SUPER MOM

My wife is a super mom!

Usually when I come home from a trip to Alaska I like to talk about how crazy and adventurous my trip was. However, this time I decided to summarize how crazy things were back home. Remember, this all happened in only 12 days, and while Kristen was being a single parent.



--Katelyn gymnastics 3 times a week (and since she got picked to be on a new team, a couple of those days were twice a day practices).

--Katelyn dance lessons twice a week

--Kaden started tryouts for a soccer club (every day, Monday thru Friday, the entire 2 weeks)

--Piano lessons for the boys (2 times each)

--Babysit a few different times for a friend of ours that just had a baby

--Young women weekly activity night (twice)

--Caleb's talent show at school

--Run a half marathon race in Ogden (not to mention all the training that is involved)

--Work at Tres Jolie as much as possible to fill in while I'm gone (4 different days)

--Get Katelyn to school (twice a week)

--Katelyn's dance recital

--Play futsall at stake center with other women in the stake

--Visit teach

--Babysit and clean a couple times for a different neighbor who is packing up to move

--Coming home to find the police at our house (since one of our children and a friend were sure they saw someone in the house, and called 911) and not be able to get in until it was OK'd by the police.

--Meet 2 different times with a lady from International Student Exchange, and fill out all the paper work to try and get accepted as a host family

--Have car towed because tire is completely flat (and couldn't find anyone to help her fix it)

--Get emergency call from friend who needs Kristen to run to her house for something (while the tow truck is waiting in our driveway. She asked the man to wait. He was a nice man)

--Pinewood derby (not only go to the race, but help both boys make their cars also)

--Young women 3 hour presidency meeting

--Up all night one night with a sick child (Caleb got sick and threw-up over the side of his bed. Kaden, wanting to keep his brother company, was sleeping at the side of Caleb's bed. You can imagine how that ended)

--Katelyn's end of year program at preschool

--Parent/teacher conferences

etc., etc, etc.



Honestly, I can't imagine any more major events that could possibly happen in a 12 day time period--and they all happened to be while I was gone. Seriously, imagine fitting all of that into just 12 days. It's wearing me out just thinking about it. Now I know that all moms are busy, but this took things to the extreme. My wife is amazing. She definitely earns the award of "Super Mom of the Week". I don't know what I would ever do without her.