Ok, I know, I am 2 weeks behind again. So I am not back in the swing of things! I'm sure you did not miss much last week, we are not that exciting.
What I remember of last week, is mainly the weekend, because I have pictures. Kyra and I spent Saturday in Scottsbluff at the Zoo. Kyra's Girl Scout troop went for a day of activities. I think they all had a good time, creating and learning. I had 4 girls ride up with me, then 3 back home (no, I did not forget one, she stayed in town with her mom). As we were leaving Scottsbluff, I get a phone call from my husband. At this point the debate is should I answer, knowing what he wants, or ignore and let him worry that something has happened to us. I answer.
Mark "where are you"
Laura "just leaving town"
Mark "when you get back can you come over and help me? After you change clothes."
Laura silence
Mark "please"
Laura "I guess so"
So after meeting parents at the community center (our standard meeting point), I head home to change then head back in to the Parsonage to help Mark plain the boards of the deck. See above pictures. Pastor and Sarah were also there to help. I informed my husband that I could help that day, but Sunday was tomato canning day, so don't even ask. We quit work about 5:30 p.m., and went home and got cleaned up for a surprise birthday party for a friend. The girls were invited to stay at Pastor and Sarah's for supper, which helped a lot as I did not have anything to fix for them.
Sunday was spent at church in the morning, then Mark and Lexi headed to the parsonage to work on the deck, and Kyra and I made spaghetti sauce. 8 1/2 quarts of sauce later, we were done. So people don't think we were being lazy, we headed to a friends house and picked up 3 gallon bags of grapes, that she had frozen and didn't want all of them. We put those on to cook down, and then put them through the cheese cloth. I was off Monday morning, so was able to make the jelly on Monday, instead of doing my blog. Mark, Lexi, Pastor and Sarah were able to get all the boards plained on the deck, and most of the side boards sanded, so they also had a full day.
The big even this week, was Lexi's 12th birthday. I can't believe it has been 12 years. Her day started like this.
Mom "Good morning Lexi, Happy Birthday"
Lexi "Can I open one present?"
Mom"No"
Lexi (crying) "But Kyra got to open one the morning of her birthday"
Mom "Your dad has already gone to work, and he would like to watch you open one"
Lexi "That's not fair!"
And the next thing you know, she is stomping out of the house to catch the bus. I have been informed that it just goes down hill from here, at least until they are about 15-16, some say as late at 18, but I think that is just because they leave for college. After school, once again she wanted to open one present, and the answer was no, since neither Mom or Dad were home. Once everyone was in the same place, she was allowed to open ALL her presents (all 3). We then loaded up in the Tahoe, and headed to Scottsbluff to go out to eat at Chilli's (Lexi's choice). The next night Lexi had 4 girls over for pizza and then went to the homecoming game (Bridgeport won!). Only 3 were able to spend the night, but that was plenty. I was told that the last girl went to sleep around 3:00 a.m. The next day was volley ball, so there wasn't much sleeping in.
Mark worked Saturday, then he and Lexi headed back over to the parsonage to finish up what they could on the deck. Kyra and I worked on tomatoes again and did pizza sauce this time. We got 18 pints, and 8- 1/2 pints.
Sunday was church and Sunday school. Mark mowed the lawn, and I put a turkey in the oven. We had Thanksgiving in October and invited Pastor who is by himself, as Sarah and the kids went to Michigan, and Milo over for supper.
Now we are back to Monday, and the work week starts. Lexi got up this morning asking where her "skinny" jeans were.
Mom "I don't know"
Lexi "They are all dirty because you don't do laundry!"
Mom "Yesterday would have been a good time to tell me that you were out of jeans, or you could have done them yourself. I did laundry last Monday, and I will do laundry today."
Lexi- stomp out the door to catch the bus, not in skinny jeans, and having to take her clarinet even though she only had one hand left to carry anything!
This sure seems to be becoming a pattern.
Until next week...
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Back in the swing of things
I have decided that summer is great if you are one of those people that do not like schedules. We have run from one thing to another this summer, and are finally back into the schedule mode, that I like best.
