So I have noticed that at this time of year there is so much more demand on my time. First off, for some reason the math teachers in this area are not getting through to every student, and the parents are finally finding out. I have been called so much this week with new students for me to tutor. I have put in over 8 hours of tutoring this week. The problem is that I only have about 14 hours that can be used for tutoring. It's been great though because I not only is that helping to pay for Christmas, but it has been so fun to see the students get excited about knowing what is going on in their classes. I picked up a Calculus student last night and I was so nervous. Luckily it is still in the easy stuff, so I was able to fake my way through it, but by the time he left, he was excited about knowing it, I was excited I remembered it, and I was just so happy to have helped another person.
Also, I am just so greatful that my kids have such wonderful teachers at school. They are both so kind and good at controlling their classrooms. I am so glad that Dailynn is still excited to go (I was really worried about that), and that Avi has friends and is doing great on her work.
Ok, so I am surprised that time is being given to me. I look back at each day and wonder how I got things done. I have had so many extra things show up in my day to day this last week, and yet my house isn't destroyed (it's not clean), my kids have had some extra mommy time, I have been able to work on our super secret Christmas present after kids go to school, I have done extra tutoring, and I have been able to help a friend with projects to improve her life. I don't know how I am doing this because last year there would have been no way.
I also have to put a plug in for my wonderful husband who has supported me in everything going on, watched the kids for me, and taken up slack where I have faltered. He has helped me get things done and motivated me to do the things I didn't want to. There are others who have helped with the watching the kids and keeping me going, so thank you everyone that is so kind and helpful!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Patience and Healing
I guess that I have been considering my testimony lately. It hasn't wavered, but I have noticed that when people are sharing theirs, and it seems so profound and they say how strongly they know something, it just makes me wonder what I know and what I just think I believe. I think I was considering that and I think I remember praying for an increased testimony. I have a Loving Heavenly Father that is more than willing to help me out with this, but you know what that means.... The learning process isn't always fun, but when you look back it is always sweet.
So, back to the title. I Heavenly Father is a very patient being, He will sit back and wait for us silly mortals to finally give up on the idea that we can do it all on our own and turn to Him for help. I keep running into that wall, and it is strange how it is so easy to forget. My weakness in this is with illness. I listen to a kid cough for hours before it kicks in that it isn't normal. or if they just have a fever, but are up and playing it doesn't send up red flags. So one night a few months ago Jeslyn was just hysterical. She was screaming and nothing I did would calm her down. I was in the living room with her just rolling around on the flour crying, not wanting me to pick her up, not wanting a drink, just in agony. After a few min of this at 3 in the morning, I was in tears! I finally remembered that there is nothing I can do about it, but there is someone that can help. I started a pleading prayer and instantly she calmed down. She went to a whimper then fell asleep in my arms. At that point I gave a much happier and very gracious prayer again and got her in bed and got to sleep myself. Another instance of this happened this week. It was yet again 3 in the morning and Jeslyn was coughing so much. Coughing doesn't cause me too much alarm, who hasn't had a cough last for months in the winter? The problem is that she was just finishing up with croop, so coughing like that wasn't ok. I tried calming her down, giving her drinks, taking her for a walk in the cold, everything, and finally I decided that it was time for the prayer again. Yet again, as soon as I say my pleading prayer with tears in my eyes, she calms down. We still had coughing, and it kept me up, but she was finally able to rest.
I also had another instance this weekend with my family. I was attending a funeral of an uncle, and of course it was a hard occasion. The funeral was so wonderful though, the words said were so uplifting and peaceful to the soul. The Lord is able to heal in a multitude of ways, and I am grateful for the knowledge that I have of the healing power. I am grateful that I have the gospel in my life to help support me through hard times, and such wonderful people in the gospel to help me understand it. I know my Heavenly Father loves me, and that he is mindful of me and my family.
So, back to the title. I Heavenly Father is a very patient being, He will sit back and wait for us silly mortals to finally give up on the idea that we can do it all on our own and turn to Him for help. I keep running into that wall, and it is strange how it is so easy to forget. My weakness in this is with illness. I listen to a kid cough for hours before it kicks in that it isn't normal. or if they just have a fever, but are up and playing it doesn't send up red flags. So one night a few months ago Jeslyn was just hysterical. She was screaming and nothing I did would calm her down. I was in the living room with her just rolling around on the flour crying, not wanting me to pick her up, not wanting a drink, just in agony. After a few min of this at 3 in the morning, I was in tears! I finally remembered that there is nothing I can do about it, but there is someone that can help. I started a pleading prayer and instantly she calmed down. She went to a whimper then fell asleep in my arms. At that point I gave a much happier and very gracious prayer again and got her in bed and got to sleep myself. Another instance of this happened this week. It was yet again 3 in the morning and Jeslyn was coughing so much. Coughing doesn't cause me too much alarm, who hasn't had a cough last for months in the winter? The problem is that she was just finishing up with croop, so coughing like that wasn't ok. I tried calming her down, giving her drinks, taking her for a walk in the cold, everything, and finally I decided that it was time for the prayer again. Yet again, as soon as I say my pleading prayer with tears in my eyes, she calms down. We still had coughing, and it kept me up, but she was finally able to rest.
