Wednesday September 19

I helped out in the office this morning while Dad went to the gym.

I should have spent time cleaning......but instead I worked on my project :)

More sanding and painting.

I am excited with how it is turning out :)

But Dad got some work done.

The lawnmower was having troubles, so he took that apart to figure out the problem.

He fixed that and then finished mowing the lawn.

I went back to the school at 1:30 for Porter's Art Smart class.

He has quite a large class!!!!

Good thing Ms. Sanders is amazing :)

After school, Porter had scouts.

We were actually all home to have dinner together this evening before the girls and I headed to mutual.

We played Human Foosball.

I think the kids all had fun.

Elsie played for a little bit, but then she ended up on the stage just kicking the ball.

Which I guess is good because it is more moving around and kicking then she was doing while playing the game :)

I stuck by Sierra to make sure she didn't get hit with one of the poles!

(I got pictures figured out!!!!!  Now I just need to catch the last few days up!)

Tuesday September 18 (add pictures.....I am as mad as you are about this, Dussy boy!!!!!)

I was kind of all over with my to-do list today.

Bouncing between thing I needed to get done, sort laundry, clean kitchen, clean the junk room.....and doing what I wanted to do, go for a run, sand the table I have been working on and paint it....

I got all that stuff done, but didn't really finish any of it.

Except running, I guess I did finish that :)

I took Elsie with me to pick Porter up from school and she was so excited to see everyone!!!!

And she is like a celebrity there....not just because they love her...but yesterday they showed the film that she is in.

The one we filmed last year about "Kindness".

Anyway, it was shown at Mary Mac yesterday, and everyone today was so excited to tell her that they saw her!

Cassi was in it too, but not in as recognizable of a spot.

Hint: she is the one who hits the kid in the face with a volleyball on accident....watch and see.

It is pretty cute!

Click on this link and then scroll down a bit to watch the video :)

https://www.communitykindnessmovement.com/

So that was fun.

Port and Elsie had piano after school.

They are both doing very well and I am pretty excite about it!

And I just might learn something along with them :)

Tonight Cassi played her Powder Puff game.

The tram did not do well, but Cassi sure did!

She pulled flags and ran balls.

She was fun to watch.

Then Madi brought he kids home while I went to RS.

It was all about organization and time management...….all the things I definitely need help in!

I did learn some things.

Now I just need to implement them...….

Monday September 17 (add pictures....someday....when I figure out where my phone is hiding my pictures!)

I actually got out and ran this morning!!!!

It has been a whole since I got a good run, because I wasn't feeling very good.

So I went 5 miles, and that was great!

I meant to do a lot of cleaning today.....but instead I sanded an old table :)

I did also clean the kitchen, did laundry and started cleaning our junk room....

But I just felt like I needed a project to work on :)

Oh, and I also made some banana bread.

I did it sheet cake style like I remember from when I was a kid.

So then I picked up Elsie early because she had speech and PT.

She worked hard, but was exhausted when we got home.

Madi worked, Cassi had rugby.

Port hung out at Cannon's until I got home.

Madi still needed to answer the Rocky kid who asked her to Homecoming.

So she and Porter left with Porter dressed in Ninja gear to be sneaky and take it.

He was pretty excited to go and help her.

Elsie bug was in bed at 8!

She was tired!!!!!

Cassi had a movie night at the school and got home around 9.

So now they are all tucked in bed.

I was in a weird mood today.

Kind of felt worried about everyone and just wanted everyone home.

Well, once they were home (and fighting and annoying each other and fighting...…) I was ready for them to leave again :)

But with them all ticked in bed, this feels good.

Now I just need Dad home with me.

Sunday September 16

The younger kids had choir practice, and they sang in sacrament today.....it was beautiful.

Church went great :)

After church, we had our new ministering brother came over.

Then he left in time for the girls and I to go to the Family History thing tonight.

Elsie was really excited about the soft serve they had there to eat :)

And that is pretty much the day.....

