Just the two of us

My mother in law called this week and asked if she could come and pick up ALL four girls on Friday after school and take them down to her house to spend the night and she would bring them back on Saturday. It was a hard decision...wait a minute are you kidding, I could hardly hold back my excitement, but I calmly told her yes that would be fine and then my mind started planning the weekend...alone. Dinner, a movie, maybe I could finish reading my book. Well, my plans didn't go exactly how I had planned them in my head, but here is a little preview of what we did. This picture is for mature audiences only...ha ha.

How romantic huh? We spent our free evening without children at not only Lowe's, but Home Depot too. We did stop and eat at Panda Express, which is one of my favorites in between stores. It actually was fun to see Chad and not have to worry about the kids, and he even pushed me around on the cart...it was late, I was getting tired and we had been there for two hours. The kids were totally spoiled in true grandma fashion. Chuck E. Cheese's, make overs, girly movies. They loved it. Thanks Cheryl! Maybe she will offer again AFTER the remodel is complete so my night without children dream can come true.

It's Picture Day!

Well, picture day is here. So far in my mothering career, my kids have been pretty good about letting me pick out a reasonable outfit or they come up with one on their own that is good, for picture day. Sarah has had her outfit picked out since before school began. I guess that comes with being 11 years old and a being a girl. Hannah doesn't really care and went with the one I suggested and then Rebekah walked out of her room. Now she doesn't have school until after lunch, but I guess she wanted to get a head start on the day, so this is the outfit she came up with. Now the sad thing about this is that she did not put this on to get a laugh. She is totally serious about this. Thank goodness I have until 12:10 to change her mind.

I don't know what is with the one purple sock. I thought it was just for an extra laugh, but no...she still has it on and never once acted like it was weird. What have I created!

Grateful

1. The most beautiful fall weather anyone could ask for. I love living in the Tri-cities and one of the biggest reasons is this weather. Cool mornings and evenings, warm days, clear blue skies and no wind. I love it.

2. 4 beautiful girls playing outside together in the beautiful fall weather, with only minimal fighting.

3. A husband who knows how to do everything, at least when it comes to renovating a house. It sure saves some money, but I won't see him again until Christmas.

4. The safe arrival of my beautiful little niece Emiline! She is here and she looks just like her mom.

5. When you see the light bulb flash on in your kids mind when they finally understand something and maybe can cut homework time down a bit. PLEASE!

I'm an Aunt...again

Congrats to Dave and Tara on the safe arrival of there first little girl. She was born this morning at 9:08am. No name or weight yet. I talked to Dave, not Tara, our detail person. I'm sure I will get more details later, they were just trying to get lots of call done quickly. I am so thankful she is here safely and that the delivery went well. Tara has had her share of hard pregnancy's, so I was grateful this one went smoothly. I hear she has lots of dark curly hair just like Tara did when she was born. I can't wait to meet her.

It's my first tag!

I was tagged by my good friend Wendy. So the rules are to tell 5 things that nobody knows or are unique about you. I think I share every detail of my life with everybody, so this might not be very interesting but I will try to think of a few.

I used to think I was a camping person and even told everyone that I loved camping. I wanted camping equipment for birthdays, wedding presents etc. I don't know why I ever thought this, because since I was little, I never would sleep well in a tent. In fact when we would camp in the back yard, as soon as all of my brothers and sisters were asleep, I would high tail it into the house. I was scared to death out there, I heard every sound and was sure someone was lurking in the bushes. Anyway I have come to accept my fears of sleeping in the outdoors and I don't ask for camping stuff anymore....except for a motor home, now that's my kind of camping.

I would rather mow the lawn than do dishes any day. I love to be outside (except when I sleep) and so my mom would always send me out to do yard work, because she knew I was worthless in the house. I didn't ever think this was odd until one day when I was babysitting a little girl, she was outside with me while mowing the lawn and she told Sarah that she didn't know that moms knew how to mow the lawn. I thought everyone loved mowing as much as I did. You can think without kids interrupting your thoughts and those diagonal lines across your yard and the smell of the grass are so rewarding.

One of my favorite kinds of music is monster ballads from the 80's and 90's. They remind me of church dances and high school. Chad found a great monster ballad CD for me for Christmas a few years ago and I love it. Do those ballads bring back memories for anyone else. Music brings back the most vivid memories for me.

I climbed to the top of Mt. Adams when I was in high school with my good friend Whitney. Actually, I think one of our secrets is that we made it to the FALSE summit, but I'm sure that the real summit was right around the corner. It was a trip that I will always remember. I did sleep in a tent that time but, I had no where to run for safety, I was on the side of a mountain.
We got to slide down a huge snow chute on our way down. That was exciting, and I think we almost lost Whitney on that slide. The Fox family always had exciting outdoor adventures. I am glad I got to be a part of that one.

Ok sorry this one is weird, but I am digging deep for things...sorry. When I blow my nose, air comes out of my tear ducts...actually bubbles come out my tear ducts. I thought that might be normal, but nobody else seems to think so. I have always thought my sinus region was messed up and now I am pretty sure it is.

Ok so there you go. 5 really weird things about me. I am tagging both of my sisters Ashley, Kristen H., Niki R., and Amy C.

Sorry, but could I add a 6th thing...I don't know how to link people's names with their blog address, as you can see above I tried, but if you click on them it doesn't work. I need help, I am the worst computer person out there.

Emma!

I thought about adding this to my last post, but decided it deserved a whole post of it's own. Emma keeps our home lively. We love her very much, and laugh alot because she is in our family. Here is a little peak at why we laugh so much. This is just her. No posing, no prompting, just Emma!

No, the marathon didn't kill me, I just have been a little busy.

Well, my last post was the marathon and that has been a while. I will try to do a quick catch up.

First of all, to answer the most frequently asked question...We are still trying to sell our house. Heavenly Father is teaching me patience and I must not be getting it. We bought a new house and are currenly doing some remodeling and updating. It is going to be a great house.

We had some fun trips this summer. We spent some time in Northern Idaho and then visited Silverwood on the way home. Although the lines were long and the weather not so great we had a good time and I loved the new rollercoaster Aftershock! We also went camping with the Caziers and had a blast. I can't find my pictures but I think Amy posted some on her blog.

The girls started school...I have a 5th grader, 3rd grader and Kindergartner. I can't believe this is Sarah's last year in elementary school and that Rebekah is in school now. Life flies by. In the afternoons it's just Emma and I. It's been good to spend some one on one time with her.

Sarah turned 11! One more year until Young Woman's. I feel like I was just there so I certainly can't have a daughter that is almost there. She had a fun day and I was grateful for the good friends she has chosen. Aren't those some cute toes. They all got pedicures and then off to Red Robin for lunch...so much fun!

I am such a summer person and I loved every minute of it, but I am glad to get back into a routine with school and soccer and homework. I can't wait to see what this new school year brings...hopefully a quick sale of our house.