This past week was pretty crazy. It was fun, and full of really good maybe even the best thing, but that didn't make it any less crazy. Monday was the really chill day of the week. The girls didn't have school and I let them decided if they wanted to stay here and go swimming and to the library or if they wanted to go into the mountains and go on a hike. They chose to stay here and to be honest it is probably for the best because the rest of the week was nuts. Anyway, we played at the pool and then went to the library. Then we had lunch and quiet time. When they woke up we read some books and just kind of lazed around a bit. Around 4ish we had my friend Bethany and her boys Jensen and Calvin drop by. I took the boys for just a little bit while she ran to the store. The kids had a lot of fun jumping on the tramp and playing in the leaves. Tia as always loved having Calvin (a baby) around and wanted to show him all her tricks, help him sit, give and take toys from him, and just love on him. It was pretty fun. Monday was good.
Tuesday Kylee had a field trip and I offered to watch Calvin so that Bethany could go on the field trip with them. So, Kylee and Tia went to school and Calvin and I did Relief Society visits. It was so great. He was the prefect kid. He played and was content he didn't start getting upset until the very end of the last visit and then we ran a couple errands and he fell asleep. So, when we went to get Tia I just put him in the stroller and he slept in there and then we walked back to the car. It sounds so plain and ordinary, but it was so awesome. I use to dream that I would have days like that with my girls and a baby. I know not all days would be that peaceful and perfect, but still it was a moment that was like 'Oh, this would be so fun and so perfect. I wouldn't have to be alone, but I could still get stuff done and it would be great.' It was great. Well, then I picked up Tia from school and I got a little bit of a reality check on what it would really be like because Tia cannot keep her hands of of him. I had to watch him very closely to make sure she wasn't trying to lug him around the house or fold him up to tight, taking all his toys, or squishing him. It was not very relaxing, but I was still a tiny bit sad when his mom came to get him because I sure loved having him around. However, it was great to have Kylee home. Tori and Tia don't exactly know what to do when Kylee isn't home, so I was really glad to have her back and she had a great time on her field trip and was so excited to ride the school bus.
Tuesday afternoon was pretty normal. Gaupo's schedule got switched up though, so he was home at a normal time, so that was kind of weird, but also good. It actually worked out perfect though because we had RS meeting that night and since he was home I didn't have to get a babysitter. The activity was really fun. We did Cars, Cars, Cars and we had some men in our ward come and help us learn about basic car stuff like how to change a tire, how to jump a car, how to change the oil, and what to have in your car in case of an emergency. It was really fun, but we were having a committee meeting after and the activity ran kind of late, and then people were just talking and kind of wouldn't leave and they weren't the people you could just tell to leave you kind of needed to talk with them. So, finally we got to our meeting and planned the next couple and I finally got home around 10:30. It was late and I was done. I am glad we had the meeting and all, but it was just late.
It seem really late because Wednesday was a full day too. Well actually the morning was suppose to be empty, and I kind of soaked that in more than I should. I didn't go on a run till after Kylee was at school. I took Tia in the stroller and while we were out running I asked her if she wanted to run by the park. She said yes, but she wanted our friend Jacob to come. So, we finished running and got home and called Jacob's mom to see if they could come. We went over to the park and met them there. It was really fun to visit with his mom and watch the kids play. It kind of takes kids awhile to figure out how to play WITH each other, but they finally got it and they got to do it for a bit, but then we had to rush to the school to get Kylee and Jensen. Once we had them, I dropped Jensen off at home and came back. The plan was to just play and have lunch and quiet time, but then Bethany texted wondering if I needed any kitchen stuff. It was too hard to decide through pictures, so I went over and it was good to go over, but then our lunch was super late and that of course delayed quiet time and I still needed a shower. So, I got that done real quick and I was just sitting down to do some PPC work and doorbell rings. It was the kids I was going to watch while their mom went to the doctor. So, I didn't get work done and these kids had just gotten out of the car after like 8 hours, so they were crazy. I have watched them before and sometimes its good and sometimes it crazy. There are three of them, so when they come I have 7 kids. WOOF!! Most times they just run around in a couple of packs, so its really like only watching about 4 kids, but not this time, nope it was every kid for himself. I had to keep track of all of them and they were not in the best behaving mode, and I also had to deal out a punishment for Tia and Tori because they stuck my church keys in my car ignition earlier, so I was trying to do all this while 6 other kids are running around one of which is an 18 month old who keeps getting up on my tramp that doesn't have a net and the other kids think that is so great and jump him AGHHHHH!! I run and get him and move the steps away, but then of course I have to go do something and before I know it the other kids have moved it back and he is up there again. He finally had to stay inside. AUGH! Anyway, by the end I was so done. I was fried, fried, fried. When all the kids left I managed to help with homework and get to swim lessons, but at swim lessons I did the work I had as fast as I could and then I just sat there and was still and quiet. It was so needed and so great. Then we went home had dinner and then I rushed off to help Bethany with some packing and moving. When I got home about 9:00, I didn't do anything just talked to Gaupo for a bit and went to bed.
