Some green in the picture! Yes!
Monday, June 26, 2006
Life
What's been going on?
K.C.: same o same o. Just school. We don't get to spend that much time together again:(. It will pay off later. We are going to Blanding, Utah (small place) to visit some of K.C.'s family this weekend. We are also going to be on K.C.'s Grandmother's house boat at Lake Powell. It will be fun. I hope Xayla does not have a hard time sleeping.
Me: Nothing really new. Just hanging out with the kids this summer, and working some. I saw Michelle this weekend. That was a lot of fun. There were so many kids around because Michelle had her sisters over as well. Xayla and Kobi had a blast. We will have to get together more often. I like Michelle's sisters a lot. They remind me of when me and my sisters get together. I don't get to see them very often. They are very open and speak their mind. I like that. I also got to see a friend that I haven't seen in a long time at Michelle's, Stacia. That was fun.
I can't wait to actually be a stay-at-home Mother one day. It will happen. I just hate leaving the kids anywhere. Luckily I do not work very much now, and I can hold a job to be able to support my family. I should be grateful. OK I am. Now I will stop complaining :).
Kobi: More lessons in life to learn. We have been doing a weekly allowance. It has been cute. We are tithing 10%, saving 10%, and he can spend the rest or do what he chooses with the rest. He sets goals of what he wants to do (ex watch a movie) then he saves for it. So cute. Teaches him to "earn" things. Well, today we filled out the paper for tithing, we went to his piggybank to get the 10% out, and he started crying. He said "I don't have a lot of money. I am not going to give it all away to church." This is when we had to discuss the purpose of tithing again. We had talked about it in the past, but until he saw his money being taken out (a whole 70 cents), he didn't really understand. We are going to have a family home evening on tithing this week. He was fine at church. I love opportunities to try and teach my son to be a wonderful man. (Michelle, I made him pay tithing on your money too. The kids played waiter and waitresses at her house, so they worked hard for money. Kobi earned $1.85. He thought he was so rich! It is so funny the concept of money at 6 years old.) We are doing well on homework. He gets motivated if he knows we can play after.
Xayla: Just walking. Now she is trying to run. She is not really saying any words except "Oh Oh", but she babbles and points to everything. She loves to wiggle and dance ANY time music comes on.
K.C.: same o same o. Just school. We don't get to spend that much time together again:(. It will pay off later. We are going to Blanding, Utah (small place) to visit some of K.C.'s family this weekend. We are also going to be on K.C.'s Grandmother's house boat at Lake Powell. It will be fun. I hope Xayla does not have a hard time sleeping.
Me: Nothing really new. Just hanging out with the kids this summer, and working some. I saw Michelle this weekend. That was a lot of fun. There were so many kids around because Michelle had her sisters over as well. Xayla and Kobi had a blast. We will have to get together more often. I like Michelle's sisters a lot. They remind me of when me and my sisters get together. I don't get to see them very often. They are very open and speak their mind. I like that. I also got to see a friend that I haven't seen in a long time at Michelle's, Stacia. That was fun.
I can't wait to actually be a stay-at-home Mother one day. It will happen. I just hate leaving the kids anywhere. Luckily I do not work very much now, and I can hold a job to be able to support my family. I should be grateful. OK I am. Now I will stop complaining :).
Kobi: More lessons in life to learn. We have been doing a weekly allowance. It has been cute. We are tithing 10%, saving 10%, and he can spend the rest or do what he chooses with the rest. He sets goals of what he wants to do (ex watch a movie) then he saves for it. So cute. Teaches him to "earn" things. Well, today we filled out the paper for tithing, we went to his piggybank to get the 10% out, and he started crying. He said "I don't have a lot of money. I am not going to give it all away to church." This is when we had to discuss the purpose of tithing again. We had talked about it in the past, but until he saw his money being taken out (a whole 70 cents), he didn't really understand. We are going to have a family home evening on tithing this week. He was fine at church. I love opportunities to try and teach my son to be a wonderful man. (Michelle, I made him pay tithing on your money too. The kids played waiter and waitresses at her house, so they worked hard for money. Kobi earned $1.85. He thought he was so rich! It is so funny the concept of money at 6 years old.) We are doing well on homework. He gets motivated if he knows we can play after.
