This is K7BTR calling K7PTR. Happy Father's Day! From: Brita
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Better late than never
Here is Brita's Father's Day card for Peter. She made it all by herself. It made me laugh a lot.
Oh, and in case you can't read it, it says:
This is K7BTR calling K7PTR. Happy Father's Day! From: Brita
This is K7BTR calling K7PTR. Happy Father's Day! From: Brita
101 Things I've done in my life
I was bored the other day and didn't want to do anything that I was supposed to so I wrote a list of things I've done in my life. The list is not in a logical order--just how I wrote them down on the piece of paper.
1. Graduated from college
2. Moved sprinkler pipe
3. Gave birth
4. Went on a mission
5. Eaten chocolate
6. Sobbed for no apparent reason
7. Planted a garden
8. Married Peter
9. Mowed the lawn
10. Taken flowers to people
11. Talked to Olga in the nursing home
12. Been in the temple with Olya
13. Taught Relief Society
14. Been the Relief Society secretary.
15. Been so angry I couldn't stop myself from jumping up and down
16. Left where I was living in the middle of the night with nowhere to go and no plan on coming back
17. Been so excited I couldn't stop myself from jumping up and down
18. Hugged my babies and never wanted to let go
19. Made myself sick eating too much
20. Lived off of corn on the cob from the Ricks College farm
21. Lived off of rice and carrots
22. Had bread and water for lunch at work
23. Eaten just vegetables straight from the can for lunch
24. Been so incredibly blessed by the patience of Peter
25. Been second hand shopping in Ukraine
26. Read a book in a tree
27. Been to the top of the Washington Monument
28. Cut my own hair
29. Sang hymns in Russian
30. Walked on the knuckles of my toes
31. Watched a sheep give birth
32. Fed my babies
33. Used cloth diapers
34. Taught someone to read
35. Played Nertz
36. Knocked out walls
37. Taken out lath and plaster
38. Gone swimming in the rain
39. Been a good visiting teacher
40. Cried to my visiting teachers
41. Taught primary
42. Worked in nursery
43. Cross-bred tomatoes
44. Mapped sugar beet populations
45. Designed experiments
46. Changed a presentation to be incorrect
47. Tromped through snow to measure trees
48. Made pajamas for my kids
49. Made stuffed animals for my kids
50. Fixed torn up books
51. Cracked a bullwhip
52. Bought shoes I really liked
53. Laughed so hard I cried
54. Done dishes by hand
55. Made scones for breakfast
56. Made bread in tin cans
57. Ran a mile
58. Saved money
59. Packaged flies
60. Been to a funeral
61. Learned to count by threes really well
62. Burnt out an engine
63. Drawn pictures in church
64. Changed a lot of diapers
65. Wasted time on computer games
66. Found things no one else could see (usually shoes)
67. Read a book
68. Stayed up too late reading
69. Been too anxious to sleep
70. Played Sporcle
71. Done laundry
72. Attempted to de-stink the towels
73. Learned to drive
74. Done sealings with lots of people at the alter
75. Done up someone else's shoes
76. Bought my own sheets
77. Enjoyed myself at a dance
78. Responded to someone when I had no idea what they had just said
79. Avoided people I didn't know what to say to
80. Killed a fly
81. Painted my face
82. Made dinner before Peter got home
83. Finished a coloring book
84. Made grape juice
85. Read a book before it was released
86. Figured out how to fit a piano in an apartment using a nursery planning program
87. Saved a baby from choking
88. Argued with a professor
89. Argued with a music leader
90. Bought a huge roll of fake fur
91. Completely changed my personality
92. Collected Russian M&M wrapper jokes
93. Watched my uncle build a Kelvin water-drop generator
94. Watched my kids become incredibly smart
95. Taken someone to the ER
96. Taken the moose to a movie theater
97. Puked at the smell of Borstch
98. Was paid a dollar for reading Jubal Sackett
99. Driven from Ricks to Springfield, Oregon with the windows open
100. Worked in a greenhouse
101. Decorated my sister's bedroom with grocery bags
