We should just call Lee Joe the bush man. On Saturday he did some work that he owed our neighbor for the hot tub that is still on the sandbox. He wanted some bushes out and his water line checked before he did the real pay work on their driveway. Then he took out two more giant bushes they decided needed to go. Then he went to their neighbors yard and took out a few of his bushes. Then the neighbor across the street wanted theirs up and I finally talked him into getting rid of three in front of our house I have been wanting out for several years now. It really looks like there was a bush robber in the neighborhood.
I finally got outside and cleaned our back yard and even cleaned out one of our sheds and finally mowed for the first time. I have three trash cans filled and four giant trashbags. I was exhausted at the end of the day. But now the back yard is so nice to look at. Sort of. When you look past Lee Joe's collection of things he brings home. It is bad when the neighbors say that whenever they need to get rid of something they will ask him because he will take it off their hands. They speak the truth. I did find a home for the organ so some things are leaving.
Amber came home from her trip toasted red. She only won one match the whole time she was gone. But the kids she played were really good and she was having back problems.
YW was kind of funny today. One of the advisors and I were not sure who was teaching today. One of the leaders was on the calendar. But things got all turned around on the 5 th Sunday two weeks ago. So the other advisor called the counselor and she said we were suppose to teach. But we are not prepared. That was a half hour before church. OK. We get to church and we all see where things got turned around but we hope maybe the other advisor was prepared. She prepared a lesson. But when she was shown which lesson we were to teach-she had prepared the next weeks lesson. So really no one was prepared. So a lesson was put together. Two people gave it, but it was very spiritual in the end. So all was well.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Yucky yucky YUCKY!
There is a good reason why I don't work in an office. Sitting at the computer doing data entry is a pain in my butt. Especially when you are sitting in a worn out office chair. We are behind and I am trying to get all of Lee Joe's business junk in order to hurry up and file our taxes. I hate taxes. There is really good reason why I won't do ours. YUCKY YUCKY. I spent all afternoon and this evening and last night working on it. I worked on our personal stuff a few weeks ago. I guess it will really pay off when we can claim so many losses that we won't owe. That is about where it is at. I will have to hunt a few more things down though. Boy we are pushing it this year to get it done. It would have helped if Lee Joe tried to do any of it because it is all his stuff and he hasn't been all that busy this week. i think he leeps trying to run away from it all but I made him sit down and tonight and get his paper trail organized a little. I told him he owes me a really comfy office chair and fancy TV when the fun money comes in. He is all for it because I did what I did. We will see if it really happens though.
And life has been super quiet and manageable otherwise the last 2 days. There have been friend visits the past 2 days for 2 of the girls. I even made a REAL dinner on Thursday along with laundry. I didn't get much done today and now it looks like I didn't do a thing this week when I really did. The jet dry leaked out of its compartment and all over the inside of the dishwasher and it is so foamy that I have had to try to run the rinse cycle about 4 times now and rewash the dishes in there which means the rest of the dishes aren't getting done. I am not worried because there is nothing on the schedule tomorrow except what I put there. Can you see my Saturday happy dance?
Amber hasn't been doing very well on her tennis trip. She has played 4 matches in 2 days and lost all of them. But she pulled a muscle in her leg and that is really bothering her. And she says it is hot there.
I should sleep now but I am kind of waiting for Kelsea to get home from babysitting. Since I really am not talking to anyone really I should end this blog. Nothing like practically talking to yourself. Those who know me know how much I have to say when I am super tired.
And life has been super quiet and manageable otherwise the last 2 days. There have been friend visits the past 2 days for 2 of the girls. I even made a REAL dinner on Thursday along with laundry. I didn't get much done today and now it looks like I didn't do a thing this week when I really did. The jet dry leaked out of its compartment and all over the inside of the dishwasher and it is so foamy that I have had to try to run the rinse cycle about 4 times now and rewash the dishes in there which means the rest of the dishes aren't getting done. I am not worried because there is nothing on the schedule tomorrow except what I put there. Can you see my Saturday happy dance?
Amber hasn't been doing very well on her tennis trip. She has played 4 matches in 2 days and lost all of them. But she pulled a muscle in her leg and that is really bothering her. And she says it is hot there.
I should sleep now but I am kind of waiting for Kelsea to get home from babysitting. Since I really am not talking to anyone really I should end this blog. Nothing like practically talking to yourself. Those who know me know how much I have to say when I am super tired.
Friday, April 11, 2008
What the heck!!
Kelsea's modified and now reversable Duct tape dress. She wore it the last half of the day today and got a ton of attention and then she walked home in it. What a goofy kid. She is in the process of making another one right now.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
I forgot a cool detail
We were given a spa/hot tub from our neighbors. Lee Joe is going to do a little work in payment for it. Now we have to come up with a home for it in the backyard. It is sitting on the sandbox right now. And then a bunch of other stuff to get it all figured out since we haven't owned one before.
