At Least We're All in the Same Boat

I get to feeling really guilty that I don't post very often on our family blog. But then I look at my blogroll of friends and family, and realize that most of you don't post very often either. I guess we're just all so busy living that we don't have time to write about it. :)

Here's what we've been up to the last few weeks.

Tyler finished up his football season with Wes as the coach. They didn't win a lot of games, but Tyler played amazingly, and had a lot of fun. He can pull flags like nobody's business!
The week that football ended, Spencer's accelerated basketball league started. And Wes is coaching that one too. I'm so glad he is such an amazing dad. (Even if it does mean that our deck may never get finished.)

After leaking profusely for several weeks, our kitchen faucet suddenly stopped working. At all. We went for four days with no running water in the kitchen until the new one arrived. Man I am glad I am not a pioneer! (On a happy note, Moen replaced the faucet for free. Awesome customer service!)


Last Sunday I was released from three of my callings. I am no longer the Bear den leader, the bread specialist, or an Enrichment board member. I am relieved and sad at the same time. I loved working with Tyler, and I loved working with the women in Relief Society. But it is nice to have less on my plate so I can focus more on my family.
The ironic thing is that the calling I kept is the one that is the hardest for me. I am still over all the awards for the Boy Scouts. It nearly kills me to see how much money is spent on scouts. It's A LOT. I still struggle with it. But I feel like I am supposed to be here, even though I'm not thrilled with it. There must be something I'm supposed to learn. I'm just trusting that Heavenly Father has some kind of plan for me, even though I have no idea what it is. I sure hope I can learn quickly! ;)

What's In Your Pocket?

Wednesday was Pocket Day for the first graders. The classes have a competition to see which one has the most pockets. Justin had an old shirt I was going to get rid of, so I decided to just hot glue a bunch of pockets on it. He was thrilled!
His class didn't win the competition, but he was the one with the most pockets: 28. He had a lot of fun and was so excited that he had the most pockets. I love having a first grader!

Progress on the Deck

We are slowly but surely getting the deck done. We hired a crew to do the roofing, and they should finish up in the next two days. Hooray!

After that, we have to build the attachment that leads to the laundry room door, and build the stairs. Wes rented a post hole digger on Saturday to dig the foundation holes for the stairs.

So much faster than digging them by hand, especially in our totally rocky soil. Plus it's much more fun to use power tools! :)

Here is what it looks like so far.

I can't wait till we can use it!!!

Sorry, late notice.

Just wanted to make sure all you real life friends know about the giveaway I'm doing on my website. It's for an awesome window shade, and it's worth over $200. So if one of your windows could use a makeover, make sure you check it out. Today is the last day to enter.

Simple Fit Shade Giveaway

Oh, and I know the video is totally dorky. Don't laugh.

I Already Know What I Want for Christmas

Tyler and Justin just finished up soccer.

They both had a fabulous time.

They both have serious soccer skills and it is fun to watch them.

Both of them scored goals multiple times.

Both of them played goalie and blocked lots of shots.

Both of them had amazing kicks.

And I have no good pictures of any of it.
This is the best photo I got this year:

I sure hope Santa leaves me a zoom lens! :)