I also had another instance this weekend with my family. I was attending a funeral of an uncle, and of course it was a hard occasion. The funeral was so wonderful though, the words said were so uplifting and peaceful to the soul. The Lord is able to heal in a multitude of ways, and I am grateful for the knowledge that I have of the healing power. I am grateful that I have the gospel in my life to help support me through hard times, and such wonderful people in the gospel to help me understand it. I know my Heavenly Father loves me, and that he is mindful of me and my family.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Joy Fest 2011
My friend Katie is so wonderful, she is doing a joy fest 2011 and challenged anyone that wanted to join her quest to bring joy to more people during the time of season where we are supposed to have the most joy.
For today all I can say is that I made cookies with friends that we haven't been able to see for way too long because of sickness, and it brought my whole family joy, and it helped her family too. I love the family and enjoy being with them.
For today all I can say is that I made cookies with friends that we haven't been able to see for way too long because of sickness, and it brought my whole family joy, and it helped her family too. I love the family and enjoy being with them.
Shopping
So with the girls in school, I do all my shopping with just Jeslyn. It is so nice to have only one child to keep track of. So this week I went shopping, and JJ wanted a cart of her own. So they have these little carts that kids can push around, and I figured why not, it will keep her occupied, so then I won't have her trying to jump out every 2 seconds. So for the first little while it was fun to chase down mommy with the cart. Then we passed the bread section and she stopped for some peanut butter. As we went along she got less interested in following me and more interested in shoving her cart off, filling it with random ingredients, and running away from where I was trying to pull 2 carts too. By the time I got to the register, we had 5 things we didn't want and I was so done with the two cart thing.
That night Nathan wanted to go get something with a gift card, but Avi and Dai didn't want to go. Jeslyn was super excited to go with him though, so the two of them took off. So when they got there the item they were there for was supposedly in the back on the truck that was being unloaded, so they stuck around waiting for it to come off. A half hour later, Nathan was sick of JJ pulling everything off shelves, looking at everything with her hands, and generally not listening to him. Sad thing is that the item wasn't on the truck and they came home empty handed.
That night Nathan wanted to go get something with a gift card, but Avi and Dai didn't want to go. Jeslyn was super excited to go with him though, so the two of them took off. So when they got there the item they were there for was supposedly in the back on the truck that was being unloaded, so they stuck around waiting for it to come off. A half hour later, Nathan was sick of JJ pulling everything off shelves, looking at everything with her hands, and generally not listening to him. Sad thing is that the item wasn't on the truck and they came home empty handed.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving
We had a great Thanksgiving thanks to my wonderful parents! Mom and Dad showed up this morning and we got to work. Dad and Nathan worked on a doll house for the girls for Christmas (so shh, they don't know). Mom was so wonderful and got me motivated to clean up and organize my wedding business so that I can hopefully sell it sometime soon. We spent about 2 hours on it and although we got a lot done, there is so much more to do. Dinner was so good too, THANKS MOM for your help on that. After dinner, the men finished the house, Mom played with the girls in the leaves, and I ran around making sure the dishes were done and we had the tools for the house. After pie, Mom and Dad took off. It was a simple day, but so GREAT!!! Thank you Mom and Dad for coming over and helping us with projects!!!
Thankful
So I have been thinking about this post for a while now, and I think this is the perfect time for it. The number one thing I am thankful for is a living Heavenly Father who knows and loves me so much that he puts everything I need in front of me when I need it. I don't have everything I want, but anytime there is a need it is given to me.
I have noticed this before, but since we moved to our house 9 mo. ago, the instances seem to be so much more drastic, maybe because there is so much more in our lives. I had a hard time knowing if we were doing the right thing buying this house, but there is no question we are where we need to be. I have a great ward that I have been getting to know. I have wonderful neighbors, and good friends. I think that I had to move here just to have my friend Heidi so close. We both need each other so much and it is great to be near her.
