We have been very busy! Our yard is lovely if I do say so myself....pictures to come soon. I hope I can put them in some order to show the whole process from the very beginning till now. It may take a bit. The last thing is putting in the sod. SOOOO excited to have something besides dirt in our yard (dirt leads to mud, leads to lots of sweeping and moppin').
I am still in June, school just got out and summer has not begun...so then I have missed something, yes? When did July get here, let alone the 8th of July? School will start again in about a month and a half-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Rebecca is going to be a 6th grader and the twins will be in 1st grade-3 in school! Big changes, so I hope I can ward off the school year a while longer and keep having fun with the little gutter snipes for the rest of the summer. Gutter snipes is my name for the 4 of them...made it up myself and everything (unless I didn't and I heard it somewhere and cannot remember-if this is true tell me where I may have heard it from...thanks!)
In other news..........the dogito, Gussito- his barking has begun to stopito, thanks to an amazing egg that puts off a high pitch frequency when he does barkito! WOOOOOO HOOOOOO ito!
Life in the Burbs
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Rainbows
You know how there are those days when you feel alone, down hearted and small....I hate having days like that. I fell like saying to the world "I am a mom not a professional"-
But it seems on the days when I am having the hardest times I am reminded of how much our Father in Heaven loves us. Something as simple as a rainbow.
And here is how I knew-
We were up for a quick visit at my parents and there was a storm...rain, snow, hail, sun, cold...all in one day. Then it cleared up and there was a beautiful rainbow that covered the entire sky. It was so close and so bright-it was breathtaking. Then the most beautiful sound of the harmonizing twins singing "When I am baptised"
I like to look for rainbows when ever there is rain
and ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
CHORUS:
I want my life to be as clean as Earth right after rain
I want to be the best I can,
and live with God again.
I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
and I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.
CHORUS:
I want my life to be as clean as Earth right after rain
I want to be the best I can,
and live with God again.
How very blessed I am! I guess I am doing something right-
In other news.........My brother is out of Afghanistan in back in Okinawa!
But it seems on the days when I am having the hardest times I am reminded of how much our Father in Heaven loves us. Something as simple as a rainbow.
And here is how I knew-
We were up for a quick visit at my parents and there was a storm...rain, snow, hail, sun, cold...all in one day. Then it cleared up and there was a beautiful rainbow that covered the entire sky. It was so close and so bright-it was breathtaking. Then the most beautiful sound of the harmonizing twins singing "When I am baptised"
I like to look for rainbows when ever there is rain
and ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
CHORUS:
I want my life to be as clean as Earth right after rain
I want to be the best I can,
and live with God again.
I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
and I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.
CHORUS:
I want my life to be as clean as Earth right after rain
I want to be the best I can,
and live with God again.
How very blessed I am! I guess I am doing something right-
In other news.........My brother is out of Afghanistan in back in Okinawa!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Finally spring & almost summer
Things are starting to bloom and green up around here. We have had two weeks of rather nice weather, and the past few days have been in the 80's.
Dave and I have been putting a lot...A LOT of work into our yard...when we have time. We are preparing to finish the fence and then to lay sod (toooooooo many birds for seed...crazy- it is like Hitchcock) so we have decided to lay sod and have instant lawn. I am very excited and really it can't happen fast enough!
We are very excited to have school coming to a close...June 13th is the big day! Life slows down for us during the summer....sort of.
The twins have been playing T-ball, they call Tim- Turbo Tim , he is a pretty fast guy! This is their last year in T-ball, next year they start coach pitch-they are growing toooo fast. They are also about to graduate from Kindergarten-though there is no formal ceremony here, we will still have a par-tay! They have a lot of the same friends and play together a lot at school-always looking out for each other. We are trying to figure out what to do about next year-do we split them into separate classes or not? Big decision for us and for them. Tim wants to split, Aleyna wants to stay together and their Kindergarten teacher is moving up so if we do split them...who gets the awesome teacher? Trying to figure it all out- bleh!
Aleyna is reading and writing like crazy and she draws a picture to go with all her stories. She is learning a lot and loves to share everything she is doing. She is a tough cookie-the first of the two to try something that might be scary, like going down the BIG slide or climbing higher in the tree- though she is still nervous trying things that are new. She had a hard time with T-ball this year until she got to know the team, then she would practice and play. She is a stubborn gal who is passionate (a.k.a tantrums) about the things she wants to do. She is going to be a force to reckon with...I am going to have to take classes! :)
Tim is becoming a little artist and is trying to utilize shapes to help him draw animals and people. He loves his teacher at school and he is really a kind little man. He is obedient and very helpful-and even though he is surrounded by all these crazy girls he is still very much a BOY!!! He is into the avengers-star wars and transformers. He has a great imagination and sweet light saber skills! He is very particular about things and keeps his favorite items close to him up on his bed. He wants his own room so very badly he can taste it- sometimes it is hard to be surrounded by all the girly stuff.
