End of July

 Well, I sat down to write but nothing is coming and my fingers won’t work typing today. But I am going to try

I took the kids and each of a friend to something called the Monster Bounce; its a big 23000 square foot bounce house. It was a little hot and Teddy and his friend went to the mall for an hour and then came and jumped. The girls and their friends took breaks but I think they had a good time. 

This past Friday we met up with some friends from Florida; they were here visiting for their grandsons wedding. They are an older couple and it was nice to see them. Macy is the age that I was when we first met them in Florida when we moved. I was kind of a little pest and not a nice youth, but they have moved passed that. I wish I could go back and change things but I cant.

Saturday I was suppose to go to a baby shower but I slept in and completely forgot about it. Sally went with her friend Emma out to a fun little place in Idaho Falls and then she stayed with them the rest of the day.

Macy and my friend C and I went up to West Yellowstone to the playmill. We say the production of Anastasia and it was fun. It was an hour and a half drive and on the way it was raining but we made it. On the way home we were driving carefully, we saw a few deer’s but we made it home. It was late like 12:45 when we drove in; I felt bad for Sally's friends family but I think they stay awake late anyway, so I made them some cookies today and will say thanks.

I think that is it. I am having a real hard time being patience with my kids. They hate each other and I am trying to get us better but its just not working. Teddy doesn’t understand that the little things he does affects the girls so strongly and then he freaks out when I try and talk to him, and then it escalates to him saying not nice things about the girls when he started it. Macy then does the same thing to Sally and then I am just at a loss as what to do for miss little one. I have missed a couple of days for the medicine but we got back on track and I hope it helps. I have got to set a timer on my phone to make sure she is getting it every night.

Most days I go to bed feeling like a complete failure; my husband hasn’t really been home for the month of July; so its been me doing everything. I hate that the weekends go so fast and Monday comes bright and early for me to have to site at my desk. Every time I took a break this past week it got harder to sit back at my desk. I know the pay check is good, but its hard. Anyway, that’s it.

Happy Birthday and Middle of July

My birthday was this past week and it was pretty much just a typical day; the girls gave me some cards and a friend dropped off a cake. My brother and his family stopped by and brought some cookies. We went to Chuck A Rama for dinner. I have been trying so hard to be good. I just had a salad with some Turkey and I liked it. We then came home and then went to a friends house for an outdoor movie; the girls loved it. We have a great group of people that we live by and I am grateful.

Saturday morning my friend C treated me to a massage, it was very nice. I wish I could do them more often but its mostly just a once in a while thing. I do need to go and get my toenails done soon. Well see when I get the chance to do it.

Saturday afternoon I went to the store and then spent time in the kitchen baking. In our ward each summer we have something called Walk Abouts, June, July, August and September, 4 families each month hose the ward walking around and mingling. I hosted back in 2021 and decided to sign up again. Last time we did it in 2021 we made three different kinds of sheet cakes, but this year we decided on cookies. I made 8 different kid of cookies and also some savory options as well. I did pigs in a blanket and pizza rolls.

The pizza rolls did not turn out great, but everything else did turn out. Sunday after church I finished baking the cookies and guess what, around 4:30 it started raining. Seriously, last month for the walk about it was sprinkling as well. I was so annoyed, it has been so hot out and the day we decide to do this, it starts raining. It turned out okay, it sprinkled a lot of the evening, by we did not have a huge downpour with the stuff out. I am glad its over for a few years, haha. Next month I will be happy to walk to other people’s houses. `

Independence Day

The 4^th of July, I took my husband to the airport at 4:30 in the morning. He is going to Spain with some students. Then Teddy, Macy and I headed up to Rexburg for the parade. We met up with one of Teddy’s friends and it turned out good. I am glad that Sally stayed home; I have a hard time taking all my kids places; even two is hard sometime. But I try my best. 

When I got home I started cleaning and spent most of the day getting my house in order. I dropped Macy of at a friends house in Idaho Falls and came home and kept plugging away. I finally got it nice enough to start vacuuming and guess what. Our vacuum broke…I quickly ordered a new one from Walmart but it wasn’t going to be ready till the following day. Well, I got a text 20 minutes later that it was ready for pick up. Yay, I went back down to Idaho Falls and got it and came home and got my floors looking nice.   

My brother and family invited us up for some fireworks; it was just the girls and me. Teddy had stayed with his friend in Rexburg. I went back down to Idaho Falls and grabbed Macy and then went back up to Rexburg. I was in the car a lot that day. The girls loved being included and it turned out super cool.

