This week was full of family fun and cooking and eating yummy food! Monday and Tuesday the kids still had school, so it was a normal busy school day. Piano practicing and reading and such, but no homework. James didn't have preschool on Tuesday, so I took him with me to my doctor's appointment. All is well - and James charmed the whole staff as usual. I had blood drawn so I was a bit tired the rest of the day.
On Wednesday, Dan went to work in the morning, then came home in the afternoon and I took Eileen to a dentist appointment and then he took Eileen to the temple. We spent some time getting the house cleaned up and nice looking. Anna was a super kitchen helper - she helped with the spinach dip, she helped make the pumpkin chiffon pies and she helped make the rolls.
Thursday was the last of the cooking and taking it easy during the day. Dan went and played in the ward Turkey Bowl in the morning, while the rest of us slept in, then in the evening we headed over to Stuart and Rebecca's for Thanksgiving. Dinner was wonderful, company was wonderful. You hear about other people dreading time with all the extended family during the holidays - but I love it - I love my immediate family and all our extended family on both sides and I love getting together with them!
Friday was spent cleaning up our Thursday messes, playing together and then in the evening, we had Jeremiah and Becca, Newell and Becky and their kids and Natasha and her boyfriend Eldon over for a leftover dessert night. We all snacked and ate and helped finish off some of the desserts. Then we played some games for a bit before people had to go home.
Saturday the weather was lovely and Dan was ambitious. He started early on working outside to build a little covering for the bikes on the side of the house. Then I did some grocery shopping while he took the kids to the park, then we did an early dinner of hot dogs around the campfire with s'mores for dessert and then we played a bit of Dungeons and Dragons with the kids. Then the littles went to bed and the older kids watched a show and Dan and I ate a non-hot dog dinner. Then we played a little Maple Story. I am happy because I managed to get back on my old account and got my original characters back!
Today was wonderful. Sacrament meeting was great - the talks were wonderful and the choir got to sing. Sunday School was great - I love teaching my Sunday School class and I hope that they learn and feel the spirit. Relief Society was also great - there was a great lesson on faith and testimony and then after the younger kids went home with Dan and Eileen and I went to choir. After choir we had dinner, then played games together. Eileen and Anna and Dan and I got to have our weekly scripture discussion - it is so neat getting to talk about the scriptures and the gospel with the girls!
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Monday, November 21, 2016
Crazy Busy
This week was rather crazy - Mondays are always crazy - between laundry, grocery shopping, James and kids after school stuff - we run and run and run and then we collapse exhausted. :) We had a fun little FHE lesson from Evie this week - she loved getting to do the lesson. :)
Tuesday James had preschool in the morning then after we had a fun afternoon reading together and snuggling. Then after school, Anna had her first All-State practice - she will have them most Tuesdays until the performance.
Wednesdays are always a bit crazy. Eileen had a doctor's appointment early on Wednesday morning for her regular well-child check up. She is doing well and is growing healthy and strong! Then the kids had school, James and I hung out together and then in the evening, we had our usual Choir/Young Men/Young Women/Cub Scouts filled evening.
Thursday James had preschool again - after dropping him off, I ran to Costco for some things we needed, then had just enough time to run home and grab Eileen's lunch (which she had forgotten again) and run it to the school before picking up James and heading home for lunch. After school Eileen had her Teens for Oceans meeting - then in the evening, she had her first band concert! She was awesome and even had a little solo!
Friday James and I took it easy - he cut up paper, played with play-doh and read (looked at) books. Then after school, Anna had Robotics and the other kids had their usual homework and piano practicing. After we got Anna and had dinner, Dan and I headed over to a friends house to play Pathfinder again. We had a fun game night, but it's always fun when Dan and Jeremiah get together.
Saturday was just nuts. Dan got up early to take Anna to a robotic competition - when they got there, there were no coaches there for her team, so Dan ended up staying and acting as coach and helping out until the actual coach got there. Anna enjoyed it - but wasn't feeling very well, so she ended up coming home before the final results were announced. While Dan was doing that with Anna, I was trying to get everything else done that we had expected to have two adults and two drivers for. Thankfully Eileen's flute lessons were cancelled because that was the only impossible overlap. The kids had a primary pancake breakfast in the morning. The had tons of fun eating and decorating pancakes. Then we got to watch a cute primary talent show. After, I had Eileen watch the rest of the kids while I took Evie to pick out a birthday present for a birthday party later along with picking up my prescription refill. We got home just as Sister Hendrickson was getting there for piano lessons. Eileen went first and then got ready to go to a concert with Grandpa for her birthday. She got to go see a band concert and found that her music teacher at school was one of the clarinetists with the band. Then they went out for an early dinner before he brought her home - she really seemed to have a great time. While she was doing that, and Anna was still at Robotics, and after piano lessons, Evie had a birthday party for her best friend at school, so I drove down to drop her off for a fun swim party, then drove back to pick her up 2 hours later. We got back from picking her up a little after Dan and Anna got home and before Eileen got back. We had a quick left over dinner. Eileen got home during dinner and brought her leftovers home with her - she had had mussels and got most of the kids to try them and like them - she is such a cute girl! After a rather long and exhausting day, Dan made a quick grocery store run to get stuff for Sunday and then we tried to play a game of Lord of the Rings - but the game kicked our collective bottoms. It's a cooperative game - but it didn't cooperate with us....
