I'm sure I've said enough about Erika's awesome talk, but I'm going to say more. She had to give a talk and I kind of pointed her in the direction of talking about someone who has been "an example of the believers" and let her run with it. It was so fun for me to see her talk when it was done and see that she had chosen to talk about Kelly :). She had so many cute things to say about Kelly. How she is calm, doesn't raise her voice, she always participates in family study and studies on her own... it was REALLY sweet! Maybe she'll let me take a picture of it and put it in the book. I loved it! I loved it so much I had to make sure I was there to hear her give it and even invited Kelly to hear it as well. It was really cool. I loved Kelly's face when Erika was up there and I may have seen her wipe away a little tear. Cool stuff. I wish I had been half the big sister Kelly is. Charity too for that matter. All our big sisters are such good sisters! 11-3-19
Well, it finally happened! Friday I got her walls washed and floor vacuumed and a lot of things moved in. I couldn't bring myself to move her bed. Not sure why this is always so hard for me. It took me a few days, but today! Monday! I got it all moved, sewing table and all! It is officially her room. I hope my little princess can handle having a room of her own. I'm nervous, mainly because I am not good at waking up to the baby monitors, so I hope I do before everyone else. 11-4-19
For Family night, Brad taught us about goals and referenced the new youth program and had us set some goals in the four areas. We all wrote them down. Good reminder for me. I have a lot of things I want to work on. I'm trying to limit myself to just a few so I don't get overwhelmed. For the activity Luke chose Simon Says and then DQ for Noah's treat. 11-4-19
WASHER
My dumb washer is not working right now. I’ve been kind of troubleshooting it all day, trying to figure out if it’s an easy fix. The thing is only four years old. I’ve been keeping up on the regular maintenance the best that I can so it really shouldn’t be anything like that. It’s a little frustrating. But since it was taking four hours to wash my only pair of pants. I was forced to go get new ones. Sadie and Molly were such good girls. Amazing I was able to do that. 11-5-19
KAYSVILLE REC-KELLY
Took Kelly to the rec office so she could get an application. They had her fill out the W-2 and direct deposit form too- so I assume she’s hired! Kinda funny. This will be a fun job for Kelly I think. I hope she ends up liking it better than costa vida. 11-5-19
DENTIST
I finally went to get my tooth fixed. It was not my favorite. But I thought the laughing gas experience was interesting. I was thinking about Kellie Mitchell who was in my ward growing up. In jr. high she offered me some laughing gas that she and Alex Webb were going to use. His dad was a dentist. I had said no of course, but mostly felt bad for Kellie. I was praying for her while I was getting my dental with oh I’m done. Crazy thing is she died a few years ago from cancer. But I guess I wanted to have Heavenly Father let her know I was thinking about her. My tooth is no longer sharp and ripping up my tongue. Kinda nice. 11-6-19
BRAD THE DRIVER
Brad begs me to take him driving everyday now. Pretty typical ツ. We went yesterday and he drove us up to the rec office so he could turn in his job application. They sent him out with all the forms too. I hope that means he’s hired as well. He’s a great driver! I don’t know what everyone was talking about, teaching kids to drive is not even comparable to potty training. They’re nuts. 11-6-19
SADIE’S NAILS
Sadie’s nails have been a challenge. I feel like they grow extra fast. She’s always scratching her face and then I clip them and do something wrong. This tome it was really bad!! She cried so hard! My little princess does not do pain so this was extra sad. I actually cried too. And her poor little thumb bled so much! I’ve never seen anything like that. Poor little sweetie. I felt so bad!! 11-6-19
Felt like it had been a while since Nate and I were able to go out- so this was much needed! We went to Red Robin for dinner, mmmmm, Sadie was doing so good the whole time we waited to be seated and then of course, right when they brought our food, she needed to be held. I was remembering all the times I've learned NOT to order hamburgers with nursing babies around. One-handed food only. So I learned that lesson again. But my hamburger was DELICIOUS! Even if it was difficult to eat :). It's like Emily said, sometimes you just need a big ol' greasy burger! After that we hurried off to see Midway. That movie was pretty cool. I am not a historian, so I am sure I was missing some background, but it was entertaining and thought-provoking. It was tastefully done too. I appreciated that it didn't leave me hating a nation for past actions. It was a nice date! I'm so glad I get to be with Nate and have him for eternity. My life would not be the same without him. 11-7-19
