Yard Sale and Snake

Underfoot and Hurricane have talked about doing a yard sale for about one month. They wanted to try their hand at selling goods (items and baked.) We (meaning Wendy) cleaned out our cupboards, shed, attic, closets, and under the beds to have a decent sale. The cleaning out consumed a lot time.

Making Cookies on a Sunday

The boys making their own cookies.

On Thursday night, I walked into our kitchen after cleaning out the book shelves in our library. I looked down to see a snake. I thought it was a plastic one that the boys had and then it moved. The snake moved. It wasn't plastic. I ended up on the counter in a flash. Sweetheart took care of it. Not sure how it got inside. It was a non-venomous one. In the moment, I didn't really want to go to sleep, move any furniture, walk around our house, or sit on the floor. EVER. AGAIN. I know that is over the top dramatic, but I did learn that I can fly with great speed. The only consolation is that Sweetheart got a little freaked out too. I told my Dad and he said, "Don't worry. They only eat bugs." Cyndy told me to burn my house down and move to Las Vegas.

Saturday morning we had the yard sale. The boys sold donuts and lemonade. I think they made more money doing that than anything else. The sale wasn't super successful because many just looked and drove on. We didn't have anything big like furniture or electronics. Anything that was left from the yard sale that's non-perishable was taken to the Deseret Industries donation pod after the sale. Some of it return to our shelves like a book, a little computer table, and some place mats. We fill both our cars with stuff for donation. It's nice to clean out a bit.

The boys had their swim banquet and swam. They had so much fun and are ready for starting again. They were awarded their own swim backpacks which will be helpful for next year.

Hurricane had his first 1/2 day. Kindergartens get to go to the specials - music, P.E., SUMS (students understanding math and science), and art. A parent volunteers and follows the class around while the teacher has a meeting. Hurricane asked if I would come, and I did. We had a great day together.

Underfoot and Hurricane had school pictures.

Friday evening is our Bountiful Baskets distribution. The middle school principal insisted we do it in the lobby of the gymnasium because of lightening in the distance. The lightening and rain came for 15 minutes to soak to the bone. We even got a National Weather Service warning on our phone. The boys took boxes to cover them and played in the rain. They were totally soaked.

Sweetheart is solving problems at work. He has a project deadline in September and is working a lot to make the deadline. He invited the young men to play games on Saturday night. We had a fun time as some parents came too.

A Surprise Package

Sweetheart: He went camping and water-skiing with the Priests in our ward in Phoenix. He had a lot of fun and has been very sore ever since.

Underfoot: He started piano lessons again. He really wants to play baseball this fall. The school hosted a "job fair" which is a club sign up. He signed up for Drama Club and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Club. He would have liked to sign up for more if he could have.

Hurricane: He started piano lessons as well. He would like to play soccer this fall. At the school job fair, he signed up for the Drama Club. He isn't old enough to be in most of the other clubs.

Mama: The Cub Master and I did 3 new cub scout orientations and 2 move in orientations. The Rincon Stake hosted Standards Night for the youth so there was no mutual for Sweetheart. We tossed a coin, and I went to the Roundtable meeting. Sweetheart put children to bed.

Family: We celebrated our family birthday (our anniversary) this week with carne asada from a Mexican butcher.

The meat was really yummy. The boys get excited for the treat that comes.

We ate stuffed strawberries with Nutella and dulce de cachuate estilo mazapan.

Last Week's Highlights:

Sweetheart dropped Hurricane and Underfoot off at school. The bell rang, and Hurricane was trying to go fast. Underfoot stopped, came back for Hurricane, and walked him to class. Sweetheart called to tell me how he was happy to see Underfoot stop and help Hurricane. 

 

My sister sent a box full of a some great treasures. One of the treasures was a necklace she wasn't using.

The necklace made an amazing addition!

 

We attended a wedding on Friday and helped with reception on Saturday.

We spent the night with Sweetheart's sister's family. Hurricane and Underfoot went to their cousin's birthday at a water park. They had a blast!

Be Well.