Turning the tables

I thought this was funny but ,after typing it, I don't think it's all that funny anymore.  Hence, this disclaimer at the beginning:  every detail is included because I couldn't figure out how to summerize but now, I don't think it's all that funny.  I guess you had to be here.

So, after we got home tonight from all of our fun activites for the day (swimming for hours at Uncle Duane's house and an ice cream social for dinner), I was trying to get everyone to get ready for bed but they all wanted more ice cream.  I didn't mind serving more ice cream so I did.  Hadley didn't want any so I told her to get ready for a shower.  She followed me to the garage while I was doing whatever and decided to tell me why she was justified in the things I got mad at her about today (I didn't even get mad, I just corrected her) because she felt like she had been treated unfairly.  I must have been kind of moody today because then she told me that Seila thinks I'm off my rocker today and Kai said it's like I don't want anyone to have any fun.  I only wanted everyone to change their sheets and vacuum their rooms this morning.  They didn't even get it all done and we went swimming for hours and hours anyway.  Then we had pie and ice cream for dinner!!  They are so right.  Boy, they can read me like a book.  Well, Seila can anyway.  I think I am off my rocker!  Today was so unlike me.  So when we got back in the house, I said I just wanted everyone to do their chores and be responsible without me asking so many times (Hadley still wasn't in the shower).  It was time for bed and I wanted everyone to get ready for bed.  Justin said he had an idea.  His idea was that he and I go to bed and the kids tuck us in.  I thought that sounded great so I grabbed his arm and off we went.  We climbed in bed, clothes, shoes, and all, and called for Kale to come tuck us in.  He gave us kisses and hugs and then turned our light off and left.  We could hear him in the kitchen reporting to Seila and Kai (Hadley was finally getting in the shower).  He came back and tried to shut our door.  I begged him to leave it open a little bit because it's too dark in my bedroom and I can't see when the door is shut.  He went back and reported to Seila and Kai.  Then Justin called for a drink.  Kale brought one and asked Justin to please try not to spill.  Justin complained that it was warm and then Kale went back to report to Seila and Kai.  We started whispering and I guess Kale heard us.  He came and stood outside our bedroom door.  I asked him what he was doing.  He said he was waiting for us to be quiet.  So we stopped whispering.  After a few more minutes he came to check on us again.  We closed our eyes and then heard him run away to tell Seila and Kai that we were asleep.  They all went downstairs and I heard Seila tell Kale to get ready for a shower.  We would have stayed in bed but I hadn't put sheets on our bed yet.  In fact the sheets were still in the washer. 

first two weeks of August

One week in Whistler, Canada.

One family baby blessing.

One private swim party at the Othello city pool.

One orthodontist appt.

One Dexascan for Heather.

Two piano lessons.

Two fishing days.

One 30# fish, one 15# fish. (pics at whackinandstackin.blogspot.com)

One father/son campout.

One trip for Hadley to Callahan's water slide.



On the schedule for next week:

One mother/daughter fashion show and talent show.

One haircut for Heather.

One city council meeting.

One employee barbeque.

One farewell party.

Hadley's backstroke

  Wednesday, July 28.  Othello vs. Selah 

She came in 6th place out of at least 12 girls.  She loves it.

Justin's fishing blog

Justin's new fishing blog has officially begun. He's posted several stories from June until now with pictures and everything. If you've been out with him recently, you might find yourself on it. Check it out: http://whackinandstackin.blogspot.com/

Another month has just flown by without me recording anything! I can barely remember what happened yesterday. Fortunately, most things in the last month have been picture worthy and I can look back at the pics to help me remember. So, here we go:

Justin did plenty of salmon fishing this June. I made Kale lay down next to the salmon so you could see how long the fish was. I can't remember for sure but I think Kale was with him this day. I am going to help Justin start a fishing blog tonight so that he can post all his pics and tell all his stories. Some of them should never be repeated and some should never be forgotten. Either way, he's telling all.

I missed blogging about the Kindergarten Beach Day in June. Every year, the kindergarten teachers plan a beach day for the kids at the end of the school year. This year it was cold but the kids didn't seem to be bothered by the goosebumps, shivering, and blue lips. They had a great time. They played some relay games, made paintings and crafts, and got wet on a slip and slide.

The 8th grade middle school science teacher helps the kids build rockets at the end of the year and then they have an entire school day dedicated to launching all those rockets. Seila loved this project and her rocket did pretty well. Then, the teacher hosts a family night where the students can bring their families and build a rocket and then launch it outside. Of course we went and we had fun building a rocket from scratch.

At the end of June we went on our annual 4th of July vacation (that wasn't on the 4th of July) with my family. We rented a cabin at Bear Lake. We had a ton of fun practicing and then competing some of the Minute-to-win-it games. See slide show in the side bar. It was great to all be together. My brother-in-law joined the Utah National Guard and just happened to be in-between trainings so he was able to come. My sister-in-law was 8 months pregnant and so they came up for one day. They did send their kids with my mom and dad so we were able to be with the kids all the time.

This is Justin's catch from July 7. Just so happened to be the day after my dad left. Dad had been here for a few days fishing and they only caught one every day. On this day Justin took a friend who was cashing in on his birthday present from his wife and they caught 10.

We had SummerFest the following weekend. Our family had a food booth. We sold hamburgers and hotdogs. Yes, I'm still helping organize that every year. I handle Friday night. It turned out nice and really, not many problems arose.

The following week Seila went to girls camp. Justin and I usually get to go up for one night. We look forward to it (well, I do). I love girls camp!

More swim meets in July. The kids tell me that they don't like it but they sure have fun at the meets. Right now I only have a picture of Kai and Seila swimming. Hadley was sick so she didn't go. This is a meet in Prosser. Kai is swimming freestyle and Seila is swimming butterfly. I really don't know if we will do that again next year. It has been an incredible time committment that has resulted in some sacrifices (no fishing for the kids). I can't believe all the things that I had planned to get done but we didn't because we really don't get home until almost 10 in the morning. It sounds like there should be plenty of time in the day still to get things done but somehow, it never is.

That brings me to last week. We had concrete curbing poured in our front yard. We worked all weekend to get the front yard ready for that. My sister-in-law asked for before and after pics. It's really ahrd to tell which is before and which is after right now. I need to add the flower beds and stuff like that. I'm not sure when I will get to the planting for the new flower beds. Maybe next year. The sidewalk border ended up being a bit more narrow that I had planned on so boxwoods are out of the question. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm taking them.

Wednesday morning we left to go crabbing in the Puget Sound. We had company every day while we were there. Our friends came the first day and then family came subsequent days. We have a great time every year. This year we were able to find a beach house for rent and our family stayed there. It was really convenient because that meant we had somewhere to clean the crab when we came in. It also meant that the kids could go beach combing every morning at low tide. This year we actually snagged one of the jelly fish that plague our ropes with stinging tenticles. We weren't able to get a pic before it floated away.

Last of all, this is a picture of the baby birds that grew up in the nest under the eaves of our house this spring. When we left for our trip, they were just beaks peaking out over the ridge of the nest. Now, they fly.