He and Aleyna still harmonize together and love to sing all sorts of songs. They still have their own kind of communication and sometimes they will be making up a song and somehow they both know the exact same chorus-it is fun to be the mom of twins and see how they are so similar and completely different at the same time. We call them Yin and Yang.
Rebecca just finished two of her biggest feats of the year, piano recital and spring contest for 4-H. Her recital was lovely and she is glad to have a couple weeks break before I have her start up again. She really does love piano. 4-H spring contest was a huge stresser...more for me- Becca had to do a table setting (she won grand champion), healthy snack presentation (reserve grand champion) and her first year as a phase II baker (she won a red ribbon for this) She made chocolate zucchini muffins-she had one hour to do it all by herself in the provided kitchen. Big year for her....plus she is going to show a pig. That is right...a pig. Really he is a hog and his name is Coconut because of the coconut shaped mark on his fanny. He is a funny guy and she walks him, brushes him and he loves her. So proud of the young lady she is turning into-hope I can be a good example for her.
Kaitlyn is very much into playing house & dress up. She tells the most fascinating stories...they go on and on and on and on and on and on......and on. She is very creative and kind of bossy-she gets the other kids to do things that they didn't even realize they wanted to do...clever gal. She is excited to start school and we hope that we can find her a pre-school in the area, sadly they are very difficult to get into...too many kids, not enough teachers etc. etc. She really needs something that is all about her and I think that she would have a blast in school, especially with make believe!
We are in the middle of a short play about a princess who gets locked in a tower- her mother misses her, but the prince who can cut through anything is on his way to rescue the damsel in distress. The queen (Kaitlyn) is explaining the entire play to me so I know exactly what is going on- it is driving the prince (Tim) and the princess (Aleyna) crazy! I told you her stories go on and on- Becca is with a friend and Dave is out at a lake taking fish surveys. I spent the day cleaning and trying my best to get ready for the week. I am looking forward to summer-
In other news...........My brother Daniel has just over a week left in Afghanistan- things have been a little scary, a friend in his unit was killed on Memorial Day- We are very glad he will be out of there soon!
Dave and I have been putting a lot...A LOT of work into our yard...when we have time. We are preparing to finish the fence and then to lay sod (toooooooo many birds for seed...crazy- it is like Hitchcock) so we have decided to lay sod and have instant lawn. I am very excited and really it can't happen fast enough!
We are very excited to have school coming to a close...June 13th is the big day! Life slows down for us during the summer....sort of.
The twins have been playing T-ball, they call Tim- Turbo Tim , he is a pretty fast guy! This is their last year in T-ball, next year they start coach pitch-they are growing toooo fast. They are also about to graduate from Kindergarten-though there is no formal ceremony here, we will still have a par-tay! They have a lot of the same friends and play together a lot at school-always looking out for each other. We are trying to figure out what to do about next year-do we split them into separate classes or not? Big decision for us and for them. Tim wants to split, Aleyna wants to stay together and their Kindergarten teacher is moving up so if we do split them...who gets the awesome teacher? Trying to figure it all out- bleh!
Aleyna is reading and writing like crazy and she draws a picture to go with all her stories. She is learning a lot and loves to share everything she is doing. She is a tough cookie-the first of the two to try something that might be scary, like going down the BIG slide or climbing higher in the tree- though she is still nervous trying things that are new. She had a hard time with T-ball this year until she got to know the team, then she would practice and play. She is a stubborn gal who is passionate (a.k.a tantrums) about the things she wants to do. She is going to be a force to reckon with...I am going to have to take classes! :)
Tim is becoming a little artist and is trying to utilize shapes to help him draw animals and people. He loves his teacher at school and he is really a kind little man. He is obedient and very helpful-and even though he is surrounded by all these crazy girls he is still very much a BOY!!! He is into the avengers-star wars and transformers. He has a great imagination and sweet light saber skills! He is very particular about things and keeps his favorite items close to him up on his bed. He wants his own room so very badly he can taste it- sometimes it is hard to be surrounded by all the girly stuff.
He and Aleyna still harmonize together and love to sing all sorts of songs. They still have their own kind of communication and sometimes they will be making up a song and somehow they both know the exact same chorus-it is fun to be the mom of twins and see how they are so similar and completely different at the same time. We call them Yin and Yang.
