Woo hoo! It's only been a month since I've last posted. I'm doing sooo well.
Anyway, here's what the fam's been up to:
Amber - has been incessantly reading. She'll read an hour or two every night. She found a book on my shelf that I bought a year or so ago - "The 20th Century Treasury of Children's Literature." She has read it twice already, and it's probably 200 pages long. I think it's her favorite book.
She also found her birthday present on David's shelf - a book called "Dragonology." They had it on sale for a really great price at Sam's Club in January, so we figured we'd better get it for her. She keeps asking who it's for. We, of course, have not told her. Won't she be surprised? Probably not.
Jarom - is my constant child. Always does his homework and turns it in - on time. Always starts his projects in advance. It's such a relief to have a child like him.
I took Jarom and Amber to the WVC Fitness Center yesterday. They had a blast in the edutainment center while Meagan practiced with the swim team and I lifted weights. I promised I would take them swimming today, so I guess I'd better.
Cameron - finally got his Luxembourg report done on Wednesday. He ended up being almost 2 hours late for school and missed his science test. He, of course, did not tell me he was having a science test that day. I think his teacher let him make it up yesterday - I hope. I REALLY think that Cameron needs to be transferred out of the gifted and talented program (ie, Quest) and take normal classes. It's not that he's not smart enough, it's that he hates homework.
In any case, he and I did learn alot about Luxembourg. Did you know that General Patton is a national hero in Luxembourg and is buried in a military cemetary there? Me either, til now. They honor him every year on National Day and fly American flags along with Luxembourg flags. At least there's one country in Europe that still likes us.
Cameron turned 13 on Wednesday. Now he is an old man. He's even getting the whiskers and the hairy legs to prove it. Lucky boy.
Meagan - has been the busiest of our children lately, by far. On Tuesday and Wednesday she had a swim meet. On Wednesday she had an awards ceremony. Yesterday her history term project was due. Today she is working for Kailien. I really don't know how parents can handle having several children with extra-cirricular activities. How do they do it?
As far as the swim meets, they were long. We were there about 5 hours on Tuesday and about 4 hours on Wednesday. If we had stayed for the whole meet, it probably would have been 6 hours/day. Meagan came in dead last in every event she was in, but I was proud of her. I didn't even do any sports when I was growing up. She's a good swimmer, but she's only been on a swim team for 2 months. And, as she keeps reminding me, in January, she couldn't even walk because her knee hurt so bad. So, she has made alot of progress.
David - has been sickly this week. He's had bronchitis. Luckily it was caught soon enough that he hasn't had to go to the hospital. I didn't know how much I rely on him until I had to be the chauffer instead of him. There was no way I was going to ask him to drive the kids around while he was taking narcotics.
Trying to convince him to rest has not been easy. He is too enthralled with his saws and other tools. I'm just glad he hasn't cut off any of his limbs. Trying to convince his sisters that he can't come and do their yardwork hasn't been easy, either. I think he does more yardwork for them than he does at our house. He did try to saw down one of Tammie's trees yesterday. He is crazy.
Speaking of yardwork - yesterday, one of our neighbors had two guys cutting down some trees for him. One of them had a seizure and had to be taken away in an ambulance. The other one kept trimming the trees by himself.
A while later, I was in the tub and heard a series of loud explosions. I thought for sure David had gone and blown up himself and his oxygen tank. I jumped out of the tub and grabbed a towel and went to search for what I was sure would be the remains of my husband. As I got to the kitchen window, I could see him standing in the backyard looking up at the powerlines. I was SO relieved he was still alive.
Apparently, the tree guy in the neighbor's yard had moved his metal ladder up against a powerline. It blew out the power going 4 or 5 houses - including ours. Utah Power had to come and repair the powerline, so we were without power for about an hour.
Me - I decided to quit Curves and sign up for a family membership at the West Valley Fitness Center. This was so that David and I could exercise together (can't do that at Curves). Besides, I was getting kind of bored with the Curves workout. Maybe if I could have talked a friend in to joining and going with me it would have been more fun - and I tried, but it did not happen.
So, David and I went to the fitness center together twice, and then he got bronchitis, so I have had to go by myself anyway. Maybe next week. David is better at the weight room than me, but he so cannot keep up with me in cardio. I am sure it mostly has to do with his paralyzed diaphragm.
I feel like a basketcase today. I helped Meagan and Cameron finish their term projects for history - each of them stayed up until 2am the night before they were due and still weren't quite done the morning they were due. And then there was Meagan's swim meets and me having to drive everyone everywhere. Being a mom is a tough gig. Worthwhile, yes, but very tough.
DEEP THOUGHT by Jack Handy: "To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other."
