Mostly Done...my room

Other than a few pictures I want to get my room is finished.  I love it!  It's light and cheery and refreshing.

No Pinching

The sista's met for lunch today at the Greenery.  It's always fun when we get together.  Patti brought her darling grand and she was so cute it made our visit even better.  We shared treats with eachother and that's always fun and tasty.  Some how I lost my sack of treats from Patti.  I'm guessing it was under the table.  These gal are talented and great.  Chris commented that she looked like the Green Giant which seriously made me laugh because she is quite a bit taller than me.  I love her.  She shared a little of her struggles and how she pushed through them.  That's what we do...we push through and keep going even when things get tough.  We are tough!  Jolene came in hopes of seeing Carla who is having fun with her grands.  It was nice learning a little more about Jolene.  She is very gifted and good at following the spirit.  I admire everyone and enjoyed this group of sista's today.

 Before meeting my friends for lunch I stopped by Larry's shop because Brooklyn (probably spelled different but I'm not sure how) brought me more chocolate.  I'm not sure why I"m so lucky and that I get this yummy chocolate from Australia but I'll take it.  I opened them at lunch and shared with everyone even though Brooklyn told Larry that I shouldn't share.  I think it's because I shared the first bar he gave me with some ladies at bowling and hardly ate much myself.  I like to share though and this candy is different and needs to be tried.

When I was leaving the shop, Cindee said everyone was going to bring chocolate to my funeral. I told her that I wanted lots of chocolate at my funeral to be given to those that come.One last gift from me. ☺  We talked about how a celebration of life would be in order.  She shared that her dad wants everyone to wear Hawaiian shirts and to have Beach Boys music playing.  I agree....no crying (or happy tears are okay)....but celebrating and laughter would be nice.

Jared had his first track meet today at Weber High and so I went up to watch him.  He did good and it was fun watching him be involved and a part of this group of kids.  Track and field is a lot of work and watching those kids run and push themselves was awesome.  I was getting burnt and I think Jared was about done competing when I decided to stop over at Tonya's.  I had visited with her for quite awhile on the phone but being that close and not stopping just seemed wrong.  I love visiting with her some more before heading home.

There are times when Larry gets out the vacuum and helps me with the house.  He vacuumed and it looked better but seriously it wasn't sucking as much up as we knew it should be.  Then the vacuum stopped and I was glad Larry was there.  I cleaned it the other day because I didn't feel like it was performing very good but I missed a few spots.  Like the roller....it was covered in hair. There was so much hair it looked like a wig.  Gross, I know.  Then the only opening I didn't check was clogged.  Larry cleaned it all out but we needed to wait for it to reset itself.  I'm thankful for this guy and all his help.

Getting Things Done

The boys helped Larry get the furniture back in our room on Sunday and so the last few few days I have been putting it together.  I love the new look.  It's light and cheery and feels refreshing.  Besides putting things together I also made dinner for Braxton and Kelsi.  The time slipped away and Braxton got home before I got the dinner there.  It's how my life has been this year...it's crazy.

We went over to Marc and Randee's and went through their new house.  It's huge and has a lot of cool features.  I really hope they invite us back to watch a movie or have pot luck.  Their home is meant to entertain and I hope we will be included.  Zoey invited us to stay and watch a movie but since it was getting late I asked her if she would please invite us again.

Tuesday I went visit teaching and them my visiting teacher came to me.  We still had things in the front room and so we visited in the family room.  Ruth laughed at our mess and laughed even harder when I told her she should have seen that room the night before.  I must say that Ruth makes me feel more loved and wonderful than any other visiting teacher ever.  I adore her and I hope that she continues to come and visit me.

Larry worked on cleaning the room up and I blogged.  It's all looking better, except the quiet room.  The quiet room is filled with things that belong in the closet that haven't been put back yet but it's getting there....slowly but surely.

Brent Celebrated 60

Birthdays are worth Celebrating!  Some are even more worth celebrating when you could have been doing a funeral instead.  Brent turned 60 on the 10th and so Tami and their kids decided to invite their extended family and some friends to help them celebrate.  I thought it was a great idea.  One of Brent's friends said it reminded him of a funeral.  I told him it could have been and so weren't we happy that Brent was still here to celebrate his birthday with us.  I quite enjoyed looking at all the pictures and watching the video of Brent's life.  It all made me smile.  It was fun and nice being around family celebrating a life that was fought for.  I hope Brent is able to celebrate more birthdays and that he keeps being blessed with miracles in the health department.  The thing that has been good over this last year of sickness is that Larry and Brent have gotten closer.  Brent has called Larry for blessings many times and Larry has been honored to give them.  It's been a rough year but I think there has been a lot of good things happen too.  Cheers to Birthdays and Celebrations!

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.