February was a cold and snowy month. We got to celebrate McCabe’s 17th birthday. We went to Handel’s ice cream with some friends and the 4 Taiwanese students we were hosting. At Handel’s, he got his birthday present of Jean Paul Gaultier cologne. The bottle was shaped like a male torso. It was funny but McCabe loved it.
As a tradition for birthdays, each child gets to choose what he wants for his birthday dinner and I make it. McCabe chose Chic-Fil-A chicken nuggets. I love copycat recipes, but making the chicken nuggets was a labor of love. It takes hours. Fortunately Teagan was there to help.
Xadia is quite the little cook. She loves to make desserts. She made these cute lemon cupcakes and decorated them with a fun topping. They tasted so good. And she made some mint chocolate cupcakes topped with an Andes mint. I love it when she bakes because I get to sample the goodies.
Being a mom is busy. Especially when your son forgets to order a corsage. So here I go again, making my 3rd corsage. It turned out beautiful. It was for McCabe’s date to the Sweetheart’s dance. It is kinda fun trying new things and getting better at them with practice. This corsage was simple but very pretty.
Teagan started boxing. He loves it. It gives him a good workout for an hour. He comes home sore but I like it when he shows me his moves or how I should act in certain situations. He is too young to spar. Teagan will need to wait about 2 more years before he can enter the boxing ring. For now, he is learning the numbering system for punches and jabs. I will admit that it makes me a little nervous to have him in a boxing ring. Some of the fighters can suffer serious injuries.
Nana Hansen had a girls night out with me and Rox and our daughters. It was so delightful. We ate at Costa Vida and then saw, “Boys in the Boat.” That was quite a phenomenal movie. It was like “Chariots of Fire” but with a boat. Watching that movie was time well spent. It made me realize that goodness and positivity can be spread in so many ways. It is too bad there are a lot of trashy movies being made when a lot of good could come from them.
Fozzie is a funny dog. He thinks he owns the house. Fozzie likes to follow me around. Once while in the work-out room, McCabe thought it would be good to show Fozzie who is the boss. So McCabe proceeded to lift the dog like a dumb bell and do reps with him. There is no doubt in my mind that the dog puts up with way too much.
I love
it when Tim brings me flowers for no reason.
He surprised me at work with a beautiful bouquet. It smells so lovely. I would love to have an
air freshener of cold carnations. It
reminds me of a floral shop. Which then
reminds me of Grandma Blackham because she worked at Huddart Floral. I miss her.
She was such a neat lady. She
taught me a lot about sewing and signed me up for a floral arranging
class. Best of all, she spent time with
me. I really liked that.
McCabe
finished the wresting season. We were
able to go to his banquet where he was awarded with lettering in
wrestling. I am glad he got the
opportunity to wrestle and improve his skills.
Now he is onto lacrosse. He came
home the other day with a huge bruise on his arm. I asked if he had protection gear and he said,
“yes, but it does not cover the area he got hit.” Just our luck. If the hit was any higher or lower, he would
had been protected. Lacrosse is an
aggressive sport.
Jacinda
applied to BYU-Idaho. We are waiting to
see if she has been accepted for fall. I
am very excited for her. She is going to
do great.
March
brought Teagan’s birthday. We celebrated
by going to “Get Air,” and then eating pizza, cake, and ice cream. He, Xadia, and Kade worked on frosting the
cake. Kade said they messed up so they
put sunglasses on the cake. I thought
they did a good job. The cake was tasty. He got a lot of money and candy for his
birthday. The family gave him a season
pass to Lagoon. That was the last party
I throw for my kids. Once they are in
Jr. High, they now plan their own parties.
I
found some great curtains for my room, however, they were too short. After some brainstorming, I came up with an
idea. A little bit of ruffle and viola,
the curtains are no longer too short.
