Today is mothers day. Bob made norwegian waffles and got me a gift card and flowers and all the kids made me cards. I was in charge of the YW fundraiser to sell mothers day corsages. So this weekend has been busy with that.
Yesterday Bob and Danny and I went to the temple to do some names Bob found. It was great.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
May 4, 2014
Bob got called as the 2nd counselor in the Bishopric again today. We are heartbroken that the Deans are moving to Utah. He lost his job in January and has been look since then for a job and just got one in Salt Lake. So we've known it would be a possibility for a while, but I kept having hope that he'd just find another job here. It will be such a change for our whole family to have them gone.
Anyway, last Sunday Collin announced there would be a new bishop this week. When I heard that I felt like they might need Bob and I prayed and told the Lord that I'm ok with that even though it might mean that I will lose Young Womens. I feel like I can be a little too opinionated with my callings. I felt for a while that I might be the next young womens president. But then a year ago they started talking a lot in conference about hastening the work and I really felt like I wanted to and should be more involved in that. And Bob got called as the ward mission leader and that helped me too to get more involved in missionary work and trying more actively to help the missionaries and to look for people to talk to and befriend. That was exciting and I starting feeling like I would rather keep working on that than be yw president. I think I even prayed about it and said I'd do either, but I'd rather not be president so I could have more time to work on hastening stuff. Maybe I should have just been more obedient and not had an opinion about it or maybe it didn't matter. But I thought of that when they announced there'd be a new Bishop and I felt like I should pray that I wouldn't be so opinionated this time and I would be good with however the Lord needed us. So I wasn't too surprised when they called Bob in. They sustained him today. And he'll do an awesome job. I think it will be great. Our family is in a much easier position now without a new baby and I have kids who can babysit. So I think it'll be much easier this time. Hopefully.
I've been having horrible allergies this season. I've had a stuffy nose and sneezing for 2 months. This week my eyes got really bad. They're red and so itchy. I haven't been able to wear my contacts much. I hope the summer comes soon and that next season I can go back to normal.
Danny has been having knee pain. Probably overuse and some kind of tendonitis. We took him to a physical therapist last week. Hopefully he'll do better now that soccer is done and he's just doing basketball.
Anyway, last Sunday Collin announced there would be a new bishop this week. When I heard that I felt like they might need Bob and I prayed and told the Lord that I'm ok with that even though it might mean that I will lose Young Womens. I feel like I can be a little too opinionated with my callings. I felt for a while that I might be the next young womens president. But then a year ago they started talking a lot in conference about hastening the work and I really felt like I wanted to and should be more involved in that. And Bob got called as the ward mission leader and that helped me too to get more involved in missionary work and trying more actively to help the missionaries and to look for people to talk to and befriend. That was exciting and I starting feeling like I would rather keep working on that than be yw president. I think I even prayed about it and said I'd do either, but I'd rather not be president so I could have more time to work on hastening stuff. Maybe I should have just been more obedient and not had an opinion about it or maybe it didn't matter. But I thought of that when they announced there'd be a new Bishop and I felt like I should pray that I wouldn't be so opinionated this time and I would be good with however the Lord needed us. So I wasn't too surprised when they called Bob in. They sustained him today. And he'll do an awesome job. I think it will be great. Our family is in a much easier position now without a new baby and I have kids who can babysit. So I think it'll be much easier this time. Hopefully.
I've been having horrible allergies this season. I've had a stuffy nose and sneezing for 2 months. This week my eyes got really bad. They're red and so itchy. I haven't been able to wear my contacts much. I hope the summer comes soon and that next season I can go back to normal.
Danny has been having knee pain. Probably overuse and some kind of tendonitis. We took him to a physical therapist last week. Hopefully he'll do better now that soccer is done and he's just doing basketball.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
April 27, 2014
My mom stayed for Spring Break. It was so great. We watched movies at night and went shopping one day. She cleaned my windows. We went swimming. And it was just nice to have someone to do all my normal stuff with.
