Odds and Ends

I really think that one day I won't be busy. Of course, I'll probably be dead, but still.

Things are finally starting to calm down though. The Eagle project is done except for paperwork. All the stuff that Troy had to make for his Mountain Man Rendezvous is finished. I have a pile of stuff to sew for Relief Society, but it's easy sewing and my house is ACTUALLY clean. (For any of you that have been to my house in the last 2 months, please come back and see what it looks like when it's clean) :)

Of course, the downside of having a clean house is being able to find things...such as the little Christmas goodies for the sisters who serve in Relief Society that I was supposed to pass out about 2 months ago. I feel a little sheepish and I'm sure they are going to wonder what the heck I'm doing on their doorstep on the last day of February to give them their Christmas gift, but oh well. At least they are getting it right? :)

I feel bad that I have done so little blogging lately...I even keep forgetting to check other blogs. I have some serious catch up to do, so if anyone hasn't updated yet...get with it...I'll be checking soon. :)

So, Troy's scout troop went to this mountain man thing which was kind of a big deal. They made moccasins, hatchets, knives, and capotes (a coat made from a wool blanket). Troy is modeling his Capote and his hatchet. He did the metal work with his troop, but we worked together to get leather on the handle of the hatchet and to make a sheath for his knife.
Here is the view of the hood and the cutlery. I cannot tell you how gross it is to sew a coyote's face to anything. I'd do ok as long as I didn't look too hard, but when it's shriveled little ears would touch my hand it was all I could do not to run from the room screaming. Of course, we did the sewing at a little get together, so if I had run away, the Bishopric, the scout leaders, the scouts and several ladies in my ward would have had good blackmail stories, so I sucked it up and did the deed. YUCK!!!

He had a lot of fun, learned moccasins were not very comfortable without soles and came home smelling like a campfire.

Annie had a little concert at the school. They did songs of America to celebrate President's day. So cute. At the bottom of this post there is a short video of a song and no one is being threatened, so enjoy! :)

Kevin and I gave each other new CD's for Valentine's day so I spent the evening updating my MP3 and of course everyone else's too. Tyson was so put out that I wasn't fixing his music player that I made him his own little CD full of Bon Jovi and George Strait. Gotta raise him right you know! :) He fell asleep listening to it and it was such a cute picture that I couldn't resist.

Ok...a little out of order but here is the video of Annie's concert. They did a great job. Enjoy!

Busy Days

Ok...I know it's been a while, but I do have a very good excuse for my absence. Sick kids, busy calling, and scout stuff. I keep thinking that once this project or that project is done, I can take a deep breath and relax...but then another project comes up and that doesn't happen. Oh well. :)

We got our tax refund (yay!) and were able to do a few things like pay off bills, hit Sam's club and stock up, and buy me some new tennis shoes. Thank goodness 'cause my old ones were ready to die. :)

We also bought Troy a new bed. He's getting so big and tall that a twin bed just wasn't cutting it, so we bought him this full size bed. It's very comfortable and he was excited to pick out his own quilt set. It makes his room look like a young man's room instead of a boy's room. Sigh. On the upside...with his new bed he can stretch out and doesn't wake up with headaches any more.
Tyson got Troy's old bed and since he and Taylor are sharing a room, we thought they'd like bunk beds. Grandpa and Grandma got suckered (thanks to Taylor and his puppy dog eyes and "pweeeese") into putting them together the night of Annie's party and we spent the night cleaning their room and moving things around instead of visiting with Annie's company. I kind of felt bad not spending time with everyone that came out, but Grandpa is fast and I needed to get their room ready.

They love their new bed and once the Dallas Cowboy's flag was removed from the wall, Taylor was able to sleep in peace. ;)

Annie used her birthday money to buy some Quad Skates and Taylor wanted some so badly as well, that I'll admit I caved and let him buy some. Since they had skates now, we let Tyson use the old "Playschool Learn and Grow" skates that my family gave to Troy when he turned 2. It was really fun to watch Tyson try to figure them out. He's still working on it, the daredevil he is and once he's a pro I'll post more video. :)

Now, I guess it's time to go back to my projects. Somebody save me!!!!! :)

**Author's note: Contrary to what you may hear while watching the video, no Annie's were harmed in the making or afterward. She did however go take a nap and wake up refreshed and not so darn cranky. :)

Happy Birthday Annie!!!

Yesterday was Annie's 9th birthday. I can't believe how she is growing. She is such an awesome little girl and I love her so much.

We had her party on Saturday so the family could join us. She loves Kung Fu Panda and especially Tigress so we made a Tigress/kung fu cake. It was a lot of fun except Tigress kept flipping off of the cake. I guess you can take the Tiger out of Kung Fu, but you can't take the Kung Fu out of the Tiger. ;)
Annie Rose and her cake.

Miss Annie waiting for Dad to finish lighting the candles so she could get ready to blow them out. We had to work to keep Tyson from doing it for her. :)

Life is fun with a girl in the mix. There is drama, tears, hormones, sweet smiles, hugs and lots of love.

Thanks to everyone that drove out to be with her. We appreciate you!

Happy Birthday Annie!!!!