More nonsense for Ashley

We went to the temple for FHE one night and thought we would make you a video. I would send it to your email but it was too big!

 

Butt capes

Oops! I am falling behind on this and I need to do better so that Idaho know what is up here!
Butt Capes are done!!! (I hope, although I had to pull one out of my hat on Saturday morning because we were one short Friday night!) We are still trying to make sure they all fit properly so I might need to make even more! The good news is it only took about an hour and a half to make. But, I did manage to make 88 butt capes in a week and a half! No wonder my back is sore!!!
My house is another story! It will take a week to pull it back to some kind of presentable shape!

And across the hall on the stage the musical is coming along pretty well! I had to bow out of helping with costumes because of the butt capes but I think they will find something for me to do this week. Britt is having a great time, but they are working her hard too. She is one of he better dancers and they are keeping her busy. This week she will be at school till 8 or 9 pm every day. She says band is harder but they are both so time consuming! The good news is she will be in the stands on our last competition cheering us on like crazy!!!

I am learning so much as president. Like making sure truck keys match the right truck. And it is important to get the bus driver's phone number from the band teacher before the performance so you know where the busses are after, just in case he gets distracted by the other bands. And when the  band teacher finally decides on something, make it happen before he changes his mind, but be prepared for it to be your fault when he does change his mind, which is practically guaranteed! And most importantly, don't forget the plumes!!! But it is a lot of fun! I am working with so many new people whom I am getting to know and they are a lot of fun!

I am fighting this funky depression that I am hoping it will go away soon. If not, I will definitely write again Monday for sure!!!

October break

Next year I have promised, promised, PROMISED my kids we are doing something for October Break and I can't even look at my sewing machine that whole week!

 (If you say promised three times it binding and you can't break it! This is what Mackenzie says)

 

Joey says the sound of the sewing machine is annoying and is interfering in his computer time.
Yep, I have been told!

Britt just kissed my cheek and took over the ironing.

 

But on the bright side, I have almost 33 butt capes finished!

Please don't ask how many we need, That is not the bright side! And they need to be ready by this Friday.

(I have discovered that as I get older and I start to stress, I get absentminded. ... Yes, David. I know exactly what you are thinking and I am choosing to ignor it!!! )

 

But on the other bright side, I get to go to my own ward this week for sharing time! And I mentioned this to Sis Rainwater and guess what she did? She was so excited that she is letting me teach sharing time today!.....

 

I walked right into that one!

 

On a happy note, today it is 8 months that Ashley has been out! And only 10 months to go!!! No, I am not counting down AT ALL!!!

Boyfriend for dinner Take Two

Sunday night, while at dinner with the family, Britt told me that Tarod was having some family issues and needed to get away and asked if he could come to dinner. I figured the hard part had already happened and he was welcome.

Everyone liked him, especially Alex! They joked, teased, and seemed to have a great time! He got along well with the whole family!

 My mom was impressed. Not many boys impress her!

Later that night Britt took him to the temple in my place, which is okay, as long as I get next week! (I value my temple time with my girls!) And then they were together until curfew and then she was back on time. I think he might become a permanent fixture around here!

Dinner with the boyfriend

We had our football game on Thursday, which is a whole story in itself that I will get into later. Anyway, what are we to do with a free Friday night? They just don't happen!
Britt made that decision before anyone else could. We were going to have Tarod over for dinner. It was time for him to meet the parents. Britt then planned a movie night with Rylee and her date after dinner.
I picked up Britt from musical practice around 3:30 so she could help. But Tarod didn't make it out until after 6. By then, Rylee was there and her date was a few minutes after her. So we all had dinner together!
What a treat! Luckily Zach was off to his own party so we had enough chairs to go around the table. Joey didn't know which boy to talk to. Mackenzie was all smiles and hugs and I think Tarod appreciated that his friend was at the table as well, taking some of the heat away from him.
After dinner Travis and I went to get some ice cream and left Joey and Mackenzie in charge of the big kids. They had to babysit. Joey's idea of babysitting is watching them. The whole time! Yep, I am sure that didn't scare Tarod off at all! But we were gone for 10 minutes and then the two little ones were off doing something in Joey's room.
Later that night when it was time for family prayer, we invited everyone to join us. They did and we let Joey pray. Probably not the smartest thing considering you never really know what is going to come out of his mouth. And he has this need to bless old boyfriends. I held my breath, hoping that he wouldn't do that this time. He did, luckily is was only Ashley's and not Britt's! But he did bless Tarod, lol!
At the end of the night, Tarod had a great time and has even said he would come back! He made it through and can live to tell the tale!!!

Homecoming!

Homecoming!

What a night!

More rain! Women's Conference,

And silly me, I chose to go to the stake center with my mom instead of help Britt get ready.Mostly because my mom would have been all by herself and Britt doesn't need me!

No, I do things old school and she knows exactly what she wants.

Wow! that took me back a few years to my sassy redhead when she was getting ready for dances!

