Yes, once again I reassure you that we are still here. School is out Yipeeeeee!! We are still very busy though--go figure. Andrew is playing pitching machine baseball three to four days a week and also continuing with piano. Steven is finishing up his intern hours for school and biting his nails about a job interview tomorrow. I am the chauffeur and the maid---wait--- I am the lazy genteel lady sitting on a silk cushion eating chocolate and being entertained by jugglers---nope not that one either. Whatever--I am busy trying to stay motivated with spring cleaning and yada yada.
Andrew got straight 5's on his report card but he still needs to work on using his time appropriately (ie stop talking to all his girlfriends). He made it to 209 accelerated reading points and 69 accelerated math points. He was very proud of his sweatshirt he got as a prize. The inflatable beach ball ($ .99) was a huge motivator from his teacher.
The big thing for me this summer is watching all the press releases and stuff they have been releasing on New Moon. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=58185785 One of millions!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
We're Still here
It has been ages since I have written. Time sure flies when you aren't paying attention. Right now we are in the midst of the cold and flu season at school and at our house. I was sick for four weeks and now Steven has come down with a nasty bug. He has had horrible fevers. I think he is perking up a bit now. No fevers today at least.
I am happy to report that I have finished all my chemo and I have had two and a half weeks of radiation already. I only have four more weeks. I will definitely take radiation over chemo. So far the only draw back has been the daily regiment of cold breezes, but you can ignore just about anything if you try hard enough.
Andrew pulled out one of my old smelly wigs the other day for crazy hair day and dress as your favorite person day. He wore the wig both days and was mistaken for a girl! It must be those long eyelashes. He is doing really good in school. He has 129 accelerated reading points and he is comes home daily with the giggles--which he can't explain. He just breaks down laughing his head off at something he remembers hearing at school from friends. Somehow it is always at the dinner table.
Tomorrow Steven gets to give out a bunch of books he won from scholastic. I think he said there were over 500 books. He was one of seventeen people who won this grant out of over 20,000 applications. So, he and Mrs. Perry, his co-teacher, invited the newspaper and the TV reporters and the assorted charities they chose to give the books to make a party of it. Sometimes I can't believe how lucky he is. At Christmas he won a Wii and in the past he has won lots of other things. I am seriously thinking of convincing him to play the lottery.
Here is another cool video. I have always wanted to visit some lighthouses. I think it all goes back to Pet's Dragon. http://videos.komando.com/2009/02/03/
I am happy to report that I have finished all my chemo and I have had two and a half weeks of radiation already. I only have four more weeks. I will definitely take radiation over chemo. So far the only draw back has been the daily regiment of cold breezes, but you can ignore just about anything if you try hard enough.
Andrew pulled out one of my old smelly wigs the other day for crazy hair day and dress as your favorite person day. He wore the wig both days and was mistaken for a girl! It must be those long eyelashes. He is doing really good in school. He has 129 accelerated reading points and he is comes home daily with the giggles--which he can't explain. He just breaks down laughing his head off at something he remembers hearing at school from friends. Somehow it is always at the dinner table.
Tomorrow Steven gets to give out a bunch of books he won from scholastic. I think he said there were over 500 books. He was one of seventeen people who won this grant out of over 20,000 applications. So, he and Mrs. Perry, his co-teacher, invited the newspaper and the TV reporters and the assorted charities they chose to give the books to make a party of it. Sometimes I can't believe how lucky he is. At Christmas he won a Wii and in the past he has won lots of other things. I am seriously thinking of convincing him to play the lottery.
