Tuesday
tyler to school
8 meeting for room moms about carnival
9 home....computer/cartoons
11 off...clean....lunch for kids...dishes....read books...pretend play with matthew driving the wheel of the bottom of our rocker...our ship
1:30 to HEB for groceries
2:30 home, unpack
3 tyler at school
3:10 meet stacy, nathan, julia at park...play...chat...alyssa go potty at the park
4:30 head home
boys do jobs
5make hawaiin haystacks while watching taped Extra/Oprah
5:45 michael home, dinner...kids give it 2 thumbs up, then 170 thumbs up:)
6:45 alyssa to bed, a la michael method (like a charm)
boys to back after scriptures/prayer
7:15 michael to meeting
read Our Heritage
7:45 computer time for me:) finish diane and taylor and burn disc, post barrett family online
One Tree Hill
9 michael home
Monday
after taking tyler to school, michael called at 7:45am from his cell phone to tell me he just hear on the radio that President Hinckley passed away last night
Bee School not many showed up, ethan and carter play with my kids while i was on computer
11:30 pick up michele and jackson meet friends at gattiland for Becca's birthday lunch
1:45 drop michele off at home so she can v.t.
jackson come over...becca and ashlee come, too
2:45 go get tyler at school
3 to micheles to take jackson home...stay and chat
5 head home
5:30 michael home
dinner
FHE on President Hinckley passing...tender moments with kids
kids to bed
Sunday
up and ready for church...rush in at the last minute with the kids while Michael saves us a seat
join sunday school for a few minutes...talk about Holy Ghost
conduct in Primary
home...fix salad
1:30 lunch with the Quintuplet Wilkinson family
michael had never met them
Eat, kids play, chat, hold babies...until 6pm when we had to leave
home, feeling tired (too much chatting wore me out?)
alyssa fell asleep in the car:)
boys to bed, michael to meeting, kj lay down
bed early
talk to michael's mom about coming to watch the kids for my trip
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Another fun week
Saturday 26th
6:55 am alyssa is nude in our room moaning for her binkie...I run to get it, put on a diaper, and put the binkie in, she falls back asleep...
7 i get dressed and head out to walmart for a stool and groceries...its foggy outside
8:05 back home, michael and alyssa still asleep, boys dressed and playing in their room quietly
8:35 crepe jamboree
8:50 leave to take picts...yay, the sun is out and warming up!
9am drag 6 stools, 1 step ladder, and 1 tripod out to the greenbelt with a little help
21 people family pictures
Kerry...contacted me a few months ago to set this 50th anniverary family picture
10:20 back home, michael stretching
10:35 he leaves for bike ride (tag team)
he is meeting the scouts for a 25 mile ride
11 upload picts to computer
play alyssa's kitchen (new peanut butter and jelly lunch box wooden set)
bath for kids
2 michael home
2:30 leave to go downtown...Precision camera store (check out 3 lenses) and park for kids
4 leave park to head home
Ice cream at McD*nalds
4:30 home, shower, michael clean out garage
6pm kids to shaws to babysit
6:15 broughs pick us up for dinner
7 reservations at Buca
fun time, eating, chatting, laughing
use 3 different gift cards that equals $50
9:30 late to pick up kids
10 watch F*antastic 4, Silver Surf*r
Friday 25th
rainy and dark outside
take tyler to school
computer/kids cartoons
10 turn it off and call michele to come over
10:30 jackson and michele over
make 2 kinds of brownies
go get Lunch at Tropical Sm**thie Cafe
warm food on a cold day (Chicken Caesar Sandwich)
chat at home
3 go get kids at school
3:30 michael home from work
family clean up the office
frozen pizza for dinner
7 to beans for bezzant family farewell
mingle, eat, chat
9 home
Thursday 24th
8:45 dermatologist appointment, bring matthew and alyssa
prescription
rainy
go to new target, wedding gift
11 home...clean and vegge
3 tyler at school
kids do jobs? play?
