Monday, April 6, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
That's My Girl
During Conference, Nichole saw me mending one of my shirts and asked if she could sew a skirt for her teddy bear.
So with a little help from me with some cutting and ironing, Nichole started sewing a little skirt. It's going to be cute.
I like that she wants to be like her mom. It makes me feel good.
So with a little help from me with some cutting and ironing, Nichole started sewing a little skirt. It's going to be cute.
I like that she wants to be like her mom. It makes me feel good.
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Let the Breaking of Spring Begin
Spring Break!
Before it started, I got to go with Jr. on his field trip to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was fun.
There were enough parents that signed up to chaperone that I was paired with another mom and we were in charge of only two kids- hers and mine. She and I got along really well and our boys got along really well so it was an enjoyable field trip.
Jr.'s favorite thing to see at the aquarium was "the eel and its friend." There was a moray eel just chilling at one part and another fish right next to it. The boys got a kick out of it.
After school, the kids and I went to play at a park.
That night the kids had a slumber party and got to sleep in the living room with their sleeping bags.
Late at night, Jr. Jr. decided he didn't want a slumber party and didn't want anyone else sleeping out in the living room either, even though Nichole and Jr. were already asleep. Sigh.
Before Nichole and Jr. went to sleep, we got to watch a movie and eat fish sticks and vanilla pudding because April 3 is Fish Fingers and Custard Day.
It's also General Conference weekend and the kids did such a good job during the first two sessions. A couple of them had their noses in books, but there wasn't a lot of fighting, and Jeremy and I were able to listen to a lot. Thanks, kids. Actually, Nichole and Jr. both made comments about some of the talks so they were listening to some of it.
I wonder if the kids' behavior was better because they didn't have the "reverence tent" out to distract them from being reverent this time.
Before it started, I got to go with Jr. on his field trip to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was fun.
Jr.'s favorite thing to see at the aquarium was "the eel and its friend." There was a moray eel just chilling at one part and another fish right next to it. The boys got a kick out of it.
After school, the kids and I went to play at a park.
That night the kids had a slumber party and got to sleep in the living room with their sleeping bags.
Before Nichole and Jr. went to sleep, we got to watch a movie and eat fish sticks and vanilla pudding because April 3 is Fish Fingers and Custard Day.
It's also General Conference weekend and the kids did such a good job during the first two sessions. A couple of them had their noses in books, but there wasn't a lot of fighting, and Jeremy and I were able to listen to a lot. Thanks, kids. Actually, Nichole and Jr. both made comments about some of the talks so they were listening to some of it.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
The KAT's Meow
Mommy: Nichole since you were good you get to pick a movie.
Nichole: I get to pick a movie!
Mommy: And Joshua, since you were good when it was time to eat you get to watch the movie.
Joshua: I get to watch the movie Nichole picks!
Nichole: Can I watch the movie too?
Nichole: I get to pick a movie!
Mommy: And Joshua, since you were good when it was time to eat you get to watch the movie.
Joshua: I get to watch the movie Nichole picks!
Nichole: Can I watch the movie too?
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The Calendar Played a Joke on Me
A while back, I was updating our dry erase wall calendar. Since there's nothing to celebrate on April 1st, I was trying to write the celebrations for April 2nd on that date and skip April 1st. There were several to write down and I accidentally wrote them down on April 1st. Whoops.
I erased them so I could put them on the 2nd. I wrote them down only to realize that I had again written them on the calendar for April 1st. Sigh.
I erased them again and wrote them again... on April 1st. What? Really?
Fine. I was NOT going to write them ALL again. So I put an arrow from April 1st to April 2nd and wrote, "Just kidding! They are supposed to be here"
Looks like I was April Fooled.
I erased them so I could put them on the 2nd. I wrote them down only to realize that I had again written them on the calendar for April 1st. Sigh.
I erased them again and wrote them again... on April 1st. What? Really?
Fine. I was NOT going to write them ALL again. So I put an arrow from April 1st to April 2nd and wrote, "Just kidding! They are supposed to be here"
Sunday, March 29, 2015
A Celebration-Filled Rough Week
It's been a rough week. A celebration-filled rough week.
Yes, we've celebrated. No, I haven't blogged. I've been taking care of a sick baby all week and I'm exhausted and haven't felt up to blogging.
I'm also feeling over-emotional, so much so that I broke down in tears in the middle of teaching Sharing Time in Primary today. Yeah, those poor kids. I certainly got their attention, though, even from the ones who weren't paying attention before.
