Skip to main content

Almost Summer

This quiet house won't be very quiet anymore come next week.
School will be out and I am dying as much 
as the kids are for some freedom!
pause
the only room I have kind of made ours in the house so far
(although we would like to demolish that brown hearth)
the boys have been living in a torn out office this year so i think it is high time to get this project done
my other project for summer is to turn this other office spot 
(how many did the previous owner have?
 4 in fact, haha, no idea why)
into a reading nook and guest bed area
I'm excited :)
my sewing space is done as well and I have my good husband to thank for it....so, I want to make stuff too. 
Summer is looking industrious for me. 
That is if the heat 
doesn't sap me of all motivation.

Likely outcome though:)

I keep asking the kids what they want to do this summer. 
Sigh. 
It looks like I'll just have to TELL them what to do.
get a job
go to museums
go to the beach
basketball basketball basketball
go to all girls math camp at Duke university
( I know, that is bragging but she keeps it all to herself and she is my favorite almost senior) 
YW camp
drive to the store and buy groceries for me :)
oh...and look at colleges, no biggie!
band camps and more music 
(after a year of a hiatus, he wants to go back to it....YAY!)
also says i dunno about summer but that is to be expected
YM camp to Big Bear
magic mountain
finishing his growth spurt...he has almost hit 6'1" so he'll probably be sleeping 14 hours a day ;)
the beach the beach the beach
the pool the pool the pool
maybe babysit
YW camp
sew projects
be my right hand woman
have friends come over to swim
READ
(not his idea, haha)
beach
San Diego
exercise
car museum
sleep next to mom when dad is away :)

But school isn't out yet.
so lame!


But the end of school play: Gold Dust or Bust was pretty cute, 
he played Levi Strauss. 
He memorized all kinds of parts and filled in for those who didn't show :)
Living History Museum : Marcus Allen
finishing up his football season


we celebrated with the kids for our 18th wedding anniversary
it was so fun and I think they really liked being a part of it.
I mean, they are the reason.
 We knew we wanted a family but we never really talked about it before we actually got married, haha.

It turned out bigger than Clay had expected :) 

Life's truly better with all of them in it






mexican feast at our secret spot


I tweaked the format of my blog hoping that would freshen up my outlook on things. 
Is it confusing? Is it boring?
In all honesty, I feel like I am in a holding pattern feeling a bit confused and bored, haha. 
So, while I am holding I would like to do some living. 
This year has been a life that has changed and a life that is readjusting to new normals. 
It has been pretty exhausting for me.

But, we made it through a whole school year here!

So onto to summer break next week and exploring this sunny spot of the world :) 













Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sports Mom Era

I think I saw this coming but maybe I didn't really see this coming:) I am a sports mom. Plain and simple. I had other hats too like library mom, classroom aid mom, costumes for musicals mom, outdoorsy hiking mom, musical mom, jazz band mom, tech crew mom, art mom, spring break mom, etc etc etc But sports mom has been a pretty big theme in my life:) So, in honor of my Dad's birthday today and his absolute love of sports, I share this to save the memoires.  Because one day, it will be just that, sweet and crazy sports mom era memories:) Okay, so I love JV games because the weather at 4pm in the Bay Area and even coast side was amazing last year. Tee shirt and jeans? Heavenly  Fall 2024 (he already looks different) Friday morning fits Becky Ruppel photography↑ In the middle of football season lies the beast of the high school basketball pancake breakfast. It was actually fun to serve all of the people coming through... even the complainers...haha Homecoming! And nothing better t...
Post a Comment
Read more

Post #40 The Ninja Room

The room my family has been waiting for.  Seriously!  I knew when we decided to turn this into a hang out room versus another bedroom(sorry teenage Lucy) it would be the end all at the Milkbarn.  In the 70's, when I grew up, this type of room was called a den. Rightly so. They were usually planked with wood siding and padded with two toned shag carpet. Nowadays I hear the word lounge to describe this space which only conjures up images of 20 somethings in the 90's  (ahem, that was me)   congregating at hip places with lots of sectional seating and guys thinking cigars were cool while I thought it seemed all so ridiculous.  So our children, upon carpet installation, commandeered the room for fighting and wrestling and so forth.  They named it The Ninja Room . No den, no lounge...just the ninja room. We love that they named it. We wanted to put up all of our family photographs  in a more personal space. ...
4 comments
Read more

Audrey's off! Santo Domingo East Mission

Here she is.  On a split.  In the campo(country)! Dominican Republic Time hop to May when she received her tags :) Her paper giving her permission to proselyte! Pre-mission things to do were: picture with flag at temple ✓ hikes in the sun✓ being set apart as a missionary in our home✓ home mtc p-day shenanigans✓ last taco bell supper :) ✓ hugs that need to last 18 months✓ Her first MTC phone call home. She had too much fun there but why not? This missionary mom will send you one package to the mtc... and that's it :) Upon arrival, she met her mission presidents!  Presidente y Hermana Chaverri Meeting her trainer in the field:) And after a mini transfer, meeting her new trainer! Her spanish will improve exponentially (she is from Nicaragua!)  The scripture she shared as she was in the Mexico MTC:)  I wrote it out so each day I could walk by it and remember her, and  remember the joy the gospel of Jesus Christ brings💗 I cry a little more nowadays but she has ...
Post a Comment
Read more