Thursday, October 7, 2022

       Friday, September 9^th, I was able to go on a field trip with Xadia.  We went to the state fair.  I was a chaperone of 7 kids.  We walked around and saw the artwork and animals.  Xadia got kissed by a llama and sniffed by a goat.  It was a lot of fun.  We bought some BBQ corn nuts so she (and others) could try them.  They were not a big hit among the kids.

McCabe is a full bag of chips and all that.  He went to homecoming with Rachel McMurray.  They had a lot of fun.  They went to Cross E ranch and the pumpkin patch.  From there it was dinner and pictures.  Nielsen’s frozen custard catered the meal.  Then they went to the dance and later watched a movie and ate custard.  He had a fun time.  I got to take the pictures.  The kids were so willing to do silly poses and serious poses.  McCabe has a good group of friends.

McCabe is in a time of life when he is discovering his body.  Every mirror needs a chance to see him flex.  I was trying to secretly get a photo but then he saw me, so he turned and started flexing for the camera.  Needless to say, McCabe is pretty pleased with his body.

     September 22^nd, Tim woke up at 4:30 a.m. with a lot of pain.  Of course, he let me sleep.  However, when I woke at 7:00 a.m. he was hunched over in pain.  I got the kids off to school and then took Tim to the emergency room.  He had a kidney stone.  It was about 2 millimeters big and causing a tremendous amount of pain.  He got the medicine he needed and 24 hours later, he passed the stone.  I am glad it passed but it was so hard seeing him in so much pain.

September 25^th, was Xadia’s friend’s birthday.  Because it was Sunday, we could not go shopping so she made her some caramel apples.  They turned out so good.  Some had chocolate chips, others had sprinkles, and some had chopped snickers.  She is becoming quite the little chef.

Ethan and Lowen Stubbs visited for the weekend so they could attend conference.  It just happened to be my birthday and it was so fun to celebrate.  Ben and Caleb Fisher also stopped by on their way up to Idaho.  However, I got sick but that did not deter the kids from making me feel special.  Teagan made some fabulous eggs.  I had to take out my cough drop and put it on the plate so I could enjoy them.  Xadia added extra chocolate shavings to the cake to make it extra special.  We ate dinner at Nana Hansen’s house with my siblings.  It was a great day.  When I got home, the family gave me mindy mints and a container of praline pecans.  Thinking about a conversation I had with Teagan, he asked, “how do you stay so skinny?” I told him I eat healthy and exercise but now I might need to change that statement because I am going to pig out on my birthday treats.

     I was also able to have a birthday lunch with my childhood friend Kerianne.  It has been a fun tradition to each lunch with her each year to celebrate both of our birthdays since we were born a week apart.  We ate at El Matador.  I love their chips and salsa.

       Jacinda has a friend going to beauty school.  Jacinda decided to become her client and get some color to her hair.  It is kinda fun seeing what happens when Jacinda returns from her appointment.  Here she is with some fuchsia hair.  I think it looks good and suits her well.