23. Outings. Today we got out of Sacrament meeting because the fire alarm went off. I've never had that happen before. Neither have most of the people there. I don't think it will ever happen again. This weird sound started and everyone sat there looking at each other thinking - should we get out? Is this a false alarm? Or should we move? Two or three men got up to go check on things. Brother N. got the front chapel door open so everyone could use it if necessary. The Bishop went out and then came back in and told everyone we were going to clear the building for safety's sake. We all gathered and talked outside. Then they checked the building and reset the alarm. So we all went back inside. Sister S had almost been done with her talk - so they decided to move on with the meeting. Sister G. sang a beautiful version of "Where Can I Turn for Peace." It got us all in the mood to listen to the last speaker. Later N told my unnamed child that it was her little brother C who let us out into the fresh air for a few minutes. It was an adventure! It was kind of exciting. Such a beautiful day for an outing.
And we were still so good in Primary. A little restless, but not as keyed up as you might think.
I was smiling about this at the time. But it mostly makes the list because it is so unusual.
24. One more for the day. A sunbeam's (MD's) socks. Everyone should have black socks with cheetah fur trim on top to wear with their black sandals!
25. Oh, and one more. The cutest boy was visiting us with the S's. He kept nodding and smiling the whole time we we talking to him about visiting us. And we were talking about the word omnipotent. Who could say it. He pops out a little later with - I can say opipitint! Cute.
26. Ok, just one more. The S-train at our picnic Friday. He wanted to go to a tennis court and play since my unnamed oldest is playing. He ran and ran after those balls! Such Energy! Such enthusiasm. If we could bottle that energy I'd never have another light bill! He was so happy. And get him in front of a net - he can actually hit it some of the time and hit it good! It's great exercise for the one he's playing with, because you're never completely sure where it's going to go - but it's always in! :)
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
How Does That Work?
22. Efficient Homework. Today my unnamed child told me she has decided to do her Honors Geometry Homework in Chinese. Just to practice the characters.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
So Many Things to Smile About
14. Peaches and nature hikes. Saturday we went to pick peaches with our new Louisiana transplant friends. We got some delicious peaches. 
Then we went on a picnic, saw the owl at the nature center 
and took a LONGER than expected hike at Ernie Miller Park. We even found a turtle!
It was a BEAUTIFUL Day. Perfect for an outing.
15. A husband who cans! After getting home Saturday, Mr. C. made 10 pints of peach jelly and canned quarts of peaches. LOVE it when he cooks. I just get out of the way!
16. Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. The Saturday News Quiz show on NPR. Even when I'm really angry about something that show can bring me right out of a bad mood and make me laugh out loud! If I'm in the car on Saturday night between 7 and 8, chances are I'll be sitting in a parking lot when I get where I'm going because I want to keep listening. A no fail pick me upper!
17. Straightening hair! Who knew it was so fun! It's like magic. I was easily having more fun with this than the child whose hair I was straightening. Such fun to play with hair. Do we ever outgrow this? (Now oldest child- whose hair I straightened - wants to be the Unnamed child and hide her identity. Funny girl.)
18. Funny stories in Primary. In Sr. Primary everyone was telling stories about their grandparents. Sr. G. Got up and told a story at the end about her father-in-law. Before there were crash test dummies, they used to crash test cars with real people driving them. He did that. He would drive a car at a wall and jump into the back seat right before it crashed! We laughed so hard! She kind of acted it out so you could see him doing it! What a fun way to end primary. It makes me smile every time I think about it!
19. Critique groups and sitting by Lake Latawona. K from my critique group had us over to her house on the lake for our meeting Monday. It was so peaceful and beautiful. I love sitting with these beautiful ladies. Every meeting I learn so much. And I go home energized to try again! Write some more! Figure out that villain! Watch out for those weasel words, and remember that dialogue is like a tennis ball! I'm so glad and happy to have this motivation to write and keep going each month.
20. Department of Justice translation department. They took a translator for Spanish from Salt Lake City to help out in EL PASO?????!!!! That's just silly. And yet. It is. And that same translator just got a writing credit in an on-line news magazine. You go Mr. G!
21. Vacations. I'm so happy for my sister who gets to go Back to Hawaii! This time her husband gets to go with her and they have fun in the sun. It makes earning travel bonus points when working worth it! Have fun sis!
