Schedule

It seems that I am too busy, too tired or too lazy to post anything lately. Maybe it is because I am making Bryce's lunch at 5:30 am to get him to Seminary at 5:45. Then, I come home and make the rest of the lunches and get the other kids up for breakfast. At 6:30 I pick up Bryce to get him to marching band practice at 6:45. Get back just in time to make sure Brett is ready and get him on the bus. Then, I drive Ty and Paige to school. So, about 8:00 I finally get some breakfast and then head to the gym. To be honest I am not really sure where the rest of the day goes (groceries, laundry, dishes, etc.) before I pick up Brett and Bryce (Paige and Ty walk home) and we get to homework, scouts, more band practice or what ever else they might be involved in on any certain day. And with Dave just getting started on a 45 day turn around at work where he will be working 5 am to 3 pm. I think it is safe to say that I am TIRED!

Brett quote of the day

I told Brett tonight that because he thinks he knows everything they are learning in 2nd grade, that he needed to work on his areas of weakness like handwriting and laziness. Every Monday he has to write several sentences using words they are learning that week. I told him to use his best handwriting and use at least six words for each sentence. Here is my favorite sentence from this weeks homework for the word 'dangerous'..."It is very,very,very,very, very,very dangerous to hug a very, very,very,very big bear."

Brett quote of the day

During a little thunderstorm yesterday...
"Lots of times I talk to myself in my head and just now I kept thinking "We need to find the flashlights." But, I kept saying it wrong in my head. I kept saying light flashes."

Brett quote of the day

After Brett tried to call a friend today, he told us, "It said the line was dizzy." We laughed and laughed and tried to tell him that the line was busy. He said, "I heard it, it said dizzy, they can make mistakes."

Back to School!

School is back in full swing and although it wasn't our smoothest first day and we are getting used to a lot of new things, it is going pretty well. Paige was very nervous about her first day of middle school to the point of being sick, but she went and by the end of the day was enjoying it. She is excited to play the trumpet in band and is doing so well with all the changes. She is so happy to have her best friend Savannah in some of her classes.

Brett is our lone elementary school kid. He still doesn't like to do his homework, "You know I now all this stuff already!" But, he likes his teacher and has some good friends in his class. He is already close to his reading goal for the 1st 6 weeks.

Ty is in 8th grade, he is excited about being first chair alto sax in symphonic band. He was a little disappointed at not having his best friends in all of his classes like last year, but he is doing great in all of his classes so far!

Bryce is a Freshman! I really think he was more ready for high school than I was. He goes to early morning seminary (5:45!) and has early morning marching band after that. He spends most of his time after school doing homework for his tough schedule of classes, but he is dealing with it all pretty well.

So, so far so good. Hope we can keep it up.

Brett quote of the day

While waiting for the bus, watching several other buses pass the house. "What is the point of more than one bus going the same way?" I have been asking myself the same question for years!

Magic Kingdom

The reason we even made a trip to Florida was a FREE day at Disney. Early this year they had a "Give a day, Get a day" promotion. Do one day of community service and receive a free day at a Disney park. We did a day of work for Habitat for Humanity and got vouchers for the whole family. It was just too good to pass up. We decided on Magic Kingdom, because they have the most rides and Brett could ride everything! We love the Disney Fast Pass. They are available to anyone for free, unlike all of the other parks that charge for them. You can only have one at a time, but we took full advantage and as soon as we used one got another, So we waited in very few long lines. Our favorite was "Splash Mountain" which we rode 3 times, followed by "Space Mountain" "Buzz Lightyear" and "Haunted Mansion" which we rode twice each. We rode lots of rides and stayed out of most of the rain showers, we took very few pictures and the ones we took were not very good. We all had aching feet by the end of each day of this whirlwind trip, but everyone had a great time. Maybe Magic Kingdom was not their favorite day (not many thrill rides), but they all liked it and will remember this trip for a long time.