Sunday started out with church. The Sacrament Meeting talks were wonderful. My lesson was fun - I got to have the other class in with me and we had a good time talking about how to become spiritually self reliant and talking about scriptural examples of people who had questions and got answers. Finally, during 3rd hour, we got to have a combined meeting with all the adults and YM/YW and then broke out into different family history classes. After church, Eileen and I went to choir, then we got home and got to have dinner and fun with Dwayne and Nicole and kids. Then we headed back to the church for Tithing settlement. Then Dan ran out to do a bit of home teaching and came home in time to do our family scriptures and prayers before going with Eileen to the Youth fireside at the Bishop's house. He dropped Eileen off to go run and help give a blessing before coming home and collapsing - and now it's my turn to go join him!
Tuesday James had preschool in the morning then after we had a fun afternoon reading together and snuggling. Then after school, Anna had her first All-State practice - she will have them most Tuesdays until the performance.
Wednesdays are always a bit crazy. Eileen had a doctor's appointment early on Wednesday morning for her regular well-child check up. She is doing well and is growing healthy and strong! Then the kids had school, James and I hung out together and then in the evening, we had our usual Choir/Young Men/Young Women/Cub Scouts filled evening.
Thursday James had preschool again - after dropping him off, I ran to Costco for some things we needed, then had just enough time to run home and grab Eileen's lunch (which she had forgotten again) and run it to the school before picking up James and heading home for lunch. After school Eileen had her Teens for Oceans meeting - then in the evening, she had her first band concert! She was awesome and even had a little solo!
Friday James and I took it easy - he cut up paper, played with play-doh and read (looked at) books. Then after school, Anna had Robotics and the other kids had their usual homework and piano practicing. After we got Anna and had dinner, Dan and I headed over to a friends house to play Pathfinder again. We had a fun game night, but it's always fun when Dan and Jeremiah get together.
Saturday was just nuts. Dan got up early to take Anna to a robotic competition - when they got there, there were no coaches there for her team, so Dan ended up staying and acting as coach and helping out until the actual coach got there. Anna enjoyed it - but wasn't feeling very well, so she ended up coming home before the final results were announced. While Dan was doing that with Anna, I was trying to get everything else done that we had expected to have two adults and two drivers for. Thankfully Eileen's flute lessons were cancelled because that was the only impossible overlap. The kids had a primary pancake breakfast in the morning. The had tons of fun eating and decorating pancakes. Then we got to watch a cute primary talent show. After, I had Eileen watch the rest of the kids while I took Evie to pick out a birthday present for a birthday party later along with picking up my prescription refill. We got home just as Sister Hendrickson was getting there for piano lessons. Eileen went first and then got ready to go to a concert with Grandpa for her birthday. She got to go see a band concert and found that her music teacher at school was one of the clarinetists with the band. Then they went out for an early dinner before he brought her home - she really seemed to have a great time. While she was doing that, and Anna was still at Robotics, and after piano lessons, Evie had a birthday party for her best friend at school, so I drove down to drop her off for a fun swim party, then drove back to pick her up 2 hours later. We got back from picking her up a little after Dan and Anna got home and before Eileen got back. We had a quick left over dinner. Eileen got home during dinner and brought her leftovers home with her - she had had mussels and got most of the kids to try them and like them - she is such a cute girl! After a rather long and exhausting day, Dan made a quick grocery store run to get stuff for Sunday and then we tried to play a game of Lord of the Rings - but the game kicked our collective bottoms. It's a cooperative game - but it didn't cooperate with us....
Sunday started out with church. The Sacrament Meeting talks were wonderful. My lesson was fun - I got to have the other class in with me and we had a good time talking about how to become spiritually self reliant and talking about scriptural examples of people who had questions and got answers. Finally, during 3rd hour, we got to have a combined meeting with all the adults and YM/YW and then broke out into different family history classes. After church, Eileen and I went to choir, then we got home and got to have dinner and fun with Dwayne and Nicole and kids. Then we headed back to the church for Tithing settlement. Then Dan ran out to do a bit of home teaching and came home in time to do our family scriptures and prayers before going with Eileen to the Youth fireside at the Bishop's house. He dropped Eileen off to go run and help give a blessing before coming home and collapsing - and now it's my turn to go join him!