Rebecca just finished two of her biggest feats of the year, piano recital and spring contest for 4-H. Her recital was lovely and she is glad to have a couple weeks break before I have her start up again. She really does love piano. 4-H spring contest was a huge stresser...more for me- Becca had to do a table setting (she won grand champion), healthy snack presentation (reserve grand champion) and her first year as a phase II baker (she won a red ribbon for this) She made chocolate zucchini muffins-she had one hour to do it all by herself in the provided kitchen. Big year for her....plus she is going to show a pig. That is right...a pig. Really he is a hog and his name is Coconut because of the coconut shaped mark on his fanny. He is a funny guy and she walks him, brushes him and he loves her. So proud of the young lady she is turning into-hope I can be a good example for her.
Kaitlyn is very much into playing house & dress up. She tells the most fascinating stories...they go on and on and on and on and on and on......and on. She is very creative and kind of bossy-she gets the other kids to do things that they didn't even realize they wanted to do...clever gal. She is excited to start school and we hope that we can find her a pre-school in the area, sadly they are very difficult to get into...too many kids, not enough teachers etc. etc. She really needs something that is all about her and I think that she would have a blast in school, especially with make believe!
We are in the middle of a short play about a princess who gets locked in a tower- her mother misses her, but the prince who can cut through anything is on his way to rescue the damsel in distress. The queen (Kaitlyn) is explaining the entire play to me so I know exactly what is going on- it is driving the prince (Tim) and the princess (Aleyna) crazy! I told you her stories go on and on- Becca is with a friend and Dave is out at a lake taking fish surveys. I spent the day cleaning and trying my best to get ready for the week. I am looking forward to summer-
In other news...........My brother Daniel has just over a week left in Afghanistan- things have been a little scary, a friend in his unit was killed on Memorial Day- We are very glad he will be out of there soon!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
What has been going on?
It has been well over two months since I have posted....and to be honest, I really shouldn't be posting now. I should be folding laundry....I really hate laundry. We have been busy lately and laundry is always the first to pile up. Oh well, I will fold in a minute-I really want to share with you what we have been up to, what has been keeping me away from this blog, what has made us smile and laugh, what has made us enjoy time as a family. So, without further ado and in no particular order...here is what we have been up to... Let's see if you can tell what we have done.... a 5K, Easter, anniversary to Catalina, visit with old friends from Laramie (we used to have 11 kids...now we have 15) and the biggest holiday EVER...St. Patricks day in Lakeview, complete with parade and potato peeling contest (which Dave & our friend Candace won, but were sadly disqualified...) So peek at our pictures and see what fun we have had!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A list of things
1)It is 5:40 and I have not started dinner.
2)There is a cold wind outside and it is starting to snow.
3)We have a winter storm advisory for WIND until 4a.m.-I lived in Laramie, Wyoming, what we have here is not WIND!!!!
4)I am extra special tired.
5)My brother was married this past Saturday...for lack of a better word it was really just a perfect day. (I made their wedding cake....it was DELISH)
6)I have pictures of the cake...maybe I will show you.
7)My kids have been getting along pretty well lately!
8)I have one day left of work this week...then crazy starts.
9)My first 4-H cooking meeting is on Thursday.
10)Kaitlyn is cracking me up...at the sitters today she helped wipe down the table-
Kaitlyn:"My mom is gonna freak out when she finds out I helped you wipe the table."
Sitter (Sara): "Does your mom freak out a lot?"
Kaitlyn: "No, but she might." She also likes to tell me bedtime stories about sleeping beauty and Cinderella...they are lovely!
11)I really should make some dinner.
12)My vacuum died. The motor went out...and now I am a borrower of other peoples vacuums!
13)Tonight I think hot cocoa may be in order.
14)I am jealous of my sweet Becca's ability to play the piano...it is beautiful.
15)My twinners are planning what crazy socks they will wear for crazy sock day tomorrow...it is Dr. Seuss' birthday on Friday, so we must celebrate all week. :)
16)I have a runny nose.
17)Here are some picture.......My handsome husband took these shots!
In other news.....I really want to watch Independence Day, no idea why!
2)There is a cold wind outside and it is starting to snow.
3)We have a winter storm advisory for WIND until 4a.m.-I lived in Laramie, Wyoming, what we have here is not WIND!!!!
4)I am extra special tired.
5)My brother was married this past Saturday...for lack of a better word it was really just a perfect day. (I made their wedding cake....it was DELISH)
6)I have pictures of the cake...maybe I will show you.
7)My kids have been getting along pretty well lately!
8)I have one day left of work this week...then crazy starts.
9)My first 4-H cooking meeting is on Thursday.
10)Kaitlyn is cracking me up...at the sitters today she helped wipe down the table-
Kaitlyn:"My mom is gonna freak out when she finds out I helped you wipe the table."
Sitter (Sara): "Does your mom freak out a lot?"
Kaitlyn: "No, but she might." She also likes to tell me bedtime stories about sleeping beauty and Cinderella...they are lovely!
