Something good happens every day. Here's what happened in August 2014:
Fri 8/1/14: My little kids and I met Rachel and Craig at the City Creek Mall in SLC this morning. We had lunch there. Rachel bought some yummy Greek food It was my first real time walking around the mall, and it was beautiful. The kids loved seeing all of the little creeks and waterfalls everywhere. They also LOVED going to the Disney Store. In the evening, Brad and I dropped off Lizzy and David at Grandma's house with Claire, and we went with Craig and Rachel on a double date. We had dinner at Iceburg, then we headed over to Gardner Village. We took photos, walked around, looked at some shops, and bought some awesome vintage-looking Batman pictures for gifts for Scott and Emma. We'll give the gifts to them for their birthdays and Christmas.
Sat 8/2/14: Today was chore day. Brad worked hard on fixing the brakes on the van. He needed my help at one point, so I helped, and he was able to successful fix the brakes without any more problems. I'm so proud of my husband. He's such a smart, capable, handy man.
Sun 8/3/14: The big kids came home this morning from being gone all week. It was nice having FHE with them before church. Brad told the kids that he was wanting to go to Comic Con with them this year. They were really happy to hear that. I helped Emma pack for Oakcrest tomorrow, and then we went over to see the Bruce-Clan.
Mon 8/4/14: Scott picked his cosplay costume! He wants to be Pazu from Castle in the Sky, and we want Emma to be Sheeta. Brad will be Ned Flanders again. I'm trying to convince Lizzy to be Kiki for Halloween, and David to be Tombo.
Tue 8/5/14: I got to hang out with Rachel and Claire again this afternoon! They had some time-- about three hours worth-- to visit with us before Rachel's plane too off. Lizzy, David, and I met them downtown at the Conference Center, then we went to City Creek again. We had lunch at Subway, then walked down the mall. The kids had fun looking at all the water features at City Creek. We saw some fish, too. It was hot and sunny, and the kids got wet in some of the water fountains. We stopped at Deseret Books to look at music for Rachel. While we were inside, a huge storm filled the sky and we began to get some thunder and lightning. It was a big surprise to walk out of the store and see how dark the skies were. Love Utah weather! My biggest highlight of the day was Rachel telling me that she and Craig want to move to Utah! Yay!
Wed 8/6/14: All I can think about is how excited I am about the prospect of Rachel's family moving to Utah. I want them to move here so bad.
Thu 8/7/14: My garden continues to give me a hefty bunch of tomatoes every day. I am loving it, especially since I'm eating so much produce lately. I love my garden.
Fri 8/8/14: Tonight was the Stake Ice Cream Social. The kids had a blast spending time with their cousins and Valeen Hyde. It was adorable watching them run up and down the lawn at the stake property. The ground was very damp, but David was smart and wore his new galoshes. He loves the new galoshes he got from Chase Timmerman. He even wears them to bed at night.
Sat 8/9/14: Today we tore apart Aunt Marian's backyard deck. Brad, Scott, and I had an enjoyable time ripping up the old wooden planks and carrying them to the side of the house. All the Bruce-Clan boys were there (minus Jason). James Clark helped tremendously, as did the Polaks, and Natalie's new boyfriend, Collin. We got the deck mostly done by lunch time. We left a few planks up so Marian and the dogs could get down to the lawn without trouble.
Sun 8/10/14: I cooked some green beans and peas from my garden today. They were so yummy! David and Lizzy helped me finish them off, too.
Mon 8/11/14: We visited Grandma and Grandpa this morning. I helped put up Alva Gene Mallory's painting in their family room. I am SO happy they bought back that painting. Every time I see that painting I instantly remember my grandparents and Hale Mana, and all the good memories I have of them.
Tue 8/12/14: Brad took off work today. We headed over to Thanksgiving Point to see the Gardens with Lizzy and David. The admission prices are usually $15 per adult and $12 per child, but since it was Two Dollar Tuesday today, we only got in for $6. The Gardens were beautiful! My favorite garden was "The Secret Garden." Absolutely gorgeous!
Wed 8/13/14: I am so excited with the thought of Rachel moving to Utah! I hope she does. She's saying that if they do move here, they would like to move in the early spring, like my parents did. I have been helping her plan out the details of how they would make the move work. So far, the plan is for them to sell their condo, move into my parents house, keep their furniture at ABC Storage, and find jobs so that they can get a loan to buy a house.
Thu 8/14/14: Lizzy got to spend the afternoon at Grandma's house today because David was feeling sick. Grandma bought her a new green bathsuit for her to wear at the swimming pool. David was feeling fine by the end of the day, which made me happy.
Fri 8/15/14: We had a lovely evening with the Moons tonight. We played GUBS and had a BBQ hamburger and hot dog dinner. I loved watching the kids run and play in the backyard. They had so much fun together.
Sat 8/16/14: Lizzy and David graduated into bigger beds tonight. Brad set up Scott's old twin-size bed for Lizzy, and David has moved into Lizzy's toddler bed. I bought a Frozen-themed sheet and comforter set for Lizzy, and I bought David a soft Batman blanket, so he could have something new, too. David loves that blanket. I enjoyed reading "Green Eggs and Ham" to them on Lizzy's new bed. She was very excited to go to bed tonight.