It's been a rough week.
On the happy side, after we celebrated International Waffle Day, Thursday, March 26 was Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. The kids made up holidays, but we didn't have time to celebrate much. Nichole's was "Make a YouTube Video Day." Sorry we didn't get to that, Nichole. We'll try another time.
Jr.'s was "Minecraft Day." They did play that.
I don't remember what Jr. Jr.'s was or if he really had one.
Mine was "Celebration of the Baby Not Throwing Up The Whole Day." I picked that one in the morning and was really hoping I'd get to celebrate it. Fortunately I did. Unfortunately he had other troubles instead of throwing up that day.
Friday, March 27, was the anniversary of when Singin' in the Rain premiered. I thought that after the again rough day, we'd all get to sit down and relax watching that movie together. The kids watched it but I didn't get a chance to relax and watch it. I listened to it in the other room as I made dinner. Sigh. I'm glad the kids enjoyed it, though.
Saturday, March 28, was Something on a Stick Day. Skipping our traditional homemade corn dogs because I had a baptism to go to, we had different food when I got home because the family of the girl who was baptized sent me home with a bunch. They knew I had sick kids at home and that my husband was home taking care of them. Such sweet people.
Then Nichole and I went to the church building to watch the General Women's Meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first time that Nichole and I were able to go together. Last time we watched on the computer at home and the time before that, Nichole had a dance show the same evening. There's something special about that mother-daughter time watching an important broadcast together at the church building away from the distractions of home. The theme of this broadcast was all about family. I loved it.
Since I also didn't get around to making a treat for when we got home, Nichole and I stopped by the grocery store (it was fun to see so many women at the grocery store wearing dresses or skirts). Nichole got to pick out our treat, something on a stick. She picked orange dream bars and there were enough in the box to share with the family when we got home.
I'm so grateful for so many things. I'm grateful for that one on one time with my daughter. I'm grateful that Lucky is feeling better today. I'm grateful for my testimony of family. I'm grateful for my calling in Church. I'm grateful that through all the trouble this week, I have a Savior who knows what I'm going through, and who can give the comfort I need through the Holy Ghost and other people. I'm grateful for the 11-year old girl who came up to me after my meltdown on her way to class this morning and told me that she appreciated my testimony. I'm grateful that our family was able to do some celebrating this week. I'm grateful that the weather wasn't cold, so the baby could get away with just wearing a diaper for four days straight (a tiny bit less laundry that way). And I'm grateful that Lucky, who was sick all week, still kept his sense of humor.
I am grateful for so much more that I'm thinking about but not listing right now.
I have so much to be grateful for and I am grateful.
Yes, we've celebrated. No, I haven't blogged. I've been taking care of a sick baby all week and I'm exhausted and haven't felt up to blogging.
I'm also feeling over-emotional, so much so that I broke down in tears in the middle of teaching Sharing Time in Primary today. Yeah, those poor kids. I certainly got their attention, though, even from the ones who weren't paying attention before.
It's been a rough week.
On the happy side, after we celebrated International Waffle Day, Thursday, March 26 was Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. The kids made up holidays, but we didn't have time to celebrate much. Nichole's was "Make a YouTube Video Day." Sorry we didn't get to that, Nichole. We'll try another time.
Jr.'s was "Minecraft Day." They did play that.
I don't remember what Jr. Jr.'s was or if he really had one.
Mine was "Celebration of the Baby Not Throwing Up The Whole Day." I picked that one in the morning and was really hoping I'd get to celebrate it. Fortunately I did. Unfortunately he had other troubles instead of throwing up that day.
Friday, March 27, was the anniversary of when Singin' in the Rain premiered. I thought that after the again rough day, we'd all get to sit down and relax watching that movie together. The kids watched it but I didn't get a chance to relax and watch it. I listened to it in the other room as I made dinner. Sigh. I'm glad the kids enjoyed it, though.
Saturday, March 28, was Something on a Stick Day. Skipping our traditional homemade corn dogs because I had a baptism to go to, we had different food when I got home because the family of the girl who was baptized sent me home with a bunch. They knew I had sick kids at home and that my husband was home taking care of them. Such sweet people.
Then Nichole and I went to the church building to watch the General Women's Meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first time that Nichole and I were able to go together. Last time we watched on the computer at home and the time before that, Nichole had a dance show the same evening. There's something special about that mother-daughter time watching an important broadcast together at the church building away from the distractions of home. The theme of this broadcast was all about family. I loved it.
I have so much to be grateful for and I am grateful.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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