Sept. 8th- Friday: I subbed in Ms. Johnson’s 4th grade. Gabe Naylor (the other sub) was nice enough to give me lots of tips and details. The kids were fine behavior wise. Only a few tough kids as usual. The hardest part of the day was my voice going out and nose being super congested. The 4th grade also got in trouble for leaving the lunch room a mess and had to go clean it up. *Alice's reading was improving and she often asks to have her picture taken in the morning saying, "Don't I look cute?" Once we got home, Alice went to play at Oakley Petersen's, I chatted with Ben, and he went to Luke’s. I ate dinner with the girls. We went to BlackSmith ice cream and then to the park splash pad with sisters in law and cousins. There was a not-so-great musician performing, which was kind of funny. I continued to have problems with no voice and my nose being very stuffy. Ben also went to play night games with Caleb. Adrie came with us to ice cream and then hung out at our house after. On his trip, Dan had awesome Texas BBQ, toured the Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium, and then went to a major league baseball game. I still felt super crappy going to bed.
Sept. 9th- Saturday: Grandfather's 99th Birthday! Ben left to go mountain biking and do the Price pre-ride with the Traeden family. The rest of us got to sleep in. I had a rough night still being sick and congested and coughing. Also, Alice came in at 2 something. We ate around 8:30, then headed outside to weed. There were lots of bees, so the little girls were pretty nervous and didn't last long helping. McKenna came out and helped later. I stopped around 11:45. We picked up Katie and took her and Kenna to volleyball practice. I got gas in the van, took Anna to Claire’s dad’s house, picked up groceries, then picked up McKenna and Katie. We had lunch and I finished weeding a little. On Dan's trip, they attended the Utah Baylor Game which Utah won! They also visited the Dr. Pepper Museum and the Magnolia silos. Brooklyn Moulton came over to play with Bethany. Alice watched shows on the computer. Ben got back from biking around 3:30. I tried to rest a little in my room. Then we got ready to go swimming at the Winegar pool. I left to pick up Anna. We had pizza for dinner there. It rained a little while they swam. McKenna got picked up by Adire and went to Maddie’s house. Once we got home, I helped the girls with showers and baths. I stopped by the Alexander’s for John’s 40th birthday. I had fun chatting with Erin Yeates and Megan Rowe. My voice was still crappy, and I was coughing a lot, so I didn’t stay long. I picked Dan up from the airport and I sounded pretty bad!
Sept. 10th- Sunday: I was pretty awake when Dan left for church meetings at 7, so I took some cold meds and worked on the blog. Alice came in bed with me for a bit. I made oatmeal and we ate. I cleaned the kitchen and laundry room some and looked at Alice’s school papers. Anna and Bethany worked on writing their primary program parts. I showered and we were a tiny bit late for church. McKenna wrote "Alice Webster Loves Kaysen Jensen." Alice replied with "Haha, very funny." :) I had a coughing fit at the end of Sacrament meeting. Jeff Jarvis gave a great talk about the Constitution and the Atonement. Charley Alexander taught about the resurrection in the older YW class and we all had a good cry while talking about loved ones who have passed away. We had lunch and I got dinner in the crock pot. I had my family call and was so sleepy. I napped afterwards. Dan watched Line upon Line videos downstairs and also fell asleep. After we ate, I cleaned the kitchen again and we got the girls to bed. Dan and Ben and I played Sequence. McKenna worked hard on homework and play practice. I finally felt like my cold turned a corner for the better. McKenna took these beautiful pictures of the Sunflowers in the gully.
Sept. 11th- Monday: I subbed in 4th grade again. The kids were great today and very helpful. It also helped that my voice was a tiny bit better and my nose was less stuffy. I also finally got my ID badge, building key card, and computer! I felt so official! I also got texted this cute picture of Grandfather by mistake (thinking I was Lara). I took Bethany to her Frozen rehearsal. After school, I sorted laundry and took Anna to gymnastics. Alice had music. I made dinner. McKenna ate and went to rehearsal. I picked up the A-team, and then the rest of us ate. We cleaned up and packed lunches and then I left to take McKenna to her volleyball game. They won all three games!! Dan helped the girls fold laundry and write their primary program parts. We got to bed a little earlier than normal.
Sept. 12th- Tuesday: I ran 1 mile to see how I felt after being sick with this cold. I felt ok. I did some push-ups and core and watched the news. I ate and showered. I had a dentist appointment, got a car wash, and bought new running shoes at DeBoer’s. I came home and had lunch and did some Instagram posts for June. I napped and did picture collages for July. The kids got home. It’s always hard to balance all of them wanting to snuggle and tell me about their day at the same time! I helped Ben with his Shrek lines. Alice did her reading minutes behind my rocking chair. I took Anna to Shrek. Dan took Ben to mountain biking. After dinner, we picked up Anna and went to Alice’s soccer game. Once we got home, McKenna did homework and I helped Bethany and Anna with piano. I got the girls to bed and worked on moving pictures to the hard drive. McKenna and I started watching the movie “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken.”
Sept. 13th- Wednesday: I subbed in 1st grade, Ms. Voss’s class. I also took a picture of Kaysen participating in the assembly. Ms. Voss's class was very talkative, so my voice was tired at the end of the day. The kids had piano. I napped. I helped Alice with her checklist. Bethany had Frozen. Desi and Queensley came over to play with Anna. McKenna, Ben, and Anna ate together and left for rehearsal and church activities. The rest of us ate, then the girls had showers. I went to YWs where we painted rocks we would place on a future hike. I picked up McKenna and friends from Backstage. I scrolled Instagram with McKenna and Ben. Dan had church interviews and attended the Bishops’ meeting.
Sept. 14th- Thursday: I woke up with a stiff neck. After the kids left, I decided not to exercise. I watched the news and then ate. I sat at the computer desk for a long time and moved picture to the hard drive, uploaded videos to YouTube, and studied the music theory book I checked out from the Tabernacle Choir. I came back to my bed and laid down for about 45mins. I ate lunch and got dressed. I tried to blog, but the pictures wouldn’t upload. *It was a very restful day and it felt so good to do whatever I wanted and rest and get caught up on things! The kids got home. I took Ben and Anna to rehearsal. I also took Alice shopping for a birthday gift for a friend. We got home and I made dinner. McKenna went to piano and was feeling nauseous. We rescheduled her babysitting for Gray. We ate, then I picked up Ben and Anna. Dan played outside on the tramp with the kids. I blogged. McKenna did homework. We got the kids to bed and I finished blogging. Dan worked.
Sept. Videos:
Alice soccer, UFC Gala, Price bike race, State Fair
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