Well, I have absolutely no excuse for completely neglecting my blog for the last 2 months. All I can say is that I'm all about the fun, and my blog just didn't seem very fun!! I've decided, though, that this is my only chance to record and remember my kids' childhoods. With that in mind, I'll definitely try to do better. Brad made the comment this morning during family scripture study that the Lord expects us to use the technology and advances in modern science to help move the gospel forward and better our own lives in the process. Computers, blogs, digital cameras, etc. certainly fall in to that category, so if I choose to use them in a constructive way I can better my life and help build the kingdom in the process!
All right .... that's pretty lofty and esoteric, so here's a more down to earth goal: I'm going to try to post something, anything, at least once a week! Seems doable, right? We'll see.
Because summer was jam packed with fun and I find it too overwhelming to go back and recap in any detail, you're going to get a Top 10 list instead. So (drum roll, please) here are the Wilson Family Top 10 summer happenings of 2010:
10. A whole month of baseball involving all 3 kids! Jack's first year of t-ball was hilarious! He's got a wind-up run like a cartoon character!
9. The attic space (Kate's new bedroom) and new bathroom are finished and have been used and enjoyed all summer long.
8. I went to girls' camp in Island Park and Yellowstone and Jack stayed with Aunt Cindy and Uncle DJ and the kids while I was gone. He LOVED it!
7. My parents and siblings and their families all came to Rupert for 3-4 days for the Rose Family Reunion. We had a fabulous time and enjoyed every second of it.
6. Brad's niece Julia and her husband, Cody and their sons came to stay for a couple of days. They were such low-key, fun, easy houseguests. We loved having them!
5. Cindy and the kids came back to Rupert for another week of fun! This time it was for the annual Rise Up and Sing Music Camp. We missed Juge and the kids, but understood their absence. It was a wild and crazy week, but we had a ball!
4. We planted and are now enjoying the harvest of a beautiful garden. Corn, beans, peas, squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions, potatoes and cucumbers. It's definitely one of the best gardens we've ever had. Thanks to our great friends, the Tribe's, for all their help. It's much more fun to garden together with your friends!
3. Weddings, weddings, weddings!!!! I had 4 cousins get married this spring and summer. It was such a treat to have so many occasions to get together with family. They are each beautiful couples and we wish them much happiness. It's going to be an even more wild and crazy Rose Family Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
2. Swim team!! The kids joined the city swim team this year and had a great time swimming with friends every morning. They improved in both strength and speed. They even rode their bikes to the pool each day. Getting up early and exercising for 2-3 hours really helped us make the most of our summer.
1. I took up running!!!!! I know you're all staring at this screen in incredulity because I HATE running, however, I also hate being FAT, so after gaining about 20 lbs. since January I decided I better get it together. I've been running with Brad 6 mornings a week. Usually we run a little over 3 miles, but this morning I ran my first 4! I haven't lost any weight after 2 months, but I also haven't gained any, so I guess I'll be thankful for that!
Well, there you have it sports fans! The top 10 things that occupied most of our summer this year. We had a great one!
Okay, so Jack has got to be one of the tiniest 4 year olds in the world. He still wears 3T clothes and even some 2T. He talks like such a little grown-up that he really surprises people. They usually think he's 2 or 3. Lately, however, he's been having CRAZY growing pains in the middle of the night. The kind that wake you up out of a sound sleep and make you cry. Thank goodness for Motrin. Maybe there's hope for this little guy yet! However, he is living proof that great things come in small packages.
This past Saturday the kids had a swim meet (Kate got first place in each of her four races, and Todd got 4 fourth places and 1 fifth place. He was very gracious and excited for his sister. :)) When we returned home a bunch of city workers were canvassing our neighborhood warning all the residents that a cougar had wandered in to town and laid down for a nap at the north end of our neighborhood. They had him cornered and he wasn't trying to move, but they were warning everyone to stay inside just in case he got scared and bolted before they could tranquilize him. Apparently he sauntered in to town and right past the Sheriff's office at 6 am that morning. They caught him on surveillance cameras and were able to track him without scaring him. Then they had to wait for Fish and Game to arrive from somewhere up past Twin Falls. We haven't heard any news of anyone being eaten, so I assume all went well with the relocation process. It was pretty darn exciting!
We've been in our home for 8 years now, and I have to admit, I was really getting antsy with the look of a couple of the rooms in the house (okay, ALL the rooms in the house!). So I decided to do a little updating in the kitchen and family room. Nothing too drastic, just some paint and a few decorations... but boy oh boy, do I feel better!
I decided to really embrace the pink kitchen/candy shoppe thing and I've found that it suits me perfectly. I love that 1950s retro feeling I get when I walk in that room. It's relaxing, happy, and very appetizing! Just what the doctor ordered.
The one large expense we did undertake was new furniture for the family room! Yippee! We wanted to have a hide-a-bed for extra sleeping space when visitors come (hint, hint), but can I just say, it is really difficult to find a nice looking sleeper sofa. They just arent' in style right now, I guess. We were finally able to find a nice microfiber one at Wilson-Bates in Twin Falls. They delivered it yesterday, along with two matching recliners (not pictured, because I couldn't get to them -- the sheetrockers are busily working away and they have the recliners pushed up against the wall.)
Hope you'll all stop by for a snack in my 'new' kitchen and a sleepover in the family room. We'll treat you right... :)
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