Here is another cool video. I have always wanted to visit some lighthouses. I think it all goes back to Pet's Dragon. http://videos.komando.com/2009/02/03/
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
New Years Resolution For Steven
Steven's new year resolution is to stop saying bad words. The other day at school Andrew's teacher came up to me and said "You are not going to believe what Andrew did today." Apparently his teacher had given him an assignment that he did not quite understand, and he had some questions on it. He quietly took his paper up to his teacher and said, "What the hell is this?" His teacher responded,"What did you say?" A look of shock came across his face. I don't think Andrew knew what he said; I think it just came out before he could stop it. Anyway, I made a deal with him that any time he heard me say a bad word, I would have to take him to the store and buy him a treat.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Beginning a New Year
2009 has come too fast!! I used to think that by now we would be able to buy real estate on the moon or Mars. Now we are just lucky to be able to buy real estate in Idaho.
We had a wonderful Christmas visiting with our families and playing with our toys. Our family received a Wii from Santa Clause and so Andrew was a happy, smiley, and content zombie child for two weeks playing video games with cousins and friends and by himself. I think he hardly spoke to us voluntarily for three days when we were up visiting Grandma and Grandpa Lind. He was also busy playing Clone Wars on his DS, so you know I just feel like an amazing parent trying to distill the uselessness of human conversation in my child.
Steven got his miniature, leather scriptures and case. I ordered them on-line and was amazed they made it to us in time. I didn't order till the last minute (although he didn't tell me until the last minute what he wanted--lucky guy--he almost got guitar hero. ) Speaking of lucky, Steven has all the luck. Every year it seems he wins some contest or falls in the path of luck as it passes by. This year he went to Barnes and Nobles to do some shopping and decides to drop his name in a box for a Wii drawing that was going to take place in less than 20 minutes. Well, he doesn't wait around--the odds of winning are oh so slim Right? He walks in the door at home and the phone rings to say he had won it. I truly wish he would play the lottery when he was having his amazing luck. Guess he just isn't that lucky!!
Steven had his third surgery on his foot and to date he says "it feels wonderful." My fingers are crossed that this one works. He won't be able to have a fourth one the doctor said. His foot heel is already Swiss cheese.
Tonight I am both celebrating and dreading tomorrow. It is my last of six Chemos. I can not relate in words how happy I am that this part of the treatment is over. I hate getting a case of the flu every three weeks. Now my glossy, shinny, dome can recover and grow me some insulation from all this cold and my eyebrows and eyelashes can exhale for not loosing every soul. Next will be five or six weeks of radiation which I hear is a piece of cake--usually. They have to put that "usually" in there for the odd ones who can't eat cake.
About the picture at the top of my blog--I know it isn't a family picture, but I found the lantern and the carpet were so beautiful. The painting was done by a Russian Artist named Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. Check him out. He was an amazing painter who dealt with a lot of legends and mythology. Anyway, if you are into that sort of thing. His detail are truly shall I say glorious. What a talent!!
Happy New Year, everyone!! Lots of Love!!
We had a wonderful Christmas visiting with our families and playing with our toys. Our family received a Wii from Santa Clause and so Andrew was a happy, smiley, and content zombie child for two weeks playing video games with cousins and friends and by himself. I think he hardly spoke to us voluntarily for three days when we were up visiting Grandma and Grandpa Lind. He was also busy playing Clone Wars on his DS, so you know I just feel like an amazing parent trying to distill the uselessness of human conversation in my child.
Steven got his miniature, leather scriptures and case. I ordered them on-line and was amazed they made it to us in time. I didn't order till the last minute (although he didn't tell me until the last minute what he wanted--lucky guy--he almost got guitar hero. ) Speaking of lucky, Steven has all the luck. Every year it seems he wins some contest or falls in the path of luck as it passes by. This year he went to Barnes and Nobles to do some shopping and decides to drop his name in a box for a Wii drawing that was going to take place in less than 20 minutes. Well, he doesn't wait around--the odds of winning are oh so slim Right? He walks in the door at home and the phone rings to say he had won it. I truly wish he would play the lottery when he was having his amazing luck. Guess he just isn't that lucky!!
Steven had his third surgery on his foot and to date he says "it feels wonderful." My fingers are crossed that this one works. He won't be able to have a fourth one the doctor said. His foot heel is already Swiss cheese.
