Back to the Swing of Things....

We are back - to school, to work, to real life, and our normal activities like piano, soccer, mutual, and other commitments.

The boys started school on the 5th. Hurricane was so excited to start school that he was up at 5:30 am getting his treasure map done so he could play Legos before he left for school.

The treasure map is the morning routine in treasure map style.

Underfoot got up shortly there after around 6, and both boys were ready to go to school.

We even left earlier enough to walk to school. That hasn't happened since before Fall Break. Sweetheart on the other hand was so anxious to get back to work that he fell asleep about 4:30 am. He left for work around 8:30 am. By the time the day was done, all the boys were tired. For family home evening, we finished our caroling for the friends who had left town.

The 16-18 year old young men from our ward (another word for congregation) came to our home on Tuesday to learn how to cook breaded chicken. Sweetheart taught them how to do it. The boys loved using the tenderizing mallet.

I decided to host a clothing exchange for women. The point was for women to clean out their closets of things they don't use or wear anymore that are gently used (or not.) 

After the clothes were gathered, there was a "shopping" day. No money was exchanged. All the clothes that were leftover were donated. About 12-18 women participated.

I cleaned out my closet when the house filled with smoke, but I did clean out a drawer and reorganize it.

As a family we celebrated my Mom's 60th birthday! Because they are serving a mission, we went to dinner in her honor.

We even woke her up on FaceTime by singing Happy Birthday! She said she had a wonderful day and wanted to make her day an extra special day of service.

She got her wish!

Pack 791's Pine Wood Derby was Friday evening. Since we are getting a new building in Corona, the 2 wards bought a new 6 lane track. The new track was used. As a pack we also opened a division for parents to build a car and race. Six cars participated.

Our little car took 2nd place. It was built quickly, and  Underfoot named it Darth Mal because of the paint job. My goal this year was to have no obvious tears. I didn't witness any.

We went and saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. Both boys sat and watched the show with great interest. 

No squirming until the last song for Hurricane. Hurricane decided to struggle with me before the show. He got a bonk on his nose that he felt needed to be bandaged.

We've been singing the songs ever since Saturday. They both played soccer games.

We met for the last time in the Rita Ranch building this past Sunday. This coming Sunday will start to meet in the chapel that is 4 minutes from our house. We think that is AMAZING! Our congregation will share the building with another so there will be 2 wards in the building. Last and not least, after meeting at 2 pm for almost 2+ years, our ward will meet at 8:30 am. We are so excited!