like all our weekends are a blur of activity, but I can't pinpoint what filled them. Are you at that stage, too? Sometimes it's good to record the ordinary. Aren't they the times that seem sweetest in our mind? Here are three ordinary, but someday they'll seem extraordinary, weekend happenings from my normal everyday life.

Friday night was date night. Our church offers Parent's Night Out a couple nights a year so the youth can raise money for events. It's only $20 a family for a few hours of babysitting with pizza and inflatables included! Of course, I did not want to miss out on this awesome opportunity and we planned to go out. Unfortunately, my husband's flight was delayed and he got back after the kids had been dropped off. We ended up with an evening at home eating tuna fish sandwiches, taking a walk, and watching TV. Is it bad if I say I didn't care and I was just as happy to stay home as go out? Is that old and boring, or your secret fantasy, too?

Spring blooms make every walk beautiful!

After our rip-roaring Friday night, we were up early on Saturday for the kids' sports rotation. I love that my kids are busy, but I wonder if a lazy Saturday at home will be in our cards before the year 2022? Our girls started volleyball this season and we went to watch. I'm not sure if we'll see many volleys this year, but many of the girls were successful in serving which generated huge cheers from the crowd.

Pre-Olympics?

On Sunday, I took my oldest for her senior pictures. The photographer treated us like royalty and was so complimentary of my daughter that I'm surprised we could fit our heads back in the van! Seriously though, it was fun and refreshing to view her through the eyes and camera of someone else. It's weird, but I can't look at my own children and only see who they are today. It's hard to view them in the moment as I would a friend or an acquaintance. In my mind's eye, I saw snapshots of my daughter from birth to the present, all as I looked at her fully grown standing before me posing and laughing for senior pictures. Wow, where did the time go and can I make it stand still while my heart catches up?!?

Spring break 2014

Your turn. Are you filing away memories of everyday happenings? What ordinary things will you later remember as extraordinary in your life?