Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Bobcat

 

Yesterday was our first Pack Meeting since Kenneth became a cub scout. Kenneth earned his bobcat award. They painted his face blue and that represented something cool. He was very excited. I got a pin that says "bobcat" on it, and he got to pin it on my collar. Then Steve presented him with his patch....which reminds me....I'd better pull out the ol' sewing machine. Anyway - hope you like the photo!
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Winter?

So - today I went to meet a friend at the Multigen for some swimmin' fun. The gate was closed and this was the sign.
 

We were so bummed, we trapsed back out to the car and I looked at my thermometer and this is what I found!
 

Who knew it was winter? Where I came from "winter" was "cold". I guess "winter" in Vegas is subjective.
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Job Description

POSITION :
Mom , Mommy, Mama, Ma
Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Long term, team players needed, for challenging
permanent work in an,
often chaotic environment.
Candidates must possess excellent communication
and organizational skills and be willing to work
variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends
and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to
primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities!
Travel expenses not reimbursed.
Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

The rest of your life.
Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :

None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :

None required unfortunately.
On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION :

Get this! You pay them!
Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent.
When you die, you give them whatever is left.
The oddest think about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS :

While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Liberty

 

I was cleaning out Kenneth's backpack from the 2nd grade (I know I know - everybody else's kids are already in the 3rd grade - what took me so long? You can say it Julie...some things never change. :) ) Anyway, I was going through Kenneth's things with him and this essay really touched me. I appreciate the good teacher he had last year who taught him about how precious our freedoms and our liberties are. If you click on it, you should be able to view it larger and hopefully read it. Here's a shout out to all the soldiers serving our good country....THANKS!
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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Dinner Fun!

 

 

 

 

We went to the Elephant Bar for dinner last night and it was so fun. The "district" had live music, and shopping, and we just window-shopped and hung out as a family. I bought something for each child out of the clearance section of Williams Sonoma. I found some purses I like, unfortunately, none of them were under $100...so they're out of the question, but fun to look at nonetheless. On the way home Caitlin said "that was fun!". It was so cute, and it was fun!
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New Brother

Most people only get new siblings when they're young. I'm so excited; I'm getting a new brother, Tommy. My mom called Angela yesterday to tell her the news. She and Dad are trying to adopt a 14 year old boy who is in the foster home system. They asked us about our feelings when we were up there a while ago. I was 100% for it. Mom looked into it and determined it was impossible. I guess she has stayed with it and when they prayed about it they felt really good about inviting Tommy to be part of our family. I'm excited for Ben. He'll have a brother his age. Tommy is just a little younger than Ben. They're best friends. It's not near final - in fact it's just in the baby stage, but I'm glad nonetheless. I hope mom & dad will bring Ben & Tommy down to Las Vegas soon so I can get to know Tommy better. I'm sure he'll be overwhelmed with learning names, etc. We are a somewhat large family...I remember once when Ben was in the 1st grade...he couldn't remember all of our names. I'm sure Tommy will experience a learning curve. ;) Well, Tommy, being a Fellingham is great - welcome to the crew!

Bowling

 

Daniel - what form!
 

Kenneth helping Caitlin
 

Caitlin!
 

Isn't this cute? Zach was all poised watching the shot and Darrel is holding Caitlin.
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More fun

 

Our friend, Brooklyn - what a cutie!
 

Kenneth - volunteering.
 

They used liquid nitrogen and made ice cream - it was so cool!!!
 
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Fun at the Children's Museum

 

 

 

 
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Cute Kids...

 

While I was working today on one computer, the other was doing a slide show of my pictures and this photo came up. I really thought it was cute, so I thought I'd share. I spent the morning rearranging dresser space since we've recently acquired a new dresser for Caitlin (Thank Heavens!!! Thanks, Jennie!!!). It's so nice to have everything have a "place". The rest of the day I worked. Tonight was "work on a project" night and we had 11 sisters there. It was so fun! Yeah!
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Love it!

I love being home. I'm catching up on laundry and cleaning. I'm reading to my kids. I'm practicing letters and numbers with Daniel. Kenneth is reading Harry Potter book 4. Kenneth & I worked on emails this morning, and he practiced his piano for a long time. Ang & I took the kids to the mission park water park yesterday after 2 failed attempts at finding a pool. We had a great time and even Caitlin ventured into the water (after making sure all the popsicles were consumed). Today I've got 7 kids here. We've had a pretty easy-going day. The kids are playing, and when they get too rough for eachother, I put on a 30 minute show to distract them. All in all it's been a good day. Steve brought me lunch (thanks, honey!) and I got all my mailing ready to go out - so he dropped it off for me. Kenneth has scouts tonight and after that we're all going to try out a new pizza place (sit down) - we have a coupon. I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow night is our "work on a project" night for Relief Society and I'm looking forward to that, too.

Monday, August 20, 2007

So Much!

 

 

So much has happened since I last logged on! We've had Kenneth's baptism and birthday party (see photos)....Grammie's week (see photos) and we went to Sacramento for our neice, Audrey's, baptism. Unfortunately the camera never came out of my purse in California so I don't have any photos to share of that adventure. We drove a lot but it was worth every minute for the memories we made. Isn't that golf course beautiful? Check out Angela's blog for the photo of the "Y" and the rainbow that I took while we were driving away from Utah. It turned out so nicely. We had a wonderful week and now I'm trying to "catch up" with everything that's going on here. My front room is still piled with luggage and things to be put away. Thanks to Shauna for the clothes and bedding - they'll be put to good use I assure you! Thanks to Debbie for the phone message - I got it - just haven't had a chance to call you back. Thanks to Julie for the updates on Susan and Walter...I'm so concerned about them. Thanks for keeping me in the loop. I love you each so much! It's nice to be together as a family again in our home together. It's REALLY nice to sleep in my own bed (I can't wait!) It'll be doubly nice if my kids enjoy their beds enough to sleep in in the morning - is that too much to ask?

I took Kenneth & Caitlin in for wellness check ups today. Caitlin got 1 shot and Kenneth was spared any poking. They both got clean bills of health - although tonight Kenneth has an ugly rash on his belly. Hopefully that's nothing. Kenneth also had soccer selection tonight (they rank kids based on basic skills then try to form the teams to be competetive (not all the good kids on one team)). This is the first time he's been old enough for selection and we're hoping he has a wonderful season (and we're really hoping Steve & Darrel will get to coach Kenneth & Johnathan!).

Well, here's hoping we will have time to go swimming and to the children's museum this week - won't that be fun??? I'm really looking forward to the next month of staying in town and enjoying Kenneth's time off of school. I love to travel and see family, but I'm looking forward to enjoying some quality time with my kids and Steve during this next month.
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More Grammie's Week

 

 

 

 
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Grammie's Week

 

 

 

 
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Photos, photos, photos

 

 

 

 
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Party Pictures

 

 

 

 
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