Prom!!
So the saga continues-- I might have told you we got wind Amber was going to be asked to prom months ago and how we bought a dress and then word got all the way back to the boys mom that we already had a dress.
Yesterday was the day he decided to finally ask Amber. And a monkey wrench was thrown into his plan because Lee Joe picked up the car and that was where the finally was suppose to take place so here is what happened. He left roses in all of her classes starting in seminary with a note attached to each one where or what to do next. The last one though was going to be a surprise so he had to make a new plan. I got a call at 3 asking if he come put rose petals and Hersheys kisses in her room or in the house I said sure but I had to clean her room first. She had a tennis match and was stuck at the school for awhile. So I came back home after picking up the girls and frantically got her room much less embarrassing. His mom brought him over and they she helped take the roses apart he threw rose petals around her room and kisses and he made a note and had a gift. Of course her room is a new kind of mess. It was so sweet. So anyway she did get to see it before the Honor Society induction ceremony. He was going to be there too but we played like she never went home. I am terrible liar so I think I blew that somehow but I am not sure. He looked completely tortured. Amber is leaving for Kennewick WA for a tennis tournament so she wasn't going to be at school or home until late Sat. So this morning at about 4-5 am Lee Joe and Amber went over to HIS house and took our big roll of newsprint and some spray paint stuff and rolled it around the car he will drive when, if ever, he gets his divers license. On it was great big YES and another sheet of newsprint on the ground with another big YES. You would think they were going to married or something. I called his mom to find out what happened and she said he was SOO excited and so happy. They took lots of pictures he had a big thumbs up in one so it was cool.
In the meantime, I am not sure what happened yesterday because it wasn't suppose to be as busy as it got at the end of the day. It snowed yesterday morning and it was gloomy so I couldn't get moving. Hannah went to her friends house after school and she saw Horton Hears a Who with her friend. So I didn't have to do the 11 pick-up. But I didn't start cleaning house until really late. I am cleaning for the piano teacher to come over. I get ready to leave to get the kids and Amber's prom date calls me and now I am in a new state of panic because I must clean her room. I get out the door the 2nd time and Hannah is dropped off. I get her into Kelsea and then I can leave and the stop light is flagging, I am already late getting the girls so I am frustrated. We get home and the piano teacher is waiting. I am throwing things in the trash and getting another trash bag of stuff around her room to put in her closet and throw all her shoes in the closet and sweep and make her bed. Throw all her laundry in my room. I call them and tell them it is safe to come over and I have worked up a sweat. The little girls are done with piano so they are late at the church now for activity days. They get dropped off. I am still doing dishes-Amber can't do them, besides the fact she is not home but she is still recovering and Autumn is gone. The prom date comes over and we do that. Once they leave I get Amber's clothes together and go to the school. I finally get to see her play but they lost. We brought her home. (We pretend that didn't happen remember) I take Lee Joe to the church for scouts, he is carless. Amber goes to the school and I collect all the stuff I need for YW where I am not going to be. I got to calls for girls needing rides. We leave early, Get 3 girls to the church, head back to the school again for Amber. I visit. I get home and then pick up Kelsea at the church. We get home, Lee Joe made dinner! WOO HOO. Everyone is just sitting down to eat and it is 8:40. Oh but we are not done yet. Lee Joe has to go back to the church. I have to take Amber to the store. At 9:30 I am home and have to fill out several field trip forms and find money for them and I think around 10 I am completely wound up, full of anxiety and exhausted. The little girls finally get to show me these beautiful porcelain dolls they were given at activity days. I think somebody donated their personal collection to the girls. And then at 4 this morning 3 of us were up. But today is much better. I have to go now and pick up Hannah and her friend that goes to another school. And maybe I will really get something done today. UMMM..our taxes still need to get done. And laundry is filling up the bathroom again.
Yesterday was the day he decided to finally ask Amber. And a monkey wrench was thrown into his plan because Lee Joe picked up the car and that was where the finally was suppose to take place so here is what happened. He left roses in all of her classes starting in seminary with a note attached to each one where or what to do next. The last one though was going to be a surprise so he had to make a new plan. I got a call at 3 asking if he come put rose petals and Hersheys kisses in her room or in the house I said sure but I had to clean her room first. She had a tennis match and was stuck at the school for awhile. So I came back home after picking up the girls and frantically got her room much less embarrassing. His mom brought him over and they she helped take the roses apart he threw rose petals around her room and kisses and he made a note and had a gift. Of course her room is a new kind of mess. It was so sweet. So anyway she did get to see it before the Honor Society induction ceremony. He was going to be there too but we played like she never went home. I am terrible liar so I think I blew that somehow but I am not sure. He looked completely tortured. Amber is leaving for Kennewick WA for a tennis tournament so she wasn't going to be at school or home until late Sat. So this morning at about 4-5 am Lee Joe and Amber went over to HIS house and took our big roll of newsprint and some spray paint stuff and rolled it around the car he will drive when, if ever, he gets his divers license. On it was great big YES and another sheet of newsprint on the ground with another big YES. You would think they were going to married or something. I called his mom to find out what happened and she said he was SOO excited and so happy. They took lots of pictures he had a big thumbs up in one so it was cool.
