Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Monday, July 29, 2013
Pink and Mustard
Today at the lunch table, the kids were discussing which colors are girl colors and which colors are boy colors. Derek was adamant that boys couldn't like pink. I pointed out that he and Zack both have ties with pink in them. Zack told Derek that he likes his pink tie. Derek assured us that he would never wear pink. So I asked him, would he rather wear a pink shirt or eat mustard. (Derek HATES mustard). He was horrified by both options. He had to think long and hard. He asked where he would have to wear the pink shirt, I said school. He asked if he could wear a coat over it and I said no. By this point I am laughing so hard that he hates mustard that much. He went so far as to say that he would tell girls he is in love with them 10 times rather than eat mustard. Finally, he asked how much mustard he would have to eat. I said just a taste. He still had to deliberate a while before deciding on the mustard. Hmm....he seemed to forget that this was all hypothetical :)
Monday, July 15, 2013
Damage
Did I mention that we have another baby in our family? About a week before I was going to give birth, Matt was bringing his very own special baby into the world: The Shed. Matt has always wanted a shed in the backyard and we designed the yard to fit one eventually. I will post the whole riveting shed story another day when the shed is finished.
This is a story about the carnage caused by said shed. (say that ten times really fast!) Matt had purchased all the materials, including the door and windows and it was all stored in our garage. Matt had been keeping his truck in the driveway to make room for all the supplies.
About five weeks ago, Matt was gathering some supplies in the garage for the big shed building day. I was in the house with the kids. It was later in the evening, I think it was dark. The shed door was leaning against the side wall of the garage. The door was a big, double metal door and I had been keeping the kids away from it since Matt had picked it up. I was worried it would fall on one of them and break some bones. It had been a windy day and as I was going about my business in the house, I heard a huge thunk. I went out to the garage to see what it was. As Matt had opened the garage door, a gust of wind had blown in (a huge gust of wind, we live in Lehi, after all I think that was the day of the 55mph wind gusts) and blown the shed door over. IT BLEW RIGHT INTO MY VAN. First of all, Matt was lucky the door didn't land on him. We were lucky none of the kids were in the garage. We are very lucky that the only damage was to the van and not any living creature.
When I walked out to the garage, I see Matt standing there in disbelief, and the shed door lying on it's side. Luckily, there was a fire barrel in front of the door, which slightly cushioned the fall, saving the door from major damage. Luckily, the door didn't hit one of the van windows, or tail lights or do any damage that absolutely needs to be replaced. It didn't even scratch the paint. But the door did leave a good sized dent. Matt didn't think it was that noticeable, but the next day, my brother in law came over and seeing my van in the driveway, said, "What happened to your van?" Bummer. The shed, Scout Camp and a new baby have made for a crazy few weeks. I asked Matt if next year we could try and not buildashedhaveababyMattgotoscoutcamp all the same week.
This is a story about the carnage caused by said shed. (say that ten times really fast!) Matt had purchased all the materials, including the door and windows and it was all stored in our garage. Matt had been keeping his truck in the driveway to make room for all the supplies.
About five weeks ago, Matt was gathering some supplies in the garage for the big shed building day. I was in the house with the kids. It was later in the evening, I think it was dark. The shed door was leaning against the side wall of the garage. The door was a big, double metal door and I had been keeping the kids away from it since Matt had picked it up. I was worried it would fall on one of them and break some bones. It had been a windy day and as I was going about my business in the house, I heard a huge thunk. I went out to the garage to see what it was. As Matt had opened the garage door, a gust of wind had blown in (a huge gust of wind, we live in Lehi, after all I think that was the day of the 55mph wind gusts) and blown the shed door over. IT BLEW RIGHT INTO MY VAN. First of all, Matt was lucky the door didn't land on him. We were lucky none of the kids were in the garage. We are very lucky that the only damage was to the van and not any living creature.
When I walked out to the garage, I see Matt standing there in disbelief, and the shed door lying on it's side. Luckily, there was a fire barrel in front of the door, which slightly cushioned the fall, saving the door from major damage. Luckily, the door didn't hit one of the van windows, or tail lights or do any damage that absolutely needs to be replaced. It didn't even scratch the paint. But the door did leave a good sized dent. Matt didn't think it was that noticeable, but the next day, my brother in law came over and seeing my van in the driveway, said, "What happened to your van?" Bummer. The shed, Scout Camp and a new baby have made for a crazy few weeks. I asked Matt if next year we could try and not buildashedhaveababyMattgotoscoutcamp all the same week.
Friday, May 31, 2013
School is Out!!!!!!!
Hurray! School is out for the summer. I love, love, love summer break. My grocery budget....does not love summer break. These boys are going to eat me out of house and home...seriously. Here is what we have planned this summer.........Nothing! Since we are having a baby hopefully soon, we have made hardly any plans. Matt may take the kids on a few little camping overnighters, but that is about it. We will work hard and play hard and rest hard, too, but most of it will just be here at home.
