The week is over..... Whew!

Wow... it has been a crazy, hectic week! Sekoya has adjusted well to school. We leave the house at 11:30 AM and she gets home around 4:15. We had a back to school meeting on Tuesday, drop off and pick up a lawn mower, packing boxes, block party BBQ, and tons of chores. I feel like I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off.

I don't like that feeling! I know it is only going to get worse until we get moved and put away.

Next week Sekoya starts dance class on Tuesday nights. So I have to figure out how to fit that into all my trips to Richfield. AAGGGHHHHH!!! Help! Can I hire a nanny for the next month?

First Day of Kindergarten

Today is Sekoya's first day of Kindergarten. . . . . .

new school, new teacher, and new friends.

My stomach was tied in knots about switching her to school in Richfield. She wouldn't know anybody. She would be so far away from me for half the day. What if she had a bad day and it would take me twenty minutes to get to her?

Last night as we were coming home from family pictures at Maple Grove she asked, " Will I be the new kid?" to which the reply was Yes. "Yes!! I can't wait!" That eased my nerves quite a bit.

It was a busy day. She had to have her fingernails and toenails painted for school. We had to get to the school early to get her enrolled there. Then we ran a few errands trying to finalize deals on the houses. We grabbed lunch at Taco Time then dropped her off at the school. Katera was a little worried that Sissy was leaving her. There was no hesitation on Sekoya's part though. We found her name tag and her spot at the table and then I didn't exist anymore. I didn't even shed one tear. Now that I knew she wasn't worried about any of it I wasn't either. When I picked her up she ran to me squealing "School was totally awesome!" Then she said it was kind of boring cause they just went over rules all day. Oh, and she did know at least one person in her class---Parker!

I love my BIG girl so much and I am so glad that she enjoys school.

She is so smart and eager to learn!

Can you just see the excitement on her face?

Parker is the back left corner.

SOLD

Yes, that means we have sold our home in Monroe and already bought this one in Richfield. That is what has been taking my time this week instead of blogging. I am sooooo excited to be moving to Richfield -not to mention the house is great! More to come... we're pretty busy around here.

Fall is in the air

The last few days I have felt a definite difference in the air. It is still hot at 92 degrees, but there is a bite in the air. Fall is coming. I am ready for the change.

School is starting. It will be nice to have somewhere for Sekoya to go every day to be occupied. She is a hard one to entertain. She loves the structure of school. I love having some free time.

Vegetables are coming out of my ears!! I spent about two hours today shredding zuchinni, chopping cabbage, and cutting corn off the cob. Soon I will be attempting salsa. I love fresh veges from the garden.

Hunts are taking over our life. Jason is marking days on the calendar that he will be gone for all the various hunts. None of which may I remind you that he has a tag for!- Oh I lied. He does have a deer tag.

I am ready for the change of the season. What I am not ready for is what comes after fall- Winter and Christmas!

More Fishlake

This wasn't the greatest weekend at Fishlake. It was way windy, none of the other wives and kids came to our camp spot, and then there's the mouse. Tate was the only other kid at the trailers and Ali was doing other things most of the weekend. So Sekoya was a little bummed. Tate did let her shoot his BB gun a little bit. Jason wanted to be hunting with the guys, but felt bad that I was alone at the trailers so he was not having the greatest time either. The wind was so miserable that I didn't even want to be outside. Who wants to be stuck inside a 600 sq ft trailer for the whole weekend? I don't mind hanging with the guys, but I think they were a little more polite than they would have been if I wasn't there. And we have a mouse in the trailer. I heard it scurrying through the ceiling all night long. Between the mouse and my girls I think I only slept about 3 hours Friday night. Saturday we had a picnic lunch at Johnson's, threw rocks in the water, and picked raspberries. After dinner I packed up and went home with my kids. Jason got a ride home with Travis on Sunday. They had a tire blow out on our four wheeler trailer again and spent 3 hours getting that fixed. So.... it wasnt' the best weekend at Fishlake, but I still got some cute pictures.

