Saturday March 10

I feel like today was quite successful!!!!!

We got the normal Saturday chores done....rooms cleaned and laundry put away.

But I also assigned drawers to them to clean out :)

Cassi has been wanting to get rid of her dresser, so I had her get that cleaned out.

I actually have a really fun idea to do with it....so stay tuned!!!!

Porter was in charge of cleaning out the dresser under the TV.

It is filled with his stuff anyway :)

He had all kinds of stuff in there!

He cleaned them out nicely and got everything organized and put where they needed to go.

Elsie and Madi were in charge of the built-in drawers.

Port was done with his drawers when the girls got started on theirs......so he helped them out too.

So nice to have those drawers cleaned up.

Each one of them had become 'junk' drawers!

Now they are all organized!!!!!

I really appreciated their help.

I did laundry and I spent quite a lot of time sorting and folding socks.

Like hundreds of socks.

Why in the world do we have so many socks!!!!!!!!!!

At least they are matched now!

I got a lot of other house organizing stuff done....but mostly just laundry and socks.

At lunch time, Madi took Cassi and a couple of Cassi's friends to Chick-fil-a.

Port went and hung out with the Edwards boys and Cannon.

Cannon came over a little later in the day when the Edwards boys went skiing.

Elsie took a long time to get her room and laundry done......but she used her free time to draw in her room and write in her diary :)

It was a good day.

Cassi went babysitting tonight and Madi had a date.

I also went for a run this evening before the sun went down and it felt so nice to be outside running!

So excited for great weather again!!!!!

Poor kids look homeless with all their holes in their clothes!!!!!

Friday March 9

Today has been a weirdly long day......

After getting the kids to school, I finished up my lesson plan for Elsie's art smart.

I needed to paint a sample for them to see, and also see if the marker-turned-watercolor would work how I wanted it to.

Then I went for a run outside :)

But that didn't last long, because I got a call from the middle school with Cassi in the nurses office.

She was nauseous and the room was spinning.

No headache......

During rugby practice yesterday she went for a ball and hit her chin on the ground.

She was just fine last night....but the school nurse thought maybe we should visit the idea of a possible concussion.

I don't know...it wasn't a hard hit.

I thin, it could just be exhaustion.

I don't know.....she has done more this week as far as working out than she has in a long time....and not getting the sleep she should.

And  few extra stressors here and there.

I picked her up and brought her home so she could rest.

I had to leave her so I could go and teach Elsie's Art Smart.

She was good when she was laying down and resting.

Art Smart went good.

We did a fun project on watercolor paper, using markers, and then paintbrushes with water to spread the ink like watercolor.

The pictures turned out so good.

Elsie did E for Elsie :)

All the kids initials turned out so good!

After school, I took Porter with me to get groceries and we got stuff for Root Beer floats.

And after rest, Cassi felt much better.

This evening the three youngest watched The adventures of TinTin, after root beer floats, of course :)

Madi went to The Mav Factor (a talent scholarship show at the high school)

While she was gone, she got asked to PROM....so now I am waiting for her to come home so she can see it!

Found a fun hat for 'Roamer'.

And I made a yarn beard for him too :)

Thursday March 8

The bathroom is looking prettier and prettier!!!!

Dad got the trim and door frame and door put up and it looks so good!

And I am loving all the space the cabinets provide in there!!!!

That is pretty much what we did today, other than going to the gym :)

I spent time in the garage painting some more.

Still not perfected.

I think I need to start spraying the doors upstairs first so I can get really good at it!

But I think once I get it figured out, I am gonna want to spray everything :)

This afternoon, we had our Youth Temple trip.

Cassi had Rugby....plus she went yesterday morning with her friends to the temple.

But Madi and I got to go.

It was a really nice evening with the youth.

I do miss the people who have been split from our ward....but I am not gonna lie, right now it is so nice to just have a small group of girls.

Wednesday March 7

I helped in the office at school this morning.

Porter had a field trip to the Boise Philharmonic.

They were supposed to dress nice and he looked so cute.....and he and Max ended up wearing the same buffalo check shirt :)

I wish I would have taken a picture!!!!!

Dad and I went and bought some cleats for Cassi, she needs them now that she is playing Rugby.

Which she is really loving :)

We also tried out our new spray painter, that says we can use it indoors......

We got it because that would be perfect for our floorboards and doors, etc.

But we used it out in the garage to try it out and learn how to use it before we do it inside!

There will be a learning curve for sure, but I think it will be awesome.

Brent cut the floor boards for the bathroom and we painted those and the bathroom door.

They aren't perfect, but like I said, I am learning :)

Everly came over to play again today during Scouts.

We had fun with watercolors and baby dolls and listening to nursery rhymes on the computer.

I'm gonna be a great grandma some day!!!!

We didn't have YW tonight because tomorrow is our Youth temple trip.

So we just chilled at home and we are trying to get everyone to bed early!!!!!!!!

Tuesday March 6

I had my checkup with the sinus dr today and she is liking how things are going.

So that is really good news.

We had a fun addition to the family today :)

One of the retired Fire guys that Brent worked with shot a buffalo.

He just wanted the meat.

And he offered the head to us if we wanted it.

We did need to pay to have it cleaned up....

He also offered the hide to us.......but that would have been like $800, so we passed.

But today we got to bring the skull home.

Elsie didn't know anything about it and she was so excited about it!

EVERY SINGLE TIME we say have any kind of surprise and we ask 'guess what'....

She ALWAYS answers with 'Is it a real life Buffalo?'

