Joshua had his rifle (toy that he got for Christmas) and was walking around this morning singing, "A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go, hi-mo the stereo, a hunting we will go."
It was hilarious!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Valentines Day
Okay, so it's the end of the day, but I do hope you had a good day! A couple of weeks ago Chuck went to tune a piano for a customer and he and the lady got talking and decided to swap pianos. She wanted an upright and we've been wanting a baby grand. So, today was moving day. Chuck and I got our piano loaded on a trailer this morning (by 7:30 am) and then a couple of friends came over and went with Chuck to the lady's house and the brought back the baby grand. Chuck has some work to do on the baby grand and I can't even play it yet because he has the action out of it while he makes some repairs and we are going to put new key top on the keys. He's also going to do a cover lay on the piano to brighten it up and get rid of a lot of the little scratches, once that it done it will be lovely!
The next part of the day was spent looking for a new van. The transmission on mine finally went out. We were going to get a new one sometime this year, but we really didn't want to have to come up with the payments quite yet. Oh well. We found a Chevy Uplander that we like and hopefully Tuesday we'll be able to find a lending institution (through the dealship) that will give us a loan. Chuck's van is on its last let too.
Tonight for Valentines Chuck took me out to dinner. We'd gotten a heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's for the kids and I rented a couple of movies for them. They actually made it through the evening of us being gone without calling us to break up a fight. That was a real treat!
The next part of the day was spent looking for a new van. The transmission on mine finally went out. We were going to get a new one sometime this year, but we really didn't want to have to come up with the payments quite yet. Oh well. We found a Chevy Uplander that we like and hopefully Tuesday we'll be able to find a lending institution (through the dealship) that will give us a loan. Chuck's van is on its last let too.
Tonight for Valentines Chuck took me out to dinner. We'd gotten a heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's for the kids and I rented a couple of movies for them. They actually made it through the evening of us being gone without calling us to break up a fight. That was a real treat!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Harlem Globetrotters
We had the wonderful opportunity of seeing the Harlem Globetrotters last night. The kids had a great time, as did Chuck and I. Stacia had a hard time seeing (she broke her glasses awhile back and refuses to get glasses, she's holding out for contacts, but that isn't going to happen). Anyway, I spent the evening telling her what was going on and our kind, sweet Shayla gave up her glasses for the last 15 minutes of the game so Stacia could use them.
After the game the players signed autographs, Chuck bought a little basketball and Stacia took it to about 5 players and had it signed, Makiya had a napkin she had a couple of players sign and Shayla got a couple of signatures on her jacket she had on.
The picture isn't very good, I took it with Chuck's cellphone. We did have pictures taken of each of the kids with Big Easy, but they haven't been posted online yet. I about died when I saw the price though, so we probably won't be buying them. But, the kids will have fun looking at them anyway.
After the game the players signed autographs, Chuck bought a little basketball and Stacia took it to about 5 players and had it signed, Makiya had a napkin she had a couple of players sign and Shayla got a couple of signatures on her jacket she had on.
The picture isn't very good, I took it with Chuck's cellphone. We did have pictures taken of each of the kids with Big Easy, but they haven't been posted online yet. I about died when I saw the price though, so we probably won't be buying them. But, the kids will have fun looking at them anyway.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Oh No . .what did we do??!!!!!
Last night was Basketball game night again. Shayla's games are over, but Stacia's age group is doing a little tournament. . . but let me start at the beginning.
Tuesday, what a crazy day! I had to get all my work done early because once 3:45 hit, we were going to be running none stop. Stacia and Shayla walked in the door from school as I walked out to go to a Relief Society Presidency Meeting at the church. Sometime between when I left and 4:45 Chuck made it home (as did Makiya). The Activity Days assistant leader picked Stacia and Shayla up at about 4:45 for Activity Days at the church. My meeting usually goes about an hour. Not last night it went from 4:00 to 6:30. Chuck called about 6:05 and asked when I was going to be home because Makiya needed a ride to Young Women's at the church. I told him he'd just have to get Joshua dressed and bring Makiya over. A little bit after she arrived I was able to go home and took Stacia and Shayla with me.
When I got home I had to cook dinner, and Stacia had to do homework and get ready for her ball game.
Well, Makiya had decided she didn't want to the go to the ball game because she wanted to stay to the whole YW's activity. So, Chuck to the house key off his key ring and gave it to her so she could get in the house when she got home, since the ball game didn't even start until 8:30 and we wouldn't be home until after 9:30. Guess what?! She got home at 7:50 and handed me the key (which I set down on my desk) and then she decided to go with us.
We headed out at 8:00, went to the ball game (which her team won, so she plays in the finals tonight). After the game we had to go get gas and then went over to the grocery store for some bread and we all got a donut. We sat at the store at their little deli tables and ate the donuts, then headed home.