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Life is good!
This past week has been wonderful in so many ways! Monday was a pretty typical Monday, the kids had school, James and I took care of some errands, we did laundry and grocery shopping, the kids did homework and piano practicing.
Tuesday, James had preschool and I had a doctors appointment, then after the appointment, I got to hang out with Becca. After school was the usual kids stuff and family stuff, plus Anna had an orthodontist appointment which was a rough afternoon for her. She had a hard time getting the new one in and totally broke down in the office. Dan and I watched the election stuff happening most of the evening.
Wednesday was late start for the school kids, and James and I took it easy at home. After school was the usual plus a dentist appointment for Evie. Then Young Mens/Young Womens, choir, cub scouts and activity days.
Thursday was the big day!! James had preschool in the morning, and then after school, we picked up the kids and Julie, then Julie watched the younger kids and Eileen, Dan and I went to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. It has been a long time since we have done baptisms, and getting to do them with Eileen was such a special experience. She was so excited and happy to be there that she wanted to write her feelings down and she wanted to go back again as soon as possible! It was so neat to be there with her - to share the peace that can be found there and to spend time serving the Lord and our ancestors. After this wonderful experience, Dan and I started talking about a way to get her to the temple every month. The plan is to pick a day each month where one of us will drive her (and whatever of the beehives also want to come) to the temple after school for them to do baptisms. Thursday was truly one of the most wonderful days of my life. Especially with all the stress and anger and ugliness going on after the election - being able to escape to a true refuge from the storm and to be there with some of the people I love most was a wonderful thing!
Friday James and I hung out while the older kids were at school, then after school, I dropped Eileen off with all the kids but Anna to take her to a doctor's appointment. She has been really tired lately and we want to try to figure out why. The poor girl had lots of blood drawn and came home exhausted. We took it easy that night and she went to bed early.
Saturday was the usual busy - flute lessons, piano lessons, grocery shopping, cleaning the house to get ready for Sunday, preparing lessons and all sorts of good things.
Sunday was fast Sunday, and it was wonderful - getting to listen to testimonies and wonderful lessons was awesome! In the evening, we had a great time chatting with Grandma and Grandpa Jones and Grandpa Cox. In the evening, Dan pulled out some boxes with old memorabilia looking for something and ended up looking through the stuff with Eileen and I looking on and laughing with him
Monday, November 7, 2016
Halloween and Birthday Fun
The kids had a fun time dressing up at school for Halloween - they got to wear their costumes and walk around in a parade too. Then in the evening, we came home, had dinner and then got ready to head out and trick or treat for a bit. It's always fun going around to our neighbors - we live in a great neighborhood!
Tuesday I got to watch baby Laura while her mom went to Jury Duty then Becca came back having been sent home and we hung out and crocheted awhile before James got done with preschool. Then James got to go get his flu shot - he was very excited. (that's not sarcasm - he really was - the nurse thought it was so funny!) After school was the usual piano and homework and such, and then in the evening was Institute. Class was wonderful as always. I love getting to study the Savior's life and then it's so neat to see how it applies to my life and to my Sunday School class that I teach.
Wednesday was crazy - it was late start and since it was Eileen's birthday, we did a little bit of a special breakfast. We had Kolaches and then sent the kids off to school. James and I went and got my allergy shot and then got things ready for Eileen's birthday. Dan came home early to finish decorating her cake and surprised her with this awesome masterpiece when she got home from school. She loved it. It's got dry ice in the middle to make the volcano look like it was erupting!
We did her birthday dinner (chicken roll ups) and presents and cake early so she could go to young women's today and I could go to choir and Dan to young men's. She got some very cute clothes from Great Grandma Penny, a chemistry set from grandma and grandpa Cox, a bird house from grandma and grandpa Jones and a set of new grown up scriptures, scripture case, and CTR ring from mom and dad.
Thursday Becca came over again during James' preschool so we could crochet and have fun chatting together. In the evening, we had parent/teacher conferences. Kids are mostly doing well - we just need to convince Evelyn that it is more important to do her school work and listen to her teacher in class and to save the talking and playing with friends until recess...