In the meantime, I am not sure what happened yesterday because it wasn't suppose to be as busy as it got at the end of the day. It snowed yesterday morning and it was gloomy so I couldn't get moving. Hannah went to her friends house after school and she saw Horton Hears a Who with her friend. So I didn't have to do the 11 pick-up. But I didn't start cleaning house until really late. I am cleaning for the piano teacher to come over. I get ready to leave to get the kids and Amber's prom date calls me and now I am in a new state of panic because I must clean her room. I get out the door the 2nd time and Hannah is dropped off. I get her into Kelsea and then I can leave and the stop light is flagging, I am already late getting the girls so I am frustrated. We get home and the piano teacher is waiting. I am throwing things in the trash and getting another trash bag of stuff around her room to put in her closet and throw all her shoes in the closet and sweep and make her bed. Throw all her laundry in my room. I call them and tell them it is safe to come over and I have worked up a sweat. The little girls are done with piano so they are late at the church now for activity days. They get dropped off. I am still doing dishes-Amber can't do them, besides the fact she is not home but she is still recovering and Autumn is gone. The prom date comes over and we do that. Once they leave I get Amber's clothes together and go to the school. I finally get to see her play but they lost. We brought her home. (We pretend that didn't happen remember) I take Lee Joe to the church for scouts, he is carless. Amber goes to the school and I collect all the stuff I need for YW where I am not going to be. I got to calls for girls needing rides. We leave early, Get 3 girls to the church, head back to the school again for Amber. I visit. I get home and then pick up Kelsea at the church. We get home, Lee Joe made dinner! WOO HOO. Everyone is just sitting down to eat and it is 8:40. Oh but we are not done yet. Lee Joe has to go back to the church. I have to take Amber to the store. At 9:30 I am home and have to fill out several field trip forms and find money for them and I think around 10 I am completely wound up, full of anxiety and exhausted. The little girls finally get to show me these beautiful porcelain dolls they were given at activity days. I think somebody donated their personal collection to the girls. And then at 4 this morning 3 of us were up. But today is much better. I have to go now and pick up Hannah and her friend that goes to another school. And maybe I will really get something done today. UMMM..our taxes still need to get done. And laundry is filling up the bathroom again.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Don't ask...
Don't ask your child -the one that couldn't cut her own meat until she was 10, could not hold a fork correctly as a teenager, and has tremors that get worse after fighting a migraine with Exedrin migraine-to cut an onion. She might try to cut her finger off.
Don't worry, it was only a flesh wound.
She might have needed stitches but scars create character. Not really.
Needless to say she got out of cutting the onion duty. And everything else. Darn, I should try that sometime. I could get out of a lot of crap. Or just everything will become crap because I wasn't able to do it. Never mind.
Don't worry, it was only a flesh wound.
She might have needed stitches but scars create character. Not really.
Needless to say she got out of cutting the onion duty. And everything else. Darn, I should try that sometime. I could get out of a lot of crap. Or just everything will become crap because I wasn't able to do it. Never mind.
Friday, April 04, 2008
I guess I am use to it now
Since school started again I have been pretty calm with all the chasing. An few moments here and there. My house isn't clean, it wasn't during spring break either. Actually it was on Monday but it didn't last long enough. We are having our last friend party for awhile on Sat for Autumn. As well as Kelsea has 2 basketball games on Sat to go with conference.
Amber has had 3 tennis matches this week. Thank goodness for her drivers license!! She lost her doubles matches on Tues and Weds but won yesterday. Made me sorry I missed it.
Kelsea had 2 basketball practices. She hurt her foot and leg on the trampoline on weds so that interfered with her participation at YW. They played soccer.
Kylee and Autumn had dance, piano choir and honor choir this week-3 more weeks of honor choir! The 3 youngest were invited to a birthday party where they got to ride horses so that was great fun for them yesterday.
Hannah is in 2 dance classes. Don't ask me why-because she can? I suppose I am indulging my last few months of a young one at home because one class is during the day. I volunteered in her class today and brought her little boy-friend home with us. They are playing the Wii.