I like to do my blog on Monday morning. It is Tuesday morning, now, because I had a bulletin for a funeral to do yesterday, so had to work at the church. I am going to try to get to the gym 3 times this week to workout, and I was able to get my b**t out of bed yesterday and go. Why I ever stop going is beyond me! I hate that first workout feeling ie. that I am going to die! My legs were itching because they had not had any circulation all summer. I am going to lift weights on Wednesday, so that should be fun! I just need to stop stopping! The other bad news is that I have gained back some of the weight that I worked so hard to take off. Stupid! Oh well, we are starting over, and we are back in the routine!
Kyra had her "Flower field" day last Monday. The class dresses up in pioneer dress, and only take and use what they would of had in the 1800's. They go to a prairie school for the day. She wrote with a Quill and ink, took jerky, cornbread, apple and milk in a glass jar for lunch. She had a good time, and hopefully is more thankful for the life she has in 2010.
I sat down the other day and was thinking of the activities that the girls and Mark and I are doing this year. Here is an example of our weeks:
Monday- piano lessons and Weight Watchers for Mom
Tuesday- Story Hour at the library and this week volleyball clinic
Wednesday- Midweek at Church, and Advent starting soon
Thursday- Girl Scouts and Choir for Mom
Friday- Nothing as of yet!
Saturday- Volleyball games for 2 months
I always said that I was not going to be one of those Mom's that ran their kids all over the place, and here I am. Well most of the places the girls walk to, but I do have to pick them up.
We had an electrical storm come through last night. We had very little rain, but plenty of lightning bolts that drilled the ground. We have not had rain for a good while, so you can imagine what happened... yes fires! Mark is on the rural fire board, so went out after work to fill trucks with water and have things ready as needed. He came home last night (after I was in bed) with a list of repairs for most of the fire trucks. We have been lucky most of this year with not too many fires, then had 4 last night. Murphy's Law.
I am trying to get laundry done, plus have to get my cake into town for the funeral dinner, so better keep moving. Until next week.
I like to do my blog on Monday morning. It is Tuesday morning, now, because I had a bulletin for a funeral to do yesterday, so had to work at the church. I am going to try to get to the gym 3 times this week to workout, and I was able to get my b**t out of bed yesterday and go. Why I ever stop going is beyond me! I hate that first workout feeling ie. that I am going to die! My legs were itching because they had not had any circulation all summer. I am going to lift weights on Wednesday, so that should be fun! I just need to stop stopping! The other bad news is that I have gained back some of the weight that I worked so hard to take off. Stupid! Oh well, we are starting over, and we are back in the routine!
Kyra had her "Flower field" day last Monday. The class dresses up in pioneer dress, and only take and use what they would of had in the 1800's. They go to a prairie school for the day. She wrote with a Quill and ink, took jerky, cornbread, apple and milk in a glass jar for lunch. She had a good time, and hopefully is more thankful for the life she has in 2010.
I sat down the other day and was thinking of the activities that the girls and Mark and I are doing this year. Here is an example of our weeks:
Monday- piano lessons and Weight Watchers for Mom
Tuesday- Story Hour at the library and this week volleyball clinic
Wednesday- Midweek at Church, and Advent starting soon
Thursday- Girl Scouts and Choir for Mom
Friday- Nothing as of yet!
Saturday- Volleyball games for 2 months
I always said that I was not going to be one of those Mom's that ran their kids all over the place, and here I am. Well most of the places the girls walk to, but I do have to pick them up.
We had an electrical storm come through last night. We had very little rain, but plenty of lightning bolts that drilled the ground. We have not had rain for a good while, so you can imagine what happened... yes fires! Mark is on the rural fire board, so went out after work to fill trucks with water and have things ready as needed. He came home last night (after I was in bed) with a list of repairs for most of the fire trucks. We have been lucky most of this year with not too many fires, then had 4 last night. Murphy's Law.
I am trying to get laundry done, plus have to get my cake into town for the funeral dinner, so better keep moving. Until next week.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Summer is done! Time to Blog!
