Monday, April 5, 2010 I was determined to get a lot done this week. It's Spring Break for the kids and so I decided that there was 2 major goals for the week. 1. Spend lots of time with the kids - with at least 1 special activity a day and 2. Get Spring Cleaning done! Today we cleaned the bedrooms - especially rearranging the kids bedroom. We created a "Terabithia" for them underneath JJ's bed. It's a little crawl space that they can go and play under now. For our special activity today, we had a picnic. Unfortunately it was raining really hard outside so we opted to have the picnic inside. Beth and I even dressed up in dresses! Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Today we cleaned the bathroom and hallway and for our special activity, we went to Storytime at the Library. It was so fun and ... [Read More]
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Life 365 | Week 12
Monday, March 15, 2010 I spent the day lounging in my motel room with take-out food, hot shower, a book, and my computer. I did a lot of thinking, resting and playing. It was wonderful. Meanwhile, Joey and the kids got to go to a play based off the children's book, "If you give a Mouse a Cookie." The kids LOVED it. They also went to school and then enjoyed an evening with Joey. I'm so grateful for such a great family! Tuesday, March 16, 2010 I came home at 5am. I was ready to be with my family. It was a busy day with laundry and cleaning up the house from being away. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Happy St. Patrick's Day. I discovered last night that I didn't have anything Green for Beth to wear. The only thing we had was a yellow stripe shirt that did have some green in it. So we went ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 11
Monday, March 8, 2010 My mission this week was to get the house in order. I've been just picking up lately and not really cleaning. It all started with the kid's bedroom today. I had to snap a photo because it's usually only this clean for 5 minutes. Everything is in its place for the moment. Tuesday, March 9, 2010 More cleaning and designing today. In School this week, Beth's learning about rainbows and yesterday she brought home this dandy. We hung it up on the fridge today and Beth just beamed. I love it when she's so happy. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 We're trying to accomplish JJ's reading chart this month - we only got the chart on Monday - so he can get a free pass to the Seven Peaks Water Park. We're on a roll so far! We've been reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 8
Monday, February 15, 2010 We did some deep cleaning of the house today. It was such good weather - it almost felt like Spring. It really felt great and after being sick all last week, it felt good to get the house all clean and sterilized and aired out. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen and Uncle Lane and Uncle Clint arrived today to spend a couple of days. It was great to get to visit with them. We got some KFC take-out, played some Wii and just visited. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 A busy day today. Grandpa and Grandma and Lane went to to Salt Lake City to do some shopping, take care of some business, and a special banquet for Lane. Clint got to hang-out with us all day. We took Beth to school and Clint got to play some more Wii. We then picked up JJ and Beth ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 5
Monday, January 25, 2010 Joey is going to have to work late tomorrow, so we decided to celebrate JJ's birthday tonight. Joey came home early and we surprised JJ by taking our family to Chuck E Cheese. JJ was so excited to be able to have his favorite food - pizza - and play games! We had a great time together as a family. We came home and JJ got to open his presents - some new scriptures with his name on them, some Transformer toys, and a Spiderman watch. Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Happy Birthday to JJ! I can't believe he is already 8 years old. I made some brownies and he was so excited to take them to share with his class today at school. He came home very happy. While he was at school, Beth and I made his cake and he loved it! Tonight he got to blow his candles out and we ... [Read More]
Project 365 | Week 42
Monday, October 12, 2009 Today I walked Beth to school for the first time since I sprained my ankle. It was hard and it hurt, but I made it and I'm so glad! It was a very long day. Had a hard time sleeping, so I only got a couple of hours of sleep. Because I walked so slow, I missed JJ's bus coming home and he was home alone for about 10 minutes and he was so scared because "he couldn't find me." I felt awful that I didn't make it back in time, but it doesn't look like he will be scarred for life or anything. Just a really tired day! Tuesday, October 13, 2009 It rained today and it just feels like Fall Weather! We finally were able to find a ride for our van to go to Orderville so my Dad can fix it for us. The kids enjoyed watching the van get put on the "big truck" and it ... [Read More]
Project 365 | Week 35
Monday, August 24, 2009 I started being in the kitchen again this week! Tonight it was homemade mini pizzas and breadsticks. The kids enjoyed helping create these masterpieces! Tuesday, August 25, 2009 I was in the mood for comfort food, but I really didn't want to cook. But when I thought of Country Fried Steak and Cream Gravy, I decided it would be worth it. So after spending quite a bit of time in the kitchen tonight, I came up with this wonderful dinner. It tasted SO GOOD! And there is enough left over for dinner tomorrow night so I won't have to cook! YAY! Wednesday, August 26, 2009 The kids sat out on the porch tonight waiting for Daddy to come home. It took over an hour for Dad to actually show up, but Mom got some really cute photos of JJ & Beth as they ... [Read More]
Project 365 | Week 30
Monday, July 20, 2009 I found a new website this weekend that I LOVE. It's called Our Best Bites and has some great recipes! I love bread, but I haven't really ever made it. Tonight I made cheesy breadsticks and homemade hot pockets - recipes from the site and it was SO GOOD! I can't wait to try out more of the yummy food and fun ideas that they have on the site! Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Beth is so funny. I just can't figure her out. She is the most emotional and frilly little girl. Loves to dress up, and play with dolls and her horses. But she still isn't afraid to go play in the dirt. This is the little treasure she came in with today. A long worm with ants crawling all over it. She just had to show me - "it's so cute mom - I wish I could keep it." The kids played with the worm in ... [Read More]
Project 365 | Week 23
Monday, June 1, 2009 Lately, the kids have been taking showers instead of baths. It is just faster and usually by that time at night, I just want to get them in bed. But they really do love to play in the bathtub. They will beg to stay in "just a few more minutes." And they love to see how wrinkly their hands get. They think it is just so cool how they get wrinkly hands and then it goes away! Tuesday, June 2, 2009 I love the Rain. I love cloudy days. I love the coolness of the air and the feeling of just wanting to be home and relaxing. Today was one of those days. The kids and I spent some time outside in the rain and we took some fun photos. The kids loved hearing the thunder and it was just fun. I had always wanted to take a photo with rain against the window - but my ... [Read More]
