Oh the responsibility...

I can't write during this part of my life without recording the craziness of it.

Three kids in three schools.
Carpools are saving me!
But this is my schedule:
7:00 Family Scripture study
7:15-7:40 Breakfast/lunches/hair/backpacks
7:45 J, R and E out the door to school and work (R drives J's carpool 2 to 3 days a week, a neighbor takes E)
7:45-8:30 get dressed/get H dressed, homework with M, M ready (backpack/lunch/teeth/hair)
8:30 - take M's carpool across town
9-10 walk with my sis
10:20 get home and try to make myself smell good before I go pick up the kindergarten carpool
10:45 pick up the kindergarten carpool
11:00 lunch/homework with E, reading
12:00 go to school to count $ (I am told this will end....I'm wondering)...part of the whole pta treasurer thing
12:30 deposit counted $
12:45 home for a brief hello to R who is home for lunch
1:00 naps...hopefully for all of us
the rest of the day is interspersed with children coming home from school, going to and coming home from lessons, practices, and friends houses, trying to do jobs somewhere in there

The evening is full of homework and dinner and cleaning up from dinner and soccer games.


I'm tired!
But life is good.

Congraduations

E graduated from preschool in the spring. So the next big step was kindergarten. She was absolutely excited for this new step. And actually I'm okay with it. 1st grade will be hard for me with her. Having her gone all day will be lonely. But we will deal with that when it happens. Right now we get her home at 10:45 and we have her for the rest of the day. And we love it!

Big Celebration

M turned 30 and graduated from college. What a great reason for celebrating!

We had fun decorating. (turn your head, it's faster then me turning the picture).

Of course we had lots of yummy foods.

Then we had this sinfully delicious cake with 30 candles.

And homemade icecream! (Do the turn thing again.)

And she has a job to boot. Way to go M!

The good stuff

While in New York we wanted to find a yummy place to eat dinner in the Italian district. We asked a passer by (a college age young man) where he would suggest. He looked as a little strange and put it to us straight...the Italian district is pretty much show...not that tasty. He directed us a little pizza joint up the street and around the corner. We took his advice and had some of the most tasty pizza's. My favorite was the one with pears and walnuts on it and I think it was gargonzola cheese.

I recently found a web site showcasing fun Utah things, mostly in Salt Lake Valley.
I found a link suggesting their favorite pizza place. This place abides strictly to the Verace Pizza Napoletana. The only other place I have ever heard those words was at the little joint in New York. The place is Settebello Pizzaria Napoletana and it's located at 260 S. 200 W. Salt Lake City.

I think we'll have to come with an excuse for a trip up there.

Harvesting

We weeded.
We tilled.

We planted (pregrown plants).
R covered the dirt with black stuff.
He covered the black stuff with lots and lots of grass.

He gathered the grass with the kids
From the Jr. High
With a four wheeler.

It was lots of work.

And now we harvest.

Harvest is good.

I just can't help it.

I know it's a bit blurry...but the lighting is perfect :)

A change in scenery

The original view.
While this is a gorgeous huge tree that produces the most amazingly huge leaves, it also produces the most annoying amounts of cotton. This results in seeding all over the place, large piles of cottons in every corner of anything open, and amazing amounts of allergies.


They set out the cones. (One car drove right through them without realizing what was going on...luckily no one injured)


This is exciting stuff. Everyone comes out to watch and cheer them on.


The sawing begins.


The scouts start hauling off the branches.


Now they are serious. Climbing up in the tree.


The bigger ones are starting to fall.


H pulled out the binoculars so she could see a little better.


They tied up the big branch to the big truck so they could pull it away from the cars parked out in the street.


They pulled that huge branch down like experienced woodsmen.


Sometimes it was a little boring to watch.


That's quite the thinning job.


One of the big scouts climbed high. So Dangerous. He tied up the rope so they could pull the branch away from the houses as it tumbled down.


It started to rain.


They all stood around. Lots of heads are better then one.


They didn't know what to do. The saw was stuck in the tree. (maybe not really, but it sounds funny)


Then out of a phone booth comes Mr. Savetheday. A real professional. This guy just zooped branches off left and right, up and down.


Thar she blows. A real action shot...the top is about to tip off...good shot huh?


Cut down top of tree...check.


E laughing as she comments, "the tree is naked."


Mr. Savetheday is done here.


This is what was left...the scouts cut this down too.