Ok so the story that prompted this post. In Sept. Heidi got me this great job that lets me work from home as much as I can. First instance of the Lords hand is that the day I found out about the job, Nathan was randomly talking to co-workers and they were talking about a computer that was for sale. The computer was exactly what I needed for this job! Whoa huh! So then I have been doing this job making some money, paying off the computer and helping with the bills. Then I feel like I am really making some good money, well for how little I work, and I start stock piling it to pay a big chunk on a bill, I was so excited to be able to do that. So I ended up needing to go to court as a witness one day, and since Nathan needed to get his car in, he took it off to take it in and watch the kids for me. That afternoon we find out that the car was a much bigger deal than we thought. Needless to say we were worried about the big bill! The only thing I could think of is this stock pile of money I have been saving and how it was almost the exact amount that the car bill was. That is cool enough, but as I think about the timing, it gets even better. If we would have waited for this week like we had planned, we wouldn't have had the money, in fact if we would have waited another 3 days to get it in, I would have sent it to the bill already!
I have seen how the Lord has so much better timing than I do! If you question this, then just refresh yourself on my life over the last year and a half. My timing sucks, the Lords timing is perfect!
I have noticed this before, but since we moved to our house 9 mo. ago, the instances seem to be so much more drastic, maybe because there is so much more in our lives. I had a hard time knowing if we were doing the right thing buying this house, but there is no question we are where we need to be. I have a great ward that I have been getting to know. I have wonderful neighbors, and good friends. I think that I had to move here just to have my friend Heidi so close. We both need each other so much and it is great to be near her.
Ok so the story that prompted this post. In Sept. Heidi got me this great job that lets me work from home as much as I can. First instance of the Lords hand is that the day I found out about the job, Nathan was randomly talking to co-workers and they were talking about a computer that was for sale. The computer was exactly what I needed for this job! Whoa huh! So then I have been doing this job making some money, paying off the computer and helping with the bills. Then I feel like I am really making some good money, well for how little I work, and I start stock piling it to pay a big chunk on a bill, I was so excited to be able to do that. So I ended up needing to go to court as a witness one day, and since Nathan needed to get his car in, he took it off to take it in and watch the kids for me. That afternoon we find out that the car was a much bigger deal than we thought. Needless to say we were worried about the big bill! The only thing I could think of is this stock pile of money I have been saving and how it was almost the exact amount that the car bill was. That is cool enough, but as I think about the timing, it gets even better. If we would have waited for this week like we had planned, we wouldn't have had the money, in fact if we would have waited another 3 days to get it in, I would have sent it to the bill already!
I have seen how the Lord has so much better timing than I do! If you question this, then just refresh yourself on my life over the last year and a half. My timing sucks, the Lords timing is perfect!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
October
October was an interesting month for us. With b-day parties, and Halloween, we have have been kept busy. During fall break we went to see Grandma Norma at her condo and swim with her. Jeslyn has turned into a little fish. She would climb up on the edge of the pool and jump in, then back onto the edge of the pool. Avi and Dai liked the chance to practice their swimming skills too.
Our stake had a temple week were activities were to be centered around the temple, so our ward decided to walk to the temple. We walked from our stake center to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, about 3 miles, one Saturday morning. It was fun and the girls did a good job and didn't complain at all. Maybe it was because we had a friend with us, Kari. The purpose was to instill in us the knowledge that the temple is so close and so easy to get to.
We spent a few evenings up the canyon having hobo dinners and enjoying the fall colored leaves. The first night our friend helped Avi catch a fish. She was so excited. Sorry having issues getting that picture in the right place to put it on here.
Jeslyn's birthday was a little chaotic. I kept trying to organize a party for her, but wasn't able to get myself organized for it. That night we went with a friend to her families Halloween party instead of celebrating with her. Luckily she is only 2, so she didn't care, and still had fun. The next day on Saturday we went to the park by our house and had a picnic. For October it was a nice day, but it was still cold, so we came home for cake and ice cream. Afterwards we played a dance game on the Wii while she slept. We all had fun with her. I have a video of her opening her presents that is SOOOOOOOO cute, but I am having issues with the transfer to the computer, so it will have to come later. She LOVED every gift she got and showed the excitement on her face and in her expressions.
On Halloween, we went crazy. I have my big candy bowl that we usually fill when we are done T or T, but this year we went a little more and got enough candy to fill the bowl at least 3 times. We went to a little park T or T then just did it around our ward. I got my workout walking with the kids and carrying JJ for at least half of the night. My arms still hurt. We were so extremely happy that it was so warm all night. The kids didn't wear coats, and I just wore a light jacket.