So yesterday was interesting. After school all 5 went somewhere. Amber at her tennis match. Kelsea had to get a ride for basketball so she left early. The 3 little girls off to their party. And it was our stake temple days Thurs and Fri and I actually took myself to the temple. Lee Joe was doing asphalt until after 7. I wasn't home until 8:30 when I brought Kelsea home after the temple.
By the way, the neti pot is wonderful invention. I read last night that it also referred as a nose bidet. Anyways I had 2 days of sinus headaches 2 1/2 weeks ago, because I wasn't using it. But I got rid of them both by 4 in the afternoon. That is pretty good. I am usually seriously afflicted with allergies right now and I can breathe. I have a clear head and more energy. I think I have been fighting a long term sinus infection. I started to get a headache yesterday morning. It was milder but after a little sleep and two rounds of the neti pot it was gone by 10 am. So I am happy! How long have I been miserable with that? Way too long. I still need allergy medicine but it is way more effective. And I can be symptom free more than just somewhat relieved. So if you want one, Wal-greens carries them now.
I am a irritated about something but I need more info before I get really off on it. But Kelsea told me that her seminary teacher was curious why there are so many very athletic LDS girls that go to Fairmont and was asking them something about them to try and be much more sensitive girls and nurturing or something like it. There are some very good athlete girls in the 9th grade at their school. But it doesn't make them any less capable of being good mothers in the future. And they have plenty of time to do that in the future. Let them have fun and enjoy sports if that is what they like. It doesn't make them less capable to mother to be in competitive sports. Amber and Kelsea both need sports as their outlet. Amber has never played pretend. She likes to do physical things or play piano and it helps Kelsea expend some of her hyperactivity and it helps her focus on other things later. I am not too worried because our stake president is a father to 6 girls and the 5 oldest have been heavily into basketball and all his girls also play piano or violin or guitar. I am real happy about that. And is his fault(sort of) we are still doing basketball right now. Our last stake president was a father to 5 boys and there is a big difference.
So there is my long post for the week.
Amber has had 3 tennis matches this week. Thank goodness for her drivers license!! She lost her doubles matches on Tues and Weds but won yesterday. Made me sorry I missed it.
Kelsea had 2 basketball practices. She hurt her foot and leg on the trampoline on weds so that interfered with her participation at YW. They played soccer.
Kylee and Autumn had dance, piano choir and honor choir this week-3 more weeks of honor choir! The 3 youngest were invited to a birthday party where they got to ride horses so that was great fun for them yesterday.
Hannah is in 2 dance classes. Don't ask me why-because she can? I suppose I am indulging my last few months of a young one at home because one class is during the day. I volunteered in her class today and brought her little boy-friend home with us. They are playing the Wii.
So yesterday was interesting. After school all 5 went somewhere. Amber at her tennis match. Kelsea had to get a ride for basketball so she left early. The 3 little girls off to their party. And it was our stake temple days Thurs and Fri and I actually took myself to the temple. Lee Joe was doing asphalt until after 7. I wasn't home until 8:30 when I brought Kelsea home after the temple.
By the way, the neti pot is wonderful invention. I read last night that it also referred as a nose bidet. Anyways I had 2 days of sinus headaches 2 1/2 weeks ago, because I wasn't using it. But I got rid of them both by 4 in the afternoon. That is pretty good. I am usually seriously afflicted with allergies right now and I can breathe. I have a clear head and more energy. I think I have been fighting a long term sinus infection. I started to get a headache yesterday morning. It was milder but after a little sleep and two rounds of the neti pot it was gone by 10 am. So I am happy! How long have I been miserable with that? Way too long. I still need allergy medicine but it is way more effective. And I can be symptom free more than just somewhat relieved. So if you want one, Wal-greens carries them now.
I am a irritated about something but I need more info before I get really off on it. But Kelsea told me that her seminary teacher was curious why there are so many very athletic LDS girls that go to Fairmont and was asking them something about them to try and be much more sensitive girls and nurturing or something like it. There are some very good athlete girls in the 9th grade at their school. But it doesn't make them any less capable of being good mothers in the future. And they have plenty of time to do that in the future. Let them have fun and enjoy sports if that is what they like. It doesn't make them less capable to mother to be in competitive sports. Amber and Kelsea both need sports as their outlet. Amber has never played pretend. She likes to do physical things or play piano and it helps Kelsea expend some of her hyperactivity and it helps her focus on other things later. I am not too worried because our stake president is a father to 6 girls and the 5 oldest have been heavily into basketball and all his girls also play piano or violin or guitar. I am real happy about that. And is his fault(sort of) we are still doing basketball right now. Our last stake president was a father to 5 boys and there is a big difference.
So there is my long post for the week.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
I was had!!
