Games and Plays

Ivy's games, Behr, Play, Larry Vegas

 Ivy had a few early games again.  I love watching her play and I'm happy to say that her team won both their games.  Ivy hurt her ankle at the end of the first game but worked it out because she really wanted to play the second game.  Good thing she did because she scored the first basket of the second game.  She was excited and so was I.  It was fun watching her cute brothers watch and cheer for her.  They all love this Ivy girl...Me Too!  TJ came and got Behr to put him down for a nap and so after the game I went to their house until he woke up.  Kimi took Ivy and Zaden to a show.  TJ and Trichelle went to a meeting.  Larry stopped at Dirk and Julie's today and I will admit I was a little envious.  I miss my cute friend!  Larry and Kevin also went to the Temple since the games are in the evening.  Yesterday they went shopping.  Larry even bought an Oregon Duck shirt to show support to Kevin and his team.  He's cool like that!

Ivy played with my phone and I found these pictures on it.  Isn't she so cute?  I can't believe she's so grown up.  It's crazy!  

I got to go "Play" tonight with my cute friends.  I love these ladies and we have a good time together.  The play was fun.  I also thought the play was funny but not nearly as funny as the lady who laughed so loud at everything.  Chatting to and from the play is a favorite time for me.  I love our time.  I laugh when I first looked at this picture and thought "one is not like the others". ☺  Before the play we went to the Spaghetti Factory...a favorite of mine!

Bonneville Buds

When I knew Larry was going to be out of town I got a dinner together with friends  from school.  I call this group of friends my Bonneville Buds.  Some of us even went to elementary school together.  It is fun catching up and hearing about their lives.  It's funny how we all start out about the same but by the time we graduate our paths are so different.  I was thrilled that Jeanne was able to join us this time.  Jeanne and I were locker partners when we were seniors and she was in my wedding party.  Tonight I was told I am the life of the party.  That is all well and fine unless I am getting laughs by belittling another.  I did that tonight and as soon as my sarcastic remark came out of my mouth I wished I could have sucked it back in.  Immediately I apologized but still felt horrible inside on the drive home. I had made a joke regarding Tami and even though I said I was sorry and she seemed fine I felt like I needed to do more.  I considered sending her a text or even a hand written apology but ended up calling her instead.  Tami told me she didn't really even hear what I said.  Whether that is true or not I wanted her to know that I was at fault and felt horrible.  I then told her how much I really admire her.  Tami is adventurous, talented and not afraid to try anything.  She is always learning and doing new things.  She's awesome through and through.  Seriously all these ladies are.  We are all so different but look at us....we are doing great!  I really enjoyed our time together.  I love reconnecting with childhood friends.  Even if we didn't hang out there is still something wonderful knowing that everyone is well.

Celebrating Kelsi and a little more!

The new carpet for the bedroom was put down yesterday!  Hooray!  Larry and Kevin left last night for Las Vegas to watch College Basketball.  I'm glad that Larry took the time to make this happen.  I like seeing my guys bond.

Today besides watching just Macie, I also got to have Behr.  We had a good time.  These cousins have a good time together.  I love watching them learn to play and share with one another.  Behr usually takes a morning nap but not today.  Heck, Macie was there and he didn't want to miss anything.  I asked him if he was tired but he shook his head "no" and went and laid out on the little bench we have.  I could tell he wasn't tired. haha ☺

We had fun with some silly apps on my phone.  The kids get a kick out of these apps like I do.  Whoever thought this up was clever.  They make me laugh out loud!

Behr and I met Kelsi and her kids at "Chick fil a" so the kids could play.  We went out to celebrate Kelsi.  It was fun and close and I enjoyed our time together.  I hope my girls feel special even if we only go for fast food because they are.  I'm proud of our little mommies.  My heart about bursts when Sadie runs to greet me and wants up and then lays her head on my shoulder to give me a hug.  This time of life is great.  I thought that pretty much during all the times.  I hope my kids enjoy each moment along their journey as much as I have.  I like being a small part of their journey.

