Yvonne and I went to New Mexico for the weekend as it has been a year since my dad passed away.  We wanted to visit mom and see how she was doing cleaning out the house.  The trip served its purpose.  We spent a morning having a simple praying ceremony at the house for our dad and birth mom.  We then paid a visit to the temple where dad’s picture was placed.  Other than spending times with our mom during the weekend, we also hung out with our good friend Sidney and her mom, and had a dinner with the relatives.  Mom has done a great job cleaning out the house on her own; basically 90% of the furniture and belongings have been cleared.  The three of us spent few hours together sorting out the family photos and packing them to bring them home with us.  By Monday, all our chores were done and we were ready to go home.  One of my flights got cancelled but I was fortunately able to book the last seat of an earlier flight to return home while Yvonne’s flight got major delayed and she did not get home until very late.  However, both of us made it home safely and were happy to see our own families.

     The boys had a fine weekend without me.  After dropping me off at the airport, Stuart took the boys to Logan’s basketball game.  According to Stuart, Logan did well and was more engaged in the game.  He dribbled down the court fine and defended the opponent more aggressively.  After the game, they had a snack with the team, and then picked up lunch to have at home.  In the afternoon, Michelle and Ted invited the boys over to hang out with them.  I was told that Stuart had a relaxing time while the boys had a blast playing with Mckayla and Marcus.  Michelle also periodically texted me some photos so I could see the fun moments.  The kids told me that they had ice cream for dessert, and later they watched “Jack” (The Nightmare before Christmas).  It was a fun late night they had.  On Sunday, Stuart took them to play at a park in the morning and to the cabana club to play in the afternoon.  Monday morning everyone slept in a little bit.  Stuart then rushed through packing lunches and prepared breakfast for everyone, then dropped them off to schools as usual. 

     The boys told me that they would miss me a lot before I left for the trip.  While I was gone, I talked with Logan a couple of times while Connor got on the phone with me whenever he was available.  He often had so much to share regarding what had happened.  He also told me multiple times “I miss you so much!”.  Stuart told me that Connor seemed to be rushing through Sunday so he could see me soon on Monday.  After Stuart picked me up from the airport, we went to pick up the boys.  Logan gave me a hug as usual when he saw me, but at the moment, he had forgotten that I had just returned from the trip.  When it was Connor’s turn, he came over to me right away and gave me the sweetest smile and hug; he whispered to me “Mommy, you came back from the airport”.  When we were home, Connor brought me a card that he drew for me and he had to add “I made you a card, but Logan did not”.  Logan turned to me and said “I forgot”.  It was very nice to be home with all my boys again.