Thursday we left and drove to her house. Ryan and his family and Kristal came too. We went to hike at slick rock one day and and went to the park and dyed eggs and had an egg hunt. We had Easter at their house and hid the Easter baskets and had a nice dinner and then came home.
We organized a block party that we had yesterday. The weather got really cold and windy this weekend, but it got slightly less windy for the party. We had 5 families come to the block party. It was fun.
Thursday we left and drove to her house. Ryan and his family and Kristal came too. We went to hike at slick rock one day and and went to the park and dyed eggs and had an egg hunt. We had Easter at their house and hid the Easter baskets and had a nice dinner and then came home.
We organized a block party that we had yesterday. The weather got really cold and windy this weekend, but it got slightly less windy for the party. We had 5 families come to the block party. It was fun.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
April 13, 2014
My parents came Friday at lunch time. Danny is getting ordained today. It's been nice to have them here. Friday we went swimming. The pool was up to 85 degrees and watched Frozen and had pizza. Saturday we spent most of the day at games and then we went out to dinner at Outback Steakhouse for my dad's birthday and then came home and had cake and ice cream. My dad will go home tomorrow morning and mom will stay until Thursday when we all drive to their house to have Easter with everyone. It'll be fun to have my mom here for Spring Break.
Seth still concerns me a little. He's doing soccer and he's happy about it. But he doesn't pay attention well at all. He'll just stand in the middle of the game and watch people on the sidelines. Or he'll keep up ok if I'm constantly yelling to ask him where the ball is. And I thought we'd gotten him doing better at school but it's really not that much better. He worked really hard to not be the last one done with the assignment and did pretty well for a week. But there are usually two assignments and he's usually last in at least one. We're working on sight words and reading at home and it's so hard for him. Maybe he's just going to be slower or maybe my other kids are all just quicker to pick things up, but I keep worrying about it so after spring Break I'm going to start talking to people and figure out what I need to do to get things checked out. Maybe he'll be fine but hopefully I'll learn how to motivate him better.
Last weekend was general Conference. Kenton and his family decided to come visit that weekend on their way to San Diego. It was fun to see them. All the kids loved it. But we didn't get to watch conference on Saturday so that was a bummer. Danny went to his first Priesthood session though. Then we went and saw the Bellagio Fountains with them that night.
Seth still concerns me a little. He's doing soccer and he's happy about it. But he doesn't pay attention well at all. He'll just stand in the middle of the game and watch people on the sidelines. Or he'll keep up ok if I'm constantly yelling to ask him where the ball is. And I thought we'd gotten him doing better at school but it's really not that much better. He worked really hard to not be the last one done with the assignment and did pretty well for a week. But there are usually two assignments and he's usually last in at least one. We're working on sight words and reading at home and it's so hard for him. Maybe he's just going to be slower or maybe my other kids are all just quicker to pick things up, but I keep worrying about it so after spring Break I'm going to start talking to people and figure out what I need to do to get things checked out. Maybe he'll be fine but hopefully I'll learn how to motivate him better.
Last weekend was general Conference. Kenton and his family decided to come visit that weekend on their way to San Diego. It was fun to see them. All the kids loved it. But we didn't get to watch conference on Saturday so that was a bummer. Danny went to his first Priesthood session though. Then we went and saw the Bellagio Fountains with them that night.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
March 30, 2014
We had a great trip to Disneyland and the Beach a couple weeks ago. We left Thursday night. We met my mom at a hotel near disneyland. We got 2 rooms that were down the hall from each other. At one point we lost Ruby. We were sleeping with the boys in one room and the girls in the other. I had left our room to take toothbrushes to the boys. Ruby had stayed in the girls room with my mom. We didn't know she could open the door and my mom didn't notice when she went out looking for me, but by then I was already in the boys room so I couldn't hear her and her door shut and locked so she was stuck in the hallway. Someone found her crying in the hall and took her down to the front desk. Just as I had come back to our room and was asking my mom where Ruby was, the front desk called and said they had Ruby. We were so thankful.
