A Day In The Life:Monday.

This isn't your normal day in the life post. Ha! I haven't done one of these for ages! But Daniel is out of town for the week. So we are keeping him aprised of our daily happenings!!

Frozen waffles for breakfast. It's nice to have kids old enough to pop stuff in the toaster and eat it.

I promised the kids a McFlurry. yummy. Ruthie and I went to grab them. They made us all happy.
Our uncle Sean had surgery and we are gonna go visit them tonight. We're gonna order Papa John's pizza. This is the cake I'm taking for dessert. Mmmm. I know. And we're taking lots of root beer! We gotta go in just a few minutes so I gotta hurry!

Ruthie was caught reading this book. She said it was something about the physics of something or other. She makes me laugh.

Isaac used his Power Functions to build a device to pick up little balls. It moves really fast, there isn't a slow button on PF. Yep. It's almost 4 pm and he's still in his PJs. We know how to party on in our last week of summer!

Sam just would NOT sit for a picture. This is him running as it clicked! You can see the smile in his one eye!

Hon...the house still stinks. Though not as bad as yesterday. I got some more contacts. Yay! I can see. Cass is still alive. We're glad. I got a call for the attorney with your name. It was an older lady. I found him in the phone book and gave her his number. I haven't gotten one of those calls for a looong time. Still nothing from the insurance. Call us on my cell or we'll call you on our way home tonight!! Love you and miss you! Now we need to get going to Katie and Sean's.

Bragging or Complaining?

So many idiots and they're all driving. We got that on a license plate frame for my dad one year as a gift. He loved it. It's so something he would say. We scored!

Every once in a while my dad will say something and it sticks. At one point in his career he came home and shared some stupid stuff someone was saying. He then said something that has come to my mind on various occasions. “Are you Bragging or Complaining?”

Think about it. When you complain about something so long, so often, in all circles of life, the inevitable question is...Are you Bragging or Complaining?

It'll stop 'em in their tracks. It will make them think. Hmmm. Maybe I have been talking about it for too long. But. Most likely they won't notice. Except to think you're really rude. And that you're the problem.

I'll admit that I have talked about things for so long that I actually think it to myself! Can you believe it?! I mean, it must be really bad if I have to ask myself if I'm bragging or complaining. Sheesh. But it has happened.

My point is this. No, not the one on my head. The one in my head. Knock it off. If there is a problem, solve it. If you don't like something, change it. If you really think it's cool that you are going through something so horrible that everyone and their dog needs to know about it, get counseling.

I'm not talking to anyone in particular. Just talking. Maybe I'm complaining. Maybe I'm bragging. You may never know. I may never know. The freezer just stopped working again. I won't brag and I won't complain. I'll just say. Then I'll work to fix it. Or call Lance to come fix it.

Calm Vs. Spazzy.

So the goat is ours!
Our neighbors left for good yesterday.
But our Wednesday was more than just officially getting Cass.
She was distraught.
Very distraught.
After they came and got Cooper, Cass broke out of her collar and ran amuck.
Seriously.
She didn't eat our garden, though.
Luckily.
But the kids and I chased her all day.
By piano lessons I didn't smell very good.
But we went and chose a new collar for her.
And a better leash.
Oh, and a second collar.
Just in case.
I got a nice bruised scrape on my arm from her horn.
When Daniel got home we cornered her out in the east weed plantation.
We got her chained up.
Then moved the calf shed and got her over to it.
We got some hay from the neighbors yard.
This morning when my kids went out to check on her she jumped through the window of the calf shed.
Dumb goat.
And all of our Wednesday activities (much of which I left out) reminded me of something.
On Tuesday we had our Wolf Den Meeting at my new co den leader's house.
She is our Bishop's wife and is awesome.
Her kids are calm and good and stuff.
She has this dog.
She's cute.
And calm.
So I asked about her.
As she explained how they got her and what a calm and good dog she is I realized something.
Every one who comes into their family is calm and good and stuff.
And after Wednesday's escapades with Cass the Spass(z), I realized that everyone who comes to my family is a spaz!
And I'm so okay with that.
I love my spazzy kids.
The goat...
Well...I'm still working on that one.

Oh No He Di'in't!

A quick reminder. This is city Jennie speaking here.

This boy has loved having Cooper and Cassidy (the goats) at our house.

He has drawn plans for a goat house for Cassidy.

He goes out and sits close to the goats and talks to them and pets them and feeds them.

He loves those goats.

So I told Daniel that Cooper got out of the chain.

He just wanted to get to some other grass.

Cassidy was bleating like she lost her best friend.

Which she did. He just left her there.

All tied up with a chain.

So Daniel says, "Let's just give Cassidy back when we give Cooper back."

Say What?!

You mean you don't want a goat in the back yard?

What kind of talk is that?!

So when he got home I told him that his son's heart would break.

Seriously. Break.

He takes such good care of those goats.

He has trained Cass to trust him.

Well, as much a a dumb goat can trust a kid.

And she'll keep the weeds down.

So I talked Daniel into keeping the goat.

We may have to invest in a second goat to keep her from gettin' lonely.

But Isaac will be able to build a nice spacious town home for them.

He would be perfectly happy to.

All this crazy talk from City Jennie.

A Thought For Thursday.

This just seemed timely and appropriate to share today.

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"God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between a man and woman is essential to His eternal plan.

We warn that the disintigration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets."

The Family

A Proclamation to the World

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Count Down.

It's Wednesday.

You know what that means??

It means 3 more weeks until school starts.

SCHOOL!

I can hardly believe our summer is about to end.

I was trying my best to ignore the fact that summer is running out.

But it's inevitable.

They will be back in school in 3 weeks.

For the second summer in a row I don't like it.

I know I will love it when it's done.

But right now I dread it.

My kids are hilarious and quirky.

They keep me entertained.

Thoroughly entertained.

I'm gonna be bored in 3 weeks.

And

In 4 weeks I'll wonder why I dreaded it so.

Oh yeah,

Homework!

A Shout Out.

One of the things I knew I'd miss most when I was released from Primary was the baptisms. I LOVE the baptisms. I love how excited the children are. I love how nervous many moms are about their baby taking such a big step. I love how the dads are just beaming to be able to baptize their kiddos. I love how clean and sparkly the children are when they come out in a new dress or new suit with wet hair and huge smiles. I love baptisms.

I realized that when I got released that I would no longer really know about the baptisms until the Sunday after when they were announced in Sacrament meeting. So now I just look over at the cleanest people in the building and just smile at how happy and sparkly they are.

Last Saturday 2 boys in our ward were baptized. I got invited by one of the boys. So this is a shout out to cute, wonderful, clean and sparkly Regan. Thank you for letting me come and watch you follow Jesus' example. You are a wonderful example to me!

I love baptisms!