Joe hired another part-time office manager. I've been training her for the past two weeks. We've worked together 7 days with the holiday weekend and whatnot. I will be ecstatic when she is trained and I only have to work 4 hours most days. Maybe I'll have the time and energy to clean the house, make dinner and work on my writing projects.
I've done no writing for the past month and a half. I wasn't able to go to the writing group the last 2 times because I had to work through it. I haven't even started on my next writing project that's due June 21. Maybe I should get started?
By the time Saturday rolls around I feel like I've been hit by a Mack truck. I think I should convert to Judiasm, then Saturday could be my day of rest and I could get some work done on Sunday. Then I'd have to be done with work and be home by sunset on Friday, wouldn't I? Maybe I won't convert.
OK, enough complaining. Since the last time I wrote:
Amber - had her last elementary school choir concert. The choir sang songs Mrs. Robinson, the chorister, likes because she's retiring this year. Miss Marchant, the pianist, is looking for someone to be the chorister next year, so the choir can continue. I hope it does. Amber has sung in the choir the last five years and enjoyed it. Meagan and Cameron were both in the choir for a couple of years, too.
Yesterday Amber got 2 awards at school: one for perfect attendance and the Presidential Award for Scholastic Achievement. David and I had no idea Amber had perfect attendance at school until she got the award. Amber didn't get an award for reading the insane amount of minutes she read during the school year because she never turned in her minutes. The top reader got an award for reading 14,000 minutes (233.33 hours) during the school year. I'm sure Amber read at least that many minutes. Silly Amber.
Jarom - got to go to the Jr. High's Awards Ceremony. He got the Presidential Award for Citizenship, the Presidential Award for Scholastic Achievement and Top 9th Grade Quest Social Studies Student. He is quite the scholar. Jarom also got 3 of his pictures in the Art Show: a pastel parrot, a colored pencil seascape and a colored pencil mountain. Not the dragon picture he posted on Facebook, he didn't get it done in time.
Wednesday Jarom went to 9th Grade Lagoon Day. His friend Cody didn't go, so he hung out with Rachel, Justin and Lincoln. Jarom's favorite ride was the Wild Mouse. He had $13 to spend on food and spent $6 of it. He got a soft pretzel and a cinnamon roll. Can you tell what his favorite food group is?
The High School Seminary invited the 9th Graders to breakfast on Thursday, so I dropped Cameron and Jarom off at the High School at 7:20am. Breakfast supposedly started at 7:00. By the time Cameron and Jarom got there, only 10 other students had arrived and they were just setting up. Cameron and Jarom walked over to the school to pick up Cameron's yearbook and by the time they got back, all the pancakes were gone. Luckily another teacher had pity on them and gave them some doughnuts. Cameron and Jarom stayed at the High School until 2:00, spending most of their time in the courtyard. They both got sunburned. Friday they planned better and put on sunscreen.
Cameron - I'm glad Cameron likes hanging out with Jarom now. They're best buds. Looking back, it seems Cameron finally decided Jarom was OK after Amber was born and Jarom was no longer the center of attention.
A couple of weeks ago Meagan and I went to a RS Brunch at Sister Baron's house. Sister Baron, who I hardly know (she's from the new part of the ward), told me, "My daughter says that your older son is the most intelligent person she's ever met, and that's saying something because she's pretty smart herself." I came home and told Cameron and he blushed. Apparently Sister Baron's daughter knows Cameron from riding the bus to GTI, but Cameron's not sure if he knows who she is.
Cameron's friend Chris who lives across the street is moving this summer. They usually walk home from school together. Walking almost 2 miles everyday has been good for Cameron. I'm glad Cameron will have Jarom to walk home with next year.
Meagan - is still recuperating from her car wreck 3 weeks ago. Yesterday the physical therapist told her, "This is about the point where I tell patients they're going to survive. We're not going to have to take you out back and shoot you." Meagan laughed. Meagan's feeling better and taking half the ibuprofen and muscle relaxants she was taking right after the accident.
Today we got the check in the mail from Am Fam for the damage our car got. A couple of days ago I found out I could have gotten a rental car paid for by Am Fam. Since my car is still driveable, I don't know why I would have gotten a rental car. One of David's friends told him we should hire a collision attorney. I told David, "Why would we want to do that if the insurance company pays for Meagan's medical bills and the damage done to our car? That's all we want." David agreed with me.
Meagan is also being very crafty since school got out. She's made 2 tote bags, 2 quillows and a bunch of headbands. I told her she should open an Etsy shop. She told me one of the blogs she follows has a list of what to do when you open an Etsy shop - things she learned the hard way. I guess Meagan has already been thinking about it.
David - is waiting for me to get off the computer. So I guess I better. It's his turn now.
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Saturday, June 05, 2010
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Halloween and Beyond
Today I am practicing typing. I passed the written part of the postal encoding exam, now I get to go take the typing portion. FUN!
