Summer - One Month In

-

Summer began for us about a month ago. The time has passed quickly, I think.

We celebrated Memorial Day by going to the park and having hamburgers for dinner.
I had a birthday. Don't ask how old I am... I don't remember any more. I received gift cards to JoAnn and Hobby Lobby that I made use of. I also received new flip flops, ice cream and yogurt, post-it notes, a big package of Kit Kats, a new serving spoon (our old one had broken) and a scented candle.

John and Josh went to Cub Scout Day Camp. I did too, one of the days. They played games, learned skills, shot arrows and make crafts. I think they had a lot of fun.

Josh hula-hooping
Josh and friend learn to fold a flag
Archery
John stand waiting for his turn to hoist the flag on a pole.
Notice the cool building in the background!

The pool opened a couple weeks ago after some major renovations, and we've been swimming quite a bit since then. With the 100+ degree weather we've been having, the pool has been a relief.
 
We had our roof replaced, but in the process of fixing the roof, the men somehow pushed down on a vent or pipe and cracked the ceiling in our hall bathroom. It took a week or so, but that was finally repaired as well.

Peter turned 7! He received several fun gifts, but his favorites were Spike the Dinosaur - a huge walking and roaring remote controlled dinosaur, and Oscar the monkey, a stuffed animal with his own house attached. He also received a bear, a duck, some origami ties, a yo-yo, a T-shirt with his name on it, a ball, jellybeans and a barbie doll that he didn't know what to do with. He had a chocolate monkey pie (cake) for dessert.


We've gone to the library several times. Hannah attended a glow-in-the-dark activity there where she decorated a shirt with glow-in-the-dark paint, as well as participating in various other activities.

Steven is in his last term at school, and has had some interviews. No job offers yet, but hopefully something will come together soon.



Some raccoons entertained the kids one afternoon.
The kids have played with Legos and Guess Who a lot this summer. Hannah has had a few lemonade stands. We've gone to parks, went to free ice cream day at a local frozen yogurt shop and frequently participate in the free lunch program at a nearby school.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Talk about Gratitude

-
I recently told my bishop that I enjoyed giving talks in Sacrament Meeting, and it is true. I didn't expect, however, that I would get an email from a bishopric member on Thursday last week to say that his talks for Sunday had to leave town, and would I be willing to speak? Here is the talk that I gave on Sunday, May 27th, 2012: For my topic today, I was given a talk which was given by President Monson in 1992, entitled “An Attitude of Gratitude”. In his talk President Monson begins by telling the story of the 10 lepers. I would like to share it with you. In Luke 17 we read: And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” And when he saw them, he said unto them, “Go show yourselves unto the priests.” And it came to pass, that, as they went,
Read more

How Clean is Clean Enough?

-
Image
How clean is "clean enough"? I realize this question is loaded and the answers are very individual, so for a moment, think about yourself and your home and consider, for you, how clean is "clean enough"? What is the difference between a "quick clean", a "daily clean" and a "deep clean"? At what point do you consider your home "clean enough"? Does "clean enough" mean having a clear path from the front door to the other rooms in the house? Is it having the clutter picked up and the floors vacuumed? Must it be dusted every week, every month, or at all? Is it a quick swipe on the surface to remove the dust or crumbs? Is it a scrub with disinfectant? Is it clearing tables and desks, or delving into cupboards and drawers, purging and organizing?    Does it depend on the day of the week? Is "clean enough" on a weekday the same as "clean enough" on a weekend? If not, is it more clean, or less? Is there a
Read more

School closing, Josh adventures, Back pain relief...

-
On Wednesday school was cancelled all over the Denver area because there was a credible threat that an 18 year old woman with a fixation on the Columbine shooting would attack a school. Apparently she arrived in Denver and bought a gun and then vanished, so they shut down everything just in case. (They found her body later that day... She committed suicide. More info here .) John was frustrated that school was cancelled because one acts are coming up (they are this week!) and he needed the rehearsal time. Instead, John took advantage of the free day to go to School of Mines to check out the campus and talk to someone about getting his admission deferred. I got a ride to my book club, and both of us were home again before Josh and Peter rolled out of bed. Early in the afternoon I took Josh to Children's Hospital to see a cardiologist about his seizures . They did an EKG, but the results were normal. He doesn't have a heart murmur or anything else they could identify. I still thi
Read more