5:45 michael home, spaghetti for dinner
7 michele picks me up, stop at starbucks for mint hot chocolate
8 movie: Juno at the mall
10 home
late computer night....organize family pictures, blogs, photog forum
Wednesday 23rd
7 tyler to school
8 computer/cartoons
9 matthew to bee school at jackie's
home...computer, clean, play with aj kitchen
11 HEB with AJ
12 pick up matthew
12:15 michele and jackson over, vege on the couch
alyssa falls asleep after demanding I read her "family picture puerto rico"
3 get tyler at school
3:15 stacy and nathan over to play
5 they leave, reheat leftover spaghetti
6 family play
7:15 michael to mtg at church
computer for me while alyssa "sleep da brudders"
8:45 michael home and tries to put alyssa to bed...doesn't work (nap) so decides its a night for changes
i talk to emily s. in utah while he "trains" aj
10 she is asleep and so can we:)
Tuesday 22nd
tyler to school
home: computer, cartoons
10 take matthew and alyssa to the mall...head to ch*rlotte Russe and get myself the coolest green coat and cute black babydoll shirt
12 home, get ready
1 get tyler at school
1:30 due in court for a traffic ticket...bring all 3 kids hoping I'll get some sympathy
got to go inquickly b/c of the kids:)
decide to take defensive driving
3 home, oprah, etc
5:45 michael home, prepare yw lesson
6:45 set up photography stuff
7-8:30 teach 7 beehives photography and backdrop with pictures
9 home and tired
late night phone call with Linda in Florida
Monday 21st
Martin Luther King Holiday
Tyler no school
Rainy and dark outside all day
9 take van into Calibur to get work done
walk next door to enterprise to rent full size car
TIGHT SQUEEZE
10 to Target to shop around...bday cards for natalie and susan L.
11:30 meet michele and chrissta at G*ttiland
call Stacy, she meets us up there, too
the place is PACKED! cold, rainy, holiday, moms eat free...wow
1:20 head out and call insurance to complain about car....get more $ so i can upgrade to mini van
home for a bit
4 trade in taurus for dodge grand caravan with electric doors!
5:30 michael beat us home
6 family home evening on Fasting
Sunday 20th
9 church...Lights join us on our row
12 home, michael has meetings
lunch to kids, burn hymns on cd for lights
1:30 take them primary book and cds and church history dvds
2 home, michael home
watch church history dvds as a family
make brownies
Saturday 19th
michael bikes with the scouts
rent Pirates of the Caribbean
6:55 am alyssa is nude in our room moaning for her binkie...I run to get it, put on a diaper, and put the binkie in, she falls back asleep...
7 i get dressed and head out to walmart for a stool and groceries...its foggy outside
8:05 back home, michael and alyssa still asleep, boys dressed and playing in their room quietly
8:35 crepe jamboree
8:50 leave to take picts...yay, the sun is out and warming up!
9am drag 6 stools, 1 step ladder, and 1 tripod out to the greenbelt with a little help
21 people family pictures
Kerry...contacted me a few months ago to set this 50th anniverary family picture
10:20 back home, michael stretching
10:35 he leaves for bike ride (tag team)
he is meeting the scouts for a 25 mile ride
11 upload picts to computer
play alyssa's kitchen (new peanut butter and jelly lunch box wooden set)
bath for kids
2 michael home
2:30 leave to go downtown...Precision camera store (check out 3 lenses) and park for kids
4 leave park to head home
Ice cream at McD*nalds
4:30 home, shower, michael clean out garage
6pm kids to shaws to babysit
6:15 broughs pick us up for dinner
7 reservations at Buca
fun time, eating, chatting, laughing
use 3 different gift cards that equals $50
9:30 late to pick up kids
10 watch F*antastic 4, Silver Surf*r
Friday 25th
rainy and dark outside
take tyler to school
computer/kids cartoons
10 turn it off and call michele to come over
10:30 jackson and michele over
make 2 kinds of brownies
go get Lunch at Tropical Sm**thie Cafe
warm food on a cold day (Chicken Caesar Sandwich)
chat at home
3 go get kids at school
3:30 michael home from work
family clean up the office
frozen pizza for dinner
7 to beans for bezzant family farewell
mingle, eat, chat
9 home
Thursday 24th
8:45 dermatologist appointment, bring matthew and alyssa
prescription
rainy
go to new target, wedding gift
11 home...clean and vegge
3 tyler at school
kids do jobs? play?
5:45 michael home, spaghetti for dinner
7 michele picks me up, stop at starbucks for mint hot chocolate
8 movie: Juno at the mall
10 home
late computer night....organize family pictures, blogs, photog forum
Wednesday 23rd
7 tyler to school
8 computer/cartoons
9 matthew to bee school at jackie's
home...computer, clean, play with aj kitchen
11 HEB with AJ
12 pick up matthew
12:15 michele and jackson over, vege on the couch
alyssa falls asleep after demanding I read her "family picture puerto rico"
3 get tyler at school
3:15 stacy and nathan over to play
5 they leave, reheat leftover spaghetti
6 family play
7:15 michael to mtg at church
computer for me while alyssa "sleep da brudders"
8:45 michael home and tries to put alyssa to bed...doesn't work (nap) so decides its a night for changes
i talk to emily s. in utah while he "trains" aj
10 she is asleep and so can we:)
Tuesday 22nd
tyler to school
home: computer, cartoons
10 take matthew and alyssa to the mall...head to ch*rlotte Russe and get myself the coolest green coat and cute black babydoll shirt
12 home, get ready
1 get tyler at school
1:30 due in court for a traffic ticket...bring all 3 kids hoping I'll get some sympathy
got to go inquickly b/c of the kids:)
decide to take defensive driving
3 home, oprah, etc
5:45 michael home, prepare yw lesson
6:45 set up photography stuff
7-8:30 teach 7 beehives photography and backdrop with pictures
9 home and tired
late night phone call with Linda in Florida
Monday 21st
Martin Luther King Holiday
Tyler no school
Rainy and dark outside all day
9 take van into Calibur to get work done
walk next door to enterprise to rent full size car
TIGHT SQUEEZE
10 to Target to shop around...bday cards for natalie and susan L.
