A Great Sunday!!!!

My sweet friend, Julie, posted this to me and I love it.

"Grandparents have been given powerful influence on their grandchildren if they will take the time to invest in their lives. There is so much to be accomplished while they are young." - JAMES DOBSON

I love my grandchildren.  And I firmly believe God placed us in their lives for a purpose.  I wish I had grandparents growing up.  Until I was 11 I had one grandpa....the rest were gone.  And he lived in South Dakota and Iowa.  I think I missed out on a lot!

Yesterday was a great day!  The girls were fun!!!  We got all the presents wrapped...and they helped! That was a huge help!  We took the dogs for a walk.

One thing I noticed.... we are the only place the moles hangout. No other yards have mole hills? What is up with that????

We also worked on Christmas Cards! They wrote their own list and wrote out their cards. They were so cute!!!!

The girls and I went to QFC and got some groceries.  They wore these hats in the store. They love getting "cute" comments.
We played a game last night. It was a new game I bought. I won 2 times, Maddie won once, and poor papa and Lauren didn't.  Lauren was getting mad because she kept hitting the "Lose your turn" square.

The girls had pomegranate and kiwi for snack.  Maddie's first kiwi.  She liked it....but she likes almost all fruit!

Papa wasn't feeling well the last couple days. I don't know if it is because he had a flu shot or his cough kicked into full board.  I want him to go to the doctor... but he is a man.  His cough is bad.  I had him take it easy Sunday.  He didn't argue.


The girls don't have school today. Lauren is still asleep. Maddie is watching Spongebob with papa. I was up early doing my lessons for this week.  Now I have to get ready for work! I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!!

Thursday - Sunday! lol!

It is already SUNDAY MORNING!!!  Can you believe it? I was just excited about how we were almost ready to start the weekend and now it is almost over!  And I haven't posted.

Well.....time to catch up!  If I can remember that far!!!!  

THURSDAY:
Papa went to Jordy's first soccer game on the Junior High team! They won 5-3!!  Papa said it was a really good game and Jo played alot!!!  Wish I could have gone but the games are before I get off work.
Papa went and got Andrew and Lauren and we all went to Azteca's for dinner.  Nummy!  Mine was good.  Papa always gets the Macho Burrito and he thinks they stuffed it with more rice than meat this time. :(  But the company was good!

I was so frustrated with Lauren.... she wouldn't stop crossing an eye!

They spent the night and Papa took them to school the next day while I went to Walmart and had some pictures made.

FRIDAY:
I think Friday was a pretty good day!  After work Veronica, Sarah and I went to Red Robin for V's birthday.  It was nice!  Did you know that they don't do the LOUD, happy birthday anymore.  Our waitress was just told on Friday.  Sad! :(  That is why I wanted to go there.  That and the fish and chips and clam chowder!  SO GOOD!

 

Veronica and Sarah

Papa surprised me with Christmas lights up when I got home!

I picked up Maddie....since Lauren was already back at my house to sleep over.

SATURDAY:
We took Maddie and Lauren over to Poulsbo Elementary for an arts and craft thingy.... they got to make several gifts for family members!!!  That was cool.  Took them a lunchable that they never ate until we picked them up.  While they were gone.... papa and I went and got gas on the Indian reservation...then to Rite Aid and got some Christmas stuff for 50% off!  Good deal!  Then we went to Walmart and got some stuff we needed and didn't need!  I ran into Logan...from school last year! He will probably always be one of my favorite kids!  He goes to kindergarten somewhere else. He was looking for his dad....so we went and looked and then we went and found his mom!  I love that kid!

They came out all made up....they were hyena's and this was blood from their kill.

Lauren had taken papa's cell phone and called us when they were done.  We picked them up and picked up Andrew and came home.  Andrew stayed for a few hours...watched a Christmas movie with us....Papa made the girls ribs for dinner....and we just chilled. 

SUNDAY:
It was musical beds with papa and I.  He has the worst cough!!!  So he went to bed...I fell asleep in the chair because I knew if I went in there he would wake up.  When he finally woke....he woke me up to go to bed and he took the chair because he was coughing. Then I got up later and came back and told him to go back to bed and I took the couch until 9:00!!!!  Last one up!  Crazy night!
So far the sun is out this morning.  Maddie wants french toast this morning. That does sound good! So I gotta run and cook breakfast, call Aunt Lorraine, wrap some gifts, do some Christmas cards and clean some house!!!! Have a great day yourself! 21 days til Christmas!!!!  Thirteen until our family Christmas!!!!!!!!  The girls want to spend the night again because there is no Elementary school tomorrow!  I still have to work. :(  Papa doesn't. His first week of full retirement was great!

Thursday....one more day!

The week is almost over.  We've been talking Christmas at school!  This week we talked about Jingle bells, Rudolf, Santa, today we are talking reindeer and tomorrow it is Frosty!  Next week we are talking about Christmas Around the World.....with Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Mexican Christmas, and other countries! And the week after...it is about Giving and Receiving.  Met with Marcey about some ideas. She just rattles them off her head so quickly!  She is good.
I met with her, Joanna, and some guy named Dean (I think) to look at what Kevon can do for our cubbies....and they all agreed to it! Yippee!!!!  Now they will be fixed and better!  Our cubbies are like little coat closets for each kid without a door. They are suppose to fit their coats, change of clothes, blanket or something snuggly to sleep with.  Well.... things keep falling out of the bottom so Kevon is going to put something across the bottom about 12 inches high to keep stuff in the cubbie and not on the floor!  That will make things so much better!
We keep decorating the room. It is looking good.
Marcey's niece has cancer. It is bad.  They are doing a fundraiser for her by selling coffee.  It is $10 a bag. If you want some.... ground or whole beans.... let me know.  Yesterday I sold 9 bags right off the bat. Marcey got teary eyed.  She loves her niece. Julie has two young children. It is sad.
I am really confused. I did shopping on Walmart.com (awesome place to shop, by the way!) I have been picking up stuff at the store and things are coming by mail....but they still haven't taken from our checking account. What the heck?  It is messing with my head!