Last Monday after dropping Jared and Lauren off at school I went to the doctor for my 6 week check. It was really more like 7 weeks... Everything looked good. She was able to check the pathology report from my gallbladder and that all looked good too. Bradley and Connor and Camilla were all good for the appointment. Cami slept the whole time and Brad and Connor sat on a chair and played starfall my whole appointment. When it was done I said time to go and they said already? It was a pretty quick appointment which was nice. Once we got home we had a couple of minutes to get these guys a snack and feed Cami and pump. Then I dropped them off at a friend's house so I could go help in Lauren's class. They had a fun time playing. We came home and had lunch and did a few little things, but then it was time to go get Jared and Lauren. After school we played outside for a while. Alan had a long meeting at work. Since he had left his bike there last Thursday he got a ride to work with his friend (I couldn't drop him off because of my appointment). Things are his work are kind of crazy with the guys up stairs (management). I don't really know what is going on, but there will be some changes after the next shareholder's meeting.
Tuesday I spent all day cleaning and organizing the toys down stairs. We had moved our entertainment center/ shelf thing and there were still some games that were down plus a huge box that I never fully unpacked because I wasn't sure where to put them (I really wanted to get rid of them, but the kids want to keep them.) Every time I asked them to clean up the other toys they would just throw them into the big box and not really put them away...even if they had a home. I reorganized some of the shelves and put everything in the box plus some others away. It took me all day...with the interruptions I had. After school we played outside. Alan called while we were out there to say our home teachers were coming that night. I was glad I had cleaned it up. When Alan got home he hurried and cleaned the floors for us. We were still eating dinner when the home teachers got here, so we took a break and then finished dinner after they left. Several mornings we woke up freezing because our heater didn't run over night. We aren't sure when it stopped working because it had been so warm the week before. All that really needed fixed was a battery which was easy, but the first one that got changed didn't work. That's why there were a couple of cold mornings.
Wednesday after dropping Jared and Lauren off Bradley and I (and Cami) went and toured a preschool. We are trying to decide where Bradley should go next fall. Alan stayed home with Connor until we got back. Our tour took way longer than I thought it would. When we got home Alan went to work and we went to playgroup...kind of. Playgroup was at chick-fil-a so on the way we decided to just stop and play at a park. We went to craft time at the library after school. They got to make Chinese lanterns. We played outside and I was surprised when Alan came home a little after 5 since he went so late that morning. Alan went home teaching that night.
One of our neighbors has this sign that they put sometimes when kids are playing. Connor likes to dance with the sign...it is just his size. He has done it several times now. He started all on his own and I think it's hilarious.
Thursday we were just here at home all day. Alan got up early and went to work early to make up the time he missed the day before. Here at home we worked on a little bit of laundry and a few other things. I'm really not sure what we did, but the day just flew by. Jared had cub scouts that afternoon. He got to go see a botanical garden at the house of a member. They have 3 acres and he has been collecting palms and other plants from all over the world. I wish I would have known before dropping Jared off that they were going there. She said we could go too, but it was the one time I didn't grab shoes for Connor and everyone else was wearing shorts and t-shirts and it was a cooler day and to be out for an hour they would have needed some kind of coat. Jared said it was pretty cool at the botanical garden. Thursday was also 4 weeks from my surgery so I could start lifting Connor again...and I have :)
Friday I watched some kids in the morning. It was the first time they have come since having Cami. The little girl who used to cry half the time only cried for about 5 minutes and even came and sat by me on the couch. They came an hour later than they used to, so we didn't make it to story time. After school we went to the library because we had a book we couldn't renew. I had to feed Cami in the car and then I just ran in and dropped it off. Then we went to Frazier Farms for our produce shopping and then over to Food 4 Less to get a few things so we could make a yummy Chinese dinner for Chinese New Year. When we got home we played outside for a little while then we came in and made won tons, cabbage, broccoli, and rice. We cooked the rest of the won ton filling and ate that with our rice too. It was a yummy meal. Won tons take a while to make. While Alan and I were working on them the other guys watched Mulan. It was their first time...we borrowed it from a neighbor. We all ate with chop sticks. It was kind of slow...and I'm not very good left handed :)
It was the 100th day of school so they dressed like they were 100 years old...and smiled like it too :)
Here is our yummy Chinese New Year dinner. It doesn't look like much but it is tasty.
Saturday we had a nice slow morning. I cut all the boys hair and Lauren got a hair cut too. She has been wanting one for a while and I finally just did it. I maybe should have taken her somewhere to get it done, but she loves it how it is. It is good enough for a 6 year old. We went to the library for their Chinese New Year celebration. They had a fun coloring page...which was huge. They also had some paint so they could paint some Chinese characters. We listened to a Chinese harp and got to eat some Chinese food. A local restaurant donated the food...Spicy King. After reading through their 5 page menu (it was huge!) I think they brought fried rice and Chicken with explosive chilies. It was pretty spicy. Then we did some more shopping at food 4 less. We came home and had dinner. Everyone else watched part of Mulan 2 (It was with the Mulan movie we borrowed).
Hanging out while the boys get their hair cuts
Done!
This one is to show how much we cut off.
Finally mom cut my hair. I love it!
Playing a game..house.
Blanket rides...I think
A pretty big lizard that must have fallen into this tub outside. He hadn't had much to eat, but was still alive.
Today has been a good day. This morning we all went to choir for the first time. The kids played at their house during choir. It went fine, so we will try going again. I taught primary today. The class is already big and we had a visitor too. There were 10 kids and 2 teachers and Cami in our small classroom. We haven't had a table the last few weeks. It is hard to teach without one, but we can't find one and there really isn't room for one anyway. We are hanging in there here. Sometime during the week I remembered how a few months ago Bradley would point out bird of Paradise flowers by saying I see paradise. When he would say it back in October I was thinking of paradise in a physical way...the weather, the beach...all the ways people traditionally think of paradise. At the start of this last week I was thinking how hard it is right now...I'm still recovering, I'm super tired, Alan has to deal with some crazy/ uncomfortable things at work right now...I wasn't able to see paradise. When I remembered Bradley saying I see paradise it helped me see a spiritual paradise...to count all my blessings and see all the good. Once again I can see paradise.
