Carter's Birthday Party

We have a local gymnastics center that rents out for birthday parties.

That's what Carter chose for his party.

We held it earlier this year, since his birthday is so close to Christmas.

Left to Right: Roz, Nathan L, Harrison, Carter, Carson, Tyson, Luke,
Ethan, Hailey
Bottom row:

In the foam pit

What's On Your List Today?

I found this at Fred Meyer.
Heheheheheeee

Life Returns To Normal*

Concussion Child is much better today and going back to school tomorrow. Let us all rejoice. By the way, did you know concussions make people cranky?

*Whatever that is

Anyone Care If I Take a Nap?

No? Okay.

Later: Good nap. Hope I can sleep tonight.

"Luck had nothing to do with it!"

A lady from the ward called me yesterday and, perhaps being surprised that she caught me at home at 10:00 AM on a Monday, said, "Are you one of those lucky moms who gets to stay at home?"

I don't feel lucky so much as grateful - that I CAN stay home, that Hubby agrees that it's a good idea, that President Kimball gave this advice, and that we followed it. I don't fault any mom who wants or needs to work. I've held jobs and run little home businesses while I've been a mom. But today, I'm grateful that we made this choice. It was the right one.

A Personal Day

What you may not know is that if you give a talk AND perform in a musical number in the same Sacrament meeting, it's like a get-out-of-church-free card, which I cashed in with my family today, like the big heathens we are.

No explanation for our naughtiness, we have just been really busy lately and needed a day off. I realize this is not a good excuse, but it's the only one we have.

Later, watching Say Anything:
"Nobody thinks this is gonna work, do they?"
"Yeah. You've just described every great success story."

Today is Thankfulness Day #3. I am thankful for our success story: our marriage and family.

Whaaaaaa?

It's Thankfulness Day #2, and I am thankful for this song.



It's so dippy. It's so cheesy. It makes me laugh. I bought it on iTunes some time ago - why, I cannot tell you. I think I saw a clip of it on one of those Time-Life CD informercials.

(You know, I can appreciate those CD collection-selling companies trying like mad to hold on to their little corner of the music market, but I can't think of anyone who would rather make five payments of $26.99 for 8,000 CDs with maybe three good songs on them, when they can look the songs up on iTunes and get only the ones they actually like for 99 cents. More than once, a Time-Life informercial has been responsible for my music purchases.)

Miss Pam called me later in the day and asked if Bella was going to the Priest-Laurel murder mystery thing. I said, "What Priest-Laurel murder mystery thing?" But no matter, if the Turleys are in, we're in. Mike and Jaydn went to the high school to fetch Bella, where she was ushering at the school play. It ended up being at another stake, for the young single adults. Ooops! And that was how Bella ended up eating Taco Bell at the Turleys' tonight. Fun :)

ELLENOR GEE I THINK YOU'RE SWELL

Carter stayed home from school today not feeling well, and it wasn't because of the copious amounts of candy he brought home and then tried to eat last night.  Along with a snotty nose and cough, his jaw was really tender on the right side of his face - I was thinking, "WE IMMUNIZED!! This better not be mumps or some weird disease!!".

Thankfully, he later remembered that he and another kid bumped into each other and knocked each other down on the pavement last night, and he landed on his face and then rolled over and hit the back of his head, which - when he touched it - was also sore. Whew! Problem solved.

Today is Thankfulness Day #1, and I am thankful for indoor plumbing. I'm glad I was born into an era where that function is firmly in place and working well. Otherwise, YIKES.