decorating

The YW are having a fund raising dinner tomorrow night.  Tonight we went to decorate.  It looks great!  Cant wait for tomorrow.   Ethan was sick all day.  Poor boy.

leather seats

Cleaning up throw up is one of my least favorite activities.  Tonight I had a new experience with it.  We were driving home from cubs/young womens and he said he didn't feel well.  I said, "well you can go to bed when you get home".  Then I heard the tell tale "brap" and quickly rolled down the window and told him to throw up outside.  Too late.  Then he did scoot over and throw up out the window..and it blew back in.  Great.

We got home, got him showered and cleaned up and in bed then headed out to survey the damage.  Glad I have leather seats.  Still gross.

Taught 5th grade again today.  I really like the big kids, they are fun to talk to.  Unfortunately their math stumps me every time.  Today I "taught" how to measure cubic volume.  I love teaching writing and literature to them and discussing stories.  I was supposed to go back tomorrow, now I'll be home with bub.  Maybe playing RISK. 

today

This morning Ethan gathered a milk bottle, some stuffing and duck tape to take to school with him.  This weeks project is designing a crash helmet and testing it.  Yesterday John and Ethan were telling each other their respective team's "secret" plans and wondering which team would win.  Today they started assembly of the helmet.  Tomorrow is the test day.  John's team is focusing on slowing the speed at impact, while E's is thinking more about buffering the subject.  We will see who wins.

Lu had her piano lesson, she loves lessons.

I subbed in 5th grade, which is always fun, until it comes time for math and I always can't do it.

Han had DI practice.  They are spending hours and hours and hours and she is really enjoying it.  Can't wait to see the final production.

every day stuff

spent the day driving to Annapolis with a friend, we had a great chat, stopped at the new sonic (yea!) and I wandered the mall while she was at an appointment.  I remember why I don't spend a lot of time recreationally shopping, I wanted everything :)

Hannah started swim team today.  She'll be going 3 days a week and she is excited.

Tomorrow is the 100th day of school, Lu has to bring in 100 somethings in a paper bag.  She chose to bring 100 glow sticks.

We had to buy Brother some new shoes and jeans.  He somehow manages to rip holes in both every other month...or faster.  What is he doing?

ski school

The kids loved skiing.  After 8 hours of school they both wanted to hit the slopes.  Unfortunately Lu couldn't quite keep up and after some time on the belly flop R and E were ready to try the mountain so she had to come home with me.  There was a kicking and screaming temper tantrum getting her off the hill but when we got in the car she settled down and had a pleasant drive home. 

I am glad they had fun.  Both children want to go back, tomorrow :)

Wisp Fun

This weekend we had a fun wintery trip planned.  It wasn't really a YW activity but we did take all the young women who wanted to go.  We left after school and drove to our hotel.  We stayed at a really nice comfort inn.  Everyone had a good time.  Sharon brought games for us to play and then we had a devotional.  In the morning there was a nice breakfast and the girls really enjoyed hanging out in their rooms and watching TV, dancing and talking until late in the night.  Just what I wanted for them. 

Lu and Lydia

in the hotel room

Victoria, Anna, Cristianna, Katie, Han, Katelyn and Ashleigh

Rob left with Lu and Ethan early in the morning.  We had signed them up for ski school and they needed to be there much earlier than the rest of us.

When we arrived we split into groups. The Bishop took his 3 girls and Susanna (we never got the Reeds in any of our photos :( ) and they hit the slopes. 

R and Calvin also went out.

Sharon and I took the rest of the girls to the tubing hill, to ice skate and to ride the mountain coaster.  All three activities were very very fun.





   We had such a  fun two days.  Those girls cracked me up the whole time.  I know the girls had a great time too, in fact while we were driving to the resort this morning they said they had already had such a good time traveling together and staying at the hotel that the trip was completely satisfactory right then and the snow stuff was just icing.

Our drive home was fine as well.  It took a little longer due to some bad traffic, a couple of accidents and slushy roads but we made it so yea!

baking

 I spent most of the last two days getting ready for new beginnings.  It was last night and I felt like it went well.  Our theme this year is "Arise and Shine Forth that thy light may be a standard for the nations".  We got the incoming beehives pillow cases with that embroidered on it so every morning when they arise they can remember to shine forth :)  I also wanted to make these cute cupcakes in a jar...which I did spend many hours trying to make.  Mine didn't turn out like this at all.  I hate pinterest.  Well anyway they were all eaten and luckily Rachel and Sharon made lovely lemon bars so there was something pretty to eat too.  The girls sang a beautiful musical number and we had some talks and I think the girls had a nice evening.

In better pinterest news I also made these delicious waffles and served them with ice cream for dessert on Sunday night and they were yummy!

We've had the usual daisy scouts, cub scouts, piano practicing, D.I. and laundry to do and the most lovely weather.