So, let's see...what's happened?
How about I go with what's going to happen first? Mitch's dad and stepmom arrive tomorrow for a visit. They are staying until Monday. The kids are of course excited. I wish I could say I'm ready, but if you know me at all, you know I work best under pressure so I'm waiting until tomorrow to do anything. As I do.
My mom arrives on Tuesday. That's right, the day after Mitch's dad leaves. Talking about planning. She's staying for almost a week. The only plan we have is to take a ride on the Heber Valley Railroad over the weekend. It should be fun.
Back to the present time...
Today is Mitch's birthday. We're actually putting it off until tomorrow so we can celebrate with his dad and Annette, who's birthday is actually tomorrow. Good timing, if you ask me. Which you are here reading this blog, so I'm going to take that as asking.
A shout out to my stepmother Nancy, who is also celebrating a birthday today.
We're all unpacked at the new house. In fact, now we're at the stage of packing things back up and putting them in the basement. Actually, that's just Jacob, who can't part with ANYTHING, yet doesn't have a 10,000 square foot room that will hold all of his treasures. The boy needs to learn to LET GO already. It's the complete opposite with Sara, who when she cleans her room, I have to look through her throw-away pile and say "Um, yeah, you're keeping this," Have I mentioned my kids are total opposites? Because they are. Totally.
Halloween is right around the corner and I've heard the weather is supposed to be good this year. Sara, if you didn't see the picture on Facebook, is a scary doctor and Jacob is going to be a banana, if he and his friends decide to dress up. I still need to get some more candy. Can never have enough, you know.
I'd end with a promise to blog more, but you know I can't be trusted.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hello Again!
So much for better blogging practices. I just cannot be trusted. Why you all continue to come here and read is beyond me. But I thank you for coming back anyway.
I'm not working anymore, but I am babysitting a 3-year-old during the day. His dad works with Mitch and it all just kind of came together shortly before I left my other job. And let me tell you, when your kids are 10 and 12, you forget what having a 3-year-old around all day is like. Busy, busy, busy. But we're having fun so it's been good.
We're in our new house. I can hardly believe we found one after all the looking and searching we did. And actually, this house is in the same neighborhood as where we were renting. But it's a great house and almost everything we wanted. It's very close to several of Jacob's friends as well, so that's been great for getting him out of the house to hang out. We're almost completely unpacked now and pretty well settled. There are always things you're working on and improvements to be made of course. My scrapbook room needs to be put together and I'm so looking forward to having a place to have my things set up and ready to go. Then I won't have any more excuses not to get crafting!
Sara started playing the oboe with the Pony Band, a program run by the middle school band director to start elementary school kids in music earlier. This is the same program that kept Jacob playing the trumpet when we moved here last year. She's only been going for 2 weeks, Mondays and Wednesdays, but she's enjoying it. Speaking of band, Jacob is contemplating a switch to the french horn. The school has instruments you can rent for the year - for only $70! which is quite a bargain if you know anything about the cost of renting from a traditional music store - and he's trying one out right now. The school has 2 new french horns on order and when those come in, he can decide if he wants to switch for good. He wants to keep his trumpet and play both. He's also volunteering with the Pony Band program to help teach new trumpet players.
In other sad news, Elliot is no longer on Law & Order: SVU. I know I speak for you and I both when I say how sad we are at this terrible turn of events. But together, we'll get through this. Thank you of course for your continued support. :)
I'm not working anymore, but I am babysitting a 3-year-old during the day. His dad works with Mitch and it all just kind of came together shortly before I left my other job. And let me tell you, when your kids are 10 and 12, you forget what having a 3-year-old around all day is like. Busy, busy, busy. But we're having fun so it's been good.
We're in our new house. I can hardly believe we found one after all the looking and searching we did. And actually, this house is in the same neighborhood as where we were renting. But it's a great house and almost everything we wanted. It's very close to several of Jacob's friends as well, so that's been great for getting him out of the house to hang out. We're almost completely unpacked now and pretty well settled. There are always things you're working on and improvements to be made of course. My scrapbook room needs to be put together and I'm so looking forward to having a place to have my things set up and ready to go. Then I won't have any more excuses not to get crafting!
Sara started playing the oboe with the Pony Band, a program run by the middle school band director to start elementary school kids in music earlier. This is the same program that kept Jacob playing the trumpet when we moved here last year. She's only been going for 2 weeks, Mondays and Wednesdays, but she's enjoying it. Speaking of band, Jacob is contemplating a switch to the french horn. The school has instruments you can rent for the year - for only $70! which is quite a bargain if you know anything about the cost of renting from a traditional music store - and he's trying one out right now. The school has 2 new french horns on order and when those come in, he can decide if he wants to switch for good. He wants to keep his trumpet and play both. He's also volunteering with the Pony Band program to help teach new trumpet players.
In other sad news, Elliot is no longer on Law & Order: SVU. I know I speak for you and I both when I say how sad we are at this terrible turn of events. But together, we'll get through this. Thank you of course for your continued support. :)
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