End & Starts of Seasons

The RHSMB season was celebrated at the banquet on Monday night. My mom and I helped with set up, and then enjoyed the dinner and presentation. I managed to find Ava beforehand (she rode with Aaron's family, since I had to be there so early for set up) and give her a quick squeeze and take a pic before the program started. It's a wonderful way to celebrate the kids' hard work during the season. And it hit me that we only have one more season left before it's done *sob*. I had to say goodbye to a few senior parents and it was hard. It seems like we just started. I hope G continues with trombone, but he's still in elementary school so we have a few years before he enters high school!

We enjoyed an extra day off during this holiday week (I took it as PTO, but Scott worked.) Having that extra day for the long weekend made all of the difference...I was able to get so many things knocked off the holiday to-do list. We were able to decorate the house on Wednesday, enjoy the wonderful food and company at Deb's on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and then decorate the tree on Friday with my mom, Ava, and G. Each night we've been able to relax, watch a movie, play games, etc. It's been a really great weekend so far!

I'm hoping for more of the same for the rest of this weekend...equal parts productivity, peaceful times, and being present!

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