Colin is so sick he had to stay home from school. There is a rule that they have to be fever free for 24 hours, without the use of medicine, before they can return. So, he jumped for joy and bragged to his brothers.
Colin is so sick today that he asked if he could play with his toys in the sink. I told him he wasn't allowed to splash or make big messes and that he had to show me the toys he wanted to play with in the water. So, I sat on the couch nursing Alyssa while Colin dragged a stool over to the kitchen sink, plugged it, and filled it with water. He filled it almost to the top. He would stand his toys on the faucet and they would do a cannon ball into the water. They didn't make big splashes though...that was the rule! I think he is feeling better! No high fevers yet today. I hope the fevers are long gone.
My day is a little more lazy than usual because I have Colin home. He needs a lot more attention than Lady Bug does sometimes. Between the two of them I might at well just grab a book and find a comfy spot so that they can find me at a moment's notice! That's what being a Mom is all about...isn't it? Being there when our children need us...Even when it's just asking permission to play in the sink!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Fever..."you give me fever"!
"Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night"
Yes...the mysterious fevers are here. Alyssa had it last night, but she is teething really badly. Poor thing. This morning we all got up and Todd was off helping build a house with the Habitat for Humanity, so we just watched a movie. The next thing I know Colin is sound asleep on the couch. I thought, "What in the world..." So, I go over to check on him and he is burning up. I checked his temp and it was about 101 degrees. I let him go for a few hours until he reached 103 degrees. Now for the medicine.
When the TJ was little I should have had stock in Children's Motrin. Holy Moly! We bought a ton of the stuff. But since I have begun doing a lot more natural solutions I steer toward other remedies to help when the kids are sick.
I guess we will be staying home from church tomorrow; Colin, Alyssa and I!
So far there are no other symptoms, but I continue to watch and be aware.
Last night we were able to attend a High School football game at Central High School, here in St. Joseph. Bill and Cheryl weren't able to attend and they needed someone to be surrogate band parents for their daughter who play the mellophone in the band. So, Todd and I went. It was a lot of fun. I guess it was the first time in years that Central has won a home game. We must have been their lucky charm!
Todd's parents are on their way out here for a visit. They are all packed and ready to move to Denton, Texas and are making a pit stop here, along the way. That will be fun!
I'm going back up to take care of my sickie!
Fever all through the night"
Yes...the mysterious fevers are here. Alyssa had it last night, but she is teething really badly. Poor thing. This morning we all got up and Todd was off helping build a house with the Habitat for Humanity, so we just watched a movie. The next thing I know Colin is sound asleep on the couch. I thought, "What in the world..." So, I go over to check on him and he is burning up. I checked his temp and it was about 101 degrees. I let him go for a few hours until he reached 103 degrees. Now for the medicine.
When the TJ was little I should have had stock in Children's Motrin. Holy Moly! We bought a ton of the stuff. But since I have begun doing a lot more natural solutions I steer toward other remedies to help when the kids are sick.
I guess we will be staying home from church tomorrow; Colin, Alyssa and I!
So far there are no other symptoms, but I continue to watch and be aware.
Last night we were able to attend a High School football game at Central High School, here in St. Joseph. Bill and Cheryl weren't able to attend and they needed someone to be surrogate band parents for their daughter who play the mellophone in the band. So, Todd and I went. It was a lot of fun. I guess it was the first time in years that Central has won a home game. We must have been their lucky charm!
Todd's parents are on their way out here for a visit. They are all packed and ready to move to Denton, Texas and are making a pit stop here, along the way. That will be fun!
I'm going back up to take care of my sickie!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
His Gentle Commands
As I ran around this morning getting my children ready for school, my mind was able to focus on other things...on them. I was able to get rid of some of those thoughts that have been causing me stress and I found that my body was beginning to relax. It wasn't that this morning was restful. I start my morning at 6:30am by getting TJ up. He showers while I begin to make lunches. Once he is done I wake another child and get him into the shower while I continue to make lunches, clean the kitchen and get caught up on communication to the school. This morning I found Alex's math homework in his backpack blank. So, I got him up earlier than usual, as he is the last one I wake up, and sat him at the kitchen table while I made lunches so that I could help him with his homework.
