Peaceful Snow

It snowed.  The kids could not be happier!

All they wanted to do after school yesterday and all today was play in the snow! The made snowmen, angles and castles. I love that they don't get bothered by the cold.

I preferred to watch them through our big front window, where it was warm.  

The snow is so peaceful and relaxing.  Last night I sat just sitting, not on the computer or my phone, no music, just sat and felt the quiet as the snow fell.

I like our view very much.

Yesterday I didn't want to go out and drive in the snow but Kira had a playdate and Josh had a birthday party so my quest to be home all day was foiled by busy kids.

Today the roads weren't bad at all so we ran a few errands including going to the Creamery, we scored free lower bowl basketball seats for going. And I bought some yummy chocolate milk. We also got to go to dinner with Jeff, Leann and Mark.  It was fun.

Now to go enjoy the quiet and view again.

Dear Time Change: I Really Don't Like You

already failing on my goal! If I wrote a post yesterday it would talk about how much I love my kids and how awesome they are and how well behaved they are since Lou is gone.  (different story today of course). I would write a post about going to the BYU basketball games with the kids and Leann.

Jeff and Leann's awesome seats for the season

Today I have a different kind of attitude, not complaining but someday kids are harder than other days. My very mild manner boy Josh, was not so mild mannered today.  I don't know why but he was so grumpy in Sacrament meeting.  He made big sighs, told me he was angry and did NOT want Kira using his favorite notebook.  I think its due to the time change, I don't know how but I'll blame it on that.  In Primary he gave me a huge hug, I think that was his way of saying he was sorry.

I hate the time change. I think its a dumb tradition that served a purpose back in the day, but it no longer has a purpose. As far as  I know most farmers have tractors and other equipment that have lights.  I imagine most of us don't need it to be light in the morning.  I hate it. I wish they would just do away with it.

So time change and fast Sunday combo isn't my favorite. But now we are home for the rest of the day.  Here's to hoping to happier moods from all of us (Kira has been happy all day)

Quick glimpse of this week

A quick look at our last few days:

• Kira is sick today, she woke up in the middle of the night, throwing up and whimpering. This morning she was very determined to go to school, I let her go as I suspected a few hours later I got a phone call from her saying she wanted to come home.  Kira is so sweet when sick that its not too bad, she is old enough to throw up in the toilet so that's nice.  Kira slept a good chunk of the day.  I don't think she'll be going to school tomorrow either but who knows maybe its just a 24 hr bug.
• Lou is out of town- I miss him. He'll be gone a total of six days.  Its not as bad as when he'd have to go out of town when the kids were younger and not in school, now that was hard. Now that the kids are in school its not as stressful, I just get to miss him because I miss him not because I need the break or help with the kids.
• I started working at the bookstore for the Christmas season. I wasn't going to do it anymore because of the Daily Herald job but here I am doing it. I have only worked 10 hrs this week though because of well Kira being sick today I only worked 2 hrs before she called, and then the other days I had to go to play the piano at the school for the choir so my hrs were limited.  I am not planning on working as many hours since I do have the Daily Herald job and the after-school hour at the school. I just wasn't quite ready to give it up in-case I decide or I am not working other jobs next year at this time. 
• We started our advent calendars today. I bought 4 from the bookstore.  We listen to a christmas hymn read part of Luke 2 and then ate our yummy German chocolate, except for poor Kira who took one bite and decided she did not like it when sick. 
• I am beginning to feel great anxiety about the house getting done, I don't like anxiety
• I love that it is Dec 1st 

Sweet Sixteen Baby!

That picture pretty much captures my emotions about BYU making into the Sweet 16.  Honestly, I can't remember the last time I was this excited/happy with anything sports related.  Its extra sweet since BYU had struggled since Davies was suspended.  Many "experts" picked an upset in the first round with BYU losing to Wofford.  Then when they struggled against Wofford nearly EVERY expert picked BYU lose to Gonzaga. But they didn't lose, they won and they won big!  I feel close to this team since I've worked EVERY home game of Jimmer's BYU career, his Freshman season was my first year working at the games.  I know Florida will be a tough game, but we beat them last year so there is hope! I watched the game at home with Lou and the kids (until they went to bed)  I seriously couldn't stop jumping up and down with every Jimmer 3.  I loved that the whole team played well. It was such a fun fun game to watch.

