New Year's Eve 2017

Another Christmas miracle! Dad sitting with Pip and petting him!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

I wanted to do something fun for my birthday again like I did last year. Last year we went to the mall and Bath and Body works. This year Ruth drove so ALL the girls could go to Winco. Each person got a whopping $2 to spend at the bulk candy bins. Getting the candy took OVER 1 hour! Decisions, decisions!  We weighed each bag and got totals- each girl got at least 3 bags (though maybe there was just a little candy in each bag!). The girls loved it. Then we went to lunch at Wendy's and they each got $3 to spend on whatever they wanted. Some of the girls pooled their money and then split the hamburger & fries. It was a fun time for me and Ruth was a good sport to go with.

Christmas Eve 2017

We had the traditional Christmas Eve at our house with the local kids coming over. Since it was on Sunday, there was only Sacrament Meeting and we were able to start things earlier. We gave the family presents- Urban Jungle activity to Don's family, Movie night to the Nays, firewood & calendar to Carole. Then we played the new game we are starting- each person getting a number to choose an unwrapped gift from the brown tub. Everyone loves it because it is a freebie! A fun night together.

Nathan Pacheco Concert

Dad and I had fun going to a Christmas concert by Nathan Pacheco. I had been sick for a few days with a bad cold and was glad I felt good enough to go. We both really enjoyed it and it was a fun night together. The first picture is our bad attempt at a selfie.  The second is the picture is one someone took for us- I'll go with that one!

Happy BIrthday Party!

We celebrated Don's, Carole's, and my birthdays together on the 15th at the Nay's house. We each got a present that we really wanted. I loved getting my present early- it was a Ninja Blender that I can use to make smoothies. Carole got the Instant Pot that she has been drooling over and Don got a stylus pen for his new ipad. Each birthday person gets to pick his favorite dessert which is fun. I picked BTS Cake which Evie made for me. She did a GREAT job- and she is only 9!!! It was a fun night to get together.

Hickory, Dickory, Dock- Brenley is the Mouse!

Brenley had her first on-stage performance and was the mouse in Hickory, Dickory, Dock. She got to call and invite us herself to come to her kindergarten assembly. She looked so cute with mouse ears and nose and whiskers. She and Olivia had matching black dresses on. At the rehearsal Brenley froze and wouldn't say a word but at the official performance, she was confident and said it perfectly. When I was talking to her a couple days earlier, Brenley said she was a "Super Star!"

Brenley sat with her class after she said her lines.  All of a sudden her teacher asked for Mrs. Nay- that Brenley needed her to take the clock.  Brenley had gotten worried that the alarm would go off and that she would be in trouble for the loud alarm.  By the time everything was over and Brenley got to talk with Ruth, she was just sobbing uncontrollably.  Olivia sure loves her big sister and is trying to comfort her.

I thought it was so cute- as we left the school Dad and Olivia held hands (and Olivia has her soft fuzzy jacket on that she had just bought).

Winner, Winner!!

Carole and I found out about a Schlotzsky's special give-away on Dec. 9th. If you were one of the first 100 people in line when they opened at 9 a.m., you received a year's worth of free classic sandwiches (which interprets to 52 free sandwiches). We both decided to see how we felt that morning about getting up. Carole was awake and so went to be in line before 8:30 and called to tell me she was there. I hurried down and got there at about 8:50. Carole was number 21 and I was number 57 so we both got the freebie! Wow! You needed to buy 6 Cinnabon rolls to get the free sandwiches, but those are good rolls and worth it. Dad and I got our first free sandwich that night, and they are pretty yummy! And just the fact that we won them makes them taste even better!!! Yahoo!!