June: Work, Dance and Football

Something this summer that has been difficult is working; the last 3 summers I have had off and it was so nice. Having to sit at my desk and work has been so hard, but its nice to get a bigger paycheck and I am able to help support my little family. We are still in debt but I am trying to get us out and better.

The last week of June, my husband was in Boise for a baseball camp and Teddy headed to Boise with a friend for the first annual Idaho Bowl. Kids from across the state were put into two teams and they stayed on campus at Boise State for 3 days. They practiced and heard from motivational  speakers. The game was on Saturday. The girls and I drove over Friday after I finished work. It ended up being super cool; Teddy did so well. He scored a touch down and had some other great carries. I think he liked it too but was super tired after.

The day we left for Boise, the girls also had their summer showcase for dance. Macy did ballet and tried out Jazz and Sally did hip hop. Their performance was awesome.

While in Boise we stayed at my sisters and went to a Family Fun Center called Wahooz, my husband and the kids got the unlimited pass and had a blast. 

Ended the night with some MOD pizza. I have been trying so hard to do good with my eating. I have been doing mostly protein, veggies and fruit. I got the cauliflower crust and added some goodies on top. It was yummy. 

Birthday for Sally

Sally turned 9 on June 15^th; it was an interesting day. She and Macy had slept over at my friend C’s house the night before. I had a church engagement that morning and then my friend dropped the girls off around 2. We then headed up to Teddys baseball tournament. I felt bad because she wanted to pick where we ate, but Teddy also hit two home runs and wanted to eat at this place in the town. Our game got over but the third place game took longer, and we watched the end of that game. By the time the games were finished the one place was closed so we ending up going to Applebee’s and it was okay.

The following Monday after Teddys baseball game, Sally chose to go to dinner at Pizza Pie Café. I am glad we got to celebrate how she wanted, even if it was a few days late. She keeps asking about her party and I keep trying to put it off. I am a party pooper and just suck at things like that. O well, I try my best.

Sally has had a big year, she started some medication and she is trying to hard to regulate her emotion and not scream and not be so attached; I think it is helping!!! We do Love Sally

Hair Cut and Softball

 This whole last year, Sally talked about wanting to cut all of her hair off and shaving her head. She hates baths and getting her long hair washed and she thought this was the best option. I was able to convince her that she could get her hair cut, but not all the way. We needed to make it through the recitals before we could chop off the hair. Macy decided to get her cut as well. It is so nice to have shorter hair for washing and it does look cute!!!

Macy's turned out a little shorter than she wanted, but I think they both looked great!!!

Macy played softball this spring, she had the same coaches as last year. It was a father/daughter combo who were so super awesome. Macy did well!!! She hit almost every time she got up to bat and her fielding especially catching got so much better. She is taking summer lessons with a facility and its been good for her. 

Baseball and Football

In January Teddy tried out and made it on a Rexburg baseball team. He really loved playing with a decent team. The season lasted 3 months and it was a lot of driving, waiting and watching but he did well. I think he had the best batting average and RBI’s on the whole team. He hit many homeruns including a walk off grand slam to win one of the games. His team got 1^st and 2^nd in two tournaments and he was stoked.

Go Madcats!!!

Teddy did not get to play in every 7 on 7 football game this season but he did make it to a few and had a good time. 

Fifth Grade Graduation

In the end of May, Macy graduated from elementary school; I cannot believe that she is going to be off to middle school; pretty crazy. As I was sitting in the audience, I had a glimpse of my own graduation. I do not remember a lot about my life before we moved to Florida but I can remember bits and pieces and sometimes I get a flash back. I do not think I remembered the actual even but a picture of me and my teacher.

She had the best teacher this year. She came to some of her out side of school stuff and just was really good for Macy

Wax Museum, Singing and Mothers Day

Macy did a wax museum at school and her person was Eleanor Roosevelt. We were cutting it close again but we got an outfit for her and she presented her speech memorized and did super good.

May was the girls singing performances; they sang on day at a local nursing home and then had a family and friends at the local town hall. They did great, the theme was What a Beautiful World. The girls each had a solo at the end, I was proud of them.

The girls had a mothers day activity day party. It was nicely done. We had a light dinner and we brought some banana bread and others brought some other side items. They created a mural of a flower being blown, and we got a picture with it.