Monday, July 31, 2006

Van is back Hooray!

The van is back!! $3200 later. ouch. With the van came a housefull of visitors. 11 girls, 1 baby boy was the kid head count. We went to the pool on Sat. The kids played themselves to exhaustion. It's always funny to take that many girls to church. Sunday the 100 degree temps broke and it is beautiful outside. It's in the 80's. We had a bunch of great laughs Sunday night between Grandma, Lee Joe, Devanie and I . I did real well with migraine prevention on Sunday. My head started to hurt about 10:30. I thought it would go away by morning but no it was worse than ever. It feels like my head wants to explode. It's a major sinus thing so I slept all morning, until 1:30. It has only eased up so I don't feel like I am going to throw up. I didn't get to say goodbye to Amber and Kelsea as they left for girls camp this morning, Lee Joe left with them-he told me goodbye-and I didn't get to say goodbye to Grandma and Molly's girls before they left. But Devanie will be back with her 3 later today. So we will be down to 6 kids between the 2 of us. We might all be able to fit around my table just fine now. I really wanted to do some yard work while the weather outside is perfect. Hopefully I can kick this thing sometime today. Yay! The van is back!

Monday, July 24, 2006

Now we are--


We have been back and trying to lay low. It has been over 100 degrees everyday since we got home. It seems the borrowed Lay car shifts worse the hotter it is so we don't go far. We have been to the pool several times. Bought school supplies on Friday. We ate lunch at Carl's Jr and they had the coolest play place, all the girls loved it. I have read 3 books since school got out.

On Sunday we drove to Eagle for Wade's Eagle Scout ceremony. He turned 18!! Oh my. We saw Dawn and her baby. She is CUTE! and we saw Heidi too. THey asked Amber to play piano. They wanted to sing God bless America and they didn't have music. Amber spent about 10 minutes figuring it out and they asked me to lead the music. We got through it. The closing song had music so that one went better. I guess it was a good thing we showed up.
Sat and today I helped my neighbor primer her house. They have been prepping it for some time now. I figured I better help them paint or they would be painting until Christmas. It took me two hours to roller the main front wall of their house. They were like "WOW, your fast" I went over today and rollered most of the back wall of their house in an hour and a half but it got too hot. It was a good way to loose a bunch of water weight. UGH. I was very smelly though.
I must go out and get some stuff for dinner. Maybe we will go to the pool tonight. Lee Joe is still side working and working out in this heat. He says it doesn't bother him. I suppose he is use to it.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

I forgot-

One very important thing I forgot--THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
To all the very helpful people involved in the rescue of us and our poor van.

Love to you all!!

We made it home!!

First of all I changed my comment settings so Thomas can comment now.

After the wonderful, crazy exhausting time we had visiting, it turned into the most expensive and then miserable trip on the way home. About 16 miles outside Lovelock the transmission had a heart attack and gave up. We limped along to the turn around and then back to Lovelock somewhere between 5 to 20 miles an hour. One person stopped to help and was able to find us the number to a tow truck in Lovelock-which was ridiculously expensive so we choose limp along mode. Grandma and Grandpa Lay caught up to us before we made it to Lovelock. How sad for us but we reminded the girls that we were probably traveling along at the Pioneers pace. Like it was consoling. But we still had air conditioning so we weren't miserable. I got a good night sleep with the girls-they got the good night sleep, I got a restless night because it is typical for me away from home. We were looking forward to swimming with Devanie in Carson but once Lee Joe realized it would be a few days to get the van fixed he decided we would turn around for home once we dropped the van off. I have been so sad to leave a vehicle behind. I really really like my van.

So miserable, hot, sticky, crowded and grumpy we were off at the same time as the day before. We passed the dreaded break down spot with no mishap and got home at 11:00pm our time. At one point I told all the girls in the back to sit on their hands and be quiet. Kelsea got home grounded from TV and Nintendo and was told to weed the garden as one of her punishments.

Needless to say home was never a more welcome sight. And our dogs were in near hysteria when we walked in the door. But I enjoyed the visit, the girls had a great time with all their cousins and aunts and uncles-and soon to be uncle.

Friday, July 07, 2006

Autumn's hair


Locks of Love

CRAZY!!

I will start with today and somehow move backwards. Amber Had her last day of Summer school PE. Hooray!! We went to the mall.Some friends of ours that moved out towards Payette a few months ago stayed the night last night with four of thier little kids because their oldest son(makes 5 for them) fell on the 4th of July and fractured his skull. He was life flighted to Boise and spent a night in and a day in ICU. He was still in the hospital today but in a regular room and expected to be released.

On the 4th, we had a birds nest in the lowest branch in our tree with 4 babies in it. Most of the babies were old enough to adventure around the tree. We were trying to see if there were any babies left and one shot out of the nest and on the ground. we spent several hours trying to catch it and we put it back up in the tree after dodging the parents diving at us. The paretns actually chased it out in the road. We put it back. THe little thing clung to a branch above the nest when a nasty nasty thunderstorm blew in. We watched it cling to the branch, it sure hung in there. I guess the parents lost track of it though because they never came back to feed it. THe next day I found in the bush and we spent some time again trying to catch it. We did and put in the tree again. But didn't realize the parents weren't caring for it anymore. My neighbor later brought the baby back again. It crossed the street into her yard. After I put it back in the tree and it fell out right away I knew it wasn't going to be all right. So I took to the bird center for animals in distress. We went to see the center yesterday. I thought the girls would think it was neat how they cared for all the baby birds. THe girls were scared mostly and Kelsea said they smelled bad. They were scared of the chickens. I thought it was neat. SO the baby will be all right. I am such a mushy animal lover.

So I spent the 5th then visiting my friends in the hospital and rescuing birds. THe 4th I tried to throw a 3 guy bar b q birthday party. Matt wasn't coming. We did a 2 guy party. Lee Joe was side working until 6:30-an hour and a half late. I was chasing a baby bird while we waited for him and I got food ready and then the storm rolled in. 5:45 raining like it does in Texas with lightning. Can't bar b q. My sister and her kids and david's kids and his nephew and my mom are all there. The storm eases up but it still raining. I put the bar b qs in the gazebo, Lee Joe is finally home, then he picks Kelsea up and on his way home a belt slips off the van when he gets home. We finally eat, sing happy birthday and presents are opened,it stops raining and weather clears up,van gets fixed, buy fireworks-9pm now. Light some off and then everyone but me(not good with fireworks) goes to watch the show at the baseball field down the road. Game runs really late, fireworks are after the game, everyone gets home after 11 and I was home to get the call about my friends son while I am home.

Lee Joe for his birthday got a genuine swiss army knife, small version swiss army knife and some accesories. My mom and my sister gave him a gift card and money to replace the fishing pole he bought for himself at Christmas that he used once in June and it broke.
June-22-26--
My mom had surgeryon her stomach. She is recovering well. Lee Joe and I had our 16 anniversary, went to the anniversary inn. Hannah had some teeth work done in the hospital. She is prouder of her silver tooth than she should be. Kelsea went on a raft trip with the police department. We saw Cars with Grandma and grandpa Lay. 4 of the girls got to ride in hot air balloon at the Balloon rally. I had an anxiety attack that lasted several days. And I need to see a Chiropractor.

Saturday, July 01, 2006

try again


Autumn's mini-makeoverbefore her major haircut. More like a major hairdo.