I have been told by several people that I have not done well with the blogging this summer. My last post was in May, it is now the middle of September. I guess they are right, I need to get my blog done. I my defence, this summer has been a whirl wind of activity, and to top it off my computer crashed. I am writing today on a borrowed computer. I forget sometimes that everything that I had set up on my old computer is not on this one, so it does take a while to get everything done, like a slide show and a blog written. Well, sit back, relax, and enjoy catching up on the Douthit's summer.
I think that I will divide the summer into months and try to remember what happened each month. In May I flew to Amarillo to help Mom after her knee replacement surgery. The girls got out of school May 23rd.
June. The girls started swim team practice every morning, and they were suppose to have their first meet on June 12th. The first meet was scheduled for Bridgeport, but we had to cancel at the last min. due to the high that day only suppose to be 53, and it was suppose to rain all day. That doesn't go over too well with an outdoor pool. It did not hurt my feelings, as it is a very long day for the parents that have to work the meet and make sure kids are where they are suppose to be. The next meet was in Alliance, and my parents were able to come up to watch the meet, then took the girls to Texas for 2 weeks.
July. Around the first part of July we had a hail Storm that wiped out my garden. I had such a nice garden this year, then nothing. Most everything came back, but was very delayed. It is Sept. 13th, and I am just starting to pick tomatoes. anyway, we went to Texas the week after the 4th, brought the girls home. They missed one swim meet, but there was no other time for them to go to Texas. Both girls started a multi media class at the school, that met every day for 3 weeks. They both had a great time, and hope they offer it again next year. The swim team season ended July 17th, with the metal meet in Rushville. Neither girl got a metal this year. They are getting into the older ages where you have to be really good to get a metal. Both did well this year, and improved their times by 3-4 seconds in each event that they swam.
August. We finally decided that if we were going to take a family vacation that we better get it done before school started again. Marks work has a summer employees picnic. We tubed the Niobrara river at Valentine. We got on charter buses Sat. morning, and got home that night about 9:30 p.m. We had loads of fun, and only had one X-rated moment when I made the girls look to the other side of the river and "do not turn around until I say you can". Girls- "why?" Mom- "Because I said so!" We found out that on any given weekend 3-5 thousand people float down the river, and yes alcohol is allowed. The X-rated moment was from some collage kids trying to impress each other with their bodies. The next day we loaded up the camper and headed to a camp ground near Laramie Peak. We were only able to stay until Tues., but it was enough to give us a much needed rest. Mom and Dad came back up to our area, as Dad had his 60th class reunion. Our niece Bailey was able to come with Mom and Dad, so it was nice to see her again. It was a nice weekend, until Mom and Dad's little dog ran out on the road to chase a car, and got hit. There was nothing the vet could do for him, so he is buried in our back pasture. Not a good way to end a visit. School started on August 19, with Lexi in 6th grade, and Kyra in 4th. Mark's brother Jay, bought a house in Casper WY, so the end of August found us in WY helping him paint and move. We all worked hard and had every room in the house painted, and everything moved in. Nothing was put away, but that is Jay's problem.
September. The 2nd we headed back to Texas for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. Us kids had a party planned for them at a nice party room. The party was on Saturday night. Friday night all us kids and spouses plus a cousin and caterer got together at Lynne's house and made all the food for the party. After the food prep was done, Jay (Lynne's) husband declared a foose ball tournament. I have not laughed so hard in a long time. The party was nice, and it was good to see a lot of old friends and relatives. We came home again on Labor Day, back to work and school, then headed back to Jay's (Mark's Brother) house to help take out walls and lay hardwood floors.
Now you should be caught up with what we did this summer. I know that I am missing a bunch of stuff, but I can only remember so much. Just fill in the blanks with work, running kids to summer reading at the library, running kids to swim meets and practices, running running running. You get the idea. Well I am not going to promise, but I will try to do a better job with a weekly blog. Enjoy the slide show, as that is mosly what our summer was. Laura
I think that I will divide the summer into months and try to remember what happened each month. In May I flew to Amarillo to help Mom after her knee replacement surgery. The girls got out of school May 23rd.
