Here’s a few of the happenings of the last two weeks.
Noah had a midweek race in Layton around the Layton Commons Park. I was able to get the last hour off from work so I could go and watch him run. This is the course that Josh and Daniel raced frequently so it was fun to watch Noah run it as well.
We love the bright orange shoes. It makes him easy to spot!
Two Saturdays ago Sarah had her last Homecoming Dance. Sniff, Sniff. I can’t believe she is a senior. It is sad to have so many lasts...Anyway, here she is before she left for the dance:
They went as a group of friends. For their activity it was decided to go to a flower farm, pick flowers and do some flower arranging. This was not Sarah’s choice of activity, but after much negotiations, the group decided to do flower arranging anyway. Sara wanted to go paintballing--a girl after my own heart. She is an adventure girl, but had to compromise. They also had their pictures taken at the flower farm:
Last weekend was Grandma T’s birthday. We all got together at my brother Bryan’s house for a birthday party. Here’s grandma blowing out her birthday candles:
It was fun to all get together and visit. We have a pedicure appointment scheduled in a few weeks that we are looking forward to.
We were running quite low on peach jam. I wanted to make some more peach jam so we went up to Fruit Way by Brigham City/Perry area and bought a half a bushel of peaches. They were so yummy! I could have made more jam, but the leftover fresh peaches all got eaten. I think these jams will last us for a bit, though:
I also put up some more spaghetti sauce. I don’t have any picture of the jars, but we got another 15 quarts. While I was out picking the tomatoes from our garden to make the spaghetti sauce I found this ginormous red bell pepper that was a lot bigger than my hand. The picture does not do it justice. I cut it up to put in my salad the next day, I hardly had any room for the lettuce after my bowl was filled with the cut up pepper--haha!
Aaron and I have been running a bit ragged lately. We wanted to go on a date so we made an appointment to go to the temple after work. However, wouldn't you know it, that morning our microwave died. That meant when I got home from work we went on a date to pick out a microwave instead of to the temple. Oh well, what can you do?! I guess we will keep the romance alive by shopping at Lowe’s--haha! Here’s our new boxed microwave in the back of the van:
The Sadie Hawkins dance is coming up next month. Sarah decided to ask someone to the dance a few days ago. She asked for help making the poster. Once I had it sketched out for her she took it to her friend Gabby’s house so they could both finish their posters and then ask their dates together that night.
Matthew had his Special Olympics Bocce Ball game Friday evening. I came over after I got off work to watch. Matthew and his partner Daniel are pretty good at it. Here’s Matthew taking a turn:
They won the gold medal and will be able to compete at the state competition in November. They are pretty excited about it! Matthew brought his medal home Sunday so he could wear it to church and show everyone.
Flu immunization season is in full swing. I am working both jobs at the same time right now and getting ready to start the third job next month. I am going a bit crazy, but so far things are going okay. My main job I have been at for about 4 and a half months. There really is a huge learning curve and let’s just say I am no young spring chicken. There have been many times I have felt overwhelmed, but things are starting to get a bit easier. Hopefully, it continues. I just have to remind myself of what Stuart Smalley from the old school SNL (Saturday Nigh Live)--Daily Affirmations would say--haha!
Noah had another race this past Saturday morning. This race was the Royal Run held at Roy High school. This is a favorite of the runners. Here’s Noah with his orange shoes:
Josh actually had the morning off work so he came to cheer on Noah with us. He told Noah that if he got under 21 minutes for the 3 mile race, Josh would take him out to Olive Garden for the never-ending pasta bowl. That was enough motivation that Noah delivered. Then Josh delivered on his end of the bargain for lunch:
Noah had to be at the high school by 6 am that morning. By that afternoon Josh and Noah were exhausted and passed out on the couch:
Daniel has had a crazy few weeks, too. His debit card chip stopped working. Since his MSF (every two week mission money) does not always cover everything he needs, he will dip into his checking account. Well his debit card stopped working so that became a quick problem. Only I am on his bank account so when Aaron tried to fix it, the bank wouldn’t talk to him. I don’t always get home from work before the bank closes so it was a bit of a problem. I tried to get off work a few minutes early and was able to make it into a branch 30 minutes before they closed. They were able to reprint a new debit card for him. We then went to the post office and priority shipped it out ato Daniel. It took a few days to get to him only to find the new card didn’t work when he went to use it. Ugh. Back to the bank I went and did the whole process over again. I priority shipped the 2nd card to him, but it never showed up. UGGGGGHHH! So back to the bank I went again. Third time has got to the be the charm, right?!? Printed yet a third debit card and priority shipped it again. Thankfully, it actually made it to his apartment mailbox this time. So now he has some money and doesn’t have to mooch off other missionaries to buy a $2 drink at the gas station. That was frustrating! Besides that he is doing really well. His 20th birthday is today. Wahoo! He did have a doctor’s appointment scheduled for this morning where he would need to get some lab work done. He was really stressing about that because he is severely needed phobic. However, the provider he had an appointment with had to cancel the appointment last minute. Daniel wasn’t too upset and considers a good birthday present not to have to get his blood drawn on his birthday. He most likely will get transferred to a new area next week so he will have to set up a whole new appointment with someone else. Ugh. That is a problem for another day so I am trying not to worry about it for now. As for now he is doing well. He really loves his companion and the people he has been able to teach. He will be sad to leave this area. Here’s a few pictures he has shared:
We got to talk with him last night since it was P-Day. Aaron is on a business trip and joined the call from his hotel room. I think it’s pretty awesome we were all still able to join in on the same call even though we are all in different places. I love technology!
Sophie finally had a groom appointment this morning. She was starting to look really shaggy so she was in desperate need for a spa day. She absolutely HATES going, but she does feel better afterward. When I brought her home she ran inside and had the zoomies.
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