We got up early and went to California Adventures on Friday. We had a great day. It wasn't too crowded and the weather was great. It was nice to have my mom there to take Ruby to the small rides when she couldn't go on the bigger rides. She was one inch under the 40 inch requirement for a lot of rides. Everyone had such a great time. Seth and Ruby loved it and neither of them even needed a nap. We stayed until 9 at night and then drove to Ryan's house.
We got up the next morning and went to the beach. Everyone had fun playing. The three oldest took the boogie boards out. The boys did it for a little while, but Rachel stayed out for an hour or 2. She loved it and didn't even notice how freezing it was. Ryan and Danny caught a large fish. But when they got it home to clean it they realized it was a pregnant fish when the babies started falling out of it. She had 38 babies inside. It was pretty entertaining. Sunday we went to church and had lunch and drove home.
This week Bob took Seth and Ruby to Virginia to visit his Grandparents. They left Tuesday morning and they get back tonight, Sunday. It's been nice to have 7 hours while the kids are in school to do whatever I want. I went to the temple and shopping and the gym. It was nice to be able to pick up and go and not have to plan it all out and have it take longer. We've facetimed with them everyday. But I'm so glad they are coming home tonight. I really miss those people. It helped me decide I'm not ready to put Ruby in preschool in the fall. I signed her up for 3 year old preschool because I thought she would love it, but I want her home with me one more year. We'll just have to plan fun things for us at home.
We got up early and went to California Adventures on Friday. We had a great day. It wasn't too crowded and the weather was great. It was nice to have my mom there to take Ruby to the small rides when she couldn't go on the bigger rides. She was one inch under the 40 inch requirement for a lot of rides. Everyone had such a great time. Seth and Ruby loved it and neither of them even needed a nap. We stayed until 9 at night and then drove to Ryan's house.
We got up the next morning and went to the beach. Everyone had fun playing. The three oldest took the boogie boards out. The boys did it for a little while, but Rachel stayed out for an hour or 2. She loved it and didn't even notice how freezing it was. Ryan and Danny caught a large fish. But when they got it home to clean it they realized it was a pregnant fish when the babies started falling out of it. She had 38 babies inside. It was pretty entertaining. Sunday we went to church and had lunch and drove home.
This week Bob took Seth and Ruby to Virginia to visit his Grandparents. They left Tuesday morning and they get back tonight, Sunday. It's been nice to have 7 hours while the kids are in school to do whatever I want. I went to the temple and shopping and the gym. It was nice to be able to pick up and go and not have to plan it all out and have it take longer. We've facetimed with them everyday. But I'm so glad they are coming home tonight. I really miss those people. It helped me decide I'm not ready to put Ruby in preschool in the fall. I signed her up for 3 year old preschool because I thought she would love it, but I want her home with me one more year. We'll just have to plan fun things for us at home.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014
We had the Jovaag family over for dinner on Sunday and it went so well. They are a part member family with 3 young women. I really like them. I hope to get them coming. They all want to come to girls camp, even the mom.
My hip is doing well. I went to physical therapy last monday. He put it back in place but it still hurt most of the week. I thought it must have rotated back so I went again this monday. It hadn't rotated so he thought the rotation must have caused some disc irritation. He showed me some more exercises. And he told me how to get in faster next time this happens. And he said that this should get better, not worse, as I get older. I was happy about that.
Ruby has a stomach flu. She threw up 19 times yesterday. We're really hoping she gets better fast because we're leaving for disneyland in a few days.
The kids are all done with their sports. The boys both did great on their teams and got asked to be on the allstar teams. Rachel had fun on volleyball. We have a couple weeks off now before the next ones start. But Danny's school soccer team is still going right now. But at least we'll only have one game on saturdays for a few weeks. And then his will get done early so hopefully we won't have too many saturdays with 4 games.
My hip is doing well. I went to physical therapy last monday. He put it back in place but it still hurt most of the week. I thought it must have rotated back so I went again this monday. It hadn't rotated so he thought the rotation must have caused some disc irritation. He showed me some more exercises. And he told me how to get in faster next time this happens. And he said that this should get better, not worse, as I get older. I was happy about that.
