Blogging Slump

It is rare for me to go more than a week without blogging these days. We’ve been busy, but nothing has been blog-worthy (and I have a pretty low standard of blog-worthiness). Our time has been filled up with exciting things like soccer practice, homework, writing sacrament meeting talks, doctor visits (and getting expensive antibiotics), piano lessons, scouts, shopping, sickness . . . all the stuff that makes for quick dinners, late bedtimes, and piles of laundry. I’m trying to remember that it’s all just part of this season of life and we should try to enjoy it.

In the absence of something truly blog-worthy, here is a little random collection of items from the last couple of weeks:

Ben participated in the ward’s annual lip sync activity. The Primary boys lip synced to an a cappella/hip hop version of “I Hope They Call Me on a Mission.” They even learned a few dance moves. Ben had fun and looked so stylin’ in his suit and sunglasses.

The girls have been obsessed with Barbie and the Diamond Castle lately. Ben has always been passionate about any new interest, but the girls are much more of the “all things in moderation” crowd. This is the first real exception. They saved up their money for the DVD and have watched it over and over again. They have literally memorized every word of the movie and sing the songs constantly (much to Ben’s chagrin). They even call each other by the characters’ names . . . Emily is Alexa, Elise is Liana, and Abby is Melody. (It reminds me of my Charlie’s Angels days with my sisters . . . Jody was Sabrina, Holly was Kris, and I was Kelly). Abby is perhaps the biggest fan. She follows me around all day saying “watch diamon casso . . . watch diamon casso . . . watch diamon casso pleeeeeeeeeeeeease Mom.” It was cute the first 472 times she said it.

I just got called to be the Bear den leader in our ward. I am mostly excited and a little afraid. Or, mostly afraid and a little excited. Cub scouts has never been on my list of most preferred callings, but I’m determined to love it. I decided that it was selfish of me to want fabulous, dedicated scout leaders for Ben, but not be willing to put in some of my own time to the whole scouting scene. I went to my first den meeting on Wednesday. It calmed a lot of my anxiety. They are just boys. Loud, funny, spirited boys. We took them on a fieldtrip to the dinosaur park. It was fun to see the difference between boys and girls at that age. When I was an activity days leader, car rides were always so quiet. A couple of girls would talk in kind of hushed tones, but I actually felt uncomfortable with the silence. Not so with boys. They were loud. They made random comments and told lame jokes and even sang songs part of the time. I always think that Ben is a little spastic and out of control, but apparently that is pretty normal for 8-year-old boys. It should be a fun adventure.