Tonight I am both celebrating and dreading tomorrow. It is my last of six Chemos. I can not relate in words how happy I am that this part of the treatment is over. I hate getting a case of the flu every three weeks. Now my glossy, shinny, dome can recover and grow me some insulation from all this cold and my eyebrows and eyelashes can exhale for not loosing every soul. Next will be five or six weeks of radiation which I hear is a piece of cake--usually. They have to put that "usually" in there for the odd ones who can't eat cake.
About the picture at the top of my blog--I know it isn't a family picture, but I found the lantern and the carpet were so beautiful. The painting was done by a Russian Artist named Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. Check him out. He was an amazing painter who dealt with a lot of legends and mythology. Anyway, if you are into that sort of thing. His detail are truly shall I say glorious. What a talent!!
Happy New Year, everyone!! Lots of Love!!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Christmas Greetings.
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!Just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas. We are very excited at our house. Andrew woke with the biggest smile this morning because, he told me, tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Yesterday, we had Family Home Evening at Grandma Clark's house and observed some fun traditions. Grandma made us delicious soup and cookies--our favorites--pastry cookies and bird nest cookies with pink frosting. Then came my favorite part--the nativity. As Uncle Roger read the Christmas story out of the bible, the cousins came out of the back room dressed as Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds, wise men and angels. This year Andrew was a wise man (in a pink turban). I look back with fond memories to the time he was a shepherd and then a sheep (with a feather boa wrapped around his middle).
Today, Steven and I finished up some Christmas projects. One of our projects was a sign we saw at Robert's Crafts. It says ". . . and the stockings were hung . . .", and it had hooks on it. We wanted something to hang our stockings on and this worked great. We had a lot of fun decorating our piano and our Christmas tree.
Also today Steven took it upon himself to make six loafs of bread by hand. This means he had to make the recipe three times. There was bread for his three counselors in Elders Quorum and for his home teaching families and one broken loaf for us. It was yummy.One other thing I have to mention, the last two days before Christmas break, Andrew spent hours in his daddy's classroom reading books and he did it!!! He reached 100 Accelerated Reading points. It was his own little goal and he did it. I am so proud of him.
This is CAT, the terror of our house, hunter of unwary humans and eater of fake pine tree needles. CAT THE TERRIBLE is trying to take the camera away from me. He thought he had a better angle on things and knew he would do a better job. I disagreed.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
What's Been Going On
Just some catch up stuff. Andrew is doing really well. He is an honorary member of the jump rope club now thanks to his Dad's inside sources. This means that Andrew can go jump rope in the gym while the older kids are practicing. He doesn't know the difference. It is more of a social thing with him--getting to be around other kids as much as possible. In piano he has perfected his Suzuki piece for his next piano recital on the 18th and is now busy trying to learn some Christmas pieces. He learned Jolly Old St. Nicholas in one day--I'm supposed to have him read the music, but he has such a good ear he doesn't need the music after hearing it a couple of times. Also, we finally finished reading "The Horse and his Boy" (without any tears I might add) and we are getting ready to start reading "Prince Caspian." He has 69.4 Ar points. I am really proud of how hard he is working.
