Day 20: Today's focus: patience
You know what the worst part of a trip is? Coming home!! Add to that getting home at 1:30 in the am, an already planned trip to 7 Peaks with the friends, the fact that it's the last day before school starts, a super messy car fresh from vacation filled with junk and what-nots, and a pile of laundry that seems like it will never go away, and patience isn't the first virtue that comes to mind! But I tried and I did pretty good.
We had planned to go to 7 Peaks early in the morning and when we got home late, that got put off a bit. We were honestly scrambling to just get through breakfast, into our swimsuits, and get laundry going, and we ended up being plenty late. I kept wanting to get mad, but this challenge was right on my mind and patience won. Instead of leaving the house all crazy and frustrated, we left late, but happy to be able to spend one last day of summer squeezing out some more fun time together.
After we got home it was crazy again because Alexis felt feverish so we had to hurry and get her down for a nap, then clean out the car, do more laundry, and get us all showered and presentable for back-to-school night. Then after that we were rushing to get through dinner, FHE, back-to-school Priesthood blessings, and getting the kids in bed on time. It was one of those rush rush days where losing your cool seemed to be right on the horizon because there was so much to be impatient about, but I was proud of myself for getting through it without losing it. Thank heavens this challenge reminded me to be patient!!
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