When Todd was leaving for work this morning I had been up for almost an hour. My brain just wouldn't shut off after putting Alyssa back down after feeding her yet again. He came to hug & kiss me and asked how I was doing. On the verge of tears I mentioned that I think I might need a blessing. He hugged me and let me explain why. He would give me a blessing regardless, but I share everything with him, so we talked. Then he went off to work.
I kept a prayer in my heart all morning asking Heavenly Father to help me to know how to reduce this stressful feeling is am having.
I have begun practicing the piano again. It has been years, but I am trying to get my mind and my fingers back into the habit. So, I sat at the piano when the kids went out front to wait for the bus. I played a few hymns over and over again. I can't sing with them or I totally screw up playing! I can't play very well when other sings either. That will come again. I needed to get up and give Lady Bug more cantaloupe and as I was taking care of her the words of the hymn I had been playing came to my mind.
"Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
Haste to your Heavenly Father's throne
And sweet refreshment find."
What a wonderful reminder. I just need to leave this burden at the feet of the Lord and do my best to continue on and He will help me through. He will carry me.
I am so grateful for the beautiful hymns and the blessing that they can be in my life and others lives if we so choose to utilize them. The hymn continues:
"His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet
And bear a song away."
So, I will continue this day with a prayer in my heart and a song on my lips as I continue forward. What a wonderful blessing it is to have the gospel of Jesus Christ to guide and direct me in my life. I am so extraordinarily grateful to have a loving Savior who died for me and knows exactly what I am going through; no matter how small or how large it may be.
(How Gentle God's Commands, Hymn #125)
When Todd was leaving for work this morning I had been up for almost an hour. My brain just wouldn't shut off after putting Alyssa back down after feeding her yet again. He came to hug & kiss me and asked how I was doing. On the verge of tears I mentioned that I think I might need a blessing. He hugged me and let me explain why. He would give me a blessing regardless, but I share everything with him, so we talked. Then he went off to work.
I kept a prayer in my heart all morning asking Heavenly Father to help me to know how to reduce this stressful feeling is am having.
I have begun practicing the piano again. It has been years, but I am trying to get my mind and my fingers back into the habit. So, I sat at the piano when the kids went out front to wait for the bus. I played a few hymns over and over again. I can't sing with them or I totally screw up playing! I can't play very well when other sings either. That will come again. I needed to get up and give Lady Bug more cantaloupe and as I was taking care of her the words of the hymn I had been playing came to my mind.
"Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
Haste to your Heavenly Father's throne
And sweet refreshment find."
What a wonderful reminder. I just need to leave this burden at the feet of the Lord and do my best to continue on and He will help me through. He will carry me.
I am so grateful for the beautiful hymns and the blessing that they can be in my life and others lives if we so choose to utilize them. The hymn continues:
"His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet
And bear a song away."
So, I will continue this day with a prayer in my heart and a song on my lips as I continue forward. What a wonderful blessing it is to have the gospel of Jesus Christ to guide and direct me in my life. I am so extraordinarily grateful to have a loving Savior who died for me and knows exactly what I am going through; no matter how small or how large it may be.
(How Gentle God's Commands, Hymn #125)
Friday, September 11, 2009
We change
I was realizing just the other day how some minor things have changed since Todd and I got married. When a couple gets together people always talk about what things they like to do together, what their common interests are. Well, Todd and I always loved movies and just being together.
One of the things Todd has always loved is baseball. And not just any old baseball game, but the Royals. So, he would listen to games on the radio and I would sigh and think, "Boring!!". Many times I would ask him to change the station because I hated to listen to the game.
This year I have attended 2 Kansas City Royals home games with Todd and family and friends. This year I have learned to appreciate baseball. It was fun to attend a game, sit high up in the stands and cheer for our team. There is so much going on at the stadium. People walking up and down the stairs yelling, "Cotton Candy...Cotton Candy for sale!". They sell frozen Lemonade, ice creams, and many other things. It is stimulation overload! The noise is insane and you have to yell or talk very loudly to be heard. We even started texting one time because it was just easier to communicate that way.