Lol!

(I can say that now that it has been a few years!!
Just joking! )

And Danni was coming over to hang out for an hour since pictures were canceled because of the rain.

And speaking of the rain, Mackenzie refused to have a shower and go to conference with me because the power might go off when she was in the shower! What a nightmare that would have been for her! So I decided next week, after I tied Britt up so she won't go anywhere, we will sit down and watch it together. (yeah, I really wouldn't tie her up.... not when Joey has those handcuffs!
No, I will use mommy guilt! It's powerful stuff!!!Stronger than Kryptonite!!!)
 

It was nice to spend time with my mom. We don't do it enough anymore and she really loves the attention. And conference was great! Everything we heard was just a confirmation of what we learned at stake conference last week. And the last thought was that Heavenly Father loves you. Always has and always will. I needed to hear that!!!
The sad news was that the Solomon ward was flooding again! Sister Riding and Sister Vezina, Solomon's Primary President, were sitting on our bench and Sister Vezina found out her house had flooded again. They are still living in the trailers because the damage from last time was so extensive. I feel so sorry for her. But there were some sweet winter visitors that are letting her family stay in their trailer until it is ready to live in, but now that might be even longer.
 

Back to homecoming! Travis was supposed to take pictures. Yeah, we need to teach him how to work a camera because I got nothing! But Britt was sweet enough to get some for me and shared them with me!

This is Tarod. Someday I will even learn his last name. Just not today.

 

 

And it is now 2 am so she didn't make cerfew but they helped clean up the dance, Tarod being in StuCo and all, so they are ok. she was doing service, I am so proud!!!
Except my daughter came home with a boyfriend.

Yep, they are officially a couple! So much for being single her senior year!
 

I am not good with boyfriends. No, I get too snoopy, annoying, and very inquisitive, but I have decided that it is okay! And my kids love me for it! Maybe not now, but they will!
 (She already does. So, bring on this boyfriend!!!)
 

And now, I need to go to bed because Kingsborough Park Ward is having their Primary Presentation tomorrow morning and I want to be awake to enjoy the sweet, fun, adorable show they have prepared!  

Not sleeping again

It starts. I cannot sleep again. So many thoughts swimming around. I am hoping if I write them down maybe I can sleep for an hour before I need to get the kids up for school.

Primary softball started this week. Mackenzie didn't want to go but really enjoyed the first and second day. She had the opportunity to hang out with Britt yesterday and decided that she would rather do that instead. I don't blame her. It has been so hot! And the stake will not allow shorts or capris so pants it is. And the only shade available is next to Horne on field 4, which is not a real softball field, just a regular field with grass. (but it is definitely the favorite for the shade alone!) We are combined with the Emerald Acres ward. We were the wards with the least amount of girls, which comes to 15 altogether. Not too shabby! And they have been wonderful! The Primary President, Sister Schnepf, has been the Ump every time and the activity day leader, I so forget her name, has been a doll to work with! And with Myrna Jensen and Tiffany Wilkenson it has been so much fun! Just really, really hot!!!

The two wards are already planning a game between each other is a few weeks when it has cooled off and I can't wait to go and see them play each other!

Two more days. Tuesday and Wednesday, and then we are done until February. At least it will be cooler then.

I had commissioners meeting last night and I am getting overwhelmed there too. The cub scout program is getting a complete re-haul this year. They want us to present this information to our units and I am not completely understanding what changes are being made. How do you teach something that is still a mystery to you? They are telling us stuff slowly as to not overwhelm us but I think I would rather get it all at once, understand it, and then be able to answer questions that are coming, and they WILL be coming. I am not a patient person and I like to know my information now so I can process it and then go forward. (Yes, David. It does take awhile for me to process things! See, here I go reading your mind again!!!)

And sitting right on top of all of this is band. Am I getting this right? I am having people text me, wanting to change things and trying to figure out how to tell them no without loosing their help. I know I cannot make everyone happy, but I have to try, right? And I have discovered I am such a great follower. I make an awesome indian! A chief? The jury is still out on that.

(This does not include home. Yep, I am the bossiest chief in my house full of little chiefs!!!)

Uniforms are not quite ready but Miriam is doing a great job. She is in charge of them. I am doing a pretty good job of letting her take over, but I still have my thumbs in the pie, so to speak. Not really because Mr. Brooks would have my head if I really had a pie in there.

Butt capes are not even started. I need to hunt down white shirts that are cheaper. Again, I am not a patient person and I don't like to hurry up and wait. That is the worst ever!

Joey's all about me report is due tomorrow and he has procrastinated it and was up till 11 pm last night doing it. I need to get him up with the big kids so he can finish it. I hope that little man realizes this lessons and learns it quickly!!!

Well, I may not feel much better but my mind is much clearer so I think I am going to try to sleep now. If not, there is this great movie that puts me to sleep every time. I will watch it for a bit. Goodnight!