Little Chef

Katera is my little sidekick. She wants to be doing anything I am doing and loves to be "mommy's little helper". She especially likes to cook. She will worm herself right in between my legs whenever I am at the kitchen counter doing anything. The only way to get rid of her is to let her help.

This day I was browning hamburger for spaghetti. She loves to "sur" -stir.

Then of course when Katera is helping Sekoya decides she wants to be in on the action.

Pop Rocks

Aren't they fun?!

At the grocery store I saw these Hannah Montanna pop rocks and HAD to get them for the girls. It came with a microphone sucker to dip in the pop rocks. It gave me dejavu!

11th Anniversary

I guess I am a horrible wife---- or maybe just a busy wife with two little girls at home?

Not only was I gone on our anniversary, but I failed to make a big, monumental post about it also.

August 2, 1997

And that was 12 days ago!!!

I guess when you've been married for 11 years that day seems to blend in with all the others? I'm not trying to make excuses-well maybe just a few!

Anyways, I haven't had time to round up some old pictures of us, but I will. I just can't really believe that it has been 11 years. Sometimes it seems like it was a lifetime ago, but sometimes it seems like just yesterday! I was so young, but I knew for sure that Jason was the guy I had to be with for the rest of my life. I think it took him a while to get used to the idea. I think my "stalking" helped.

Our story goes like this:
I was barely 16 years old. He was 21. I was actually dating someone else when we first hung out. We just ran into each other on main street- the usual activity for weekends was dragging main. I liked having a conversation with a guy that consisted of more than macho egotism. That was probably there, I just didn't notice it. The most interesting part of this story is Jason is one year older than my older sister. They hated each other. Therefore my parents hated him. We actually dated for about a month before my parents knew about it. When they did find out I thought my life was going to be over. I figured they would forbid me from seeing him and that would have killed me. You see, I already knew in only a month that I was in love! My dad just had 'the talk' with him and the rest is history. I broke it off with the other guy I was dating and told him I was too young to be serious with somebody. Then I became pretty much inseparable from Jason-whether he liked it or not. I knew I wanted to marry him, but I was still in high school. He told me he would marry me after I graduated. So when my junior year started I went to the school counselor and arranged for some home study classes. I graduated the end of my junior year. The whole year I spent any time that I wasn't in school with him, or stalking him- as he says. I would go find him on my lunch hour and then right after school. He took me to dinner, snowmobiling, movies, concerts, pretty much anything I wanted to do. We got engaged March 1st in St. George. I wanted to go look at rings so he drove me down there in a blizzard. We found one I liked and he couldn't wait to give it to me. So he proposed at his grandma and grandpa's house. He ended up having to take me to my Junior prom since I was engaged and nobody would ask me. We got married August 2, 1997. Our engagement was the longest 5 months ever!!

Elk Hunt 1996

Lagoon July 1997

Isn't he handsome?

Prom 1997

Pretty in Pink?

Have you ever tried to find black clothes for little girls? It is next to impossible!! I am all for cute pinks and purples, but girls can wear other colors!! Who says all girls like pink and purple anyway?

I am trying to find a simple black t-shirt for my Katera. I looked all over the place in LA and just this weekend in St. George. I spent about an hour searching the internet last night. No luck! I am starting to get really irritated.

If anybody knows where I can find a black t-shirt for her to wear under a white camisole PLEASE let me know. I need one for pictures in a week.

Last Blast of Summer

I can't believe summer is really over! It went by too fast for me. I have been promising Sekoya that I would take her to the splash park and new rec center in St. George. With school starting next week this was my last chance to do it. We jumped in the car on Sunday night and drove down there. We spent Monday at the rec center,Tuesday at the splash park, and of course shopping in between.

Sekoya made new friends at the splash park. It doesn't take her long to find friends anywhere.

I think Katera liked the splash park better than the rec center. She isn't too comfortable in deep water yet. The splash park was just the right speed for her. Sekoya had a great time at both. She loved the big spout of water shooting out of the ground.

Grandma Sindy, Kacey, Treyven, and Tallen came