So, I am now a fan. I actually enjoy the games. I will even watch them on TV. Now...I still don't like to listen to them on the radio, but I have gained an appreciation for something that Todd loves and now we can share it together.
The boys love the games too. Max has a hard time with the noise, but he does really well considering. TJ, Alex and Colin will holler with the rest of them as they cheer the team on. It's fun to watch! They chant, "Let's go Royals!" clap, clap "Let's go Royals!" clap, clap They get loud and crazy. It's so cute. They ask for cotton candy and we lovingly say no. They ask for soda, nachos, ice cream...and we again tell them no. We bring popcorn and water and other yummy snacks. It's much less expensive that way. I was shocked one time when I went to get water and it cost over $4 a bottle. That highway robbery right there!!!
So, we can change. We can learn to like new and different things. We just have to want to change.
One of the things Todd has always loved is baseball. And not just any old baseball game, but the Royals. So, he would listen to games on the radio and I would sigh and think, "Boring!!". Many times I would ask him to change the station because I hated to listen to the game.
This year I have attended 2 Kansas City Royals home games with Todd and family and friends. This year I have learned to appreciate baseball. It was fun to attend a game, sit high up in the stands and cheer for our team. There is so much going on at the stadium. People walking up and down the stairs yelling, "Cotton Candy...Cotton Candy for sale!". They sell frozen Lemonade, ice creams, and many other things. It is stimulation overload! The noise is insane and you have to yell or talk very loudly to be heard. We even started texting one time because it was just easier to communicate that way.
So, I am now a fan. I actually enjoy the games. I will even watch them on TV. Now...I still don't like to listen to them on the radio, but I have gained an appreciation for something that Todd loves and now we can share it together.
The boys love the games too. Max has a hard time with the noise, but he does really well considering. TJ, Alex and Colin will holler with the rest of them as they cheer the team on. It's fun to watch! They chant, "Let's go Royals!" clap, clap "Let's go Royals!" clap, clap They get loud and crazy. It's so cute. They ask for cotton candy and we lovingly say no. They ask for soda, nachos, ice cream...and we again tell them no. We bring popcorn and water and other yummy snacks. It's much less expensive that way. I was shocked one time when I went to get water and it cost over $4 a bottle. That highway robbery right there!!!
So, we can change. We can learn to like new and different things. We just have to want to change.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Swing of Things
We are getting into...the "Swing of things" again! Slowly, but surely. Alyssa is trying to get used to playing all by herself with no interruptions from her noisy brothers! She is doing pretty well with that.
The other day I was cleaning up the house and I went into TJ's and Alex's room and found something I thought was pretty creative. I would never have thought to do it myself. TJ had taken a headlamp and put it on the blink mode, set it on the floor and pointed it at the sensor on the night light. So every time the headlamp would shine the night light would go off, and every time with headlamp was off the night light would shine. It must have caught me just right because I chuckled and left it the way that it was.
I spent a large part of my day yesterday cleaning my room. I am always telling my kids to clean theirs but mine doesn't get touched. So, I cleaned it. I had a man from State Farm coming to look at the leak in our bathroom and I didn't want him to see the mess. So, I cleaned and cleared out everything I could. The result...I have a new room. It is so nice! So tidy and spacious! It is a nice feeling! Now Todd just need to finish what I started on his stuff and we will have a wonderful room.
I am ready for little Ladybug to sleep at night. She is teething again so that doesn't help matters. She doesn't sleep through the night anyway, but when she is teething it feels like torture. I am a grouch because I am not getting the sleep that I so desperately need to stay pleasant, so I have to try extra hard to be pleasant anyway. That is just not easy. It's bad when I find myself doing things that I would get upset with the boys for doing. TJ called me on it and I had to do some repenting. Ugh! I pray for sleep constantly but sleep evades me. I told Todd that I must need to learn something from this lack of sleep because Heavenly Father continues to allow me to be tested with it. Maybe some day soon I will get that wonderful blessing of sleep!