Friday James and I took it easy at home and then in the evening, Eileen babysat for us while we went to a game night. We had fun together, and the company was great - but as long as I'm with Dan, any night out is sure to be fun! I'm officially becoming more of a nerd - since we were playing a table top role-playing game. :)
Saturdays are always busy. This week was no exception. Eileen had flute lessons, the kids had piano lessons. We spent some time cleaning up - told the kids that they could play games in the afternoon if they got it all done in the morning. Then after lunch, Dan and I left Eileen in charge again, and headed to a teacher council training meeting at the church. It was a really neat format! They had general officers of the church there and Elder Holland and a group of teachers as a "studio audience" and they walked through principals of Teaching how Christ taught, and then demonstrated them. They also had it set up that people all over the world could submit comments and questions online that could then be used in the meeting! The whole thing was WONDERFUL! In the evening, we had dinner, put the younger kids to bed, then Eileen and Anna and I played Killer Bunnies while Dan went to the grocery store. The only problem was that with out Dan playing, no one was mean enough to kill off bunnies.... :)
Sunday was Stake Conference. Eileen headed over early for Stake Choir - but we were too early because we had forgotten daylight savings time.... so we went back home for a bit and headed back and hour later... The Stake Conference was wonderful. It was all about Temple work and teaching in the Savior's way. It was the perfect way to really get Eileen excited about going to the temple next week! After conference, She and Dan stayed so Eileen could get her recommend, then met the rest of us at home for lunch. She was so excited to have her own recommend and got excited looking at ours too! After dinner and putting the littles to bed, Eileen and Anna joined us for writing in our journals, then Anna headed to bed and we played Scotland Yard with Eileen - she was Mr. X - she almost had us - but I got lucky! After, she asked us to help her with marking her scriptures. So Dan and I each pulled out our scriptures and she pulled out hers and we showed her some things we do when we mark our scriptures and some of the reasons we mark them. Then we showed her some of our favorite scriptures. Dan had the brilliant idea to ask her to find a scripture that she likes in her reading this week and share it with us next week. So we decided that next week we will all bring a scripture that we read and liked this coming week to share next Sunday night. I am in awe of this amazing young woman!! I don't know how I got so blessed to have her as my oldest daughter - but I am so grateful for her and her sweet spirit!
Wednesday was crazy - it was late start and since it was Eileen's birthday, we did a little bit of a special breakfast. We had Kolaches and then sent the kids off to school. James and I went and got my allergy shot and then got things ready for Eileen's birthday. Dan came home early to finish decorating her cake and surprised her with this awesome masterpiece when she got home from school. She loved it. It's got dry ice in the middle to make the volcano look like it was erupting!
We did her birthday dinner (chicken roll ups) and presents and cake early so she could go to young women's today and I could go to choir and Dan to young men's. She got some very cute clothes from Great Grandma Penny, a chemistry set from grandma and grandpa Cox, a bird house from grandma and grandpa Jones and a set of new grown up scriptures, scripture case, and CTR ring from mom and dad.
Thursday Becca came over again during James' preschool so we could crochet and have fun chatting together. In the evening, we had parent/teacher conferences. Kids are mostly doing well - we just need to convince Evelyn that it is more important to do her school work and listen to her teacher in class and to save the talking and playing with friends until recess...
Friday James and I took it easy at home and then in the evening, Eileen babysat for us while we went to a game night. We had fun together, and the company was great - but as long as I'm with Dan, any night out is sure to be fun! I'm officially becoming more of a nerd - since we were playing a table top role-playing game. :)
Saturdays are always busy. This week was no exception. Eileen had flute lessons, the kids had piano lessons. We spent some time cleaning up - told the kids that they could play games in the afternoon if they got it all done in the morning. Then after lunch, Dan and I left Eileen in charge again, and headed to a teacher council training meeting at the church. It was a really neat format! They had general officers of the church there and Elder Holland and a group of teachers as a "studio audience" and they walked through principals of Teaching how Christ taught, and then demonstrated them. They also had it set up that people all over the world could submit comments and questions online that could then be used in the meeting! The whole thing was WONDERFUL! In the evening, we had dinner, put the younger kids to bed, then Eileen and Anna and I played Killer Bunnies while Dan went to the grocery store. The only problem was that with out Dan playing, no one was mean enough to kill off bunnies.... :)
Sunday was Stake Conference. Eileen headed over early for Stake Choir - but we were too early because we had forgotten daylight savings time.... so we went back home for a bit and headed back and hour later... The Stake Conference was wonderful. It was all about Temple work and teaching in the Savior's way. It was the perfect way to really get Eileen excited about going to the temple next week! After conference, She and Dan stayed so Eileen could get her recommend, then met the rest of us at home for lunch. She was so excited to have her own recommend and got excited looking at ours too! After dinner and putting the littles to bed, Eileen and Anna joined us for writing in our journals, then Anna headed to bed and we played Scotland Yard with Eileen - she was Mr. X - she almost had us - but I got lucky! After, she asked us to help her with marking her scriptures. So Dan and I each pulled out our scriptures and she pulled out hers and we showed her some things we do when we mark our scriptures and some of the reasons we mark them. Then we showed her some of our favorite scriptures. Dan had the brilliant idea to ask her to find a scripture that she likes in her reading this week and share it with us next week. So we decided that next week we will all bring a scripture that we read and liked this coming week to share next Sunday night. I am in awe of this amazing young woman!! I don't know how I got so blessed to have her as my oldest daughter - but I am so grateful for her and her sweet spirit!
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