11:30 meet michele and chrissta at G*ttiland
call Stacy, she meets us up there, too
the place is PACKED! cold, rainy, holiday, moms eat free...wow
1:20 head out and call insurance to complain about car....get more $ so i can upgrade to mini van
home for a bit
4 trade in taurus for dodge grand caravan with electric doors!
5:30 michael beat us home
6 family home evening on Fasting
Sunday 20th
9 church...Lights join us on our row
12 home, michael has meetings
lunch to kids, burn hymns on cd for lights
1:30 take them primary book and cds and church history dvds
2 home, michael home
watch church history dvds as a family
make brownies
Saturday 19th
michael bikes with the scouts
rent Pirates of the Caribbean
Friday, January 18, 2008
a few days
Friday
7:30 tyler to school, very cold and rainy
home to get ready
8:45 matthew and alyssa to michele's house
9:10 meet at school
kids get on bus
ride with meredith and other ladies downtown
sooooo cold
nature and science museam
fun with tyler and kids
2 head home, lunch in classroom
check tyler out early
pick up kids at michele's
colllld
home, boys watch star wars and tyler quizes himself with books read, online
4:20 michael home after fixing car loud noice at precision
cold
5:30 shaw kids over
pancakes for dinner
Thursday
taylor swift on ellen
xander over
michele and jackson over
clean alyssa's room
chat with michele
show her my recent picts
1:30 chrissta gets xander
2:45 michele leaves, we each go get our kids at school
3 home with kids
clean kitchen, bathroom
5:45 michael home taco salad reheat again
7 shower
8 primarymeeting
9:30 heb for a few items for tomorrows field trip
Wednesday
tyler to school
matthew to bee school at marian's at 9
alyssa and I chill at home
11 stacy pick us up for lunch
620 cafe, sausage for me:) with pancakes
back home to chat
1:30 get matthew at xander's...stay and chat
2:40 go get tyler at school
not feeling well, lay in bed
kids play well, but don't do jobs:(
michael home, heat up leftovers
7:30 tyler to school, very cold and rainy
home to get ready
8:45 matthew and alyssa to michele's house
9:10 meet at school
kids get on bus
ride with meredith and other ladies downtown
sooooo cold
nature and science museam
fun with tyler and kids
2 head home, lunch in classroom
check tyler out early
pick up kids at michele's
colllld
home, boys watch star wars and tyler quizes himself with books read, online
4:20 michael home after fixing car loud noice at precision
cold
5:30 shaw kids over
pancakes for dinner
Thursday
taylor swift on ellen
xander over
michele and jackson over
clean alyssa's room
chat with michele
show her my recent picts
1:30 chrissta gets xander
2:45 michele leaves, we each go get our kids at school
3 home with kids
clean kitchen, bathroom
5:45 michael home taco salad reheat again
7 shower
8 primarymeeting
9:30 heb for a few items for tomorrows field trip
Wednesday
tyler to school
matthew to bee school at marian's at 9
alyssa and I chill at home
11 stacy pick us up for lunch
620 cafe, sausage for me:) with pancakes
back home to chat
1:30 get matthew at xander's...stay and chat
2:40 go get tyler at school
not feeling well, lay in bed
kids play well, but don't do jobs:(
michael home, heat up leftovers
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
a week plus
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
8 inside to take yearbook picts
8:30 to gym, alyssa sad but ends up ok
work out
9:30 head home
10 kids watch a few cartoons
11 to matthews room, lay on floor and read books...maybe fall asleep for 2 minutes
11:30 back to tylers school for his lunch and more yearbook picts
12:30 to HEB for groceries
mail cd of picts to ryan at post office
home, play
3 tyler at school
meet friends at the park: light, steed, molina, h. shaw, j. baird
cold outside
5 home, kids don't do jobs
6 m home, alyssa fell asleep, dinner
7 m leave to mtg
kids to bed
computer for me
Monday
7:30 tyler to school
8 kids cartoons, computer for me
9 jackie pick up matthew to take to bee school at audreys
10 a little more computer
10:30 alyssa helps me clean, read books
12 get matthew, cynthia call
get round rock donuts with kids, take picts of it
headache, free chipotle burrito
wal mart with matthew and alyssa
3 get tyler at school
park with mykids, not feeling well, sit on merry go round as alyssa turns me
4 home, kids expected to do their jobs while i lay down...they clean toilets and think its fun
5 not quite done, so i had to take away a toy
almost 6 michael home, kids have cereal for dinner, he makes a concoction
6:20 family home evening on the golden rule
7 kids to bed
read my book, computer time
Sunday
9 church, stacy and her kids sit with us
10:30 teach sharing time on the plan of salvation, michael teach kids I am a child of God in French
12 home, change
1 lunch at the steeds with the lights
6:30 home
7 read Our Hertigage
8 computer