1. Graduated from college
2. Moved sprinkler pipe
3. Gave birth
4. Went on a mission
5. Eaten chocolate
6. Sobbed for no apparent reason
7. Planted a garden
8. Married Peter
9. Mowed the lawn
10. Taken flowers to people
11. Talked to Olga in the nursing home
12. Been in the temple with Olya
13. Taught Relief Society
14. Been the Relief Society secretary.
15. Been so angry I couldn't stop myself from jumping up and down
16. Left where I was living in the middle of the night with nowhere to go and no plan on coming back
17. Been so excited I couldn't stop myself from jumping up and down
18. Hugged my babies and never wanted to let go
19. Made myself sick eating too much
20. Lived off of corn on the cob from the Ricks College farm
21. Lived off of rice and carrots
22. Had bread and water for lunch at work
23. Eaten just vegetables straight from the can for lunch
24. Been so incredibly blessed by the patience of Peter
25. Been second hand shopping in Ukraine
26. Read a book in a tree
27. Been to the top of the Washington Monument
28. Cut my own hair
29. Sang hymns in Russian
30. Walked on the knuckles of my toes
31. Watched a sheep give birth
32. Fed my babies
33. Used cloth diapers
34. Taught someone to read
35. Played Nertz
36. Knocked out walls
37. Taken out lath and plaster
38. Gone swimming in the rain
39. Been a good visiting teacher
40. Cried to my visiting teachers
41. Taught primary
42. Worked in nursery
43. Cross-bred tomatoes
44. Mapped sugar beet populations
45. Designed experiments
46. Changed a presentation to be incorrect
47. Tromped through snow to measure trees
48. Made pajamas for my kids
49. Made stuffed animals for my kids
50. Fixed torn up books
51. Cracked a bullwhip
52. Bought shoes I really liked
53. Laughed so hard I cried
54. Done dishes by hand
55. Made scones for breakfast
56. Made bread in tin cans
57. Ran a mile
58. Saved money
59. Packaged flies
60. Been to a funeral
61. Learned to count by threes really well
62. Burnt out an engine
63. Drawn pictures in church
64. Changed a lot of diapers
65. Wasted time on computer games
66. Found things no one else could see (usually shoes)
67. Read a book
68. Stayed up too late reading
69. Been too anxious to sleep
70. Played Sporcle
71. Done laundry
72. Attempted to de-stink the towels
73. Learned to drive
74. Done sealings with lots of people at the alter
75. Done up someone else's shoes
76. Bought my own sheets
77. Enjoyed myself at a dance
78. Responded to someone when I had no idea what they had just said
79. Avoided people I didn't know what to say to
80. Killed a fly
81. Painted my face
82. Made dinner before Peter got home
83. Finished a coloring book
84. Made grape juice
85. Read a book before it was released
86. Figured out how to fit a piano in an apartment using a nursery planning program
87. Saved a baby from choking
88. Argued with a professor
89. Argued with a music leader
90. Bought a huge roll of fake fur
91. Completely changed my personality
92. Collected Russian M&M wrapper jokes
93. Watched my uncle build a Kelvin water-drop generator
94. Watched my kids become incredibly smart
95. Taken someone to the ER
96. Taken the moose to a movie theater
97. Puked at the smell of Borstch
98. Was paid a dollar for reading Jubal Sackett
99. Driven from Ricks to Springfield, Oregon with the windows open
100. Worked in a greenhouse
101. Decorated my sister's bedroom with grocery bags
Friday, July 11, 2014
All before 11:00 in the morning...
Bedrooms cleaned
Book room cleaned
Living room cleaned
Halls cleaned
Basement cleaned
Everything vacuumed
Bathrooms mopped
Tile mopped
Mirrors cleaned
Doors (somewhat) cleaned
Trash emptied
Ice cream eaten
We'll call this day productive
Book room cleaned
Living room cleaned
Halls cleaned
Basement cleaned
Everything vacuumed
Bathrooms mopped
Tile mopped
Mirrors cleaned
Doors (somewhat) cleaned
Trash emptied
Ice cream eaten
We'll call this day productive
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Holy cow it's been a long time since I posted
Not that it means that I'll post again any time soon.