Saturday September 15

Dad went in for a few extra hours of work again today.

Cassi was gonna mow, but the mower has a dead battery, so that didn't happen.

We got rooms clean and laundry put away and most of the Saturday chores done.

Oh, and Madi had to work too.

Porter was gone most of the day to Cannon's birthday party.

Cassi went to birthday lunch and a party for a friend, then babysat this evening.

But Elsie and I got to hang out with Evie....and the boys :)

We ate pizza for dinner and then watched 'Meet the Robinsons'.

It was a nice relaxing night :)

Now I am just waiting for Madi to get home from a friends birthday party.

Lots of birthdays happened today!!!!

Friday September 14 (Add Elsie pony tail picture)

Still not feeling 100%, so I took another nap once the kids went off to school.

Then Dad and I went and ran some errands, Walmart, picking up tables at the Morgan's, chairs at Bubbles (all for Dads party he threw tonight :)

Then we went by and helped out Lorne Clapson.

He had his mower stuck by his retaining wall.

We left with a box of peaches :)

Dad worked more on the deck ceiling.

I picked and washed lots of grapes.

I cleaned them up and put them in the freezer.

The kids love the frozen grapes and it is the easiest way to preserve them for a little bit.

This evening, things got crazier.

I said Dad threw a party :)

Well, it was the Elders quorum party that he was in charge of getting together.

We did it at the wards house, and it was a fun time.

While we were gone though, Cassi watched the Nielsen's kiddos here, so Elsie and Sierra could hang.

Then Madi was in charge of running Port to his football game.

Madi also took him to go answer one of the boys who asked her to homecoming.

She still needs to answer the other one, but we need to get his address.

So all went well at home and Dad and I had a good time too :)

Oh, a fun side note......Elsie learned how to put her hair in a pony tail!!!!!

It is a pretty fun trick that she taught herself :)

Love it!

(Picture will have to be added another time…..)

Thursday September 13 (add pictures)

After the kids got to school, Dad and I took a mini nap.

Me not feeling so good and him having a long shift.....we needed a little power-nap!

When we got up, we headed out with the trailer to the Terry's house.

The Morgan's got rid of their sectional and gave it to the Terry's.

We also took their table out to them.

It took a few tries up and down the skinny stairwell, but we finally got the sectional in there....and I don't think it is coming out unless it is cut up with a chainsaw into smaller pieces!!!!!

But it will be great for them to have something to sit on :)

And they are happy to have their table back too.

It was fun to see their house.

It has so much character and it will be a lot of fun to see what they do with it over the next few years.

We came home and dropped the trailer off at the school because Cassi and the student council will be using it in the homecoming parade next week.

By the time we got home, the kiddos were headed back.

Cassi had to be to Rugby at 4:30, so Elsie, Dad and I took Cassi.

Madi went to work.

Porter went with the Edwards after school and then spent a few hours with them and went to football practice with them.

We dropped Cassi off, then we went and got dinner at Tin Roof Tacos.

We got back in time to watch her play.

Cass was awesome!

She did take a smack to the face, but she is good.

She ended up being the 'Brute of the game' which is an honor that goes to the best player of the game :)

She is so much fun to watch!

Still trying to figure out what the rules of the game are!

But it is fun!

Oh, and it was fun to see Mrs. Anderson (Elsie's 5th grade teacher) there watching her daughter play.

It will be fun to see her every week :)

We didn't get home until after 8.

Madi and Porter were both home by then.

Some days seem like they go so fast, but also last forever!

It is the weirdest thing!!!!!!!

(My phone won't let me load my pictures...…...I need to figure what the problem is and put them on here later!!!)

Wednesday September 12

So I started not feeling super good this evening :(

I hope I am not getting sick!!!!!

But I woke up early this morning so I could work out because I knew it wouldn't happen today unless I got up early!

So I got up and ran on the treadmill.

Then sent the kids off to school.

That Max dog came back, so I had to take care of getting him back to his owners before I left to help at the school.