9 linda call with sad Rich news
10 bed
Saturday
8:30 head to temple alone, nice time
10:30 home, meet diane, help her pick out clothes
help taylor pick out clothes
1:30 impromptu engagement session with taylor and diane
russ play with my kids, kim my assistant
4:30 head home
5 pack
6 pick up michael, onthe road again
drive home
Friday
michael to a sports conference at the medical center
kim and i take kids to lunch at BRAVO and meet photogs for lunch
temple dist. center
to natasha's to work on her laptop
grocery store with kim and kids
bbq hamburgers, michael done at 8, russ home
Thursday
6:30 am home, read scriptures early (my new years plan)
i'm surprising not too tired after night with the quints
matthew dentist
drive to san antonio
Wednesday
matthew to bee school at chrissta's
jackson spend the day
michele stay to chat
10 candida and i watch the quints all night
Tuesday
tyler to school
alyssa potty train, home all day
Monday
tylers last day before school starts
fun sand park dig for bones, nature trail, ride bikes,
7:30 tyler to school
8 inside to take yearbook picts
8:30 to gym, alyssa sad but ends up ok
work out
9:30 head home
10 kids watch a few cartoons
11 to matthews room, lay on floor and read books...maybe fall asleep for 2 minutes
11:30 back to tylers school for his lunch and more yearbook picts
12:30 to HEB for groceries
mail cd of picts to ryan at post office
home, play
3 tyler at school
meet friends at the park: light, steed, molina, h. shaw, j. baird
cold outside
5 home, kids don't do jobs
6 m home, alyssa fell asleep, dinner
7 m leave to mtg
kids to bed
computer for me
Monday
7:30 tyler to school
8 kids cartoons, computer for me
9 jackie pick up matthew to take to bee school at audreys
10 a little more computer
10:30 alyssa helps me clean, read books
12 get matthew, cynthia call
get round rock donuts with kids, take picts of it
headache, free chipotle burrito
wal mart with matthew and alyssa
3 get tyler at school
park with mykids, not feeling well, sit on merry go round as alyssa turns me
4 home, kids expected to do their jobs while i lay down...they clean toilets and think its fun
5 not quite done, so i had to take away a toy
almost 6 michael home, kids have cereal for dinner, he makes a concoction
6:20 family home evening on the golden rule
7 kids to bed
read my book, computer time
Sunday
9 church, stacy and her kids sit with us
10:30 teach sharing time on the plan of salvation, michael teach kids I am a child of God in French
12 home, change
1 lunch at the steeds with the lights
6:30 home
7 read Our Hertigage
8 computer
9 linda call with sad Rich news
10 bed
Saturday
8:30 head to temple alone, nice time
10:30 home, meet diane, help her pick out clothes
help taylor pick out clothes
1:30 impromptu engagement session with taylor and diane
russ play with my kids, kim my assistant
4:30 head home
5 pack
6 pick up michael, onthe road again
drive home
Friday
michael to a sports conference at the medical center
kim and i take kids to lunch at BRAVO and meet photogs for lunch
temple dist. center
to natasha's to work on her laptop
grocery store with kim and kids
bbq hamburgers, michael done at 8, russ home
Thursday
6:30 am home, read scriptures early (my new years plan)
i'm surprising not too tired after night with the quints
matthew dentist
drive to san antonio
Wednesday
matthew to bee school at chrissta's
jackson spend the day
michele stay to chat
10 candida and i watch the quints all night
Tuesday
tyler to school
alyssa potty train, home all day
Monday
tylers last day before school starts
fun sand park dig for bones, nature trail, ride bikes,
Monday, January 7, 2008
Monday
Tyler's last day of "winter break"
kids enjoy cartoons in the morning while i work on wall galleries
12 head out to a new park with dinosaur bones in the sand and a big rock formation, nature trail
meet new Irish friend
2 leave park, head to wal mart
tired and hungry
3:20 home
clean with kids
make dinner
5:40 michael home, eat dinner
FHE: The wise man built his house upon the rock
cross reference Matthew 7 with Helaman 5:12
alyssa fall asleep on my shoulder
7:20 scriptures, prayer, boys to bed
8 msd watch american gladiators while i do computer stuff...working on family blurb albums
kids enjoy cartoons in the morning while i work on wall galleries
12 head out to a new park with dinosaur bones in the sand and a big rock formation, nature trail
meet new Irish friend
2 leave park, head to wal mart
tired and hungry
3:20 home
clean with kids
make dinner
5:40 michael home, eat dinner
FHE: The wise man built his house upon the rock
cross reference Matthew 7 with Helaman 5:12
alyssa fall asleep on my shoulder
7:20 scriptures, prayer, boys to bed
8 msd watch american gladiators while i do computer stuff...working on family blurb albums
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Another week goes by....
