oh june

its been one busy month.

we've spent some time at the cabin, a cub camp, a 16th anniversary, a 39th birthday, a road trip to st. george, utah for a wedding and tomorrow we take possession of a house we have been building for the last 10 months.  the house has come together real nice.  like a big loft.  open and grand.

eli has his grade 4 graduation assembly tomorrow afternoon.  the end of his days at tuscany school.  everything seems like a big fat muddy transition.  schools ending, we get a house/but we don't get a house.  it's all making me antsy and freaky and dying to nest or cut a space out for myself.

eli has been actively seeing an occupational therapist for the last few months.  she is helping develop his fine and gross motor skills.  he has been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder which makes some things very difficult for him.  she says "he feels with his eyes".  as you can see above, his hand writing is coming along beautifully.  i kind of love that.

ida finished up gymnastics, ballet and kindermusik classes for the year.  she's proving to be athletic and spunky.  she is also a character.  as a matter of fact, as i type this (it's 11:55 pm) she is sitting next to me in bed pretending to be my mother.  she is curling my hair with an unplugged curling iron, she is offering me a glass of water, rubbing lotion on my arm, smiling at me, chatting, acting motherly.  i kind of love it too.  

divers

over the last week, c.j. went down to los angeles to celebrate brother inlaw aarons graduation from USC dental school.  while he was there, he took a side trip to catalina with his brother spencer.  they like to dive, they like to make movies.  enjoy.

last moments of mothers day

just finished putting the kids to bed.

every night ida is a different animal.  tonight she was a piggy.  for some reason when she is a piggy she sucks her thumb and snorts funny.  the other night she was king kong.  this means she says "whoo-haaa" in a low gruff voice, then crawls around on her bed like a monkey, walking on her knuckles.  then sometimes she is a puppy, meaning a lot of rolling around, wagging her "tail" and licks on my cheeks.  in the meantime, eli is usually over in his bed blabbing up a storm.  it's bits and pieces of his day.  random thoughts, omissions, questions, confessions, concerns.  every few minutes i have to tell him "GOODNIGHT!  PUT YOUR RETAINER BACK IN AND GET TO SLEEP!".

i love them, i love them, i love them.  kids, you made my mothers day complete.  

love her mother

probably the best advice ever given.

happy mothers day ladies.

M O M

it's mothers day weekend.  it's really about the kids right?  they get excited about putting something together at school,  something they can proudly present to you as you pick them up on a friday afternoon.  they just can't wait till sunday.  today eli gave me a small plastic cup with a tiny sprout growing in it.  "it's a sunflower mom!".  hey thanks eli, i love it.  a homemade card also accompanied it with thanks for letting him stay up late? snuggling him in bed and making him popcorn.  it's the small things, eh?

thank goodness for the kids.  they keep me in line, they keep me on my toes. they have cheeks for me to kiss, hands to hold and hugs to give and take.

 

this is my mom.  she is a great example to me in a myriad of ways.  she's a dynamic individual.  i appreciate her influence in my life on a daily basis.  happy mothers day mom.  thanks for letting me stay up late and making me popcorn too.  

reset

First of all...

halloween quilt, 99% done

detail

sundays are great.  i see them as a giant, red reset button prepping you for another week of your life.  i shave my legs, tidy things up, do a load of laundry of odds and ends, hit church, take the sacrament, refocus on important things, look at the calendar, take a walk, etc, etc...

today we got home from church, ate, then i finished the last few stitches on my halloween quilt top that i mentioned yesterday.  the fabric in this quilt is terrific. when i was a kid, vincent price hosted a show on PBS called mystery!  i remember watching the intro which was animated by edward gorey and being completely captivated and slightly spooked.  when i discovered this fabric i had to have it.  it reminded me so much of being a kid.  i thought it would make a great halloween quilt, something i can pull out in the fall, use on the couch to snuggle up under and watch movies.

alright, i'm ready for this week.  it will be a full one.

p.s.  i found the intro i was talking about on youtube, enjoy!  {anyone else remember this??}

here's what happened this week...

ida not cooperating in ballet class...

quilt for nixon cook

los angeles

Calgary West Stake Cub Car Rally, 5th Place

Yes, that is ELI in alien on the side of his car...  it says BURTON on the other side.

busy week here.

we've been given a possession date for our house, house, house.  june 22nd.  it's coming fast and furious.

the kids posed for a picture before church last sunday.  it was nice out, eli was wearing his seersucker, there was still snow on the ground, but hey, that's ok.

i finished a little baby boy quilt for our friends who just lost their little girl.  what a blessing to have a new baby enter their lives as their daughter has left.

i hopped on a plane on monday and spent about 48 hours in los angeles.  stacey, lisa, emily and i hit the coldplay show.  it was a goooood time.  it was really quick, but it gave me a good break from the daily mom gig {which really isn't that difficult, but testify moms, it's a rare and welcome occasion when you can travel alone and don't have to worry about anybody but yourself, no??} needless to say, i came back feeling ready to roll again.

eli had a cub car rally this weekend.  it was on a stake level, so there were lots of boys.  it was well organized and eli had fun.  he came in 5th with his alien invader car.

things around here are getting green.  we had the classic freak snow storm today covering everything with heavy, wet snow.  tonight it is mostly gone with just slushy spots left around.  good moisture.  i decided to start finishing a bunch of quilt tops i have stashed away.  i've been working on my halloween quilt.  i'll have to show you that tomorrow...