Day 6

Another great day!  Got up this morning and went to church.  Emily and I talked some about Sarah during worship rehearsal.  I found myself getting very teary before church, while talking to Emily, and a bit during church.  The past couple of years sometimes really takes a toll on me.  I told both Emily and Alan that I wonder if maybe I need to go on Lexapro, too--I can just about cry on demand these days.  This morning, I just kept crying, for really no reason at all.  Sigh.

After church, Sarah and Allison both helped get things set up for tonight's Super Bowl Party.  We also had a meeting about Youth Group, which is starting next week.  I took some time to let Keith and Trina know what had happened with Sarah this week, so they'd be aware.

After church, we came home and had some lunch.  Sarah watched a bit of tv and then took what was probably for her a much-needed nap.  Even I laid down and slept for almost an hour.  I was exhausted!  Maybe that had something to do with my teariness this morning.

I wasn't sure if Sarah was going to be up to going to the Super Bowl Party at church tonight, and being around so many people, but she left early for the Party with Alan.  She seemed to have a lot of fun tonight--playing bingo, eating, playing bingo, helping serve drinks, playing bingo...you get the idea!  She was so excited about all the prizes she won--I think she is giving/gave them all away to other people--she loves to give gifts!  She also asked Josh if she could draw the name for the free CFA for a year.  He agreed to let her do it, if she would hand out 3 invitations to Youth Group after that.  She was  very excited--it was fun to see her do it--"drum roll, please!"  She drew the name and then Josh asked teens to raise their hands, if they hadn't yet received an invite to Youth Group, so Sarah would know who to give them to--nice job, Josh!  Thank you!!!  Sarah was also thrilled when Trina got her an orange Fanta out of the fridge--her favorite drink!

The Party finished up around 10:45, and we all left the church quickly, since the alarm was set to turn on at 11:00.  We gathered up all the Bingo prizes the girls had won and headed home.  Once we got home, Sarah watched tv for a bit, and then got ready for bed, like I asked.  Crud!  I forgot to have her brush her teeth again!  Need to work on that!!!  She decided to sleep on the couch again (her favorite place to sleep).  She played her (actually, Allison's) DS for a bit and then went to sleep.  OK, so the schedule got a little off--not too bad, though, considering that the game went late.  Can't wait to see what tomorrow holds--hope it's another great day!