Saturday, March 2, 2024
Today we got an early start again. I think Betty isn’t sleeping well.
Today was a pretty intense preparation day. I went back over everyone’s packing list with them. The kids are light years ahead of where they were three months ago. They know how and what to pack. The system we have with Reminders is still working great.
Even with all that, it’s still just a process.
Oh, and the kids were gone at friends’ houses most of the day. In the afternoon we went over to the White’s house. Jared made some delicious armadillo eggs. It was good to just visit with them.
In the evening Betty ran up to Jackson, and I stayed and the kids and I did a cleanup of the house. The kids did a great job, and we are pretty nearly ready to hit the road on Monday.
In the later night, we watched BYU play TCU in basketball. We started really poorly, and found ourselves with a huge halftime deficit. But the guys just kept playing hard, came back, and eventually won big. It was amazing. I’ve seen BYU play really well at times in my life, but I’ve never seen a team quite like this one.
And after that we finished the 11th season of The Great British Baking Show. We were all so happy to see Matty, a guy who always jokes about how he has no idea what he is doing, win the whole thing. It was a testament to grit and determination and just throwing caution to the wind.
I feel like it’s the right message for us now.