Our stake had a temple week were activities were to be centered around the temple, so our ward decided to walk to the temple. We walked from our stake center to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, about 3 miles, one Saturday morning. It was fun and the girls did a good job and didn't complain at all. Maybe it was because we had a friend with us, Kari. The purpose was to instill in us the knowledge that the temple is so close and so easy to get to.
We spent a few evenings up the canyon having hobo dinners and enjoying the fall colored leaves. The first night our friend helped Avi catch a fish. She was so excited. Sorry having issues getting that picture in the right place to put it on here.
Jeslyn's birthday was a little chaotic. I kept trying to organize a party for her, but wasn't able to get myself organized for it. That night we went with a friend to her families Halloween party instead of celebrating with her. Luckily she is only 2, so she didn't care, and still had fun. The next day on Saturday we went to the park by our house and had a picnic. For October it was a nice day, but it was still cold, so we came home for cake and ice cream. Afterwards we played a dance game on the Wii while she slept. We all had fun with her. I have a video of her opening her presents that is SOOOOOOOO cute, but I am having issues with the transfer to the computer, so it will have to come later. She LOVED every gift she got and showed the excitement on her face and in her expressions.
On Halloween, we went crazy. I have my big candy bowl that we usually fill when we are done T or T, but this year we went a little more and got enough candy to fill the bowl at least 3 times. We went to a little park T or T then just did it around our ward. I got my workout walking with the kids and carrying JJ for at least half of the night. My arms still hurt. We were so extremely happy that it was so warm all night. The kids didn't wear coats, and I just wore a light jacket.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
shadows
So Jeslyn discovered shadows today. We were walking home from taking the girls to school and JJ found my shadow on the ground in front of her. the shadows are long at 9 am right now. She kept bending over and touching it and getting surprised when it moved. Next she found her shadow. She was trying to touch the head like she had on mine, but it wasn't working. She started chasing it in her attempt to get closer to it. It was just so cute for her to realize that she can't get her shadow, but that she could get moms. I wish I had a camera then, but oh well, it was fun.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
other activities
We went to Green River for a family reunion and Kristl brought some inflatable canoes to float down the river, Brandon thought it would be fun to go down standing up, and dad was just getting used to the ride. I don't have a lot of pictures, I'm not so good at getting them, so here is what we have got. I think Avi took that one in our tent.
Uncle Jason was really great to perform the baptism and confirmation for Avi.
The first day of school didn't come come soon enough for us. The picture I have of Avi is sideways, so I am just putting Dai in. Isn't she cute!!
updating
So I just spent the last half hour trying to update a little journal I have about the cute things the girls do. I haven't had this journal in my hands in about a year, so it was a little overwhelming, but I thought that since this is kind of my back up journal I would post it here too.
So Avi is in the 3rd grade, she had a WONDERFUL teacher; Mrs. Taylor, who is a sister I visit teach as well as our bishops wife. She substitute taught Nathan when her was little. She has a friend, Sadie, show comes here almost everyday after school and they do their homework together. She was baptized on August 6th, and loves being in Activity Days with the older girls in primary. I am her primary teacher, so she really likes that, and luckily she is still good in class even with me in there.
Dailynn is loving kindergarten. She has a good teacher that has so many fun ideas for the kids. She is learning a lot and fast, and she loves doing homework (except for reading). She has great friends really close which is great for me because she still has a hard time being alone to her own entertainment for more than about 10 min a day.
Jeslyn is just her same wonderful adorable self. She LOVES shoes! Anyone that comes over just dumps their shoes at the door, and runs to play. but within a half hour their shoes aren't there anymore because JJ has run off with them. The problem is that she doesn't like her shoes. She loves to put them on, but keeping them on is not her forte. The instant we get in the car, the shoes are off. She is learning more words daily. She isn't afraid to try to say anything, but she still isn't very good at saying anything the first time. Just today she started saying grandma (guma) and grandpa (papa). I don't think we will ever be able to get drink right, it is still "nee" and that was one of the first words she learned. We do have please and thank you though and they are so cute. I tried to get Blankenagel a few days ago, and it wasn't recognizable but she got the right amount of syllables.
Nathan has had a good summer. We have had projects to work on, and he has repicked up a new hobby. He likes to go play disc golf, and has found a bunch of guys at work who will play with him. He has a standing appointment every Tuesday after work to play for a few hours, and has even gone on his lunch break and a few Saturdays to different courses. Other than that he has been working hard and taking us to 7 peaks once a week.