Thursday was a whole new day. I got up and I think I managed to go running I don't remember, but I did make granola bars because I had a pot luck at 11:30, but I was volunteering all day in Tia's class and so I wouldn't be home to make anything and I obviously didn't get it done the day before. So, I got those done, got the kids to school and helped all morning it Tia's class. It was actually really fun. Her teachers have a rhythm and they are so good at what they do. They help the kids develop so many great skills. I am so glad I got to go and be there it was so fun to just enjoy preschool and see and interact with the kids and the other mom there. It was awesome, definitely time well spent. So, I gathered the kids from school and then ran over and picked up a boy named Gideon that I was going to watch that afternoon. His dad is such a great dad, but I was in a little bit of a hurry, so all the explaining, changing of the diaper, and all the stuff delayed me more than I thought it would but it all worked out. We got to the potluck and I enjoyed it there at least until the end, when I hear this screaming from where they kids are. I think its Tori, but then Tia is the one walking up the stairs. I ask her what is wrong and she was kind of hard to understand, and so I thought she was just complaining that the kids weren't doing what she wanted them to, so I told her to go figure it out. Well while she was turning to back downstairs I noticed her elbow was all bloody. Well, I called her back and asked her again what happened and I still didn't get it except that it happened on the treadmill. I later learned when Kitt asked her that she was on the treadmill and it was moving and she was doing fine until the boys came on and pushed her out of the way. So, really I am SOOOOOOOO lucky that she wasn't hurt worse because I had no idea. No one did. I didn't even know there was a treadmill down there, but it wasn't too bad, but it could of been. We were blessed. So anyway we got that bandaged up and by this time I am kind of frazzled because my kid just got hurt, Gideon now only wants to be held, and its just time to go. We eventually go, but the kids didn't eat at the potluck, so I had to make them some lunch which was late and then quiet time was late and then Gideon did not want to sleep. He probably only slept for like 30 minutes and I really wanted more me time than that, but it didn't happen. So, I was really glad when all the kids went home and it was just our house again. We had dinner and then Gaupo and I watched a movie. Sadly it wasn't that great, so I didn't get the full relaxation I wanted from it but it wasn't a bad movie, so that was good. (Double, Toil, and Trouble with Mary Kate and Ashely Olsen) Anyway, we then went to bed.
Friday I was ready to just have me and Tia in the morning, but Bethany called and needed me to watch Calvin, so I said yes. So, I tried to get Tia to work on a project she needed to do for school, but that was just frustrating to everyone, so I finally gave up and just let her play. Then we went to speech and Tia got to push Calvin in the stroller and she loved every minute of that. She also really likes speech and loved having Calvin there. Those two were so cute on the way. Tia just got Calvin laughing and it was so cute. When we got home we had Bethany over for lunch and a visit. When she was getting ready to leave, someone came and knocked on our door. It was Kitt and Matthew. They had come to visit me. I was so surprised and excited for two reasons. One they were at my house, but two they got engaged!! Wahoooo!! I am really excited for them. They came in and I got the kiddos down, and then we chatted for awhile during which time we through me invited them to join us for our stay at home date. They agreed as long as they could spend time calling people. I said and yes and so they stayed. It is a good thing they did because Calvin's formula got left at my house and I needed to run to the person who was watching him that afternoon. So, they stayed home and I ran the formula over, visited for a bit, then ran to the store and got the stuff to make fancy carmel apples. The rest of the afternoon was pretty normal. Once Trent and Tori left I got started on our dinner. I got it in the oven and spent some time with my kids. Then dinner is getting almost done and I get a text from Gaupo saying when is too late to get back? He was helping Bethany move one because he is a nice guy and two because he is their home teacher. Anyway, I told him 20 min, but he said he wasn't going to make it because he needed to go to Firestone with them. I was crushed because I had our 'fancy' dishes out and the table look great, I had a new and good dinner ready to come out, we were suppose to have a date, and he wasn't going to be home and when he got home it he would be exhausted. Well, I got over it and I waited for Kitt and Matthew for a bit, but then I got tired of waiting for them to be done, so I just called the kids for dinner and we ate together. It was actually really nice just the three of us because we got to visit and enjoy each other. We were finishing up when Matthew and Kitt joined us and they are pretty quick eaters, so we all finished about the same time and had ice cream for dessert. Then we watch Cat In the Hat Trick-or-Treat. Gaupo got home in the middle and had dinner. Then we put the kids to bed. I had thought our date would be cancelled, but Gaupo insisted he was up for it, so we made scrumptious carmel apples it was so good. We got done and visited for a bit and then sent Kitt and Matthew on their way and then just went to bed.