Sun 8/17/14: I kept David and Lizzy home from church today, because David broke out in a horrible blister rash, and Lizzy had a fever and was feeling nauseous. I felt nauseous, too. We must have a strange virus going on. I was very appreciative of Sister Western teaching my CTR class at church. There are so many kind and understanding people in our ward.
Mon 8/18/14: We went to the Kearns library as usual tonight, but left our DVDs and books at home. We decided it might be fun to drive to the Magna library afterwards, and drop off our stash there. It's a beautiful drive from our house to Magna. On the way home, we bought some strawberry/banana popsicles at Smiths. They were a favorite among the kids for sure.
Tue 8/19/14: Lizzy's school uniforms arrived in the mail today! She had fun trying them on and modeling for me. She is going to look adorable on her first day of school tomorrow.
Wed 8/20/14: I took the girls to Entheos this morning, on their first day of school. We got Lizzy's pin number from the office, then she had breakfast with Emma and her cousins. She looked so incredibly tiny, sitting next to her big cousins and other junior high students at breakfast. I walked her down to her Kindergarten class and helped her hang up her backpack. David made himself right at home on the bean bags in the back of the classroom. It felt weird saying goodbye to Lizzy. I choked up as I walked out the door of the school, realizing that she's getting so big, and doesn't need me as much any more. It reminded me of the Kindergarten book Lizzy's teacher gave Lizzy at her orientation. All the parents were crying at the end of the book. Yes, I was one of those parents, too.
Thu 8/21/14: I found out today that the weird virus we have been having on and off this week is in fact Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. It's highly contagious, and little Nolan Moon got it after we went to visit last Friday. Poor Nolan. Lizzy has probably exposed it to her entire Kindergarten class, even though she is no longer feeling sick. Lizzy is loving Kindergarten now. I took the cousins, Emma, and Lizzy to school this morning, and Lizzy enjoyed jumping out of the van and walking to school without me. It made a big lump appear in my throat again. My little girl is growing up too fast.
Fri 8/22/14: Scott and I had a fun time painting etherium crystal necklaces today. Emma is going to use one for her cosplay costume in a couple of weeks. The kids and I have been fun gathering cosplay costume items. Scott's goggles arrived in the mail a few days ago. They are going to look really neat with his yellow cadet hat. His hat should be arriving in the mail sometime this coming week.
Sat 8/23/14: We spent the day at Marian and Gordan's house. We helped demolish the rest of the deck, then we spent the afternoon playing games and having fun conversations together. I love Marian. She is always fun to talk to. I like talking to her about weight loss.
Sun 8/24/14: I have been having fun looking at houses for sale in our area. I want Rachel to move here so badly! Today I found some nice homes within Rachel's price range, located in a very desirable neighborhood near where I live. I sent her links on Facebook. I'm hoping she'll get the buying bug and want to move here.
Mon 8/25/14: The kids and I had lunch at Grandma's house today. Mom had found a snake in her garden this morning, and I was hoping Dad would have been able to catch it so I could see it. But Grandpa didn't get home in time to catch it. Still, it was fun visiting with them and eating Grandma's homemade chicken soup. Lizzy and David ate their usual chicken nuggets. They love eating chicken nuggets at Grandma's house.
Tue 8/26/14: Received some really welcome news this afternoon. Definitely an answer to prayers. Brad and I were so happy we went out to eat at Virg's to celebrate. Lizzy and David got free ice creams from some really nice ladies in the booth a few feet away.
Wed 8/27/14: Lizzy put on a show for me tonight. She wanted to invite lots of people to come over to watch her, but I convinced her that her audience would only be me, since everyone else already had plans for tonight. She was insistent that it would be a scary show, but that's not how it turned out. I made sure to act scared when required, but that proved to be hard at times, since her show was really quite cute and funny. She sang songs about witches and germs. She's been in a big germ phase lately.
Thu 8/28/14: Rosie arrived today! Tricky is visiting out of town and dropped off Rosie at our house for us to spend some time with her. I love having Rosie here. She always makes me wish I had a dog.
Fri 8/29/14: Lizzy, David, and I took Rosie to the park today. It was fun watching Lizzy run with Rosie on the lawn with her leash on. Rosie was always in a hurry to come to me, though. I love that dog.
Sat 8/30/14: We had a family lunch at Grandpa North's house, to spend some time with Tricky before he returns home to San Jose. Aunt Marian and Gordon came, too. Brad decided to take the opportunity to participate in the ice bucket challenge, which has become a fad on social networks this summer. He did it with a twist, though. Instead of dressing up as himself, Brad dressed up as Ned Flanders. His video was pretty hilarious.
Sun 8/31/14: This morning, while I was getting ready for church, Lizzy joined me in the bathroom while I was applying some primer eye shadow to my eyes. The primer was a nude color, and didn't show up much on my eyelids, but Lizzy didn't seem to notice. She became very excited and exclaimed, "Do me! I want some, Mommy." So I applied a few swipes of primer to her eyes. She was very enthusiastic about it, and quickly glanced in the mirror to see how her beautiful eyes turned out. "Mommy," she said after a few moments of squinting in the mirror, "Why can't we see it?" I answered, "Because it's very light." I was a little taken aback by her reaction. Her mouth dropped open, and her eyes got big. "Mommy, I didn't know it was FAIRY LIGHT!" Yep, she's a five-year-old.
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