Yesterday was the last day of school and I told the kids they get a week of lots of playing and just hanging out (along with a few big jobs...this morning I made them clean the basement....a huge job.) Then next Thursday we will start our summer schedule. We have lots of jobs to do everyday and we have to keep the garden alive :) We also have a little bit of school work to do every day. My goals for the kids as far a school work goes are:
Zack-typing and Spanish. He is taking a break from piano lessons over the summer, but I will still have him practice 2x/week. He has lots of books he wants to read and he writes all the time...so I think he will be good.
Derek: Derek will be taking a reading and writing class at the school 5 days a week for 4 weeks to help with his reading. We will read at home and also do a couple of math worksheets every day.
Austin: Austin is just learning to sound out words, so we will keep working on that and also start learning some sight words and simple math.
Sydney: She knows all her letters and sounds, she loves to have things to do while the boys are working on their school stuff, so I will find something for her to do.
Me; keep 5 kids fed and the garden alive and that is about it. :)
I told the kids the plan, but also told them that some days it just won't work and we are not going to stress about it. Hurray for summer and being home together. It will be awesome and crazy and chaotic. Just how I like it.
Yesterday was the last day of school and I told the kids they get a week of lots of playing and just hanging out (along with a few big jobs...this morning I made them clean the basement....a huge job.) Then next Thursday we will start our summer schedule. We have lots of jobs to do everyday and we have to keep the garden alive :) We also have a little bit of school work to do every day. My goals for the kids as far a school work goes are:
Zack-typing and Spanish. He is taking a break from piano lessons over the summer, but I will still have him practice 2x/week. He has lots of books he wants to read and he writes all the time...so I think he will be good.
Derek: Derek will be taking a reading and writing class at the school 5 days a week for 4 weeks to help with his reading. We will read at home and also do a couple of math worksheets every day.
Austin: Austin is just learning to sound out words, so we will keep working on that and also start learning some sight words and simple math.
Sydney: She knows all her letters and sounds, she loves to have things to do while the boys are working on their school stuff, so I will find something for her to do.
Me; keep 5 kids fed and the garden alive and that is about it. :)
I told the kids the plan, but also told them that some days it just won't work and we are not going to stress about it. Hurray for summer and being home together. It will be awesome and crazy and chaotic. Just how I like it.
Preschool Graduation: Austin
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Family Update
Quick little family update, May 2013:
Sydney: Fun, spunky, sweet, cuddly and a tease.
Austin: Learning to read and so excited about going to Kindergarten. He is also a tease and a great helper.
Derek: First grade has been rough, we are not sad to see it gone. Derek is always up for fun and had grown up a lot this year. He can't wait to be a Scout and to have a break from school. He loves to be cuddled and to read with mom and dad. He is always willing to help and loves to pick flowers in the yard and bring them to me. Excited to start Coach Pitch.
Zack: Excited to have a break from school. Super responsible, has high hopes of me teaching him Spanish and typing this summer ;) Zack has tons of end of year projects, programs, etc. He is a busy kid. He is having a great soccer season loves being outside.
Laurie: trying not to pop. About four weeks until baby Sorensen makes her debut. Getting slower and larger every day :) Excited to have the kids home this summer. Excited to have a baby.
Matt: Working hard as always, gardening and yard work are solely up to him right now (ok, the kids help too, but I have tried a few times recently and it just doesn't work.) Getting a shed built in our backyard, Scouts always keeps him busy. Did I mention that he is the new Scoutmaster and that Scout Camp falls the week the baby is due? Yeah...I laughed and laughed when I found out, because of course! We have a plan in place and luckily the camp they are going to this year is only about 40 minutes from the hospital. (Last year, my neighbor's husband was gone with scouts on a rafting trip like 12 hours away. Luckily, she had the baby right after they got back.) We are blessed to have many kind fellows in our ward who are willing to attend scout camp this year in a pinch, so that Matt can be home if he needs to be. Scout camp ends on my due date, so we would really appreciate if she would come a week early or a day late :) I have no plans to induce this time around, although my doctor has offered. I said after Sydney was born that I never wanted to be induced again and I am holding firm to that. It would be super convenient, of course, but Matt won't be too far away and he made sure he got a phone carrier that has service up there. Always an adventure! We can't wait to be the Sorensen Seven!
Sydney: Fun, spunky, sweet, cuddly and a tease.
Austin: Learning to read and so excited about going to Kindergarten. He is also a tease and a great helper.
Derek: First grade has been rough, we are not sad to see it gone. Derek is always up for fun and had grown up a lot this year. He can't wait to be a Scout and to have a break from school. He loves to be cuddled and to read with mom and dad. He is always willing to help and loves to pick flowers in the yard and bring them to me. Excited to start Coach Pitch.
Zack: Excited to have a break from school. Super responsible, has high hopes of me teaching him Spanish and typing this summer ;) Zack has tons of end of year projects, programs, etc. He is a busy kid. He is having a great soccer season loves being outside.
