Oct 19 - 25

Monday, October 19 - This is the happy face of a grandma that apparently hasn't had hot eggs in the morning in at least months, possibly years. I'm so glad that she is so thrilled to be staying with my parents. This is the best case scenario possible!

Tuesday, October 20 - Well, for as happy as she was yesterday, she was in incredible pain today. She has been having some bathroom problems so we sat in the emergency room for 4 hours while they decided how they were going to clean out her bowels. They finally did it by hand and it was awful! Probably one of the most awful and traumatizing things I have watched someone go through. So sad!

Wednesday, October 21 - Mom brought Grandma Howard over to get her nails done. She is feeling MUCH better since yesterday's ER visit and was thrilled to have beautiful light pink nails done on her fingers. Mom was also glad to get her traditional Jack Skelington nails for Halloween.

Thursday, October 22 - The kids are still off school for Fall Break so I took Kendra today to run some errands with me. We first stopped by Swig, of course, then went to Ikea to get some more things for my office. We had fun walking through the whole store just looking at stuff. :) Then, we went to Walmart for some grocery and other items. It was a good day - just my girl and I. Tonight, I was baking sugar cookies when Jenni called and asked if we could do a kid swap. She brought Brielle to us for a sleepover and took Zack home with her. These cute girls had fun playing with some cookie dough and then decorating/eating their cookies.

Friday, October 23 - Today was Ethan Olson's birthday so we watched the girls while they did a chilly outdoor birthday party. :) The cookies that we made last night were actually for our new neighbors that moved into the Edward's old home (YAY) but I forgot to take a picture of what I made. I love decorating cookies. In fact, I am taking a cookie class in the next work or so. And PS, the new neighbors are great! They seem really really nice!

Saturday, October 24 - We had our second Murder Mystery dinner tonight. We had these three fun couples over and played the game all over again. It was super fun and everyone brought a fun perspective to the game. I had a good time putting both dinner parties on. I'll have to do it again next year!

Sunday, October 25 - Well, it has happened. The first snow of the season. :( Here we go...

Oct 12 - 18

 

Monday, October 12 - Today is Columbus Day so Simon had the day off. Once Nick got home from school, the two of them took off and went riding at 5-mile pass. They only rode for a few hours but they had a really good time. I'm glad they had the chance to go do that together. 

Tuesday, October 13 - Since we are almost a dissolved presidency, we decided to go out to dinner as one last hoorah. Unfortunately, Stephanie may have Covid so she wasn't able to come but the rest of us enjoyed our time spent together talking and reminiscing about the three years we've had this calling together. I love these ladies and am looking forward to what the next chapter for each of us will be. 

Wednesday, October 14 - Well, this is sadly my last young women's activity with Kendra as her leader. We played kickball at the Splash Park with the Deacons. Everyone had fun and only Jenny, Marisa, and I were a little emotional saying goodbye to everyone.

Thursday, October 15 - This is what we look like (from my computer) when we have nothing going on on a Thursday night.

Friday, October 16 - We had appointments for Ricki and Kendra to get haircuts from Bestie today. Kendra went ahead and got her hair cut OFF! It went from halfway down her back to shoulder-length! She looks so darling! Ricki also got at least 4" cut off but you almost can't tell because it is so long and beautiful still. :)

Saturday, October 17 - We had a fun day! We started with a small impromptu yard sale first thing. At 1:00, we met my family at the pumpkin patch for our annual Mabey Pumpkin Patch day. Afterward, not all but some of us went to Las Glorias for "linner". I love my fam!

Sunday, October 18 - We had an interesting Sunday dinner tonight. We have been trying to get grandma moved out of her house because Harlee is abusive and just basically awful but we finally did it today! Mom and dad picked up grandma under the pretense of Sunday dinner but really, they were picking her up for good! The top picture is of the boys taking care of Kayla while we had our intervention with grandma inside. The bottom picture is the look of relief on grandma's face when she realized that her new home would be here at my dad's house. My mom is going to take amazing care of her in these, her last months/years of life.

Oct 5 - 11

 

Monday, October 5 - Family picture time again! We went to FotoFly in Lehi this time and they did another beautiful job! It was a crazy evening but I'm glad we got it done.

