Awards

It was the last week of school though so it always seems like it is more play than work. They each came home with plenty of awards. I think Corban had 6 different awards (attendance, most sensitive, math, spelling, best behavior in class, ). Kjerstin had at least 3, one of which was 2nd place in 1st grade at Chubbuck Elementary for the Lions Club Patriotism Essay Contest. The other was for a super speller and Citizenship. I am proud of them both. They have had a great year with great teachers!

Glows and Grows

Corban's teacher has something she calls glows and grows. She glows by telling them the good things they did, and grows are things that can still improve. Brynna glowed by doing good job on her graduation from preschool this week. It was fun to watch her. I told one of my sister's without kids that I was there. She said that one of her co-workers was sad that she couldn’t get time off to go to her daughter’s preschool graduation. She said it wasn’t a big deal, they sing a song and get a diploma. I don’t think she quite has the mother’s love yet. It is something to see you child accomplish something. You have such a feeling a pride! As for grows, Brynna has also had a hard time staying in her own bed at night. I told Bridger that I would stake her to her bed to keep her there but I just think she would wiggle out of her pajamas and come into my bed naked instead! I think I prefer her clothed!

May I have this dance?

Bridger also surprised me this week by calling and suggesting we take a dance class together. I was excited! I have seen them offered here before but Bridger is always too busy. I figure that we have a little time this summer and it will be fun to do something like that to spend time together. And it is even better that he suggested it! It is good payment for having to go out to dinner with him this week. I was planning on going to a book discussion this week but had to change plans when Bridger’s boss’s boss invited Bridger and I out to dinner. He wanted to get to meet me. Talk about putting on the pressure. I don’t like those kind of situations. I prefer to remain in the background. I was probably a whole lot more nervous than I had to be but I am still glad to have it out of the way. I think they are checking him out to see what kind of a leader he can really be and if they like him ( and me) enough to hire him as a manager.

Memorial Day

Bridger stayed home from work on Saturday and helped me plant our garden so he will go into work tomorrow. Yeah! I am just grateful for the help in the yard. I think I nitrogen burned our front yard trying to fertilize it. I told him, “ I was laying in bed trying to visualize myself doing it so I would be successful. You know what I mean?” He said, “No.” I am good at being told what to do ( you may disagree but I think at least I am improving with age). I look at it, and am not sure where to start. He knows. Our garden will be bigger than we have done other years because we are planting in some of our other flower beds in the back yard. It took a good 6 hours to get it all planted ( including our flower pots and hanging baskets). It was hot and I was grateful for his help. I know we are supposed to get our garden in a lot earlier but this will have to do. I hope when Bridger is finally done with school we can be more early birds in the garden department. I will miss my laundry day tomorrow. I don’t like that part of holidays how you have to fit your normal stuff you do that day somewhere else in the week. It is good for a break but it just means more work later!

Love!

I menat to get this post up last week but it didn't happen. Bridger has really enjoyed playing tennis on the Wii. I have stuck to the Wii Fit mostly. Well, I decided I wanted to challenge him to a game. I asked him to play me. He said politely, "I'll play WITH you." I think he was politely telling me he would kick my butt and didn't want to hurt my feelings. Corban said, "Mom, you don't want to do that. He is a pro!" I said that I knew what I was doing. Corban said, "Mom, have you even ever played tennis before?" I assured him I had played tennis. Well I got my butt kicked but I don't really care. I just wanted to do something with him. He then said that he would play with me instead. Well, I made "us" lose". Not on purpose, but I think it somehow ruins his ranking on the Wii. I told him I wanted to play him! Then Corban kept teasing us (because my score was often love) and making kissing sounds whenever it would annouce the score and saying, "You are in LOVE!" It was funny, but also fun to do something together even if I did lose, I still have love!

getting old

Okay, so I put wrinkle cream on officially for the first time tonight. I knew this day would come but I never really thought it would as well. I don't know if lack of memory has something to do with that as well. I have left my purse (multiple times), wallet, baby blanket at Corban's occupational therapist's office several times and don't notice for a few days. I think this mortifies my poor husband who is very meticulous and very nervous about identity theft. He never says anything to me but that is just credit to his goodness. I think the receptionists in the office think I have too many kids and if I would have just stopped a few kids ago I might have have my brain left and be better able to function. I left my checkbook at Costco the other day. I could say that it is just because I am blonde. But my hair keeps getting darker with age, too! My grandma (she was so sweet) was getting a little forgetful before she passed away. I think it runs in the family. I just need to go to GNC and get a memory supplement (I am sure they have one) to add to my wrinkle cream!