Sunday
restless sleep, matthew next to me
8:45 lights pick us up for church
enjoyable meetings, introducing lights to our services
primary mayhem, new classes, etc.
12 home with the Lights for lunch, fun and enlightening church discussions
3 home with matthew
play lots of games: checkers, bingo, cariboo, operation
jackie calls....
talk to emily m. and michele
5:30 neighbor janice stops by with sammy
5:45 michael, alysssa, and tyler home....family together again:)
family play sequence
scripture time
Saturday
pictures of baby merrick
hang all day
5pm matthew and i leave
talk photo album of m and my engagement on the drive home
mcd's again:)
8:30 home, matthew slep
little computer time at home working on wedding picts
Friday
run errands to bank, watch Baird boys, Stacy over for play date with Nathan
2 Michael home, pack for ft. worth
leave 4pm
uh oh on the drive in Hillsboro
McD's for 2 hours, miracle, its fixed!
9pm arrive at the dukes
Thursday
Paren'ts come to town, Liz E. and kids come to play
parents take kids to lunch while i work on website at home
to georgetown with parents to park and face soap place
home, michaelhome, parents leave
surprise Stacy with birthday dinner with friends
chuy's oh so yummy tres leches
Wednesday
Michael back to work
organize with kids at home
1pm cold outside, but play with Bairds at the park
8pm primary pres. mtg.
Tuesday--New Years Day
hang in the morning
10:30 michael and us go to race
Resolution 5K run
meet the lights, dan and michael run it
stacy tells me they plan to come to church sunday
dan got medal in his age group, he ran just behind michael, but michael didn't place in his age group
family organize/clean
6:30 to Blacks for fireworks, matthew got a bit in his eye:(
michael to pres mtg.
restless sleep, matthew next to me
8:45 lights pick us up for church
enjoyable meetings, introducing lights to our services
primary mayhem, new classes, etc.
12 home with the Lights for lunch, fun and enlightening church discussions
3 home with matthew
play lots of games: checkers, bingo, cariboo, operation
jackie calls....
talk to emily m. and michele
5:30 neighbor janice stops by with sammy
5:45 michael, alysssa, and tyler home....family together again:)
family play sequence
scripture time
Saturday
pictures of baby merrick
hang all day
5pm matthew and i leave
talk photo album of m and my engagement on the drive home
mcd's again:)
8:30 home, matthew slep
little computer time at home working on wedding picts
Friday
run errands to bank, watch Baird boys, Stacy over for play date with Nathan
2 Michael home, pack for ft. worth
leave 4pm
uh oh on the drive in Hillsboro
McD's for 2 hours, miracle, its fixed!
9pm arrive at the dukes
Thursday
Paren'ts come to town, Liz E. and kids come to play
parents take kids to lunch while i work on website at home
to georgetown with parents to park and face soap place
home, michaelhome, parents leave
surprise Stacy with birthday dinner with friends
chuy's oh so yummy tres leches
Wednesday
Michael back to work
organize with kids at home
1pm cold outside, but play with Bairds at the park
8pm primary pres. mtg.
Tuesday--New Years Day
hang in the morning
10:30 michael and us go to race
Resolution 5K run
meet the lights, dan and michael run it
stacy tells me they plan to come to church sunday
dan got medal in his age group, he ran just behind michael, but michael didn't place in his age group
family organize/clean
6:30 to Blacks for fireworks, matthew got a bit in his eye:(
michael to pres mtg.
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