And my other sister and her husband are going to South America not once - but TWICE this year.
Everyone else is having babies - so - no travel for them!! But then, they will get a nice brand new baby out of the deal.
I have already had my big trip for the year. Now I am taking a mini vacation every morning for three hours. It's my - walk a lot- nap a little and fold laundry in between vacation! :) Hopefully by the end of it I'll have a sketchbook filled and a novel written. Not to mention muscles and a cleaner house.
I am easily over one a day for things that make me smile. That's all right. I just keep finding more and more things that make me smile. And that's a good thing. (Me and Martha! :)
Then we went on a picnic, saw the owl at the nature center 
and took a LONGER than expected hike at Ernie Miller Park. We even found a turtle!
It was a BEAUTIFUL Day. Perfect for an outing.
15. A husband who cans! After getting home Saturday, Mr. C. made 10 pints of peach jelly and canned quarts of peaches. LOVE it when he cooks. I just get out of the way!
16. Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. The Saturday News Quiz show on NPR. Even when I'm really angry about something that show can bring me right out of a bad mood and make me laugh out loud! If I'm in the car on Saturday night between 7 and 8, chances are I'll be sitting in a parking lot when I get where I'm going because I want to keep listening. A no fail pick me upper!
17. Straightening hair! Who knew it was so fun! It's like magic. I was easily having more fun with this than the child whose hair I was straightening. Such fun to play with hair. Do we ever outgrow this? (Now oldest child- whose hair I straightened - wants to be the Unnamed child and hide her identity. Funny girl.)
18. Funny stories in Primary. In Sr. Primary everyone was telling stories about their grandparents. Sr. G. Got up and told a story at the end about her father-in-law. Before there were crash test dummies, they used to crash test cars with real people driving them. He did that. He would drive a car at a wall and jump into the back seat right before it crashed! We laughed so hard! She kind of acted it out so you could see him doing it! What a fun way to end primary. It makes me smile every time I think about it!
19. Critique groups and sitting by Lake Latawona. K from my critique group had us over to her house on the lake for our meeting Monday. It was so peaceful and beautiful. I love sitting with these beautiful ladies. Every meeting I learn so much. And I go home energized to try again! Write some more! Figure out that villain! Watch out for those weasel words, and remember that dialogue is like a tennis ball! I'm so glad and happy to have this motivation to write and keep going each month.
20. Department of Justice translation department. They took a translator for Spanish from Salt Lake City to help out in EL PASO?????!!!! That's just silly. And yet. It is. And that same translator just got a writing credit in an on-line news magazine. You go Mr. G!
21. Vacations. I'm so happy for my sister who gets to go Back to Hawaii! This time her husband gets to go with her and they have fun in the sun. It makes earning travel bonus points when working worth it! Have fun sis!
And my other sister and her husband are going to South America not once - but TWICE this year.
Everyone else is having babies - so - no travel for them!! But then, they will get a nice brand new baby out of the deal.
I have already had my big trip for the year. Now I am taking a mini vacation every morning for three hours. It's my - walk a lot- nap a little and fold laundry in between vacation! :) Hopefully by the end of it I'll have a sketchbook filled and a novel written. Not to mention muscles and a cleaner house.
I am easily over one a day for things that make me smile. That's all right. I just keep finding more and more things that make me smile. And that's a good thing. (Me and Martha! :)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
10. Pico de Gallo and empanadas. Our new neighbors the S's made them for us. WOW. If everything I made turned out that great and got such great reviews, I might even like cooking. Or maybe I am here to appreciate great talents. We had dinner with them Tuesday. They cooked for us! Amazing food!! And finished up the leftovers for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks on Wednesday. Pico de Gallo with crackers was AMAZING! Thank You friends!
11. Wednesday was the first day of school for the S-Train. Ran into his room with a big, "HI MRS. THOMPSON!!" I wasn't in there. Other parents told me about his giant greeting. He knew where to go and didn't look back. I've been told all my life about how I didn't look back on my way to kindergarten. I guess he's my child - always looking ahead to the next great adventure. I'm a little sad he's off. - But on the other hand his enthusiasm and loving life in the moment make me so happy for him.
