Glad to see you are back for the next installment of Sami’s Life…..
After all those late nights, my body went into shut down mode! I got up on Monday morning (March 17), fed and dressed all the kids, got Jaime and Alix doing some independent work and then sat down to read stories to the little kids. Next thing I know it’s two hours later and the kids are waking me up for some lunch. I got up and made them all lunch and we decided to have a picnic outside. I laid down on the blanket for just a minute and two hours later they were waking me up again for a snack. Luckily I was more coherent this time and was able to stay awake the rest of the day! After dad got home we did FHE and then I ran to the store. We needed to get the Science Fair pictures run off so we could put the girls’ posters together. As I was driving to the store I witnessed an accident right in front of me. The guy got side swiped on the other side of the road, went over the median, across the two lanes of traffic on my side and up the sidewalk. He took out a street light on the way. When he finally came to a stop I noticed the other car stopped right in front of the median, good, he didn’t get too much damage. So, I focused on the other guy whose car was VERY mangled. As I walked over to the grass area where the car was, I noticed the other guy back up and drive away! I was shocked, a hit run. This other lady and I helped the guy out of his car and then some other guys who had come on the scene disconnected the battery so the horn would stop honking. After the police showed up they took down my information but I wasn’t much help since I couldn’t give a real description of the other car. I was not expecting it to drive away, so I didn’t take notice of what it looked like or anything else. After a good 30 minutes I drove away thinking ‘that was the second accident in a week. People say things happen in three’s, please don’t let anything happen to my family….’ After I got the pictures printed and back home, it was a bit late to put the posters together so we sent the kids off to bed. After getting all our stuff done and getting to bed, it was once again midnight, good thing I napped!
Tuesday was another full day. We got together with some other ladies from the ward to have a gospel discussion. We thought it would be ok, but was informed that that is not a good thing without a set apart teacher, so we just talked and enjoyed each other’s company. It was fun to just chat (although I almost fell asleep a couple of times during our “chatâ€). We got home in enough time to get lunch and put the little ones down for naps. We did school and chores and finished our science fair posters. They came out really good and the girls were very excited about them. After the little ones woke up, we did chores, dinner and jammies. We put the kids to bed a little early. About this time Steve called and said he was in San Jose. I was bummed that I didn’t know sooner but we were able to work it out that he would come to Fremont on Wednesday and see Jaime and Alix’s science fair. The girls were VERY excited about that. We had a babysitter (a newly married couple who are always offering to help out families with lots of kids, they are so awesome!!) coming so that Scott and I could attend a recognition night for Jaime at church. She does activity days and the leader decided to have a night of recognition and praise for all the hard work the girls have been doing. It was also nice to get a little more information on the program so I can better help Jaime now (I hope). After some very YUMMY treats and lots of fun we headed home. After the Stovalls left, the babysitters, Scott helped Jaime put the finishing touches on her science fair project. Now we were ready. Jaime was in bed by 10 and Scott and I managed an 11pm bedtime, that’s early!!
Wednesday, March 19, started out “normalâ€. We got up, got dressed did a little bit of school and then headed out to P.E. It was a VERY cold day compared to the weather we had been having so the kids were all frozen as were the adults. But that didn’t stop us from having fun! We enjoyed seeing our friends and playing outside. We stayed a little bit afterwards to play at the park but headed home quick so we could all thaw! The afternoon was full of chores and school and then we got everyone ready for the Science Fair. We had heard from Uncle Steve that he would arrive just in time to go the Science Fair. We were able to set up Jaime and Alix’s projects. They stayed by their projects for about 20 minutes to tell people about what they did and how they did it and explain stuff if necessary. They both did a great job. Then they had to present their project to their teacher who rated them and took pictures. I had to fill out a rating sheet too. Then, both of those get sent to the main “school†and judged against all the kids in Northern California. It was a great accomplishment for both girls and they both did a great job. Everyone enjoyed seeing Uncle Steve and Afton warmed right up to him. She is normally VERY apprehensive of strangers, especially men, but she went right up to Uncle Steve and “talked†to him and showed off her stupid human tricks and everything. It was very cute. We left the science fair early since we only had a limited time with Uncle Steve. We went out for burgers and shakes and had fun wreaking havoc on In-n-Out. Steve got the chance to really see Niah’s personality come out. It made for some really good laughs. We got home and the kids to bed by 10. Steve talked for a few more minutes but had an hour drive ahead of him, so he left as soon as he could. Scott and I got to bed at midnight, but it was well worth it! Thanks Steve for coming, we really did have a great time.
Thursday was full too. We did the morning stuff, went to P.E., came home for lunch and naps and school. Left again at 2 for a play date. This was a fun play date. While the kids played for a while the mom and I made homemade yogurt, that is always fun. Then the kids came inside and we did a science experiment on Einsteins time space continuum (sp??). It was really fun and the kids enjoyed that. We left from there and went straight to dance class. I dropped Jaime and ran a few errands then came back and the kids played in the car. It was still kinda chilly outside and I didn’t bring jackets for anyone. We used to go and sit and watch Jaime, but lately the kids have been stressing Jaime’s teacher out (she’s 86 years old) so I thought it better, with the warmer weather, to keep the kids out of the class. Usually we just play in the grass, or bring their bikes, but it was just too cold! After Jaime was done we went home, had dinner and did our bedtime stuff. It was at this point that I realized Milo’s birthday was the next day and I hadn’t prepared very well. So I had Scott pick up a few things on his way home and then after putting the kids to bed and making a list (I didn’t want to forget anything) I headed to the store. The first dilemma we were having is what kind of a “boys†cake could we make the night before. We finally came up with the idea of making a basketball and baseball. So I bought all the things I would need and was home by 10. We made the cakes and got them into the oven. Then we decorated so that when Milo came down he would see the decorations (his request). After the cakes were done we put them out to cool. While all this was going on I thought it the perfect time to catch you all up on the news of the family. About 11:30, when all prep was done and I thought I’d post my entry, I lost it! It was a huge let down. Oh, well life seemed to go on! Scott and I got to bed sometime after 12:30.
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