Amber, Jarom and Cameron went trick-or-treating this year. Amber was a black, blue and silver fairy, Jarom was Inspector Clouseau and Cameron was a grim reaper/skeleton. They each got a big bag full of candy. I didn't monitor their candy eating this year. I think they've eaten almost all of it already.
Meagan thought she was too old to trick-or-treat, so she stayed home and helped me pass out candy. We ran out and had to go to the store for more. I think next year if we run out, we're going to just turn off the lights. We got between 190-200 trick-or-treaters this year. Usually we get about 150. Of course, this year the weather was really, really nice in our neighborhood. No snow or rain and it was a balmy 50 or 60 degrees.
One of the women at church on Sunday that has lived in this neighborhood probably 40 years said, "We didn't get many trick-or-treaters this year, did we?" I guess back when she moved in there were tons of kids that lived in the neighborhood. I can't imagine how many trick-or-treaters they used to get - maybe 400-500?
Meagan and I went to Lagoon with Becky and Dana on Saturday. It was fun. It had been so long since I'd been to Lagoon - probably 5 or 6 years. Maybe longer. The weather was perfect and the lines were short. Becky is so funny to go on rides with. She yelled and screamed and laughed so much that I started doing it too. I think a day at Lagoon was just what I needed.
David and I went and voted Tuesday morning. I thought we were going to have to wait in a long line for an hour or more. Nope. No line at all. Voting took us about 15 minutes, and that's only because there were so many things to vote on. I did vote for Obama, but let me tell you, I was so close to voting for Ralph Nader.
I really thought the electoral vote would be much closer - something like the 52% to 46% popular vote. I'm wondering if we shouldn't do away with the Electoral College? What exactly is its purpose? I was impressed with McCain's concession speech. It was extremely gracious. Maybe I don't dislike him so much after all? I guess we get to see now how well Obama keeps his campaign promises. If he keeps even half of them, I'll be happy. At least he does have congress on his side...
David says he's going to move to Canada. I said he can if he wants to, but I'm staying here. It's too cold in Canada for me.
Last night Meagan, Cameron, Jarom and David went to the Conference Center for a big "New Year's" Celebration. I guess they recorded it last night and they're going to distribute it on DVD for New Year's. David said it was really good. Cameron said it was good, but LONG. I guess it lasted from 6:30-9:00pm. That's kinda long. Maybe they'll edit it?
I didn't go because I couldn't get off work early enough to be there by 5:30 to be seated, and someone had to be at home with Amber. I picked her up from Activity Days where she made a bookbag. I think it's the first time she's used a sewing machine. She did a really good job for her first attempt.
It was strange being home alone with Amber. She was looking around the house and saying, "Where is everyone else?" I thought David had told her they would be gone. Maybe she forgot? I asked what she wanted for dinner. She decided on Rice-a-Roni and ate almost a whole box by herself. Guess she was hungry.
Amber, Jarom and Cameron went trick-or-treating this year. Amber was a black, blue and silver fairy, Jarom was Inspector Clouseau and Cameron was a grim reaper/skeleton. They each got a big bag full of candy. I didn't monitor their candy eating this year. I think they've eaten almost all of it already.
Meagan thought she was too old to trick-or-treat, so she stayed home and helped me pass out candy. We ran out and had to go to the store for more. I think next year if we run out, we're going to just turn off the lights. We got between 190-200 trick-or-treaters this year. Usually we get about 150. Of course, this year the weather was really, really nice in our neighborhood. No snow or rain and it was a balmy 50 or 60 degrees.
One of the women at church on Sunday that has lived in this neighborhood probably 40 years said, "We didn't get many trick-or-treaters this year, did we?" I guess back when she moved in there were tons of kids that lived in the neighborhood. I can't imagine how many trick-or-treaters they used to get - maybe 400-500?
Meagan and I went to Lagoon with Becky and Dana on Saturday. It was fun. It had been so long since I'd been to Lagoon - probably 5 or 6 years. Maybe longer. The weather was perfect and the lines were short. Becky is so funny to go on rides with. She yelled and screamed and laughed so much that I started doing it too. I think a day at Lagoon was just what I needed.
David and I went and voted Tuesday morning. I thought we were going to have to wait in a long line for an hour or more. Nope. No line at all. Voting took us about 15 minutes, and that's only because there were so many things to vote on. I did vote for Obama, but let me tell you, I was so close to voting for Ralph Nader.
I really thought the electoral vote would be much closer - something like the 52% to 46% popular vote. I'm wondering if we shouldn't do away with the Electoral College? What exactly is its purpose? I was impressed with McCain's concession speech. It was extremely gracious. Maybe I don't dislike him so much after all? I guess we get to see now how well Obama keeps his campaign promises. If he keeps even half of them, I'll be happy. At least he does have congress on his side...
David says he's going to move to Canada. I said he can if he wants to, but I'm staying here. It's too cold in Canada for me.