Ruby has a stomach flu. She threw up 19 times yesterday. We're really hoping she gets better fast because we're leaving for disneyland in a few days.
The kids are all done with their sports. The boys both did great on their teams and got asked to be on the allstar teams. Rachel had fun on volleyball. We have a couple weeks off now before the next ones start. But Danny's school soccer team is still going right now. But at least we'll only have one game on saturdays for a few weeks. And then his will get done early so hopefully we won't have too many saturdays with 4 games.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
March 2, 2014
Rachel is at AstroCamp. She's been so excited to get to go. She has several good friends who are going. She packed herself up a few days before she had to go. Unfortunately there was a snow storm there this weekend. It's such bad timing. They have lots of fun ropes course stuff and zip lines and it was freezing for that. I talked to her for a couple minutes yesterday. It was right after they had done bottle rockets in the snow and she was so cold. She comes home tonight. We're all so excited to see her.
Ruby started a dance class at the Rec Center. She looked so cute in her ballet shoes and dress. She was nervous about it. She was excited, but she kept asking me, "how do you dance? What do we do at dancing class?". She used to love gymnastics until she moved up to the 3 year old class and I couldn't do it with her anymore. She had a hard time listening and got frustrated and scared because she couldn't do what everyone else was doing, not because she couldn't physically do it, but mostly because she didn't listen or wouldn't try. So I found this mommy and me dance class that goes up to 3 years old. So she has one more year to do it with me. She liked it better, but still didn't want to try a lot of things. Her friend Lizzy is in the class too. I hope she'll come around and start liking it better. It makes me worried that she has a little bit of feelings like Aaron does. That they are both the younger one of their siblings (Danny rachel and Aaron, Seth and Ruby) and they expect to be able to do things as well as their older siblings and if they can't they get mad or don't want to try.
I started a Power of Moms Learning Circle group this week. I've been working on it for a month. I think it would be a great thing to have to invite nonmemebers or inactives. And it would be a great thing for me as a mom too. I thought and thought about what ladies to invite and then I called them all and sent emails and then when it came to it everyone cancelled but 3 ladies. I wish I would have known it would have been that hard to get people there. I would have just started it out that way and then tried to invite people after it was going. But it turned out to be a good thing for those who came and I think we'll try it one more time and see if gets a better turnout. Hopefully it'll work. But maybe its just another good thing and we all already have a lot of good things.
Ruby started a dance class at the Rec Center. She looked so cute in her ballet shoes and dress. She was nervous about it. She was excited, but she kept asking me, "how do you dance? What do we do at dancing class?". She used to love gymnastics until she moved up to the 3 year old class and I couldn't do it with her anymore. She had a hard time listening and got frustrated and scared because she couldn't do what everyone else was doing, not because she couldn't physically do it, but mostly because she didn't listen or wouldn't try. So I found this mommy and me dance class that goes up to 3 years old. So she has one more year to do it with me. She liked it better, but still didn't want to try a lot of things. Her friend Lizzy is in the class too. I hope she'll come around and start liking it better. It makes me worried that she has a little bit of feelings like Aaron does. That they are both the younger one of their siblings (Danny rachel and Aaron, Seth and Ruby) and they expect to be able to do things as well as their older siblings and if they can't they get mad or don't want to try.
I started a Power of Moms Learning Circle group this week. I've been working on it for a month. I think it would be a great thing to have to invite nonmemebers or inactives. And it would be a great thing for me as a mom too. I thought and thought about what ladies to invite and then I called them all and sent emails and then when it came to it everyone cancelled but 3 ladies. I wish I would have known it would have been that hard to get people there. I would have just started it out that way and then tried to invite people after it was going. But it turned out to be a good thing for those who came and I think we'll try it one more time and see if gets a better turnout. Hopefully it'll work. But maybe its just another good thing and we all already have a lot of good things.
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