Saturday dawned early because I needed to make a batch of bread so I could take it to Women's conference at 10:00. I went to the conference and it was good, but I was also on the clean-up committee and we were there till 3:30. It was AWFUL!! It took so long to clean up I couldn't believe it. By the time I got back on Saturday I was done. However, my family needed me, so I spent time with them and got them into bed and then I still needed to do some grocery shopping, so I did that and got home around 8:00. Gaupo and I spent some time together and went to bed.
Sunday was a day of rest. It was so great. We just had church that is it. It was so awesome. A very much needed break. Yesterday and Today have been busier than Sunday but nothing to crazy. Tia and I got to work on her pages for her VIP book for preschool and she did a great job. I meant to take pictures, but I forgot. We enjoyed being with each other and enjoyed just doing what we needed to. I also made white bread which made Gaupo super happy and I watched Gideon again today and this time he took a 2 hour nap. So, things have leveled out some but man last week was crazy. I totally felt like I was just keeping my head above water, yet I know Heavenly Father needed me where I was last week and doing the things I was doing because I did everything I needed to. Somethings didn't get done, but they were just extra things, but the things that mattered or needed to be done got done and I think that, that was Heavenly Father blessing me to have the strength, energy, and ability to do the thing that needed to be done. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father cares about his children in both the big and the little things. He helped Kitt find her key chain and Klaire a parking spot when I said prayer that both of those things would happen. He allowed me to be able to do, for the most part enjoy, and not feel guilty about a busy and good week. Heavenly Father is in the details. He love us. He loves ME.
Tuesday Kylee had a field trip and I offered to watch Calvin so that Bethany could go on the field trip with them. So, Kylee and Tia went to school and Calvin and I did Relief Society visits. It was so great. He was the prefect kid. He played and was content he didn't start getting upset until the very end of the last visit and then we ran a couple errands and he fell asleep. So, when we went to get Tia I just put him in the stroller and he slept in there and then we walked back to the car. It sounds so plain and ordinary, but it was so awesome. I use to dream that I would have days like that with my girls and a baby. I know not all days would be that peaceful and perfect, but still it was a moment that was like 'Oh, this would be so fun and so perfect. I wouldn't have to be alone, but I could still get stuff done and it would be great.' It was great. Well, then I picked up Tia from school and I got a little bit of a reality check on what it would really be like because Tia cannot keep her hands of of him. I had to watch him very closely to make sure she wasn't trying to lug him around the house or fold him up to tight, taking all his toys, or squishing him. It was not very relaxing, but I was still a tiny bit sad when his mom came to get him because I sure loved having him around. However, it was great to have Kylee home. Tori and Tia don't exactly know what to do when Kylee isn't home, so I was really glad to have her back and she had a great time on her field trip and was so excited to ride the school bus.
Tuesday afternoon was pretty normal. Gaupo's schedule got switched up though, so he was home at a normal time, so that was kind of weird, but also good. It actually worked out perfect though because we had RS meeting that night and since he was home I didn't have to get a babysitter. The activity was really fun. We did Cars, Cars, Cars and we had some men in our ward come and help us learn about basic car stuff like how to change a tire, how to jump a car, how to change the oil, and what to have in your car in case of an emergency. It was really fun, but we were having a committee meeting after and the activity ran kind of late, and then people were just talking and kind of wouldn't leave and they weren't the people you could just tell to leave you kind of needed to talk with them. So, finally we got to our meeting and planned the next couple and I finally got home around 10:30. It was late and I was done. I am glad we had the meeting and all, but it was just late.
