This last week we gained a dog..only temporarily..some Friends sold their house and bought a new one but have a week of transition and they are homeless so we are "dog sitting". In return they brought us a big bag of fresh apples and onions. I had just gotten back from the store where I had purchased 3 bags of apples....so what do you do when you have apple overload?
I am not sure if any of remember about 3.5 years ago when we processed apples at my house for 2 months straight and we had 100's of jars of applesauce? I think I made every recipe out of apples that I could google. Anyway. as Carl was having nightmares of more applesauce last night..I had to re-assure him..I was not making any..haha...we decided to have a baking party.
Trina came over, so she and I worked with the kids and we made a pie, and 2 apple crisps. If you could imagine 8 of us working in my somewhat small kitchen it was a sight to see..( more like a 3 ring circus!) as I think about it I wish I would have taken pictures ( but I was living in the moment not taking pictures of it..so I won't beat myself up about it). By the time it all ended Trina and I had to take 40 minutes to clean everything..
there was sugar spilled on the floor in an accident ( poor Carl) and then the rest of the kids proceeded to walk through it. Then Carl had an accident with the allspice so a teaspoon of that ended up on the floor by the table..of course that is where majority of us were working and walking around...so that is being sifted around. Cole, Bryce, and Preston are peeling apples and the peelings are being dropped into a bowl on the floor so apple "sprayings" are being tossed all over another section of the floor...and keep in mind the volume is getting louder and louder....Clarissa isn't really assigned a job so she is just going to all the stations and sampling every ones part of the food ..hand full here and a pinch here...so she has flour and her clothes and she has a really large smile on her face. Trina and Jeri are working on the same projects...and I am making a pie....and during this time I am thinking of all the memories..those few years ago Cole was helping me make pies one day and he said to me..
"Mom, Do you know what?"
I said " no, what Cole?"
Cole: " I am always going to remember this day when I baked pies with you..."
Wasn't that sweet? I don't know if he really remembered it but I thought it was so sweet at the time and every time I make an apple pie, I think of him on that day when he was so little and it was a special time for he and I.
SO on top of the fact that I LOVE fall and the apple season that it always brings I love all of the chaos that happens when my family gets together inside my little house and start to do inside activities together ..we used to do these types of things all of the time and it seems life it gets in the way of the things that are so important to me....so this will be another night that I will always remember because all of that chaos brings me such happiness.
We finished the night with Clue and I just have to say I am disappointed with the new clue game because they changed the name of the characters and some of the rooms ..out with the old in with the new I guess...but do they have to change everything? My grandkids will never know professor plum, colonel mustard ect....I guess it isn't the end of the world.
I Hope you all are enjoying your days and I pray for many blessings to you all!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
I skipped school today--( I only physically skipped one class actually) and I have to go to a 4 hour orientation at WVC for a nursing program requirement. Basically I go to this meeting and they tell me everything I have to do to complete my application and gather all materials between now and spring when I actually apply. Since it is a requirement I am going...however I am hoping I actually learn something because I have already done so much research and asked so many questions that I feel prepared. I have noticed in alot of these things that other classmates don't research things before they get involved in all of these classes they are kind of going through blindly...if you are going to put so much time and effort and make this a life strategy..why would you not look into everything?
Anyhow, I have already started sending for all of my paperwork and transcripts and things that I need to apply.
it seems so close and yet I know it is 6 months away before I can even apply , let alone an acceptance letter. I have to take pretty heavy loads after this quarter so I can make sure I meet all the requirements for both colleges. PLease pray for me.
The kids are doing well...they boys are doing well at football...I am amazed at some of their capabilities and how much respect they get on and off of the field because of their strength on the Field. Especially Cole last night he was an all-star ...yet after the game he made sure to go to each one of his guys and personally thank them for helping him with all of his touch downs ( he made 2 or three last night)..I am happier about the fact that he would go out of his way to thank the other guys on his team rather than the fact that he scored. He was in especially a good mood last night because the team he played was his team from last year and so far this season they were un-defeated until last night when Cole's team whomped them! Bryce has been playing quarterback all year--and it is funny because he has such a distinctive voice anyway--but when you are in the stands I can hear my little boy calling all the shots and I always knew he would be a leader...he also won his place in student counsel this year..( he decided to run for student counsel rather than president because a friend of his was running..he didn't want to interfere..which I think is very kind of him...although Bryce was voted as president last year ..His friend didn't win..but at least I know Bryce was kind enough to let him try)
Preston is in choir and football he loves both. This is his first year in football but he is doing great! I am sure next year he will be dominating..just as his brothers are this year. Carl is hanging in as best he can..he sometimes will pull out hits or plays that are not expected because the kid is not in love with the game..but he plays anyway.