Laurie: trying not to pop. About four weeks until baby Sorensen makes her debut. Getting slower and larger every day :) Excited to have the kids home this summer. Excited to have a baby.
Matt: Working hard as always, gardening and yard work are solely up to him right now (ok, the kids help too, but I have tried a few times recently and it just doesn't work.) Getting a shed built in our backyard, Scouts always keeps him busy. Did I mention that he is the new Scoutmaster and that Scout Camp falls the week the baby is due? Yeah...I laughed and laughed when I found out, because of course! We have a plan in place and luckily the camp they are going to this year is only about 40 minutes from the hospital. (Last year, my neighbor's husband was gone with scouts on a rafting trip like 12 hours away. Luckily, she had the baby right after they got back.) We are blessed to have many kind fellows in our ward who are willing to attend scout camp this year in a pinch, so that Matt can be home if he needs to be. Scout camp ends on my due date, so we would really appreciate if she would come a week early or a day late :) I have no plans to induce this time around, although my doctor has offered. I said after Sydney was born that I never wanted to be induced again and I am holding firm to that. It would be super convenient, of course, but Matt won't be too far away and he made sure he got a phone carrier that has service up there. Always an adventure! We can't wait to be the Sorensen Seven!
Snowball (Bush) Fight!!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday: A Good Day
Yesterday was a good day. I had a long night with kids who woke me up 5 times in the night. And I had slept on the couch. (Matt has been sick this week and I DO NOT WANT TO GET SICK. So I have slept on the couch the last few nights. It was actually pretty nice since there were tons of pillows surrounding me and my aching back.)
Everyday is a good day, but yesterday was unusually productive considering how slow moving I currently am and so I am recording it in case it never happens again.
Woke up just before 7am. Woke up the kids. While they got dressed, I got breakfast ready and over breakfast we had our little Easter devotional. While they finished eating, I signed homework and found socks, etc. We had family prayer and they headed out the door. Matt worked on letters with Austin and Sydney while I ate breakfast and checked email. Then the kids watched Letter Factory while I started cleaning up breakfast and Matt got ready for work.
Around 9 I put the kids in the tub, filled to the tippy top and with bubbles. They were very excited. They splashed around while I listened to the Mormon Channel and cleaned out some cupboards. Once everyone was dressed, we cleaned up Sydney's room (she had pulled all of the clothes off the shelves looking for something and it has taken me a couple of days to pick it all up.) The kids played while I continued to pick the house and wash some sheets that didn't stay dry all night. At 11:30 I made lunch and then put Sydney down for her nap.
Austin was picked up for preschool just before 12 and then I hurried to hop in the shower. As soon as I was ready, I put some stew in the crockpot for dinner and then made some muffins for an after school snack (see? Dinner prep and a snack....not a normal day :)
I woke Sydney up at 1:45 and we headed out to pick up Austin from preschool. All of the preschoolers came out of class wearing bunny masks. It was REALLY cute. We drop off the other kids and head home. It is a beautiful day so we stay outside and draw with chalk until the boys get home, about 15 minutes. I chat with my neighbor and then the bus comes. I get all the kids a muffin and herd them straight to the car because today is the last day to check the lost and found at the elementary before it is donated. Derek lost his coat (NEW coat) about a month ago on the playground. I have checked the lost and found 3 separate times in that month hoping to find it. It was a great coat and I was planning on him wearing it next year as well. And then passing it down to Austin, of course. Derek has also checked the lost and found several times. I knew if we didn't find it today it was time to give it up. I said a quick prayer as I drove to the school, saying, "It is okay if we don't find the coat, but it would be really, really nice if we did." Zack and the little kids stayed in the car while Derek and I ran into the school. He started searching the buckets full of clothes while I started searching the coat rack. I was checking very carefully to make sure there wasn't a coat stuck between two others or falling off the hangar. Two coats from the end, THERE IT WAS!! Gloves in the pocket and all. Derek and I were jumping up and down, we were so excited! We said a little prayer of thanks together and then ran to the car. Everyone was really excited for him.
Then, we hurried to the gas station to get the car washed and then off to the dollar store to pick up something Matt needed for Scouts that night.
We got home and the little kids played outside while I cleaned out the car. Derek was supposed to be reading to me while I did that but he kept getting distracted because he wanted to vacuum. He vacuumed, we read a little more and Zack worked on his book report. Then Zack freaked out because he couldn't remember some things that had happened in the book. We had a talk about how if you read your book 4 weeks before the report is due, you should write your rough draft while it is still fresh on your mind. I helped him finish the rough draft and the kids all went back out to play while I dished up dinner.
Matt walked in right then and we all ate together. Matt and Zack hurried to get ready for their respective Scout meetings and I hurried to do the dishes. Fifteen minutes after they left, the babysitter showed up and I headed to Young Women. (Only about once a month do I attend YW and so once a month, a babysitter comes for about 45 minutes until Matt and Zack get home. Who babysits for me when all the girls in the ward are at YW and all the boys at YM or Scouts? My neighbor who is only about 6 months older than Zack. She is adorable and responsible and we live 30 seconds from our church building. Obviously, this won't work once I have the baby. Baby will have to come with me to YW.