Todd's birthday is coming up next Monday. He will be 35 years old. He has decided that this is a perfect year for a mid-life crisis. He has decided that he needs a Mini Cooper to help him through this "tough" time in life. :) I just chuckle with him and tell him that when he can find one in our price range he has my blessing. Silly man!
Lyssy-loo is needing my attention. I had better go! Until the next time...
The other day I was cleaning up the house and I went into TJ's and Alex's room and found something I thought was pretty creative. I would never have thought to do it myself. TJ had taken a headlamp and put it on the blink mode, set it on the floor and pointed it at the sensor on the night light. So every time the headlamp would shine the night light would go off, and every time with headlamp was off the night light would shine. It must have caught me just right because I chuckled and left it the way that it was.
I spent a large part of my day yesterday cleaning my room. I am always telling my kids to clean theirs but mine doesn't get touched. So, I cleaned it. I had a man from State Farm coming to look at the leak in our bathroom and I didn't want him to see the mess. So, I cleaned and cleared out everything I could. The result...I have a new room. It is so nice! So tidy and spacious! It is a nice feeling! Now Todd just need to finish what I started on his stuff and we will have a wonderful room.
I am ready for little Ladybug to sleep at night. She is teething again so that doesn't help matters. She doesn't sleep through the night anyway, but when she is teething it feels like torture. I am a grouch because I am not getting the sleep that I so desperately need to stay pleasant, so I have to try extra hard to be pleasant anyway. That is just not easy. It's bad when I find myself doing things that I would get upset with the boys for doing. TJ called me on it and I had to do some repenting. Ugh! I pray for sleep constantly but sleep evades me. I told Todd that I must need to learn something from this lack of sleep because Heavenly Father continues to allow me to be tested with it. Maybe some day soon I will get that wonderful blessing of sleep!
Todd's birthday is coming up next Monday. He will be 35 years old. He has decided that this is a perfect year for a mid-life crisis. He has decided that he needs a Mini Cooper to help him through this "tough" time in life. :) I just chuckle with him and tell him that when he can find one in our price range he has my blessing. Silly man!
Lyssy-loo is needing my attention. I had better go! Until the next time...
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Back to School
This was the first week back to school for all four of our boys. I need to put some pictures on here so you can see all the boys in their school duds. They had early outs on each day too.
TJ was really nervous about his teacher, but it turns out that she is actually pretty nice. TJ is excited about that.
This is the first year that they all came home saying they made a new friend. We have been here for 3 1/2 years now. I am thankful for how comfortable they finally are.
Alex loves his new teacher. He had her for summer school and she is really nice. He has had a great time so far.
Max had a fabulous week at school. He behaved well and really enjoyed being back with his Para Professional, Mrs. Wisler. We are so thankful that she chose to stay on with Max. She has been a great blessing in our lives. Max's new teacher seems really nice too. Besides being more aggressive after school, Max is doing great. I always know that he will have a longer and harder adjustment period when beginning a new school year than the other boys.
Colin came home to tell us that he had a Awesome time at school. He made a friend and he had a lot of fun. He enjoyed the coloring pages that he was given.
So, even though I am so tired from having to get up early this week, I am thankful that it has gone so well. The only things that I could do without is all the paperwork from school. Almost every day we have something we have to look at, file, fill out and return...love the papers!
We are still trying to get unpacked from our trip. We will hopefully have that done soon. One of my most exciting treasures that I brought home with me from Maine is my box full of cups and saucers from my Grandmother. Until this trip I had forgotten to get them. While we were in Maine I asked where they might be and Juli and I got to go digging. In an older home that can be a little scary with all the cobwebs and stuff. They weren't very hard to find though. They were in a really old trunk that smelled of moth balls...yum. Juli and I carefully unwrapped a bunch of other dusty, smelly items before we found my box. So fun! Memories! I can't wait to unwrap them and place them carefully on a shelf in my bedroom (for now at least until the kids are older). Todd is going to make a nice shelf for me. I also plan to put a couple of knick-knacks (or how ever you spell that silly word!) there that my Mom gave me while we were home.
