Sunday, November 24, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

      I love thanksgiving.  It is a wonderful time to reflect on the many blessings God has bestowed upon all mankind.  I am very humbled with how blessed I am.  I have a wonderful family, a warm house, a full tummy, good health, and the gospel.  Life is very good.
      We have been very busy.  Friday was Tae Kwon Do testing.  Jacinda is now a deputy 3.  She is working for her next belt which will be her black belt.  McCabe is a red belt and will be working towards his high red.  He is very motivated to get his black belt.  He wants to go 3 times a week instead of 2.  I told him he needs to come home and practice what he learns so when he goes the next time he can earn his stripes.  Tim was very smart to have us watch a little documentary on Tyler Haws.  It showed how this young man worked hard so that he could play basketball but also had an eye towards Christ.  Hopefully it struck a chord with McCabe and he will keep working hard and be patient.  Master Kim commented that McCabe has a respectful spirit and it shines through.
      Jacinda loves activity days.  She made these cute turkeys for an activity.  We are going to teach the cousins how to make them on Thanksgiving Day.  I know they will be a big hit.  I apologize in advance to my sister Mimi with her diabetic children.  Hopefully these won’t throw the blood sugars too much out of balance.
 
       Xadia is a glam girl.  She got herself ready for church today.  The earrings and bracelets were her idea.  If there was make-up available she would be wearing it.  She has been spending a lot of time in the car lately with all the running around I do.  As a result, she has picked up on some of the songs playing on the radio.  She loves to sing “Brave” by Sara Barielles, “Love Song” by Selena Gomez and “Home” by Phillip Phillips.  We actually recorded her singing and put it on youtube for all to watch.  It is great entertainment.
 

      Teagan is all into cars.  Anything with wheels is considered a car to him….trains, airplanes, lawn mowers, etc…. I love how he makes the “brm brm” noise each time he sees something that reminds him of a car.  He is a cutie.


Sunday, November 10, 2013

Sunday, November 10, 2013

          Well this is lame….my phone is not working properly.  Usually I can send pictures from my phone to my blog but for some reason, it is not working.  Hopefully it will be fixed for next time.  In the meantime I will just have to write without pictures.
           I had a great week.  I went to my annual oncology appointment and for the first time in six years I finally feel normal.  I don’t need to do anything special because I had cancer.  My doctor told me that in a few more years I need to get mammograms because I am approaching the appropriate age when “healthy” women should get them not because I had cancer.  She did inform me to get the limited amount of radiation because I have already been exposed to a small amount of mantle radiation.  We also talked about other things but overall my blood work looked awesome and my TSH levels are normal.  I am a healthy cancer free woman and it feels so good.
          The kids are so cute.  Teagan is doing well in nursery.  He knows the clean-up song and sings it at home when we pick up toys or crayons.  He also does the happy dance which is lifting his feet up and down in a little march at a quick pace.  He also does this cute smiling game where he will lift his chin to the ceiling close his eyes and show the biggest toothy smile possible.  He then waits for you to do the same.  Back and forth the game goes until someone gives up.
          Xadia loves pre-school.  It is always so fun to pick her up.  She stands on her dot outside the building hiding her smile as soon as she sees me.  I get all excited and wave to her and she tries her very hardest not to show her excitement.  It is really funny.  Xadia wants her lunch packed when I pack the other children’s’ lunches.   She also likes to watch t.v. on her kindle.
          McCabe is big into building boats out of anything he can find….empty milk cartons, Styrofoam, cardboard, etc…  He then gets his gecko, Sally and puts her on the boats.  We have told him not to do that to his gecko and so now he only puts Sally on the boats that are on the table not on the water.  I feel for that poor lizard.  McCabe is doing really well with his reading.  He likes to read books about dinosaurs.  So far that is the only type of book he checks out of the library.
         Jacinda loves basketball and piano.  She is getting really close to earning her black belt in Tae Kwon Do.  She has one more belt before getting her black belt.  She gets really nervous and keeps telling me that she does not want to get her black belt because she cannot remember all her forms.  Fat chance of quitting Tae Kwon Do…. I want her to finish what she has started.  She is underestimating her abilities. I have seen her do her forms and she is good.  I recently received Jacinda’s report card and she is doing very well.  I am pleased to see that her hard work is paying off.