It seem really late because Wednesday was a full day too. Well actually the morning was suppose to be empty, and I kind of soaked that in more than I should. I didn't go on a run till after Kylee was at school. I took Tia in the stroller and while we were out running I asked her if she wanted to run by the park. She said yes, but she wanted our friend Jacob to come. So, we finished running and got home and called Jacob's mom to see if they could come. We went over to the park and met them there. It was really fun to visit with his mom and watch the kids play. It kind of takes kids awhile to figure out how to play WITH each other, but they finally got it and they got to do it for a bit, but then we had to rush to the school to get Kylee and Jensen. Once we had them, I dropped Jensen off at home and came back. The plan was to just play and have lunch and quiet time, but then Bethany texted wondering if I needed any kitchen stuff. It was too hard to decide through pictures, so I went over and it was good to go over, but then our lunch was super late and that of course delayed quiet time and I still needed a shower. So, I got that done real quick and I was just sitting down to do some PPC work and doorbell rings. It was the kids I was going to watch while their mom went to the doctor. So, I didn't get work done and these kids had just gotten out of the car after like 8 hours, so they were crazy. I have watched them before and sometimes its good and sometimes it crazy. There are three of them, so when they come I have 7 kids. WOOF!! Most times they just run around in a couple of packs, so its really like only watching about 4 kids, but not this time, nope it was every kid for himself. I had to keep track of all of them and they were not in the best behaving mode, and I also had to deal out a punishment for Tia and Tori because they stuck my church keys in my car ignition earlier, so I was trying to do all this while 6 other kids are running around one of which is an 18 month old who keeps getting up on my tramp that doesn't have a net and the other kids think that is so great and jump him AGHHHHH!! I run and get him and move the steps away, but then of course I have to go do something and before I know it the other kids have moved it back and he is up there again. He finally had to stay inside. AUGH! Anyway, by the end I was so done. I was fried, fried, fried. When all the kids left I managed to help with homework and get to swim lessons, but at swim lessons I did the work I had as fast as I could and then I just sat there and was still and quiet. It was so needed and so great. Then we went home had dinner and then I rushed off to help Bethany with some packing and moving. When I got home about 9:00, I didn't do anything just talked to Gaupo for a bit and went to bed.
Thursday was a whole new day. I got up and I think I managed to go running I don't remember, but I did make granola bars because I had a pot luck at 11:30, but I was volunteering all day in Tia's class and so I wouldn't be home to make anything and I obviously didn't get it done the day before. So, I got those done, got the kids to school and helped all morning it Tia's class. It was actually really fun. Her teachers have a rhythm and they are so good at what they do. They help the kids develop so many great skills. I am so glad I got to go and be there it was so fun to just enjoy preschool and see and interact with the kids and the other mom there. It was awesome, definitely time well spent. So, I gathered the kids from school and then ran over and picked up a boy named Gideon that I was going to watch that afternoon. His dad is such a great dad, but I was in a little bit of a hurry, so all the explaining, changing of the diaper, and all the stuff delayed me more than I thought it would but it all worked out. We got to the potluck and I enjoyed it there at least until the end, when I hear this screaming from where they kids are. I think its Tori, but then Tia is the one walking up the stairs. I ask her what is wrong and she was kind of hard to understand, and so I thought she was just complaining that the kids weren't doing what she wanted them to, so I told her to go figure it out. Well while she was turning to back downstairs I noticed her elbow was all bloody. Well, I called her back and asked her again what happened and I still didn't get it except that it happened on the treadmill. I later learned when Kitt asked her that she was on the treadmill and it was moving and she was doing fine until the boys came on and pushed her out of the way. So, really I am SOOOOOOOO lucky that she wasn't hurt worse because I had no idea. No one did. I didn't even know there was a treadmill down there, but it wasn't too bad, but it could of been. We were blessed. So anyway we got that bandaged up and by this time I am kind of frazzled because my kid just got hurt, Gideon now only wants to be held, and its just time to go. We eventually go, but the kids didn't eat at the potluck, so I had to make them some lunch which was late and then quiet time was late and then Gideon did not want to sleep. He probably only slept for like 30 minutes and I really wanted more me time than that, but it didn't happen. So, I was really glad when all the kids went home and it was just our house again. We had dinner and then Gaupo and I watched a movie. Sadly it wasn't that great, so I didn't get the full relaxation I wanted from it but it wasn't a bad movie, so that was good. (Double, Toil, and Trouble with Mary Kate and Ashely Olsen) Anyway, we then went to bed.
