The Trials of a Busy Mom

Should she stay or should she go?

It’s BYU Women’s conference this weekend, and while I’ve gone for the past couple of years, I wasn’t planning on going this year, since Robin wasn’t planning on coming up for it. She’s come about every year for the past 10 or so years, and always stays with us. We always love it when she comes, sometimes with her kids, and sometimes without. Well, she was in the middle of a nasty court battle with her ex, and had a court date scheduled which conflicted with Women’s conference. Her lawyer informed her this week that they needed to settle, accept the recommendations of the court appointed family mediator, and not go to court. So, at the last minute, she booked a flight, and decided to come to Women’s conference. She said she needed to recharge her spritual batteries, especially after the last two months of this battle.

So, we welcome Robin this weekend, and even though I can’t get away to join her at women’s conference, I’ll watch some of it on tv and join in the spirit of women’s conference. I hope she finds just the right classes she needs to hear, and has a good time.

I didn’t get my house clean for her, and the first night she slept on the couch because we thought she wasn’t coming until I got her message after rehearsal Wednesday night. But she doesn’t seem to care that the accommidations aren’t fancy. She puts up with my kids talking to her incessantly while she does her hair and makeup in the morning, and she even came to a lovely band and orchestra concert last night! She’s a good sport.

So, tonight we will eat the obligatory meal at the Olde Spaghetti Factory (her favorite place to eat when she’s here), and go garage sale hunting on Saturday morning. Fun Fun fun!
Speaking of the band concert, the kids did a great job. The highlights were a Saxaphone Solo of “the Pink Panther”, a sax and trumpet duet of “Tequila”, “The Phantom of the Opera”, and “Pirates of the Caribean” played by the whole group. I’m impressed with those kids, and the patience of their teachers!

2 Comments

  1. Grandma Coleman

    How come Robin could get tickets and you couldn’t? Maybe it wasn’t convenient for your family obligations? That’s nice that she could come again, though. I hope it does her some good.

    Well, we had a nice P-day, going into Rochester with our friends and neighbors, the Tolmans (their home in SLC is just off 70th South on about 17th East. They live next door to us here. We saw some nice things in a very old part of town, one of which was the High Falls. We also saw a historic district of big old homes. Plus we drove along Ontario Lake. So it was a lovely, sunny day.
    Love you,
    Mom

  2. Amy

    Do you think that with Robin’s knowledge of all things garage-saley, she’d be willing to stop by our house on garage sale day (or some other day on the way to or from Women’s Conference) and take a look at our headboard we’re trying to sell? Not to buy it per se, but maybe to give us ideas of how we can sell it?

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