Twelve Makes a Dozen

Paperwork!

2013-06-19T02:22:00.001-06:00

I may have given you this little rant before, but since I spent yesterday complaining about yard work, I thought I'd share another of my least favorite things. Ever since we got married, my sweetie is under the illusion that I like paperwork! I think he believes this for three reasons, first, because I got my degrees in English, I must like paper. Second, I agreed to do all the paperwork even

Yardwork

2013-06-18T02:10:00.001-06:00

Let's just get this over with right up front...I am NOT a yard work fan! I have neighbors who can putter around in their yards all day long, but not me. I don't like getting dirty and weeding is just obnoxious like doing laundry...a never-ending task. So imagine how I was feeling when my sweetie came home early from work today so we could plant tomatoes and flowers. I love seeing him while it's

Fathers' Day

2013-06-17T00:54:00.001-06:00

I wanted to share with you our activities for this weekend, including the rest of our Countryfest craziness and our Fathers' Day party with the kids today. The problem is that the battery died on the camera and we can't seem to find the charger. And honestly, I haven't felt very well today, so I really just didn't have the energy to look for it. My sweetie even cooked his own Fathers' Day meal

Guest Blogger - Countryfest Concert by Dog Walker

2013-06-16T01:59:00.003-06:00

It's been a long time since I got to guest blog for Mom. She asked me to guest blog about what we did today, but she told me to talk about one thing so she can blog about the rest tomorrow. It was a long day. So tonight we went to a concert at the South Jordan Equestrian Park. It was amazing about the two different country groups that we got to hear from. When we got there, we got to hear this

Princess and the Frog Party

2013-06-15T01:12:00.001-06:00

My kids have learned one thing well from me and that is how to party! So the other day when I was MIA, they decided to party without me. The Drama Queen asked for suggestions for dinner and the Dog Walker said, "Cajun." (I'm pretty sure he doesn't even know what that means!) And the party was born. Of course they couldn't just cook Cajun food. They decided it would be a good time to celebrate

More From Teach in Texas

2013-06-14T00:07:00.000-06:00

It's hard to believe that Teach has been on her mission for our church for nearly 3 months now. Time is just flying by! I look forward to Mondays when I don't have to worry about housework because sitting by my computer waiting for her email is way more important. I spend half an hour on Sunday night writing her a letter and then I just have to wait for her to answer. And if I stay nearby,

It's Driving Me Crazy!

2013-06-12T23:49:00.000-06:00

Can I just say that we are only 3 days into the second part of the semester and it's driving me crazy!? Oh no, it's not that they aren't doing their homework...it's that they are doing it a little TOO well. Both Princess and Prima Donna signed up for EDU 1400, the Study of Disabilities. Guess what the first assignment was. You're right! They had to pretend to have a disability...for 48 HOURS!

Softball for Scout

2013-06-11T17:01:00.001-06:00

Scout had her softball tournament on Saturday morning. It was the culmination of a very difficult season for her. We were so excited at the beginning! We loved her coach right from the get-go. Her brother is the pitching coach at the University of Utah and they all seemed so talented. They had a clinic with the girls from the softball team at the U and Scout was so excited! Then the games

Unfinished Projects

2013-06-10T13:25:00.001-06:00

I have to tell you, I think I am the queen of unfinished projects! Bossy and I started this quilt 2 years ago for a friend who was having a baby. Last night I finally sewed the binding partway around. It's a good thing we gave her a different gift when her little one was born, he would probably be too big for it now. It would never cover a toddler bed. And this is my drawer full of started

Working With Wood

2013-06-09T01:16:00.002-06:00

I hope you don't get forever tired of listening to me talk about my Girl Scout troop, but they are just the most awesome girls! They seem to enjoy any activity I plan. We were supposed to go on a hike this week, but because of that surgery a few weeks ago, I just didn't feel up to it, but that didn't matter to them. They were all perfectly content to show up on my doorstep for yet another project

It Really is Decadence

2013-06-08T02:31:00.000-06:00

A week or so ago I got this email: My name is Cameron. I work with an Artisan Café in Orem, Utah called Decadence. I have been looking for blogs that fit the Decadence culture that we can potentially partner with. Decadence is an Artisan Café that serves drinks made from roasted cocoa beans, specialty desserts, and lunch items. We came across your blog and would love to have you come down to

Still We Have Homework

2013-06-07T02:27:00.000-06:00

Most kids got out of school last week and almost everybody else finished up this week, but not my kids. I think I've told you before that our elementary-aged kids are on year-round school and that means they are in classes until July 2! Then they are off for about 3 weeks and they start back on July 25. Yeah, it's definitely a short summer! Not that it matters, pretty much everyone is going to

Scholarship Boy

2013-06-06T01:56:00.000-06:00

I'm pretty sure I told you about the Dog Walker's new scholarship. He received full tuition for summer semester and for all of next year! We were so excited about that news, but you know, we have another scholarship boy at our house. A few months ago I nominated Sport for the Kohl's Cares Scholarship program. Remember last year when he did all the bike helmet safety stuff? He won the contest,

