Kindred Spirits

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

I spent most of this morning working from home with the kids running wild. Finally about 11:00am we all got ready for the day, with a lot of muttering from the kids since they don't have school today. We had to make a quick grocery run since I did forget a few things yesterday and then we stopped at Blockbuster so Z could rent a Wii game.

I am hoping to finish cleaning and start preparing some of my dinner for tomorrow. We talked about going to Tiffany's house for dinner but we were unsure about wether or not R for have to work and he is always on call so we decided to stay home. R also invited his sister and brother to our dinner so it won't just be us. I am looking forward to visiting with family and then after cleaning up relaxing and taking a nap, reading a book or watching a Christmas movie. I don't want to feel guilty like I should be doing something else, I just want to relax.

It seems like I have a hard time relaxing without feeling like I should be doing something else. There is ALWAYS something to do and altough I'm not always doing those things I need to do I am tired about feeling bad when I don't do them.

My mom is working tomorrow and then will probably go to her sister's house for dinner (although she had told us she will go there and doesn't so we won't worry about her). I wish she lived closer so we could spend the holiday with her. I hate that she has to do her holidays alone.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Pinewood Derby

Z didn't win anything awards at the Pinewood Derby but he had so much fun. At first I was bummed that he didn't win or come in 2nd or 3rd place, but when we got home I asked him if he had fun and he said, "YES!" I asked him what is favorite part of tonight was and he said having fun with the other scouts and racing. Since Z didn't feel the least bit bad about not winning anything I didn't either (although I think next year we need to do more research on how to make a winning car).

Tuesday Trivia

I don't normally go to work on Tuesdays but I ran in this morning to do what had to be done at the office so I won't have to go in tomorrow since the kids are home from school. I made a few stops along the way, like at Target to pick up the Baby Alive doll for S since it was on sale for $32.99 from $49.99. Why she wants a baby that eats and poops is beyond me since she has the real thing already. After I picked up S from school we went grocery shopping, I had my list so I am hoping I got everything so I don't have to fight the crowds tomorrow.

Z has the Pinewood Derby tonight and is very excited about it. He has loved working on his car with his dad. I laugh because it seems like the Derby is more for the dads than the cub scouts. Someone told me I need to watch the LDS Pinewood Derby movie, that it's really funny.

I'm hoping tomorrow I can clean my house and start working on Thanksgiving dinner so I can enjoy Thursday more and not feel guilty about relaxing after dinner. I think it may be just us although R said his sister may come.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Grandma's Salad

Grandma's Salad

1 8 ounce carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well. Chill overnight. Add crushed graham crackers before serving.

Monday Evening

Yesterday afternoon we made it home from Price. 'A had been sick with a fever and throwing up the entire weekend so when I came out of Spanish Fork Canyon I called Kid's Care to make her a doctor's appointment. Of course once at the doctor she no longer had a fever (she was burning up all weekend). The doctor said her throat was red so they did a strep test that came back negative and I was told she just had a virus of some sort. Poor A all weekend. She is feeling much better today and hasn't thrown up at all and has even started eating a little.

Other than A being sick my weekend with the family was good. Katie came from Colorado and Tiffany came down from Logan. We all stayed with either Dad or Kris and the cousins had so much fun playing together. Katie sells Tupperware so Denise and Kris had Tupperware parties. As I was trying to decide what to buy because there were so many things I wanted I came up with a brillant plan. It is only $99.00 to sign up to sell Tupperware and there were several things in the beginners kit that I wanted (it's a $450.00 value) so I signed up to sell Tupperware. Then in the next four months I have to turn at least a $250.00 order in to keep my dealer license active, but if not in the next four months I can still order some of the things I want at a discount. I haven't been to a Tupperware party for ten years and things have really changed and there are a lot of cool things.

Of course this week is super busy and work and I have so much to do at home. We have been thinking about going to Tiffany's for Thanksgiving dinner but R may get called into work so we may just stay home.