Ahhh. . . Music to my ears

Madison and a class mate in piano are playing a duet. They have a recital tomorrow where they are judged and scored. They have been practicing away working their little fingers to the bone!

We LOVE to hear Maddy play the piano. It truly is music to our ears. We are so grateful she is talented enough to play! We love the spirit music brings into our home! Good Luck tomorrow ladies!

It's bring your kid to work

Well not really! Madison happened to be off today and wanted to come to work and have her teeth cleaned and have some excess cement from the braces removed. So off to work we went. I really think she just likes to dress up in her scrubs. :)

Of course we put her to work!

Just working away. . .
Apparently Maddy had WAY too much time on her hands. Goofy as always!

Look Mom . . NO cavities :)

I had a good day with Maddy with me at work today. She offered to get us treats and any other essentials she thought we needed and ended up making several runs to the local gas station for us. Treats are always nice when you are working. I really think she just likes to use the debit card and feel grown up!

It's about time!

This has been the hardest book to read. I probably started back in like May or June and I finally just finished it last night. I have debated numerous times about just not finishing it however, I did want to see how it ended. I read several books in between which were just as long or longer and finished them in a week or so. Maybe I am not intelligent enough to truly understand the book but man it was hard to get through. Sometimes I wonder what kind of person the author is? Strange in my mind. So now I can cross this off my list of things to do. . .Finally!

Mission Accomplished!!!

I have created some tasks I HAD to have done before today (Monday) and I wasn't sure I was going to get them done but, with a lot of persistence I did it!

• Wash walls - DONE



• Paint bedroom wall with Temple paint - DONE



• Not enough painting . . .Paint the rest of my bedroom walls - DONE



• Add more to plate. . . . paint bathroom while I'm at it - DONE



• Paint all baseboards and trim white - DONE

• Switch out old lightswitches with one I bought months ago - attempted to do by self - impatient husband does them instead - DONE (Thanks Husband!)

• Oh yeah - don't forget the doors need to be painted as well (4 -grr) - DONE



• Paint baseboards in the rest of the upstairs - DONE



• Wash the blinds in bedroom and put back up so I am not on display for the neighbors to watch- DONE



• Pull up carpet to make all the painting easier - DONE Thanks Brett and kids!!



• Find places for and move all furniture out and back without breaking anything fragile etc. - DONE (well almost we have to have some muscle come and help with the big stuff)


• Sit down and Blog, take ten minutes for self - Working on it!



• Rehang all doors - DONE



• Clean up after self EVERY time I paint - DONE

• Fix family meals . . . try to maneuver through ALL the furniture in the kitchen . . . for go trying that - just eat out it's easier! - DONE



• Have carpet laid upstairs - DONE

• Ugh - Just remembered I have to paint one more door - I'll get to it later! :)
• Vacuum our new carpet and enjoy! - Doing it!

I am so excited to have accomplished all of this. It may not seem like a lot but my legs are sore from up and down on the ladder and my arms should be big and bulky from all the painting I have done lately! I am so grateful for my gallon of paint from the temple . . .Its amazing how much work one little gallon of paint can create. I keep telling Brett. . . .I am making our house a HOME!

Saved by the Principal and the Shop Teacher

Madison had quite the mishap at school on friday. You would have thought it was the end of the world!

Her Flip-Flop broke!

She texted both of us in a panic and needed one of us to come right then and bring her new shoes to wear. Yep- cause I can do that and so can her dad. NOT! I did however try to get her some help but Grandma was unavailable as well.

Shortly after she called me at work to TELL me her flip-flop had broken. . . Umm - had we not already had this discussion texting? Anyhow I again let her know I would be unable to run all the way home grab some shoes, run them to her and then hurry right back to work.

So there I am at work worrying about her walking around the school with no shoe, feeling like mother of the year, concerned she may have to walk home without a shoe and feeling helpless!

Madison calls me again, this time from home (school is out) and lets me know all is well! While she was in the office calling me the Principal saw her dilemma and went in search of some help. She enlisted the shop teacher who in turn put a screw through the bottom of the toe thingy (?) and sanded it down so she would not slip and off she went for the rest of the day. Shoe is very much in tack and probably wearable for who knows how long.

So a big THANKS. . . to a Principal who cared, and a shop teacher with the knowledge he needed to help a panicked little girl!

No more Tin Grin

Madison's first day of school held an exciting day for her. I had to check her out slightly early so we could make it to the Orthodontist on time. Yep- time for the braces to come off. She ended up being one day shy of 18 months.I am so pleased with the results and so is she! She had a major headache when I picked her up from school so unfortunately she had a two hour appointment she had to endure. But I think it was worth it!

So worth it!!! She loves to smile . . .

First day of School 2009

The kids started back to school yesterday. Ahh. . . Actually I miss having them home. They didn't wake up until noon anyhow so it was like they were hardly here!

Cole started his Sophomore year Madison started the eighth grade

I forgot to take a picture of them together on the first day so I got it the second day with a lot of resistance from Cole. He did not want to go back out side a second day in a row. . . what if someone saw him. I am looking forward to this year of school for the kids, such exciting times in their lives!