I feel a little out of sorts since getting home. I'm having a bit of a hard time getting into the swing of things. I feel like I am missing home a lot more this time than in the past....
Plus on Thursday my Mom's mother went into the hospital and was in critical condition for a while. We had just spent time with her while we were in Maine and I just couldn't quite wrap my brain around the situation. Thankfully she is doing better and was moved out of the ICU today and is improving daily. What a blessing. I am so thankful for being able to spend time with her recently.
I started out this blog with a totally different idea in mind for writing but I guess this is what I was supposed to share!
Today I spent about 4 hours doing my budget from the trip. I am so very thrilled to be finished with that! Now I can relax! Well, I better go relax and hold little Lady Bug before it's time for bed.
Sleep well all!
TJ was really nervous about his teacher, but it turns out that she is actually pretty nice. TJ is excited about that.
This is the first year that they all came home saying they made a new friend. We have been here for 3 1/2 years now. I am thankful for how comfortable they finally are.
Alex loves his new teacher. He had her for summer school and she is really nice. He has had a great time so far.
Max had a fabulous week at school. He behaved well and really enjoyed being back with his Para Professional, Mrs. Wisler. We are so thankful that she chose to stay on with Max. She has been a great blessing in our lives. Max's new teacher seems really nice too. Besides being more aggressive after school, Max is doing great. I always know that he will have a longer and harder adjustment period when beginning a new school year than the other boys.
Colin came home to tell us that he had a Awesome time at school. He made a friend and he had a lot of fun. He enjoyed the coloring pages that he was given.
So, even though I am so tired from having to get up early this week, I am thankful that it has gone so well. The only things that I could do without is all the paperwork from school. Almost every day we have something we have to look at, file, fill out and return...love the papers!
We are still trying to get unpacked from our trip. We will hopefully have that done soon. One of my most exciting treasures that I brought home with me from Maine is my box full of cups and saucers from my Grandmother. Until this trip I had forgotten to get them. While we were in Maine I asked where they might be and Juli and I got to go digging. In an older home that can be a little scary with all the cobwebs and stuff. They weren't very hard to find though. They were in a really old trunk that smelled of moth balls...yum. Juli and I carefully unwrapped a bunch of other dusty, smelly items before we found my box. So fun! Memories! I can't wait to unwrap them and place them carefully on a shelf in my bedroom (for now at least until the kids are older). Todd is going to make a nice shelf for me. I also plan to put a couple of knick-knacks (or how ever you spell that silly word!) there that my Mom gave me while we were home.
I feel a little out of sorts since getting home. I'm having a bit of a hard time getting into the swing of things. I feel like I am missing home a lot more this time than in the past....
Plus on Thursday my Mom's mother went into the hospital and was in critical condition for a while. We had just spent time with her while we were in Maine and I just couldn't quite wrap my brain around the situation. Thankfully she is doing better and was moved out of the ICU today and is improving daily. What a blessing. I am so thankful for being able to spend time with her recently.
I started out this blog with a totally different idea in mind for writing but I guess this is what I was supposed to share!
Today I spent about 4 hours doing my budget from the trip. I am so very thrilled to be finished with that! Now I can relax! Well, I better go relax and hold little Lady Bug before it's time for bed.
Sleep well all!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Awesome Vacation
We are home again. We had such a wonderful time on vacation that it has been very hard to come home. The three weeks we spent in Maine were jam packed with fun, family and lots more!
The first week we visited with both my side of the family, The Young's, and also with Todd's family. We spent time with both sets of grandparents and even one Great Gramma who flew in from Arizona. We ate lobster and clams at Doug's and Heidi's house in Gray, Maine (about 45 minutes south of where Kara grew up). Todd's Aunt Sheila and Uncle Buster were there visiting from Colorado and had brought a couple of friends. That was a bunch of fun! George and Linda Young, my parents, and Juli Dubuc, my sister, tagged along for the evening. The kids had a blast jumping on Uncle Doug's trampoline and messing around with everyone.
