Saturday, September 13, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
good morning.
Clare likes to jump in bed and say good morning to Alexey.
Alexey loves clare -- even though she's pretty rough and sits right on top of her all the time -- she is full of smiles and giggles when clare is around.
Alexey loves clare -- even though she's pretty rough and sits right on top of her all the time -- she is full of smiles and giggles when clare is around.
Monday, September 8, 2008
progress
we have a window, a wall and a ceiling. It is great to see things getting done. By this friday we will have dry wall, paint, stucco, etc. all done. Still living on plywood and cement for now but the flooring will start a week from today. horray! Horray!
the before picture
Friday, September 5, 2008
lunch money
Yesterday I got an automated phone call from calvins school. This is what it said, “Hello this is ___school lunch department. Your child has a negative lunch money balance of negative 2 dollars.” Hmmmmm….interesting! I hadn’t forgotten to pack Calvin a lunch (yet) so I was wondering what that was all about. Here is the conversation with Calvin that I had as a result of this call.
“Hey Calvin, what did you have for lunch today?”
“well, my lunchable fell on the ground so I bought lunch.”
“Oh, what did you get?”
“ummm…chocolate milk and carrots, and apple”
“anything else?”
“A burrito, but I took one bite of it and then threw it away because I didn’t like it,”
“okay”
“Mom, I like buying lunch. I’m going to do that again tomorrow!”
“Calvin, did you know that buying lunch costs money?”
“no!”
“well, sometimes we will buy lunch, but usually we will pack lunch from home. Okay?”
“okay mom, but tomorrow I am going to buy lunch.”
The next day I sent $2 in his lunchbox. Then later I got another phone call from the school lunch people with the same automated message. Well, not quite the same because now his account balance was negative $4 (these lunch people are not going to like us)! Anyway, Calvin said he forgot to bring his lunch money in line. We can sign up online and pay for lunches in advance. I’ve got to figure out how to do that! My next door neighbor volunteers at lunch time and she was there helping Calvin both days. She said he is darling. I can totally picture him wandering around feeling all grown up “buying” his lunch. Pretty fun! I’m glad he is having such a good time.
“Hey Calvin, what did you have for lunch today?”
“well, my lunchable fell on the ground so I bought lunch.”
“Oh, what did you get?”
“ummm…chocolate milk and carrots, and apple”
“anything else?”
“A burrito, but I took one bite of it and then threw it away because I didn’t like it,”
“okay”
“Mom, I like buying lunch. I’m going to do that again tomorrow!”
“Calvin, did you know that buying lunch costs money?”
“no!”
“well, sometimes we will buy lunch, but usually we will pack lunch from home. Okay?”
“okay mom, but tomorrow I am going to buy lunch.”
The next day I sent $2 in his lunchbox. Then later I got another phone call from the school lunch people with the same automated message. Well, not quite the same because now his account balance was negative $4 (these lunch people are not going to like us)! Anyway, Calvin said he forgot to bring his lunch money in line. We can sign up online and pay for lunches in advance. I’ve got to figure out how to do that! My next door neighbor volunteers at lunch time and she was there helping Calvin both days. She said he is darling. I can totally picture him wandering around feeling all grown up “buying” his lunch. Pretty fun! I’m glad he is having such a good time.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
51
Today is Mom's b-day. She would be 51. That really doesn't seem that old, though as a teenager when my mom was in her 30's I thought she was ancient! Funny how things change. Today I am going to lunch --to stir fresh, jessica d's favorite --with a couple of Mom's (and my) friends who also have b-days this week. It is a nice treat. Life is so busy for everyone it is hard to plan these little get-togethers!
51 memories/things/characteristics about mom
1. Dark brown hair, almost black -- none of us kids have it
2. brown eyes -- ditto about the kids
3. youngest in her family
4. loved to cook
5. and eat
6. liked books on tape
7. while walking
8. good with money
9. loved babies
10. loved dave (she met him a few times our freshman year when we were dating and even sent him some socks while he was on his mission! She died about his 1/2 way point on his mission)
11. grew up in Utah
12. parents were divorced
13. went to church alone as a teenager
14. popular in high school
15. met my dad in high school on the speech and debate team
16. very talkative
17. practical
18. strong (physically and mentally)
19. allergic to cats
20. liked purple
21. learned to quilt
22. wrote a personal history
23. had a lot of callings in primary over the years
24. not afraid to get her hands dirty
25. had 4 kids
26. married 20 years
27. got bad morning sickness when pregnant
28. loved history
29. and politics
30. outspoken
31. came to all of my soccer games and other activities
32. liked to play games
33. good cook
34. went on a diet and lost 40 lbs in 1996
35. favorite book is mill on the floss by george eliot
36. according to mom : required reading before marriage = adam bede by george eliot and ethan frome by edith wharton
37. spelled her name CLARE with no i. her name was often misspelled.
38. opinionated
39. size 8 shoe
40. short hair
41. age when she died
42. of colon cancer
43. loved the beach
44. and the mountains
45. good sense of humor
46. great legs
47. favorite movie: overboard
48. liked dr. laura and rush
49. loved her friends
50. and family
51. and the gospel
51 memories/things/characteristics about mom
1. Dark brown hair, almost black -- none of us kids have it
2. brown eyes -- ditto about the kids
3. youngest in her family
4. loved to cook
5. and eat
6. liked books on tape
7. while walking
8. good with money
9. loved babies
10. loved dave (she met him a few times our freshman year when we were dating and even sent him some socks while he was on his mission! She died about his 1/2 way point on his mission)
11. grew up in Utah
12. parents were divorced
13. went to church alone as a teenager
14. popular in high school
15. met my dad in high school on the speech and debate team
16. very talkative
17. practical
18. strong (physically and mentally)
19. allergic to cats
20. liked purple
21. learned to quilt
22. wrote a personal history
23. had a lot of callings in primary over the years
24. not afraid to get her hands dirty
25. had 4 kids
26. married 20 years
27. got bad morning sickness when pregnant
28. loved history
29. and politics
30. outspoken
31. came to all of my soccer games and other activities
32. liked to play games
33. good cook
34. went on a diet and lost 40 lbs in 1996
35. favorite book is mill on the floss by george eliot
36. according to mom : required reading before marriage = adam bede by george eliot and ethan frome by edith wharton
37. spelled her name CLARE with no i. her name was often misspelled.
38. opinionated
39. size 8 shoe
40. short hair
41. age when she died
42. of colon cancer
43. loved the beach
44. and the mountains
45. good sense of humor
46. great legs
47. favorite movie: overboard
48. liked dr. laura and rush
49. loved her friends
50. and family
51. and the gospel
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