June. The girls started swim team practice every morning, and they were suppose to have their first meet on June 12th. The first meet was scheduled for Bridgeport, but we had to cancel at the last min. due to the high that day only suppose to be 53, and it was suppose to rain all day. That doesn't go over too well with an outdoor pool. It did not hurt my feelings, as it is a very long day for the parents that have to work the meet and make sure kids are where they are suppose to be. The next meet was in Alliance, and my parents were able to come up to watch the meet, then took the girls to Texas for 2 weeks.
July. Around the first part of July we had a hail Storm that wiped out my garden. I had such a nice garden this year, then nothing. Most everything came back, but was very delayed. It is Sept. 13th, and I am just starting to pick tomatoes. anyway, we went to Texas the week after the 4th, brought the girls home. They missed one swim meet, but there was no other time for them to go to Texas. Both girls started a multi media class at the school, that met every day for 3 weeks. They both had a great time, and hope they offer it again next year. The swim team season ended July 17th, with the metal meet in Rushville. Neither girl got a metal this year. They are getting into the older ages where you have to be really good to get a metal. Both did well this year, and improved their times by 3-4 seconds in each event that they swam.
August. We finally decided that if we were going to take a family vacation that we better get it done before school started again. Marks work has a summer employees picnic. We tubed the Niobrara river at Valentine. We got on charter buses Sat. morning, and got home that night about 9:30 p.m. We had loads of fun, and only had one X-rated moment when I made the girls look to the other side of the river and "do not turn around until I say you can". Girls- "why?" Mom- "Because I said so!" We found out that on any given weekend 3-5 thousand people float down the river, and yes alcohol is allowed. The X-rated moment was from some collage kids trying to impress each other with their bodies. The next day we loaded up the camper and headed to a camp ground near Laramie Peak. We were only able to stay until Tues., but it was enough to give us a much needed rest. Mom and Dad came back up to our area, as Dad had his 60th class reunion. Our niece Bailey was able to come with Mom and Dad, so it was nice to see her again. It was a nice weekend, until Mom and Dad's little dog ran out on the road to chase a car, and got hit. There was nothing the vet could do for him, so he is buried in our back pasture. Not a good way to end a visit. School started on August 19, with Lexi in 6th grade, and Kyra in 4th. Mark's brother Jay, bought a house in Casper WY, so the end of August found us in WY helping him paint and move. We all worked hard and had every room in the house painted, and everything moved in. Nothing was put away, but that is Jay's problem.
September. The 2nd we headed back to Texas for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. Us kids had a party planned for them at a nice party room. The party was on Saturday night. Friday night all us kids and spouses plus a cousin and caterer got together at Lynne's house and made all the food for the party. After the food prep was done, Jay (Lynne's) husband declared a foose ball tournament. I have not laughed so hard in a long time. The party was nice, and it was good to see a lot of old friends and relatives. We came home again on Labor Day, back to work and school, then headed back to Jay's (Mark's Brother) house to help take out walls and lay hardwood floors.
Now you should be caught up with what we did this summer. I know that I am missing a bunch of stuff, but I can only remember so much. Just fill in the blanks with work, running kids to summer reading at the library, running kids to swim meets and practices, running running running. You get the idea. Well I am not going to promise, but I will try to do a better job with a weekly blog. Enjoy the slide show, as that is mosly what our summer was. Laura
Monday, May 24, 2010
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary to me! "In sickness and health" comes to mind today. Mark was up half the night complaining that he could not breath (I was up half the night just not able to sleep). This morning he said that his stomach was not feeling well. He headed to work, then was home a half hour later because he had thrown up. So I guess the anniversary will be spent avoiding the bedroom where sickness lives.
School ended for the girls this last week. They had their field day on Monday, but it was only half a day since we have had so much rain and they needed time for the track and field to dry out. Parts of the track were still under water, so the kids were only able to run the 100m and the 50m. Lexi got 3rd in her first heat on the 100m and 3rd overall. Kyra got 2nd in her first heat of the 50m, and 7th overall. Kyra was thrilled that she could actually run and place. The rest of the week was spent trying to remember where each child was going for different field trips and end of the school year activities.
