Some January happenings in our little world....
* Poor Cade has been so used to changing schools I am afraid I have permanently scarred him. The other day I got him out of class a few minutes early so he could stand in line with me to sign up for an after-school club. He was confused about leaving with me early and I said, "remember that new class we were talking about at dinner last night?" Then he said, "Oh yeah! Let me tell everyone goodbye and that I'll miss them." At first I thought it was cute he wanted to tell his classmates goodbye for the day, and then I realized he thought he was saying good bye for good; that his new "class" after school, would be a new school altogether. Bless his heart.
* While we love our new home and neighborhood, we do miss Mayberry and all the little friends Cade had over there. We had an unexpected surprise visit from our Mayberry neighbors the other night (they brought DINNER! the ultimate gift.) and Cade was on cloud nine.
* My Christmas tree is still up. It really needs to come down. I am dangerously approaching the redneck time frame of post- Christmas enjoyment of holiday decor.
* We got our first utility bills since we moved in here. Kyle asked me to not tell him how much the bills are anymore and just pay them quietly. We have a gadget sitting in our kitchen window that tells us how much we are paying in energy per minute. I now call it Kyle's stress-o-meter.
* I'm SO ready for blue skies. I can't take the gray fog Utah is sitting under right now. I hate the inversion. Hate is a strong word, but I do. In the past whenever I thought of Utah, blue skies and snow-capped mountains would come to mind. Now I can hardly see the mountains.....I'm really starting to feel for the Seattle-ites.
* Savannah turned 3! She spent the last several weeks in serious deliberation of what she wanted to do to celebrate. Her party of choice went from Pirate Island, to Kangaroo Zoo, to roller skating, then finally bowling. We met my sisters and the cousins at BYU, a classic choice for bowling fun. Savannah got distracted during the second game and Cade and Kyle happily took turns bowling on her behalf. It was a lot of fun.
* Savvy was so spoiled for her birthday from extended family, it took me until Saturday to realize I hadn't given her the presents from Kyle and I. That actually proved beneficial because she and Cade spent all day Saturday playing with her new roller skates. Cade "taught" her how to skate on the carpet. And if any of you have ever skated in those roller skates for preschoolers, it's really just walking. It was adorable though because Savannah thought she was amazing! She could go backwards and, get this-- even JUMP. Cade was a pretty proud coach.
* I think Savvy's completely potty trained. She's been asking to wear big girl underwear the last several weeks (months maybe?), and I finally gave in. She has done quite well. No accidents. Could it be?! I highly recommend the "wait until they want it--and then make them wait just a little more" method. It has been quite painless.
* Kyle has really enjoyed making use out of our extra space in this home. He's hosted 2 (or 3?) football parties, and has made use of our guest room a handful of times already. I finally resurrected the chocolate fountain that has been in storage for months which was a lot of fun. The completely bizarre thing? I have not been uptight or clean-freakish each time we've hosted something. I am learning to let things go. This is a first for me. (I realize this can be camouflaging laziness into thinking I'm just not sweating the small stuff. So for now, let's just say I'm letting the unimportant things go).
*Yesterday I received a calling to serve as Secretary in the Primary. While sitting in sharing time yesterday, I was pretty shocked at how reverent Cade was, especially when a girl got up and read her 10 minute talk (a 4 page story out of the Friend magazine. No joke). At the end of class he came up to me and growled, "Mom, I'm ANGRY! That scripture was SO LONG!" I laughed and agreed. I'll be sure to remind the parents it's just a 2 minute talk.
* Pictures of Christmas, New Years, Savvy's birthday, and the newly tiled bathroom..... I promise. Stay tuned.
6 comments:
Hey, you have the same calling as me! I love it! I get to be in Primary and not have to teach a class every week. In our ward I do a sharing time only on the 5th Sundays. Which is this week. Wish me luck there. I've made up all sorts of forms and templates for stuff. If you need anything let me know!
What a great update! I was wondering how you were all doing. Michelle, I need your address so I can send you a wedding invitation. Can you email it to jeffandemilyh@gmail.com
My Mom is on me to get everyone's and I really want to send you one! Love you, Em
I am signed in as Jeff, but it is Emily :)
Loved reading the update! I'm touched by the reference to enduring Seattle gray skies. =) This year I've been so thankful that we've had sunbreaks between almost every storm. You never fully realize how wonderful the sun is until you have to go without it for extended periods! =)
I wish I could have gone bowling. It would be fun to see if I can do as well in real life as on the Wii.
I like your potty-training tip =) My husband's idea was to put the kid in a pullup at 18 months when the kid first piddled in the potty and hope it catches on from there. 2 1/2 years later it sure did!
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