The lobster didn't stop there! We had lobster again at Juli's and Scott's house later in the week! Yum! We also spent time 4-wheeling, and swimming.
The first weekend there we were busy with, my High School friend, Kristina's wedding. We attended the rehearsal dinner in the soaking wet yard where it would be held. We sloshed around in the puddles in the grass for about 20 minutes before we headed to the dinner. At the dinner, TJ spent much time catching itty bitty tiny frogs with the girls who were there. :) It was rainy and wet, but it was fun no less.
Then on Saturday the wedding took place. Todd and I were playing photographers. It was fun, but it also reminded me why I hate doing weddings!!! They are so fast paced and crazy. Again we got to slosh around in mud holes for the most part! I am so glad I went casual.
We were able to attend church with my parents twice this trip, which wouldn't have happened if Todd had worked the Friday before. So, on August 2nd a group of us who were youth together sang in Sacrament meeting. It was the first time in about 15 years since we had sung together...and sung that song in particular. I kept thinking, while we were practicing that I sounded totally off key. Well then I realized that our YW leader at the time had changed the song to fit our abilities as a group. So, I wasn't really messed up! I ended up doing the "soprano" part. I haven't sung that high in a while, and it wasn't really that high. It was a good alto part! Anyway, the song is called, "Warriors of Light". So, I got through it to the end...and then I cried. So fun to sing together again. Granted it was only a handful of us, but it was still awesome. We had myself, Juli, Darcy, Shannon, DeeDee and we asked Ashley Paine to help on soprano. It was neat. ...Memories!...
We spent a weekend at Doug's and Heidi's home, where Todd's parents are staying for the summer. We went swimming, played video games, ate smores, jumped on the trampoline, sang songs while Doug played the guitar, and so much more.
We were also able to attend Todd's parent's branch. We were amazed at how few faces we knew this time. It has changed a lot. The sunday school class was awesome. It was a great experience.
Okay, so we then spent more time 4-wheeling, swimming, playing video games, fishing with Papa, and shopping! Alex caught the most awesome bass. It was about 14 inches...I think! Ask my Dad, he knows! We ate that bass too. It was so yummy! So we went on many adventures. We went shopping at the L.L. Bean store in Freeport. We went to the ocean...Doug and Heidi came along too. Doug went fishing. We "walked the rocks". Then we all went swimming on the beach. We learned a valuable lesson too. Don't wear a two piece if you want to ride the waves!!
We then raced to our favorite shopping place on Bailey Island and got there just before they closed. It's a fun shop at the end of the island, right on the ocean. To get there we had to cross the Cribstone bridge which is a famous bridge. My Great Grandfather helped build the bridge. It was made out of huge cobble stones. Really neat!
TJ got the chance to take pictures with Papa's digital camera. He took him out into the woods like he used to do with my when I was young, and he showed him nature to take pictures of. Then they uploaded them to the computer and TJ learned how to use Photoshop to edit his pictures, which he then printed out and put into a "portfolio".
We went to the movies to see "G-Force" with a lot of family and even more friends! It was fun. We took up about 5 or 6 rows in the theater.
Mom, Juli and a friend of my Mom's, Sue, all went to North Conway, New Hampshire to go shopping. That was a fun day!
Todd and I went on a double date with Scott and Juli and then later we went on a triple date with Gus and Darcy, and Scott and Juli. We also celebrated Juli's birthday early with an evening of Mexican food (Juli's choice) and chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, a family tradition!
I am sure I have missed something that we did. We had so much fun. We got to see a lot of friends and then there were some whom we still weren't able to see. It's crazy how busy vacations can get. To those whom we didn't get to see, we apologize, and hope to see you next time. I am sure this is totally out of order, but you get the idea! We had fun! Glad to be home, but miss Maine and family so much.
The first week we visited with both my side of the family, The Young's, and also with Todd's family. We spent time with both sets of grandparents and even one Great Gramma who flew in from Arizona. We ate lobster and clams at Doug's and Heidi's house in Gray, Maine (about 45 minutes south of where Kara grew up). Todd's Aunt Sheila and Uncle Buster were there visiting from Colorado and had brought a couple of friends. That was a bunch of fun! George and Linda Young, my parents, and Juli Dubuc, my sister, tagged along for the evening. The kids had a blast jumping on Uncle Doug's trampoline and messing around with everyone.