Last night Meagan, Cameron, Jarom and David went to the Conference Center for a big "New Year's" Celebration. I guess they recorded it last night and they're going to distribute it on DVD for New Year's. David said it was really good. Cameron said it was good, but LONG. I guess it lasted from 6:30-9:00pm. That's kinda long. Maybe they'll edit it?
I didn't go because I couldn't get off work early enough to be there by 5:30 to be seated, and someone had to be at home with Amber. I picked her up from Activity Days where she made a bookbag. I think it's the first time she's used a sewing machine. She did a really good job for her first attempt.
It was strange being home alone with Amber. She was looking around the house and saying, "Where is everyone else?" I thought David had told her they would be gone. Maybe she forgot? I asked what she wanted for dinner. She decided on Rice-a-Roni and ate almost a whole box by herself. Guess she was hungry.
Monday, July 21, 2008
76 Trombones in the Big Parade . . .
I really doubt there were more than a dozen! We all packed up Saturday morning and went to Jarom's last parade of the summer - the Days of '47 Youth Parade. It was a very warm day. It was supposed to get up to 100 degrees, I heard, but I'm not sure if it did. The good thing is that we found shade to sit in and we remembered to bring our chairs this time. I'm going to get the hang of this parade thing yet.
Did you know that the Days of '47 Youth Parade is the biggest youth parade in the country? That's what the announcer said. Longest running, too, I think.
When the Days of '47 Royalty drove past, Meagan and I were disappointed that they weren't wearing big funky, hoop-skirted dresses like they did in the 1947 Centennial Parade. We know, because the dresses are on display at the DUP musuem. To the best of my recollection, one of them was white with sequined seagulls and crickets on it, one was blue with beehives and bees and one was red with covered wagons. Maybe they'll break them out for the Bi-Centennial parade, huh? Instead, they were wearing boring black dresses.
I should upload photos of the parade. I remembered to bring the camera this time. Actually, David remembered. Holly and Katelyn were in the parade, too. I saw them, but they did not see me. I was going to look for them after the parade, but once we found Jarom, David and Cameron were hot and tired and ready to go, so we left.
Alot of the Stakes had cute ideas for dressing up their primary kids to march behind their float. One stake had everyone dressed up as apples with sock puppet worms sticking through a hole in the apple. Why do we think wormy apples are cute?? Holly's stake had their kids with fish hats - and Holly and other adults got to carry cloth waves. One had kids dressed up as pioneers, carrying picture frames. It's a good thing the parade route was fairly short, because some of the little kids were exhausted by the time they got to us. We sat at the end of the parade like we usually do.
We lucked out and got popsicles from the band. Mrs. McBeth begged us to take some because the parade organizers gave the band a ton of popsicles and they were melting. That was a nice end to a hot parade.
Jarom and most of the band went to Lagoon after the parade. Jarom hung around with his friends Todd and Laura at Lagoon, so that was good. I didn't want him to have to wander around Lagoon alone. After he got home, he slept for a long time. I was glad I didn't have to stay out in that heat, but if I were 13 I may have wanted to. Now Cameron, Jarom and Amber have all gone to Lagoon this summer. Poor Meagan.
Did you know that the Days of '47 Youth Parade is the biggest youth parade in the country? That's what the announcer said. Longest running, too, I think.
When the Days of '47 Royalty drove past, Meagan and I were disappointed that they weren't wearing big funky, hoop-skirted dresses like they did in the 1947 Centennial Parade. We know, because the dresses are on display at the DUP musuem. To the best of my recollection, one of them was white with sequined seagulls and crickets on it, one was blue with beehives and bees and one was red with covered wagons. Maybe they'll break them out for the Bi-Centennial parade, huh? Instead, they were wearing boring black dresses.
I should upload photos of the parade. I remembered to bring the camera this time. Actually, David remembered. Holly and Katelyn were in the parade, too. I saw them, but they did not see me. I was going to look for them after the parade, but once we found Jarom, David and Cameron were hot and tired and ready to go, so we left.
Alot of the Stakes had cute ideas for dressing up their primary kids to march behind their float. One stake had everyone dressed up as apples with sock puppet worms sticking through a hole in the apple. Why do we think wormy apples are cute?? Holly's stake had their kids with fish hats - and Holly and other adults got to carry cloth waves. One had kids dressed up as pioneers, carrying picture frames. It's a good thing the parade route was fairly short, because some of the little kids were exhausted by the time they got to us. We sat at the end of the parade like we usually do.
We lucked out and got popsicles from the band. Mrs. McBeth begged us to take some because the parade organizers gave the band a ton of popsicles and they were melting. That was a nice end to a hot parade.
Jarom and most of the band went to Lagoon after the parade. Jarom hung around with his friends Todd and Laura at Lagoon, so that was good. I didn't want him to have to wander around Lagoon alone. After he got home, he slept for a long time. I was glad I didn't have to stay out in that heat, but if I were 13 I may have wanted to. Now Cameron, Jarom and Amber have all gone to Lagoon this summer. Poor Meagan.
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