So I barely remembered it was April 1st. Oh by the way that is our kitty's birthday. No joke on that one. She is 5 now. Anyways, I was slow to get breakfast and Lee Joe was home. I turned on the water at about 11am and I got a shower. But I was slow to react. Sluggish nerves had me moving in slow motion. I think-I am getting sprinkled on my arm a little. I am getting sprinkled on my side, maybe I should move-as I squeal and move away from the water as it continues to spray the stove, and the wall and the papers next to the stove, far away from the sink and the door and the other wall and the floor in front of the stairs. Lee Joe laughes hysterically standing beside me but no where near the spray of water. Someone has taped the sprayer. Somewhat of a traditional April fools joke so I think I am an idiot. And then I am afraid to turn on the water again even though I have removed the tape from the sprayer. My instincts are working much better now since my side is wet. There is tape on the faucet too. We thought it was maybe Kelsea or Kylee being the guilty party. I pick up Hannah from school somewhat drier now and she tells me Autumn announced in the car that drove to them to school what SHE did. And that was our April fools day. Good thing the dead battery in the van was on Monday the 31.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Our new thing
Since PBS was playing the Complete Jane Austen on Masterpiece theatre that is our new thing we are saturating ourselves with. Amber and Kelsea got Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice for Easter and we have watched the PBS versions and have been renting other DVDs from Netflix. I guess now we really need to read the books.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Look what amber did
Amber chopped her locks. We are sending her hair to locks of love. Kylee and Autumn have about an inch to go. We are waiting till the first of june anyway so we can put their hair in a bun for their dance recital.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter's over!
I guess the bright side is I am kind off in April from birthday parties-not really-Autumn's friend party has to happen in April. And Easter is over already. I never got the Easter decor out but I think I have only put the Happy Easter outdoor thing out for the past 3 years. We did eggs Saturday night-like close to 9 and I need to remember to do them at least on Friday because the girls go to church with dyed fingers. They enjoyed their baskets and they looked for eggs from the Easter bunny early Sunday. Church is at 9 and Amber and Kelsea were playing oboe and violin in sacrament and all of the rest of us but Hannah were singing in the choir.
We went to my mom's house after my nap and the oldest 2 played again at the senior home. My mom made a fantastic dinner for us all. We watched Enchanted.
Oh yeah, Friday was Autumn's big day. I volunteered at the school and saw Kylee get her award for the solo she did and Autumn and Kylee were recognized for being in honor choir. We went to Build a Bear after school and she picked out two outfits at the Children's Store. We took it easy until everyone came at 7 for her family party. She got a bunch of tinkerbell stuff and a really pretty dress from my mom, a game for her nintendo gameboy and a movie from my sister. She enjoyed her birthday a bunch.
And the dryer is working again. It is still kind of unknown if the dryer is tempermental or if there are fuse issues. We are taking it super easy today since it is raining and it is not necessary to over do anything anyway. I don't mind the kids being home. I like not having a tight schedule.
I did change my blog so it didn't take up so much of the page since I like to say so much when I blog. And because it was time but I am not sure if I am super happy with it yet.
We went to my mom's house after my nap and the oldest 2 played again at the senior home. My mom made a fantastic dinner for us all. We watched Enchanted.
Oh yeah, Friday was Autumn's big day. I volunteered at the school and saw Kylee get her award for the solo she did and Autumn and Kylee were recognized for being in honor choir. We went to Build a Bear after school and she picked out two outfits at the Children's Store. We took it easy until everyone came at 7 for her family party. She got a bunch of tinkerbell stuff and a really pretty dress from my mom, a game for her nintendo gameboy and a movie from my sister. She enjoyed her birthday a bunch.
And the dryer is working again. It is still kind of unknown if the dryer is tempermental or if there are fuse issues. We are taking it super easy today since it is raining and it is not necessary to over do anything anyway. I don't mind the kids being home. I like not having a tight schedule.
I did change my blog so it didn't take up so much of the page since I like to say so much when I blog. And because it was time but I am not sure if I am super happy with it yet.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Happy Birthday Autumn!
It's Autumn's birthday she is the big one ohh. 10. We are going to PAR TAY since Autumn and Kylee get out of school early.
I am screaming
SHRIEK!!! My dryer isn't working!! That amounts to mountains of laundry disaster in my home. And the dryer isn't that old. I hope it is just a fuse. We have an ancient fuse box so it is not easy to find out. Washer works though so I don't know.........
Thursday, March 20, 2008
No blog from me
That was funny. I accidentally pubished the title with no blog so it was for real. Anyways, it has been more than a week since I blogged. Some sort of absent record without a trip involved. I didn't feel like blogging in my grumpy voice. But I think I am a little grumpy still.
Amber went to Lewiston last weekend. It rained a lot. But she got to play mixed doubles 3 times on Friday with a boy she doesn't know. Won 2 lost 1. She played on Sat. Won 1 lost 1. Being on varsity gets her name in the paper but they didn't spell her name right. She was Amber Lacy.
