A list

• Orthodontist visit for Grace
• Tennis match for Ethan. He won two games. Still undefeated and he’s won enough to qualify for districts. 
• Raining tonight.
• Tried a new recipe last night that was a hit, another new one tonight that was just okay.
• On the news last night I learned that it is alligator mating season. This came with a warning to stay out of fresh water for the next two months. Today there was a 12 footer at tennis. They had to call an extraction team. A little 4 ft one stalking Grace at the fishing hole and a little bit bigger one circling the pond by Publix. That’s a family wild gator spotting record for one day!
• Poor Ruby is sick; double ear infection:(
• Chatted with Marshall on the phone, he has a new dinosaur robot:)

General Conference

Such great talks! Can’t wait to listen again!

Also this weekend we finally hung my flamingo wallpaper!!i bought it before we moved into the house and it’s been 8 months! So I am excited!

Saturday

Slept in!

Cat ate my basil and spilled my Diet Coke.

It’s general conference weekend!  My favorite two weekends of the year! Bub and I watched two sessions, then he watched the last one alone because the rest of us were at Grace’s musical.

In our free time Tatum and I made bucket lists for our summer trips. We will be two weeks in Utah and then they will be two weeks in Florida!! Yay!!



I worked the concession stand at the beginnning of the musical. Night 3 was great! The kids did a top notch job and it was so fun to watch!!

The whole cast!






Sage, Anya, Hailey, Samantha and Grace

Friday! Yay!

Cat gets more than his share of blog time. That is because he is nuts. He kind of rules the house. He stalks us as we go in and out of the front door. I have to sneak in and say “I am the human, you are not in charge! Stay!” 

This lucky lizard is on the outside of the window, otherwise he’d be decapitated !

I worked at the high school the last 3 days doing testing. 

Saw Alladin night 2! Still great!

Rob has been in VA and flies home tonight.

Ethan went to Stefan’s tonight to hang out. 


And how cute are these 3?!?! Can’t wait to see them in June!!

Opening night

First off this cat is so ridiculous. He climbed in my Panera bag, of course he could only fit to his shoulders, then he poked his arm out of the other end to try and grab food. 

He is always breaking something. 

These kids have been working crazy hard for months. The last few weeks they’ve had rehearsal every night until 7-8pm. 

Tonight was opening night and they were amazing!! So fun! The sets were gorgeous, the singing was so good, the whole thing was just so fun to watch! I can’t wait to see it again! Luckily it’s running for 4 shows:)

Grace, Arian and Sage:)

The last two days I worked at the high school doing test proctoring. Yesterday we were told we couldn’t have our phones out at all, but we could read a book. Luckily the testing was in the media center so I grabbed a book and got half way thru it. I was nervous it would be gone today but luckily it wasn’t and I had just enough time to finish it today. It was good, but sad, about a high school girl with bipolar disorder.

In my regular reading life, not emergency reading, I am in the middle of “the robe” which is a perfect pre- Easter book. It’s historical fiction about the centurion who won the lot that gave him Christ’s robe after his crucifixion.  It’s good. Also, of course, sad.  The good news is He paid the debt for all of that: for our sins and follies, for our weaknesses and diseases, for everything!!!

Ups and downs

Tonight Rob and I went to the temple. It’s been a few weeks so it was especially nice to be back.

Spencer got his mission call!! He’s going to the Dominican Republic!! So exciting!!

I spent part of the afternoon with a sister in my ward who needed someone to sit with her and we had an amazing, special visit.

Also the cat ran away and I had to go find him.

I had a couple big surprise bills to pay:(

Grace has had a lot of pain recently.

Ethan’s psychology assignment: a dream board. He’s got some big dreams! And a funny one (sleeping until 7am)

All my bags are packed

But I’m not ready to go!

These Ohio days went so fast!! It was a great trip. We had more fun, and just such a joyful time being together. 

Our third hour was really nice. With six adults you have some good conversations. 

We ate leftovers from the party and watched the girls play and walk!!! They took 4-5 consecutive steps each!!



We played lots of games both on Saturday and on Sunday. I lost a lot but that’s fine:)

Now we are at the airport ready to fly home. I’m sad to leave the kids and grands, not sad to leave the snow! 

It’s easier to leave when there is another meet up scheduled!