I kept Behr going a little longer.  I needed to buy more wood for the girls camp craft we are doing and to pay for the carpet.  Behr fell asleep for about a minute before I stopped to pay for the carpet.  On the drive home  I kept doing things to make him laugh and stay awake because I really wanted him to take a good nap. He did sleep good but when he woke up he was grumpy.  Kimi said he must of woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  He's a cutie though even if he is grumpy.

Yipee....Kelsi is 23

It's this cute girls birthday today!  What a blessing Kelsi is to our family especially Braxton.  Kelsi is a cute girl and is good at following the Spirit.  She notices little things which are really messages from God.  I know that because she blogs about them sometimes I read them.  Kelsi is a cute mom and is now going to embark on the adventure of staying home with two cute babies.  I was also twenty-three with two little ones.  It's a lot of work but such a fun time of life.  Kelsi is easy going and is good at going with the flow.  She's pretty patient, at least from my eyes. Kelsi has been raised well and has wonderful, loving parents and so I know that her journey in life will be awesome.  Kelsi is pretty quiet still around me and hasn't really opened up much to me but maybe that is just how she is.  I enjoy getting to know this cute girl better each year.  I'm glad Kelsi was born and that her calling was to be a Ropelato and wife to our cute Braxton.  They together make beautiful babies and have a lot of fun together which makes my life better.  I love seeing my kids happy and moving forward and upward!

Celebrating Kathy

I'm glad that my friends are on the ball this year because it's happening too fast for me to keep up.  I'm not as on top of things as I usually am and truthfully it bugs me.  I'm glad that my friends are thinking though and for this lunch it was Mallory.  She noticed that we didn't have a lunch date set yet to celebrate Kathy's birthday and got this one set up.  I'm grateful.  We met at Goodwood.  I like that place because it's quiet and not super busy.  We had a good visit.  I guess it wasn't long enough for me because I ended up calling Mallory to ask her a few more things.  I sure love these sweet gals. I call them my "gal pals".  We've had each others backs since Junior High.  They seriously are so sweet and wise and pure.  I'm so lucky to have such awesome friends surrounding me.

Our Ward Book Club got together tonight to discuss The Forgotten Garden.  It was a good read and had a few twists to it that weren't exposed until the last pages.  I would suggest this book to others.  I enjoyed visiting with the ladies in our ward.  I pretty much enjoy rubbing shoulders with everyone! ☺  I volunteered to have Book Club at my house next time since I am one of the older ones and I don't have kids to put to bed or take care of.  Maybe I'll clean???

Getting My "Flex" On

Yesterday I went and visited Julie Ward who just had surgery removing some lumps from her breast.  She was in good spirits and we had a nice visit.  While I was there Tammy Truman came to dust for her.  My mind just does not think to help like that.  I have thought a lot about that and I think it's because I feel dumb having people help me with my cleaning.  Twice in my life others have come to clean something after I had a baby and I have a really hard time accepting that.  I admire those that can because people want to help and cleaning needs to be done.  We all visited while Tammy dust and then she asked if she could vacuum.  I refused to let her and I did it.  I'm not sure if I'll ever be better in this area.  I took Julie chocolate and a bracelet that said "never give up".  I can do that!  I've thought a lot about things since that visit and experience.  I wonder sometimes why I am the way I am.

This morning I had decided to make cinnamon rolls for the Wards since everyone that has brought in food has brought healthy stuff.  Julie told me that Logan was really missing some treats and that cinnamon rolls were his favorite.  I made the rolls and were letting them rise while I headed out to the garage to cut out Angel's for camp.  I know it's early but time flies and I really want to be ready and still enjoy helping Jared prepare for his mission.  When I turned the saw on it was LOUD.  I figured it just needed a new blade and so I changed the blade.  It was still loud but I decided to go ahead and just cut with it anyway.  I made it to the head and the saw quit.  My brain starts thinking now that I'm really glad I did not wait until later to cut the wood and how am I going to get these angels cut.  I really don't want to buy another saw since I don't craft like I use to.  I immediately was missing my daddy.  He would have rescued me.  My mind kept thinking as I folded laundry and got the rolls in the oven.

I was expecting my cute niece to bring me some essential oils and when I opened the door to roses I was so surprised.  Larry says "I Love You" through roses and paint on the carpet.  The oils came a bit later.

