When an alien invades

This week we had an alien among us, and it was a very good thing.

Julia (said alien) decided to get up extra early in the morning.  I think she did this by accident on Tuesday, but she was up and ready to help. She made my lunch, picked out Andy's work clothes, and made cinnamon rolls for the family.  She liked it so much that she put herself to bed early Tuesday night, and awoke ready to do the same on Wednesday.  She added making Andy's coffee to her morning "to do" list as well.  It all ended on Friday, but it was sure fun while it lasted.

Our week wasn't all rosy.  On Tuesday, one of our cars was towed making it the third tow in a week's time.  This time the repair was extra-pricey, and there was much anguish and flaring tempers over the whole ordeal.  Grr.  However, overcorrecting when coming out of a hydroplane could be so much worse than 1/2 a months salary to repair a car....counting my blessings on this one.


We started the week with Wyatt very excited about The Bible which is airing on The History Channel on Sunday nights.  It was interesting to see how much was left out of this mini-series and very exciting to see Wyatt so excited about it.  He is anxious to watch the whole thing, so we will allow for a late bedtime on Sunday nights to accommodate this - an especially hard thing with the upcoming time change.

We ended this week with an early morning 5K for Andy and Savannah.  Savannah has to run/walk a 5K as part of her P.E. class, so that is one more school project checked off the list.  They had a good time. We all wish the whole family could participate in one together, but that would be pricey.

Julia also hit the gym for some extra time and got her back tuck on the trampoline.  She is so close to getting a round-off, 2 back handspring combination accomplished.  I am sure she can do it.  She just needs to go for it.

That's life this week with the Pages.

I will leave you with some photos from the last 10 days:

Andy and I got a rare night alone when all four kids attended our church's annual overnighter for 3rd and 4th graders.  Zach (not pictured because he was stationed in a drop off room when we arrived with Wyatt and Julia) and Savannah chaperoned and racked up some much needed service hours for school.  Wyatt and Julia just had fun.  We learned that at least one of our kids and probably two of them should not pursue careers requiring night work...we paid for that night off.


These next two pictures were taken after Andy registered himself and Zach and Savannah for our church's high school trip to Bible and Beach.  After registration, the kids were supposed to promote the trip on social media with a picture of themselves and the hashtag "I'm on the bus."  You might recall that Savannah sold her artwork to raise money for this trip.  She wasn't quite ready last year, so she put the money in the bank and let it sit there safely for this year.

5K This morning.  Zach volunteered (desperate for service hours at this point as he is very busy, so fitting them in is very difficult).

Savannah ran with a friend.  E is pictured here with her sister, A, who also ran.  Andy accomplished a personal best on this one, so he was really excited.