Sunday, May 15, 2016

Sunday, May 15, 2016

      I love Mother's day.  It is a time to celebrate all women.  I was able to have my family support me at the care facility as I lead the music.  I love going to South Davis Hospital.  There are some very special spirits there.  My family helped sing the songs that we dedicated to mothers everywhere.
      I got some fun presents from my family.  Homemade cards, chocolate dipped strawberries, flowers, and a homemade flower were some of the gifts.  I loved all of them.  I especially loved the breakfast the kids made, pancakes, sausage, eggs, and orange juice.  It was nice to have a break from cooking but I was ready to make dinner.





      Over the weekend, we (my family and bear scouts) went to the bird festival.  It was very fun.  We made some bird houses and bird crafts.  I have never seen so many bent nails.  It was good practice for those scouts to learn how to hammer a nail and how to read instructions.  Some boys rushed through and neglected the directions.  As a result, their roof was lopsided.  Oh well at least they had fun.  We also got to see some really cool birds like the screeching owl, horned owl, eagle, raptor, hawk, etc... After the bird festival we went home and put in a sprinkler system for the trees we planted last week.  What was supposed to take 1 hour took 4 hours.  I don't know why Mr. Tim always under estimates projects.  No problem, after 1.5 hours I went in and took a nap.



      Today we painted the bird houses and the kids were doing so good until the very last color.  Teagan spilled the white all over in the craft room.  I had to work fast to clean it from the rug, floor, wall, and easel.  I could not get too mad because, hey, it was the craft room and that is what it is used for.
     Jacinda made a cake today and she did not follow the directions.  It was a bust.  It was definitely a weekend about learning the importance of directions.  I had to throw out the cake, but her icing was great.  I used it for icing on the peanut butter fingers.  That was our treat tonight after walking around the temple.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Sunday, May 1, 2016

     It has been a while since my last post and so much has happened.  Over the weekend we helped Ricky Lane and family move to Lehi.  I am sad to see them go.  Nastya, the daughter moved here a year ago from Russia with her mom.  She has learned so much English and developed a great friendship with Jacinda.  Two weeks ago our family along with the missionaries spent 2 hours picking up trash in the parking lot by the "B."  After wards we took pictures and had a hot dog roast.  I was able to put together a slide show.  It was really great serving with the missionaries.


     The other day Teagan told me he wanted his top bunk bed on the floor.  I asked him why he did not want to sleep on the top anymore and he said because he wants to jump on his bed.  That gave me a good laugh.  I had to remind him that a trampoline is for jumping not a bed.  Teagan likes to play on my ipad but guess on this particular day he had enough.  I went to find him and he was asleep next to my ipad.  The ipad was still playing minecraft videos.

      Tuesday night was the pinewood derby.  McCabe did not place but his car did great.  His car won the "most unique" award.  The boys got crazy with the graphite, after each run they would fill their cars whit graphite.  By the time the race was over, the boys' hands and faces were covered in graphite.  It was great.



      Xadia had her kindergarten program this last week.  She, along with other classmates sang songs and performed some dancing.  I tried to record it but I was too far in the back so I settled for a photo with her teacher, Mrs. Holbrook.  I am very proud of how much she is growing academically and socially.



      McCabe is loving pokemon.  He is constantly trading his cards with his friends.  He also loves finding crystals in the backyard.  At the moment he is trying to earn money to buy fish.  He rubs Tim's feet and Tim pays him after he wakes up the next day.  Tim always falls asleep when you rub his feet.
      Jacinda now has a clean room.  I spent a good hour in a half going through items and throwing out wrappers, old papers, and broken toys.  It was nice to help her get organized.  I usually don't clean her room but it was time for a cleaning while she was at school so that I could get rid of things without her knowing.  I think she will understand when she is a mom.


      I was driving by Taco Time and I saw this funny sign.  I had to pull over and snap a picture.  I found this very humorous and it put a smile on my face.
"Now hiring fish taco, shrimp burrito."