Spring Break

Last friday as I was leaving school, I was also making plans for what I was going to work on during spring break.
Work on my benefit quilt
Work on my R.S. quilt
Work on my online course which I am behind in.
Clean Jims room while he is visiting with the Barnes'
Go through boxes, repack many of the almost empty and not quite full ones.
Make bread
Make sourdough bread, Yes, I made a start last thursday.
Enjoy being home with my kids

On Sunday we had friends from church come for dinner, we made pizza and It was a fun evening.

On Monday I woke up and felt achy and stuffy and thought I would just take it easy and start on list on Tuesday.

Tuesday was worse, mid-morning I actually decided it would be worth a co-pay to see why I felt so awful.

Wednesday morning after paying that co-pay, I found out that I was suffering from Influenza A. Oh, yay. The nurse practitioner said to go home, get my kids out of school and quarantine ourselves for four days. Technically this was over by sat. nite, but I wanted to make sure We were all well and ready to start our lives again on Monday. So I called and asked the YW. pres to invite the R.S. into her Y.W. she was more than willing to do this. and we stayed home.

The funnest things we did as a family during my spring break,

We watched The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music. What fun, and what memories that brought back for both Tom and I of watching these with our families as kids.

I am back in school, today, though my kids are not, they have it off, do to Easter.
I was sick enough we did not make the traditional easter cookie that you make saturday nite and then leave in the oven overnite, and then eat in the morning. but it is a hollow cookiie. I think this is very sad, a couple of my kids were very sad and missed this annual experience. but Easter will happen again next year.

I did enjoy talking cake decorating with Carrie, as she was learning and growing in this area this last week.

Jim got back from his trip with Brian on Saturday Night, It is good to have him home.

Sunday

Sunday was a good day, we all went to bed early to get us ready for the time change.

We were up by 7:00 and eating breakfast, showering, getting dresses and all the fun stuff that getting ready for church entails.

Carie gave a talk in sacrament mtg about Lehi's dream, and I gave the lesson in R.S. Ooops, I forgot my book (on my desk where I studied it) with all the highlighted parts so I had to fake it, I think I did O.K. except I finished early. which ordinarily would not be a problem, but in our "twig" (my sister in law, Emily, says she thinks my branch is not big enough to be a branch, it's lucky to be a twig), did I mention that our branch/twig is too small to staff sunday school, so we only have church for two hours. Anyway on highcouncil sunday, we have a potluck so that after the highcouncilman drives an hour to get here and be here for the early meetings we feed him before he drives home. the primary is held in the same room where we hold the potluck with one of the classes meeting in the kitchen,

Tom took the leftover cowboy beans from dinner friday, and added more beans, and some cooked bacon, and a pack of polish sausages cut up and added a bit of BBQ sauce. He got several compliments. WE also took our "easy fruit salad"
a big box of vanilla pudding, a big can of fruit cocktail. and some chocolate chips. Several of the sisters commented on how wonderful chocolate was with the fruit. Who Knew?

Echo

Echo won the seventh grade spelling bee at her school. So today we went to the regional one. She lasted till the third round and the word incense, as in: They burn incense at the Chapel of the Dolphins. This is a word I have always had troubles with. I thought she did a great job.

WAHOOO!!!!

WAHOO!!!, We made it. We are done changing diapers!!!

It has been a week since Daniel told us he wanted to wear underwear to bed. I gave his diapers away yesterday. (We all know how handy wipes are, so I kept them).

We have been changing diapers at our house since June 12, 1993. For those of you who don't want to do the math, that's 14 1/2 years of changing diapers. I will admit that we have had a few dry spells in that time, but they have not been very long ones.

Danny I am so proud of you.

Lillie

Friends and Family Plate

We were brought a plate of goodies yesterday, we thought it was to say welcome, or something like that, after we ate the plate we could read the poem on the plate, and I thought I would share it with you.

Friends and Family Plate

This plate shall have no owner
For its journey never ends.
It travels in the circle
of our family and our friends.

It carries love from home to home
For everyone to share.
The food that's placed upon it
Is filled with love and care.

So please enjoy what's on this plate,
Then fill it up again,
And pass along the love it holds
To famiy and your friends.
_______________________________

It reminds me of the star in the window at Christmas, the heart at valentines, the ghost at halloween. yet, it is for the rest of the year.

On the back of the plate the families sign it as they pass it on.

What a wonderful Family Home Evening

Little things mean a lot.

I have been thinking about some of the joys in my life right now.
There are my husband and my kids.

When we moved I threw my electric skillet (with a bent lid and a broken leg)away, my new one is much nicer, with a detatchable bottom so it is easier to clean, and bigger, I can cook a larger roast, or six hamburgers or pancakes. WOW, its amazing how much faster dinner cooks when I can do six burgers instead of the old four.

I also have a new vacuum. My old one had a bag which I could never remember what size to buy, it also did not have a very long cord, or hose. My new vacuum has a very long cord, and the hose is quite long too. Though I am also excited about the "stair paw" which is good at cleaning stairs as well as the riser, I have not tried it on the furniture yet.

Here in South Dakota, My kids came home and told me that they were allowed to take home made treats, In Missouri, we were only allowed store treats. Jim has taken brownies, and Carie and Echo made treats for their classes for Valentines. hoorah for homemade school treats.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

I want to wish you all a

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!