HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Halloween is finally here. We all had a fun and exciting day. We also had treats, treats, and more TREATS!!! My waist will be happy when the treats are gone. I helped with Morgan's school party. I was in charge of Musical Chairs. The kids loved it. I found some "spooky" music online. Most of the kids danced around the chairs. I think everyone had fun. I know Morgan did. I took treats to Hanna and Ryanne's classes. I can only be so many places at once. The kids get so excited when I visit them at school. Not quite as excited as they get when dad visits them, but I will take whatever I can get. Jaxson and his friend sprayed their hair orange and called it "good". They just wanted candy. Hanna was a football player. Morgan was a dead, yes dead, cheer leader. (I guess we know how she feels about the whole cheer leading thing. Ryanne was Daphne from Scooby Doo. She came home kind of sad because everyone had to ask who she was. I thought she was adorable. Emmalyne was Sleeping Beauty. She wore her dance costume from last year with a little Tiara. She was sooo cute. We ended the evening with a little bit of bartering for each other's candy and some homemade soup and wassil. We missed our dad, but at the end of the day, it was a great Halloween. It was taking too long to upload pictures so I will post them in the morning. They are cute!!!

I almost forgot! Today is my friend Shannon's birthday. Happy Birthday Shannon!!!!

CRAZY WEEKEND

We went to Ogden for a dance convention/competition. It was fun. A little crazy, but fun! Many of our friends that dance with other studios were there. It was fun to see all the kids dance. They are amazing kids. Morgan and Hanna were the only kids I took. Morgan did not dance so she and I went with our friends to see the movie "Flicka" when Hanna was in class. That was a great movie. It was fun to pal around with Mo. We don't get very many one on one moments. They competition was Saturday. It did not get over until midnight so we stayed up there until Sunday morning. I got a bug or something. I threw up all day yesterday. I have not felt that sick in a long time. It was no fun. I am hoping that no one else gets it. Hanna danced great. She and her partner got a "gold". (That is good) Her team only did one dance. They got a gold also. The worst news of the weekend was that I forgot my camera!I was so sad. You will just have to trust that the girls looked cute.

Today I was pretty lazy. I wasn't sick anymore. I just felt so yucky. I did the usual help at the school and dance car pools. Tonight we are going to my sister's for family night. The kids are excited. She is making Chicken Pillows for dinner. They are our favorite. Until tomorrow.....

Monday October 23, 2006

Today seemed less crazy than usual. Tim was home and able to help with some of the madness. Tim went with the ward and helped clean the Temple while I drove to Preschool and worked at the school. We met up later at home. I took Hanna to get the stuff she needs for The Nutcracker. (ie...ballet shoes, tights, bobby pins, hair nets,etc. etc. etc..)Hanna has a"bag check" on Wednesday. They want to make sure you have everything long before the performances start. This whole thing has been quite the experience. Ballet West has a specific way that everything is done. I am sure they do it this way do to make sure the production runs smoothly. It has been amazing!!It will be so fun to see to see Hanna in it!

Ryanne was sad that she couldn't find any one to play. She settled for "helping" mom in the kitchen. I had a good time chatting with her. She is Quite the cutie!

I have been working on getting my recipes organized. I begged my sister to do it for me, but she wanted nothing to do with them! I am terrible. I write things down on the back of receipts and scrap pieces of paper. I have a manila folder that is a cluster recipes. So I decided to work on getting them written on cards, and in some kind of order. As I was sitting down writing, Morgan came down with her Faith in God booklet. She wanted to pass things off. A few minutes later Hanna (who will be 12 in two weeks) came down. Morgan immediately said, "Hanna what are you doing to prepare for Young Women's?" It was really pretty funny. Hanna did not like it as much as Tim and I did. Morgan is a little go getter. If we make it to Heaven it will be because of her.......

FRIGHTMARES!!!!

Tonight I took Jaxson, his friend, Morgan, and Ryanne to Frightmares at Lagoon. (Hanna had a party with the girls on her dance team and Emmie had a sleep over with Grandma.) We had a great time. Ryanne has no fear. I was scared to death. Morgan was pretty brave. Jaxson was trying to scare the workers! They had some pretty freaky things going on. There were four haunted houses and random "creatures" roaming the park. The kids thought it was really funny when something walked up behind me. They kept right on talking and said, "who's that?" When I turned around I nearly wet my pants. The joke was on me. We were all popsicles by the time we left. We went to IHOP for hot chocolate and pancakes. It was the perfect ending to a fun day.

Earlier today I was fortunate enough to attend four soccer games. Three wins and one loss. Not bad. It was the last game of the season for everyone. Well, until spring.

Go Lone Peak!!!

Tonight Lone Peak High School beat American Fork!!!! We were traders-we had to sit on American Fork's side. American Fork High School is the arch rival of Lone Peak. Our good friend's daughter is a cheer leader for American Fork. Every year they do a mini cheer clinic fund raiser. Young kids come and the cheerleaders teach them cheers. The kids get a T shirt and the "privilege" of performing during half time at one of the High School's football games. As luck would have it, tonight they played Lone Peak. (The school that our kids will go to!) It was a little uncomfortable! Our old neighborhood was in the American Fork High School boundaries. It was fun to see many of our friends from over there. It was a very close game, but in the end Lone Peak won. I forgot to change the setting on my camera so the pics did not come out. That makes me so sad. After the game I took everyone to Del Taco. I got a couple of pictures there. Hanna and her two friends and Jaxson and his two friends sat together. They even got along with each other. That was so nice!Ryanne and Emmie were my buddies.

Thank goodness it's Friday. Everyone has soccer tomorrow which means that nobody gets to sleep in. Luckily none of the games conflict. I am ending my second we of single parenting. I miss Tim.

Spell check.

Hey I figured out that I wasn't republishing my post after the spell check. I know I am a little slow. That is how it goes at the end of the day!! I went back and rechecked old ones. Sorry!

THURSDAY 19,2006

Yesterday I was watching my nephew, Sam, ride his bike. Just as I said, "Sam you need to wear a helmet," he crashed. Under the Superman band aid is a goose egg. He was so sad! I think we learned a great lesson about helmets yesterday!




My sister, Kate, and I took the kids to lunch in Provo today. We loved it. Sam had to sit by me! I just love that guy!



Tonight I drove Ryanne's little dance car pool. We had to take Morgan just before they needed to be there, so we had Sonic for dinner while we waited. I know it is not very nutritious, but it was so much easier than running back and forth a million times!!!

We are all home safe and sound and now I am going to get a couple loads of laundry done. Don't be jealous!!!!
Good night!