sorry its blurry but I promise I look like my sweet 16 year old self

After the game Lou and I had a birthday party to go to. It kind of fit into the sweet 16 theme.  A very fun woman in our ward planned a party for her husband's 35th birthday.  Now this just wasn't any party it was a Prom. It was at the church. It was such a blast. Our friend, thought of every detail, right down to chapstick on the tables for "later" the type of music, the whole cultural hall was decorated just like a high school dance! The refreshments were great too. Many people dressed like it was Prom, I don't have any of my old school dance dresses and couldn't find anything :(  Dancing with Lou was so fun, we haven't really done it that much. Dancing with friends in the ward was also fun.    Just a great great night.  And Lou was the best date I ever had take me to a dance. Bonus is we didn't have to say goodbye at the door, with my Dad flashing the porch light!

alright here I am

Ok I promised weekly creation posts so sorry that didn't happen the last two weeks.  I have been working this week at the BYU Bookstore again doing inventory (yes  I love it, my need to organize things and count are being fulfilled and who doesn't like using a scanner!) and last week Josh was sick and home much of the week so nothing got done on the creative front. I have been cross stitching a Pooh Bear bookmark for Kira hopefully gets done this weekend.

These last few weeks have been full with the good and the bad

• Sharon's Birthday- although she lives thousands of miles away from me.  I LOVE Sharon's birthday. Yes it helps that its Valentine's Day. I love a day to think about my sister and all the happiness she has provided me over the year.  
• I was asked by the Custom Specialty Orders Department if I might want a regular part time job helping with sewing and filling orders.  I said yes and the lady asked me to come talk to her about it after my shift (on Wednesday) and she would tell me the details. I went to her office she wasn't there, I looked for her on Thursday and left a phone message and she hasn't called back. So I have no idea what will happen but it would sure be cool if it worked out.
• Kira is  now reading at a 3rd grade level, she never ceases to amaze me.
• ok I know it shouldn't matter but I have had a really hard time with the resignation of Jerry Sloan. I knew at the age of 69 and coaching the Jazz for 23 years it would come sooner than later. I don't however like how it happened. I don't like that Greg Miller no longer had Sloan's back and that he put the players above the coach, especially a HOF coach who put the Jazz on the map.  This is not to say I'm not excited to see what Coach Corbin can do. I am but it doesn't rest well for me of how it happened.  Jazz are a small market team and cannot afford to cater  their franchise to a star player. Look what happened with Cleveland and Lebron, it never ends well.  I am grateful for a husband who didn't laugh at me when I had to talk endlessly about the situation, who just held me when I cried hard for a good five minutes to let it all out.  I am grateful for Lou who understands that Sloan leaving was more to me than just a coach leaving a team but represented another constant from childhood changed/gone in my grownup life. I am grateful for friends who called/emailed me to see how I was doing when they heard the news.  Its silly but it shows me my friends really do accept me for me and know me oh so well.
• We had a party with the kids in our Sunday School class last Saturday it was so fun, they came to our house and played Rock Band for hours, they are such good kids. They do think its cool that I have met Jimmer quite a few times (who am I kidding I think I'm cool for having met Jimmer)
• Most of the week I worked (we were in partners) with a lady name Mariann. she is my Mom's age and is super nice (we worked ecommerce together this Christmas). I loved talking to her and hearing about her kids/grandkids.  Today however we did things a little different. One of my partners was a student recently returned from his mission.  We had been working for awhile and he said you live up in Edgemont right?  Surprised I said yes, how do you know. He said he remembered seeing me at the ward building, he goes to the single ward where we go to church.  I asked him if he graduated from Timpview he said yeah a long time ago in 2007. that made me giggle.  He asked what highschool I went to I said Cottonwood. he asked what year I graduated that made me laugh. I said well i've been married nearly 10 years so its been awhile. He looked shocked that I have been married so long.  He said well I know you're older than this because I saw your kids with you at Church.  But honestly when I saw you I thought you were maybe 23 at the oldest but that didn't make sense with your kids. That made me feel great.   I also had a weird moment at work when I realized that another boy I was working with who was a Freshman at the age of 18 was closer to my Kira's age than to me. ugh I'm getting old.

So the good and the bad a recap of my last couple of weeks :)