I have been trying to figure out who people are around me. I got put in primary in the first month of being in the ward, so I get the fun task of meeting people other ways than church. One day after primary I was walking around to round up the kids and ran in to my brother's best friend from high school. I come to find out that a month before they had moved in across the street from me, but since they are in a different stake I had no idea, they had just happened to be in our ward that day. Since then I have become really good friends with his wife Allison. Dailynn's little friend on the other side of the culdisac has a mom who is just someone that everyone should experience once in their life. I could spend hours listening to her just be her fun and crazy self. Over the last few weeks I have had a chance to hang out with her and have really cherished those hours. My stake has a volleyball night each week, and going there has been a great help as well. Although I don't see any of these people during the week, it is nice to be able to see them on VB night and know they are excited to see me, even if I am not that good.
We have had a great time living here, and are excited to see what else we get to experience here.
So Avi is in the 3rd grade, she had a WONDERFUL teacher; Mrs. Taylor, who is a sister I visit teach as well as our bishops wife. She substitute taught Nathan when her was little. She has a friend, Sadie, show comes here almost everyday after school and they do their homework together. She was baptized on August 6th, and loves being in Activity Days with the older girls in primary. I am her primary teacher, so she really likes that, and luckily she is still good in class even with me in there.
Dailynn is loving kindergarten. She has a good teacher that has so many fun ideas for the kids. She is learning a lot and fast, and she loves doing homework (except for reading). She has great friends really close which is great for me because she still has a hard time being alone to her own entertainment for more than about 10 min a day.
Jeslyn is just her same wonderful adorable self. She LOVES shoes! Anyone that comes over just dumps their shoes at the door, and runs to play. but within a half hour their shoes aren't there anymore because JJ has run off with them. The problem is that she doesn't like her shoes. She loves to put them on, but keeping them on is not her forte. The instant we get in the car, the shoes are off. She is learning more words daily. She isn't afraid to try to say anything, but she still isn't very good at saying anything the first time. Just today she started saying grandma (guma) and grandpa (papa). I don't think we will ever be able to get drink right, it is still "nee" and that was one of the first words she learned. We do have please and thank you though and they are so cute. I tried to get Blankenagel a few days ago, and it wasn't recognizable but she got the right amount of syllables.
Nathan has had a good summer. We have had projects to work on, and he has repicked up a new hobby. He likes to go play disc golf, and has found a bunch of guys at work who will play with him. He has a standing appointment every Tuesday after work to play for a few hours, and has even gone on his lunch break and a few Saturdays to different courses. Other than that he has been working hard and taking us to 7 peaks once a week.
I have been trying to figure out who people are around me. I got put in primary in the first month of being in the ward, so I get the fun task of meeting people other ways than church. One day after primary I was walking around to round up the kids and ran in to my brother's best friend from high school. I come to find out that a month before they had moved in across the street from me, but since they are in a different stake I had no idea, they had just happened to be in our ward that day. Since then I have become really good friends with his wife Allison. Dailynn's little friend on the other side of the culdisac has a mom who is just someone that everyone should experience once in their life. I could spend hours listening to her just be her fun and crazy self. Over the last few weeks I have had a chance to hang out with her and have really cherished those hours. My stake has a volleyball night each week, and going there has been a great help as well. Although I don't see any of these people during the week, it is nice to be able to see them on VB night and know they are excited to see me, even if I am not that good.
We have had a great time living here, and are excited to see what else we get to experience here.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Some things
So I have a few pictures on the computer, I think I will try to do a mass "here is us for the last year" post. So let's not go back a year, that is just crazy. Lets start with the house.
I haven't gone through the house and gotten pictures, but we have been busy outside, and I have tried to document that a little. So First off, we on a whim decided to remove the two trees on the east of our property that were diseased and dead. Luckily we have some GREAT neighbors that were extremely helpful! 
So here are Nathan and LaVar getting ready to get ot work. You can see how sad the two trees look.
It's so fun to watch a tree fall.
We had such a huge mess to clean up, but yet again we had wonderful helpers.
I think it looks a little different, and I kinda miss the trees but it is such a relief to not have to worry about them killing all the neighbors trees.
So in June we went on a vacation home with some friends. We have taken some of them to La Sal a few times before, but they hadn't been there in summer, so we were able to show a different side of the ranch.
First up, Repelling! Nathan was having fun going commando (face first). I was being the baby watcher so I didn't get to go, but next time we will be a little less crazy and I will go too.
Arches. We were hanging out next to delicate, waiting for our turn for pictures. My friend Janina has a better camera, so she got most of the pictures there.
We got back to the car after delicate and found that our odometer had turned!
