Weekly Wrap Up - Big Things

Over the weekend, Olivia tested for her blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.  There was a three-hour seminar prior to her test, followed by a great deal of rolling.  I was concerned she'd be worn out before testing time, however it helped keep her nerves at bay.  Normally the black belt will call out each item, Olivia however memorized the whole test and once he said go, she ran through the whole thing for 35 minutes.  One thing about her, is she is VERY strong, and combined with her control she's pretty formidable. Her testing partner took quite a beating.  I occasionally watched the black belts who were judging her test, they would whisper to each other while still watching her.  When she was finished, she bowed and stood there waiting.  She was so surprised when the one black belt said "That was fabulous.  It was a pleasure to watch you test."  She actually said, "Excuse me sir?" because she thought she'd misunderstood him.  

Monday Lindsey was up early to work on school.  She went to work from 8:30-1pm, and then had a dentist appointment at 3. Olivia went riding (she's training for her first horse show).  I met my friend Yvette for coffee.  It was good to see her out of the house and more like herself.  

Tuesday Lindsey worked from7:45-4:30. After she got off work, she bought her first car, with her own cash.  She's so excited!  Now we have to work on moving from her learner's permit to her regular driver's license.  She's old enough, but with her work schedule we just haven't been getting the hours in.  Now that the days are getting longer, and having her own car, I'm sure she'll be more anxious to get out and drive.

Wednesday was typical, Lindsey off to work and us doing small things around the house.  I spent the better part of the day downloading and then uploading photos to get printed.  This takes a while as our internet is slow at best.  I've not ordered photos since last June, which means I've also not scrapbooked since then. I'm a chronological scrapper, so it bugs me to be behind.

Thursday was a regular school/workday.  In the afternoon I had an appointment to get one outstanding recall corrected on Lindsey's car (that sounds SO weird).  This was a 45 minute, so not bad at all. Olivia had to fill in at a local farm in the afternoon.  The evening was jiu-jitsu again.

Friday Tom had a vacation day, and Lindsey ended up not having the baby.  In the morning we went to the chiropractor.  The girls and I all had something out of whack, and it was good to get everything put back in place.   We did a little shopping, and all went out to lunch afterwards.  We came home and Lindsey finished her schoolwork, and I started laundry.  The girls will have volleyball in the evening, and Tom and I might go out for ice cream (he doesn't know this yet).

Have a great weekend!