Did You Know…
Jul 02
Everyone,
That crocodiles raise the sun?
Now you do.
Safire
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Utah Day 8
May 31
Everyone,
What a day! This morning we spent getting everyone ready for the big day ahead.
And we were late, even after getting up at 7am with the kids. Why is that I can’t make it somewhere until after 11am when I’ve been up for hours? It’s probably because everyone has to get ready AND I have to exercise. It’s nice to have exercise a habit. I like it.
Anyway, we went over to Juice’s family today and spent the afternoon with them. Juice’s two brothers were there, and his sister came with all of her kids. Including her twin girls! I haven’t seen Seraph since she was 2 months old because she’s either in the hospital when we go or my kids have a cold. But this time all the planets aligned and we were able to see them! Yay!
Everyone had lunch and I loved hearing Juice and his brothers reminisce about all the bad things they did as kids. Juice’s mom said that it was amazing any of them lived to be adults. About half an hour later full of more stories, she said, “I want to change my statement. It’s amazing I lived!”
Butterfly spent the whole afternoon jumping on the trampoline in their field with her cousins. She had a ball. Juice’s dad showed us his new hobby: a beehive. Very cool. We’re going to try and go over again sometime next week and he’ll pull it open for me to take some pictures. I’m excited!
The boys were very good and even slept for awhile while we were there. We were smart and brought their beds and their blankies and music. But they had a good time playing with their cousins too and the toy train.
Once we actually left (like an hour later than we wanted to!), we headed up to my Aunt’s house for my Dad’s family reunion. Good food, good family, and good conversation. Butterfly ran and ran and ran with her second cousin who is just a year older than her. The boys played on the slide and ate only chips for dinner. We left there around 9pm.
They stayed awake for the entire 45 minutes of the ride home. I thought with all the playing for sure they would be asleep in seconds. They were once we put them in their beds around 10pm. Tomorrow is going to be fun, I can tell.
Safire
BBQ, cousins, Juice's family, my family BBQ, family, trips, Utah
What a Difference Sleep Makes
May 25
Everyone,
Juice is doing MUCH better, thanks to a good night’s sleep. I am no longer coughing and the boys noses are just slightly running. Butterfly is still unscathed. I feel like we bounced back from this one pretty quick but Juice thinks otherwise.
Today was yet another fun BBQ with our church this time. It was great! There was tons of food, a bounce house and a playground for the kids, and good friends to talk to. Of course, it rained on us. Hard. Didn’t seem to bother anyone too much, though. Butterfly had a pretty good time (although she kept saying no one would play with her…BFF Vinny was too excited to be in the bounce house to come out and do anything else) and came home wet and cross. She napped. The boys did not. ARG! They were DONE by 5pm and have been quiet ever since. (Well, except for the time that Professor got his binkie stuck between inside his sleep sack. He couldn’t find it and was pretty unhappy!)
I was hoping to do some geocaching today. You know, that fun treasure hunting thing I’ve gotten hooked on. But it rained off and on all day and there was no nap to be had from the boys. So, my goal is to go tomorrow, after I do my errands and have friends over in the morning. Juice says I’ve become obsessed with it. I wouldn’t go that far but it’s a lot of fun. And free! And there is exercise and fresh air involved! All good things!
6 days till launch!
Safire
Movie Day…What does that mean?
May 24
Everyone,
We are sick. AGAIN. I swear we are just passing the same cold around and around the house. This time Juice is knocked down with it. No sleep for him (even with Nyquil, lucky guy to actually be able to use it) and running around a lot yesterday at the BBQ did him in. He was so miserable this morning. I made him stay home from church and left all of the kids with him. Hehe…not much of a rest for him I’m sure but I had a class to teach.
Both boys still have runny noses. I am slowly getting over my cold. I’d say it was about 10 days in coming but I feel about 90%. Butterfly seems to be the only one who has not caught it this time and I’m hoping it stays that way.
T-minus ONE WEEK till we leave on our Ultimate Road Trip. I am just praying that everyone is better by then (my dad included because he is sick as well). I am also stressing about it a little bit. My teeth get really sensitive when I’m stressed. Probably because I grind them while sleep. If I can get to sleep at all. I hate a racing mind.
This week is going to be full of getting ready to go, packing, and getting the house ready to be without me for 6 whole weeks. Tomorrow we are resting up to get people well (and I think I’m taking the kids to a church BBQ without Juice). I’d like to go geocaching tomorrow to find a travel bug (little dog tag that has a serial number on it and you can track it’s movements around the world) so I can take one from here to Utah. I plan on taking one from Utah back to here when we come back in July. I need to finish getting summer clothes for Butterfly. I need to get a kennel in Southern Utah for Soot for the few days we are staying there.
So much to do, so little time. I just keep telling myself, one task, then the next. And my one task right now is sleep!
Safire