TaVaci!

My kids had their TaVaci performance yesterday! I am such a sap. I always cry at every dance performance or musical concert. For those of you who don't know, TaVaci is a school of performing arts! They teach the kids about music and rhythm and performing! My kids really love it! I got them in it so they could be involved with music. I didn't think I would get my kids to practice piano every day and this was something my neighbor told me about. Well, now I can't get my kids to stop. Even Brynna, my 4 year old was singing and doing the actions from the audience because Kjerstin comes home and teaches her the songs. They teach from 3 years old to 6th grade. I had a scheduling conflict with Brynna and preschool this last year, too. I can get sick of driving them across town ( how pathetic is it to complain about having to go the other side of town in Pocatello) and all the extra practices but they are so darn cute when they perform. It was a great mothers day present to have them sing!

Mothers Day on a more serious note!

Bridger planned a surprise for me. I told him a few months ago that all I wanted for mothers day was to spend some time with him so I asked him to take a day off work. It is a good thing I asked then because he has been so busy with work that I think I would have felt too guilty to ask. I didn't expect anything--just to have him hang out at home with me for the day. Well, he planned a discover scuba class for me! It is a good thing he planned it a few months ago, too because he has been so busy that it wouldn't have happened. I signed up 2 times in college to take scuba determined to take a fun class at least one semester. Well I ended up dropping it both times before it even started because I needed to get some other credit/requirement out of the way. It was way fun. Bridger was scuba certified 10 years ago. The instructor told me I was a natural. I don't think I will certify because I don't know where I will use it! My life isn't that exciting as to go scuba diving often. He is fun to be married to! He is always thinking up fun stuff that I never would think of doing!

Mothers Day

Mom's Brownies
Remove teddy bear from oven and preheat oven to 375.Melt 1cup margarine in saucepan.Remove teddy bear from oven and tell Jr. "no, no."Add margarine to 2 cups sugar.Take shortening can away from Jr. and clean cupboards.Measure 1/3 cup cocoa.Take shortening can away from Jr. again and bathe cat.Apply antiseptic and bandages to scratches sustained while removing shortening from cat's tail.Assemble 4 eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 cups sifted flour.Take smoldering teddy bear from oven and open all doors and windows for ventilation.Take telephone away from Billy and assure party on the line the call was a mistake. Call operator and attempt to have direct dialed call removed from bill.Measure 1 tsp. salt, ½ cup nuts and beat all ingredients well.Let cat out of refrigerator.Pour mixture into well-greased 9x13-inch pan.Bake 25 minutes.Rescue cat and take razor away from Jr. Explain to kids that you have no idea if shaved cats will sunburn. Throw cat outside while there's still time and he's still able to run away.
FROSTINGMix the following in saucepan:1 cup sugar1 oz unsweetened chocolate¼ cup margarineTake the darn teddy bear out of the @#$% broiler and throw it awayfar away.Answer the door and meekly explain to nice policeman that you didn'tknow Jr. had slipped out of the house and was heading for the street.Put Jr. in playpen.Add 1/3 cup milk, dash of salt, and boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.Answer door and apologize to neighbor for Billy having stuck a gardenhose in man's front door mail slot. Promise to pay for ruined carpet.Tie Billy to clothesline.Remove burned brownies from oven.

Parties

Okay to start out, no offense to anyone out there who enjoys the parties of pampered chef, mary kay and the like. I have been to some myself and sometimes it is fun but it is usually something I really don't need, and it is money I really shouldn't be spending on that stuff, and then I always feel pressured into buying something (probably my fault). Can I also point out that I feel like my life is so busy being a taxi driver right now that when I am home with my family I actually want to be there and not hanging out chatting at someone else's house. That is probably a causualty of being a wife to a working student. But my questiong is, why is this a women only thing. I just got an invite to yet another party. I am waiting for the day when Bridger's friends will show up with some invitation for him to come see what is new with tools or some new treatment for your yard and you too can start selling it yourself! Now I have heard of some kinky parties where couples are invited but I can promise you Bridger will NEVER go. He wonders why women know things about each other like how your most recent baby delivery really was. It is usually TMI for him to swallow. So anyone who is enterprising out there, start a party group for men. It is an untapped avenue of revenue for someone I am sure!