Good Weekend!!

The weather today was so nice. It was sunshine with no wind. I sat on my front porch for at least and hour solid soaking up the rays. Unfortunately I burned myself just a little. I did not realize that I had been out there so long. I made a costume for Makayla who is singing with the choir and has some dancing parts in the Seusical Play that her school is putting on in a few weeks. Her outfit turned out great, if I say so myself. She is so excited for the play. We had an amazing Stake Conference this weekend. It was broadcast from Salt Lake City. Pres Uchtdorf, Elder Nelson, Elder Tingey and the new YW Pres spoke to us. They talked alot about reading the Bk of Mormon and stepping up to do the things that we have been asked to do. They talked alot about the line of authority in the church and also spoke to the youth alot. It was great but different than any other that I had attended. We are getting the plans finalized on our kitchen this Thursday and getting. ready to start the work. I can hardly wait. We will be using our trailer to cook in and to eat in while the kitchen is being remodeled. Well I better be going. Everyone have a great week. bye now.

Same Old Stuff/Different Day

Just thought to update my blog. I have been indexing everyday. It is so interesting to see all of the records back from 1870. I am working on entering the Illinois 1870 Federal Census. Most of the parents are from a different country and then the children usually are born in Illinois. I set a goal to do at least one batch every day but I usually do about three or four because it is so interesting. If you are looking for something to do while sitting around the house, this is a great thing to do. I was so happy to hear that all of Clayton's fish lived after I lost the house keys while they were gone so I was unable to feed their fish. It totally stressed me out because Clayton put so much time into the fish tank getting everything just right. I just got through babysitting Heather's little boy, Tallon. He just about talked my ear off. He is getting so big and he is so cute. I have not seen him for about 4 months. We played match game and put puzzles together. It was lots of fun. We are having the Kitchen Doctor come to our house today to give us some ideas for redoing the kitchen. I am planning on stripping it completely down to the walls and starting over. I need some input on where to put things without doing major reconstruction. I will report on the results later. It should be very interesting. Well I had better get going. Bye now.

Tagged

How did you meet your spouse? We met at a friend of my brothers whose older brother was
a friend of Paul.

Where did you go on your first date? to a movie and dinner

How long have you been together? 34 years 30 of them married

Who eats more? Paul

Who said I love you first? I fell in love with him after the first date but he said it first.

Who is taller? Paul

Who sings better? Me

Who is smarter? We are each smart in different things and ways

Who does laundry? me

Who does dishes? We all take turns and also help each other

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me

Who pays the bills? Me

Who mows the lawn? Paul but occasionally me because I love to mow the lawn.

Who cooks dinner? Mostly me but occasionally Paul

Who drives when you are together? We take turns except on slick roads I always want Paul to drive. On long scenic trips I always do the driving so Paul can look.

Who is more stubborn? We both are a little stubborn about different things

Who is first to admit when they are wrong? it depends on the issue because we both do it

Who kissed who first? Paul kissed me on the cheek.

Who Proposed? Paul

Who is more sensitive? We both are about the same

Who has more friends? we are kind of like amanda and leif not alot of friends, more acquaintances. I consider Paul my best friend.

Who has more siblings? Paul (10 living)

Who wears the pants? I also think this is a weird question because we discuss things together depending on the situation. We work well together as a team.

Last Week

What a busy time we have had. We did dinner with family early on Friday. Went to Rexburg to get our nails redone only to find out that the nail tech was 1 1/2 hour behind. Got home late from that. got up early to clean house Saturday and Susan called to say she was coming to visit. She came about 10:30 with all of the kids. The weather was so warm that we were able to play outside which was so much fun. We rode my scooter and gave the little kids some rides. We threw the frisbee around and rode bikes. Clayton and Danielle came down for a visit and did their laundry and Clayton and I washed and cleaned up his car while Danielle and Makayla went shopping. Sunday is always busy with church meetings and such. I went over to resolve an unpleasant situation with a neighbor and ended feeling worse than when I had started. She said such awful things about my family that I was almost dumb struck. Oh well I tried. I cannot figure out how to resolve the issue. Well have to going. bye now.

Update!!

Well we have been really busy as usual this last week. Makayla did not make it into cheerleading. She was pretty sad that day but life goes on and she is okay now. Clayton is still showing improvement from the treatments that he is receiving for Lyme disease. We are really hoping and praying for a full recovery. Harmoni is getting thru finals week and moving home for a whole week in between semesters. Paul is working hard as usual and helping to take care of his mother. I have been indexing everyday but Sunday. It is really difficult to read some of the records and the different kinds of handwriting. But I really think it is interesting and I plan on doing at least one batch everyday. I have been working some overtime at work trying to catch up. I have finally decided that I will never catch up. Makayla and I went shopping Monday and found some good sales. She bought 3 new shirts, a pair of flip flops, a bracelet and necklace and 1 pair of shorts. I found a cute pair of shoes and a good book. We also hit Bath Body and they had a sale going on buy 2 get 1 free. I stocked up a bunch of different lotions and shower gels. It should last me about 6 months or so. We had a great time. I watched Biggest Loser Tuesday night. I really enjoy the show and the hints on healthy eating that you get during the breaks. I can hardly wait for the last show this next week. I have been trying to organize my office but I think that I have created an even bigger mess. Well it will just have to be a work in progress. I went to have my annual physical this week and my thyroid is out of whack again so I have to up my medicine and hope that my body will get back to a somewhat normal state. Well I have to be going. bye now.

Catching Up

Well we survived last week. I was not so sure after our sad loss last week. We really do miss Macey alot. I keep listening for her in the morning.
We went to Danielle's sister's house for dinner on Sunday. We were celebrating Danielle's 20th Bday. Her mother was also there from Oregon. We had such a nice visit. It was a lovely meal and we had a great time. We put in a request for Rebecca (Danielle's sister)to play the piano for us and she obliged us. It was so beautiful. It makes me even more excited to start piano lessons.
At church we had combined classes and we were taught how to index. I had wondered what it was that everyone was talking about. I was so excited about it that I signed up as a volunteer and did my first batches today. I have set a goal to do at least one batch a day. It is really hard to stop at one. You should all sign up and do it yourselves. I really like to keep busy and love doing new things so this fit the bill just right.
I finished my strength class for women over 35 on Monday and do not start again until May 14. I will be doing the exercises at home until then. Cheryl has a friend that is a personal trainer and we are talking to him about working with the two of us and whipping us into shape. I am kind of excited. I really do like to exercise it is just trying to get myself started that is so hard. I even know that I feel better when I do.
Clayton is already starting to feel better from the treatment for Lyme disease. The throbbing in his joints at night is not there when he lays down just a little stiffness. Is that not so wonderful. I am so thankful that our prayers have been answered. I am so looking forward to conference this weekend. It absolutely lifts me and always inspires me to be a better person and to try harder to do the things that I need and should be doing. So excited!!!
Makayla is going to cheerleading tryouts this week and she practices every night about 2 hours after her training. Official tryouts are on Friday. She is so excited and working so hard. I hope that everything goes ok for her. She is very good at the cheers and the dancing. I always thought she would love cheerleading. She did this stuff even when she was a little girl around the house.
Well I had better go and fix some dinner. bye now.