Xayla: Just walking. Now she is trying to run. She is not really saying any words except "Oh Oh", but she babbles and points to everything. She loves to wiggle and dance ANY time music comes on.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Father's Day
Today is Father's Day. I decided to say a few nice words about my husband. He might not whine and dine me all the time, as he did when we were dating, but he does little things for me all the time. I think it is the little things that matter. ex:
1. Today I was tired because I worked Friday night, and I didn't get much sleep on Sat. He had choir practice this morning, and he called me on the phone to tell me that he had my primary lesson on the computer already and to print it out. I had to substitute today. I thought it was so nice that he did that.
2. He calls me all throughout the day, just to tell me about his day (or to listen about mine).
3. If I am upset about something, he always tries hard to change whatever made me upset.
4. He lets me pick out where we are going to eat about 90% of the time.
5. He sings to me in the morning at times and rubs my hair. (He is always up really early studying).
6. He will call me when I am trying home for work and he is driving to school and apologize a million times because he forgot to do the dishes. He will say, "Leave them, and I will do them when I get home." I just hate coming home to a sink full of dishes.
7. He always tells me I am beautiful and that he is so lucky to have me.
8. He is such a hard worker. He will try so hard to spend time with me, and then he is studying at all kinds of times in the night.
9. If he comes home late at night, he sneaks in the kids' rooms to give them a kiss.
10. He will wake up in the middle of the night and check on the kids almost anytime I ask.
11. He lets me SLEEP.
12. We agree on disciplining together. I love this.
etc etc ect :)
That is my husband and father of my children. I am very fortunate.
1. Today I was tired because I worked Friday night, and I didn't get much sleep on Sat. He had choir practice this morning, and he called me on the phone to tell me that he had my primary lesson on the computer already and to print it out. I had to substitute today. I thought it was so nice that he did that.
2. He calls me all throughout the day, just to tell me about his day (or to listen about mine).
3. If I am upset about something, he always tries hard to change whatever made me upset.
4. He lets me pick out where we are going to eat about 90% of the time.
5. He sings to me in the morning at times and rubs my hair. (He is always up really early studying).
6. He will call me when I am trying home for work and he is driving to school and apologize a million times because he forgot to do the dishes. He will say, "Leave them, and I will do them when I get home." I just hate coming home to a sink full of dishes.
7. He always tells me I am beautiful and that he is so lucky to have me.
8. He is such a hard worker. He will try so hard to spend time with me, and then he is studying at all kinds of times in the night.
9. If he comes home late at night, he sneaks in the kids' rooms to give them a kiss.
10. He will wake up in the middle of the night and check on the kids almost anytime I ask.
11. He lets me SLEEP.
12. We agree on disciplining together. I love this.
etc etc ect :)
That is my husband and father of my children. I am very fortunate.
We when on a date for Father's Day. It can be expensive going on a date. We had to pay for a babysitter, we went out to eat, and we watched a movie. It was so nice having K.C. open the car door for me again. We held hands like we were dating (I guess we were :)). I love our kids, but it is really nice to have some alone time. We were able to talk a lot as well. That is one thing I loe about our relationship. We talk a lot.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
What's new?
I have been staying off the computer since Kobi has been out of school. We have been working on homework time. It has been good, but difficult. We are trying to set 2 hours a day aside for homework. I just want to prepare him for second grade. He loves to read, but he runs from Math. He does love Mathblasters!
Xayla just started to freely walk by herself yesterday! It is exciting. She is 15 1/2 months. She will circle around the couch multiple times. It is so cute. She gets so excited. She is really into putting on any shoe that she sees as well. It is cute. She has just started liking toy necklaces as well. It is a good toy to have at church. It does not make any noise, and it keeps her busy.
My sister, Sonyo, came into town on Monday unexpectedly. She just wanted to get away from California for awhile. It was fun seeing her. We went and watched Cars with Kobi.
K.C. is back in school all the time.