12. After school picnics and chocolate milk. The S-Train and I have been going on after school picnics to different parks. Great times for just the two of us. On Fridays we will get chocolate milk at school before our picnic. YUM. We LOVE chocolate milk. And the time we have to talk together and run. It's really a fun, calm time.
13. Butterflies. I think we got a good picture.
11. Wednesday was the first day of school for the S-Train. Ran into his room with a big, "HI MRS. THOMPSON!!" I wasn't in there. Other parents told me about his giant greeting. He knew where to go and didn't look back. I've been told all my life about how I didn't look back on my way to kindergarten. I guess he's my child - always looking ahead to the next great adventure. I'm a little sad he's off. - But on the other hand his enthusiasm and loving life in the moment make me so happy for him.
12. After school picnics and chocolate milk. The S-Train and I have been going on after school picnics to different parks. Great times for just the two of us. On Fridays we will get chocolate milk at school before our picnic. YUM. We LOVE chocolate milk. And the time we have to talk together and run. It's really a fun, calm time.
13. Butterflies. I think we got a good picture.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Music to my ears
And a post for Today.
8. My kids and music. (This topic will likely repeat.) Today I was driving on the highway - on a section that looks up into the sky. It seemed like I was going to keep travelling right on into some wonderful puffy cumulus clouds that looked like they had wandered in from farther out west. As I drove, this was going through my head.
The girls sounded so good!
On the way back from where we were going, my oldest and I were arranging a song that was stuck in my head. We were deciding how it would sound with different instruments, and were deciding what those instruments' parts would be. Very fun together.
9. Deciding my kids names for this blog. So far we have Sue and Lou and the S Train. We were trying to decide if my oldest should be Boo in order to rhyme with her sisters. She thinks people will say, "that poor child, going through life with a name like Boo." We were laughing together and it was fun.
8. My kids and music. (This topic will likely repeat.) Today I was driving on the highway - on a section that looks up into the sky. It seemed like I was going to keep travelling right on into some wonderful puffy cumulus clouds that looked like they had wandered in from farther out west. As I drove, this was going through my head.
The girls sounded so good!
On the way back from where we were going, my oldest and I were arranging a song that was stuck in my head. We were deciding how it would sound with different instruments, and were deciding what those instruments' parts would be. Very fun together.
9. Deciding my kids names for this blog. So far we have Sue and Lou and the S Train. We were trying to decide if my oldest should be Boo in order to rhyme with her sisters. She thinks people will say, "that poor child, going through life with a name like Boo." We were laughing together and it was fun.
First Day of School Fun
A post for yesterday.
5. It was the first day of school for 3 of my children. It was raining. I wanted to snap a picture as two of them walked into school under their umbrella. I'll have to settle for my not as great, but still awfully cute, recreation.
And here we are ready to go out and conquer the world.
6. The S Train was ready to go to school too! Here we are delivering supplies. We are SO EXCITED for school that our backpack has been packed and in the car for two weeks. (We hope the crayons aren't melted!)
7. Family Home Evening and singing songs! Here everyone is, giving Dad a Great Big Kiss!
5. It was the first day of school for 3 of my children. It was raining. I wanted to snap a picture as two of them walked into school under their umbrella. I'll have to settle for my not as great, but still awfully cute, recreation.
And here we are ready to go out and conquer the world.
6. The S Train was ready to go to school too! Here we are delivering supplies. We are SO EXCITED for school that our backpack has been packed and in the car for two weeks. (We hope the crayons aren't melted!)
7. Family Home Evening and singing songs! Here everyone is, giving Dad a Great Big Kiss!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Little Chuckles
Sometimes you just have to get on the S train. You roll your tie up and watch it roll down in church. You entertain yourself on the way home from church playing with the remote to the new car radio. And you make us laugh. For today -
3. "Mom! I put together the hot gum (big red) and the snow gum!" (wintergreen)
"How does it taste?"
After a second of consideration. "Weird!"
I bet. :)
and
(because I'm sure sometime I'll get a little behind on this.)
4. The Sunbeams in Primary. Oh I love their little earnest faces. Trying to sing "How Firm a Foundation" while studying the chorister's face - trying to lip read to figure out the song. Or outsmarting the jenga choosing game for singing time. I wish it was appropriate to take pictures of them in sharing time. They are such sweeties!
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