11)I really should make some dinner.
12)My vacuum died. The motor went out...and now I am a borrower of other peoples vacuums!
13)Tonight I think hot cocoa may be in order.
14)I am jealous of my sweet Becca's ability to play the piano...it is beautiful.
15)My twinners are planning what crazy socks they will wear for crazy sock day tomorrow...it is Dr. Seuss' birthday on Friday, so we must celebrate all week. :)
16)I have a runny nose.
17)Here are some picture.......My handsome husband took these shots!
In other news.....I really want to watch Independence Day, no idea why!
Friday, February 17, 2012
Holy cow!
So I was ready, I was getting prepared, I was getting things in order so I would have balance.....and then....the virus.
I was planning on posting 2-3 times a week, I wanted to do better at keeping friends and family up to date on our little brood. I was setting time aside, I was ready to share...then I logged on.
I was angry, I screamed, I slammed the laptop closed, I yelled for Dave.
Our local Internet provider was hacked and given a nasty virus. It was bad! So for the last week we have not been able to get on line.
I hate invasions like that, it really ruined my day.
Well, here we go again...
In other news.....Aleyna has pink eye, the Dr. is calling it the Lakeview epidemic.
I was planning on posting 2-3 times a week, I wanted to do better at keeping friends and family up to date on our little brood. I was setting time aside, I was ready to share...then I logged on.
I was angry, I screamed, I slammed the laptop closed, I yelled for Dave.
Our local Internet provider was hacked and given a nasty virus. It was bad! So for the last week we have not been able to get on line.
I hate invasions like that, it really ruined my day.
Well, here we go again...
In other news.....Aleyna has pink eye, the Dr. is calling it the Lakeview epidemic.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Blogito. Mosquito. Burrito
Why does time seem to pass so fast and before you know it, you haven't put anything on your blog in weeks....CRAZY!!
I suppose it is because life just happens, family from Utah come to town,(love them and miss them...they should all move to Oregon), work, dentist appointments,(no cavities for Becca and braces in a year) small family reunion in LaPine...a grand goodbye to my Grandma, (she isn't doing well, I am so grateful for the knowledge I have of the Gospel and the plan of salvation!!!!) and house cleaning that never seems to end. Thank goodness I have time now....
Hmmmm, what to say? Tonight I am making pizza, and my kids love it, well, Tim may not love it as much as the rest.
"Mom, can I just have cereal?"
"No. We are all eating the same thing for dinner, the kitchen is not a fast food place."
"Yeah, well last time you made this pizza it tasted gross. I ate it, but it was gross."
"Huh, well you ate it then, and you will eat it tonight."
"Fine."
-Ah Timothy, I can always count on him for complete honesty, no matter what.
Today is Wednesday, my Friday-now onto the catch up on everything over the next few days that I haven't had the chance to get to because of work...PHEW! So things will get cleaned and put back to normal and then we will start the week again. Ah the circle of life and chaos. I LOVE IT!
Tomorrow we slaughter our first pig, his name is Bacon, things are gonna be crazy porked up around here for a while. Wanna come over for pork roast dinner...fresh off the pig?
Sorry for all the rambling, just wanted to throw all that out there without any rhyme or reason. oxoxox :)
In other news......it rained today and snowed in the mountains, this is a good thing.
I suppose it is because life just happens, family from Utah come to town,(love them and miss them...they should all move to Oregon), work, dentist appointments,(no cavities for Becca and braces in a year) small family reunion in LaPine...a grand goodbye to my Grandma, (she isn't doing well, I am so grateful for the knowledge I have of the Gospel and the plan of salvation!!!!) and house cleaning that never seems to end. Thank goodness I have time now....
Hmmmm, what to say? Tonight I am making pizza, and my kids love it, well, Tim may not love it as much as the rest.
"Mom, can I just have cereal?"
"No. We are all eating the same thing for dinner, the kitchen is not a fast food place."
"Yeah, well last time you made this pizza it tasted gross. I ate it, but it was gross."
"Huh, well you ate it then, and you will eat it tonight."
"Fine."
-Ah Timothy, I can always count on him for complete honesty, no matter what.
Today is Wednesday, my Friday-now onto the catch up on everything over the next few days that I haven't had the chance to get to because of work...PHEW! So things will get cleaned and put back to normal and then we will start the week again. Ah the circle of life and chaos. I LOVE IT!
Tomorrow we slaughter our first pig, his name is Bacon, things are gonna be crazy porked up around here for a while. Wanna come over for pork roast dinner...fresh off the pig?
Sorry for all the rambling, just wanted to throw all that out there without any rhyme or reason. oxoxox :)
In other news......it rained today and snowed in the mountains, this is a good thing.
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