I head out and soon after we start, I see Matt leave for home. About 15 minutes later, I see Zack and realize he got out late or Matt forgot him. I watch him walk across the street to our house and then go back to the activity.
I get home at 8:20 and we have our evening devotional. We watched a short video about the life of Jesus, had prayer and then I took Sydney to bed while the boys ate a little snack. Matt headed to bed right after, trying to heal up as fast as possible and I sent the boys up to bed. I fell asleep on the couch shortly after 9 and then woke up at 1 realizing I had sent the kids up to bed, but never gone back to turn off lights, etc. The little boy's light was still on and so was Sydney's. I turned them off and went back to sleep with only one interruption in the night. It was a great day.
Just keepin' it real: That was yesterday. Today it is almost 11am and we are all still in our pjs. Austin is playing Life on the Nexus, Sydney is destroying Derek and Austin's room and trying to wear her dress intended for her Aunt's wedding and I am sitting here on the computer. :) Balance in all things, right? Everyday is great for some reason. Today is great because I have no where I need to go, plenty of groceries and my second load of wash nearly done.
Everyday is a good day, but yesterday was unusually productive considering how slow moving I currently am and so I am recording it in case it never happens again.
Woke up just before 7am. Woke up the kids. While they got dressed, I got breakfast ready and over breakfast we had our little Easter devotional. While they finished eating, I signed homework and found socks, etc. We had family prayer and they headed out the door. Matt worked on letters with Austin and Sydney while I ate breakfast and checked email. Then the kids watched Letter Factory while I started cleaning up breakfast and Matt got ready for work.
Around 9 I put the kids in the tub, filled to the tippy top and with bubbles. They were very excited. They splashed around while I listened to the Mormon Channel and cleaned out some cupboards. Once everyone was dressed, we cleaned up Sydney's room (she had pulled all of the clothes off the shelves looking for something and it has taken me a couple of days to pick it all up.) The kids played while I continued to pick the house and wash some sheets that didn't stay dry all night. At 11:30 I made lunch and then put Sydney down for her nap.
Austin was picked up for preschool just before 12 and then I hurried to hop in the shower. As soon as I was ready, I put some stew in the crockpot for dinner and then made some muffins for an after school snack (see? Dinner prep and a snack....not a normal day :)
I woke Sydney up at 1:45 and we headed out to pick up Austin from preschool. All of the preschoolers came out of class wearing bunny masks. It was REALLY cute. We drop off the other kids and head home. It is a beautiful day so we stay outside and draw with chalk until the boys get home, about 15 minutes. I chat with my neighbor and then the bus comes. I get all the kids a muffin and herd them straight to the car because today is the last day to check the lost and found at the elementary before it is donated. Derek lost his coat (NEW coat) about a month ago on the playground. I have checked the lost and found 3 separate times in that month hoping to find it. It was a great coat and I was planning on him wearing it next year as well. And then passing it down to Austin, of course. Derek has also checked the lost and found several times. I knew if we didn't find it today it was time to give it up. I said a quick prayer as I drove to the school, saying, "It is okay if we don't find the coat, but it would be really, really nice if we did." Zack and the little kids stayed in the car while Derek and I ran into the school. He started searching the buckets full of clothes while I started searching the coat rack. I was checking very carefully to make sure there wasn't a coat stuck between two others or falling off the hangar. Two coats from the end, THERE IT WAS!! Gloves in the pocket and all. Derek and I were jumping up and down, we were so excited! We said a little prayer of thanks together and then ran to the car. Everyone was really excited for him.
Then, we hurried to the gas station to get the car washed and then off to the dollar store to pick up something Matt needed for Scouts that night.
We got home and the little kids played outside while I cleaned out the car. Derek was supposed to be reading to me while I did that but he kept getting distracted because he wanted to vacuum. He vacuumed, we read a little more and Zack worked on his book report. Then Zack freaked out because he couldn't remember some things that had happened in the book. We had a talk about how if you read your book 4 weeks before the report is due, you should write your rough draft while it is still fresh on your mind. I helped him finish the rough draft and the kids all went back out to play while I dished up dinner.
Matt walked in right then and we all ate together. Matt and Zack hurried to get ready for their respective Scout meetings and I hurried to do the dishes. Fifteen minutes after they left, the babysitter showed up and I headed to Young Women. (Only about once a month do I attend YW and so once a month, a babysitter comes for about 45 minutes until Matt and Zack get home. Who babysits for me when all the girls in the ward are at YW and all the boys at YM or Scouts? My neighbor who is only about 6 months older than Zack. She is adorable and responsible and we live 30 seconds from our church building. Obviously, this won't work once I have the baby. Baby will have to come with me to YW.
I head out and soon after we start, I see Matt leave for home. About 15 minutes later, I see Zack and realize he got out late or Matt forgot him. I watch him walk across the street to our house and then go back to the activity.