Kelsea had her birthday. She had friends over Friday night and some slept over. We had our family party Sat afternoon. She only wanted a new TV. She had my old ancient one from my teenager days and needed pliers to change the channel. I told her that TV is so retro now. She said yeah right. Everyone pitched in and she got one. And she got a DVD player too. She thought the big box was a joke and maybe had duct tape inside. But it was for real. HAHA. Lee Joe wasn't working but somehow blew it and was not home when everyone else was here for her birthday. My mom, sister her family and my brother and his daughter even showed up. We waited and hour and he wasn't even close to back so he wasn't here. I was furious and Kelsea was hurt. That doesn't help their occasionally bumpy relationship. He realizes there was no good reason for him to do that after he asked me like 10 times the plan for Saturday and was not home for anything I told him I needed him there for. There was time after her party for him to do what he did. More issues to work on. He did go to the little girls Honor Choir concert that night. He realizes he has only been to like 2 or 3 of those concerts in like 7 or 8 years of honor concerts. He came this week to the kids math night. He has helped with dinner a few times.
Kelsea has had issues with electronics lately. She had her phone stolen and I got $65 in charges reversed on my phone bill and she still has no phone. Then later Saturday-her birthday-she pulled her camera out of her backpack and the screen was shattered. So I have to send it in to get it fixed and she is taking a photography class so that is a pain. She is using one of my cameras right now but one of my cameras is tempermental(it might work it might not) and the other one is really hard to take decent pictures with.
Seminary is such a pain. We have a car pool. One of the moms is a nurse and works in the mornings and her son is not the best at letting anyone know if he is going to seminary or not. Yesterday Amber went to pick him up and she watched them pull out of the driveway when she got there. I asked him last night if his mom was driving today and he said yes. It was after 6:30am when we realized she wasn't coming. Seminary starts at 6:30. So we call the boy and he said his mom is working. So we all frantically get the cars defrosted. The rain froze on the windshield. And it froze the doors shut. I got Kelsea and our other girls to seminary really late and Lee Joe picked up the boy and Amber got him to seminary even later. They already have 11 tardies. There is construction at the intersection now and that is the most direct route from the other girls house. Then we have to get the kids to school by 7:35. With the price of gas it is pain. I am so glad spring break is next week.
The weather has been depressing and wet. Today it is finally sunny. I am glad. Amber may get to have her tennis match after school today. Kelsea has her first AAU basketball practice. And Lee Joe is working.
Autumn will be 10 tomorrow! We will probably go to Build-a -Bear after school tomorrow. The little girls get out early. We have to wait until after Spring break for her friend party.
I am SOOO looking forward to next week. If I get a ton done that would be great but just being home and not running around is a true vacation for me. HOORAY!! And Amber has a drivers license so if she gets an itch go somewhere I don't have to do it!!
Amber went to Lewiston last weekend. It rained a lot. But she got to play mixed doubles 3 times on Friday with a boy she doesn't know. Won 2 lost 1. She played on Sat. Won 1 lost 1. Being on varsity gets her name in the paper but they didn't spell her name right. She was Amber Lacy.
Kelsea had her birthday. She had friends over Friday night and some slept over. We had our family party Sat afternoon. She only wanted a new TV. She had my old ancient one from my teenager days and needed pliers to change the channel. I told her that TV is so retro now. She said yeah right. Everyone pitched in and she got one. And she got a DVD player too. She thought the big box was a joke and maybe had duct tape inside. But it was for real. HAHA. Lee Joe wasn't working but somehow blew it and was not home when everyone else was here for her birthday. My mom, sister her family and my brother and his daughter even showed up. We waited and hour and he wasn't even close to back so he wasn't here. I was furious and Kelsea was hurt. That doesn't help their occasionally bumpy relationship. He realizes there was no good reason for him to do that after he asked me like 10 times the plan for Saturday and was not home for anything I told him I needed him there for. There was time after her party for him to do what he did. More issues to work on. He did go to the little girls Honor Choir concert that night. He realizes he has only been to like 2 or 3 of those concerts in like 7 or 8 years of honor concerts. He came this week to the kids math night. He has helped with dinner a few times.
Kelsea has had issues with electronics lately. She had her phone stolen and I got $65 in charges reversed on my phone bill and she still has no phone. Then later Saturday-her birthday-she pulled her camera out of her backpack and the screen was shattered. So I have to send it in to get it fixed and she is taking a photography class so that is a pain. She is using one of my cameras right now but one of my cameras is tempermental(it might work it might not) and the other one is really hard to take decent pictures with.