I have been trying to arrange some kind of summer schedule, so that I feel that I get things done. It has been working out OK. I am going to start to teach a pediatric Nursing Clinical rotation for CCSN at St Rose hospital 1 day a week starting in Sept. It won't be too bad. I need to work on my budgeting as well. I will do really well, then I see things for the kids, and I want to buy it. I am especially a sucker for educational things or family things (like games), but everything costs so much.
Xayla just started to freely walk by herself yesterday! It is exciting. She is 15 1/2 months. She will circle around the couch multiple times. It is so cute. She gets so excited. She is really into putting on any shoe that she sees as well. It is cute. She has just started liking toy necklaces as well. It is a good toy to have at church. It does not make any noise, and it keeps her busy.
My sister, Sonyo, came into town on Monday unexpectedly. She just wanted to get away from California for awhile. It was fun seeing her. We went and watched Cars with Kobi.
K.C. is back in school all the time.
I have been trying to arrange some kind of summer schedule, so that I feel that I get things done. It has been working out OK. I am going to start to teach a pediatric Nursing Clinical rotation for CCSN at St Rose hospital 1 day a week starting in Sept. It won't be too bad. I need to work on my budgeting as well. I will do really well, then I see things for the kids, and I want to buy it. I am especially a sucker for educational things or family things (like games), but everything costs so much.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Today
I am just at work again. K.C. and I actually went on a date last night. It was so fun. We went to a wedding reception and then to watch the Break-Up. I liked the movie except the ending, but I guess the movie is called the Break-Up. It was so nice to hold hands. Usually our hands are full of kids.
Kobi is done with school on Friday. Oh, NO! :) I actually think it will be fun. He is so cute. He received the perfect attendance award last week, and I made a big deal of it. I took tons of pictures, and I praised him. When he went to bed that night he said "Mommy, I am so smart. Some kids didn't get any awards. Only the smart kids got awards, and I was one of them. That is why I am so smart." I chuckled a little because it was the perfect attendance award, but I told him "You are right. You are so smart!" I think it is absolutely necessary to boost your child's self-esteem. Now I need to make sure he is always at school, so he will always get that award :). I just love being able to attend all of his functions. It makes me smile just to see him looking so hard for me in the crowd. Then, he waves. It is also fun knowing his classmates. Since I quit working so much, I have been able to help out more in his classroom. They all know Mrs. Black :). Healthy kids are so much more fun than sick kids. It's not sad as well.
Kobi starts flag football tomorrow. I don't know if he knows what he is getting himself into!
Xayla is still trying to walk and as cute as ever.
I went to lunch with Candace and Michelle. It was a lot of fun because I didn't get to really know Candace when she was in my Ward, so it is fun getting to know her through her bloggs, and now in "real life" :). Sadie is so cute as well. It was fun having 4 kids with us! We had a lot of looks, but the kids were actually really good.
Kobi is done with school on Friday. Oh, NO! :) I actually think it will be fun. He is so cute. He received the perfect attendance award last week, and I made a big deal of it. I took tons of pictures, and I praised him. When he went to bed that night he said "Mommy, I am so smart. Some kids didn't get any awards. Only the smart kids got awards, and I was one of them. That is why I am so smart." I chuckled a little because it was the perfect attendance award, but I told him "You are right. You are so smart!" I think it is absolutely necessary to boost your child's self-esteem. Now I need to make sure he is always at school, so he will always get that award :). I just love being able to attend all of his functions. It makes me smile just to see him looking so hard for me in the crowd. Then, he waves. It is also fun knowing his classmates. Since I quit working so much, I have been able to help out more in his classroom. They all know Mrs. Black :). Healthy kids are so much more fun than sick kids. It's not sad as well.
Kobi starts flag football tomorrow. I don't know if he knows what he is getting himself into!
Xayla is still trying to walk and as cute as ever.
I went to lunch with Candace and Michelle. It was a lot of fun because I didn't get to really know Candace when she was in my Ward, so it is fun getting to know her through her bloggs, and now in "real life" :). Sadie is so cute as well. It was fun having 4 kids with us! We had a lot of looks, but the kids were actually really good.
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