I get home at 8:20 and we have our evening devotional. We watched a short video about the life of Jesus, had prayer and then I took Sydney to bed while the boys ate a little snack. Matt headed to bed right after, trying to heal up as fast as possible and I sent the boys up to bed. I fell asleep on the couch shortly after 9 and then woke up at 1 realizing I had sent the kids up to bed, but never gone back to turn off lights, etc. The little boy's light was still on and so was Sydney's. I turned them off and went back to sleep with only one interruption in the night. It was a great day.
Just keepin' it real: That was yesterday. Today it is almost 11am and we are all still in our pjs. Austin is playing Life on the Nexus, Sydney is destroying Derek and Austin's room and trying to wear her dress intended for her Aunt's wedding and I am sitting here on the computer. :) Balance in all things, right? Everyday is great for some reason. Today is great because I have no where I need to go, plenty of groceries and my second load of wash nearly done.
Better Late than Never
Monday, March 18, 2013
The Pinewood Derby 2013
Winter 2013
This past week has been Spring. Pretend Spring. Anyone who lives in Utah knows there really isn't a real Spring. It warms up for a week and then it snows for two more weeks. Then it is warm for a few days and then snows again. The next thing you know it is 90 degrees and you realized you went straight from Winter to Summer. But when it is nice outside we are outside as much as possible. The kids have loved playing outside in the sun this last week.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Lost and Found
Lost: One white sneaker, Toddler Size 7
Found: Lonely and abandoned in the church parking lot.
Found: Lonely and abandoned in the church parking lot.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Quiet Time
Sydney has always been a good napper. She prefers to settle down on her own in her crib, without interference from anyone else. When she started jumping out of her crib, I removed a side rail and it becomes a toddler bed. The only problem was that suddenly, Sydney had freedom!! She had a harder time settling down and would play instead of sleep. Her bedroom door would not close completely, it hadn't for years, so now that she was out of the crib, she could not be contained. She climbs over baby gates with ease and finds things that are much more fun than naps.
All of this coincided with the beginning of my pregnancy sickness. Each afternoon, after lunch, all I could think of was taking a nap. I felt exhausted all the time, no matter how much I slept. After lunch I was completely spent. I knew I needed to rest for a bit to be able to help the kids with homework and dinner and have the energy to make it to bedtime.
I dutifully put Sydney down for a nap each day. I would rock her, read to her, tuck her in and she would immediately get up and leave as soon as I had left the room. In a desperate attempt to keep her contained and let me rest, started letting her watch movies in my bed with me, so I could doze. Matt tried to bribe her into taking naps. I think that only worked once.
When we all got so sick through December, the one benefit was that Sydney started napping regularly again. Hooray!! (This also coincided with Matt fixing her door so that it shuts properly and she can't get out.) She naps every day usually for a solid two hours. Some times we have to rearrange, of course, depending on what we have going on, but she willingly takes a nap and will even tell me she is tired or ready for her nap leading up to nap time!
Now that I am no longer in the throes of first (and partial second) trimester sickness, Sydney's nap time means...quiet time for me! Each day is different, because Austin is still at home, but on Wednesdays I get my "real" quiet time. Austin is at preschool during her nap, and so I occasionally take a little nap, but lately I have been feeling good enough to read or do a small project in that time. It is the best time of the week to read and study my scriptures because the house is completely quiet, (unheard of!) and I am alone. Usually, I never get more than a few verses in before something interrupts. I look forward to that two hours all week! Notice I am writing this post near the tail end of my allotted two hours. Hurray for quiet time! Hurray for two year olds that nap!
All of this coincided with the beginning of my pregnancy sickness. Each afternoon, after lunch, all I could think of was taking a nap. I felt exhausted all the time, no matter how much I slept. After lunch I was completely spent. I knew I needed to rest for a bit to be able to help the kids with homework and dinner and have the energy to make it to bedtime.
I dutifully put Sydney down for a nap each day. I would rock her, read to her, tuck her in and she would immediately get up and leave as soon as I had left the room. In a desperate attempt to keep her contained and let me rest, started letting her watch movies in my bed with me, so I could doze. Matt tried to bribe her into taking naps. I think that only worked once.
When we all got so sick through December, the one benefit was that Sydney started napping regularly again. Hooray!! (This also coincided with Matt fixing her door so that it shuts properly and she can't get out.) She naps every day usually for a solid two hours. Some times we have to rearrange, of course, depending on what we have going on, but she willingly takes a nap and will even tell me she is tired or ready for her nap leading up to nap time!
Now that I am no longer in the throes of first (and partial second) trimester sickness, Sydney's nap time means...quiet time for me! Each day is different, because Austin is still at home, but on Wednesdays I get my "real" quiet time. Austin is at preschool during her nap, and so I occasionally take a little nap, but lately I have been feeling good enough to read or do a small project in that time. It is the best time of the week to read and study my scriptures because the house is completely quiet, (unheard of!) and I am alone. Usually, I never get more than a few verses in before something interrupts. I look forward to that two hours all week! Notice I am writing this post near the tail end of my allotted two hours. Hurray for quiet time! Hurray for two year olds that nap!