Seminary is such a pain. We have a car pool. One of the moms is a nurse and works in the mornings and her son is not the best at letting anyone know if he is going to seminary or not. Yesterday Amber went to pick him up and she watched them pull out of the driveway when she got there. I asked him last night if his mom was driving today and he said yes. It was after 6:30am when we realized she wasn't coming. Seminary starts at 6:30. So we call the boy and he said his mom is working. So we all frantically get the cars defrosted. The rain froze on the windshield. And it froze the doors shut. I got Kelsea and our other girls to seminary really late and Lee Joe picked up the boy and Amber got him to seminary even later. They already have 11 tardies. There is construction at the intersection now and that is the most direct route from the other girls house. Then we have to get the kids to school by 7:35. With the price of gas it is pain. I am so glad spring break is next week.
The weather has been depressing and wet. Today it is finally sunny. I am glad. Amber may get to have her tennis match after school today. Kelsea has her first AAU basketball practice. And Lee Joe is working.
Autumn will be 10 tomorrow! We will probably go to Build-a -Bear after school tomorrow. The little girls get out early. We have to wait until after Spring break for her friend party.
I am SOOO looking forward to next week. If I get a ton done that would be great but just being home and not running around is a true vacation for me. HOORAY!! And Amber has a drivers license so if she gets an itch go somewhere I don't have to do it!!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Another B-day week
I am still recovering. Just full of snot now. Like you wanted to know that. I can breathe now. I had a chest pain and had hard time cimbing stairs without being seriously out of breath. The pain is gone in my chest along with the short of breath thing. It is all sinus now which has become the norm for me. I am still a little run down but able to do what I need to.
I haven't done much this week. I think I spent my whole day yesterday in the car. I have so much to do. Kelsea is having a friend party on Friday night. The girls have the activity day leaders and girls coming to visit their rooms and have snack thing today. It was great incentive for bedroom cleaning but I need to get busy on the rest of the house. There is stake YW standards night tonight and Amber is leaving tomorrow for Lewiston for a Tennis tournament.
We have had some success with guppy breeding. We have 1 full grown male and 2 full grown females. We have 2 babies that are getting bigger. We had a ton of new babies this weekend. But fewer now. Lee Joe and Autumn watched one of the females give birth and then watched her eat several of her just born babies. Who knew guppies were cannibalistic. I think we know now where some of the babies went.
I am putting off the inevitable yet again. I am all for the self cleaning house.
I just found out that Kelsea made the AAU team!! AAU stands for Amateur Athletic union. It has the potential to get Kelsea on the higher level teams at Capital. It is so competitive. More busy though. 2 practices a week and 2 games on Saturdays for about 5 weeks.
I haven't done much this week. I think I spent my whole day yesterday in the car. I have so much to do. Kelsea is having a friend party on Friday night. The girls have the activity day leaders and girls coming to visit their rooms and have snack thing today. It was great incentive for bedroom cleaning but I need to get busy on the rest of the house. There is stake YW standards night tonight and Amber is leaving tomorrow for Lewiston for a Tennis tournament.
We have had some success with guppy breeding. We have 1 full grown male and 2 full grown females. We have 2 babies that are getting bigger. We had a ton of new babies this weekend. But fewer now. Lee Joe and Autumn watched one of the females give birth and then watched her eat several of her just born babies. Who knew guppies were cannibalistic. I think we know now where some of the babies went.
I am putting off the inevitable yet again. I am all for the self cleaning house.
I just found out that Kelsea made the AAU team!! AAU stands for Amateur Athletic union. It has the potential to get Kelsea on the higher level teams at Capital. It is so competitive. More busy though. 2 practices a week and 2 games on Saturdays for about 5 weeks.
Monday, March 10, 2008
sick
Well I won't complain too much because I am no where near how Janika and her babies have been. Our prayers are with them. But I am having my turn of being sick and have done nothing for 3 days. It is slow going this morning but I may accomplish something today. Unless I don't get off the computer.
Kelsea tried out for AAU basketball on Saturday and she did pretty well. But her sick crud hit her on the 5 on 5 thing and she struggled with chest pains during it and felt real sick the rest of the day. Our Stake president is the assistant coach and wanted her to try out really bad. We will know by Weds if she made it. I think she did though. We had a conflict a couple weeks ago between her and the Young Mens pres. It has caused quite a stir. Actually the Young mens pres is really physical with many of the youth and too much so with the girls. He is really rough. Kelsea fights back but ran home from church that day in tears. He has apologized. And the bishop is involved. He is a great guy, just too touchy.
Amber is still on the varsity tennis team, she is in the top 9 girls. What is crazy is she has only played tennis since 9th grade and there are some girls she beat out that have had years of lessons. She was taught how to give a mean serve and was so excited about it. She hates playing doubles though. But her admirer is on JV so I am sure he is bummed. Kelsea is going to try tennis herself for sure now. Amber spent all day Saturday at an ACT prep class.