Crafty as Kate

2013-06-05T02:31:00.000-06:00

Right before the elementary-aged kids went off track in April, Crafty's teacher held auditions for the 6th grade Shakespearean play. It's a tradition for the kids to do Taming of the Shrew and way back over 10 years ago, the Drama Queen made her theatrical debut as Kate. When the Drama Queen was chosen to play the lead role, I was totally floored! She had never done anything like that in her

Teach's Utah Birthday

2013-06-04T01:15:00.002-06:00

You all know that yesterday was Teach's 22nd birthday and she had an amazing party prepared by a sweet family in her mission. But per her request, we also had a huge family party for her here. That was not the plan when she left in March, but as the weeks rolled by in May, Teach mentioned her birthday a couple of times until finally last week she suggested we have a big party for her even

Teach's Texas Birthday

2013-06-03T01:18:00.000-06:00

Teach turned 22 today...in Texas...far away from family and home. She asked us to have a party for her here and I do want to share that with you, but not today. I want to tell you what I did to try to give her a happy birthday far away. In April, our missionary taught a little girl named Katie. Her grandma was a devoted member of the church and Katie want to join too. She was baptized near the

Cookie Party

2013-06-02T02:35:00.004-06:00

Remember way back (OK, it wasn't that far back) when my girls sold all those Girl Scout Cookies? Well, today was the big cookie party and I took Princess, Prima Donna, Crafty, Scout, and Baby Doll to celebrate. We got there a few minutes before it started and we were able to head right in. We grabbed a sack lunch that included a turkey and provolone sandwich, a bag of chips, an apple, and a tiny

Field Day

2013-06-01T02:43:00.000-06:00

I'm mostly feeling better from my surgery a couple of weeks ago and I'm pretty sure I'm improving. I started going back to Curves on Wednesday, but I move really slowly around the circuit. Some of these end of the school year days nearly wipe me out and my bedtimes get later and later. Last night I asked Drama Queen if she could help me with my scout meeting today. I had scheduled a field day at

The Case of the Missing Postage Stamp

2013-05-31T01:23:00.001-06:00

On Sunday it will be Teach's 22nd birthday! She has been the kind of girl who just loves birthdays. In fact, she reminded me that we needed to have a party and eat cake for her even though she wouldn't be here. I have to tell you that is a little stressful for me. I have been trying to figure out how to make her first birthday away from home a happy one. So today I made a little flier with

More Baseball

2013-05-30T02:26:00.000-06:00

It had been threatening to rain all day. Yesterday the rains cancelled Burrito's baseball game and Scout's softball game so we were watching the sky carefully, but the website still said all games were on, so at 6:10 we headed for the park. I sat for a minute in my car while Sport warmed up with the team, then when the time was right, we headed for the field. I was smart this time. With the

Memorial Day Weekend

2013-05-28T14:16:00.000-06:00

I'm sure you all had an amazing Memorial Day weekend! Ours started on Saturday with my 30th high school reunion. My sweetie and I left the kids home and drove to Manti by ourselves. It was a nice quick drive in Teach's car (that thing loves to go fast!). We arrived a few minutes early and decided to drag main until more cars showed up at the church. The banquet was nice and the program was

Guest Blog: The Case of the Stolen Truck by Bossy

2013-05-26T19:18:00.001-06:00

Pictures from the broken ball joint tow Sorry for the suspense, I was just so emotionally drained on Thursday after I typed that up for Mom. So Wednesday afternoon, Gamer and I were at work and had just realized the truck had been stolen. In order to file a stolen vehicle report in our city you have to file a written report. Gamer and I were both at work and Taco had a ballgame so we

Meeting Thomas

2013-05-26T01:21:00.001-06:00

Remember a few days ago when I won four free tickets to see Thomas the Tank Engine from the Utah Mom Blog? Well, yesterday was the big day! My sweetie is supposed to have Fridays off and since all the kids were still in school, it was easy for us to schedule early and not have to answer any questions about why we were only taking the little kids. We don't get many opportunities to be the "young

Free Screenings

2013-05-25T00:15:00.000-06:00

I know you are all on pins and needles about Bossy's truck, but she has promised to post the sequel on Sunday. Sorry, but you know how these grownup kids are...they don't have to obey me anymore and that was the best I could get. It's the same thing with husbands. At least that has been my experience. Oh, I think if I really told him what to do he would do it, but then I would never hear the

Guest Blog: Our Vehicle Saga by Bossy

2013-05-24T01:06:00.001-06:00

It started two weeks ago. While driving to school, Gamer turned the corner and the ball joint gave out on the truck. The front end hit the tire and the truck came to a horrible stop. Fortunately we decided to pay for road-side assistance so it was easy to call our insurance and arrange to have it towed to our wonderful tire guy, Clayton. They kept it over the weekend and it was a pleasant