Parent Lunch Day

Working at Jack's school brings some advantages, such as already being there for special events or parent activities!  Today was the school district's first ever Parent Lunch Day.  We had over 200 parents RSVP!  Being the daytime custodian, it was my job to make sure everyone would fit in the cafeteria, and everything would flow well.  The 3 lunch periods were extended to accommodate all the people going through the lunch lines, but it went very smoothly!  Hooray!

I also got to sit with Jack, his friend, Daniel and his mom, my friend Michelle, during 4th grade lunch!

This was the highlight of my Friday, as the rest of the day was not so great- with Jack getting in trouble in the principal's office, and busy with grocery shopping. 

My broken Heart . . . and Mug

When Alison and I were galivanting around Las Vegas, we found our way to the Beatle's gift shop in The Mirage Hotel.  And there I spent an entire hour (if not longer) searching for the absolute perfect treat for myself!  Not too expensive, not something that would be used up (like stationary) or wouldn't become too large, small, or get damaged in the wash (like clothes), but something I could still use everyday.  I eventually chose a little ceramic travel mug.  It was perfect in every way.  I could use it everyday, take it wherever I went, use it for hot and cold drinks, it was the perfect size, not obnoxiously wild, just perfect.  I knew I would keep and use it forever!

I've used this little mug everyday since buying it!

Until this week, when my slippery lotioned hands accidentally dropped it, while I was cleaning it!  My perfect mug had shattered before I could even look down!  Ugh!  I wasn't too upset until I couldn't find a replacement on Amazon . . . because I had seen pretty much every item in that Beatles store on Amazon.  But not this one mug.  I spent the next 2 days scouring the internet for it, with no luck.  If I hadn't picked this particular mug out, I would have never known it even existed because it cannot be found anywhere!  I'm so bummed I broke it, but I decided to keep the pieces to make a fun mosaic at some point.  

If you are ever out and about though, and come across this mug, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!!

Sleeping on the job

Sometimes when you're 13, you are simply too tired to finish your dishes without taking a nap mid-job.

Yes, we seriously walked into the kitchen, to find Ronin sleeping on the floor, halfway through his dishes!  Bahahahaha!!!

Nobody Puts Cheese In The Corner!

Did you hear the one about the little boy who wasn't allowed to have late night snacks, got into his mom's block of cheese, nearly got caught so he chucked it into the corner of the Livingroom, between the wall and bookshelf?  And then left it there for nearly 2 weeks, lying about it's disappearance the entire time!

I'm here to tell you, the story is oh so true!

Nobody wastes cheese in my house!  And nobody puts cheese in the corner!

I did a thing!

I'm growing my hair out again!  And since I've never looked good without bangs,  this week I cut my bangs!  Here's to the year of Katie-changes-hahaha.

Hey, snow! 

 SE Idaho called- It wants it's fall back!

October General Conference

This is what General Conference looks like in our home:

We usually take a long drive during one of the sessions, but I wasn't feeling great and just wanted to stay home.  We also usually hit our favorite pumpkin patch in between Saturday sessions too, but the weekend was exceptionally cold and stormy.  I didn't want to venture out there.

We always enjoy the talks given and lessons learned, but usually had a favorite talk, or two, that stands out from the rest.  This time it was of course, Elder Uchtdorf's Hobbit talk-hahaha.  I love this man so much!

We also look forward to all the changes and excitement President Nelson shares.  I can't wait to see what they do for the 200th anniversary conference, in the spring.  What a nice, relaxing weekend!

National Taco Day!

Calvin had a football game to play at for marching band, this evening, in Rexburg.  I decided to stay in town for the duration of the game, and play with ALISON, whom I haven't seen since Vegas!  Crazy!!  This is what we text eachother whenever we miss eachother and want to get together:

We wandered around every single store Rexburg had to offer us on a stormy Friday night, and celebrated National Taco Day at "our" place (Taco Bell)!  I miss Alison so much and soak her up as much as possible when we actually get to see eachother.  

A couple fun facts- My dark grey t-shirt says, "Life is better with a Katie!"   It is pretty much my favorite shirt, ever-hahaha.  And that awesome yellow flannel shirt is a size X-SMALL!!!  It's the incredible shrinking Katie!! (stuffing her face with tacos!!)  I'm down 60lbs, in 10 months, and feel freakin amazing!!

Fall School Carnival

This evening I had the honor of accompanying Jack and his neighbor/best friend, Daniel, to their school's Fall carnival! It's a short school week this week and next week, which is why the carnival is on a Thursday.  Because Daniel and his older brothers have all been homeschooled, this was his very first school carnival too!
Jack is Naruto this Halloween, and Daniel went as a warlock.

After we had used up all our tickets, we ended our outing at Wendy's for Frosties and fries!  These two knockleheads had a blast, and kept saying it was the best night, ever-haha.  I'm so glad Jack discovered a buddy on our street, and they play so well together!

IT'S OCTOBER!!!

I've been rather tired and unmotivated lately, but Michael nudged me into doing one of my very favorite yearly activities- Decorating the house for HALLOWEEN!  I'm so glad I did!  We were a little late this year, but today's October 1st, so what better day to pull out totes and totes of Halloween?!

 

I love October so dang much, and always will!  And I love our Halloween house each year!

Fun Fact:

Calvin spends at least 2 hours jumping on the trampoline every single day, rain or shine!

He slips his headphones on and basically lives out on the trampoline after school, after dinner, and I hear him bouncing long after I've gone to bed. On the weekends, he'll spend even more time out there, happily bouncing!  The tramp is his happy place, for sure.  Also, his quad muscles are insane!

The Tall One

Oh my goodness!  This kid grew like a weed, over the past year!

Even if he never grows another inch, he'll have the victory of being the tallest person in our house and family-hahaha!

It makes absolute sense that this is quite often how Ronin is found-  The poor boy just needs rest for all his growing-haha

Fall Is In The Air!

It's beginning to look and feel like fall!

We woke up, the other day, to the most glorious fog!  I love fog, especially in the fall months because it add just a little more spook to the season.

The day after Labor Day, I decorated our porch in my usual fall accents.

We've all had our very first soothing mug of delicious hot chocolate of fall.

The temperatures have taken a dramatic dip!  Within just a couple of days we went from super hot and sweaty days to wind, dark clouds, storms, and rain.  Jack and I did a rain dance on the trampoline to celebrate the change of the seasons-hahaha

My ever-growing glass pumpkin collection is now scattered throughout the upstairs too.

Yep, it is definitely FALL!!!