Kylee and Autumn are having another big choir weekend. Kelsea is going to be 15 on Saturday. The next Friday is Autumn's birthday. Why is Easter so early this year?
Hannah hurt her ankle really bad jumping off the swing yesterday. She can walk on it OK today but with quite a limp. I was afraid I was headed back to the doctor's office and the x-ray tech would get to know ANOTHER one of my kids. I got through my whole childhood without ever getting stitches or spraining or breaking anything. I never went to the ER-oh yeah once when I was 4. I fell head first down a firemens pole and chipped my tooth and hurt my forehead. The worse thing that happened was I lost my both my toenails in highschool to weird accidents. That was excruciating though. My kids are driving me nuts with this accident prone thing. Shesh.
Kelsea tried out for AAU basketball on Saturday and she did pretty well. But her sick crud hit her on the 5 on 5 thing and she struggled with chest pains during it and felt real sick the rest of the day. Our Stake president is the assistant coach and wanted her to try out really bad. We will know by Weds if she made it. I think she did though. We had a conflict a couple weeks ago between her and the Young Mens pres. It has caused quite a stir. Actually the Young mens pres is really physical with many of the youth and too much so with the girls. He is really rough. Kelsea fights back but ran home from church that day in tears. He has apologized. And the bishop is involved. He is a great guy, just too touchy.
Amber is still on the varsity tennis team, she is in the top 9 girls. What is crazy is she has only played tennis since 9th grade and there are some girls she beat out that have had years of lessons. She was taught how to give a mean serve and was so excited about it. She hates playing doubles though. But her admirer is on JV so I am sure he is bummed. Kelsea is going to try tennis herself for sure now. Amber spent all day Saturday at an ACT prep class.
Kylee and Autumn are having another big choir weekend. Kelsea is going to be 15 on Saturday. The next Friday is Autumn's birthday. Why is Easter so early this year?
Hannah hurt her ankle really bad jumping off the swing yesterday. She can walk on it OK today but with quite a limp. I was afraid I was headed back to the doctor's office and the x-ray tech would get to know ANOTHER one of my kids. I got through my whole childhood without ever getting stitches or spraining or breaking anything. I never went to the ER-oh yeah once when I was 4. I fell head first down a firemens pole and chipped my tooth and hurt my forehead. The worse thing that happened was I lost my both my toenails in highschool to weird accidents. That was excruciating though. My kids are driving me nuts with this accident prone thing. Shesh.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Much better.
I feel much better today. I had so much accomplished yesterday and I found the floor again in the office today and traded a desk for a table and cleaned all the dust out from my CPU. Kelsea has a place for her computer now in her room besides the floor. But I still have giant stacks of papers I have been going through continuously. It just multiplies faster than I can file anything. It has been so sunny and it is slowly warming up that the spring cleaning thing is goin on I think. WOO HOO! But I just don't even want to start on the yard yet and Lee Joe has accumulated so much junk it is starting to look like a junk yard in the back.
Hannah got her new glasses today. They look so cute on her and she likes them a lot. I need to get pictures of her in them.
Hannah got her new glasses today. They look so cute on her and she likes them a lot. I need to get pictures of her in them.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
UGH!
So, I am mad at so many things at the moment today that I need to change my attitude so things will go more smoothly and one thing that is making me mad is how stupid my computer is acting. There are too many things to rant about so I won't.
Kylee may get her braces off in a few months. She has not had them on for very long either so that was good news.
I worked the past 2 days and last night Kylee and Autumn had a choir concert. It was a good concert. Kylee sang her solo on Saturday. She sang "Scarbourough Fair" She did a beautiful job. The music teacher told me how proud she was of Kylee because that was the best she sang it.
Amber kind of made varsity on tennis but they put too many kids on varsity she she may get bumped down to JV but she doesn't care. Either way works for her.
I need to get my clean laundry out of the bathroom so we can walk in there again. I am starting to find the clean surfaces in my house. I need to distract my anger elsewhere before I call my cell phone company about all the charges whoever stole Kelsea's phone charged to my phone. It was about $70 in charges.
Kylee may get her braces off in a few months. She has not had them on for very long either so that was good news.
I worked the past 2 days and last night Kylee and Autumn had a choir concert. It was a good concert. Kylee sang her solo on Saturday. She sang "Scarbourough Fair" She did a beautiful job. The music teacher told me how proud she was of Kylee because that was the best she sang it.
Amber kind of made varsity on tennis but they put too many kids on varsity she she may get bumped down to JV but she doesn't care. Either way works for her.
I need to get my clean laundry out of the bathroom so we can walk in there again. I am starting to find the clean surfaces in my house. I need to distract my anger elsewhere before I call my cell phone company about all the charges whoever stole Kelsea's phone charged to my phone. It was about $70 in charges.
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