The lobster didn't stop there! We had lobster again at Juli's and Scott's house later in the week! Yum! We also spent time 4-wheeling, and swimming.
The first weekend there we were busy with, my High School friend, Kristina's wedding. We attended the rehearsal dinner in the soaking wet yard where it would be held. We sloshed around in the puddles in the grass for about 20 minutes before we headed to the dinner. At the dinner, TJ spent much time catching itty bitty tiny frogs with the girls who were there. :) It was rainy and wet, but it was fun no less.
Then on Saturday the wedding took place. Todd and I were playing photographers. It was fun, but it also reminded me why I hate doing weddings!!! They are so fast paced and crazy. Again we got to slosh around in mud holes for the most part! I am so glad I went casual.
We were able to attend church with my parents twice this trip, which wouldn't have happened if Todd had worked the Friday before. So, on August 2nd a group of us who were youth together sang in Sacrament meeting. It was the first time in about 15 years since we had sung together...and sung that song in particular. I kept thinking, while we were practicing that I sounded totally off key. Well then I realized that our YW leader at the time had changed the song to fit our abilities as a group. So, I wasn't really messed up! I ended up doing the "soprano" part. I haven't sung that high in a while, and it wasn't really that high. It was a good alto part! Anyway, the song is called, "Warriors of Light". So, I got through it to the end...and then I cried. So fun to sing together again. Granted it was only a handful of us, but it was still awesome. We had myself, Juli, Darcy, Shannon, DeeDee and we asked Ashley Paine to help on soprano. It was neat. ...Memories!...
We spent a weekend at Doug's and Heidi's home, where Todd's parents are staying for the summer. We went swimming, played video games, ate smores, jumped on the trampoline, sang songs while Doug played the guitar, and so much more.
We were also able to attend Todd's parent's branch. We were amazed at how few faces we knew this time. It has changed a lot. The sunday school class was awesome. It was a great experience.
Okay, so we then spent more time 4-wheeling, swimming, playing video games, fishing with Papa, and shopping! Alex caught the most awesome bass. It was about 14 inches...I think! Ask my Dad, he knows! We ate that bass too. It was so yummy! So we went on many adventures. We went shopping at the L.L. Bean store in Freeport. We went to the ocean...Doug and Heidi came along too. Doug went fishing. We "walked the rocks". Then we all went swimming on the beach. We learned a valuable lesson too. Don't wear a two piece if you want to ride the waves!!
We then raced to our favorite shopping place on Bailey Island and got there just before they closed. It's a fun shop at the end of the island, right on the ocean. To get there we had to cross the Cribstone bridge which is a famous bridge. My Great Grandfather helped build the bridge. It was made out of huge cobble stones. Really neat!
TJ got the chance to take pictures with Papa's digital camera. He took him out into the woods like he used to do with my when I was young, and he showed him nature to take pictures of. Then they uploaded them to the computer and TJ learned how to use Photoshop to edit his pictures, which he then printed out and put into a "portfolio".
We went to the movies to see "G-Force" with a lot of family and even more friends! It was fun. We took up about 5 or 6 rows in the theater.
Mom, Juli and a friend of my Mom's, Sue, all went to North Conway, New Hampshire to go shopping. That was a fun day!
Todd and I went on a double date with Scott and Juli and then later we went on a triple date with Gus and Darcy, and Scott and Juli. We also celebrated Juli's birthday early with an evening of Mexican food (Juli's choice) and chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, a family tradition!
I am sure I have missed something that we did. We had so much fun. We got to see a lot of friends and then there were some whom we still weren't able to see. It's crazy how busy vacations can get. To those whom we didn't get to see, we apologize, and hope to see you next time. I am sure this is totally out of order, but you get the idea! We had fun! Glad to be home, but miss Maine and family so much.
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