Saturday we headed to the ranch. It was sort of a dual trip. Mark has had his Dad's "old" tractor down here for almost a year. Originally he was just going to sell it for his dad, as it has not run well, and was not worth fixing. After much discussion, Mark and his dad decided to go ahead and repair the tractor. With all the sickness that Mark had this last year, it ended up taking almost a year to fix. We also had made plans with the Strawns to take their parents up to the ranch to show them around. Their parents were here for Elia's birth and baptism. Mark borrowed a pickup and trailer from work and we headed up. We got a call from Marks parents stating that we better not bring the tractor all the way up, as they got 1.2" of rain the night before, and the roads were not good. We dropped the trailer and tractor in Crawford, and then headed to the ranch with just the 2 vehicles. We made lunch out there, then Mark took a pickup load of people on a tour of the ranch. The rest of us stayed at the house and had naps and visits. We then headed back to town the long way, so we could show them a few more sights. We also did a driving tour of Fort Robinson, just to wet their appetites for a return camping trip. We then headed over to Chadron for supper then made the long trek home.
Sunday was Elia's baptism, and Mark and I were honored to be her sponsors. After church and Sunday school, we went to the Strawns for the baptismal dinner. It was a beautiful day, and we were able to sit outside as well as inside for the meal and visiting. We left about 3:00 p.m. and came home to plant the garden. As Mark said the corn should have been in 2 weeks ago. We got everything planted except the tomatoes and peppers. We were going to go to Scottsbluff tonight for our anniversary and get the rest of the plants, but I think I will go by myself after I go to Kimball.
Swim team starts this next week with practices, and the first meet is here in Bridgeport on June 12th. We are suppose to have a meeting this week, so will know the rest of the schedule then. Once again this summer will be over before we know it.
They are predicting severe weather this afternoon, and high winds. It is 11:00 a.m. and the winds have already come up, so I better head out. I am going to post this blog, then do the picture slide show tonight, so if there are no pictures check back again.
School ended for the girls this last week. They had their field day on Monday, but it was only half a day since we have had so much rain and they needed time for the track and field to dry out. Parts of the track were still under water, so the kids were only able to run the 100m and the 50m. Lexi got 3rd in her first heat on the 100m and 3rd overall. Kyra got 2nd in her first heat of the 50m, and 7th overall. Kyra was thrilled that she could actually run and place. The rest of the week was spent trying to remember where each child was going for different field trips and end of the school year activities.
Saturday we headed to the ranch. It was sort of a dual trip. Mark has had his Dad's "old" tractor down here for almost a year. Originally he was just going to sell it for his dad, as it has not run well, and was not worth fixing. After much discussion, Mark and his dad decided to go ahead and repair the tractor. With all the sickness that Mark had this last year, it ended up taking almost a year to fix. We also had made plans with the Strawns to take their parents up to the ranch to show them around. Their parents were here for Elia's birth and baptism. Mark borrowed a pickup and trailer from work and we headed up. We got a call from Marks parents stating that we better not bring the tractor all the way up, as they got 1.2" of rain the night before, and the roads were not good. We dropped the trailer and tractor in Crawford, and then headed to the ranch with just the 2 vehicles. We made lunch out there, then Mark took a pickup load of people on a tour of the ranch. The rest of us stayed at the house and had naps and visits. We then headed back to town the long way, so we could show them a few more sights. We also did a driving tour of Fort Robinson, just to wet their appetites for a return camping trip. We then headed over to Chadron for supper then made the long trek home.
Sunday was Elia's baptism, and Mark and I were honored to be her sponsors. After church and Sunday school, we went to the Strawns for the baptismal dinner. It was a beautiful day, and we were able to sit outside as well as inside for the meal and visiting. We left about 3:00 p.m. and came home to plant the garden. As Mark said the corn should have been in 2 weeks ago. We got everything planted except the tomatoes and peppers. We were going to go to Scottsbluff tonight for our anniversary and get the rest of the plants, but I think I will go by myself after I go to Kimball.
Swim team starts this next week with practices, and the first meet is here in Bridgeport on June 12th. We are suppose to have a meeting this week, so will know the rest of the schedule then. Once again this summer will be over before we know it.