Landscape arch
Dead Horse Point. It was so windy we were afraid we were going to be picked up and thrown off the edge.
Let's go fly a kite!
A wonderful neighbor let us borrow a horse for a day. Everyone loved it but Jeslyn.
Swimming at the reservoir. For all who know what the reservoir is like, that is the spillway. The last time I remember the spillway being full and overflowing was when I was about 10 years old. It was so great to see.
What is a vacation without a fashion show?
We went over Hell's revenge in the jeep, and at one point Janina and I were to chicken to stay in the jeep, so Nathan and Zachary took the jeep for this fun ride. I was nervous just watching them, so I was glad I didn't stay in.
Helping Dad drive!
Hanging out at the park after jeeping. This is such a fun park!
Hook and Ladder
Goblin Valley. No injuries this time Wahoo!
The dinosaur quary.
I don't have any more pictures, so until I get the camera downloaded again, I guess we are done even though that is just the first week of summer.
I haven't gone through the house and gotten pictures, but we have been busy outside, and I have tried to document that a little. So First off, we on a whim decided to remove the two trees on the east of our property that were diseased and dead. Luckily we have some GREAT neighbors that were extremely helpful! 
So here are Nathan and LaVar getting ready to get ot work. You can see how sad the two trees look.
It's so fun to watch a tree fall.
We had such a huge mess to clean up, but yet again we had wonderful helpers.
So in June we went on a vacation home with some friends. We have taken some of them to La Sal a few times before, but they hadn't been there in summer, so we were able to show a different side of the ranch.
First up, Repelling! Nathan was having fun going commando (face first). I was being the baby watcher so I didn't get to go, but next time we will be a little less crazy and I will go too.
Arches. We were hanging out next to delicate, waiting for our turn for pictures. My friend Janina has a better camera, so she got most of the pictures there.
We got back to the car after delicate and found that our odometer had turned!
Landscape arch
Dead Horse Point. It was so windy we were afraid we were going to be picked up and thrown off the edge.
Let's go fly a kite!
A wonderful neighbor let us borrow a horse for a day. Everyone loved it but Jeslyn.
Swimming at the reservoir. For all who know what the reservoir is like, that is the spillway. The last time I remember the spillway being full and overflowing was when I was about 10 years old. It was so great to see.
What is a vacation without a fashion show?
We went over Hell's revenge in the jeep, and at one point Janina and I were to chicken to stay in the jeep, so Nathan and Zachary took the jeep for this fun ride. I was nervous just watching them, so I was glad I didn't stay in.
Helping Dad drive!
Hanging out at the park after jeeping. This is such a fun park!
Hook and Ladder
Goblin Valley. No injuries this time Wahoo!
The dinosaur quary.
I don't have any more pictures, so until I get the camera downloaded again, I guess we are done even though that is just the first week of summer.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
ugh
I know, I know, I am totally out of date here. It amazes me how much more there is to do here than there was at the old place. I have a bigger house, that still isn't fully unpacked, a more intensive yard that had way too many flower gardens that need some desperate help. (if anyone likes to do landscape design, I could use some pointers) I also have a very cute and adorable toddler that has kept me on my toes as well as the other girls that are running around everywhere.
So I am asked constantly if I still like the house. My constant answer is that I LOVE IT!!! It's so nice to have a space that is our own, we can do projects to improve it (and there are a bunch we are working on) and we aren't thinking "we will be moving soon, so don't get too comfortable." I don't have pics yet, sorry, I will try to find the camera again and time again to do it. My favorite thing is that while we were painting trying to get ready to move in, I had a niece working on the floor boards while I was doing walls in another room. She got a phone call and stepped away for a few min. When she came back she was shocked to see that Jez had taken the liberty to add her own art to the walls. My niece was so worried and sad that it had happened, but I just laughed and thought it was cute. It's still on the wall, just hidden behind the couch. I do show it to just about everyone that comes in. We have been building shelves, railings, and trying to figure out other stuff that needs to be done and in what order.