Well, today when she got home from school, we told her we had a surprise.....and she answered with 'Is it a real life buffalo?'

Well, she was close :)

Anyway....we are pretty happy with it and we put it where it will greet people when they come to our house.

Elsie and I have a plan to dress him up for the holidays......so I am now on the search for a Leprechaun hat!!!!!

Monday March 5

Dad and I finally went and got our licenses renewed.

We also went to the gym together and he put me through a weightlifting routine.

That was fun :)

Also, this morning, I had to take a picture of Porter listening to his book.

The last few days he has been listening for hours to books he 'borrows' from the library.

It is so great!

He gets ready for school, and then cuddles up and listens to the books :)

Elsie had PT today.

She must have had a growth spurt lately.....

Her sleep patterns have been messed up.

Luckily, she doesn't wake up and cry anymore like she used to.

But I did have to change the password on her kindle because she would get up at 5 and watch Netflix!

So I changed the password and when I went to wake her up this morning at 7:$5, I was so happy she got some sleep!!!!

BUT....then she said she had woken us, read in three of her books, played with her toys for a little bit, THEN WENT BACK TO SLEEP!!!!

Little stinker!!!!!

I mean, it makes me happy she is reading....but not at 4 in the morning!!!!!

So she was a bit tired at PT, but she still worked hard.

On the way home, we drove past the Boise temple.

Every time we pass by we always sing 'I love to see the Temple' :)

Another fun thing, I should start recording it.....she came up with a 'game' we play on the drive home from PT.

It is usually a longer drive home because of it being rush hour....

She asks questions like 'How did you meet dad', and I will ask her 'What was your favorite vacation'.....and we go back and forth asking questions and it really is a lot of fun!

Then this evening, Elsie was in charge of FHE.

She went over her 'Tool box' that she learned at school.

Different 'tools' we can use in different situations.

The breathing tool, empathy tool, patience tool.

She did a great job and I just love watching her grow into a Young Woman!

Cassi started Rugby today....she has been very excited about that :)

It will be fun to watch her play, but we all have no clue what the rules are!!!!!!!!

Sunday March 4

We had an early start today.

We had a multi-stake conference.

Cassi sang in the choir, so she had to be there at 8:45, but that also meant that she could save us a seat :)

We got there about 9:40.

It was a really nice conference.

Talks about listening to the prophets guidance.

About finding your own testimony.

And President Nelson spoke about the book of Mormon.

I really wish I could find the broadcast somewhere because I didn't take notes and my little kids were quite restless!

Plus I had Everly with me for some of the time :)

But I quite enjoyed the talks given.

And I do know the talks made me want to up my personal scripture study a bit.

I am good about reading every morning......but maybe I could read a bit longer.....

After church, there were some art projects going on.

We also watched Coco again....I thought it was a great Sunday activity....since the focus is about remembering our ancestors (basically family history!) ;)

And this evening we had a neighborhood birthday get together.

Too bad Brent was working...but this was the night that worked for most people.

It was fun and we are so blessed to have all these people in our lives!

We could not have found a better place to move to with better neighbors to have!

We just love these guys!

Saturday March 3

Happy Birthday to me :)

So Brent surprised me and got the guy who he was relieving to stay a few more hours this morning.

That way he could take us all out to breakfast!

It was a really fun morning.

I loved getting to have all of my family together for a bit on my birthday :)

Dad did have to get back to work, but the kids (for the most part) got their Saturday chores done.

I was kind of lazy for a little bit, but once the peach crepes settled in my tummy, I wanted to workout.

So that's what I did, while Cassi made me a birthday cake.

Then I took Porter to the store with me to get some things for the bathroom.

I know, I know....still need to do baseboards and caulk and seal the floor......

But I just like it to look pretty when I walk by!

And that's what I wanted to do...so that's what I did :)

I bought a fern that is named 'Kimberly Queen', so I thought it was the perfect plant to buy on my birthday :)

On the drive home, she kind of tipped....so when we got home, my boy, Port, vacuumed it up for me.

My sweet boy.

Port and I also got Coco to watch with Elsie this evening.

Madi went with friends and Cassi went babysitting.

So the little ones and I watched the movie, which is just so sweet, and now I think I will go to bed!

I am an old lady now...........

I plan to trim these frames out when my handy-man gets back home from work :)

These are pictures form Hawaii ❤

Friday March 2

Today we didn't do anything that needed to be done :)

I mean, the kids did...they went to school.

But Brent and I just had a fun day together.....

He works on my birthday so he spent the day doing things I wanted to do :)

I did get a run in this morning.

Then we went and got some fun shopping done....where I got some news shoes and some new clothes.

Then we went to Costco and got some fun grocery stuff.

We went home and got the groceries put away and the kids were back home by then.

Then we headed to the movies.

There really is nothing good to watch right now in the theatres that aren't rated R :(

And our last two weeks that we went to moves haven't been the best.

But we still decided to go.

We went and saw "Maze runner" and I think we both liked it.

It was entertaining :)

But it was long.....so instead of the restaurant we were gonna go to, we went to Costa Vida.

So that was fun too.

But the most fun part was just getting to be with him all day :)

Thursday March 1

Started the morning at the gym.

That was good :)

Dad doesn't like the way the toilet is flushing so he spent the day working on it.

I worked on laundry and stuff around the house, and that is pretty much the excitement of the day :)

But tomorrow will be a fun day.

Brent has to work on my birthday, so we will be having our date night/day tomorrow :)