Week in Review

These past few weeks have been crazy so i will skip a week.
MONDAY - It just seems to be harder to wake up on a Monday morning that usual. After work we had dinner and then had a family home evening. The girls are definately in the terrible twos.
TUESDAY - It was another day at work. After dinner we went to Day Farms to find out what they had there. We were to late for the U-Pick section so we went over to the main building. There they had a variety of fruits and vegetables. We ended up picking 4 lbs of strawberries, but they were the tiny ones. We thought that the kids would be so excited to pick but they were more interested in playing in the dirt and mud then picking. We also bought two 1/2 bushels of peaches for $18 a piece. What a deal.
WEDNESDAY - After work I went to Costco to get some things that we needed. I ended up buying like 16 lbs of strawberries for making my favorite jam. When I got home we had dinner and then put the kids to bed and started making strawberry jam. We were up until 12:30 canning but it was worth it.
THURSDAY - My last day of work this week until a 4 day weekend. Hurray. This evening we canned peaches. They were so good. We were up until 1:00 but it did not matter because I did not have work the next day.

FRIDAY - We took Trevor to school and then went and picked three boxes of tomatoes. The only problem was that they were not ripe enough so we will have to wait to process them. It was so much fun picking tomatoes and the girls were such great help. We would pick the tomatoes and hand them to the girls and they would take them and put them in the box. We found out today that George and Melissa would not be coming because she has Strep. It was a relief but disappointing at the same time. So I called my parents and convinced them that they have to come help with the basement.
SATURDAY - I worked on the basement for a good part of the day. We went to Lowes to pick out the bathtub and the vanity that will go in the bathroom. This is the last major hurdle to finishing the framing. I need to know the dimensions to frame for. I went a bought a little play pool for the kids and but it at the end of the slide on the swing set. They had so much fun. The day just seemed to go by so fast.

SUNDAY - Today was the last Sunday of our month for teaching our Primary Class, and boy am I glad. The kids were like so restless and they all wanted to talk at the same time. When we walked home from church the wind was blowing hard but we thought nothing of it. As soon as we got home Brigitte's mom called and said that there was a severe thunderstorm warning and that everyone outside needed to go inside. About on hour later the storm hit. The wind blew and it started to rain hard. I was a little worried because my parents were driving in the weather. It took them 3 and a 1/2 hours instead of 2 hours. While we waited for them we decided to process a box of tomatoes. We should have waited because not all of them were ripe, but oh well.

Week In Review

Week of August 24, 2008
Monday - Thought that we were all over the sickness that had been bothering us but as the day went on I just got feeling worse. We were suppose to go to a birthday party but because I was not feeling well and the girls were grouchy and not happy we decided to stay home and get everyone to bed early.
Tuesday - It was one of those day that you wish that you did not get up. It was hard to get up to go to work. The kids were feeling better today.
Wednesday - We all felt a lot better today. After work I went down and started cleaning the basement so that I could continue framing. The girls are finally getting into the terrible two's. They are starting to get into everything and causing trouble, but at the same they are starting to play with each other more and are less dependent on us.
Thursday - This week is just going by so fast. I am looking forward for this week to be over. Work is getting more busy now that we are ramping up for another software release.
Friday - Finally it was Friday. I was excited to get to working on the basement. I got off work at 3:30 and came home to a messy basement. Everything that I had cleaned was scattered everywhere. Brigitte had went and got some organizing bins for all the toys so that they could be more organized. It took a while to get the basement cleaned up before I could begin and then I ran out of wood at about 8:00.
Saturday - We all slept in. That seems to make Saturday go by way to quickly. Our neighbor said that he had a bunch of 2 X 4's left over from when he was framing his basement, so I bought them from him which saved me a couple of trips to Lowes. I worked on the basement until the girls room to be was finished framing. It was a great feeling to be done and it makes the basement seem like something was accomplished.
Sunday - We went to church and then came home and immediately headed for the in-laws for a surprise birthday party. It was great we had tri- tip steaks and rolls and a lot of food. We got home really late and the kids are going to be tired tomorrow.

WHY...WHY...WHY

"No problem is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in th e word 'Lisp'?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That hurt, you stupid idiot?'

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......


The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Week of August 11th-17th
MONDAY - We were glad that Monday was finally here. It meant that we survived Sunday speaking in church as well as teaching our primary class. Teaching was fun though. Totally different then teaching Elders Quorum. Today was a normal day with the kids playing all day. Trevor had fun at school.
TUESDAY - Tuesday was just like any other day. Trevor started not feeling well. Guess it was a cold that he picked up from school. We enjoyed the evening with the kids. The Jakins came over to use the internet and we let the kids play.
WEDNESDAY - At work today I decided that I was going to start framing the basement. I had been contemplating it but finally came to that conclusion. When I got home we were having BBQ ribs. As soon as dinner was over, Brigitte headed to West Jordan to go to her scrap booking night. She is contemplating on signing up and selling Close To My Heart.
THURSDAY - Thursday was Dave LaCascia's last day at work because he was retiring. It was sad to see him go because he made the day so much more entertaining. I had to get home right after work because we were feeding the Elders. Brigitte had made chicken tortilla soup, watermelon, asparagus, and for desert banana split cake. The Elders were a little weird. They ate so much. They had like three bowls of soup, six pieces of watermelon, and then two pieces of desert. But to top it off they asked if they could take the rest of the soup home with them. Brigitte was disappointed because she wanted the soup for lunch tomorrow. Also Brigitte and I as well as the girls and Kolby were not feeling well.
FRIDAY - Today was my day off and I had planned to start framing the basement but because I was not feeling well I got off to a slow start. Trevor had a short day at school and after the girls went down for their nap Trevor and I went to Lowes to pick up some 2 X 4's. We were in luck because they were on sale. Friday night we had a neighborhood BBQ. It was fun and great to get to know our neighbors a little more. We were there for about three hours and the kids were very tired.
SATURDAY - Got up at 8:00 and went out and weeded. I am really starting to get tired of Morning Glory. It seems like it grows everywhere. If anyone knows how to get rid of it let me know. We cleaned the house to get ready for another BBQ with our friends. I finally was able to start working on the basement. Because of our BBQ last night I learned that my next door neighbor had a compressor and a framing nail gun. Boy did that really make the work go faster. I was able to finish one wall and get started on the next. At 5:00 the BBQ was suppose to start but did not until 6:00. We had hot dogs, potato salad, watermelon, and chips. It was good. We then went over to the Jakins for desert. It was another late night for the kids.
SUNDAY - We were able to sleep in this morning and it was a great day to rest and relax and try to get feeling better.