One of the best things about this house is the neighbors. In our old house we had two kids next door that were older than my girls, but they played together anyway, and that was about it. Here we have a family next door with 5 kids close to or the same age as all the girls. On the other side 2 houses over we have another GREAT friend for Dai. Within a block from our house there are about 20 kids. There are days that they just play leap frog from one house to the next and I'm not worried about them because they are all good kids. Jez on the other had has kept me worried. With all the kids running from house to house, they hadn't figured out that the doors needed to stay closed to keep babies in. One day I was making dinner and had JJ next to me, and the kids came through like a whirl wind. After the reminder they closed the door and JJ went to go play with them up stairs. Some of the kids wanted to run outside and forgot to close the door. About 20 min later I realized that all the kids were here, the door was open and no one knew where JJ was. I instantly ran outside with her nowhere in our yard. Luckily some ward members had found her about a block away at a 4-way stop and started canvasing the area to find out who she belonged to. They came up to us and I ran straight to her, completely embarrassed and scared. I thanked them and vowed that I would keep an eye on here from
then on. Whoops, she kept sneaking out because the girls weren't keeping the door closed (darn that nice weather). Luckily she has learned her boundaries, and doesn't go past our yard on the east side, and doesn't go past the neighbors yard on the west (they have a really fun play set and the other two are usually there when she starts going that way). Now she just wanders around the back yard where we have all the fun stuff, and Avi and Dai actually keep a really close eye on her when she is out there with them.
This summer is interesting. Avi and Dai think they have to constantly fight. They will even fight that they are agreeing on the same thing. I don't know how to get them to chill out, it is always such stupid stuff they are fighting about and it doesn't make sense to me. I just count myself lucky that there are always so many kids around that they don't fight as much. We have been doing the library reading program that is so awesome. We also have 7-Peaks passes that we have been using like crazy! We go at least once a week. JJ loves the slides and because she does that is one of the best words she says. Dai loves going on the big slides alone, and Avi is still being a little extra cautious about them. Each time we go she tries something new and realizes that she does like it and it isn't scary. JJ just figured out how to have a lot of fun in the water. She likes jumping in and going under the water, she is fearless!
Yesterday was a little milestone for us. Nathan and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary. We are so unromantic and claimed our house as our gift to each other, and just went for ice cream as a family. I can't believe that we are so OLD! I know not as old as many of you, but it is so weird to us that it has been 10 years, and it feels like we just got married.
I will see what I can do about pictures, but if you haven't seen my house yet, you are more than welcome to stop by and say hi. It is rarely presentable, but oh well.
So I am asked constantly if I still like the house. My constant answer is that I LOVE IT!!! It's so nice to have a space that is our own, we can do projects to improve it (and there are a bunch we are working on) and we aren't thinking "we will be moving soon, so don't get too comfortable." I don't have pics yet, sorry, I will try to find the camera again and time again to do it. My favorite thing is that while we were painting trying to get ready to move in, I had a niece working on the floor boards while I was doing walls in another room. She got a phone call and stepped away for a few min. When she came back she was shocked to see that Jez had taken the liberty to add her own art to the walls. My niece was so worried and sad that it had happened, but I just laughed and thought it was cute. It's still on the wall, just hidden behind the couch. I do show it to just about everyone that comes in. We have been building shelves, railings, and trying to figure out other stuff that needs to be done and in what order.
One of the best things about this house is the neighbors. In our old house we had two kids next door that were older than my girls, but they played together anyway, and that was about it. Here we have a family next door with 5 kids close to or the same age as all the girls. On the other side 2 houses over we have another GREAT friend for Dai. Within a block from our house there are about 20 kids. There are days that they just play leap frog from one house to the next and I'm not worried about them because they are all good kids. Jez on the other had has kept me worried. With all the kids running from house to house, they hadn't figured out that the doors needed to stay closed to keep babies in. One day I was making dinner and had JJ next to me, and the kids came through like a whirl wind. After the reminder they closed the door and JJ went to go play with them up stairs. Some of the kids wanted to run outside and forgot to close the door. About 20 min later I realized that all the kids were here, the door was open and no one knew where JJ was. I instantly ran outside with her nowhere in our yard. Luckily some ward members had found her about a block away at a 4-way stop and started canvasing the area to find out who she belonged to. They came up to us and I ran straight to her, completely embarrassed and scared. I thanked them and vowed that I would keep an eye on here from
then on. Whoops, she kept sneaking out because the girls weren't keeping the door closed (darn that nice weather). Luckily she has learned her boundaries, and doesn't go past our yard on the east side, and doesn't go past the neighbors yard on the west (they have a really fun play set and the other two are usually there when she starts going that way). Now she just wanders around the back yard where we have all the fun stuff, and Avi and Dai actually keep a really close eye on her when she is out there with them.
This summer is interesting. Avi and Dai think they have to constantly fight. They will even fight that they are agreeing on the same thing. I don't know how to get them to chill out, it is always such stupid stuff they are fighting about and it doesn't make sense to me. I just count myself lucky that there are always so many kids around that they don't fight as much. We have been doing the library reading program that is so awesome. We also have 7-Peaks passes that we have been using like crazy! We go at least once a week. JJ loves the slides and because she does that is one of the best words she says. Dai loves going on the big slides alone, and Avi is still being a little extra cautious about them. Each time we go she tries something new and realizes that she does like it and it isn't scary. JJ just figured out how to have a lot of fun in the water. She likes jumping in and going under the water, she is fearless!
