MAYLIN2007

Maylin took a Zumba Kids class this fall. She loved it. She probably would have liked it even more if her mother had remembered she had class on Fridays and didn't miss two of the classes. Sigh..... They learned two fun routines and then they got to perform it at the Bridgett Mendler concert in Park City! That was a serious dream come true for Maylin! She loves Good Luck Charlie! Maylin was so nervous. She wouldn't say a thing for the longest time. Even at the beginning of the dance  she would hardly move and hardly smile. Finally, she got the grove! Finally a smile!!! Face painting. Before the show she got her hair done. You can see how nervous she is. It was so sad.  Once she loosened up, we had a good time! Kenzie got a "tattoo." Me and my older girl! Fun girls day out. We did shop a bit and we bought the dogs Halloween costumes. The other one was a Yoda head piece. Maylin loved the concert. At first when B...

I took the kids to the aquarium. We had a great time. The kids LOVED it. I was pretty happy about that since I pretty much had to drag Maylin and Alex there. It was nice to have them be happy about it once we got there. I am finding it harder and harder to get my kids to go and do things together. Everyone wants to be with a friend. I have given up a bit and only do a "family" activity once in awhile. I have accepted that with their ages, this is what comes. For dinner one night, I gave everyone $5.00 and turned them loose in Wal-Mart. Some teamed up and spent their money together. It was interesting what our Crazy dinner turned out to be. (Jalapeno burgers, two kinds of Doritos, lemonade, chili, cookies and broccoli.) Can't say it was my favorite, but it was entertaining.  I did not have much time to can this year......okay none. I froze a few bags of peppers and that was it, so we just enjoyed fresh stuff. I made lots of peach and raspberries pie...

While I was on my blogging hiatus, lots of fun things happened. Alex, Jay and I went to a trainer. She had us do a rowing machine and see how far we could go in 15 minutes. We had to keep our resistance between 2 and 3. Alex was all proud as he walked away with 3300 meters in 15 minutes. Jay got 1900 meters and I did 2900. I took this shot for proof. The machine ran for 40 seconds to stop so my numbers are up in this shot. Alex wasn't very pleased that his old mom almost kept up with him.  Here is a picture of the old woman after the serious battle on the rowing machines. I look like crap. Sweaty crap. But it was good.  I was pretty dang proud of myself.  Maylin and I went on a date and had cold stone. It was nice to be out with just her. I love her sweetness. The first weekend in August, Jay took me away for a night. So, we only went downtown Salt Lake, We stayed in the Grand America. It was awesome. I got my hair done. I figured after he saw me look...

I spent the weekend in Idaho again. I have been trying to go up there a few days a month, especially over a weekend, so my brother and sister can have some time away. I feel since they are helping daily, they need a weekend where they can go away with their families and not worry about my parents. Besides that, I want to help my parents and be with them. I love my siblings. I love my parents. Truly. This weekend I worked hard. I painted a bathroom for my parents. They had a new toilet put in and safety rails. This work damaged the walls and they had to be patched and they need to be repainted. So I did. I chopped roots away from old trees and relaid a stone path that had come up due to the roots. I also cleaned bathrooms, floors, walls and I dusted. They have had swarms of bees in their house over the past few months. I got an exterminator and then I patched the basement window we think they were coming in from. I cleaned up the basement. I helped my dad do his exercises and I took...