Friday I was ready to just have me and Tia in the morning, but Bethany called and needed me to watch Calvin, so I said yes. So, I tried to get Tia to work on a project she needed to do for school, but that was just frustrating to everyone, so I finally gave up and just let her play. Then we went to speech and Tia got to push Calvin in the stroller and she loved every minute of that. She also really likes speech and loved having Calvin there. Those two were so cute on the way. Tia just got Calvin laughing and it was so cute. When we got home we had Bethany over for lunch and a visit. When she was getting ready to leave, someone came and knocked on our door. It was Kitt and Matthew. They had come to visit me. I was so surprised and excited for two reasons. One they were at my house, but two they got engaged!! Wahoooo!! I am really excited for them. They came in and I got the kiddos down, and then we chatted for awhile during which time we through me invited them to join us for our stay at home date. They agreed as long as they could spend time calling people. I said and yes and so they stayed. It is a good thing they did because Calvin's formula got left at my house and I needed to run to the person who was watching him that afternoon. So, they stayed home and I ran the formula over, visited for a bit, then ran to the store and got the stuff to make fancy carmel apples. The rest of the afternoon was pretty normal. Once Trent and Tori left I got started on our dinner. I got it in the oven and spent some time with my kids. Then dinner is getting almost done and I get a text from Gaupo saying when is too late to get back? He was helping Bethany move one because he is a nice guy and two because he is their home teacher. Anyway, I told him 20 min, but he said he wasn't going to make it because he needed to go to Firestone with them. I was crushed because I had our 'fancy' dishes out and the table look great, I had a new and good dinner ready to come out, we were suppose to have a date, and he wasn't going to be home and when he got home it he would be exhausted. Well, I got over it and I waited for Kitt and Matthew for a bit, but then I got tired of waiting for them to be done, so I just called the kids for dinner and we ate together. It was actually really nice just the three of us because we got to visit and enjoy each other. We were finishing up when Matthew and Kitt joined us and they are pretty quick eaters, so we all finished about the same time and had ice cream for dessert. Then we watch Cat In the Hat Trick-or-Treat. Gaupo got home in the middle and had dinner. Then we put the kids to bed. I had thought our date would be cancelled, but Gaupo insisted he was up for it, so we made scrumptious carmel apples it was so good. We got done and visited for a bit and then sent Kitt and Matthew on their way and then just went to bed.
Saturday dawned early because I needed to make a batch of bread so I could take it to Women's conference at 10:00. I went to the conference and it was good, but I was also on the clean-up committee and we were there till 3:30. It was AWFUL!! It took so long to clean up I couldn't believe it. By the time I got back on Saturday I was done. However, my family needed me, so I spent time with them and got them into bed and then I still needed to do some grocery shopping, so I did that and got home around 8:00. Gaupo and I spent some time together and went to bed.
Sunday was a day of rest. It was so great. We just had church that is it. It was so awesome. A very much needed break. Yesterday and Today have been busier than Sunday but nothing to crazy. Tia and I got to work on her pages for her VIP book for preschool and she did a great job. I meant to take pictures, but I forgot. We enjoyed being with each other and enjoyed just doing what we needed to. I also made white bread which made Gaupo super happy and I watched Gideon again today and this time he took a 2 hour nap. So, things have leveled out some but man last week was crazy. I totally felt like I was just keeping my head above water, yet I know Heavenly Father needed me where I was last week and doing the things I was doing because I did everything I needed to. Somethings didn't get done, but they were just extra things, but the things that mattered or needed to be done got done and I think that, that was Heavenly Father blessing me to have the strength, energy, and ability to do the thing that needed to be done. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father cares about his children in both the big and the little things. He helped Kitt find her key chain and Klaire a parking spot when I said prayer that both of those things would happen. He allowed me to be able to do, for the most part enjoy, and not feel guilty about a busy and good week. Heavenly Father is in the details. He love us. He loves ME.
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