Yesterday was a little milestone for us. Nathan and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary. We are so unromantic and claimed our house as our gift to each other, and just went for ice cream as a family. I can't believe that we are so OLD! I know not as old as many of you, but it is so weird to us that it has been 10 years, and it feels like we just got married.
I will see what I can do about pictures, but if you haven't seen my house yet, you are more than welcome to stop by and say hi. It is rarely presentable, but oh well.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Murphy GO AWAY!!!
Murphy's law states "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". Dave Ramsey says that when you aren't prepared Murphy will com after you. I don't know that we weren't prepared, but Murphy is mad!! On Tuesday Dai started getting sick, I kept her out of school, which actually helped a lot to not have to chase her around to different schools. On Wed we had to get the painting done so that we could get carpet on Thurs. While I was painting Dai came up and asked if she could go to the dr. I don't believe in going to the dr. for a sick stomach, but I had been suspecting bladder infection for a few days (even though she wasn't hurting to go potty) so we went to go check it out.
Shortly after arriving, we find out that she had everything in her urine that you can get, and that the infection may be moving to the kidney. She got an ubber shot of medicine that was supposed to take care of the kidneys, and we were supposed to check back in the next day.
The next day, there was improvement. but not enough, so we had to run to the hospital to get some labs done. Dai doesn't like having her blood drawn. Later that night while I was at work, we got the call from the dr. That we needed to get to the hospital because the kidneys were being infected. So I left work early and ran Dai to the hospital.
I spent most of the day expecting to get out of there. At about 2, I started calling to get some help, there was so much to do to get ready for the move the next day and I was in the hospital with my daughter. Right after I found out that we were staying another night. Can you say stressful. Shortly after that I had to go with Nathan to get the U-Haul so we could move. After picking up a few pieces of furniture we had bought for this house, we went home.
Dinner arrived, then helpers. We had some wonderful ladies that came and helped me clean both houses (the pg house had 2 days of no mom messes there and 1 week of no time to clean mess there too). Once we were done with the new house, I went and relieved Nathan who had gone to sit with Dai.
The next morning I had some WONDERFUL helpers that came to move. We got out of the hospital about 11 am, just in time to come to the house and see the men about to unload the trucks. WE HAVE WAY TOO MUCH STUFF!!! JJ made it back to us from being with my wonderful sister all day, and the rest of the night she was throwing up. All day on Sun she wasn't feeling very good either.
Now the rest of us ( luckily not Nathan) have the bug that JJ had on Sat, so we are having a lazy sick day. I just wish that Murphy would leave us alone so that we can get our house in order. I hope he is leaving all of you guys alone.
Shortly after arriving, we find out that she had everything in her urine that you can get, and that the infection may be moving to the kidney. She got an ubber shot of medicine that was supposed to take care of the kidneys, and we were supposed to check back in the next day.
The next day, there was improvement. but not enough, so we had to run to the hospital to get some labs done. Dai doesn't like having her blood drawn. Later that night while I was at work, we got the call from the dr. That we needed to get to the hospital because the kidneys were being infected. So I left work early and ran Dai to the hospital.
I spent most of the day expecting to get out of there. At about 2, I started calling to get some help, there was so much to do to get ready for the move the next day and I was in the hospital with my daughter. Right after I found out that we were staying another night. Can you say stressful. Shortly after that I had to go with Nathan to get the U-Haul so we could move. After picking up a few pieces of furniture we had bought for this house, we went home.
Dinner arrived, then helpers. We had some wonderful ladies that came and helped me clean both houses (the pg house had 2 days of no mom messes there and 1 week of no time to clean mess there too). Once we were done with the new house, I went and relieved Nathan who had gone to sit with Dai.
The next morning I had some WONDERFUL helpers that came to move. We got out of the hospital about 11 am, just in time to come to the house and see the men about to unload the trucks. WE HAVE WAY TOO MUCH STUFF!!! JJ made it back to us from being with my wonderful sister all day, and the rest of the night she was throwing up. All day on Sun she wasn't feeling very good either.
Now the rest of us ( luckily not Nathan) have the bug that JJ had on Sat, so we are having a lazy sick day. I just wish that Murphy would leave us alone so that we can get our house in order. I hope he is leaving all of you guys alone.
Friday, February 11, 2011
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