So, what have we been up to for the last four months? I have no idea.
Irene started saying "yes" a long time ago. It started out as a very annoyed sounding "okay," then morphed into an "uh huh" and yesterday it changed into a very distinctive "yes." It's pretty cute.
We went to Idaho once? a couple of times? I don't remember. It's always nice to go up there. Brita and Benton both went on the zip line. That thing is a little bit scary. I went once. I think that's good enough. It was a couple of times we visited because the first time we went up this year the lambs were being born. The kids got to see the third of a set of triplets being born. It was pretty exciting. They were happy when it needed to come into the house that night because it was stronger than my dad thought it was so it was standing up in its box and trying to get out. They thought it was funny. We had a get together with all my family in the area, too, when Melissa came to town. It's always nice be with family.
We went to North Carolina to hang out with all the McNabbs. It's always nice to be with family.. Peter's parents rented a beach house for a week and it was so nice to be there. I think the last night was my favorite because all the kids were having so much fun and the weather was perfect at the beach and no one was puking and then we came back and all got in the hot tub. I think we had 14 people in the hot tub that night. The 80 hours of driving got a little old, though. We had to stop in Illinois for a couple days because we just couldn't make ourselves drive straight back.
I'm pregnant. btw
The oldest kids got their hair cut tonight. Brita's was long enough to donate, so we need to get that sent off. They look mighty cute now (kind of like they looked mighty cute before, but with shorter hair.) Brita always looks so different when she gets a hair cut. Mima said she wanted to get her hair cut, too, but then changed her mind at the last minute.
We finally got around to planting the garden. We tilled it a while ago, but didn't get it planted until last weekend. Hopefully our tomatoes grow. Things aren't off to a great start this year. Brita picked out some flowers and we planted them last weekend and now the entire plants are purple--I don't know if it's nutrient deficiency or water troubles or what.
Peter's a one man show at church lately when it comes to the music. Last week he played the organ for sacrament meeting, accompanied both musical numbers and then played piano for primary. Tomorrow he's accompanying the choir as well as playing the organ and playing for primary. Good times.
I'm just plugging along being tired all the time. We did get all but two rooms of our house cleaned today so that's a vast improvement. Monica came over last Saturday and we spent four hours cleaning the book room. We've faithfully kept it clean since then so she doesn't cry when she comes back from her vacation. Yep, cleaning, that's pretty much my life. And being indebted to Monica.
Irene went into nursery last Sunday. Not the biggest fan. Mima really liked having her in there, though. She's a really great big sister and was showing Irene all the ropes of surviving in nursery. It was fun to watch.
And now for some pictures.
Before and after the haircut.
The hot tub.
Mima's birthday at the beach.
Balanced rock. Brita and my dad climbed up to the base of it. Brita was pretty scared, but she did really good and was proud of herself when she got down.
I totally forgot my sister and her family came to visit. This last picture was one of the funniest games of Red Rover I've ever watched. And yes, I watched and didn't participate. I'm lame like that.
So, what have we been up to for the last four months? I have no idea.
Irene started saying "yes" a long time ago. It started out as a very annoyed sounding "okay," then morphed into an "uh huh" and yesterday it changed into a very distinctive "yes." It's pretty cute.
We went to Idaho once? a couple of times? I don't remember. It's always nice to go up there. Brita and Benton both went on the zip line. That thing is a little bit scary. I went once. I think that's good enough. It was a couple of times we visited because the first time we went up this year the lambs were being born. The kids got to see the third of a set of triplets being born. It was pretty exciting. They were happy when it needed to come into the house that night because it was stronger than my dad thought it was so it was standing up in its box and trying to get out. They thought it was funny. We had a get together with all my family in the area, too, when Melissa came to town. It's always nice be with family.
