“Sometimes life is hard. I mean sometimes you have to get to someone to tell them something important and the phone is busy and you have to keep calling and calling and calling. That is hard.” said the 9 year old who is still in her pajamas at 9:05 am, who hasn’t done any of her jobs yet and hasn’t practiced the piano. After she does those things, the hardest part of her day will be finding a friend to play with. Wouldn’t you like to be 9?
Category: Uncategorized (Page 115 of 118)
You know those 5 pounds? I think I gained them back again last night. We went out to the Mayan for dinner with Robin and her date last night and had a great time. I ordered the Marguerita Chicken Salad or something like that and it was great. But all that salty food, and I didn’t save half to bring home and eat the next day like I should have. Whoops.
My toes look awfully cute. If I were real techno savy I’d take a picture and post it here, but I’m sure you know what cute freshly manicured toes look like. You see, Robin and I set a goal, and promised that as soon as we’d lost our first 5 pounds, we’d go and get a pedicure. We thought that should take us about 2 weeks on Weight Watchers. Little did we realize the influx of parties, neighborhood gatherings, holidays, camping trips, and good intentioned neighbors and visiting teachers who would bring sweets that were awaiting us. It only took us 6-7 weeks to lose those “first 5 pounds”, but we indeed lost them, and got our lovely pedicures. So, now, I can look down at my darn cute toes and be reminded that yes, I have lost 5 pounds, and yes, I can lose the next 5, and the 5 after that.
So, I will plug on. I may not be the most succesful at the weight loss thing, and I may not be the most dedicated point counter or exerciser, but at least I’m trying, and I’m proud of Robin and me for at least attempting weight loss, and succeeding in a little way.
By the way, I didn’t win the car. But really, can you see me driving around in the “General Lee”?
But still, it was a chance to win a free car, who could pass that up? It would have been fun to win, ride around for a few days, and then sell it for some cold hard cash! Just you wait, one of these days I really AM going to win a car…and a trip to Disneyland.
Wow, my kids entered a bunch of stuff in the Highland City art show, and they were quite pleased at the awards show last night.
Cole ended up with a first place for his origami ball, and third place in mixed media for a drawing.
Megan won a first place for her watercolor of Sudance, first for her drawing of two horses (quite good for a 9 year old, I must say), and 3rd in photography.
Natalie won a second place in sculpture.
Jenna won two third places in watercolor and drawing.
So, they were all pleased with their work, and I’m glad we’re done with art shows for a while.
In an unrelated thought, I am very thankful for my body. I’ll be the first to admit, I wish on an almost daily basis that it were someone else’s body, or even my body, only skinnier and tanner, but isn’t a body an amazing thing? I’m thankful that my body is for the most part healthy, and I wish for health for those who are suffering. I look at my kids and their perfect bodies and am doubly thankful that they can run and jump and draw and do all the things they want. Their mouths work a little too well, but that’s another topic.
I can’t think of anything to say today. Nothing much is going on except the usual stuff. Kids playing with friends, trying to keep the house clean amid kids playing with friends, John taking every single card in the organized “Who wants to be a millionare game” out and throwing them on the floor. Stuff like that.
Right now I have three casseroles in the oven. One for us and two for people who could use a dinner without cooking, and I just made some carrot orange cookies to go with them (ate WAY too much cookie dough, of course).
As soon as my dear husband gets home I’m going to dash off to the city building to enter my kids’ artwork in the city art contest. There are 4 kids old enough to draw, and each one wants to enter 3 items….you do the math. I just hope I don’t drop a sculpture or something.
Ok, I admit it, I have a crush on Donny Osmond. If he walked in the door at a party, I’d probably say something REALLY stupid.
But in my dream last night I acted quite composed when I met him. I was helping a neighbor who was involved in community theater (honestly, in the daylight hours, she’s about the last person I could imagine who would be the community theater type person, but who am I to argue with a dream?) with some of her to do list–things like organizing programs and scheduling and costuming and stuff, and in walks Donny Osmond. Donny Osmond! I think I must have been staring, and after he said hello to my neighbor and gave her a hug, he came over to me and asked my name, shook my hand, and was very nice. He asked me about myself and we had a nice little chat. I, ever the assistant, offered him (and his friend/driver/assistant who was with him) some water–probably just to leave the room so I could catch my breath without looking completely stupid– and then we all sat down and chatted and he gave his input on the upcoming season of community theater and tried to figure out which shows he could attend. When he got up to leave, he gave me a hug, said it was so nice to meet me and other pleasantries. I must say he was in nice in my dream as he appears on tv (how’s that for adding credibility?).
Maybe I should get involved in community theater…
So, when I think about it, I can probably figure out where in my subconscious this dream came from–yesterday I went to pick up Natalie from a friend’s house, and her little friend gave me a flyer for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, which the local community theater was putting on this weekend. Get the connection? Community theater—Joseph–Donny. But rather than analyze the synapses and nuances of my subconsious, I’d rather like to think that Donny just wanted to visit, and chose to come in my dreams rather than make a fuss and come in the daytime. Keep dreaming, Paige.
Megan, Cole, Sarah and Jacob all entered items they had made into the Utah County Fair. Cole and Jacob did Lego sculptures, Megan entered a watercolor picture and Sarah and Megan entered a book they had written and illustrated together. So, we all went to the Fair on Thursday to see their stuff, see the animals, and generally experience the fair. They were all thrilled that they had won something (they were quite liberal with their ribbons), and will be thrilled to get the cash (I think it’s $4 for a first, $3 for a second place).
Here are some pictures of the kids at the fair, if you click on this link. Sorry I didn’t actually post them, I’m still a bit rusty on that. They also enjoyed a pony ride, and John absolutely loved riding the ponies. I could hardly get him off, but finally let him pet the pony and say “goodbye Horsie” and he was ok with that. We didn’t ride the yucky expensive rides, nor did we buy the fatty expensive food, but I think the kids had fun, just the same.
Click Here
Today Robin took Cole and Megan and her two kids to Lagoon for Bounce Back days ($7 bucks for an all day pass!). It’s really a good deal and she wants to cram all the fun she can into her last few days with the kids before they go to visit their dad. So, I’ve had only 3 kids at home today. It’s so nice and peaceful! So, I took the three kids to the library,( paid my manditory fine that I seem to have every stinkin time I go there), then to McDonald’s for lunch. I promised them they could play with friend when we came home, but the friends they want to play with aren’t home right now, so I’m letting them watch (horror of horror)….Cartoon Network. I just watched Amazing Race in peace by myself, and am now going to vacuum. I hope you are enjoying your day as much.
Peace, out, man.
Highlights of today:
***Picking up my check for $101.50 from which radio station? You guessed it, 101.5!! I also get to try my key with a hundred other people for a chance to win “The General Lee” (it’s the Dukes of Hazard’s car, remember?)
*** Going to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving point with all 7 kids
***Getting covered with kisses and “wuvs” from my little boy John
Lowlights of the day:
***emptying about a cup of small grainy sand like substance (used for digging and uncovering dinasaur bones at Thanksgiving point) out of John’s clothes and diaper
***Having John pee on the couch when his new diaper came off (I forgot to put his pants back on after emptying all that grit)
*** Weighing in at Weight Watchers and having gained 2.8 pounds this week UGH!!!! I guess there will be no eating this week.
***Amazing Race season 2 reruns–since we didn’t watch it the first time this is lots of fun, a new episode every night!
Recent Comments