This is Kristie. It's been close to 70 almost every day this week. It's crazy! It doesn't feel like February at all. We had one day that a front came in suddenly and the temperature dropped, bringing with it wind, rain and hail...and swirling clouds. It was the creepiest feeling to look straight up and see clouds swirling. I don't think I'm going to like tornado season here. I do love being outside right now, but my neighbor was weed whipping when we got home from church and I'm just not ready for that. It needs to be winter longer. We're basking in the sun now, but believe me, I'll be crying in the summer. It's going to be too hot.
This week was pretty busy with lots of the usual...YW, swim, basketball, piano, visiting teaching, babysitting, birthday lunch with a friend, activity days, scouts. Corey bought a gun that Dan found for him. He's pretty excited. So is Isaac. So am I. Now we just need our concealed permits and a pink handgun for me and we're good to go:)
I spend most of my time scrubbing walls and taking pens, pencils and markers away from Hazel. We CANNOT seem to find and hide all of them and she immediately goes to mischief when she finds them. This girl is putting us over the edge. I'm remembering it's the age. The little ones all have colds and are a little extra fussy. As all my kids get older, I will always remember to empathize with moms of young children. Never telling them..."just wait 'til they get older, it gets harder" . Because moms who say that FORGOT what it's like to have tiny ones crying and hanging on legs:) I know nothing will get easier, just a different kind of hard. :)
We were invited to go bowling Friday night with a bunch of couples. We had a great time, and it was a really fun place. Anyone who comes to visit, we'll go there for sure:) And last night I went shopping with a friend while her husband and kids came to hang out with Corey. They all watched Fantastic mr. Fox because they love it:) (me, not so much)
Last but most exciting, my parents got their mission call! They are going to serve for 2 years in the Tegucigalpa, Honduras temple. It is brand new, will be dedicated in March. They leave April 1st (unless it's a joke my dad says:) They are very excited. The call is perfect for them. My Dad wanted to use his spanish, and my mom wanted to be somewhere safe:)
Have a good week everyone!
Love, Kristie
I am with you on the "just wait till they get older"! Maybe it's just because it was fairly recently but I still remember way too clearly what it was like when the 3 little guys were really little. They are a fun age now and love hearing about all the crazy-making things they used to do! I loved the picture of your Sunday dinner--making me super excited for Spring! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Aleisa:) And after I read my post, I realized I didn't sound very positive. We LOVE our little Hazel and she's also putting us over the edge with cute things. Like her newest phrases, "Mom, where are you?" and "You hungry? cereal? and she has started singing...on demand and just walking around while she plays. It's adorable, we love the little siz!
ReplyDeleteI loved your post, Kristie :) It's comforting to know that we're not the only ones that have crazy kids that do not so good things sometimes. I don't think there's a wall or door in our house that hasn't been victimized by a pen or crayon :) Levi's been really clingy lately- his new phrase is "Pick me up, mommy." We know you love your little Hazel, just as we love our little Max and Levi, even if they are naughty sometimes :)
ReplyDeleteIt always makes me think of Julie Skinner's quiet lament....."that was my last nice thing..." no worries Kristie...we know how much you love your children, and we ALL understand the frustrations. How are the piano lessons working out? I was glad to see your comment on The Fantastic Mr. Fox....I agree ....me not so much either...Dan LOVES it and was excited to have me watch....to be fair, I did sleep through a lot of it. :) I am just thrilled about your parent's call....it should be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHow do people not love the Fantastic Mr. Fox?
ReplyDeleteI didn't think you sounded negative at all!! I thought it sounded very familiar! :) Negative would be me when I say to people that 05-09 were dark dark years! And now that I am a couple of years removed, we do get quite the kick out of recounting some of those stories. I still remember so clearly the day Ken walked in and saw me sitting on the closed toilet in our bedroom with the door shut, tears streaming down my face. He looked at me a second and said, "What are you doing?" and I said, "Please don't tell them I'm in here" haha! THAT is negative. So I agree with you--just a different kind of hard. :)
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