Monday, February 4, 2013
I hided it!
I have an iPad. One of the originals. We have had it almost three years and I am the one who claims it. (We are a fairly techy family and when I say we, I mean Matt. There are multiple tablet-type devices in our house, but the kids are only occasionally allowed to use them. Matt and I use them most of the time.) It comes in handy since our computer is up in the loft by the bedrooms and I spend 90% of my day in the kitchen/family room/laundry area downstairs.
Wednesday night of last week, I was in charge of a YW activity at church. I only plan the Personal Progress activities, so it is not something I do very often. This was going to be my first one and as I was rushing around the house trying to finish making dinner and gather everything I needed for the activity (so I could leave right when Matt got home from work to set up), I realized I didn't have the full recipe I needed for dinner. I grabbed the trusty iPad and looked up the recipe, found the info I was looking for and then quickly tucked it under the couch. The iPad usually resides on my nightstand, but if I have it out in the family room, I tuck it out of sight under the couch, so it doesn't get knocked off the counter or something. I finished up dinner and then raced out the door.
Later that night I got home and after the kids were all in bed I reached for the iPad because I had a few emails to send about some of the things we needed to do about Personal Progress. I reached under the couch and was surprised that it wasn't there. I got down on my hands and knees and peered underneath and couldn't see anything. I looked on my nightstand and it wasn't there either. Since those are about the only two places I ever leave it, I was baffled. I asked Matt if he had let the kids use the iPad to play a game while I was gone and he said he had not seen it. I looked around for a minute, but I had been a little frazzled as I left earlier, so I figured I must have just stuck it somewhere unusual and I would look for it in the morning.
Matt can not stand when something is lost. It doesn't matter what it is, it drives him CRAZY until it is found. He grabbed a flashlight and starting looking around as I got ready for bed. I had actually gotten into bed and started to relax when I realized that Matt was still searching full steam. I realized he was never going to come to bed until it was found and so I got up to help. I told him to keep looking in the bedroom and I went out to the family room. I stood there for a minute thinking hard. I decided that I really had put it under the couch and that one of the kids (ahem, Sydney) must have taken it. She really likes to hide things right now. Legos, Matt's blue tooth headset, shoes, my purse. Eeek.
I looked around the room trying to think what she could reach and where she could have put it without anyone really noticing. My eyes went to the blinds. I walked over and pulled the blinds away from the window and there was the iPad sitting on the window sill.
Matt was greatly relieved and we went to sleep.
The next morning, I asked Sydney if she knew where the I iPad was. She said, "I hided it!" She walked right to blinds and pulled them out and yelled, "It's gone!" She is a character. We talked about taking stuff and hiding it and why that is not nice. She didn't quite get it. I should probably keep it up high from now on.
Wednesday night of last week, I was in charge of a YW activity at church. I only plan the Personal Progress activities, so it is not something I do very often. This was going to be my first one and as I was rushing around the house trying to finish making dinner and gather everything I needed for the activity (so I could leave right when Matt got home from work to set up), I realized I didn't have the full recipe I needed for dinner. I grabbed the trusty iPad and looked up the recipe, found the info I was looking for and then quickly tucked it under the couch. The iPad usually resides on my nightstand, but if I have it out in the family room, I tuck it out of sight under the couch, so it doesn't get knocked off the counter or something. I finished up dinner and then raced out the door.
Later that night I got home and after the kids were all in bed I reached for the iPad because I had a few emails to send about some of the things we needed to do about Personal Progress. I reached under the couch and was surprised that it wasn't there. I got down on my hands and knees and peered underneath and couldn't see anything. I looked on my nightstand and it wasn't there either. Since those are about the only two places I ever leave it, I was baffled. I asked Matt if he had let the kids use the iPad to play a game while I was gone and he said he had not seen it. I looked around for a minute, but I had been a little frazzled as I left earlier, so I figured I must have just stuck it somewhere unusual and I would look for it in the morning.
Matt can not stand when something is lost. It doesn't matter what it is, it drives him CRAZY until it is found. He grabbed a flashlight and starting looking around as I got ready for bed. I had actually gotten into bed and started to relax when I realized that Matt was still searching full steam. I realized he was never going to come to bed until it was found and so I got up to help. I told him to keep looking in the bedroom and I went out to the family room. I stood there for a minute thinking hard. I decided that I really had put it under the couch and that one of the kids (ahem, Sydney) must have taken it. She really likes to hide things right now. Legos, Matt's blue tooth headset, shoes, my purse. Eeek.
I looked around the room trying to think what she could reach and where she could have put it without anyone really noticing. My eyes went to the blinds. I walked over and pulled the blinds away from the window and there was the iPad sitting on the window sill.
Matt was greatly relieved and we went to sleep.