Clarissa, is adjusting to the social life school has brought her..she is still more shy than most..but she is starting to recognize other children in the community and will play if they ask her too..which is a step above last year.
Jeri is struggling in school and at home a bit. We are going to do an intake and hopefully get some different kind of therapies going so that we can try to help with some behavior modifications. She would like some more freedom and we would like to trust her.
Rob is working 12 hour shift at night still--hopefully it will stop in November..because harvest will be ending..I think we are all tired of it as well as he..we would just like to have our family back to normal.
I am preparing for my mission trip by trying to work ahead so when I leave I can submit all of my assignments and not worry about school while I am gone...When I come back I will be in finals week which kind of stinks because of all the study time I will be missing..but I am doing God's work so I am sure I will be taken care of ....I have to believe that! I am very excited about this trip--when I went to our cross cultural conference I learned so many great things and bonded with my fellow team and I am really looking forward to this experience. They explained that ...you will never know how much it impacts your life until you come home...but just the conference alone affected me ...so I know I am expecting great strides in my future.
After I come home we will be leaving for Disney land just a couple weeks later...I will be so happy to have that down time with my family...just us..no worries concerns..homework or anything!
Anyhow, I have already started sending for all of my paperwork and transcripts and things that I need to apply.
it seems so close and yet I know it is 6 months away before I can even apply , let alone an acceptance letter. I have to take pretty heavy loads after this quarter so I can make sure I meet all the requirements for both colleges. PLease pray for me.
The kids are doing well...they boys are doing well at football...I am amazed at some of their capabilities and how much respect they get on and off of the field because of their strength on the Field. Especially Cole last night he was an all-star ...yet after the game he made sure to go to each one of his guys and personally thank them for helping him with all of his touch downs ( he made 2 or three last night)..I am happier about the fact that he would go out of his way to thank the other guys on his team rather than the fact that he scored. He was in especially a good mood last night because the team he played was his team from last year and so far this season they were un-defeated until last night when Cole's team whomped them! Bryce has been playing quarterback all year--and it is funny because he has such a distinctive voice anyway--but when you are in the stands I can hear my little boy calling all the shots and I always knew he would be a leader...he also won his place in student counsel this year..( he decided to run for student counsel rather than president because a friend of his was running..he didn't want to interfere..which I think is very kind of him...although Bryce was voted as president last year ..His friend didn't win..but at least I know Bryce was kind enough to let him try)
Preston is in choir and football he loves both. This is his first year in football but he is doing great! I am sure next year he will be dominating..just as his brothers are this year. Carl is hanging in as best he can..he sometimes will pull out hits or plays that are not expected because the kid is not in love with the game..but he plays anyway.
Clarissa, is adjusting to the social life school has brought her..she is still more shy than most..but she is starting to recognize other children in the community and will play if they ask her too..which is a step above last year.
Jeri is struggling in school and at home a bit. We are going to do an intake and hopefully get some different kind of therapies going so that we can try to help with some behavior modifications. She would like some more freedom and we would like to trust her.
Rob is working 12 hour shift at night still--hopefully it will stop in November..because harvest will be ending..I think we are all tired of it as well as he..we would just like to have our family back to normal.
I am preparing for my mission trip by trying to work ahead so when I leave I can submit all of my assignments and not worry about school while I am gone...When I come back I will be in finals week which kind of stinks because of all the study time I will be missing..but I am doing God's work so I am sure I will be taken care of ....I have to believe that! I am very excited about this trip--when I went to our cross cultural conference I learned so many great things and bonded with my fellow team and I am really looking forward to this experience. They explained that ...you will never know how much it impacts your life until you come home...but just the conference alone affected me ...so I know I am expecting great strides in my future.
After I come home we will be leaving for Disney land just a couple weeks later...I will be so happy to have that down time with my family...just us..no worries concerns..homework or anything!
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