ERIKA BIRTHDAY TABLES
We had a special visitor for Erika's birthday table this year- Kelly came!! That was pretty fun :). Made up for the dumb wait at Wendy's. Something has happened with the fast food places in Kaysville, they're not.... fast! They're like beyond slow! Kinda make me crazy. But we did get our Wendy's kids meals, just as Erika had requested, we all went and had a great time- squished on the end of one table- but fun anyway! It's always fun to see our kids during the day and spend that quality time together! 11-8-19
A FULL EVENING
We had quiet a bit of stuff Friday night- I had to juggle it all around a little. I was supposed to be making Erika's birthday cake too, but all I got done was the actual cake. It was pretty hectic. Let's see- Charity was on a date with Jac. Brad and Noah were using Nate and Jack's free Jazz tickets, so I had to drive them down to the Vivint Arena (even my phone still calls it the Delta Center!), hope that they made it into the place and to their seats okay! Talk about stress! I may have earned myself an ulcer that night. Luckily they were fine! Nate was able to pick them up from his overtime shift when the game was over. It ended up being one of the most exciting games EVER! With an awesome buzzer beater at the end to win! Lots of fun for Brad and Noah. Then Luke was at Dallin Hoyer's Dart Side party and Jack was at Allie Desmond's birthday party! It was just Kelly, Erika, Molly, Sadie and I for most of the evening! If we hadn't been trying to pinch and save for our washer, we would have gone out to eat! As it was, most of the kids were here for dinner, so we had Little Caesar's. I think that was the night we ended up renting Toy Story 4! So much fun! And the movie was great! I don't know what everyone was talking about! I loved the carnival and antique store details. Lots of fun. 11-8-19
ERIKA'S GOLDEN BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST
We took Erika to IHOP in the morning on Saturday. It was a fun time. I am still annoyed that they messed up her funny face pancake and still gave it to her? WEIRD!!! But she was a good sport and didn't even complain. Look how cute and grown up she is! 11-9-19
For Erika's party she chose to take her friends to Get Air, then come back for cake, ice cream and Aladdin (the live action one). Her party went really well and ended up being a lot of fun! I think her friends had a good time. I loved making her soccer cake that morning- it turned out even better than I planned! Several of her friends even agreed :). She got lots of fun crafts and stuff, which suited her perfectly. Then we all watched Aladdin! And for some reason, we didn't even plan popcorn or treats or anything! I don't know what we were thinking! I felt bad when it hit me towards the end. Oh well. She planned a pretty fun party! Can't believe she's going to be 10 this year!! Crazy stuff! 11-9-19
So on Tuesday, it occurred to me that the washer was taking WAY TOO LONG to wash a load of clothes. I had put a load in in the morning, then looked at it before playgroup, and then when I got home, it was still going. So well over three hours! Not cool. After some research and some troubleshooting, we decided we needed to call our repair guy. He wasn't able to come until Friday, but discovered that it was the drum bearing. Completely broken. He hardly even looked at the thing and then announced that I needed to buy a new washer and then charged me $20. It was a bummer. Although, I must admit- and probably because of how crappy it's been working lately- I was a little happy at the thought of getting a new one. Since we had to anyway :). So Saturday, Nate, some of the kids and I all headed to Home Depot to pick out our washer. Not really picking it out, just looking at the one I had already researched to death and wanted online. It really was a good one and the sales guy confirmed that, so we took the plunge! Now we just have to wait til Friday! Going to be a long wait I'm afraid. 11-9-19
BUILD-A-BEAR
Erika had wanted to go to Build-a-bear for her present this year! I was so excited! She let Kelly and Bradley come with us, so after washer shopping, we went and she picked out THE CUTEST elephant! Elliot is a gray elephant with a dark green hoodie and NBA baseball cap. He is adorable! I loved watching her pick him out! I think she actually picked out the one SHE wanted this time :). Cute girl. 11-9-19
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