Stormy

Mondays post that somehow didn’t publish then. 

Tidying up this morning and found Matt’s wedding ring. I’ve lost so many earrings doing things just like this, so I put it away for him. 

I vacuum everyday and sometimes I think it’s crazy. I usually only vacuum once until the cordless vacuum dies, so it’s not long. Today the battery died halfway up the stairs and walking by I saw the difference between vacuumed and un and it reminds me why I do it every day. I think it leads to a healthy carpet. 

We’ve ordered 4 wedding reception dresses for Lu’s soirée this summer, but idk if this one’s gonna work because the back is so weird. 

Girls went to piano, then D and I to dance and grocery shopping, and Matt and Frankie to tumbling. 

Lu said Carter requested a shot by the fire hydrant during their walk. 🤣

Crazy weather today beginning with Christian and Jeanne in Alabama where they had tornados. Then Lu got a big thunderstorm this afternoon. Finally, tonight I heard a loud peal of thunder and immediately rain started pouring. It’s been so hot today that we had all the windows open so then we scurried around closing them all. 

It’s all about timing

Us at Volcano House in Hawaii on February 24th. 

Yesterday at Volcano House. The table we were sitting at is the one on the right corner of the picture. We missed it by a month. 😩 The hike down there was cool I guess and who knows when that hike will be open again. 

Alecia and I went to the temple today. It was tough to commit but as always, so lovely. I was worried about staying awake but was thankfully good, and I actually came home with several new ideas to ponder. And the tulips and daffodils were gorgeous and I’m sad we took 0 pictures. 

Another wedding dress, another question about said wedding dress. It’s ok when cinched like she has it, otherwise it looks like quite a tent. 

We had a nice family night and talked about conference and made some plans. I hate not being able to watch in real time, but D wants to see Ellie in Addam’s Family on Saturday so I’m trying to figure that out. Anyways, we’re excitedly gearing up for one of the best weekends of the year!

Let’s get in good trouble

First off - Adi said sometimes when she drives our 2005 Silver Bullet she plays my old That’s What I Call Music cds and pretend like she’s in the 2000’s. I looooove her. 

Thankfully Delaney was all good today, so I think yesterday was just allergies. 

I went coupon shopping today for the first time in a long time and it went well! 👏🏼 it’s not something you can dabble in once or twice though so we’ll see how it goes. 

I met up with Elizabeth and Grace today. I had some concerns I took to them through email and Grace suggested we get together. It’s been a few years since the 3 of us met, and it was really nice. I got some answers and am moving forward and we had some good discussion about their concerns too.

We got Delaney’s wedding dress and though it’s a little too big, I think it will work. 

She was in charge of the YW activity about creative writing and she made this cute wheel to help the girls pick their topics. She put a lot of thought into it and was happy with how it all went. 

Christian, Alli, and Alexis joined the Frameo and we’re loving it!

Matt and I had temple recommend interviews so we all drove to church together and got 2 for $8 waffle cones from Brusters. 

We are all so sleepy and so ready for conference weekend!

April fools

Adi’s cute hair this morning. 

I found some April fools ideas for Matt, but most of what I found for the family I had already done. 🤷‍♀️ I need some creative people to give me more ideas. Google eyes are always fun, even though I’ve done them many times. 

I spent a few minutes in the basement for the seminary kids. 

Hopefully these will all come off easily. I need to do that tomorrow. It just felt like too much work for just a few hours. 

I also stuffed stray socks into one of everyone’s shoes. Then I got busy on a project and didn’t see any of the reactions. I do have to say, stuffing my hand into teenagers shoes shows a level of dedication that I am proud of. 

I also put eyes on everyone’s scriptures. Not glued, obvi. 

Matt also told the kids that seminary was cancelled on April 31st and the class hid when they heard the latecomers come in. 

I also texted random cat facts to Lexi and Christian all day. 🤣 it was fun. And I got several pictures of this beautiful boy for my troubles. 

This morning I took Frankie to the Dr. she wants to try adhd meds again and see if we can find something to help her focus. Here’s to hoping! Then tonight she started tumbling at Miranda’s gym. We tried Mecca for a month, but halfway through decided to try Miranda’s and after 1 lesson she really likes it. Here’s to hoping times 2. 

I made tzatziki pitas for dinner that were a swing and a miss. I really didn’t like the pitas, so maybe the filling will be good in a croissant. I also made another batch of broccoli apple salad that Matt and I have been obsessed with. 

Delaney felt sick and took a nap and Adi babysat the Coxes. 

Tom sent all the siblings picture frames so we can share pictures electronically. Tom and I are the only ones set up yet, but it will be really fun if all 6 of us participate. 🤞🏼 

Also, one super good life hack I just discovered that has been making cleaning out my phone notes easier is that you can schedule emails to be sent to yourself. So I had a birthday idea for Adi in my notes, and I scheduled an email to be sent to myself 2 days before her birthday. Genius!