About half way through the cooking time I got a call from Braxton.  Kelsi was having bad pains and was at the doctor and their were wondering if I could go sit with the babies.  Of course I could...I'm flexible like that.  As soon as the rolls were done I threw a towel over them and left. (I should have used foil)  I enjoyed the little's until Braxton brought Kelsi home.  She had a really bad urinery tract  infection but would be okay. Later in the evening I made frosting for the rolls and put them on plates to take to the Wards and another friend.  Larry and I shared one before leaving and I was not impressed with these cinnamon rolls at all.  I thought they were yucky.  They looked good but were a little dry from sitting under a towel most of the day.  The frosting wasn't great either.  Who ruins frosting?  Well apparently when I am making something for someone else it's a strong possibility that it might not turn out to be my best.  Instead of taking the Ward's two each as planned we took them each one.  They might finish one but I'm sure they wouldn't want another.  I apologized when we dropped them off and later in the evening Larry and I each got a text expressing that the cinnamon rolls were yummy and I shouldn't be so hard on myself.  The one family said they would like to try my good ones because they thought these were good.  Even if those texts weren't the absolute truth they did make me feel better about sharing.  I noticed the ones left at home got nibbled on but I did throw one away.  Some times I really believe "It's the Thought that Counts".

busy busy

The fun never ends even if you are camping out in your front room.  On Tuesday I text Kelsi to see if her and her mom would like me to bring lunch.  They said I could and so I stopped at In and Out Burger and went and enjoyed lunch with them.  It was fun visiting with MaryLou and hearing about her new Temple calling.  I really like my kids other families and enjoy visiting with them when I get the chance.  They are all awesome.  I held Jack for a bit and then Larry and I went with my mom to her financial adviser. She wasn't understanding everything and wanted us to be there with her so Clinton (her guy) could explain her account with us.  My sister met us there.  Everything was good...Clinton is taking good care of my mom. We visited with her and I cleaned her bathroom before leaving.  We stopped and bought some mattress boxes to go under our new mattress.  Getting a King has required new things. (I love it)

Wednesday I got up and went to the Temple.  I sure love starting my Wednesday mornings off that way.  I got to help with the Blood Drive today.  Larry couldn't get away and so I went and opened the building and then checked people in the rest of the day.  When Larry came he brought me a different chocolate that his friend, Brooklyn, had brought to him.  The chocolate is made by Cadbury and is found in Australia. It has jelly beans and pop rocks powder in it.  The funny thing is you don't notice the pop rocks until you have chewed it all up and then your back teeth start buzzing.  It's like a party in your mouth.

Thursday I went bowling and then I went to Book Club at Lorretta's.  We discussed a lot of things and talked about a lot of books.  I love our book club and learn so much.  I had to hurry out for something else but I can't remember since I am catching up and didn't write it down.  I went to SNAP that night and we have started working on the Production.  It's going to be cute.  I love the music.

Friday I enjoyed Macie for a bit and our house was sprayed for bugs.  I think I decided to treat myself to a pedicure after. Somewhere around this time our microwave died.  It sounds like it's working but it's not.  Funny how spoiled we become and depend on silly things like a microwave.  My kids will now run over to gramps to heat up their food.

Saturday started early.  Ivy had a basketball game and since she reminded me I figured I'd better be there.  I love watching the grands do their thing.  I also love visiting with their parents while they do.  After Ivy's game I went to Brittany Knight's baby shower.  I felt honored to be invited and was the only one from Hooper there besides Wendy. (DJ's mom)  I'm excited for Brittany to have a baby with her new hubby.  His family is awesome and I loved being around them and getting to know them a little.  I could tell they love Brittany and each of  her kids so much.  We were invited to Weber State's game by the Arnolds but had to run to Casey Nye's wedding reception first.  We didn't make it to the sealing and so it was a must to show up for the reception.  We got there at the first and were able to visit a bit Casey, his bride,  and his family.  At the game we have VIP tickets and sat right on the floor.  We got free drinks, popcorn and half time treats.  It was fun being treated like the rich.

On Sunday, even though it was Trichelle's "off" week she came over so she could meet little Jack.  I love Sundays and having the grown kids and grands over.  Our house gets loud and messy but it's wonderful.  I cherish our family time.