After keeping the lid on it for 3 days, Dad finally sent out an email announcing the wedding to the family today. Needless to say, my siblings were freaking out about it and did not respond very well. Surprisingly, Adam had the worst reaction and directly told Dad the he was not coming to the wedding. I was actually a little surprised to see that Dad's response was a little short, basically just telling Adam that it was okay for him to not come - I expected a little more from Dad on this. I've definitely noticed that he has changed a bit since he's met Robin. His energy and focus are with Robin - as it should be since he's courting his now fiancee. But, he has been pretty short with his kids' feelings and that has surprised me a bit. But, maybe that's a good thing. Maybe he just needs to send a message to my siblings to get their act together and start depending on themselves a little more. We'll see how things go...
Anyway, even with the news out in public, I still had a very busy day. I was in meetings all day and barely had time to take any calls or communicate with anyone. However, at lunch, I did slip away and Amy and I officially joined the Harmony Club. I had been praying about it, not sure if we should join, then during our prayers last weekend, I felt very strongly that joining the club would give me a dedicated place with activities to take my children for 1-on-1 discussions. I even cried when I realized the importance of doing this. I now need to take the next step of scheduling these outings and making sure I don't miss - just like home teaching and going to the temple, these outings need to happen every month. I also need to schedule time to volunteer at both the middle school and the elementary school. I plan to do that this week.
Tonight, after work, I did finally get a hold of Adam. He was NOT doing well, so I went over to his house, we chatted for a while. It helped. I shared my feelings with him and he did the same. He is still hurting a TON over Mom's death and it's going to take a while for him to heal. But, he'll make it. We actually went and saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles together. Wow, what a HORRIBLE movie. Hands-down, one of the worst movies I've seen in a LONG time. Wow! But, I'm glad we went. We had the theatre to ourselves, so we were loud and obnoxious, and we enjoyed being together. I missed an evening with the family, but I really think I needed to spend time with Adam tonight!
I almost forgot that I also got to attend Ashtyn's swim meet today. It was my first and only regular swim meet that I will attend for this her first year of middle school swim team. It has been a very challenging season for her to do sports and academics, but she fought hard and did GREAT! She has learned so much both at school and in swimming. She's doing so much better! For this meet, I volunteered to be a timer. It was my first time doing it, but I enjoyed it. It was fun to cheer for the kids, especially Ashtyn. She only swam in two events today, but both were in my lane (lane 2). I've been spending a bunch of time with her this year and I've grown closer to her - much needed!! Here's a photo of her at the meet:
While I'm adding photos, I'll add a few more. Amy took these photos, but they are so cute - I need to add them to the journal. These were taken today from home:
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