We went to North Carolina to hang out with all the McNabbs. It's always nice to be with family.. Peter's parents rented a beach house for a week and it was so nice to be there. I think the last night was my favorite because all the kids were having so much fun and the weather was perfect at the beach and no one was puking and then we came back and all got in the hot tub. I think we had 14 people in the hot tub that night. The 80 hours of driving got a little old, though. We had to stop in Illinois for a couple days because we just couldn't make ourselves drive straight back.
I'm pregnant. btw
The oldest kids got their hair cut tonight. Brita's was long enough to donate, so we need to get that sent off. They look mighty cute now (kind of like they looked mighty cute before, but with shorter hair.) Brita always looks so different when she gets a hair cut. Mima said she wanted to get her hair cut, too, but then changed her mind at the last minute.
We finally got around to planting the garden. We tilled it a while ago, but didn't get it planted until last weekend. Hopefully our tomatoes grow. Things aren't off to a great start this year. Brita picked out some flowers and we planted them last weekend and now the entire plants are purple--I don't know if it's nutrient deficiency or water troubles or what.
Peter's a one man show at church lately when it comes to the music. Last week he played the organ for sacrament meeting, accompanied both musical numbers and then played piano for primary. Tomorrow he's accompanying the choir as well as playing the organ and playing for primary. Good times.
I'm just plugging along being tired all the time. We did get all but two rooms of our house cleaned today so that's a vast improvement. Monica came over last Saturday and we spent four hours cleaning the book room. We've faithfully kept it clean since then so she doesn't cry when she comes back from her vacation. Yep, cleaning, that's pretty much my life. And being indebted to Monica.
Irene went into nursery last Sunday. Not the biggest fan. Mima really liked having her in there, though. She's a really great big sister and was showing Irene all the ropes of surviving in nursery. It was fun to watch.
And now for some pictures.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Sleeping Queens
We got the game Sleeping Queens for Christmas. The kids love it. They've probably played it more than 100 times. And it's not actually that painful to play it with them. Good game.
Anyways, tonight Mima was carrying it around and said, "Mom, I don't want to keep this anymore." I said, "Um, why not?" Mima (defiantly, always defiantly): "I don't want to keep it. I want to give it to Sister DeYoung." Her nursery leader had just stopped by and picked up a couple sewing machines and evidently Mima thought we should give her something better, too.
She's such a funny kid.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Benton's math
Benton finished his math book yesterday! It was more of an overall preschool book than a math book, but he called it his math book. He was doing about 16 pages a day at the end there. Pretty impressive.
Mima still insists on doing Brita's math books for her math. She counts things and circles things and colors things. It's pretty fun.
Mima still insists on doing Brita's math books for her math. She counts things and circles things and colors things. It's pretty fun.
Irene
The other day (okay, probably a couple months ago) the older kids were all lined up on the couch doing something. Probable playing the ipad, but I can't remember. Anyways, Irene pulled herself up to the couch and started walking back and forth along it trying to bite all the kids toes, which were sticking straight out because they have short legs. It was so, so funny.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Paharo
Brita is crazy smart. Jut in case you didn't know. We've been reading the Story of the World to the kids at night and then Brita steals the book and stays up reading it.
So, today at lunch...
Brita: Mom, why were the pyramids really big?
Mom: Because the people who made them made them that big.
Brita: Hmm, and to keep their Paharoes safe?
Mom: Umm..[figures out what she actually said] Oh, yeah, to keep their Pharaohs safe.
Brita: Yeah, I just like to call them Paharoes.
So, today at lunch...
Brita: Mom, why were the pyramids really big?
Mom: Because the people who made them made them that big.
Brita: Hmm, and to keep their Paharoes safe?
Mom: Umm..[figures out what she actually said] Oh, yeah, to keep their Pharaohs safe.
Brita: Yeah, I just like to call them Paharoes.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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