Sunday, January 6, 2008

Sunday News of the random and a little sad variety

It is fall finally in AZ. the kids wouldn't get in the car after church because they were playing in the leaves.


sadly i have to say our surprise puppy Ruby passed away today. we checked on it this morning but by the time we got home from church she had died. i think Rosie didn't have enough milk. i thought she was doing fine, the puppy was eating all time. but Rosie never looked engorged like she had in the past with other litters. sad. The Girls were all concerned and had to call grandma Jones. it happens. the circle of life and all. no one cried. it isn't the first time we have lost a puppy. she was a little girl and we were going to keep her. so that is a little sad. who knows if Rosie will have anymore litters. we'll have to wait and see.


other than that we went to our new church time. whoohoo 11 am. and actually made it before the Sacrament. yeah we missed the very beginning and the opening song but we did better than usual. and i was in the hall for the bulk of the meetings. which is LAME. Pierce is a freaking nightmare. being loud , throwing cars, his bottle, cereal. wandering around and making friends with other people.I had the pleasure of getting up a few times because he figured out he can open the door and leave , and went in the hall, i was sitting on the end next to the door. so not fun. it's good thing that kid is cute. and mine. or I'd be giving him back. OY!

also i had a mega sinus headache. still having the sinus issue. ouch! so a hot shower and a nap didn't even touch it this afternoon . and like i have said before no cold remedies with thyroid meds. so none for me. . AHHHHHHHH it is that time of year. not fun. plus i have had an earache and swollen lymph nodes too. is it related ? who freaking knows. yeah. good times. but life goes on.

and tonight my sister dropped in with her Family and had dinner with us. it would have been fabulous and fun but i had to leave for a baptism fireside with Paxton. they invite all the kids turning 8 to come and get the info so they can be ready when their birthday rolls around . so Paxton and i went alone. AND then at the end? they gave out the hugest #8 sugar cookie ever!

it is a tradition in our ward and i have to say it is my fave. i was worried they wouldn't but they pulled through. whoohoo! best part? after my shower i laid down to nap , got right up to help cook dinner, and then left immediately to go to the fireside, never looking in the mirror, my hair, not fab. but it was fine since i never looked in the mirror i have no idea how bad it was. that and no makeup. HOT!


and today was Hope's first Sunday in Jr. Primary as a sunbeam! here she wearing her fabulous crown they made. Backwards but happy she went to her class! yay Hope! We have no one in Nursery right now. shocking! this has never happened before.

Pierce starts nursery next month. 3 more weeks like this and we will be thrilled to pawn him off on them. Holy cow! that kid! Lance was under the impression that Pierce was the first kid we were counting down the weeks until they could go to nursery . Ha i laughed in his face! we counted down with the first two and after that they went early since Lance was in nursery for 4 years. they started just going with him as soon as they got loud and mobile. ahhh makes me wish Lance was in nursery and not scouts. 3 weeks. 3 more weeks. will i die before then? no but i might wish i could !

oh and i used my word of the year today
I tried to be on time for church.
i made the effort to try to be happy about it even thought i felt like crap.
i tried to go to Sunday school
i tried to sit through all of relief society.
successful day.

11 comments:

Webb Family said...

I love your word & you did great trying! Those pictures of your kiddos is so cute! I'm loving this beautiful weather not too cold!

crystal said...

I love that you're implementing your word! I haven't even decided on mine yet. Maybe my word will be "decisive."

I noticed the SPRINKLES on that giant 8 cookie right away! YUM. Did you add those yourself because you couldn't eat a cookie w/o sprinks? hee.

Megan Plain and Tall said...

I have no idea how you get 6 kids to church at 8 in the morning. I can barely get myself there by noon. I'm so sorry to hear about the puppy. I'm glad your kids handled it well. You are lucky there!

Jenifer said...

Okay, that previous comment is me. i didn't realize my daughter was signed in!

Andrea said...

Sad about the puppy! my kids would've cried (esp Nathaniel, he's so sensitive to all animals & creatures, he gets so sad when a gecko dies). YAY getting to church on time (close enough)! Kids look cute playing in the leaves!

Love that HUGE cookie! That's so awesome, my kids would've loved that!!!

YAY for "trying" today!!

Claremont First Ward said...

We went to our "great to be eight" fireside last night too. My nursery aged kids went from 3 to 2 yesterday. Garrett moved up to Sunbeams while the twins will be there one more year. I think I'm going to freak out when I don't have kids in nursery anymore.

Cecily R said...

Sorry about the puppy. That's so sad!

Also sorry about your head ache. Hope it's better.

That cookie is RADDDDD! I want one of those and think our stake needs to start that tradition. I can SO eat a cookie with sprinkles!

Way to use your word!

AutoSysGene said...

Holy cow that's a huge cookie. Sorry to hear about the puppy. I love the pictures of the kids jumping in the leaves, I think it's the girls dresses.

tammy said...

Can't believe you have no one in nursery right now. I love the pic of Hope and her backwards hat - yay for Sunbeams! And I love the tradition of the big sugar cookie for the kids turning 8. MAkes me hungry just looking at it.

blah, blah by lindsey said...

way to go on using your word. i am still working on mine....can't believe you don't have one in nursery at this time. i can't believe paxton is 8, i thought he was closer to cooper's age. so sad about the puppy hope the kids are doing ok with it.

janna said...

I hope you are felling better! I am sorry about your puppy. Love the pictures too.

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