We pulled up to the house and Chuck says, "the house key isn't on the ring." Then it dawns on Makiya and me that we'd just left it on the desk. We have a small dog door and thought Joshua (who had falled asleep and was now crying in the cold) could fit through, but we couldn't get him to go through and he was screaming (remember it's like 9:50 pm). We pulled screens off the windows, but everyone of them was latched. The girls were crying, Joshua was screaming and we did NOT have the money to call a locksmith! Now, we have a sliding glass door at the back of the house, and Chuck (although I didn't realize it because I was checking windows at the front of the house) had been lifting up on the door hoping to get the latch to come undone. But, he gave up and started hunting through his garage for something he could maybe jimmy the door with. Well, in the meantime Makiya said a prayer that we'd get in the house. It was so cold. Stacia was in shorts and had not coat with her. Everyone was tired.
I went back to the sliding glass door and started lifting up on it trying to unlatch it and finally after I'd done that about 5 times it came undone and the door slid opened! Everyone was so glad to finally be in the house (the 10 minutes it took felt more like 2 hours to everyone).
I was tucking Joshua in bed and I could hear Makiya just a crying. When I went to see what was wrong I was asking her if she was still scared, or what. She replied, "Mom I'm not sad, I'm happy. I said a prayer and Heavenly Father answered it. I'm crying because I know He loves us and didn't want us to have to stay out in the cold all night and He answered my prayer." What a testimony building experience for my 13 yo!
After all that, we finally got everyone in bed by 10:30 and Chuck and I went to bed where we proceeded to talk politics until 11:30!
At least now, we know if we can break in our house, so can somone else rofl. No, really, we know that next time we get locked out we should be able to get in.
Tuesday, what a crazy day! I had to get all my work done early because once 3:45 hit, we were going to be running none stop. Stacia and Shayla walked in the door from school as I walked out to go to a Relief Society Presidency Meeting at the church. Sometime between when I left and 4:45 Chuck made it home (as did Makiya). The Activity Days assistant leader picked Stacia and Shayla up at about 4:45 for Activity Days at the church. My meeting usually goes about an hour. Not last night it went from 4:00 to 6:30. Chuck called about 6:05 and asked when I was going to be home because Makiya needed a ride to Young Women's at the church. I told him he'd just have to get Joshua dressed and bring Makiya over. A little bit after she arrived I was able to go home and took Stacia and Shayla with me.
When I got home I had to cook dinner, and Stacia had to do homework and get ready for her ball game.
Well, Makiya had decided she didn't want to the go to the ball game because she wanted to stay to the whole YW's activity. So, Chuck to the house key off his key ring and gave it to her so she could get in the house when she got home, since the ball game didn't even start until 8:30 and we wouldn't be home until after 9:30. Guess what?! She got home at 7:50 and handed me the key (which I set down on my desk) and then she decided to go with us.
We headed out at 8:00, went to the ball game (which her team won, so she plays in the finals tonight). After the game we had to go get gas and then went over to the grocery store for some bread and we all got a donut. We sat at the store at their little deli tables and ate the donuts, then headed home.
We pulled up to the house and Chuck says, "the house key isn't on the ring." Then it dawns on Makiya and me that we'd just left it on the desk. We have a small dog door and thought Joshua (who had falled asleep and was now crying in the cold) could fit through, but we couldn't get him to go through and he was screaming (remember it's like 9:50 pm). We pulled screens off the windows, but everyone of them was latched. The girls were crying, Joshua was screaming and we did NOT have the money to call a locksmith! Now, we have a sliding glass door at the back of the house, and Chuck (although I didn't realize it because I was checking windows at the front of the house) had been lifting up on the door hoping to get the latch to come undone. But, he gave up and started hunting through his garage for something he could maybe jimmy the door with. Well, in the meantime Makiya said a prayer that we'd get in the house. It was so cold. Stacia was in shorts and had not coat with her. Everyone was tired.
I went back to the sliding glass door and started lifting up on it trying to unlatch it and finally after I'd done that about 5 times it came undone and the door slid opened! Everyone was so glad to finally be in the house (the 10 minutes it took felt more like 2 hours to everyone).
I was tucking Joshua in bed and I could hear Makiya just a crying. When I went to see what was wrong I was asking her if she was still scared, or what. She replied, "Mom I'm not sad, I'm happy. I said a prayer and Heavenly Father answered it. I'm crying because I know He loves us and didn't want us to have to stay out in the cold all night and He answered my prayer." What a testimony building experience for my 13 yo!
After all that, we finally got everyone in bed by 10:30 and Chuck and I went to bed where we proceeded to talk politics until 11:30!
At least now, we know if we can break in our house, so can somone else rofl. No, really, we know that next time we get locked out we should be able to get in.
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