Singing Time

Next week is Father's Day. The primary has to sing in Sacrament meeting. This is going to be our first gig since I've been called as the music leader.

We are doing the 'I am a builder song' well, I guess it is called "My Eternal Family". It feels wierd writing this, knowing that his mom is going to read this, but there is a little boy in Jr. Primary that just rocks this song. He even called me few weeks ago to ask where to find the music so he could sing a long while his mom played. He sure puts a smile on my face hearing him sing with everything he's got.

I hope the kids do as well as they did in practicing today.

Help your kids practice the song this week, especially the 2nd verse! Thanks.

Boats

Today we went on Bishop's boat with Joel's Uncle Tom and his 2 kids. (Gabe Hansen was our escort.) They are in town for the weekend. This is a pretty big thing because this is the first time in the 10 years Katherine has lived here that any of her family has come for a visit. Including Josh's funeral. The first visit EVER. I have only met this uncle once, at our wedding reception in California. The kids are 10 and 13. They are really good kids.

But yeah, the boat was SO MUCH FUN. Joel and I were the only ones brave enough to venture into the cold water to go skiing. We both were able to get up and stay up for awhile. I haven't gone skiing in YEARS. We had a boat growing up, but we did kneeboarding and tubing. I definately want to go again. Then we went and shot a few fish with a bow. Zach really liked that.

Have you noticed I've been writing more often? Less pictures - more due to my internet connection...grrrrr...but it helps me "journal" more often. Just random thoughts that I'm sure no one is all that interested in, but more for me than for your reading pleasure. Do you like the new style?

On our way...???

At our house, pooping in your underwear is a no-no. You can poop on the toilet, diapers, or pullups. (Please keep this in mind next time you come for a visit.)

Jack was awesome yesterday. I was on the phone, and, without saying a word, Jack took his underwear off and put his pullups on, did his duty, and then came to tell me!!!! He rocked! I was so proud of him.

Today, though, he went in his underwear. It seems that whenever he takes a step forward, he always takes 2 steps back. I tell him that pooping is a great wonderful thing and so good for your body - but it is just plain gross in your underwear. But, I know how Jack is, once he is ready he'll have no problems. And there you have it.

A Break

Yay for homemade Popsicles!

We just got back from a bike ride and both of the kids were bright red. I sat them at the table and now they are completely enthralled. Wow - a free moment!?!? What do I do? Well, here I am...hmmm...maybe I should rethink that....

Internet

Can I tell you how much I HATE our Internet connection? It really is terrible. Sometimes it works marginally and others not at all. It has come to the point that Jack is dissapointed if he doesn't get to see our buddy at EOT, Roy, who Jack refers to as 'the man' on a regular basis. I can live without TV, without people around, without so many things, but the Internet, I cannot. Unfortunately they really are the ONLY ones that service this area. They say that it is worse during gowing season because the farmers and the water irrigation district use our same wireless 'channel' so we are the ones who suffer.

So much for high-speed internet...

Animal Lover Part 2

Yesterday Jack looked out the window yesterday morning and saw 2 pheasants in the driveway. He said, "Mom, Geni dog go outside. Geni kill birds." He then ran to let Geni outside and ran back to watch the action through the window. Geni didn't even notice the birds, let alone kill them. Dissapointed, Jack drug me outside and up the driveway so I could show the dog where the birds were. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, they were already gone. That boy... :)

Animal Lover

My family is having a reunion at the end of this month at the Tetons - Colter Bay to be more precise. So naturally my thoughts are turning to my family.

I have a brother, Nate, whose kids LOVE animals. They have all these different kinds of animals at home and are always making different houses for them. His oldest daughter loves animals so much that she chose to be a vegetarian several years ago (she is only six years old.)

Jack is an animal lover too. In fact, yesterday when we were outside he saw a bug and stomped his foot on it over and over again. When he was done, he spit on it.

I'm not sure how well the cousins are going to be getting along... :)

The Little Things

It is the little things that make me smile during the day:

Jack singing his ABCs

Snuggles from Sage

Seeing the blossoms on the tomato plants

Having bread that turned out just right

A successful art project

And the fact that I made Sage wear her brother's underwear on her head most of the day...

Gotta love it!

I was all by myself

Joel is out of town this week to take a class at Kansas State University. The company pays for all of it, so it is really nice for him. But that leaves me here by myself with the kids. Last time Joel was gone he and Jack went to the Father's and Sons campout. It was just 1 night. I stayed up late watching movies and eating ice cream sundaes. So, I am trying so hard not to eat constantly and to be semi-productive. Growing up, my mom wasn't very good at coping with my dad away, she'd be all weird and crazy like. Even Freda (our African gogo/domestic) would ask what happened to mom when dad was gone. So I'm determined to be normal, at least when the kids are awake. So far so good...

I'm so going to do it

A friend and I were talking a few weeks ago about hair. She wanted to shave her head and I wanted to dye my hair pink or blue or purple in the back under my hair. I've wanted to do it FOREVER, but just always had an excuse of applying for jobs, needing to look professional, and the list goes on. I've also always wanted to do dreads in my hair too. For some reason being pregnant with dreadlocks has always appealed to me. Whenever I go get my hair done I tell my hairdresser that I want to do it pink and she just laughs uncomfortably like I'm joking.

Then my friend called me on Saturday. She did it. Her husband helped with her clean shave. And I LOVE IT! You can really see her face now and she looks gorgeous.

I just got off the phone with my hairdresser. I wanted to get my hair done before my family reunion at the end of the month anyways. I told her about my little pact (her first question asking if my friend has cancer) and she is going to do it - a fuscia/pink color in a peek-a-boo style. The date is set. I'm so excited!