Sewing

So the last few month I have felt like I should learn how to sew. My father in-law gave me a sewing machine a little awhile ago and has been sitting in my closet. So a few weeks ago, I ask my friend Jennifer to teach me how to hook everything up and operate the machine. She was very patient with me, and answered all my questions.

So my first project was to make popcorn warms for my kids, I learned to make them in Relief Society activity a few years ago. I think I did pretty good for my first attempt at sewing. The next sewing project is curtains for Aidan's room, the laundry room, and the garage.

Wish me luck! Here is the first project!

Clean Room

So the other day I asked the kids to help clean their rooms. Kaliska came to me to show me her room. She said the floor was nice and clean. Then I noticed her bed, and asked were was going to sleep? Kaliska just laughed and said on my bed, silly!

She is just a little stinker, you just have to love her!

Floor


Bed

Fixes

Fence
So about a month ago the fence got knocked over in a storm. After Dedrick and I talked about the all the options:

1-file a home owners claim
2-fix it our self's
3-tear it down

We decided to tear it down, for the simple reason that the fence as been up for 14 years. If we filed a claim we would have paid 5 times more than it would have to fix it our self's. So with the help of Brandon, who likes to hang out with my husband, they have been slowly taking it down. We will put a new fence in maybe a year or two.






Van
It was my third time working by myself for my part time job. I was having a great day so far, I was able to do everything without calling my boss for help. I had happen to get there before the mail was delivered. So I moved my van out of the way of the ramp and to the side. I was in the building when the driver comes to me and tells me he hit the back of the van. I was shocked and worried it was going to be bad. It was not has bad has I thought considering the size of the mail(22ft box) truck. So we get each others insurance info, he leaves and I get back to work.

When I got home I called my boss and told her what happened and then call the insurance to file a claim. It took about a month to fix the damage, and now my bumper is very shiny.

Labor Day

This summer we did not have a chance to go on any trips as a family. So Dedrick and I decided, with a three day weekend, to get away. The kids had been asking to go to Worlds of Fun in Missouri. So Dedrick and I talked about where we could go within a few hours drive from home. We decided to head to Missouri to see some church history and go to Worlds of Fun.

So at dinner on Tuesday the week of, I told the kids we were going to pretend we were on a trip. I asked them to name what movies they would bring, what snacks and drinks. They got a piece of paper and each wrote down what they would want and bring. So the following day after I got the older two off to school and Kaliska was still asleep, I got the movies and players together. I also did laundry to have clothes to pack for the kids the following morning on Wednesday. On Thursday I went to the store to collect all the treats for the trip. Friday I took the kids to the movies so Dedrick could pack for us without the kids around. Saturday morning I worked, and Dedrick finished loading the car so we could leave when I got home.



Since we left about 10:30am on Saturday, and took us three hours to drive. We decided to see the many things around the area of Independence, MO. We went to the Latter Day Saints visitor center, then the Liberty Jail, then the Shoal Creek Living History Museum, and then drove by the new temple. When we got done looking around we had dinner and headed to the hotel, were the kids spent the evening swimming.

Sunday morning we went to Worlds of Fun from 10am to 6pm. The kids had a blast! Poor Becca got scared on alot of them, put she still had fun. We were so tired after playing, we rented a movie and ordered pizza in the hotel room to rest for the evening.

Monday we let the kids swim for about two hours before we check out. Then headed downtown to see a few parks, the mall to shop, then headed home. The kids loved the surprise trip and the best time:)

P.S. Becca did not believe we were going to Worlds of Fun, she that we were joking. Silly Girl!!!