Dad

I have a friend who on Fathers/Mothers day writes a memory of her parents. I thought that was a fabulous idea so I'm stealing it.

I don't know if having bad dreams are genetic but if so Alan has inherited it from me. Alan is frequently crawling into our bed at night after a bad dream. I did the exact same thing with my parents ALL the time. But I always crawled in on my Dad's side. My Dad didn't get frustrated at the frequency that I would be climbing in bed (or at least he didn't show it). I could always count on being able to fall asleep in his bed and when I was sound asleep he would carry me back to my own bed. Dealing with a lack of sleep from having kids in my bed makes me appreciate even more my Dad's patience. Happy Fathers Day Dad! Thanks for being the man you are.

Summer Fun

We have been keeping busy this summer. Here is a little bit of what we've been doing.


Alan got to be in his first play this summer. Some friends of his wrote their own play and invited Alan to play a part in it. Truthfully every good play needs a villain and when it's all girls doing the play no one wants to be Captain Deadfly when they could be a butterfly fairy. Alan was happy to fill the role.

We also signed the kids up for swim lessons. The kids are making lots of improvement and as you can see Hyrum is no longer afraid of the diving board.

Last Saturday we went with my brother and his family to a WNBA game. The kids had a lot of fun. They caught on pretty quick to what was going on and loved cheering their team on once they figured out who they were rooting for (Mom are we voting for the white one's or the purple ones?).

It's been a fun summer and there is sure to be more fun to come!

Wordle

Have you ever used wordle? It's kind of fun. This is what I blog about.

Dinner for Two

Last night was date night. A friend took the kids, and I made a nice little dinner for two. OK so this is our popcorn bowl filled with the salad I made. Even though it is just the two of us I wouldn't want John to go hungry.

Um. . . . yeah. He definitely didn't go hungry, because that was the smaller of the two bowls of salad I made. It was a fantastic salad, recipe courtesy of Pioneer Woman. And we almost finished off the first bowl. Who am I kidding, I almost finished off the first bowl. Even though John liked it, it was a salad therefore John couldn't take seconds.

In case you have been living under a cyber rock and haven't heard of Pioneer Woman's blog you should check it out. But be careful because there is a lot on there and you can easily get sucked in. I posted a direct link to her recipe under my favorite recipes on the side bar.

Is Anyone Missing Some Elmo Underpants?

Last night before I went to bed I went in to check on the kids. Hyrum was wearing warm flannel pajamas and looked a little warm. I decided to take his pants of for him so he wouldn't burn up. I took the pants off only to discover that he was wearing some underwear that I have NEVER seen before.

They're not his. They are not Alan's. They didn't even come from the hand me down box.

Seriously. . .

How does this happen?

All Packed Up and Nowhere to Go

Today is moving day. The day we have been planning for the last month and a half. The day we were supposed to move in to our new home.

Unfortunately we are still here.

The bank had issues.

So now it will probably be another two weeks until we close. I wish I was unpacking. But instead my house is half-way packed and everything I want is in a box (hmmm. . . except for that ice cream. Hmmm . . .)

So we are sitting here in limbo . . . waiting.

For probably another two weeks.