Steven is at his last College class for this semester tonight. Today he played a trick on his co-teacher, Mrs. Perry. It was her half-birthday (somehow this is something they celebrate in goofy teacher world) so to celebrate or torment her they had the secretary call her down to the office in the middle of class saying that there was a very angry parent she was going to have to deal with. Mrs. Perry meanwhile believed the story because she has been dealing with angry parents frequently, went to the office where the principle(who is in on the whole thing naturally) gives her a big spill about how angry and out of control this parent is. Mrs. Perry begins to elaborate on how things seamed to be all cleared up with this particular parent and how this episode is coming out of nowhere. Behind her back, the secretary is waving to the principle to let Mrs. Perry go back to her classroom because the trap has been set. However, Mrs. Perry does not take the principles hints to let it go for now and go back to class. Instead, she commences explaining and elaborating on the whole problem from day one ( kind of like the book of Genesis "In the beginning . . ."). The principle is patiently listening and giving hints and trying to get her back to her classroom so they can continue with the joke--and Mrs. Perry is not co-operating. At last she finishes and calms down and is persuaded to return to class. She walks into a dark classroom expecting nothing, turns on the light and then .............Steven and both 6th grade classes start throwing armfuls of confetti that the secretary has been saving up for several months. The room is literally a foot deep in shredded paper. Mrs. Perry is stunned and confused and then she remembers that it is her half birthday and that Steven is getting revenge on her for the last confetti storm. And there were donuts. ( or as they say in the bible "and they saw that it was good").
So you see, both my boys are getting education and play time. We are getting excited for Christmas. Andrew has written out his three page letter to Santa, and Steven has the lights up outside. We are all cozy and hunkered down waiting for the Holiday Season with great anticipation. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at my mom and dads. I think I washed every dish in the house, and sad to say, my taste hadn't returned yet from the last chemo so I couldn't really taste anything. But, I have to tell Lorraine and Gary thanks for cooking up an early Thanksgiving dinner for us before my chemo so I was able to savor my turkey this year nevertheless. Family is the greatest blessing. That is what I am most thankful for this year. Without my family, I would be lost.
I also need to thank some special ladies who gave me a very thoughtful gift last month. I have never had anyone do such a nice thing for me before. I was astonished. I had a lot of fun and I have enjoyed it so much. Thank you so much!!
Steven is at his last College class for this semester tonight. Today he played a trick on his co-teacher, Mrs. Perry. It was her half-birthday (somehow this is something they celebrate in goofy teacher world) so to celebrate or torment her they had the secretary call her down to the office in the middle of class saying that there was a very angry parent she was going to have to deal with. Mrs. Perry meanwhile believed the story because she has been dealing with angry parents frequently, went to the office where the principle(who is in on the whole thing naturally) gives her a big spill about how angry and out of control this parent is. Mrs. Perry begins to elaborate on how things seamed to be all cleared up with this particular parent and how this episode is coming out of nowhere. Behind her back, the secretary is waving to the principle to let Mrs. Perry go back to her classroom because the trap has been set. However, Mrs. Perry does not take the principles hints to let it go for now and go back to class. Instead, she commences explaining and elaborating on the whole problem from day one ( kind of like the book of Genesis "In the beginning . . ."). The principle is patiently listening and giving hints and trying to get her back to her classroom so they can continue with the joke--and Mrs. Perry is not co-operating. At last she finishes and calms down and is persuaded to return to class. She walks into a dark classroom expecting nothing, turns on the light and then .............Steven and both 6th grade classes start throwing armfuls of confetti that the secretary has been saving up for several months. The room is literally a foot deep in shredded paper. Mrs. Perry is stunned and confused and then she remembers that it is her half birthday and that Steven is getting revenge on her for the last confetti storm. And there were donuts. ( or as they say in the bible "and they saw that it was good").
So you see, both my boys are getting education and play time. We are getting excited for Christmas. Andrew has written out his three page letter to Santa, and Steven has the lights up outside. We are all cozy and hunkered down waiting for the Holiday Season with great anticipation. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at my mom and dads. I think I washed every dish in the house, and sad to say, my taste hadn't returned yet from the last chemo so I couldn't really taste anything. But, I have to tell Lorraine and Gary thanks for cooking up an early Thanksgiving dinner for us before my chemo so I was able to savor my turkey this year nevertheless. Family is the greatest blessing. That is what I am most thankful for this year. Without my family, I would be lost.
I also need to thank some special ladies who gave me a very thoughtful gift last month. I have never had anyone do such a nice thing for me before. I was astonished. I had a lot of fun and I have enjoyed it so much. Thank you so much!!
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