Lamon kept a journal while he was there and for anyone interested in reading it you can find it here: http://feedthefirefamilies.blogspot.com/2012/03/guatemala-lamons-report-of-fabulous.html ! It was a wonderful experience. I am so proud of Lamon for being willing to sacrifice and provide that wonderful service.
A lot of people after hearing that Lamon was gone for 10 days, and that I was alone with the kids said, "Oh Mary, You are amazing!" And although of course it was a sacrifice . . . and I will never reject a compliment of amazingness . . . to be completely honest, we pretty much played the entire time. Lamon is definitely the more responsible parent. If Lamon weren't around to keep me grounded . . . who knows what kind of chaos might be going on in our family.Anyways, I sort of wanted Lamon to think it was really hard for me while he was gone, but I guess I'll just let the cat out of the bag. We weren't exactly helpless and melancholy (or responsible) the entire time. We may or may not have done 1 or all of the following during those 10 days:
- Had two or three days in which there were 8 or more children playing at our house. (It was a party!)
- Built two pathetic snow forts (which melted in a day) and engaged in a huge snowball fight with the neighbors (in which I lost pathetically) In my defense . . . It was sort of me against . . . everyone.
- Had Cold Cereal for dinner once or twice.
- Ate way more popcorn than we probably should have
- Built a fort out of blankets downstairs that we slept in almost the entire time. Yes . . . even on school nights! I know . . . terrible. . .
- Went to Karls Junior and played at the Playplace. (This is not a regular at our house)
- Visited the Red box.
- Played Just Dance 3 on their Wii day which I pretty much rocked at (okay fine . . . I could only beat Hayden)
- Read and told stories.
- Laughed and played and giggled (a lot!)
- Had Beyblade tournaments
- and lots more . . .
Ya . . . obviously I had it pretty bad. How could Lamon sleep at night after his 15 hour days knowing that we were subject to this kind of torture? Just kidding. Lamon did have time for play and enjoyment while he was there, but for the most part it was hard work. I was so happy to remind the children what an awesome thing their Dad was doing.The kids weren't perfect the entire time. On the contrary. There were plenty of crazy opera singing moments . . . but it was in no way unbearable. Heavenly Father blessed me the entire time. I was able to get the kids to school, help them with homework and piano, take them to church, do scripture reading and family home evenings and all other parenting tasks all on my own with no problems. It could have felt hard, but it didn't. I think I was blessed. It was fun, and I was excited to see Lamon at the end of the 10 days . . . Not because I was ready for him to relieve me of the children, but because I missed him and was so excited to see his face! What a great Daddy we have. I love him and am proud of him. What an experience!
3 comments:
Very cool! What part of Guatemala was he in? Was he in the capital, Xela, or somewhere else?
What an awesome experience for Lamon!! And you are totally amazing to parent alone for 10 days!! I would have loved to join you in your forts with a big bowl of popcorn.
That is so cool! Ronny would have loved to have gone with him, especially since that's where he served his mission. Way to go with the kiddos! Sounds like you guys had the most fun! =)
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