The next morning, I asked Sydney if she knew where the I iPad was. She said, "I hided it!" She walked right to blinds and pulled them out and yelled, "It's gone!" She is a character. We talked about taking stuff and hiding it and why that is not nice. She didn't quite get it. I should probably keep it up high from now on.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Snow Day
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Way to go out with a BANG!
Two weeks ago, our ward split for like, the 5th time since I have lived in this house. (Totally not an exaggeration.) It was a sad, sad split. Because of the split, we lost our RS President and YW President to the new ward. I have known for months that when the ward split I would be released as Primary President. I was prepared. It is always bittersweet, but I knew it was coming and it felt time for a change.
I have been in there for 3 1/2+ years, gone through three totally different presidencies, three music leaders and dozens and dozens of teachers. Although prepared...my last Sunday in Primary I cried the whole time. Luckily, I wasn't teaching Sharing Time that day. That could have been a disaster. Every time the kids started singing a new song, the tears started up again and just when I got them under control, something else would happen..etc. I admit, after trying to hide my vast amount of tears from 200+ kids for two hours, I was emotionally exhausted by the time we got to Sacrament meeting.
During Sacrament meeting they officially split our ward and then we had a normal meeting with my neighbors as speakers. Later that week I was meeting with the Bishop and he mentioned that he had kept thinking he wanted me to share my testimony at the end of the meeting, but we had run out of time. I thanked him for not calling me up because I knew I would have sobbed the whole time. Whew! Dodged a bullet there!!
Since the whole ward is being reorganized, we only had Sacrament Meeting last Sunday. The Stake Presidency was in attendance because a new member of the Bishopric was sustained. We also had a high councilman and our Stake YM President there speaking. With all the releasings and sustainings that took place, plus speakers and a choir number, by the time the high councilman stood up to speak, we were already at our end time. I had a sneaking suspicion that if there was time, the Bishop would call me out, but as the meeting went longer and longer, I started to relax. As the high councilman began his talk, Sydney tells me she needs to go potty. I check the clock, 12:00 on the dot. I am safe! I tell Matt I am taking Syd to the bathroom and I make my way out the door. In the hall, I run into my friend Kristie and I say hi. We continue to the bathroom. Sydney is just finishing up when I hear Kristie call into the bathroom:
"Laurie? Are you still in here?" "Yes." I call back. I exit the stall and start washing our hands. "The Bishop wants you to share your testimony right now!" "What?!" I am utterly confused. Shouldn't the meeting be over by now?
"They are waiting for you right now, go!" Still very confused, I exit the bathroom and see Matt coming down the hall. He grabs Sydney and says, "Go, the Bishop is just waiting til you get there."
?!?!????!
Now we will quickly backtrack to what happened leading up to me getting pushed into the chapel straight from the bathroom.
The high councilman gives a brief talk He sits down. The Bishop stands up and says, I know we are out of time, but I feel inspired to have Sister Sorensen come share her testimony. He looks into the audience, expecting to see me stand and walk to the pulpit. Nothing happens. He looks down at Matt who says that I stepped out for a minute. Bishop says, we will just wait then. And he stays at the pulpit silently waiting for my return. After a minute he says into the mic: Sister Sorensen, if you can hear me can you please step into the chapel? Nothing happens. There are no speakers in the bathroom! Next, he calls on a brother in the ward sitting near the door to go see if he can see me in the hall. He comes back saying he hasn't seen me. Still standing silently at the pulpit all this time, the Bishop finally decides that we should sing the closing song while we wait and I can come up after the song. He sits down. At that precise moment, I enter the chapel. All eyes went right to me, I could feel them. I look up at the Bishop who motions me to come up. I very self-consciously make my way to the stand. I can feel everyone staring.
I make it to the stand and as I hit the top step, the organ music starts and the chorister stands up. They had not seen me enter the chapel and were starting the closing hymn. Not awkward at all. I freeze and look over at the Bishop. I whisper that I am happy to just sit down and he says, No, come now. He cuts off the music and I make my way to the pulpit. I mention my intense embarrassment and apologize for keeping them waiting. I bore a very brief testimony and went to sit down with my face practically purple. People were chuckling all the up and down the aisle. It is a good thing I have a sense of humor. I started laughing about it almost immediately. (Once I got over being completely flustered.) In fact, the only plus to the situation was that I was so flustered there was no crying of any kind. All I could think of was to say something slightly coherent and GET OFF THE STAND ASAP. My neighbor told me later it was one of his top ten favorite sacrament meeting moments of all time. So glad I could provide some Sabbath day entertainment for you all!
I have been in there for 3 1/2+ years, gone through three totally different presidencies, three music leaders and dozens and dozens of teachers. Although prepared...my last Sunday in Primary I cried the whole time. Luckily, I wasn't teaching Sharing Time that day. That could have been a disaster. Every time the kids started singing a new song, the tears started up again and just when I got them under control, something else would happen..etc. I admit, after trying to hide my vast amount of tears from 200+ kids for two hours, I was emotionally exhausted by the time we got to Sacrament meeting.
