Day 10: I can't remember

I honestly can't remember what I was going to write about. I went to update my blog Thursday night and the website was down. But here are some pictures I had saved aside.

This is a picture of a picture. Bethany brought me home this picture for Mother's Day. I loved it because it really captures Bethany and her personality.

Molly and Hannah playing on the swing together

The Bee's have been buzzing all over this tree. It sounds so pleasant and it smells wonderful!

This tree reminds me of all the long walks Bob and I would take in Manti. We loved when the trees would bloom because it would make the walk smell so sweet. I loved it cause it meant spring was here! Here is a link to the bees on our trees.

Here is another movie that I found on my ipod. Classic Meggie and Ben

Mucusless Diet

My freind Anna Allred is keeping a blog about hypothyroidism and is posting some way yummy, healthy recipies. Here is a link that we go to frequently for some yummy recipies as well. They may look strange, but don't knock um till you try um!

Dr. Christophers Mucusless Diet

Day 8: Museum and McDonald's

Today was a fine day! I woke up and got ready for the day before I called Bob this morning. (I am starting to wise up) I got the kids to do their morning chores. Okay, I told them they couldn't go to the Museum today if they didn't. :) I got some needed paperwork done and got it turned in! For me that is a huge accomplishment, I hate paperwork and I love procrastinating! Every second Tuesday in Cedar City the local Museum has "Story Hour". It is great and my kids love it. Today we read a story about Cowboy Macoy and his experience on becoming a cowboy. Afterwards they took the kids out and let them lasso a fake pig, horse and cow. This was the first time that the weather was good enough and we could go and look at their outside displays. They have a sheep shearing shed, a school house, and an old cabin out back (just to name a few). I LOVE it! I makes me want to become a homesteader so bad! On the inside the kids can climb in a Western Union Carriage and pretend they are passengers. This is one of their favorite activities. On a funny note, Ben adopted another family that had more boys in it. He followed them around everywhere. I finally located him next to the electric train. He was jumping up and down every time it went around shouting "Look Mom! A Choo-Choo train!" Bethany and him have been playing with our train set a lot lately. Bethany kept telling me that " the black train is the Polar Express!"

We then went to McDonald's and let the kids run a muck. Megan met a new friend and they had a great time! By the time we got home it was 4 hours later! The kids crashed and took late naps. We read their kids school books before bed, which was awful late tonight. Molly said "Dad's been gone a long time!" I had to get out the calender and show her how long it will be. She was excited that we get to see him in July.

Talked to Bob tonight and we both checked our grades. I got all A's and 1 B! Except for a History class that I have decided to take over this summer, in which I got an F but I was on track to get an A. I was so far behind that I would have spent ALL day for the first few days Bob was gone and I might have pulled off a C. So I decided the kids needed me more and I would just retake it, I read all but 10 chapters in the book so I think I can breeze through it this summer. Bob wearily checked his grades and found the greatest shock of his life! He got all A's and B's! He ended up with a B- in Business Calc and a B+ in Business Stats!!!! It is PARTY time! OH! And he got 2 installs today! He worked till past Midnight but it ended up being a good day for him too!

This was my Mother's Day present from Hannah and Megan! Grandpa Thornton took them to Home Depot on Saturday and they made these for me. The red one has Pansies in it and the Purple one has Snapdragons. Snapdragons are one of our favorites, Bob loves to plant them every year!

Ben fell asleep on the couch like this. This was from Day 7. The Lazy Day :)

Our dog, Shelby, has been sick. I brought her in to give her some medicine and Ben decided that he should ride her. He loves her. He loves all animals. P.S. Look at her new collar, she actually looks like a girl!

Day7: Too much media!

I can tell that I spent too much time on the computer when I have a migraine at the end of the day. I had a great time talking to Bob on Skype. It is so good for us to see each other while we talk. It makes us realize how cute the other one is and it is harder to get mad or offended. I ended up spending way too much time talking to him though. So I got a late start on the day. I decided to call Laura Gedeborg to tell her congrats on expecting number 3. We are so excited for them. I love Laura, we are two peas in a Gedeborg pod! Then I got on the phone and talked to Bob some more while he was waiting for an install. We have been trying to figure out our internet situation and I think we are leaning toward an iphone. It would actually be saving us money because he needs some sort of wireless so he can talk to us out there. (Thanks Jim Bob for the great info on iphones).