I helped at the school for a bit.

Then sorted laundry and made a quick trip to the store.

Then the YW leaders took sweet Christine out to lunch to say goodbye.

We just love her and we are excited for her new adventure!

We went to Zupa's.

While we were getting ready to leave, Nicole Reid, Katie Dastrup and Cindy Peterson walked in....they were my old YW presidency.

It was so fun to see them, so I ended up hanging out with them after their group left :)

I have had the chance to work with the most amazing woman as a part of the YW!

I am thankful!

Anyway, so much of my day was spent at Zupa's, ha ha ha....

I came home and finished sorting laundry, got Cassi to Rugby, little ones practiced piano (which they both were very excited about still :)

Then this evening it was "back to camp night" for YW.
So we got to go and eat pizza and watch the fun slideshow from camp.

It was a fun time.

Tuesday September 11

I took Madi to her well-check this morning.

She had to get a couple shots :)

I brought her back hone so she could eat some lunch.

I left with Stacia to go to lunch with a group of ladies with a new lady in our ward.

Stacia and I came back home and picked a bunch of tomatoes for us to each make some tomatoes soup for dinner.

She had a awesome recipe and I was excited to try it out.

So we got about 14 cups of tomatoes diced up, 7 cups for each family.....

But then we had to leave to go to our YW meeting.

That went well, and I got home in time to grab Elsie from the bus.

Stacia took her tomatoes home and I got started on making my soup.

Elsie and Porter started piano lessons today.

They have been so excited, and I am so excited to see how it all goes!

I came home and finished up the soup.

Oh, Madi worked again, and Cassi had powder puff...…

I made dinner, then took Elsie and Porter to Port's pack meeting.

When I got home the big girls had the kitchen cleaned up nice.

So that was a nice surprise :)

Busy day.....and gearing up for another busy day tomorrow...….

Does it slow down????
By the way....the tomatoes soup turned out amazing and the kids loved it with their grilled cheese :)

Oh, and Dad got a big fire this afternoon and into the evening.

I had a friend send me a picture she say of Brent on the news.

Kind of fun :)

And last but not least, today is September 11.

An emotional day.

When Emmy and I went to New York, one of my favorite places we visited was the One World trade center and the 9/11 museum.

It was emotional and horrific, yet spiritual.

To see in a matter of hours what a difference being a bad person can do vs. what being a good person can do.

So today, as we remember all the lives lost, all the evil that occurred that day....let us also remember the amazing people who stepped in to save others that they didn't even know.

From the firefighters that ran IN the burning and broken down buildings, to the man on the plane not allowing evil to continue, to the countless others helping one another get as far away as they could...

We are in a world full of goodness. 

Monday September 10

After the kids went to school, I was able to go an help out my friend Erin, who just had a baby.

Her Mom left Friday, and her husband had to go back to work...so it is her alone with 7 kids!!!!!

I picked up her school kids and took them to school so she wouldn't have to load them up.

She is a rock star, but I am sure 7 kids will take some getting used to, her last one is only about 18 months old!

They found out she was pregnant the week that her husband was called as our bishop...….crazy timing, right?!?!?!

She has had a roller coaster ride, but things are going good now.

Baby was about 3 weeks early, he is doing good except needing the billi-blanket for a while.

Anyway, I loved the chance to be able to help her out!

Then I went for a little run.

It is getting a bit colder outside....not too bad though.

This afternoon dad and I had a lunch date.

He hasn't been feeling very good, so I think getting him out of the house was nice.

I finished up the last loads of laundry.

I just need to sort them tomorrow.

I took Elsie to speech and then picked up pizza on the way home.

Cassi had rugby, Madi had work......

We also picked up a couch from the Morgan's house to take to the Terry's house at some point.

Dad finished mowing the lawn.

Sweet Christine came over to say goodbye to the girls.....she is leaving for college on Friday.

She is actually Madi's age, but decided last minute to take the GED, skip her senior year and go to BYU-I.

Big things happening for that girl :)