They are predicting severe weather this afternoon, and high winds. It is 11:00 a.m. and the winds have already come up, so I better head out. I am going to post this blog, then do the picture slide show tonight, so if there are no pictures check back again.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Back in the deep freeze
I am back in the deep freeze (ie: Nebraska), after a week in Texas, where the wind blew, but the temperatures were in the upper 80's to low 90's. The last day I was there, was is in the low to mid 60's, so that did acclimate me back to the 50's that will be our high this entire week.
Mom had her knee replaced on April 29th, and came home from the hospital on May 3rd. She was and is doing well. I asked her several days after surgery, if she was having any pain in the knee or other places like she was before. Her responce was "No, and that is the best part". Mom goes to the Dr. today for a followup after the surgery. She is bending her knee well, and is doing a good job straightening also, so I think he will give her a good report.
While down in Texas, my siblings and I got together to plan a 50th anniversary party for our folks. That is September 7 of this year, so I will be heading down again for that. I also talked to Mom about the girls coming down for the summer, but the summer is already getting so full, I am not sure when that is going to happen. The girl's get out of school on May 20th, but I figure it is a little early to send them down to be with a grandma that just had surgery.
While I was gone, I stopped in Denver to see my Aunt Pearl. She has also been in the hospital with an illness, so I was able to do some nursemaid stuff for her also. It was good to see her, and a friend of hers was able to take me to the airport and pick me up for my trip to Texas.
Mom and Dad have a new dog, that decided I was cool to have down there. We went for a few walks, and played ball several times. The first walk we went on, was down their main road that they live on. The further we got away from my parents house the further down his tail and ears went. When we turned around to head back to Mom and Dad's, his tail came up his ears came up and he was all happy again. I guess he thought that I was taking him somewhere and going to leave him. Mom called after I got home, and said I needed to come back and get him and he was driving them crazy wanting to go do things. Now she knows how I feel. She spoils her grand kids then sends them home, I spoil her dog and then leave.
I got home Saturday to a messy house and laundry that was washed but sitting in the baskets ready for me to fold. After re-drying all the wrinkles out, I folded and hung everything. Mark had pulled out the lasagna that I had made for them, for when I was gone, so I didn't have to fix supper. I got out the lettuce for a salad, and it had not been opened. I guess they ate, but not healthy. I think that they are glad I am home, no wrinkled clothes and vegetables to eat.
Mom had her knee replaced on April 29th, and came home from the hospital on May 3rd. She was and is doing well. I asked her several days after surgery, if she was having any pain in the knee or other places like she was before. Her responce was "No, and that is the best part". Mom goes to the Dr. today for a followup after the surgery. She is bending her knee well, and is doing a good job straightening also, so I think he will give her a good report.
While down in Texas, my siblings and I got together to plan a 50th anniversary party for our folks. That is September 7 of this year, so I will be heading down again for that. I also talked to Mom about the girls coming down for the summer, but the summer is already getting so full, I am not sure when that is going to happen. The girl's get out of school on May 20th, but I figure it is a little early to send them down to be with a grandma that just had surgery.
While I was gone, I stopped in Denver to see my Aunt Pearl. She has also been in the hospital with an illness, so I was able to do some nursemaid stuff for her also. It was good to see her, and a friend of hers was able to take me to the airport and pick me up for my trip to Texas.
Mom and Dad have a new dog, that decided I was cool to have down there. We went for a few walks, and played ball several times. The first walk we went on, was down their main road that they live on. The further we got away from my parents house the further down his tail and ears went. When we turned around to head back to Mom and Dad's, his tail came up his ears came up and he was all happy again. I guess he thought that I was taking him somewhere and going to leave him. Mom called after I got home, and said I needed to come back and get him and he was driving them crazy wanting to go do things. Now she knows how I feel. She spoils her grand kids then sends them home, I spoil her dog and then leave.
I got home Saturday to a messy house and laundry that was washed but sitting in the baskets ready for me to fold. After re-drying all the wrinkles out, I folded and hung everything. Mark had pulled out the lasagna that I had made for them, for when I was gone, so I didn't have to fix supper. I got out the lettuce for a salad, and it had not been opened. I guess they ate, but not healthy. I think that they are glad I am home, no wrinkled clothes and vegetables to eat.
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