During Sacrament meeting they officially split our ward and then we had a normal meeting with my neighbors as speakers. Later that week I was meeting with the Bishop and he mentioned that he had kept thinking he wanted me to share my testimony at the end of the meeting, but we had run out of time. I thanked him for not calling me up because I knew I would have sobbed the whole time. Whew! Dodged a bullet there!!
Since the whole ward is being reorganized, we only had Sacrament Meeting last Sunday. The Stake Presidency was in attendance because a new member of the Bishopric was sustained. We also had a high councilman and our Stake YM President there speaking. With all the releasings and sustainings that took place, plus speakers and a choir number, by the time the high councilman stood up to speak, we were already at our end time. I had a sneaking suspicion that if there was time, the Bishop would call me out, but as the meeting went longer and longer, I started to relax. As the high councilman began his talk, Sydney tells me she needs to go potty. I check the clock, 12:00 on the dot. I am safe! I tell Matt I am taking Syd to the bathroom and I make my way out the door. In the hall, I run into my friend Kristie and I say hi. We continue to the bathroom. Sydney is just finishing up when I hear Kristie call into the bathroom:
"Laurie? Are you still in here?" "Yes." I call back. I exit the stall and start washing our hands. "The Bishop wants you to share your testimony right now!" "What?!" I am utterly confused. Shouldn't the meeting be over by now?
"They are waiting for you right now, go!" Still very confused, I exit the bathroom and see Matt coming down the hall. He grabs Sydney and says, "Go, the Bishop is just waiting til you get there."
?!?!????!
Now we will quickly backtrack to what happened leading up to me getting pushed into the chapel straight from the bathroom.
The high councilman gives a brief talk He sits down. The Bishop stands up and says, I know we are out of time, but I feel inspired to have Sister Sorensen come share her testimony. He looks into the audience, expecting to see me stand and walk to the pulpit. Nothing happens. He looks down at Matt who says that I stepped out for a minute. Bishop says, we will just wait then. And he stays at the pulpit silently waiting for my return. After a minute he says into the mic: Sister Sorensen, if you can hear me can you please step into the chapel? Nothing happens. There are no speakers in the bathroom! Next, he calls on a brother in the ward sitting near the door to go see if he can see me in the hall. He comes back saying he hasn't seen me. Still standing silently at the pulpit all this time, the Bishop finally decides that we should sing the closing song while we wait and I can come up after the song. He sits down. At that precise moment, I enter the chapel. All eyes went right to me, I could feel them. I look up at the Bishop who motions me to come up. I very self-consciously make my way to the stand. I can feel everyone staring.
I make it to the stand and as I hit the top step, the organ music starts and the chorister stands up. They had not seen me enter the chapel and were starting the closing hymn. Not awkward at all. I freeze and look over at the Bishop. I whisper that I am happy to just sit down and he says, No, come now. He cuts off the music and I make my way to the pulpit. I mention my intense embarrassment and apologize for keeping them waiting. I bore a very brief testimony and went to sit down with my face practically purple. People were chuckling all the up and down the aisle. It is a good thing I have a sense of humor. I started laughing about it almost immediately. (Once I got over being completely flustered.) In fact, the only plus to the situation was that I was so flustered there was no crying of any kind. All I could think of was to say something slightly coherent and GET OFF THE STAND ASAP. My neighbor told me later it was one of his top ten favorite sacrament meeting moments of all time. So glad I could provide some Sabbath day entertainment for you all!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Quick Photo Update
Monday, January 30, 2012
A Great Blog
I want to tell you about my friend, Heather. We were in the same ward for maybe three or four years and she served in the Primary with me. When our ward was split, we lost many, many great people to a new ward. (Our loss, their gain.) Heather and her family were some who were part of the new ward. With her 5th baby only about a month or so old, Heather, bless her heart, was called to be the Relief Society President of that ward. Oh, how I laughed and laughed when she told me. Not in a haha that is so funny kind of way, more of an, oh! how our plans are never what our Heavenly Father's plans are for us. She keeps a great blog with lots of real mothering perspective and inspiring thoughts. On of my favorite things I read on her blog was advice a friend gave her upon embarking on the Relief Society journey
Image copied from jimmyandheather.com
This is one of my new favorite quotes. I think credit goes to Heather's friend in Alaska for coming up with this one. Here is the link to the blog: jimmyandheather.com
Such a great reminder that we can do anything! We have been lovingly created by our Father in Heaven and only He knows our infinite potential. So tie on your bonnet, sisters, we're going to make it to Zion!!!!
Image copied from jimmyandheather.com
This is one of my new favorite quotes. I think credit goes to Heather's friend in Alaska for coming up with this one. Here is the link to the blog: jimmyandheather.com
Such a great reminder that we can do anything! We have been lovingly created by our Father in Heaven and only He knows our infinite potential. So tie on your bonnet, sisters, we're going to make it to Zion!!!!
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