Tuesday, October 6 - Simon is selling this Storm Trooper helmet so Ricki had to try it on and wear it around the house for a while. :) I had to take a picture of her most beautiful hair because I curled it yesterday for family pictures, brushed it this morning, and this is how it looks after a whole day of school! I have a little #babyhairenvy. Haha!

Wednesday, October 7 - Nick asked me if I could take him to lunch today and I didn't have a lot going on so I said sure. :) Tonight for Young Women's, we did a virtual tour of the Mormon Battalion in San Diego, CA. It was really a cute activity and I was glad I got to do it with Kendra. 

Thursday, October 8 - Happy birthday to Ricki's bestie! We took a gift over to Penney but of course, she insisted that Kendra and Ricki take a pumpkin home with them. She is so cute with Ricki. I am glad that they found each other. :)

Friday, October 9 - Adrianna and Kendra took a face mask sewing class with my friend Erika tonight. I knew that Adrianna was going to come over to hang out for a while but the girls asked me if they could have a sleepover and since they are such wonderful girls...we said yes! This is the first sleepover that Kendra has ever gotten so she was pretty darn excited! :)

Saturday, October 10 - We started our day this morning with a soccer game. My mom and Simon's parents came so it was extra fun that it was their last game and that Zack got two goals! I stayed busy the rest of the day getting ready for our fun Murder Mystery party! Unfortunately, Katie is in rehab, again, so Lori came in her place. That was fun because she flies home first thing tomorrow morning so we loved getting to spend the last few hours with her. Turned out that Kenny was the killer! :)

Sunday, October 11 - Well, today was a pretty bad day. It seems like they are coming closer together lately. We started Zoom sacrament meetings today and just before it started at 11:30, I got a call asking if I could come in and meet with a member of the bishopric at 2:00. Turns out, the whole Young Women's presidency and advisors is getting released next Sunday. :( Then, to add to the bummer, while we were at Dave & Viv's for Sunday dinner, my mom texted me and told me to call my brother. I went downstairs and called him and it seems like his marriage may be in jeopardy. Such a sad day.

Sep 28 - Oct 4

 

Monday, September 28 - Simon is getting this 4-wheeler all ready to sell. It has had problems running since we got it and he is tired of working on it all of the time. We might sell it to Kenny; fully disclosing the problems it has. He spent some time tonight getting it running and washing it. I think if we can sell it, we will get a newer automatic wheeler for the family.

Tuesday, September 29 - I got all of my food and books for a new diet program I am starting on October 1st. It is called Optivia and I'm super excited to get started. Say hello to most of my food for the next month!

Wednesday, September 30 - We had a Zoom Iron Chef for Young Women's tonight. Jenny Nyholm dropped off a cake mix and some frosting and each girl could use anything in their kitchen/house to make a cake creation. Kendra decided on not only a tie-dye frosted cake but tie-dye inside too! The girls loved it and it was a fun activity!

Thursday, October 1 - Today was the first day of my new diet so it was kind of a rough day. However, it was a fun evening so it all worked out. Lori Buckner is in town from Georgia on business and we needed a last-minute sub so mom invited her to come. She was so fun to hang out with! Bonus: I got four Buncos and won both most buncos and the traveling prize! So fun!!

Friday, October 2 - Today wasn't such a great day. I had to have my very back molar pulled on the top left (#15). It was pretty uncomfortable during the process and now I have a bone graft and stitches that have to heal. It was a rough afternoon. Also, in way sad news, Katie's "step-sister" Harlie was found unconscious from an overdose and they did everything they could do for her but she passed away. They kept her body alive so that they could donate her organs but otherwise, there is no brain activity. This is just such a horrible situation. I feel so bad for Heather, Brian, and Katie's whole family.

Saturday, October 3 - We watched Kenny & Katie's kids this morning so that they could go to the hospital to be with Harlie's body before they take her off of life support. These sweet kids brighten our house and make us so happy! Kayla found this super noisy plastic ghost in our Halloween decorations and she was obsessed with it! She kept shaking it to make it start over with the noise again. So cute!

Sunday, October 4 - Ryan and Ashley invited us over for dinner tonight after General Conference. They did a BBQ and we just sat outside in this unseasonably beautiful October weather and enjoyed it! It has been such a wonderful weekend!