Did I mention that it was raining today, oh and hailing too. I love thunder storms but they remind me of Bob because he loves them too. Well, my sister Alexis came over so that we could make her Graduation Announcements. I guess I wasn't at the top of my game because I kept forgetting to save it and well....it was a mess and took a while to finish. But whala! Here is the finished project.

After that I put the kids to bed and talked to Bob some more. We have some serious talking issues. Anyone who knows us knows that we spend roughly a week out of the month on the phone with each other. And that is when we live together! Now it is even worse! My sister in law Becky told me, "You will be okay, you guys courted over the phone!" She is right, we did! But it seems to be harder now than it was 9 years ago.

Day 4: Lazy day. (Well, for the kids)

Today started out really lazy like. My Dad made a farewell breakfast for my sister, which was YUMMY! By the time I said "goodbye" and got the kids home it was already late morning. It was great because I came home and my house was still clean! Since today was Friday, it was reward day for the kids. They have done such a great job this week doing their morning chores that they earned their movie privilege. So I rented, "Barbie Fairy-(something)". They had a great time watching it, multiple times. I was kind of tired today so I was really lax. ( I think my monthly visitor may have had something to do with it) I took a nap and it was only 2! I didn't want to just lay around waiting for 8pm to come! So I decided to go work on the yard while the kids were distracted. :) I really love mowing, I don't know why. Ask my Manti friends. I would always go out when I was pregnant and mow the lawn. I am glad that I like yard work since it is my responsibility now. I figure if I take care of it ever two weeks, it will be easier to maintain. I not only got out and mowed but I decided to weed whack, trim the trees and start the sprinklers! I am pretty proud of the results!

Tonight we all got to talk to Bob on Skype. It was so good to see him! :) I am now gonna go watch a chick flick with my sister Lexy! My brain is waisted so I will write more tomorrow.

Look at that yard!

I was covered in weeds from head to toe

Day 3: Not exactly like I planned

Today was an "eh, okay" day. I got up feeling great because it was such a great day yesterday! I ended up talking to Bob for quite a while this morning, giving him directions to stores that are near where he lives (I love google maps). I guess I had planned that today would go about the same as yesterday. Well, I got the kids fed but I hadn't eaten yet. When I make my protein drink in the morning I am flooded with at least 3 kids who "want some". I was almost out of O.J. so I thought I would get around to it eventually, in secret. ( I don't know what I was thinking, our blender is anything but "secret") So my Grandfather shows up to work on our yard today and announces that "today is the day to plant the garden". Not that it is a bad thing, I just wasn't expecting to do that today. So here I am out in the yard, hoeing in dirt that has the consistency of clay! I hadn't eaten, I was trying to make sure the kids didn't get run over by a tractor, and I was nervous that the kids inside were wrecking the house. Needless to say, I was getting grumpy. I then realized that I hadn't eaten and I went inside and sat down to eat a salad. About an hour later, much happier mama!

Tonight we got invited over to my Mom and Dad's. Melanie (my sister) and her husband Jesse are leaving for Kansas City, MO tomorrow. So we decided to come and have a sleepover at their house, which is also my parents house. The kids had a great time playing outside and roasting marshmallows. GIANT marshmallows!

This is Megan climbing on the giant rock in Grandpa's backyard.

I am trying to get videos on this blog but they just aren't working! Here is a link to the one I was trying to post today:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150184365962416&notif_t=video_processed

Oh! Here is a funny from Megan. We were driving to Grandma's and she saw some guy working without his shirt on. The conversation went something like this:

Megan: "EW! I just saw a naked guy back there! GROSS! I am going to forget about that right now!"

Hannah: "Guys can go without their shirts when they are swimming"

Megan: "He was in the dirt. That is so RUDE!"

She then goes on to ask me how we can tell if people are members of the church or not. I thought it was very cute. I asked her which church we belonged to and she responded "Jesus Christ's!" Which made the whole car break out in song to " I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints." Honestly, this is when I take a sigh of relief and remember that these lessons are truly what homeschooling is about.

Day 2- Preparing the backyard

Today was a great day. The kids got their chores done earlier than yesterday, I got a great nights sleep, we fit kids school in, Family came over to visit and Bob arrived in NC safely! :) Life went quite smoothly. I only had one point where I was close to tears, Bethany said "Where's Dad?" And when I told her he was gone she replied "To the store?" I don't know how long it will take them to realize that he isn't coming home till the end of the summer.

Well, my grandpa has decided to come over and help me get the backyard free of weeds and ready for a garden. He was out there digging away with his little track hoe, it was so cute! hehe The kids loved watching him. He will be back tomorrow to work on it some more.