Miscellaneous Monday--Life Rewind

Landon went through 5 weeks of physical therapy (3x a week) and finished on January 24th. He surprised us by being able to play basketball with the deacons that night! The most crushing thing (other than pain and frustration of his injury) has been missing basketball season in P.E., through the Rec Center and through church basketball.

 I was so excited for him that I actually went to the game (I haven't gone to any church games in the past). He did great and even scored the first 2 points of the game. He scared me at one point when his wrist on that arm was twisted and he went down in pain. I feared all his hard work had been in vain and that he'd jumped in too soon, but after a short break he recovered and went back into the game for some one-handed play (it was funny).

We had New Beginnings last Tuesday! Whitney was one of 6 girls who will be turning 12 and moving into Young Women's at church this year (I can't believe it! When we moved into this ward she was 3 and a new Sunbeam!)

I got to introduce her to everyone and tell all about her, plus at the end they did a slide show of pictures the moms had submitted of the girls. It was fun to see cute pictures of Whitney up on a big screen; she loved it and told me I should have given them more!

I commissioned Landon to make me morning mix that I can listen to on the way to work to help me get pumped up for the day. I need this! He did a good job, but I think I'm going to need several in my rotation...any volunteers?

Thursday night was Maturation night for all the 5th grade girls at Whitney's school! I remember this being highly traumatic for me back in the day, but we're worlds more open these days so this wasn't stressful or embarrassing at all. In fact, they didn't cover a lot of the "stuff" I thought they were going to cover, so it was even easier than I'd guessed it would be (mostly girls' cycles and body changes).

Afterward we went to a new bistro to check it out and get a treat. Whitney got a ginormous cookie ice cream sandwich and I got a ginormous sugar cookie. Doesn't she look older in this picture?! We're on the cusp of teenagerhood and she's not even 12 yet!

Last week was a rough week for me pedometer-wise. I'm not sure why my steps were so much fewer than normal, but I have got to get to the bottom of it. One afternoon I dropped Whitney off at dance and then walked 5-6 laps around the pond (my new favorite place). It is such a gorgeous place to walk, especially since the sun is setting at that time and with each lap the sky is totally different.

Since Randy had a seminar to go to early on Thursday and Friday I brought Whitney to work with me so she could hang out until I could drop her off at school close to 9:00. She loves coming to school with me because we have vending machines! (It's a good thing she doesn't get to come very often!). She was content to eat her treat and draw the whole time.

I made these baking powder biscuits on Sunday morning and was so pleased with how they turned out, they were the perfect balance of flaky and soft and full of buttery goodness.

I came home from work today to find this note from Randy on the kitchen counter...this is one of the reasons I keep him around!

**How is your miscellany?

Do you enjoy biscuits?

Have you gone walking lately?

Will you make me a mix cd?**