yesterday

oh boy.  we've been busy around these parts.

yesterday we spent the morning at one of our favorite spots, Spring Mountain Ranch.  It was sunny and bright.. 75 degrees or so.  Zack found a million sticks to paint into Harry Potter wands, which happened 3.5 seconds after we arrived home. "mom, I don't know what happened to me, but all of the sudden, I have turbo painting skills."  The wands are for sale for ten cents each.  Get 'em while they last...

Simon and I still lay down every afternoon next to each other.  It's a battle getting him to sleep, but I truly look forward to the alone time with him.  His personality slays me.  and that dimple.  This is what he said yesterday..

Simon: one more thing, mom.

Me: no. No more talking. It's naptime. 
Simon: but just one more thing. 
Me: what? 
Simon: I'm just so proud of Dad for marrying you!

 Ben and Luke are growing into the finest young specimen.  I could not be happier about homeschooling.  Still working on finding a balance between church service, cleaning and blogging.  But teaching my kids comes first and it's so rewarding.  I have a long list of things I want them to learn before they leave the house-- meals they can make themselves, chores to do on their own, etc.  Last week we combined with a few families and taught them an easy dinner recipe, along with how to write and stamp a letter, how to write a check, and how to make doctor appointments on the phone.  Luke told the "secretary" at the doctors office that he accidentally sliced off his head and he needs immediate medical attention.  Everyone, including the secretary thought it was hilarious... because he says it without a smirk on his face.  

I made a human slingshot recently-- my boys bring it everywhere we go in hopes of opportunity to run in it.  It's gotten some great use with cousins, friends and scouts.  We may or may not end up at the hospital with our first broken bone because of this contraption.

Yesterday I was busy during dinner prep visiting a sister in my ward who needed help.  I texted Aaron to please pick up some Taco Bell so our kids could eat before the evening events.  I was hoping to warm some leftovers for the two of us before he had to run off to scouts, but there wasn't time.  Aaron walked in the door, changed into his scout uniform, came into the kitchen, shoved 3/4ths of bean burrito in his mouth, and headed out the door.  It was disgusting, but I found myself giggling about it all night.

We were in bed by 9 pm last night.  and it felt so good.  I have a new rule for my day, and it's really helped.  Don't check your email (or social networking site) for at least an hour after you wake up.  Seems like a simple task, but it was hard at first.  Now that it's habit, I have seen a huge difference in my schedule.  I get a lot more done in the morning.  

Ro has gone from miss pucker-upper to only kissing you when you're crying.  Needless to say, I pretend like I'm hurt a lot.  She has me trained like a dolphin. 

while I was dressing her after a bath, she was giving me a odd stare.  I could tell by the look on her face that I had something on my nose.  I found a little booger hanging, and after I got rid of it, she nodded her head as if to say, "Yep, you got it."  It made us both laugh.  I have funny (and sometimes very serious) conversations with her everyday where no actual words are spoken.  She is quite the sass and I love her for it.