September Happenings

Oh yea. Here is a hopping flash dance that I participated in for our homecoming week.
Check it.

Big month this past September. All kinds of busyness abounds. I had 2 Fridays in a row off, one because I was sick, and the other followed our parent teacher conferences (I know. They are indeed early).

Life is going well for me at school. I have settled in and shaken things up enough to make me happy and stay very busy. Balancing has become my middle name, and I find myself busier than ever! I am ever so thankful to my MIL for coming last week and holding down the fort while I was at school 3 nights in a row until 8, and Tdiddy was out of town. We now know to plan that better next time!

The kids and I pulled up the remaining garden items last weekend during the nice weather we have been experiencing. Frost at night, but warmish70's during the day. I personally am looking forward to cooler temps all the time. I also love the snow. But, I digress. Check this monster carrot out. We learned that the carrots really liked the corner garden bed, and plan to plant them again next year, they were delish.

Another activity, our annual trip to the local orchard. Fantastic weather, and we hit the honeycrisp season hardcore. It seemed that even though the season had just been announced that we were too late. That is until one 10 year old boy decide to go looking on the ground! We came away with over 45 lbs of apples. Because they were on the ground, they were $1.00 a lb. Score! In the back of the wagon in the orange polo is a counselor from our school, pretty cool guy. Fun to see him there with his kiddos.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

I am sorry that I have been less than communicative with my friends and family as of late. I have not had a lot of free time since my hiring as a full time teacher. They say that the first year is the worst as far as sucking your time away!!

When not working or planning, I am trying to devote time to my poor family whom I miss. We have held down a busy August schedule, and TDiddy thankfully was around to see us through the first two weeks of school.

Looking for an easy side dish to use up Zucchini/Summer squash? We tried this one out, and it was a hit, even with the picky 10 year old. http://www.semihomemade.com/blogs/seasonal-sides/46

Indiana Weekend

We dropped off the kids to Grammy Camp this past weekend, and BOY did those kids have a good time. I will lift the posts from my Mom's blog for my own purposes, but feel free to read about their adventures.

When we made plans to drop off the kids, I called up my siblings and organized a summer weekend for those who could make it in. Kyle and Ashley came up for a concert and birthdays, Cole and Emily came up, and Curt and Vanessa were in town. So sad that the girls couldn't join us. :(


For the weekend, we lit some fireworks; had a water fight; Kyle and I tried to set fire to the siding with dad's new grill: "Briqualita"; celebrated the July birthdays and capped it off with a SIBLINGS/SPOUSES tubing trip (Posted in a new post, the video feed isn't working). I give you a photo-logue:



Mom also made all the girls matching aprons while she rested from her 2nd knee replacement. Don't they look nice??We also got matching potholders from the extras. Nice to have the matchy matchy. I LOVE that!

July HEAT and Youth Conference Fun

What a LOSER! I started strong, and then BIFFED it. I forgot to stay updated. Boo-HOO. So I present some catch up posts to you!
It has been a hot month. Like, REALLY HOT. As I type the heat index is 113. That's hot. We have done a lot of sprinkler time, and I have been creative about getting the water near the sprinkler so that I can justify watering my garden! My birthson Isaac has an aunt who is an AWESOME motivational speaker. Just a little lady who organizes TIMEOUT for Women!! Love Laurel. She gave the BEST talk I have ever heard for Youth, not a JOKE. Through a very neat set of circumstances, she also knows the Wierdas from our ward, and Kaye and I shared duties in hosting Laurel while she was here. The coolest thing was, Isaac happened to be staying with her for the summer, so I was able to get all the good news! {So many exclamation points, I don't know what to do.} Anyway, she was here for Youth Conference, and I was there for chaperoning, so I got to hear her speak. One of the sisters in our Stake YW organization made Laurel a quilt and had the girls from our stake piece it together. The theme was "We Seek After These Things", and I was asked to present it to her. Such a special treasure, and I know it meant a lot to Laurel.
I am so grateful for the way things turned out in my life. I LOVE having a connection to this special family.