Every Time it Rains, it Rains, Pennies From Heaven.
Greetings! Yet another week has passed and we are inching ever closer to May and summer and my hubby’s impending graduation. This past week has been a bit rainy and I had a friend mention to me that they were sick of all the rain. I told her that it had snowed recent enough that I was just so pleased that it wasn’t snow. Besides that I am not your typical human being. For most rain is depressing and melancholy. For me it is refreshing, peaceful, rejuvenating, and I can almost hear the flowers and grass soaking it in and saying, “ahhhh.” I love the way rain sounds hitting the window and the ground outside, I love how it smells and I love taking a walk in it without my umbrella so that it can hit my face. It makes me feel cozy and I enjoy watching it fall. For me it is always welcome break from days and days of freezing snow or hot, blazing sun.
So this past week (and I tell you I can NOT believe how fast time flies these days). Last Monday I spent a lot of the day prepping for playgroup. I made koolaid and jello playdough (they have AWESOME coloring and smell good too) and went to the library to get a few books. In the afternoon while Aiden slept Brandon and I worked out in the yard again. We got the patio pretty much all cleaned off. It just needs a good sweeping with a push broom and then perhaps a hosing off. We were going to pull the playhouse pieces and trash out but there were too many wasps out there. We decided to spray later and then go back to it. When Aiden woke up we went to my grandma’s to go swimming. Aiden got a little chilly but we all had a lot of fun.
Tuesday was our first playgroup at the church. In total there were four moms and four kids. It was nice to see Aiden interacting with kids his own age. It was also nice to be out of the house and have other moms to talk to. All of the kids really enjoyed running around the huge gym. During the day I did a lot of crocheting. I was working on various lengths of headbands. I also created buttonholes and added the buttons to my dress. Now all that I have to do is hem it. I also worked some on neckties for Aiden.
Wednesday I finished up Aiden’s neckties. They turned out very cute. I finished up my felt flower patterns so that I can start making felt flowers and I also scrapbooked a bit during Aiden’s nap. After Aiden’s nap we went to Cold Stone. I decided to get Apple Pie a la Cold Stone instead of my usual and man was it TASTY!
Thursday morning I had a visit with my visiting teacher. I always like when my visiting teachers visit because they always have good insight and a different vantage point of things that help open my eyes on various topics, plus it is nice to talk to an adult once in awhile. In the afternoon we took about an hour during Aiden’s naptime and chopped down some of the wild plants scattered randomly in the backyard. When Aiden woke up from his nap I took him to play at grandma Carolyn’s for a bit in her big fenced in yard. He enjoys exploring and getting into things. 😛 While we were at grandma’s we heard the ice cream truck and she gave me a dollar to buy an ice cream. I still have a pavlovian response to the ice cream truck music. It makes me want to get up and scramble for ice cream money. Luckily I can restrain myself. But oh, it is nice to be young at heart.
Friday was crazy. My mom called in the morning and asked me to go to get some horehound candy on temple square. I of course got there 30 mins. before the place opened so I went on a short tour of the beehive house. Then I took Aiden to my mom’s work to drop off the candy and she asked if we could go with her to RC Willey so that she could exchange her video camera. Well the RC Willey guy was being ridiculous and it was taking forever so I ran to Wendy’s with Aiden and by the time we were finished my mom was done at RC Willey. After that Aiden napped at home while Brandon, Becky, and I loaded her truck full of stuff and the playhouse from my dad’s backyard. Phew. In the evening I watched Marley and Me which further emphasized that I will NEVER EVER in a MILLION YEARS own a dog. I liked the movie though. After Aiden went to bed I attended craft night at the church and worked on my felt flowers. They are very cute.
Saturday was busy. In the morning Brandon and I went to the temple while my grandma baby sat Aiden. After Aiden’s nap we spent an hour at Liz Denson’s birthday party and then went grocery shopping with my dad. In the evening I watched Escape to Witch Mountain in preparation for the new movie Race to Witch Mountain.
Sunday was a down day. I worked on our Family Adventure blog and helped Brandon address his grad announcements. In the morning I watched Return From Witch Mountain and in the evening I watched most of Mona Lisa Smile on t.v.
Well, that was our week. Thanks for reading…
