Mother’s day was Fabulous!! We got to church early because I needed to help hand out the mother’s day gifts that the primary children made. All the mom’s with primary children got to wear these paper chain necklace’s. On each of the links the kids of the family wrote their favorite things about their mom. It was fun to wear it all through church. When we got home the kids gave me a compliment book and a book mark they had made at the Stake Primary Activity the day before. Scott gave me an awesome card and then told me I could go take a nap! Three hours later, I reluctantly got up because I knew I’d have a hard time sleeping that night. While I was napping, Scott had taken the time to call my mom and have the kids talk to her too. It was soooo nice of him to do that. After a supper yummy dinner cooked by my husband and a wonderful dessert cooked by Jaime, I called mom to wish her a happy mother’s day. It was nice to talk to her and not have to worry about the kids, since Scott was taking care of them. I also got to talk to Mom Thompson, that was nice too. After the kids were in bed, I was still tired and went to bed. What a great mother’s day. Exactly what I wanted.
Monday, May 12, was an at home day, good thing too, we are trying to get school done early so I don’t have to worry about it, we made great progress that day.
Tuesday we went over to my friend Tiesha’s house. They have a HUGE backyard and had just finished having it landscaped and made kid friendly. The kids enjoyed themselves tremendously and so did the adults, just talking and laughing while the kids kept themselves entertained. We got home in enough time to do chores and dinner and bed.
Wednesday we went to P.E. It was soooo hot. Each day was getting increasingly hotter and this big ole’ pregnant lady was having a time of it. We made it through and came home to a fairly cool house. Cool enough that we didn’t want to go outside. At 4 I had my last dentist appointment and am now the official owner of a fake tooth. Yay for me…..
Thursday, May 15, was our “normal†busy day! We went to Alix’s Science class. They fished for craw dads using bacon and then for the second half of the class they got to hold a snake and watch two HUGE snakes eat mice and then do a couple of snake crafts. She once again had a TON of fun. We came home and crammed in a little school and then were off to piano. So hot. So by the time we got to dance class there was no way I was going to sit outside again so the kids could play. So we sat in Jaime’s dance class. It was fun to watch Jaime but so hard to keep the little one’s off the dance floor. We got home and had dinner and, since it was so hot, just let the kids stay up late. By the time the sun went down it was cool enough to put them to bed.
Friday, Scott was doing an overnight fishing trip and wanted to take Milo. It didn’t make much sense for him to drive all the way back home just to drive to the fishing site. So I volunteered to drop Milo off to him. Since it is park day and the kids really enjoy going I had arranged with my friend to watch the kids at the park while I dropped off Milo. We were running on time, perhaps a little early, when I pulled out of the driveway. Then I got to Warm Springs Blvd and the traffic was at a dead stop! I quickly took the back roads but that only helped to a certain point. As I approached the park I noticed no one was there. Then I got a call and it was Camille. She said it was just too hot to go to the park, she wasn’t kidding, and that I should meet her at her in laws house and the kids could just go swimming. So that is what we did. Anyway, the 2 miles from my house to her in laws house took me 30 minutes! Lucky for me the traffic was only one sided. Once I left there I got to Scott in 15 minutes. But coming home…. Once I got on the 880, it was about 8 miles to the house where the kids were. It took me 50 minutes to get there. It was awful!!! And HOT!!! Why so much traffic? There were 2 major accidents on 680, three on 880 and one on 580. Little accidents all over the place and that basically put traffic at a standstill from South San Jose to North Oakland. Anyway, the kids had a great time swimming. We got home, had sandwich’s for dinner and I put Afton and Niah to bed. Then Jaime and Alix and I got the house cleaned up and got ourselves cleaned up and then waited for Camille to come over here. It was my Friday to pick up bread and so the girls went with me. Camille came over and stayed with the sleeping little ones. By the time I got back there were already a few people waiting for me. We opened up the six bags of bread and box of pastries and everyone had at it. By the time they left, there was only two bags of bread left. It was awesome! Jaime and Alix got to bed sometime after 10:30 and I crashed about midnight.
Scott and Milo got home about 11:30am on Saturday morning. It was so nice to see them. Scott will have to give you the run down of the fishing trip. We cleaned on Saturday but it was just really hot and none of us were motivated to do much but sit in front of a fan!! The kids did go out and play in the sprinklers and a little boat pool we have. I went up stairs and attempted to switch clothes for the kids. It was a bigger task than I had anticipated but I got pretty far, not done, but made good headway. We got all the kids to bed on time, since we were going to have church in the morning. Scott and I diligently worked on our lessons for the next day and retired to bed by 10.
Sunday, May 18, was a cooler day still, which was nice. We went to church and enjoyed it very much. The kids in primary were a little antsy and so that always makes sharing time a little more interesting, but we made it through and the kids seemed to enjoy themselves. We came home and did a bit of light cleaning and then went right into cooking. We were having some families over for dinner. It’s our new tradition. The Toh’s, Bennett’s, Hook’s, Lease’s, Louise and us are trying to get together once a month and have dinner together. It’s very fun and we are bummed that next month there will be no gathering. I suppose we will all survive. Anyway, we did a breakfast theme and we had EVERYTHING!! It was so yummy and since it was a cooler day it was actually pleasant to sit and talk after eating. By the time they left it was bed time. We got all the kids and us to bed at a pretty good hour….
Monday was wipe out day for me. I didn’t get up till 8:30 am (thanks to the kids for entertaining themselves) and then I fell back to sleep at noon till 3. I was pretty wiped out but felt much better after my afternoon nap. When Scott got home we had some dinner and then we did FHE. Our activity was pulling the weeds in the backyard. It was fun and the kids enjoyed the time we all spent together. I’m grateful for my kids and their willingness to help so much around here.
Tuesday, today, was a very low key day. We got all our school work done before 11 and then Li-Li came over and we made egg rolls for lunch, so good! She stayed and chatted for most of the afternoon. When she left I sent the kids outside to play in the water, they loved it and I went upstairs to try and make more sense out of my clothing mess. It’s getting better, not done, but better. After the kids cleaned up from the water fun, we cleaned the house, had dinner and then beds. Here I am now, 9:30pm and typing away. I am so ready for bed, so good night now and we love you all.
Well, we are enjoying the leftovers of the heat wave you had there. Of course, by the time it goes from ocean level to 6000 feet it has cooled off to a perfect mid-70s! Lucky us! I know you still have a few weeks left, but I’ll be praying for the baby to come early. You better let us know right away…I am so anxious to find out if Milo gets another brother or not…and the name of course!
Just wanted to say hi and that we are thinking about you. Hope that you, Scott and the kid are all doing well. We miss you guys and wish you lived closer to us. Bet the kids are getiting big. We are working on getting our daycare up and running. There is a lot to do. Hope one of these days you guys will be able to come for a visit. Have you had any cavings? I’m not sure if you have my new email, erinnstimson@yahoo.com Hope that your mom and sister are well. Bet the kids are getting excited about the new baby coming and I bet you are anxious. Take it easy and don’t over do it.
Thank you so much for your friendship!! Please keep us posted on the baby.